CN2898928Y

CN2898928Y - Keyboard

Info

Publication number: CN2898928Y
Application number: CN 200620004250
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈国安
Original assignee: HUANHE TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Current assignee: HUANHE TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Priority date: 2006-03-17
Filing date: 2006-03-17
Publication date: 2007-05-09
Anticipated expiration: 2016-03-17

Abstract

A keyboard comprises a base, with one or more than one row(s) of transverse keys on the top, with each key row made up of a plurality of keys. Each transverse row is slightly higher than that in front of it, which makes the keyboard forms the longitudinal ladder or curve, to form the tilted shape adapting to ergonomic design to decrease the harm on human body caused by frequent application.

Description

Keyboard

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of keyboard, particularly a kind of stepped or curved keyboard of tool that meets ergonomic designs.

Background technology

Because the progress of science and technology; computing machine has become the modern's life and one of the indispensable instrument of working; and the keyboard considerable input media that is computing machine; yet keyboard for a long time uses a computer; usually can close the injury of knot because of causing finger or wrist, this mainly is the activity of closing human finger or wrist because of the different design of keyboard.

For this reason, the keyboard that sells so-called ergonomic designs is arranged on the market, mainly the angle that can place naturally according to two hands about human body is designed to keyboard to tilt to the left and right sides, to reduce injury.

But this kind ergonomic keyboard only can be applicable on the large-scale keyboard of general personal computer at present, as shown in Figure 1, side view for conventional keyboard, since large-scale keyboard 10 because of its highly without limits, so bottom keypad seat 2 can be designed to low early and high after triangular shape, it is skewed to allow button 20 form, and in order to the engineering angle of human finger and wrist, the bottom of conventional keyboard 10 also is provided with support 1 can allow the angle of keyboard 10 more tilt.

But be not all keyboards substructure height all without limits, as the Keysheet module of mobile computer, as shown in Figure 2, its Keysheet module 5 effect of altitude are to the thickness of whole mobile computer.And for example quite popular now multimedia mini-computer (Media Center/Mini Computer), it mainly uses in the parlor, and except attractive in appearance, volume is little also to be emphasis, so its computing machine spare part mostly uses the spare part module of mobile computer, also comprises Keysheet module certainly.And this kind Keysheet module 5 all is identical because of all button height, so also be called the plane keyboard.

For reaching ergonomic designs, the plane keyboard of prior art has the concave curved surface design as Fig. 3, the keyboard that the convex surface design is also arranged, however the circuit board of keyboard is not a curved surface, so this kind curved surface keyboard must install a curved surface iron plate in inside additional, again circuit board is locked on this curved iron plate, with the formation curved surface, yet curvature can only be decided difficult the adjustment according to the curvature of iron plate, and so not only can increase the weight of the weight of keyboard, more increase cost and manufacturing time.

The utility model proposes a kind of height change of adjusting button of utilizing and form low early and high after plane formula keyboard, main with the button height on its keyboard, be designed to low early and high after stepped or curved surface shape, it is skewed to make its formation meet ergonomic designs, the human injury when using to reduce length.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this utility model is, provides a kind of front row keyboard that the high stepped or curved surface shape of low back row tilts, to meet ergonomic designs.

For achieving the above object, the utility model provides a kind of keyboard, include a keyboard base, establish the above horizontal button row of one or one row on it, each button row is made up of a plurality of button, those horizontal button rows are back one horizontal button row's height all a little more than last horizontal button row's height, make vertical formation stepped or curved surface shape from low to high of this keyboard, to meet the skewed person of ergonomic designs.

Above-mentioned keyboard, wherein the structure of this button comprises a keycap and a button portion, and wherein the marginal ridge of this keycap is established the cap skirt, and a press part and a shackle member are extended in the keycap bottom; This button portion is made up of a upper cover body and a lower cover, establish a circuit board in it, establish plural electric contact on the circuit board, this upper cover body is provided with plural interfacing part, can make up with the mutual corresponding clamping of the shackle member of those keycaps, a ccontaining elastic component in this interfacing part, it is inner extend one touch post, when pushing arbitrary this keycap, this press part is suppressed this elastic component and is bent downwardly distortion, make this shake-up post touch this electric contact, form the electrical action of button ON.

Above-mentioned keyboard, wherein the height of those buttons is determined by the press part of this keycap and the height of shackle member, and the cap skirt length of this keycap also changes according to the height geometric ratio of this keycap.

Below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments the utility model is described in detail, but not as to qualification of the present utility model.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the side view of conventional personal computer keyboard;

Fig. 2 is the Keysheet module synoptic diagram of traditional notes type computer keyboard;

Fig. 3 is the plane keyboard schematic side view of existing concave curved surface design;

Fig. 4 a is the side view of the stepped keyboard embodiment of the utility model;

Fig. 4 b is the side view of the utility model convex surface shape keyboard embodiment;

Fig. 4 c is the side view of the utility model concave curved surface shape keyboard embodiment;

Fig. 5 is the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of the utility model one key;

Fig. 6 is the side cutaway view of Fig. 5.

Wherein, Reference numeral

1 support, 2 keyboard bases

5 Keysheet modules, 10 keyboards

11 keyboard bases, 20 buttons

201 first horizontal buttons are arranged 202 second horizontal button rows

203 the 3rd horizontal buttons are arranged 21 keycaps

211 cap skirts, 212 press parts

2121 salient points, 213 shackle member

2131 trips, 22 button portions

221 upper cover body, 222 lower covers

223 interfacing parts, 23 circuit boards

231 electric contacts, 24 elastic components

241 touch post

Embodiment

See also shown in Fig. 4 a ~ Fig. 4 c, be respectively the schematic side view of the stepped embodiment of the utility model keyboard, convex surface shape embodiment and concave curved surface shape embodiment.The utility model mainly is a kind of low early and high after skewed Keysheet module that meets ergonomics of design, so keyboard of the present utility model 10 can be the Keysheet module of mobile computer or the keyboard of personal computer, includes a keyboard base 11, is equal equal altitudes.Establish the above horizontal button row of a row or a row on it, each horizontal button is arranged and all is made up of a plurality of button 20, the horizontal button row's of the utility model adjustment height, and the height that forms back one horizontal button row is arranged the skewed of height a little more than last horizontal button.

Shown in Fig. 4 a, the button of close wrist row is the first horizontal button to arrange 201 is minimum, the second horizontal button row's 202 height is then a little more than the first horizontal button row 201, the 3rd horizontal button row 203 is again a little more than the second horizontal button row 202, make this keyboard 10 form from low to high stepped or curved surface shape by that analogy by what side was seen, and the curved surface shape can be convex surface shape or concave curved surface shape, as Fig. 4 b and Fig. 4 c.

See also shown in Figure 5, the STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of the utility model one key, Fig. 6 then is the side cutaway view of Fig. 5.And those buttons 20 on the utility model keyboard, its structure includes a keycap 21 and a button portion 22, wherein a press surface is formed on these keycap 21 tops, can print literal or symbol pattern (not shown), the marginal ridge of this keycap 21 is established the cap skirt 211 of downward extension, and the bottom faces of this keycap 21 is established a press part 212 and a shackle member 213 of extending downward vertically.

The press part 212 of this keycap 21 is cross-shaped, and the center is prominent establishes a salient point 2121, and this shackle member 213 is formed by the quadrangular prism around this press part 212, and the outside of its post tail is provided with trip 2131, so that be connected in this button portion.

And the stepped or curved surface shape of those horizontal button rows of the utility model keyboard, determined by the press part 212 of this keycap 21 and the height of shackle member 213, that is high more button 20, the press part 212 of its keycap 21 and shackle member 213 height are just high more, and cap skirt 211 length of this keycap 21 also change according to the height geometric ratio of this button 20, that is high more button 20, its cap skirt 211 is high more, becomes big to prevent the slit between vertical button because of highly different.

And the button portion 22 of this button 20 is made up of a upper cover body 221 and a lower cover 222, establishes a circuit board 23 in it, is provided with plural electric contact 231 correspondences on this circuit board 23 again and is equipped on those button portion 22 belows.This upper cover body 221 is provided with plural interfacing part 223, and so the corresponding cooperation of shackle member 213 shapes of its shape and those keycaps 21 is can mutual corresponding clamping combination.

In the interfacing part 223 of those button portions 22, all be equipped with an elastic component 24, can be the mitriform of side's opening for made by rubber or soft plastic, and opening is towards this circuit board 23, a shake-up post 241 that extends to opening is established in these elastic component 24 inside.

When pushing this keycap 21 of arbitrary button 20, this press part 212 these elastic components 24 of compacting of its below are bent downwardly distortion, make the electric contact 231 on these shake-ups post 241 these circuit boards 23 of shake-up of its inside, form this button 20 and are the electrical action of ON.

Keyboard provided by the utility model is different from the design of prior art, can improve whole use value.

Certainly; the utility model also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from the utility model spirit and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the utility model, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection domain of the appended claim of the utility model.

Claims

1, a kind of keyboard, include a keyboard base, establish the above horizontal button row of one or one row on it, those horizontal button rows are made up of a plurality of button, it is characterized in that: the horizontal button row of those of this keyboard forms stepped or curved surface shape from low to high, the height that back one horizontal button row's height is all arranged a little more than last horizontal button.

2, keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this keyboard base is equal equal altitudes.

3, keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this curved surface shape is convex surface shape or concave curved surface shape.

4, keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the structure of this button comprises:

One keycap, its marginal ridge are established the cap skirt of downward extension, and a press part and a shackle member of extending downward vertically established in this keycap bottom; And

One button portion is made up of a upper cover body and a lower cover, establishes a circuit board in it, establishes plural electric contact on the circuit board, and correspondence is equipped on those button subordinate sides; This upper cover body is provided with plural interfacing part, can make up a ccontaining elastic component in this interfacing part, its inner shake-up post that extends with the mutual corresponding clamping of the shackle member of those keycaps.

5, keyboard according to claim 4 is characterized in that, a press surface is established at this keycap top, can print literal or symbol pattern.

6, keyboard according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the press surface of this keycap is the curved surface radian.

7, keyboard according to claim 4 is characterized in that, keycap, press part and the shackle member of forming button are structure as a whole, and the cap skirt length of this keycap also changes according to the height geometric ratio of this keycap.

8, keyboard according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the press part of this keycap is cross-shaped, and the center is prominent establishes a salient point, and this shackle member is formed by the quadrangular prism around this press part, and the outside of its post tail is provided with trip.

9, keyboard according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the corresponding cooperation of shackle member shape of the interfacing part shape of this button portion and this keycap.

10, keyboard according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the elastic component of this button portion is the mitriform that is side's opening, and opening is towards this circuit board, can be for made by rubber or soft plastic.