EP0271124B1 - Tastaturleertaste mit Schwenkbügel - Google Patents
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- EP0271124B1 EP0271124B1 EP87202134A EP87202134A EP0271124B1 EP 0271124 B1 EP0271124 B1 EP 0271124B1 EP 87202134 A EP87202134 A EP 87202134A EP 87202134 A EP87202134 A EP 87202134A EP 0271124 B1 EP0271124 B1 EP 0271124B1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H3/00—Mechanisms for operating contacts
- H01H3/02—Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch
- H01H3/12—Push-buttons
- H01H3/122—Push-buttons with enlarged actuating area, e.g. of the elongated bar-type; Stabilising means therefor
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- the invention relates to a keyboard consisting of a chassis provided inter alia with an elongated key, for example a space bar, means for sliding this key, and a spreader intended to prevent the key from being pressed sideways, said spreader oscillating about an axis linked to the chassis and perpendicular to the direction of said sliding, and comprising at least two pins, each sliding in a slot formed in a tab of the key perpendicular to the direction of said sliding.
- a chassis is for example known from document US-A-4,384,796.
- Keyboards according to the invention are used for example in data processing equipment such as minicomputers.
- Space bars provided with spreaders according to the preamble above are present in a commercially available computer keyboard.
- the spreader pins are engaged in key slots and the spreader axis is held by rigid intermediate parts, themselves attached and fixed to the chassis by clipping.
- the assembly of this system is possible by bringing together the key, the spreader and said intermediate parts on the chassis. To mechanize this assembly, a complex system would be necessary to hold and position all these parts together.
- disassembly is only possible by accessing the underside of the chassis beforehand to release said intermediate parts.
- the invention aims to provide a keyboard whose assembly and disassembly are greatly facilitated.
- the lifter can be put in place on the chassis in advance, and the assembly is completed by the only addition of the bare key, which suffices to press down forcefully to put it in square. Disassembly is also easy since it suffices to pull hard enough on the key.
- a keyboard according to the invention is notably remarkable in that, each slot being open at one end to allow entry of the spindle, the tab of the key is provided with an inclined plane leading towards the opening. from the slot, in the direction going from the chassis towards the key, and the connecting means between the axis of the spreader and the chassis comprise an elastic part to allow a displacement of said axis in the direction which allows the pins of the spreader to follow the inclined plane and entering the slot.
- the opening of the slot is turned towards the outside of the button.
- the lifter is fixed to the chassis by at least one elastic hook whose clearance is sufficient to allow the introduction of the pins into the slots.
- This hook advantageously comprises a folded part intended to increase its effective length, and consequently its elasticity and its clearance.
- the elastic hook is advantageously molded in one piece with the chassis, made of plastic.
- Figure 1 shows a keyboard
- Figure 2 shows in perspective the parts of the long key system, separated from each other.
- Figure 3 shows a section along plane A of Figure 2, of a mounted assembly.
- space bar On the keyboard of FIG. 1 is indicated at 4 the elongated key called space bar, which is concerned with the invention.
- the key is provided with known sliding means 5, 6 which are not part of the invention. They comprise a central tube 5 intended to slide in a barrel 18 carried by the chassis, and cylinder parts 6 which serve to trap a return spring (not shown) and to fix the key by being hooked by lugs to a relief 21 formed around the barrel 18.
- This barrel is held in the center of an annular hole 20 by four fins 19.
- the elements 6 can slide in this annular hole and the fins pass between the elements 6. It is also the tube 5 which presses on electrical contact means not shown.
- the lifter intended to prevent the key from sinking crookedly consists here of a steel wire whose diameter is approximately 1.5mm, of which part 8 constitutes an axis of oscillation, and each end of which is folded twice at right angles to form, at each end, a pin 9 parallel to the axis 8, that is to say here horizontal, and therefore perpendicular to the direction of sliding which is here vertical.
- the key 4 has at each end a tab 15 in which is formed a slot 3 perpendicular to the direction of sliding, that is to say here horizontal.
- the slot 3 is open at one end which is here turned towards the outside of the button.
- the axis of the swinging spreader is linked to the chassis by hooks 1 which are indicated schematically at the spreader, and shown in more detail below.
- the hook 1 is arranged opposite a relief 12 so as to trap the part 8 of the lifter between the hook 1 and the relief 12.
- a vertical wall 10 makes it possible to press against it the part 7 of the legs 15, as the arrow 17 suggests, to prevent the key from turning around a vertical axis, and a rectangular hole 11 allows the legs 15 to sink, when the key is pressed .
- the legs 15 are provided with an inclined plane 2, the role of which will be better understood thanks to the section of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 3 the assembly is shown mounted, in the rest position of the key.
- the elements already described in connection with FIG. 2 bear the same reference numbers there.
- the chassis is indicated by the reference 13, and the spindle 9 is shown in a rest position 9A and in a position 9B which has two functions.
- the lifter turns around its axis 8 and the spindle goes from position 9A to position 9B, while part 7 slides along the vertical wall 10.
- the axis 8 is held between the hook 1 and the relief 12, and the lifter rests flat on the chassis. There is therefore no need to provide tools to maintain it.
- the lugs of the elements 6 of the sliding system of FIG. 2 engage in the relief 21 of the barrel 18 and subsequently prevent the key from going back higher than the position shown in FIG. 3.
- the effective length of the latter is increased, since from its point of connection to the chassis, it is first directed downwards, then is folded at 14 to then direct upwards.
- the frame 13, the wall 10, the hook 1, 14 and the relief 12 are all molded together in a plastic material, for example that called ABS.
- disassembly one way is to insert a tool that moves the hook 1 to the left, the key being pressed, which pushes the pin 9B out of the slot 3 after which we just have to leave raise the button.
- Another means, with which disassembly is even easier, is to provide a deeper slot 3 than the normal displacement of the key requires, as is suggested by the dotted line 30. Then, it suffices to pull the key up strong enough to release the clipping 6, 21 of the sliding means, and when the bottom of the part 7 reaches the height of the top of the wall 10, the key can be released to the right.
- the hook can have other shapes, one can imagine in particular a kind of bolt associated with a spring, like that of a lock.
- the slot 3 can also be turned towards the inside of the key, the hook then being turned in the other direction (that is to say its elasticity would make it possible, in the case of FIG. 3, to push the lifter to the right) .
- this solution is less favorable because it leaves less width available for the lifter, unless the latter overflows outside the key, which is not desirable.
- a group of elements 1, 10, 11, 12 can be constituted by a small independent part which is attached to the chassis. Instead of using a relief 12 opposite the hook 1, it is also possible to provide the latter, at its end, with a sort of clamp trapping the axis of the lifter.
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Claims (5)
- Tastatur mit einem Chassis, das unter anderem eine längliche Taste (4) enthält, beispielsweise eine Leertaste, Mittel (5, 6) zur Führung dieser Taste (4) und einen Hebel (8), der verhindern soll, daß die Taste (4) schief eingedrückt wird, wobei der Hebel (8) um eine mit dem Chassis verbundene Achse und quer zur Richtung der Führung (5, 6) drehbar ist, und mindestens zwei Zapfen (9) enthält, von denen jeder in einen Schlitz (3) gleitet, der in einer Stütze (15) der Taste (4) quer zur Richtung der erwähnten Führung (5, 6) angebracht ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder Schlitz (3) nach einem Ende hin offen ist, um das Hineinführen des Zapfens (9) zu ermöglichen, daß die Stütze (15) der Taste (4) mit einer geneigten Ebene (2) ausgerüstet ist, die in der Richtung vom Chassis zur Taste (4) zur Öffnung des Schlitzes (3) führt, und daß die Verbindungsmittel (1, 12) zwischen der Achse des Hebels (8) und dem Chassis (13) ein elastisches Stück enthalten, um eine Verschiebung der Achse in die Richtung zu ermöglichen, die den Zapfen (9) des Hebels (8) ermöglicht, der geneigten Ebene (2) zu folgen und in den Schlitz (3) zu gleiten.
- Tastatur nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Öffnung des Schlitzes (3) zur Außenseite der Taste (4) gekehrt ist.
- Tastatur nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Hebel (8) am Chassis befestigt ist mit mindestens einem elastischen Haken (1), dessen Durchfederungsweg ausreicht, um ein Hineinführen der Zapfen (9) in die Schlitze (3) zu erlauben.
- Tastatur nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Haken (1) zur Vergrößerung seiner wirksamen Länge ein gebogenes Stück (14) enthält.
- Tastatur nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der elastische Haken (1, 14) in nur einem Stück mit dem Chassis (13) aus Kunststoff gegossen ist.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR8615853 | 1986-11-14 | ||
FR8615853A FR2606930B1 (fr) | 1986-11-14 | 1986-11-14 | Clavier avec une barre d'espacement a palonnier |
Publications (2)
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EP0271124A1 EP0271124A1 (de) | 1988-06-15 |
EP0271124B1 true EP0271124B1 (de) | 1992-04-08 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP87202134A Expired - Lifetime EP0271124B1 (de) | 1986-11-14 | 1987-11-05 | Tastaturleertaste mit Schwenkbügel |
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US (1) | US4802779A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0271124B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPS63146316A (de) |
CA (1) | CA1289218C (de) |
DE (1) | DE3778130D1 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2606930B1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (13)
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EP0304847B1 (de) * | 1987-08-24 | 1992-04-22 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft | Drucktaste |
JPH0650032Y2 (ja) * | 1988-12-28 | 1994-12-14 | エスエムケイ株式会社 | キースイッチにおけるキー平行動作装置 |
US5003140A (en) * | 1989-06-26 | 1991-03-26 | International Business Machines Corporation | Long keybutton stabilizer |
DE4022917A1 (de) * | 1990-07-19 | 1992-01-23 | Triumph Adler Ag | Tastatur fuer eine schreibmaschine o. dgl. |
JP2585754Y2 (ja) * | 1992-10-01 | 1998-11-25 | エスエムケイ株式会社 | キーボードのキートップ組込み機構 |
JP3201102B2 (ja) * | 1993-11-05 | 2001-08-20 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | キースイッチ装置及びその組立方法 |
US5669723A (en) * | 1996-03-26 | 1997-09-23 | Behavior Technical Computer Corp. | Key assembly for computer keyboard |
US5941373A (en) * | 1997-05-30 | 1999-08-24 | Mustke Corporation | Integrated keyboard key assembly |
DE19940051C1 (de) * | 1999-08-24 | 2000-11-16 | Siemens Pc Systeme Gmbh & Co K | Tastaturgehäuse für ein Tastenfeld einer Drucktasten-Tastatur |
DE102005026894B4 (de) * | 2005-06-10 | 2007-10-18 | Fujitsu Siemens Computers Gmbh | Tastenanordnung für eine längliche Taste und Verwendung einer Tastenanordnung |
TW201908927A (zh) * | 2017-07-14 | 2019-03-01 | 致伸科技股份有限公司 | 鍵盤 |
CN109285714A (zh) * | 2017-07-19 | 2019-01-29 | 致伸科技股份有限公司 | 键盘 |
US11694857B2 (en) | 2021-11-30 | 2023-07-04 | Whirlpool Corporation | Household appliance with a user interface |
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DE2404895A1 (de) * | 1974-02-01 | 1975-08-14 | Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag | Laengs mehrerer einzeltasten sich erstreckende breite taste |
GB1591986A (en) * | 1976-09-21 | 1981-07-01 | Dobson Park Ind | Typewriters |
US4384796A (en) * | 1982-03-18 | 1983-05-24 | Oak Industries Inc. | Keyboard space bar stabilizer |
US4412754A (en) * | 1982-09-23 | 1983-11-01 | Becton Dickinson And Company | Space bar for low profile keyboards |
US4408914A (en) * | 1982-09-29 | 1983-10-11 | Teletype Corporation | Printer ribbon cartridge mounting assembly |
DE3433743A1 (de) * | 1984-09-14 | 1986-03-27 | Preh, Elektrofeinmechanische Werke Jakob Preh Nachf. Gmbh & Co, 8740 Bad Neustadt | Drucktaste |
US4661004A (en) * | 1985-04-30 | 1987-04-28 | International Business Machines Corporation | Ribbon feed tension mechanism |
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1986
- 1986-11-14 FR FR8615853A patent/FR2606930B1/fr not_active Expired
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1987
- 1987-11-05 DE DE8787202134T patent/DE3778130D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-11-05 EP EP87202134A patent/EP0271124B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-11-06 US US07/118,383 patent/US4802779A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1987-11-10 CA CA000551472A patent/CA1289218C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-11-13 JP JP62285634A patent/JPS63146316A/ja active Pending
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EP0271124A1 (de) | 1988-06-15 |
US4802779A (en) | 1989-02-07 |
FR2606930A1 (fr) | 1988-05-20 |
JPS63146316A (ja) | 1988-06-18 |
DE3778130D1 (de) | 1992-05-14 |
FR2606930B1 (fr) | 1989-02-03 |
CA1289218C (en) | 1991-09-17 |
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