JP2002062965A - Keyboard cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient keyboard cover allowing a person to immediately confirm a key for forced termination or restart without referring to a book or the like, or reduce the wrong operation thereof in such a trouble that OA equipment such as personal computer, Macintosh, etc., cannot be terminated or operated, or in the restart thereof. SOLUTION: In this keyboard cover used for the OA equipment such as personal computer, Macintosh, etc., a plurality of key cover parts corresponding to each key of the keyboard is flexibly constituted so as to be independently operable, and an operation instruction for the keyboard is displayed on the key cover part so that the recognition and the reduction of wrong operations can be performed. Further, the operation indication of the keyboard used for the forced termination or restart may be displayed on the key cover part, or the key cover part of the keyboard cover may be formed of a transparent material.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a keyboard cover to be put on a keyboard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plain keyboard cover is used as a conventional keyboard cover for the purpose of protecting the keyboard so that dust does not enter gaps between the keyboards.

[0003] Personal computers and Macint
Although OA equipment such as osh has been rapidly spread and is used by elderly people and children, it is very difficult to operate it until it becomes an expert.

[0004] In addition, when a beginner touches a keyboard of an OA device such as a personal computer or a Macintosh, there are too many displays to remember, and there are many cases.
There is probably confusion.

[0005] A personal computer or a Macint
If you are confused about how to operate without understanding the operation procedure while using OA equipment such as osh,
Even if you want to quit, you may not know how to quit.

[0006] In addition, there are cases where even a skilled person freezes (stops) the screen and does not operate even when operated. In such a case, if the power is turned off well, the power is broken, so a method of forcibly terminating or restarting is used. However, even for a skilled person, if he does not remember the type of key, he has to search for each key. Furthermore, there is a danger of malfunctioning if you press the wrong key when you remember it vaguely.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when an OA device such as a personal computer or a Macintosh cannot be shut down, it is troubled or stopped. It is an object of the present invention to provide a convenient keyboard cover at a low cost so that a key for forced termination or restart can be immediately recognized or an erroneous operation can be reduced without having to check with a book or the like.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in a cover of a keyboard used for OA equipment such as a personal computer and a Macintosh, each key of the keyboard is provided. It is flexible enough to be able to operate the covering parts of the corresponding keys individually, and is configured to display the operation instruction of the keyboard on the covering part of the keys so that recognition or erroneous operation can be reduced. Keyboard cover.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the keyboard cover according to the first aspect, wherein an operation instruction of a keyboard used for forced termination or restart is displayed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the keyboard cover according to the first or second aspect, wherein the covering portion of the key is made of a transparent material.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire keyboard cover 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
And a cover 2 of a keyboard 2 used for OA equipment such as a Macintosh or a Macintosh. The keyboard 1 has a plurality of covering portions 4 corresponding to the respective keys 3 of the keyboard cover 1.
The cover portion 4 is made of a flexible material from which each key 3 can be individually operated. For example, a nonwoven fabric, a film sheet, paper, cloth, or the like is used. , Patterns, characters, symbols, patterns, colors, or combinations thereof, it is also excellent in fashionability.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the keyboard cover 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the cover 4 of each key 3 of the keyboard cover 1 is formed by a mark, a pattern, a character, a symbol, a pattern, a color, or a combination thereof. Since the operation instruction is displayed, not only can the keyboard 2 be used with the keyboard cover 1 attached thereto, but also a beginner can smoothly learn the display unit 5 in which the keys 3 are arranged on the keyboard 2 naturally.

FIG. 3 shows an operation instruction of the keyboard 2 used for forced termination or restart on the keyboard cover 1.
It is a perspective view showing an example of arranging patterns or colors so that characters can be recognized, but unifying the pattern or color gives a sense of unity, but conversely, if different colors are worn, each key 3 can be easily recognized, an accurate operation can be performed, and an erroneous operation does not occur.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example in which a handle is provided on the side surface of the covering portion 4 of each key 3 of the keyboard cover 1, which may be either the side surface or the top surface of the covering portion 4 of each key 3. .

Although not shown, a keyboard cover 1 made of a transparent material is provided so that characters instructed to operate the keyboard 2 can be seen through. The operation instruction can be displayed so as to overlap the operation display. Furthermore,
Since the side surface or the top surface of the covering portion 4 of each key 3 can be used, many operation instructions can be displayed.

[0016]

The present invention can provide a great deal of effects with a simple structure as described above.

The sign, pattern, character, symbol, pattern, color, or combination thereof displayed on the keyboard cover 1 for instructing the operation provides excellent fashionability.

By attaching the keyboard cover 1 to the keyboard 2, not only can anyone use it easily, but even a beginner can smoothly learn and use the display unit 5 in which the keys 3 are arranged on the keyboard 2 naturally. .

By attaching the keyboard cover 1 to the keyboard 2 and pressing the forced termination or restart key 3 for instructing operation, the operation can be performed with confidence.

Since the keyboard cover 1 is made of a transparent material, the characters instructing the operation of the keyboard 2 can be seen through, so that not only the operation instruction can be overlapped with the operation instruction of the keyboard 2 but also the covering of each key 3 can be performed. Since the side surface or the top surface of the part 4 can be used, many operation instructions can be given.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire keyboard cover according to claim 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the keyboard cover of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example in which an operation instruction is displayed on the keyboard cover according to claim 1 of the present invention so that characters can be recognized.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example in which a handle is provided on the side surface of the covering portion 4 of each key 3 of the keyboard cover 1 according to the first aspect of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Keyboard cover 2 Keyboard 3 key 4 Covering part 5 Display part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A personal computer or a Macint
In a cover of a keyboard used for an OA device such as an OSH, the cover of a keyboard is flexible enough to individually operate a covering portion of a plurality of keys corresponding to each key of the keyboard. A keyboard cover characterized in that it is displayed on a key covering part so that recognition or erroneous operation can be reduced. 2. The keyboard cover according to claim 1, wherein an operation instruction of a keyboard used for forced termination or restart is displayed. 3. The key covering part is made of a transparent material.
Or the keyboard cover according to item 2.