JP2022189745A - 一方向視認性を有するキーキャップ - Google Patents
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- 上面、底面、及び前記上面と前記底面とを通る穿孔のアレイを含む、キーキャップと、
前記キーキャップの前記底面に取り付けられた発光体のアレイであって、前記発光体のアレイの各単一の発光体は、前記穿孔のアレイの単一の個別の穿孔を照明する、発光体のアレイと、
前記キーキャップ及び前記発光体のアレイの下方に配置されるベースプレートと、
前記ベースプレートに対する前記キーキャップの移動を検出するスイッチと、
を備える、キー機構。 - 前記穿孔のアレイは、長方形のグリッド状に配列されている、請求項1に記載のキー機構。
- 前記穿孔のアレイは、人間の肉眼では見えない、請求項1に記載のキー機構。
- 前記穿孔のアレイは、先細の直径を有する穿孔を含む、請求項1に記載のキー機構。
- 前記キーキャップは、前記穿孔のアレイの穿孔を少なくとも部分的に充填する、少なくとも部分的に透明な材料を更に含む、請求項1に記載のキー機構。
- 前記発光体のアレイは、前記穿孔のアレイを通して、第1のグリフ又は第2のグリフを選択的に表示するように制御可能である、請求項1に記載のキー機構。
- 前記キーキャップは、前記発光体のアレイからの光が前記キーキャップの下方を通過することを防ぐ不透明な側壁を含む、請求項1に記載のキー機構。
- キーボードアセンブリであって、
ハウジングと、
前記ハウジング内に配置される基板と、
前記ハウジング内において前記基板の上に配置されるキー機構のセットであって、前記キー機構のセットの各キー機構は、
上面及び底面を有するキーキャップと、
前記底面の下に配置され、前記キーキャップと共に移動可能な光源と、
前記ハウジングに対する前記キーキャップの移動を検出するスイッチと、
を含む、前記キー機構のセットと、
前記基板を介して各キー機構の前記光源と電気通信するコントローラと、
を含み、
前記コントローラが第1の構成にあると、各キー機構の各キーキャップの各上面は一様な外観を有し、
前記コントローラが第2の構成にあると、各キー機構の各光源は、前記キーキャップの前記上面を通して見えるグリフを生成する、
キーボードアセンブリ。 - 前記コントローラが前記第1の構成にあると、前記キー機構の前記キーキャップの前記上面においてグリフが見えない、請求項8に記載のキーボードアセンブリ。
- 前記キーキャップの少なくとも前記上面は、前記キーキャップを取り囲む前記ハウジングの表面と視覚的に同一の材料を含む、請求項8に記載のキーボードアセンブリ。
- 前記キーキャップは、人間の肉眼では見えない穿孔のアレイを含む、請求項8に記載のキーボードアセンブリ。
- 前記コントローラが第3の構成にあると、各キー機構の各光源は、前記キーキャップの前記上面を通して見える第2のグリフを生成する、請求項8に記載のキーボードアセンブリ。
- 前記キーキャップは、前記光源の照明デバイスのセットに1対1の割合で対応する開口部のセットを含む、請求項8に記載のキーボードアセンブリ。
- 前記コントローラが前記第2の構成にあると、各光源から発せられた光は、前記キーキャップの前記上面を通過した後にのみ見える、請求項8に記載のキーボードアセンブリ。
- 電子入力デバイスであって、
ハウジングと、
底面を有する透明なキーキャップ本体と、
前記透明なキーキャップ本体に取り付けられ、前記透明なキーキャップ本体の前記底面の下方に配置される光ディスプレイと、
前記光ディスプレイの上方に配置される一方向視認性層と、
前記ハウジングと前記光ディスプレイとの間に配置されるコラプシブルドームスイッチと、
前記光ディスプレイに接続された電源と、
を含み、
前記光ディスプレイは、前記電源により電力が前記光ディスプレイに供給されることに応答して光を発するように構成され、前記光は、前記一方向視認性層を通して、かつ前記透明なキーキャップ本体を通して見え、
前記光ディスプレイが光を発していないと、前記光ディスプレイが前記一方向視認性層によって視覚的に不明瞭にされる、
電子入力デバイス。 - 前記一方向視認性層は、光透過性の微小穿孔のアレイを含む、請求項15に記載の電子入力デバイス。
- 前記一方向視認性層が、一方向鏡面部分を含む、請求項15に記載の電子入力デバイス。
- 前記一方向視認性層は、前記底面に取り付けられている、請求項15に記載の電子入力デバイス。
- 前記光ディスプレイは、長方形のグリッド状に配列された光源のアレイを含む、請求項15に記載の電子入力デバイス。
- 前記ハウジングは、前記透明なキーキャップ本体の周囲を取り囲む表面であって、前記一方向視認性層と調和する視覚的外観を有する表面を含む、請求項15に記載の電子入力デバイス。
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