JP3032868U - Keyboard cover - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a keyboard cover that enables beginners and young children to operate the keyboard by facilitating input and other operations of a computer and the like. SOLUTION: A colored coating film 9 is provided on a convex portion 5 corresponding to a character key and a convex portion 6 corresponding to a function key of a soft transparent synthetic resin keyboard cover, and respective display characters 7 and pictograms 8 are provided in response to Roman character input and kana input. Display a different color.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a cover for covering a keyboard of a computer or the like to facilitate input and other operations.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A general keyboard, which is an input device of a computer or word processor, is composed of character input keys including numeric and symbol keys and function keys, which are based on the display of an English typewriter and to which the function keys of a computer or word processor are added. Therefore, the displayed contents of the function keys are difficult for an amateur to understand, and it is not easy to understand the function of each key in a short time. Especially for younger children, the current display is completely incomprehensible. Furthermore, the keyboard used by Japanese people supports kana and romaji input, so the kana and romaji displays are small on the same keytop, which is also a cause of increased fatigue.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The present invention provides a keyboard cover that eliminates such an adverse effect and transforms a commercially available keyboard into an input device that can be operated by infants. By attaching the corresponding flexible cover, it is easy to understand the input work and function keys.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The keyboard cover of the present invention is molded into a thin film made of a colorless transparent or colored opaque soft synthetic resin, a colored coating film is formed on the convex portion corresponding to the character input key, and the display characters are displayed in different colors. A colored coating film is also formed on the convex portion corresponding to the function key to display pictograms, etc. in different colors, and the Roman key or kana character corresponding to the input mode is displayed large and clearly on the character input key display. All or part of the function keys are displayed with pictograms that can be easily understood by children in lower grades. As a result, small characters displayed on the key top are hidden by the colored coating film on the convex part corresponding to the key, and the hiragana or roman letters are clearly shown in a different color. Emoticons are displayed. In the keyboard cover of the present invention, the characters displayed on the convex portion corresponding to the character input keys are naturally different depending on the input mode used, but the display of the pictorial characters and the like displayed on the convex portion corresponding to the function keys is common. Therefore, for example, for a keyboard of a computer or the like used by an unspecified person, two types of covers are prepared as a pair or a set, and they are exchanged and used according to the input mode of the user. The icon or pictogram displayed on the function key is selected according to the target user group, and when the name is used, it is displayed as a name that is easy to understand. As for the cover body, a colorless transparent synthetic resin molded body is used when a part of the function keys is made transparent, and a colored opaque synthetic resin molded body can be used when the whole of the function keys is displayed by pictograms or the like.

[0005]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Reference numeral 1 is a cover body made of a soft vinyl chloride, polyethylene or other soft transparent synthetic resin molded product according to the keyboard layout of the keyboard to be used, which has the same shape as a known transparent dust cover. Reference numeral 2 is a kana input cover body, and 3 is a Roman character input cover body, and each cover body is entirely molded into a colored opaque body or a colorless transparent body. Figures 2 and 3 show the case of molding with a colorless transparent body, in which the input character 7 is printed large on the convex part 5 of the character key and the displayed characters on the key top are made invisible. A coating film 9 of an opaque paint of a different color is applied to make the characters clear. On the convex portion 6 of the function key on which the colored coating film 9 is not formed, the key top display of the function key is transparently visible. Note that the lowest function key is omitted in FIG. This set of covers is suitable for adults or word processors. 4 and 5, the character display 7 is the same as above, but the function key convex portion 6 is printed with a display 8 of a pictogram or an easily recognizable name, and a colored coating film 9 is applied to the periphery. This set of covers is suitable for children, and the function of each function key can be intuitively understood and stored easily. The characters 7 and the pictograms 8 and the like printed and displayed on the convex portions 5 and 6 of the respective keys are not only displayed in a color different from the ground color of the coating film 9 but also easily displayed. However, it may be printed on the back surface as shown in FIG. 7 in order to prevent peeling. Further, when the entire cover body is molded with a colored opaque body, it is possible to omit the ground color coating film 9 by printing display characters and the like in different colors on the surface of the convex portion as shown in FIG.

[0006]

【effect】

 The keyboard cover of the present invention is worn according to the input mode, and the cover body 3 is used when the input mode is Roman alphabet input or English text input, and the cover body 2 is used when the input mode is Hiragana. used. Since only the input characters used in both covers are large and easy to see, even beginners can reduce their fatigue during operation. In addition, pictograms make it easier for children of lower grades who do not understand the terms displayed on the function keys to understand and remember them, so that computer operation can be learned in a relatively short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cover body.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a kana input cover body in which characters corresponding to character keys are colored in hiragana.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a Roman character input cover body in which the characters corresponding to the character keys are colored and displayed in Roman characters.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a kana input cover body in which function keys are pictographically displayed.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a Roman character input cover body in which function keys are pictographically displayed.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged sectional view of a portion corresponding to the key top.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view of a portion corresponding to the key top.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged sectional view of a portion corresponding to the key top.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Keyboard cover 2 Kana input cover 3 Romaji input cover 5 Character key convex part 6 Function key convex part 7 Input character 8 Pictogram 9 Ground color coating

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A colorless and transparent synthetic resin molded flexible cover to be capped on a keyboard of a computer or the like, wherein a colored coating film is formed on a convex portion corresponding to a character input key, and at the same time, either a Roman character or a Kana character is formed. A keyboard cover that is displayed in a different color from the paint film. 2. A colorless transparent synthetic resin molded flexible cover to be capped on a keyboard of a computer or the like, wherein a colored coating film is formed on a convex portion corresponding to a character input key and a convex portion corresponding to a function key, and the convex surface corresponding to the character input key is formed. A keyboard cover in which either a Roman character or a kana character is displayed in a different color from that of the coating film on the part, and a pictogram or the like is displayed in a different color from the coating film on the convex portion corresponding to the function key. 3. A colored opaque synthetic resin molded flexible cover to be capped on a keyboard of a computer or the like, wherein either a Roman character or a Kana character is displayed in a different color from the cover ground color on the convex portion corresponding to the character input key. A keyboard cover in which pictograms and the like are displayed in a different color from the cover ground color on the convex portion corresponding to the function key. 4. The keyboard cover according to claim 1, wherein a colored coating film and a pictogram of a different color are displayed on a part of the convex portion corresponding to the function key.