JP3086206U - Thin-film keyboard with replaceable casing - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: A thin-film keyboard is provided in a keyboard casing, which can be used even when the work table is uneven, and the upper cover of the casing can be replaced according to the use preference. The present invention provides a thin-film keyboard having a casing that can be used even on an uneven work table, by disposing a drawing layer having a graphic effect between the thin-film keyboard and the work table. An upper cover (11) having a thin film keyboard (2) disposed in a keyboard casing (1) and having a keyboard display section (111) and a pressing hole (112) in the casing (1); Top cover (11)
And a base (13) that can be combined with the upper cover (11), and a pressing layer (12) disposed in a keyboard display section (111) of the base (1).
The storage area (1) where the thin-film keyboard (2) can be stored is located in 3).
31) and the pressing holes (11) of the upper cover (11).
2) and a thick portion (133) arranged correspondingly.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a thin-film keyboard having a replaceable casing, in particular, a thin-film keyboard is arranged in the keyboard casing, which can be used even when the work table is uneven, and the top cover of the casing is replaced according to the use preference. Further, the present invention relates to a thin-film keyboard with a replaceable casing, wherein a drawing layer having a graphic effect is arranged between the pressing layer and the thin-film keyboard, and the thin-film keyboard can be used on a rough work table.

[0002]

[Background of the invention]

 The main requirement of modern science and technology products is that they are portable and convenient. Therefore, how the overall external shape achieves the objectives such as light weight, light weight and small size is the key point of R & D. Has become. However, it is quite inconvenient to refer to the design of the current personal appliance, for example, because the overall volume is always too large as described above and does not have the portable and convenient characteristics of the main demand at hand. .

At present, keyboards on the market are roughly divided into three types, such as hard keyboards, foldable keyboards and thin-film keyboards, and so-called hard keyboards are used for general computer keyboards and notebook computers. Like a keyboard, it has upper and lower casings, an electric circuit board assembled to the upper and lower casings, a rubber button, and a button hat, and since these members are combined, the volume becomes excessively large, It becomes heavier and has no folding function, and as such, it is not possible for the user to wear and use it like a personal mobile communication product, greatly limiting the scope and area of application of the product.

[0004] In addition, one vendor has proposed a keyboard structure that can be folded in multiple stages and is portable. That is, a predetermined interval is determined on the base in accordance with the arrangement position of the buttons, a plurality of assembly sections are determined, a board made of a bendable material is fixed to each of the assembly sections, and a cut line is formed on the periphery of the board. A protection frame to be combined with the concave and convex along the cut position is fixed, and the keyboard is foldable by the above-described configuration, so that the volume is reduced. However, even after this, since the thickness after folding is too large, the user cannot store it in a bag and carry it, and after deploying the keyboard, all support structures are provided on the bottom and the periphery of the keyboard. Without it, it is not possible to support the bent part of the keyboard, so when using the keyboard, the bent part of the keyboard is easily loosened, there is a height difference, and it is difficult for the user to operate the keyboard Become.

[0005] As current science and technology becomes more and more mature, when a certain manufacturer manufactures a keyboard as a thin thin-film keyboard, each substrate of the thin-film keyboard is manufactured by a soft material, and thus directly Folding storage and winding storage can be performed for thin-film keyboards. However, such thin-film keyboards cannot be gently and properly placed on the work table when the work table surface is uneven, so that the user's fingers operate the keyboard. It becomes difficult to do. Also, no matter how such a keyboard is changed, the surface of all the buttons on the keyboard will all have a monotonous color, or the color of the local buttons will change, but still feel monotonous. Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has made improvements.

[0006]

[Disclosure of Invention]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention arranges a thin-film keyboard in the keyboard casing, makes it possible to cope with the unevenness of the work table, replaces the upper cover of the casing according to the user's preference, and pushes the pressing layer. A drawing layer having a graphic effect may be disposed between the thin-film keyboard and the thin-film keyboard, wherein the casing has an upper cover, a pressing layer disposed on the upper cover, and a base; Is provided between the pressing layer and the base, and a button section corresponding to a pressing portion of the surface layer of the thin-film keyboard is formed on the pressing layer. Is its main purpose. The drawing layers can include signs such as homemade figures, company commercials or trademarks or those that have been luminous printed, and those that have been luminous printed will be used for nighttime operations.

[0007]

[Preferred Embodiment of Invention]

 1, 2, and 3 are a perspective view, an exploded perspective view, and a cross-sectional view taken along a line AA in FIG. 1 of the present invention. As shown in these figures, the present invention mainly arranges a thin-film keyboard 2 in a keyboard casing 1.

The casing 1 has an upper cover 11, a pressing layer 12 disposed on the upper cover 11, and a base 13, wherein the upper cover 11 has a keyboard display section 111 and a pressing layer 11. A plurality of protruding columns 113 are formed along the periphery of the keyboard display section 111 on the bottom of the upper cover 11, and are formed on the bottom of the upper cover 11. Are formed along the plurality of engaging portions 114, of which the engaging portions 114 have locking columns 1141.

The pressing layer 12 is made of a transparent material, and a plurality of button sections 121 are formed on the surface of the pressing layer 12 by printing. The pressing section 12 has a peripheral portion corresponding to the projecting pillar 113 of the upper cover 11. Complementary perforations 122 are formed, and these structures connect the pressing layer 12 and the top cover 11.

The base 13 has a storage section 131 that can store the thin-film keyboard 2, and has a thick portion 133 corresponding to the pressing hole 112 of the upper cover 11. Projection pillars 132 are formed on all four peripheral portions, and they are used to position the thin-film keyboard 2 when being inserted into the perforations 22 around the four sides. An engaging portion 134 corresponding to the engaging portion 114 of the upper cover 11 is formed on a peripheral portion of the base 13, and a line storage tank for passing a signal line of a thin-film keyboard is provided on one side of the base. 135 is formed, of which a horizontal rib 1341 is formed in the engaging portion 134, whereby the locking post 1141 and the horizontal rib 1341 can be engaged, and the upper cover 11 and the base 13 can be connected. . In addition, the base 13 has a first and second upwardly extending portions 136 and 137 in the width direction on the bottom surface thereof, and the second upwardly extending portion 137 at the rear is held higher than the first upwardly extending portion 136 at the front. Thus, a comfortable tilt angle is provided when the user's finger is pressed.

The marking 211 may be formed by printing directly on the surface layer 21 of the thin-film keyboard 2. The marking 211 may be formed so as to correspond to the pressing mark 211 and the button section 121 of the pressing layer 12. Is done.

In this way, the thin-film keyboard 2 having the casing 1 can be formed, and the thin-film keyboard 2 can be used on a rough work table.

FIG. 4 shows a modification of the present invention. As shown in this figure, when the user intends to replace the upper cover 11 of the casing 1 or perform cleaning or maintenance, or even directly use the thin-film keyboard 2, When the thick portion 133 of the base 13 exposed from the pressing hole 112 of the upper cover 11 is pressed, the locking pillar 1141 of the upper cover 11 and the horizontal rib 1341 of the base 13 can be separated, and the upper cover 11 is separated. You can replace, clean, maintain or use the thin-film keyboard 2 directly.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, in this embodiment, a drawing layer 3 having a graphic effect is arranged between the pressing layer 12 and the thin film keyboard 2 in order to increase the overall aesthetics and advertising effect. Of these, the drawing layer 3 can be printed with various types of figures, company commercials and trademarks as background. Also, printing may be performed on the drawing layer 3 with luminous paint, which may increase its dazzling aesthetics for nighttime operation (not shown in the figure).

What has been described above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the present invention in a narrow sense. The present invention is implemented based on the gist of the claims of the present invention. Any change or modification of the effect should be included in the claimed range of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a replacement modification of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Keyboard casing 2 ... Thin-film keyboard 11 ... Upper cover 12 ... Pressing layer 13 ... Base, 111 ... Keyboard display area 112 ... Pressing hole 133 ... Thick part

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A keyboard comprising a thin-film keyboard (2) disposed in a keyboard casing (1), wherein the casing (1) has a keyboard display section (111) and a top cover (112) having a pressing hole (112). 11),
The keyboard display section (1) in the upper cover (11)
11) a pressing layer (12) disposed therein, and a base (13) that can be combined with the upper cover (11), wherein the base (13) has a storage area in which a thin-film keyboard (2) can be stored. (13) and the thick portion (13) arranged corresponding to the pressing hole (112) of the upper cover (11).
3), and the thin-film keyboard (2) having the casing (1) can be constituted by the above-mentioned members, and the thin-film keyboard (2) can be used on a bumpy work table. A thin-film keyboard with a replaceable casing. 2. A plurality of protruding pillars (113) are formed on the bottom edge of the upper cover (11) along the keyboard display section (111), and correspond to the periphery of the pressing layer (12). Perforations (122, 22) are formed, and by these structures the pressing layer (12) and the top cover (1) are formed.
1), and engaging portions (114, 114) corresponding to the bottom surface of the upper cover (11) and the peripheral edge of the base (13).
134) is formed, the engaging portion (114) of the upper cover (11) is a locking post (1141), and the engaging portion (134) of the base (13) is a horizontal rib (1341). , Top cover (11) and base (1
2. The thin film keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking post can be engaged with the lateral rib (1341) of the locking post (1141). 3. A line storage tank (13) for passing the signal line (23) of the thin-film keyboard (2) on the base (13).
5) is formed, and the storage section (13) of the base (13) is formed.
Projecting pillars (113) are formed on all four peripheral portions of 1),
Perforations (122, 2) are formed in the four peripheral portions of the thin-film keyboard (2).
2) is formed, and the thin-film keyboard (2) and the base (13) are gently positioned by these structures, and the first and second raising portions (136, 136, 136) are arranged in the width direction of the bottom surface of the base (13). 137) is formed, and the second rear upright portion (137) is located at the front first upward portion (13).
6) A replaceable casing keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that it is held higher, thereby providing a comfortable tilt angle when typing. 4. The pressing layer (12) is made of a transparent material, a plurality of button sections (121) are printed on a surface thereof, and a surface layer (21) of the thin-film keyboard (2) is formed. ) Directly on the button title (21
1) printed, a drawing layer (3) is arranged between the pressing layer (12) and the thin-film keyboard (2), and the drawing layer (3) has a sign such as a homemade figure, a company commercial, a trademark, or the like. The thin-film keyboard capable of replacing a casing according to claim 1, wherein the keyboard can include one subjected to luminous printing.