JPH01191216A - Keyboard device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To remarkably decrease the number of times of moving a hand from a home position and to decreasing a keying miss by dividing a keyboard into two so that an input can be executed by a foot, as well. CONSTITUTION:A stepping keyboard 2 is also provided with a switch part 4 corresponding to keys in the same way as a keyboard 1, and by keying a key with a foot, the switch part 4 is closed. In this case, since the switch part 4 is connected to the switching terminal of a switch part 3 corresponding to the keyboard 1 through a cable 5, input information of the key keyed with a foot is supplied to an equipment such as a computer without keying the key of the keyboard 1. In such a way, the key operation is executed easily, and especially, the number of times by which a hand is set free from the home position can be decreased, and a keying miss can be decreased.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is directed to computer systems such as personal computers! The present invention relates to a keyboard device, which is a type of input device used, and particularly relates to a foot keyboard device equipped with a foot keyboard that allows keys to be pressed with the feet.

[Prior Art J] Conventionally, this type of keyboard device has arranged alphabetic characters, numbers, function keys, cursor keys, etc. in one housing as shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing switch sections corresponding to each key of the keyboard device shown in FIG. 3. As shown in the figure, a switch part 3a is provided corresponding to each key of the keyboard device, and when a key is pressed, the switch part 3a is
The system was closed to supply necessary input information to computer systems.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional keyboard device described above, all the keys are in one housing, so each time you press a function key, cursor key, etc., your hand moves from the home position. I was separated and had to be careful about the position of my hands the next time I hit a key.

Furthermore, if the user's hand moves away from the home position, there is a risk of erroneous keystrokes.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention solves the above problems and provides a keyboard device that can reduce the number of times the hand is moved from the home position when typing a key, and reduce keystroke mistakes. The purpose is to

In order to achieve the above object, a keyboard device according to the present invention includes a plurality of keys and a switch section that opens and closes in response to the keystrokes of each of the keys, and performs key input to a computer system via the switch section. , a foot keyboard having keys that can be pressed with a foot to which some of the plurality of keys are assigned, and a cable for supplying key input from the foot keyboard to the switch unit.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external structure of a keyboard device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of a switch section of the keyboard device of FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, the keyboard device according to the present embodiment is comprised of a keyboard 1 on which function keys, cursor keys, etc. are arranged in the same manner as in the prior art, and a foot-operated keyboard 2 on which keys to be pressed with the feet are arranged.

The foot keyboard 2 is a keyboard in which some of the keys on the keyboard 1, particularly keys that require the hands to move away from the home position, are assigned and arranged so that they can be pressed with the foot.

Next, the internal configuration of the keyboard device of this embodiment will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 1 is provided with a switch section 3 corresponding to each key, and the switch section 3 is opened/closed in response to each key being pressed.

Similar to the keyboard 1, the foot keyboard 2 is also provided with a switch section 4 corresponding to a key, and the switch section 4 is closed by pressing a key with the foot. In this case, since the switch section 4 is connected to the switching terminal of the corresponding switch section 3 of the keyboard 1 via the cable 5, the input information of the keys pressed with the foot without pressing the keys of the keyboard 1 can be transferred to the computer. It will be supplied to equipment such as

In this way, according to this embodiment, in addition to the normal keyboard, a foot keyboard that allows keys to be pressed with the feet is provided, and predetermined keys of the keyboard are assigned to the foot keyboard, making key operations easier. The number of times the hand leaves the home position can be reduced.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention allows the keyboard to be divided into two parts and allows input using the feet, which greatly reduces the number of times the hands are moved from the home position, thereby reducing typing errors. effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a keyboard device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of FIG. 1, and FIG.
This figure is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a conventional keyboard device, and FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram of the conventional keyboard device. 1, la: keyboard 2 two-foot keyboard 3.3
a, 4: Switch part 5: Cable

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A keyboard device comprising a plurality of keys and a switch section that opens and closes in response to keystrokes of each of the keys, and which performs key input to a computer system via the switch section, comprising: 1. A keyboard device comprising: a foot keyboard having keys that can be pressed with a foot to which a portion of the keys are assigned; and a cable for supplying key input from the foot keyboard to the switch unit.