KR20040010972A - Portable Keyboard - Google Patents

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KR20040010972A
KR20040010972A KR1020020044015A KR20020044015A KR20040010972A KR 20040010972 A KR20040010972 A KR 20040010972A KR 1020020044015 A KR1020020044015 A KR 1020020044015A KR 20020044015 A KR20020044015 A KR 20020044015A KR 20040010972 A KR20040010972 A KR 20040010972A
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엘지전자 주식회사
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    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
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    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
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PURPOSE: A portable keyboard device is provided to enable a user to feel an agreeable touch and input a character by one hand by making a carrying of a portable keyboard convenient and supplying fine strength. CONSTITUTION: A portable keyboard comprising a rotation unit and a keyboard unit includes an external terminal receiving unit. A port for a portable device or a terminal/cable for a PC is received in the external terminal receiving unit according to connected external devices. In addition, a proper external terminal is selected according to connected external devices and executes an interface to an external device to be inputted. In the keyboard unit, at least one keyboard is connected to the rotation unit, and the keyboard unit is shaped as a portable fan. The wanted number of keys is mounted on one keyboard for inputting characters. A user inputs a character by one hand.

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휴대용 키보드 장치 {Portable Keyboard}Portable Keyboard Device {Portable Keyboard}

본 발명은 입력장치로 이용되는 키보드 장치에 관한 것으로,특히 휴대하기 간편한 휴대용 키보드 장치에 관한 것이다. 현재 노트북,피디에이(PDA),이동통신 단말기등 휴대용 전자장비가 시장을 석권하고 있다. 이로 인해 기존의 상기 전자장비의 입력장치로 이용되는 키보드도 휴대용으로 제작되어 시장에 출시되고 있다. 이러한 휴대용 키보드는 핸드폰이나 PDA등에 응용되거나 일반 PC나 노트북의 키패드 역할을 할 수 있다. 기존의 휴대용 키보드는 실리콘 재질로 형성되어 사용자가 말아서 휴대하는 형태를 취하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 키보드는 사용자가 사용하기에 그 질감이 좋지 않고 자판이 작아 사용하는데 그리 좋은 평을 듣지는 못하고 있다. 도 1에 상기와 같은 실리콘 재질로 이루어진 키보드가 도시된다.The present invention relates to a keyboard device used as an input device, and more particularly to a portable keyboard device that is easy to carry. Currently, portable electronic devices such as laptops, PDAs, and mobile communication terminals are dominating the market. As a result, the keyboard used as an input device of the existing electronic equipment is also manufactured and released on the market. Such a portable keyboard may be applied to a mobile phone or a PDA, or may serve as a keypad of a general PC or a notebook. Conventional portable keyboards are made of silicon and are rolled up by the user. However, these keyboards are not very good for users to use and the keyboard is small. 1 is a keyboard made of such a silicon material is shown.

본 발명은 상기와 같은 사용자의 불편함을 경감시키기 위하여 안출된 것으로써,휴대하기가 간편하고 자판입력이 쉬운 휴대용 키보드 장치를 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다.The present invention has been made to reduce the inconvenience of the user as described above, the object of the present invention is to provide a portable keyboard device that is easy to carry and easy keyboard input.

도 1은 종래의 휴대용 키보드를 도시한 도면.1 is a view showing a conventional portable keyboard.

도 2는 본 발명에 따르는 휴대용 키보드의 개략도2 is a schematic diagram of a portable keyboard according to the present invention;

도 3은 본 발명에 따르는 휴대용 키보드의 펼친모양 및 외부기기와의 인터페이스를 도시한 도면3 is a view showing an expanded shape of a portable keyboard according to the present invention and an interface with an external device;

상기와 같은 목적을 달성하기 위하여,본 발명에 따르는 휴대용 키보드는 회전부와 키보드부로 구성된 것을 특징으로 한다. 도 2에 본 발명에 따르는 휴대용 키보드의 개략도가 도시된다. 도 2에 도시된 바와 같이,상기 회전부 및 키보드 부로 이루어진 휴대용 키보드에 외부 단자 수납부가 더 추가될 수도 있으며, 상기 외부 단자 수납부에는 연결되는 외부 기기에 따라,휴대용 기기용 포트가 수납되거나 혹은 PC용 단자 및 케이블이 수납될 수 있으며,연결되는 외부기기에 따라 적절한 외부단자를 선택하여 입력하고자 하는 외부기기에 인터페이스 할 수 있게 되어 있다. 도 3는 본 발명에 따른 상기 키보드 부를 펼친 모양 및 외부기기와의 인터페이스을 나타내고 있다. 본 발명에 따르는 키보드 부는 하나이상의 키보드 자판이 회전부에 연결되어 마치 휴대용 부채형상을 하고 있는 것을 특징으로 한다. 하나의 키보드자판에 원하는 수의 자판을 설치할 수가 있으며,이러한 자판이 복수개로 회전부에 연결되어 있으므로,사용자는 키보드를 사용할시 마치 부채를 펴는 것처럼 키보드 자판을 펼치어 문자를 입력할 수가 있다. 문자입력시 기존의 휴대용 자판부는 양손을 이용하여 입력하도록 설계되어 있으나, 본 발명에 따르는 휴대용 키보드는 한손으로 입력이 가능하도록 구현되어 있으므로,기존의 핸드폰의 문자입력에 익숙한 젊은 세대의 사용자들에게는 훨씬 편리한 입력수단으로 이용될 수 있을 것이다. 회전부에 부가되는 키보드 부의 갯수나 각각의 키보드 부에 설치된 자판의 갯수는 제작자에 따라 임의적으로 제작 될 수 있다.In order to achieve the above object, the portable keyboard according to the present invention is characterized by consisting of a rotating portion and the keyboard portion. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a portable keyboard according to the invention. As illustrated in FIG. 2, an external terminal accommodating part may be further added to the portable keyboard including the rotating part and the keyboard part, and the external terminal accommodating part may be accommodated in a portable device port or for a PC according to an external device connected thereto. Terminals and cables can be stored, and it is possible to interface with an external device to be input by selecting an appropriate external terminal according to the connected external device. 3 is a view illustrating an extended shape of the keyboard unit and an interface with an external device according to the present invention. The keyboard unit according to the present invention is characterized in that at least one keyboard keyboard is connected to the rotating unit to form a portable fan. The number of keyboards can be installed in one keyboard keyboard, and since these keyboards are connected to the rotating unit in plural, the user can open the keyboard keyboard and input characters as if fanning out. Conventional portable keyboard is designed to input by using both hands when inputting text, but the portable keyboard according to the present invention is implemented to be input by one hand, which is much better for younger generation users who are familiar with text input of existing mobile phones. It may be used as a convenient input means. The number of keyboard parts added to the rotating part or the number of keyboards installed in each keyboard part may be arbitrarily manufactured according to the manufacturer.

본 발명에 따르는 휴대용 키보드를 이용할 경우 기존의 휴대용 키보드에 비해 휴대가 간편하고,강도면에서 훨씬 좋은 강도를 가지게 됨으로 사용자가 느끼는 질감이 좋아질뿐 아니라, 한 손으로 문자 입력이 가능하여,사용자의 편리함을 도모하는 효과가 있다.When the portable keyboard according to the present invention is used, the portable keyboard is more portable than the conventional portable keyboard, and has a much better strength in terms of strength. It is effective to plan.

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회전부와,Rotating part, 하나이상의 키보드 부와,One or more keyboard parts, 외부단자 수납부로 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 키보드 장치Portable keyboard device, characterized in that consisting of an external terminal housing 제 1 항에 있어서,The method of claim 1, 상기 하나이상의 키보드부에서,각각의 키보드부에는 하나이상의 문자 자판이 형성된 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 키보드 장치In the at least one keyboard unit, each keyboard unit is a portable keyboard device characterized in that at least one character keyboard is formed 제 1 항에 있어서,The method of claim 1, 상기 외부 단자 수납부는 연결되는 외부기기에 적절한 연결포트가 수납되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 키보드 장치.The external keyboard receiving portion is a portable keyboard device, characterized in that the appropriate connection port is accommodated in the external device to be connected. 제 1 항에 있어서,The method of claim 1, 상기 외부 단자 수납부는 휴대용 키보드 장치와 외부 연결기기와의 인터페이스를 수행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대용 키보드 장치The external terminal receiving portion portable keyboard device, characterized in that for performing an interface between the portable keyboard device and the external connection device
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