KR20120006815A - Fabrication method of keypad and the keypad by using the same method - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a keypad and a keypad manufactured by the method, and more particularly, to a method for manufacturing a key button and a key button which can be slimmed, a manufacturing process is simple, and a manufacturing defect can be minimized. will be.
In general, a mobile communication terminal including a mobile phone or a PDA (PDA) is used a keypad having a plurality of key buttons for input. 1 is a view showing a keypad of a mobile communication terminal according to the prior art, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the key button manufactured by.
The mobile communication terminal has a printed
The
Such a keypad is manufactured by separately attaching separately manufactured key buttons to a key base. In other words, the respective key buttons are manufactured by attaching each of the key buttons to the position where the protrusion is provided. However, this process is quite cumbersome and inconvenient to work. In addition, if the wrong key button is attached to the key base in the process of moving the key buttons, there is also the inconvenience of having to discard the entire keypad.
In addition, a plurality of key buttons are likely to cause defects in the manufacturing process. That is, the key buttons are manufactured by injection molding a key button molded body in which a key button of a desired shape is connected to each other by a connecting part in a mold, and then a predetermined coating layer is formed on each key button using a spray method. do. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, each
As shown in FIG. 4, the key button manufactured by the above process may have a defect due to the lower side of the side being torn off by the connection part, and unwanted light leakage may occur in this process.
In addition, the
The present invention was created in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and more specifically, it is easy to manufacture by integrally processing the key top and the key base, and it is not necessary to manufacture a key button by a separate injection molding to reduce the thickness. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a slim keypad and a slim keypad.
Used in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the key top and the key base are integrally formed, and the key top is arranged in a predetermined key assembly arrangement and has a plurality of key buttons having a convex shape. In the key base manufacturing method of the keypad is formed with a plurality of projections in contact with the dome switch,
A film piece preparation step of preparing a plurality of film pieces having a size corresponding to the key button by cutting the film;
A supporting member attaching step of attaching the other surface of each of the film pieces to one surface of the supporting member so as to support the film pieces to produce a key top;
Synthetic resin coating step of applying a liquid polymer resin material on the other surface of the support member;
A molding step of inserting the key top coated with the liquid polymer resin material into a second mold to mold the plurality of protrusions by the liquid polymer resin material; And
And a curing step of curing the liquid polymer resin material to form a key base.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
In the preparing of the film piece, a first mold having a desired size of a key button and having a plurality of first recesses opened upward and a first protrusion formed between each first recess is provided.
After positioning the film on the upper side of the first mold, it is preferable to cut the film along the edge of the first recess so that each cut piece of film is seated on the corresponding first recess.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
Preferably, each of the first recesses is formed at a position corresponding to the key assembly arrangement.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
Between the supporting member attaching step and the synthetic resin applying step, a plate member formed of a metal or plastic material and having a pressing hole having a predetermined size for each position corresponding to the film piece is seated on the other surface of the supporting member. Preferably, the plate member seating step is further included.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
Preferably, the molding step includes molding the film piece in the form of a key button convex in the second mold and molding the liquid polymer resin material into a shape corresponding to the key base.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
The second mold,
It is composed of a lower die formed with a second concave portion having a concave surface having a shape corresponding to the convex key button, and an upper die formed with the shape of the key base and a protrusion groove corresponding to the protrusion formed on the other surface. desirable.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
After inserting the support member into the second mold, it is preferable to apply the heat or pressure so that the film piece, the support member and the liquid silicone are molded to fit the shape in the mold.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
After the curing step,
Each of the film pieces are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals, it is preferable to further include a frame attaching step of attaching the frame between the film pieces, the through-hole is formed in a position corresponding to the film piece.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
Preferably, the film piece and the support member are bonded to each other by a heat adhesive or a UV adhesive.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
In the film piece preparation step,
It is preferable to include light-shielding printing so that light does not leak to the other surface of the film.
In the manufacturing method of the keypad,
In the supporting member attaching step,
It is preferable that one side or the other side of the support member includes shading printing so that light does not leak.
Slim keypad according to the present invention is manufactured by the above-described manufacturing method,
A key base in which a protrusion is integrally formed at a position corresponding to the dome switch; And
It is preferably made of a key top which is disposed on the upper side of the key base and comprises a support member made of a synthetic resin sheet, and a key button formed at a position corresponding to the protrusion on the support member and made of a film.
The key button includes any one of polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or a laminated film.
In the slim keypad, the support member is preferably made of a paper including at least one of each of polyamide (PA), polyurethane (PU), or polycarbonate (PC).
The slim keypad is preferably light-shielded and printed so as not to leak light on one surface or the other surface of the support member.
In the slim keypad,
The thickness of the support member is preferably 0.05 ~ 0.25mm.
In the slim keypad,
The thickness of the key top is preferably 0.2 ~ 0.4mm.
In the slim keypad,
In the key base, it is preferable that a pressing hole having a predetermined size is formed at a position corresponding to the key button, and a sheet member having a sheet shape made of a metal or plastic material is disposed.
1 is a view showing a key button according to the prior art.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is a view showing a process of manufacturing the key button of FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the key button of FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view of a keypad according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a manufacturing method of the keypad of FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view of a keypad according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view of a keypad according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a key button according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Keypad according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a key base, a key top, a plate member and a frame.
The
The key top is composed of a
The
The
The
The
The slim keypad according to the present invention is manufactured as follows.
First, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), between a plurality of
At this time, the
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6C, the other surface of each
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6 (d), a frame member made of a metal or plastic material and having a pressing hole having a predetermined size for each position corresponding to the film piece is seated on the other surface of the support member. Let's do it.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6E, after applying the liquid polymer resin material having a predetermined thickness to the other surface side of the
Thereafter, the
According to the slim keypad according to the present invention, the arrangement of the key button with the production of the key button can be made at a time, there is an advantage that the manufacturing process can be simplified.
In addition, according to the slim keypad according to the present invention, since the key button does not need to be manufactured by injection molding, there is an advantage that a thinner keypad can be realized.
In addition, in the prior art, it was difficult to accurately attach the projection of the key base to a position corresponding to the key button, but according to the manufacturing method of the slim keypad according to the present invention, the key top provided with the key button is inserted into a mold in an insert method. Since the base member provided with the projection is formed by injection molding, the process can be facilitated and the difficulty of positioning the projection can be overcome.
The slim keypad according to the present invention can be modified as follows.
First, the
In addition, as shown in Figure 9, it is also possible to form a
In addition, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various decorations, such as forming various wavy patterns on the upper surface side of the key button by various methods to give metallic texture, can be varied.
As described above, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that problems such as various light leaks that may occur in each key button cutting process, as in the prior art, can be solved.
The present invention is not limited to this, but the scope of the claims can be broadly interpreted as long as it can reasonably be interpreted by the claims of the present invention.
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A film piece preparation step of preparing a plurality of film pieces having a size corresponding to the key button by cutting the film;
A supporting member attaching step of attaching the other surface of each of the film pieces to one surface of the supporting member so as to support the film pieces to produce a key top;
Synthetic resin coating step of applying a liquid polymer resin material on the other side of the support member;
A molding step of inserting the key top coated with the liquid polymer resin material into a second mold to mold the plurality of protrusions by the liquid polymer resin material; And
And a curing step of curing the liquid polymer resin material to form a key base.
The film piece preparation step,
Providing a first mold having a desired size of a key button and having a plurality of first recesses opened upwardly, and a first convex portion disposed between each of the first recesses;
After positioning the film on the upper side of the first mold, by cutting the film along the edge of the first recessed portion so that each cut piece of film is seated on the corresponding first recessed portion of the slim keypad Manufacturing method.
Wherein each of the first recesses is formed at a position corresponding to the key assembly arrangement.
Between the supporting member attaching step and the synthetic resin applying step, a plate member formed of a metal or plastic material and having a pressing hole having a predetermined size for each position corresponding to the film piece is seated on the other surface of the supporting member. The manufacturing method of the slim keypad characterized in that it further comprises a plate member mounting step.
The forming step may include forming the film piece in the form of a convex key button in the second mold and forming the liquid polymer resin material into a shape corresponding to the key base. Way.
The second mold,
A lower mold having a second concave portion having a concave surface having a shape corresponding to the convex key button, and an upper mold having a shape of the key base and having a protrusion groove corresponding to the protrusion formed on the other surface thereof. Method of manufacturing a slim keypad characterized in that.
And inserting the support member into the second mold, thereby applying the heat or pressure so that the film piece, the support member, and the liquid silicone are molded to conform to the shape in the mold.
After the curing step,
Each of the film pieces are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals, and further comprising a frame attaching step of attaching a frame formed between the film pieces through-hole is formed in a position corresponding to the film piece between the slim keypad of the Manufacturing method.
The film piece and the support member is a manufacturing method of the slim keypad characterized in that the adhesive to each other by a heat adhesive or UV adhesive.
In the film piece preparation step,
The manufacturing method of the slim keypad characterized in that it comprises printing the pattern of the number or letter on the other side of the film.
In the supporting member attaching step,
One or the other surface of the support member manufacturing method of the slim keypad characterized in that it comprises a light-shielding printing so that light does not leak.
A key base in which a protrusion is integrally formed at a position corresponding to the dome switch; And
And a key top disposed on an upper side of the key base and including a support member made of a synthetic resin sheet, and a key top including a key button made of a film and disposed at a position corresponding to the protrusion on the support member.
The key button is a slim keypad, characterized in that it comprises any one of polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or a laminated film.
The support member is a slim keypad, characterized in that made of a paper comprising at least one of each of polyamide (PA), polyurethane (PU) or polycarbonate (PC).
Slim keypad characterized in that the light is printed on one surface or the other surface of the support member so that light does not leak.
The thickness of the support member is a slim keypad, characterized in that 0.05 ~ 0.25mm
Slim keypad characterized in that the thickness of the key top is 0.2 ~ 0.4mm.
The inside of the key base is a slim keypad characterized in that a pressing hole having a predetermined size is formed at a position corresponding to the key button, and a sheet member in the form of a sheet made of a metal or plastic material is disposed.
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