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TW200820044A
TW200820044A TW95140131A TW95140131A TW200820044A TW 200820044 A TW200820044 A TW 200820044A TW 95140131 A TW95140131 A TW 95140131A TW 95140131 A TW95140131 A TW 95140131A TW 200820044 A TW200820044 A TW 200820044A
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An ultra-thin keyboard for a portable computer including a circuit board, a touch pad and a partition is provided. The circuit board has several switch units and the touch pad has several touch portions and several openings. These touch portions are respectively corresponding to these switch units and these openings are disposed between these touch portions. The partition has an upper surface contacting with the touch pad and a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface. The upper surface of the partition has several ribs and the bottom surface of the partition has several projections. These ribs are disposed in these openings to divide these touch portions into separate and these projections are respectively corresponding to these switch units. While one of these touch portions is pressed, the touch portion thereof is suitable for switching on the corresponding switch unit through the projection of the partition.

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200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明是有關於一種鍵盤,且特別是有關於—種應用 於可攜式電腦之薄型鍵盤(Ultra-thin Keyboard) 〇 【先前技術】 ' 由於科技的進步及生產技術的蓬勃發展,各式的電子 產品為了更符合消費者的需求,無不朝向輕、薄、短、小 的方向研發。尤其一些隨身攜帶型的電子產品,諸如個人 數位助理(Personal Digital Assistant,PDA)、掌上型遊 樂器(Handheld Gaming)、電子字典、行動電話(M〇wle200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a keyboard, and more particularly to an ultra-thin keyboard for a portable computer. [Prior Art] Due to the advancement of technology and the vigorous development of production technology, all kinds of electronic products are developed in the direction of light, thin, short and small in order to better meet the needs of consumers. In particular, some portable electronic products, such as Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Handheld Gaming, electronic dictionary, mobile phone (M〇wle)

Ph_)、或筆記型電腦(N〇teb〇〇k,NB)等, 的研發更是不遺餘力。 圖1為習知一種筆記型電腦一按鍵結構之剖面示意 圖。一般而言,筆記型電腦之薄型鍵盤是由多個按鍵所^ CJ 成,而為簡化圖示,在圖1中僅繪示出其中一按鍵以作說 ,。請參考圖1,習知筆記型電腦薄型鍵盤1〇〇包括多個 叔鍵110、及電路板120,其中電路板12〇具有多個開關單 70 ,而各按鍵11〇分別對應於開關單元122。各按鍵 10包括鍵帽112、支撐元件114、及彈性件116。支撐元 件114與彈性件116配置於鍵帽112與開關單元丨22之間, 以共同支撐鍵帽112。 心曰在4知筆圯型電腦薄型鐽盤丨⑻中,支摔元件丨14通 系是由兩個金屬材料所製成的支架114a、U4b環繞彈性件 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n 116並互相交叉樞接所構成,以使鍵帽112之下表面大致 平行於電路板120之上表面。再者,彈性件116通常是由 橡膠材質所製成,並具有-罩體116a以及—凸出部⑽, 其中凸出部116b是位於罩體ll6a内。當使用者按壓鍵帽 112時,支架114a、114b會沿著其樞接處旋轉,同時,罩 體116a會產生彈性變形,以使鍵帽112朝著電路板㈣ Γ 〇 的方向平移,進而使凸出部116b接觸並啟動對應之開關單 元 122。 為了滿足筆記型電腦輕、薄、短、小的需求,筆 電腦中的各項零組件皆朝向更輕更薄的方向設計。, 習知筆記型電腦薄型鍵盤100的整體厚度τ大約為 臟,且在目前的架構下,厚度τ已不易縮減,進而筆 記型電腦整體厚度的縮減受到限制。 從萆 【發明内容】 本發明的目的就是在提供一種適用於可 型鍵盤,以縮小薄型鍵盤厚度。 呵'電恥之溥 本發明提出-種薄型鍵盤,適用於可 括電路板、觸控板、及隔板。電路板且自,並已 而觸控板具有多個觸控部以及多個開;“ ;;應:關單元,且這些開孔是配置於:‘::: 間。隔板具有一貼附於觸控板之上 之 -下表面。隔板之上表面與下表面分別目對應之 及多數個凸出部。這些凸肋突出於這些開“數 6 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n 觸控部,而這些凸出部分別對餘 丄 元。當其中一觸_ 心、 之這些開關單 凸出部啟動對應之開關單元。 U透抓板上之 依知本發明的較佳 關單元糊薄膜按鍵(MetalD〇:鍵盤,上述之開 :二、本發明的較佳實施例所述 路板包括_電路板㈤刪㈤㈣响PCBf電 f- “ tt本發日㈣触實施觸狀薄髓盤,上述之電 ^反可撓性印刷電路板(Flexible Printed Circuit, FPC) 〇 依知本發明的較佳實施例所述之薄型鍵盤,上述之觸 控板是由一透明塑膠薄膜所組成。 ,由於本發明之薄型鍵盤所採賴觸控板以及隔板厚度 較薄、,因此,本發明之薄型鍵盤之整體厚度較薄。 >為讓本發明之上述和其他目的、特徵和優點能更明顯 易憧’下文特舉較佳實施例,並配合所附圖式,作詳細說 明如下。 【實施方式】 圖2為本發明一實施例之一種薄型鍵盤的上視示意 圖,而圖3為圖2中之薄型鍵盤之結構示意圖,且圖4為 圖3之分解圖。請參考圖2至圖4,薄型鍵盤200適於組 设在可攜式電腦上,其包括電路板21〇、觸控板220、及隔 板230。在本實施例中,可攜式電腦例如是筆記型電腦, 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n 鍵盤2GG例如是筆記型 施例中,可攜式雷聰 寸土硬蓋在具他貫 哭、電子字可以疋個人數位助理、掌上型遊樂 °口: 订動電話’本發明對此不作任何限制。 電路板21〇具有多個開 2 有多個觸控部222以;, 叩项匕板220具 d:kP, 及夕個開孔224。這些觸控部222分 別對應於这些開關單元212 刀 些觸控部222之間,发224疋配置於适 Γ 以被貼上按鍵符號。本貫%例中,觸控部222上可 卜具有相對之上表面232以及下表面234,且 表面232貼附於觸控板22〇,而面 21〇〇^ 230 ^^ 232 #t^ 234 ^J;J^ ⑽说以及多數個凸出部238。這些凸肋236分^= 於攻些開孔224中,以區隔各個觸控部222,使得使 摘壓按鍵時,可以利用觸感來區隔出每一個按鍵。此外, k些凸出部238分別對應於電路板21〇上之這些開關單元 212。當其中一觸控部222被按壓時,觸控部222適於透過 隔板230上之凸出部238啟動對應之開關單元212。 更洋細而έ,當觸控部222被按壓時,觸控部222與 隔板230會產生彈性變形,以使隔板23〇上之凸出部2% 朝向對應之開關單元212移動,進而接觸開關單元212。 然後,開關單元212會受到凸出部238之壓迫而產生彈性 變形,以使開關單元212之電極會與電路板21〇之電極接 觸而形成導通。 在本實施例中,電路板210例如是印刷電路板或可撓 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n 性印刷電路板,而這些開關單元212例如是金屬薄膜按 鍵。在本實施例中,隔板230為一種緩衝材,其材質可為 橡膠。在本實施例中,觸控板220例如是由一印刷有字體 之透明塑膠薄膜(PC film)所組成,且觸控板22〇上的這 些觸控部222是利用切割方式來劃分出的,且這些觸控部 222的分布位置可依照標準鍵盤之按鍵位置來設計。 Γ: ^綜上所述,本發明較佳實施例中之觸控板是由透明塑 膠薄膜所組成,其厚度較薄,而且,隔板亦可以是由厚度 較薄^薄膜材質所組成。再者,隔板與電路板之間的間隙 如舄要太大/、要在觸控部未被按壓前,使凸出部與開 關單元不會接觸或關單元不會被啟動即可。目此,杯 施例之薄型鍵盤的厚度約可縮小至Umm,_ 使可“式電腦的整體厚度可以進一步縮小。 限定發實施例揭露如上,然其並非用以 脫離本發明之精有通常知識者’在不 因此本發明之=祀圍内,當可作些許之更動與潤御, 為準。 保4關當視後附之中請專利範圍所界定者 【圖式簡單說明】 ^ 2為^^種筆記㈣腦薄型鍵盤之結構示意圖。 g。為本㈣—實施例之—種薄型_的上視示意 圖為圖2中之薄型鍵盤之結構示意圖。 9 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n 圖4為圖3之分解圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 100:習知筆記型電腦薄型鍵盤 110 :按鍵 112 :鍵帽 114 :支撐元件 ^ 114a、114b ··支架The development of Ph_), or notebook computer (N〇teb〇〇k, NB), etc., spares no effort. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a key structure of a notebook computer. Generally speaking, the thin keyboard of the notebook computer is composed of a plurality of keys, and in order to simplify the illustration, only one of the buttons is shown in FIG. Please refer to FIG. 1 . The conventional notebook computer keyboard 1 〇〇 includes a plurality of uncle keys 110 and a circuit board 120 . The circuit board 12 〇 has a plurality of switch sheets 70 , and each button 11 对应 corresponds to the switch unit 122 . . Each of the keys 10 includes a keycap 112, a support member 114, and an elastic member 116. The support member 114 and the elastic member 116 are disposed between the keycap 112 and the switch unit 丨22 to jointly support the keycap 112. The palpitations are in the 4th type of computer-type thin-type cymbal cymbal cymbal cymbal cymbal (8). The support element 14 is made of two metal materials. The brackets 114a and U4b surround the elastic members 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n 116 and mutually The cross pivot is constructed such that the lower surface of the keycap 112 is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the circuit board 120. Further, the elastic member 116 is usually made of a rubber material and has a cover 116a and a projection (10), wherein the projection 116b is located in the cover 11a. When the user presses the keycap 112, the brackets 114a, 114b will rotate along their pivotal positions, and at the same time, the cover 116a will be elastically deformed to translate the keycap 112 toward the circuit board (four) , ,, thereby The projection 116b contacts and activates the corresponding switching unit 122. In order to meet the needs of notebook computers that are light, thin, short, and small, the components in the notebook are designed to be lighter and thinner. The overall thickness τ of the conventional notebook thin keyboard 100 is approximately dirty, and under the current architecture, the thickness τ is not easily reduced, and thus the overall thickness reduction of the notebook computer is limited. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard suitable for use in a thin keyboard to reduce the thickness of a thin keyboard.呵 'Electric shame 溥 The present invention proposes a thin keyboard suitable for use in circuit boards, touch panels, and partitions. The circuit board is self-contained, and the touch panel has a plurality of touch portions and a plurality of openings; ";; should: close units, and the openings are disposed between: ':::. The spacer has an attached On the lower surface of the touch panel, the upper surface and the lower surface of the spacer respectively correspond to a plurality of protrusions. These ribs protrude from these openings. The number of the ribs is increased by the number of the "6" 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n touch portion And these bulges are respectively for Yu Yuyuan. When one of the touches, the switch has a single projection that activates the corresponding switch unit. The preferred closed cell paste film button of the present invention (MetalD〇: keyboard, the above opening: 2. The preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a circuit board (5), a deletion (5), and a (four) ring PCBf Electric f-" tt this day (four) touches the touch-shaped thin disk, the above-mentioned flexible printed circuit (FPC), according to the thin keyboard of the preferred embodiment of the present invention The touch panel is composed of a transparent plastic film. Since the thin keyboard of the present invention has a thin touch panel and a thinner separator, the thin keyboard of the present invention has a thin overall thickness. The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a thin keyboard of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an exploded view of FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the thin keyboard 200 is suitable for being assembled. On a portable computer, it includes a circuit board 2 In the present embodiment, the portable computer is, for example, a notebook computer, 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n. The keyboard 2GG is, for example, a notebook type, portable lightning. Cong Chong soil hard cover in his crying, electronic characters can be personal digital assistant, palm-type amusement ° mouth: the mobile phone 'the invention does not impose any restrictions on this. The circuit board 21 〇 has multiple open 2 with multiple touches The portion 222 has a d:kP and an opening 224. The touch portions 222 correspond to the switch units 212, and the touch portions 222 are disposed between the touch units 222. In the example of the present invention, the touch portion 222 has a relatively upper surface 232 and a lower surface 234, and the surface 232 is attached to the touch panel 22, and the surface 21 〇〇 230 ^^ 232 #t^ 234 ^J; J^ (10) said and a plurality of projections 238. These ribs 236 are divided into the openings 224 to separate the respective touch portions 222, so that the pressure is extracted When the button is pressed, each button can be distinguished by the touch. In addition, the k protrusions 238 correspond to the circuit board 21, respectively. When the touch unit 222 is pressed, the touch unit 222 is adapted to activate the corresponding switch unit 212 through the protrusion 238 on the partition 230. Further, when the touch unit 222 is used, When pressed, the touch portion 222 and the partition plate 230 are elastically deformed to move the protrusion 2% of the partition plate 23 toward the corresponding switch unit 212, thereby contacting the switch unit 212. Then, the switch unit 212 will It is elastically deformed by the pressing of the protruding portion 238, so that the electrode of the switching unit 212 is brought into contact with the electrode of the circuit board 21 to form conduction. In the present embodiment, the circuit board 210 is, for example, a printed circuit board or a flexible printed circuit board, and these switching units 212 are, for example, metal thin film buttons. In the present embodiment, the spacer 230 is a cushioning material which may be made of rubber. In this embodiment, the touch panel 220 is composed of a PC film printed with a font, and the touch portions 222 on the touch panel 22 are divided by a cutting method. The distribution positions of the touch portions 222 can be designed according to the key positions of the standard keyboard.综: In summary, the touch panel of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is composed of a transparent plastic film, and the thickness thereof is thin, and the spacer may also be composed of a thin film material. Moreover, the gap between the spacer and the circuit board is too large. / Before the touch portion is not pressed, the protruding portion and the switching unit are not in contact or the unit is not activated. Therefore, the thickness of the thin keyboard of the cup embodiment can be reduced to about Umm, so that the overall thickness of the computer can be further reduced. The limited embodiment is disclosed above, but it is not used to deviate from the ordinary knowledge of the present invention. In the case of the invention, it is not necessary to make some changes and refinements in the scope of the invention. The warranty is defined in the scope of the patent. [Picture of the schema] ^ 2 ^^ kinds of notes (four) schematic diagram of the structure of the brain thin keyboard. g. The top view of the (4) - the thin type of the embodiment is a schematic diagram of the structure of the thin keyboard in Fig. 2. 9 200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n Figure 4 It is an exploded view of Fig. 3. [Main component symbol description] 100: A conventional notebook computer thin keyboard 110: button 112: key cap 114: support member ^ 114a, 114b · bracket

C 116 :彈性件 116a :罩體 116b :凸出部 120 :電路板 122 :開關單元 T :厚度 200 :薄型鍵盤 210 :電路板 Ο 212 :開關單元 220 :觸控板 222 :觸控部 224 :開孔 230 :隔板 232 :上表面 234 :下表面 236 :凸肋 238 :凸出部 10C 116: elastic member 116a: cover 116b: projection 120: circuit board 122: switch unit T: thickness 200: thin keyboard 210: circuit board 212: switch unit 220: touch panel 222: touch portion 224: Opening 230: partition 232: upper surface 234: lower surface 236: rib 238: projection 10

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200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n 十、申請專利範圍: 1. 一種薄型鍵盤,適用於一可攜式電腦,該薄型鍵盤 包括: 一電路板,具有多個開關單元; 一觸控板,具有多個觸控部以及多個開孔,其中該些 觸控部分別對應於該些開關單元,且該些開孔是配置於該 些觸控部之間;以及 一隔板,具有一貼附於該觸控板之上表面以及與其相 對應之一下表面,其中該隔板之上表面與下表面分別具有 多數個凸肋以及多數個凸出部,該些凸肋突出於該些開孔 中,以區隔各該觸控部,該些凸出部分別對應於該電路板 上之該些開關單元。 2. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之薄型鍵盤,其中該些 開關單元為金屬薄膜按鍵。 3. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之薄型鍵盤,當其中一 該觸控部被按壓時,該觸控部適於透過該隔板上之該凸出 G 部啟動對應之該開關單元。 4. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之薄型鍵盤,其中該電 路板包括印刷電路板。 5. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之薄型鍵盤,其中該電 路板包括可撓性印刷電路板。 6. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之薄型鍵盤,其中該觸 控板由一透明塑膠薄膜所組成。 11200820044 0950283 21979twf.doc/n X. Patent application scope: 1. A thin keyboard suitable for a portable computer, the thin keyboard comprises: a circuit board having a plurality of switch units; a touch panel having a plurality of a touch portion and a plurality of openings, wherein the touch portions respectively correspond to the switch units, and the openings are disposed between the touch portions; and a partition having a sticker attached thereto An upper surface of the touch panel and a lower surface corresponding thereto, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface of the spacer respectively have a plurality of ribs and a plurality of protrusions, and the ribs protrude from the openings to Each of the touch portions is respectively disposed, and the protrusions respectively correspond to the switch units on the circuit board. 2. The thin keyboard of claim 1, wherein the switch units are metal film buttons. 3. The thin keyboard of claim 1, wherein when the touch portion is pressed, the touch portion is adapted to activate the corresponding switch unit through the protruding G portion of the partition. 4. The thin keyboard of claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises a printed circuit board. 5. The thin keyboard of claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises a flexible printed circuit board. 6. The thin keyboard of claim 1, wherein the touch panel is composed of a transparent plastic film. 11
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