TW201443957A - Top shell of keyboard and ligh-emitting keyboard having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a top shell of keyboard and light-emitting keyboard having the same. The side frame of the top shell of keyboard is formed with an opening. The key character mounting frame of the top shell of keyboard is mounted at the opening, and comprises a plurality of key openings and a plurality of light-transmissive key character blocks. The light-transmissive key character blocks are respectively adjacent to the key openings. The light-emitting keyboard comprises the top shell of keyboard. Thus, the top shell of keyboard and light-emitting keyboard having the same according to the present invention have a simplified structure, and save the manufacturing cost and labor hours. The user may confirm the character indicated by the key in a bright or dim environment without the shielding by fingers, and the character will not fall or be contaminated by the finger contact, and the top shell of keyboard may be changed with different styles.

Description

Keyboard housing and illuminated keyboard including the same

The invention relates to a keyboard upper casing and an illuminated keyboard comprising the same; in particular, a structural simplification, saving manufacturing cost and working time, the user can confirm the characters represented by the keys in a bright and dim environment without being The finger is shielded, the characters are not peeled off or dirty due to finger contact, and the upper casing of the keyboard can change different styles of the keyboard upper casing and the illuminated keyboard including the same.

Today's computers have become an indispensable tool in people's lives, and the keyboard for inputting data is of course an important input tool. Generally speaking, when people operate a computer, they usually operate the computer in a light source environment, but in order to make the computer operate in a dim environment, the illuminated keyboard comes into being. However, the conventional illuminated keyboard causes the characters on the keys to emit light, so the design needs to change the structure and material under the keys (such as light transmissive) so that the light can be guided to the transparent characters on the keys. Light-emitting, the conventional light-emitting keyboard structure is relatively complicated, and it is difficult to obtain better optical performance, which is easy to cause uneven brightness of the symbol, and is difficult to design and manufacture; in addition, the conventional illuminated keyboard is used on all keys in different countries. Transmissive characters need to be changed according to the language of different countries, and the manufacturing cost is high and the working time is long. Moreover, when the conventional illuminated keyboard is operated in a bright and dim environment, the user's fingers will obscure The opaque character on the button prevents the user from confirming whether the character typed at the moment is correct; furthermore, the conventional illuminating keyboard cannot change the style presented on the keyboard, so the appearance is relatively monotonous; After long-term use of the conventional illuminated keyboard, the characters are easily peeled off or dirty due to the friction of the fingers.

Therefore, how to invent a keyboard upper case and an illuminated keyboard including the same to simplify the structure, save manufacturing cost and work time, the user can confirm the characters represented by the keys in a bright and dim environment without It is covered by the finger, the characters are not peeled off or dirty due to finger contact, and the upper casing of the keyboard can be changed into different styles, which will be actively exposed by the present invention.

In view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned prior art, the inventor feels that he has not perfected it, exhausted his mind to study and overcome it, and based on his accumulated experience in the industry for many years, he developed a keyboard upper casing and included Illuminated keyboard, in order to achieve structural simplification, saving manufacturing costs and working hours, the user can confirm the characters represented by the buttons in a bright and dim environment without being blocked by fingers, the characters will not fall off or dirty due to finger contact Stain, and the shell on the keyboard can change the style of the different styles.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a keyboard upper casing, comprising a keyboard upper casing frame forming an opening, and a button character setting frame disposed at the opening, the button The character setting frame has a plurality of button openings and a plurality of transparent light-transceiving button character blocks, and the light transmissive button character blocks are respectively adjacent to the button openings.

In the above-mentioned keyboard upper casing, the button character setting frame is bonded to the opening, is engaged with the opening or is integrally formed on the keyboard upper casing frame.

In the upper casing of the keyboard, the light transmissive button character blocks are respectively adjacent to the upper sides of the button openings.

A second aspect of the present invention provides an illuminated keyboard, comprising a keyboard frame on a keyboard, forming an opening; a button character setting frame disposed in the opening, the button character setting frame having a plurality of button openings And a plurality of light transmissive button character blocks respectively adjacent to the button openings; a button module disposed under the button character setting frame, The button module has a plurality of buttons and a light transmissive button arranging plate, and the buttons are spaced apart from each other at the opaque button arranging plate, and the buttons are disposed at the button openings; a light transmissive circuit film is disposed on the Under the button module, a backlight device is disposed under the permeable circuit film. The backlight device is a light guide plate having an illumination source or an electroluminescence panel having a plurality of reflective blocks. The reflective blocks correspond to the light transmissive button character blocks, the electroluminescent plate corresponds to the light transmissive button character blocks, and a keyboard lower case disposed under the backlight device And being assembled on the keyboard frame of the keyboard to cover the button module, the light transmissive circuit film and the backlight device.

In the above illuminated keyboard, the frame of the upper casing of the keyboard is light transmissive or opaque.

In the above illuminated keyboard, the button character setting frame is bonded to the opening, is engaged with the opening or is integrally formed on the keyboard upper casing frame.

In the above illuminated keyboard, the light transmissive button character blocks are respectively adjacent to the upper side of the button openings.

The illuminating keyboard further includes a light transmissive fixing plate disposed between the permeable circuit film and the backlight device.

The illuminated keyboard further includes a retroreflective sheet disposed between the backlight and the lower housing of the keyboard.

Thereby, the structure of the upper casing of the keyboard and the illuminated keyboard including the same is simplified, the manufacturing cost and the working time are saved, and the user can confirm the characters represented by the keys in a bright and dim environment without being obscured by fingers. The characters are not peeled off or dirty due to finger contact, and the housing on the keyboard can change different styles.

1‧‧‧Keyboard frame border

10‧‧‧Keyboard upper housing

11‧‧‧ openings

2‧‧‧Key character setting frame

21‧‧‧Key opening

22‧‧‧Lightable button character block

23‧‧‧ bracket

3‧‧‧Key Module

30‧‧‧ illuminated keyboard

31‧‧‧ button

32‧‧‧Light transmissive button configuration board

4‧‧‧Light transmissive circuit film

41‧‧‧Flexible components

5‧‧‧Backlight

51‧‧‧Light guide plate

511‧‧‧Reflecting blocks

52‧‧‧Light source

53‧‧‧Reflecting film

6‧‧‧ Keyboard lower housing

7‧‧‧Light transmissive fixing plate

8‧‧‧Light

Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the decomposition of the upper casing of the keyboard according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the combination of the upper casing of the keyboard according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the decomposition of the illuminated keyboard according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a combination of illuminated keyboards in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of light guiding of a light-emitting keyboard according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of illumination of an illuminated keyboard in accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the object, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail by the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings, which are illustrated as follows: Figure 1 and Figure 2 respectively The keyboard upper housing 10 of the first aspect of the present invention includes a keyboard upper housing frame 1 and a key character setting frame 2, as shown in the figure. The cover frame 1 of the keyboard is formed with an opening 11; the button character setting frame 2 is disposed on the opening 11 of the frame 1 of the keyboard, and the button character setting frame 2 can be adhered to the frame of the upper casing of the keyboard. The opening 11 of the 1 or the button character setting frame 2 can be engaged with the opening 11 of the housing frame 1 of the keyboard, or the button character setting frame 2 can be fixed in other manners with the housing frame 1 of the keyboard. The opening 11 is fixed. The button character setting frame 2 has a plurality of button openings 21 and a plurality of transparent light-transceiving button character blocks 22. The button openings 21 are used to set a plurality of buttons (not shown), which are transparent. The shape of the button character block 22 can be a number, an English letter, a national letter, a symbol, etc., and the light transmissive button character block 22 is located in the bracket 23 of the button character setting frame 2 and adjacent to the buttons respectively. The opening 21 is, for example, adjacent to the upper side, the lower side, the left side or the right side of the button opening 21, and the like. In addition, the button character setting frame 2 is permeable to the light transmissive button character block 22, and the rest The part can be permeable to light (such as lower light transmittance) Appearing such light transmissive Key block 22) or opaque.

As described above, the light transmissive button character blocks 22 of the keyboard upper casing 10 of the present invention are disposed on the button character setting frame 2, so that it is not necessary to change the structure of the buttons and other objects below the buttons. The material (for example, changed to a permeable material) to allow light to pass through; in addition, the keyboard upper casing 10 of the present invention is used in different countries only needs to replace the upper keyboard housing 10 to change the language of different countries, instead of The light-receiving button character block 22 of the keyboard upper casing 10 of the present invention is disposed on the button character setting frame 2, and the manufacturing cost and the man-hour are saved. When the user operates the illuminated keyboard in a bright and dim environment, the user's finger does not block the light transmissive button character block 22, so the user can immediately confirm whether the character typed at the moment is correct; When the user uses the keyboard upper casing 10 of the present invention, the user's fingers do not touch the permeable light-transceive button character blocks 22, and thus the transparent light-transceivable key character blocks 22 are not Will fall off or become dirty.

In the above-mentioned keyboard upper casing 10, the upper casing frame 1 of the keyboard is permeable to light or opaque, so that the upper casing 10 can exhibit different light transmission patterns.

In the keyboard upper casing 10, the button character setting frame 2 can be integrally formed on the keyboard upper casing frame 1 to improve the structural strength of the upper casing 10 and save man-hours and manufacturing costs.

In the above-mentioned keyboard upper housing 10, the button character setting frame 2 can be set with different patterns, colors or fonts according to the needs of the user to present different patterns. In addition, if the keyboard upper casing 10 of the present invention is used in different countries, only the upper keyboard housing 10 needs to be replaced to change the language of different countries without replacing all the keys, which not only saves cost in manufacturing, but also Working hours are also extremely convenient when used by individuals in different countries.

In the above-mentioned upper keyboard housing 10, the light transmissive button character blocks 22 are respectively adjacent to the upper side of the button openings 21, which can be more in line with the user's perspective so that the user can instantly confirm the words currently typed. Is the yuan correct?

3 and 4 are respectively a schematic diagram of the decomposition and combination of the illuminated keyboard according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the illuminated keyboard 30 of the second aspect of the present invention comprises a keyboard frame 1 and a button word on the keyboard. The element setting frame 2, a button module 3, a light transmissive circuit film 4, a backlight device 5, and a keyboard lower case 6. The cover frame 1 of the keyboard is formed with an opening 11; the button character setting frame 2 is disposed on the opening 11 of the frame 1 of the keyboard, and the button character setting frame 2 can be adhered to the frame of the upper casing of the keyboard. The opening 11 of the 1 or the button character setting frame 2 can be engaged with the opening 11 of the housing frame 1 of the keyboard, or the button character setting frame 2 can be fixed in other manners with the housing frame 1 of the keyboard. The opening 11 is fixed, and the button character setting frame 2 has a plurality of button openings 21 and a plurality of transparent light-transceiving button character blocks 22, wherein the button openings 21 are used to set a plurality of buttons 31, and the light-transmitting button characters region The shape of the block 22 can be a number, an English letter, a national letter, a symbol, etc., and the light transmissive button character blocks 22 are located in the bracket 23 of the button character setting frame 2 and adjacent to the button openings 21, for example, for example. Adjacent to the upper side, the lower side, the left side or the right side of the button opening 21, etc., in addition, the button character setting frame 2 is permeable to the light transmissive button character block 22, and the remaining part may be Light transmissive (such as lower light transmittance to reveal the The light-transmissive button character block 22) or opaque; the button module 3 is disposed under the button character setting frame 2, the button module 3 has a plurality of buttons 31 and a permeable button configuration plate 32 The buttons 31 may be printed with characters or may be blank and spaced apart from each other on the permeable button arrangement board 32. The buttons 31 are disposed on the button openings 21 and the buttons 31 may be exposed to the button 31. The light-emitting circuit film 4 is disposed under the button module 3, and the light-permeable circuit film 4 can have a plurality of elasticities. The component 41 is disposed under the buttons 31 so that the buttons 31 can be returned to the original position, and the permeable circuit film 4 is used to generate and transmit the buttons 31 after being pressed. The backlight device 5 is disposed under the permeable circuit film 4. The backlight device 5 can be an electroluminescent panel (not shown) or a light guide plate 51 having a light source 52. It can be an LED or LED strip and can be disposed in the edge or edge of the light guide plate 51, for example, disposed on the upper side edge, the lower side edge, the left side edge or the right side edge of the light guide plate 51, etc., and the light guide plate 51 has a plurality of reflections therein. The size and position of the reflective block 511 correspond to the size (length and height of the character) and the position of the opaque button character block 22, and the illumination range of the electroluminescent panel is also The size (character length and height) and position of the opaque button character block 22 can be completely matched; the keyboard lower case 6 is disposed under the backlight device 5 and is assembled on the keyboard upper casing frame 1, to cover the button module 3, the permeable circuit film 4 and the backlight device 5

As described above, the opaque button character blocks 22 of the illuminating keyboard 30 of the present invention are disposed on the button character setting frame 2, so that it is not necessary to change the structure of the buttons 31 and other objects under the button 31. The material (for example, changed to a permeable material) to allow light to pass through, the structure of the illuminated keyboard 30 of the present invention is simplified; in addition, the illuminated keyboard 30 of the present invention is only required to be replaced in the keyboard housing 10 in different countries ( The keyboard frame 1 on the keyboard and the button character setting frame 2) are used to change the language of different countries without replacing all the buttons 31, so the manufacturing cost and working time of the illuminated keyboard 30 of the present invention are relatively saved; The light transmissive button character blocks 22 of the illuminated keyboard 30 of the present invention are disposed on the button character setting frame 2, and when the user operates the illuminated keyboard 30 of the present invention in a bright and dim environment, The user's finger does not block the opaque button character block 22, so the user can immediately confirm whether the character typed at the moment is correct; further, when the user uses the illuminating keyboard 30 of the present invention, User's hand And may not contact the light-transmitting key characters such blocks 22, Therefore, the opaque button character blocks 22 are not detached or dirty; further, the size and position of the reflective blocks 511 of the illuminating keyboard 30 of the present invention or the illuminating range of the electroluminescent panel can be Corresponding to the size and position of the opaque button character block 22, and there is no other opaque structure between the backlight device 5 and the button character setting frame 2 to block the travel of light, and the light can be worn. Through the entire opaque button character block 22, the opaque button character blocks 22 of the present invention can have a uniform optical performance.

In the above-mentioned illuminated keyboard 30, the upper casing frame 1 of the keyboard is light transmissive or opaque, so that the illuminated keyboard 30 can exhibit different light transmission patterns.

In the above-mentioned illuminated keyboard 30, the button character setting frame 2 can be integrally formed on the keyboard upper casing frame 1 to enhance the structural strength of the illuminated keyboard 30.

In the above-mentioned illuminated keyboard 30, the button character setting frame 2 can be set with different patterns, colors or fonts according to the needs of the user to present different patterns. In addition, if the illuminated keyboard 30 of the present invention is used in different countries, only the upper keyboard housing 10 needs to be replaced to change the language of different countries without replacing all the keys 31, which not only saves cost in manufacturing, but also Working hours are also extremely convenient when used by individuals in different countries.

In the above-mentioned illuminated keyboard 30, the opaque button character blocks 22 are respectively adjacent to the upper side of the button openings 21, which can be more in line with the user's perspective so that the user can instantly confirm whether the currently typed characters are correct.

The illuminating keyboard 30 can further include a light-transmissive fixing plate 7 disposed between the opaque circuit film 4 and the backlight device 5, and the two sides of the opaque fixing plate 7 can respectively The light transmissive circuit film 4 and the structure of the backlight device 5 fix the light transmissive circuit film 4 and the backlight device 5.

The illuminating keyboard 30 can further include a reflective sheet 53 disposed between the backlight device 5 and the keyboard lower casing 6. When the backlight device 5 is the light guide plate 51 having the light source 52, the reflective The sheet 53 allows the light guide plate 51 to have a better reflectance to produce a better light source performance.

5 and 6 are respectively schematic diagrams of light guiding and illuminating of an illuminated keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the illuminating keyboard 30 of the present invention is used by the electroluminescent panel (not shown) or The light source 52 generates light rays 8 , and then the light rays 8 are reflected upward through the reflective blocks 511 , and then the light rays 8 sequentially penetrate the light transmissive fixing plate 7 , the light transmissive circuit film 4 , and the light transmissive The button configuration board 32 and the light transmissive button character blocks 22 further illuminate the light transmissive button character blocks 22, thereby allowing the user to recognize the buttons in a bright or dim environment. The characters represented by 31 respectively, and then type the correct characters.

The invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It should be noted that variations and permutations equivalent to those of the embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Keyboard frame border

10‧‧‧Keyboard upper housing

11‧‧‧ openings

2‧‧‧Key character setting frame

21‧‧‧Key opening

22‧‧‧Lightable button character block

23‧‧‧ bracket

Claims (8)

A keyboard upper casing, comprising: a keyboard upper casing frame forming an opening; and a button character setting frame disposed at the opening, the button character setting frame having a plurality of button openings and a plurality of transparent The button character block, the light transmissive button character blocks are respectively adjacent to the button openings. The keyboard upper casing according to claim 1, wherein the button character setting frame is bonded to the opening, is engaged with the opening or is integrally formed on the keyboard upper casing frame. The upper keyboard housing of claim 1, wherein the permeable key word blocks are adjacent to upper sides of the key openings, respectively. An illuminated keyboard comprising: a keyboard frame on a keyboard, forming an opening; a button character setting frame disposed in the opening, the button character setting frame having a plurality of button openings and a plurality of transparent light-transceivable button characters Blocks, the light transmissive button character blocks are respectively adjacent to the button openings; a button module is disposed under the button character setting frame, the button module has a plurality of buttons and a light transmissive button configuration a button, the buttons are spaced apart from each other, and the buttons are disposed at the button openings; a light transmissive circuit film is disposed under the button module; and a backlight device is disposed on the Under the permeable circuit film, the backlight device is a light guide plate having an illumination source or an electroluminescence panel, the light guide plate has a plurality of reflective blocks, and the reflective regions The block corresponds to the opaque button character blocks, the electroluminescent plate corresponds to the permeable key word blocks; and a keyboard lower case is disposed under the backlight and assembled The shell frame on the keyboard covers the button module, the light transmissive circuit film and the backlight device. The illuminating keyboard of claim 4, wherein the button character setting frame is bonded to the opening, is engaged with the opening or is integrally formed on the keyboard upper casing frame. The illuminating keyboard of claim 4, wherein the permeable key word blocks are adjacent to upper sides of the button openings, respectively. The illuminating keyboard of claim 4, further comprising a light permeable fixing plate disposed between the permeable circuit film and the backlight device. The illuminated keyboard of claim 4, further comprising a retroreflective sheet disposed between the backlight and the lower housing of the keyboard.