TW201628037A - Keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

A keyboard includes a board, a plurality of keyswitches, and a protection cover. The plurality of keyswitches is disposed on the board. Each keyswitch includes a cap and a support device. The support device is disposed between the board and the cap. The cap moves upward and downward relative to the board via the support device. The protection cover includes an elastic body and a plurality of covering sheets. The elastic body overlaps with the plurality of keyswitches and has a plurality of holes formed thereon respectively corresponding to each cap. The plurality of covering sheets covers the plurality of holes on the elastic body respectively and is attached to the caps of the plurality of keyswitches respectively through the plurality of holes.

Description

keyboard

The present invention relates to a keyboard, and more particularly to a keyboard using a protective mask.

In terms of current personal computer usage habits, the keyboard is one of the indispensable input devices for entering text, symbols or numbers. In actual use, in order to prevent the damage of the keyboard caused by foreign matter (such as water, dust, etc.) entering the inside of the keyboard from the structural gap between the key caps, the prior art covers the protective cover over the button to cover the phase. The structural gap between adjacent buttons.

The structure of the common protective mask adopts a design of a sheet-shaped main body and a hollow protruding structure respectively formed on the corresponding keyboard on the keyboard, so that when the protective mask is disposed on the keyboard, the protective mask can be utilized. The hollow protruding structure thereon is sleeved tightly on each button to prevent foreign matter from entering the keyboard interior through the structural gap between the buttons. However, the above design tends to cause the problem of the sliding of the protective mask due to the excessively large structural dimension of the hollow protruding structure and the connection of the sheet-like body, and the problem of the sliding of the hollow protruding structure and the button, thereby causing the user to press. The discomfort on the button affects the feel of the press.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a keyboard using a protective mask to solve the above problems.

According to an embodiment, the keyboard of the present invention includes a bottom plate, a plurality of keys, and a protective mask. The plurality of buttons are disposed on the bottom plate, and each button includes a keycap and a lifting support device. The lifting support device is disposed between the bottom plate and the key cap, and the key cap is movable up and down relative to the bottom plate by the lifting support device. The protective mask comprises an elastic sheet and a plurality of covering sheets. The elastic sheet is superposed on the plurality of buttons and respectively formed with a break at a position corresponding to each of the key caps. The plurality of cover sheets are respectively superposed on the plurality of openings of the elastic sheet body and are respectively adhered to the key cap of each button via the plurality of breaks.

In accordance with another embodiment, the keyboard of the present invention includes a backplane structure, a plurality of buttons, and a protective mask. The plurality of buttons are disposed on the floor structure, and each button comprises a keycap and a lifting support device. The lifting support device is disposed between the bottom plate structure and the keycap, and the key cap is movable up and down relative to the bottom plate structure by the lifting support device. The protective mask comprises an elastic sheet body and a plurality of hollow protrusion structures. The elastic sheet body is fixed to the bottom plate structure. The plurality of hollow protrusion structures are formed on the elastic sheet body corresponding to the key cap of each button to cover the key cap of each button.

According to another embodiment, the keyboard of the present invention includes a bottom plate, a plurality of keys, and a protective mask. The plurality of buttons are disposed on the bottom plate, and each button includes a keycap and a lifting support device. The lifting support device is disposed between the bottom plate and the key cap, and the key cap is movable up and down relative to the bottom plate by the lifting support device. The protective mask comprises an elastic sheet and a plurality of covering sheets. The elastic sheet is superposed on the plurality of buttons and respectively formed with a break at a position corresponding to each of the key caps. The plurality of cover sheets are respectively superposed on the plurality of breaks of the elastic sheet body and connected to the elastic sheet body.

In summary, the present invention adopts a design in which a cover sheet is superposed on a break of an elastic piece and is connected to a key piece of an elastic piece or a button, or a design in which an elastic piece is fixed on a bottom plate structure to achieve protection. The cover can be firmly fixed to the button. In this way, the keyboard of the present invention can avoid the over-feeling caused by the excessively large structural size of the hollow protruding structure and the sheet-like body mentioned in the prior art mentioned above, and the poor assembly of the hollow protruding structure and the button. The problem of protecting the sliding of the mask is generated, thereby improving the user's touch and pressing feel on pressing the button.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a keyboard 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of the protective mask 5 and the keycap 13 of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the keyboard 1 includes a bottom plate 3, a protective mask 5, and a plurality of buttons 7. The button 7 is disposed on the bottom plate 3, and the protective cover 5 covers the plurality of buttons 7.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and FIG. 3 simultaneously. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the keyboard 1 of FIG. 1 along the section line XX. FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and FIG. 3 show that The protective mask 5 comprises an elastic sheet 9 and a plurality of covering sheets 11, each of which comprises a keycap 13 and a lifting support device 15. In this embodiment, the elastic sheet 9 is preferably composed of a silicone material to provide a better touch and a pressing feel when the user uses the keyboard 1. The elastic sheet 9 is superposed on the plurality of buttons 7. And a break 10 is formed at a position corresponding to each of the key caps 13, and a plurality of cover sheets 11 are respectively superposed on the plurality of breaks 10 of the elastic sheet 9 and are respectively bonded through the plurality of breaks 10 In the key cap 13 of each button 7, in more detail, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the covering sheets 11 can be respectively bonded to the corresponding layer by using an adhesive layer 12 (such as a glue). The break 10 is formed and an adhesive layer 14 can be used to adhere to the corresponding keycap 13 via the break 10.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the lifting and lowering support device 15 is disposed between the bottom plate 3 and the keycap 13, and in more detail, the keycap 13 has a first sliding groove 17 and a first clamping groove 19, and The bottom plate 3 has a second chute 21 and a second card slot 23. The lifting support device 11 includes a first support member 25 and a second support member 27, wherein the second support member 27 is pivotally connected to the first support member 25. The first support member 25 has a first sliding portion 29 and a first pivoting portion 31. When the first support member 25 is assembled, the first sliding portion 29 is slidably disposed in the first sliding slot 17 , and the first pivoting portion 31 is rotatably pivoted in the second locking slot 23 . The second support member 27 has a second sliding portion 33 and a second pivot portion 35. When the second support member 27 is assembled, the second sliding portion 33 is slidably disposed in the second sliding slot 21 , and the second pivoting portion 35 is rotatably pivoted in the first slot 19 . In this way, through the structural connection design described above, the key cap 13 can be moved up and down relative to the bottom plate 3 by the lifting support device 15. It should be noted that the mechanism design of the lifting support device used in the keyboard 1 is not limited to the above-mentioned scissor foot design, and it can also be modified by other common application on the keyboard, such as magnetic lifting design.

In addition, in practical applications, the keyboard 1 can adopt a light-emitting design, that is, in this embodiment, the cover sheet 11 and the key cap 13 can preferably be composed of a light-transmitting material, and the keyboard 1 can further include The backlight device 37 is disposed under the bottom plate 3 for providing light, whereby the light emitted by the backlight device 37 can sequentially penetrate the key cap 13, the break 10 of the elastic sheet 9, and the cover sheet. 11 and shoot, resulting in a button lighting effect. In addition, as can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, a pattern 39 (such as a character, a numeral, a symbol, or the like) can be formed on the cover sheet 11 (but not limited thereto, it can be modified on the key cap 13). Further, the keyboard 1 has a pattern illumination function when the backlight unit 37 is turned on. It should be noted that in another embodiment in which the illumination design is not used (ie, the configuration of the backlight device 37 is omitted), the pattern 39 can still be formed on the cover sheet 11 for the user to recognize and accordingly perform the corresponding pressing operation. .

Through the above configuration, when assembling the keyboard 1, firstly, the plurality of breaks 10 of the elastic sheet 9 can be respectively aligned with the key caps 13 of the plurality of buttons 7 on the bottom plate 3, and then each cover sheet 11 is stacked. Cooperating with the corresponding break 10, in the process, as described above, the cover sheet 11 can be adhered to the corresponding break 10 by using the adhesive layer 12, respectively, and the adhesive layer 14 can be used to pass through the break 10 Bonding to the corresponding key cap 13 can not only make each cover sheet 11 move up and down with the corresponding button 7 when the user operates the keyboard 1, but also prevent foreign matter from passing between the buttons 7. The structural void enters the inside of the keyboard 1 and achieves the effect of firmly fixing the protective mask 5 to the button 7, whereby the assembly of the keyboard 1 can be completed.

In this way, when the user wants to operate the keyboard 1 to press the corresponding button 7 with the text, symbol or number corresponding to the input pattern 39, the elastic sheet 9 will follow the user's downward pressing action. The elastic deformation is generated, so that the user can more easily complete the action of pressing the button 7, that is, the elastic material design through the elastic sheet 9 and the cover sheet 11 as shown in FIG. 3 are superposed on the elastic sheet. The step joint design on the break 10 of the present invention can effectively avoid the feeling of being too hard and hollow due to the excessively large structural size of the joint between the hollow protruding structure and the sheet-like body mentioned in the prior art mentioned above. The assembly of the protruding structure and the button is poor, and the problem of protecting the sliding of the mask is generated, thereby improving the user's feeling of touch and pressing on the pressing button.

In addition, the design of the protective mask may not be limited to the above embodiment, and it may also adopt a one-piece sheet structure, see FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, and FIG. 4 is based on the present invention. A partial top view of the keyboard 1' proposed by another embodiment of the invention, FIG. 5 is a partial exploded view of the protective mask 5', the keycap 13, and the bottom plate structure 2 of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is the fourth Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the keyboard 1' along the section line YY, and Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the keycap 13 of Figure 6 when it is pressed, wherein the keyboard frame 4 and the keycap 13 and the protective mask 5' are clearly shown for clarity. The structural relationship and actuation are omitted in FIGS. 6 and 7 by omitting the bottom plate 3 and the lifting support device 15, and only the keyboard frame 4, the keycap 13, and the protective mask 5' are shown. The components described in this embodiment are the same as those described in the above embodiments, and have similar functions or structures, and will not be described again. As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, the keyboard 1' includes a bottom plate structure 2, a protective cover 5', and a plurality of keys 7. The bottom plate structure 2 includes a bottom plate 3 and a keyboard frame 4, and the protective cover 5 'Including the elastic sheet 9' and a plurality of hollow protrusion structures 41, the button 7 includes a keycap 13 and a lifting support device 15. The bottom plate 3 is disposed under the plurality of buttons 7. The keyboard frame 4 is disposed on the bottom plate 3 and sleeved on the plurality of buttons 7. The keyboard frame 4 is formed with a first engaging structure 43 at a position on one side of the corresponding button 7. A second engaging structure 45 is formed at a position corresponding to the first engaging structure 43 . The first engaging structure 43 is configured to be engaged with the second engaging structure 45 to fix the elastic piece 9 ′. On the keyboard frame 4, in more detail, in this embodiment, the second engaging structure 45 can be a protruding structure and the first engaging structure 43 can be a fixed groove with which it can be matched, but For example, the second engaging structure 45 can be a fixing groove and the first engaging structure 43 can be a protruding structure. Alternatively, the first engaging structure 43 can be a sleeve structure and the second engaging structure 45 can be threaded into one of the studs. A plurality of hollow projection structures 41 are formed at positions of the elastic sheet body 9' corresponding to the key caps 13 of each of the keys 7 to cover the keycaps 13 of each of the keys 7. For other related descriptions of the keyboard 1', reference may be made to the analogy of the above embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

Through the above configuration, when assembling the keyboard 1, first, each of the hollow protrusion structures 41 can be respectively covered with the key caps 13 of the plurality of buttons 7, in the process, as described above, the second card of the elastic sheet body 9' The structure 45 can be engaged in the first engaging structure 43 of the keyboard frame 4 to firmly fix the elastic piece 9' to the keyboard frame 4, so that not only each hollow protrusion structure 41 can be used by the user. When the keyboard 1' is operated, the corresponding buttons 7 are moved up and down together, and at the same time, foreign matter can be prevented from entering the inside of the keyboard 1' via the structural gap between the buttons 7, and the effect of fixing the protective mask 5' is achieved, thereby The assembly of the keyboard 1' can be completed.

In this way, when the user wants to operate the keyboard 1' to input characters, symbols or numbers and press the keycap 13 downward from the position shown in FIG. 6 as shown in FIG. 7, the hollow protrusion structure 41 and the elastic piece 9' will produce a flattening elastic deformation as shown in FIG. 7 with the downward pressing action of the user, thereby making it easier for the user to perform the action of pressing the button 7, whereby It is possible to avoid the problem that the above-mentioned prior art, which is caused by the excessively large structural size of the structure where the hollow protruding structure is connected to the sheet-like body, and the poor assembly of the hollow protruding structure and the button, thereby causing the problem of the sliding of the protective mask. Thereby, the user's touch on the pressed button and the pressing feel are improved.

It is to be noted that the fixed design between the bottom plate structure and the protective cover is not limited to the above embodiment, and the design of the protective cover directly fixed to the bottom plate may be replaced by omitting the keyboard frame, for example, In another embodiment in which the keyboard frame is omitted, the bottom plate structure may be a bottom plate for carrying main components of the keyboard (such as a button, a lifting support device, etc.), and the bottom plate may extend toward the elastic piece to form a first engaging structure, the elastic piece. Forming a second engaging structure at a position corresponding to the first engaging structure, the first engaging structure is configured to be engaged with the second engaging structure to fix the elastic piece to the bottom plate, and the first engaging structure And the structural design of the second engaging structure can be referred to the analogy of the above embodiment, and details are not described herein again. In addition, the protective mask may also be replaced with a design connected to the elastic sheet. Please refer to FIG. 8 , FIG. 9 , and FIG. 10 , and FIG. 8 is a keyboard 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Partial perspective view of '', Fig. 9 is a schematic view of the protective mask 5'' of Fig. 8 and the explosion of the keycap 13, and Fig. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of the keyboard 1'' along the section line ZZ of Fig. 8, The components described in this embodiment are the same as those described in the above embodiments, and have similar functions or structures, and will not be described again. As shown in Figs. 8, 9, and 10, the keyboard 1'' includes a bottom plate 3, a protective cover 5'', and a plurality of keys 7. The button 7 is disposed on the bottom plate 3, and the protective mask 5'' covers the plurality of buttons 7. The protective mask 5'' includes an elastic sheet 9 and a plurality of covering sheets 11', and each button 7 includes a key cap 13 And a lifting support device 15. In this embodiment, the elastic sheet 9 is preferably composed of a silicone material to provide a better touch and a pressing feel when the user uses the keyboard 1'', and the elastic sheet 9 is superposed on the plurality of buttons. A break 10 is formed on each of the positions corresponding to each of the keycaps 13, and a plurality of cover sheets 11' are respectively superposed on the plurality of breaks 10 of the elastic sheet 9 and connected to the elastic sheet 9. More specifically, in practice, as shown in FIG. 10, each of the covering sheets 11' can be bonded to the elastic sheet 9 by using an adhesive layer 12 (such as an adhesive or the like). In addition, in practical applications, the keyboard 1'' can adopt a light-emitting design, that is, in this embodiment, the cover sheet 11' and the keycap 13 can preferably be composed of a light-transmitting material, and the keyboard 1 The backlight unit 37 is further disposed under the bottom plate 3 for providing light, whereby the light emitted by the backlight device 37 can sequentially penetrate the key cap 13 and the break of the elastic sheet 9. 10, and the cover sheet 11' is ejected, thereby generating a button illumination effect. In addition, as can be seen from FIGS. 8 and 9, the pattern 39 (such as characters, numerals, symbols, etc.) can be formed on the cover sheet 11' (but not limited thereto, it can also be modified on the keycap 13) In turn, the keyboard 1" has a pattern illumination function when the backlight device 37 is turned on. It should be noted that in another embodiment in which the illumination design is not used (ie, the configuration of the backlight device 37 is omitted), the pattern 39 can still be formed on the cover sheet 11' for the user to recognize and accordingly perform the corresponding pressing. operating. Through the above configuration, when assembling the keyboard 1'', firstly, the plurality of breaks 10 of the elastic sheet 9 can be respectively aligned with the key caps 13 of the plurality of buttons 7 on the bottom plate 3, and then each cover sheet 11 is 'Laminated separately on the corresponding break 10, in the process, as described above, the cover sheet 11' can be attached to the elastic sheet 9 using the adhesive layer 12, so that not only each cover sheet 11' can be made When the user operates the keyboard 1'', the corresponding buttons 7 move up and down together, and at the same time, foreign matter can be prevented from entering the inside of the keyboard 1'' via the structural gap between the buttons 7, and the protective mask 5'' is reached. The effect of being firmly fixed to the button 7 can thereby complete the assembly of the keyboard 1''. In this way, when the user wants to operate the keyboard 1'' to press the corresponding button 7 with the text, symbol or number corresponding to the input pattern 39, the elastic sheet 9 will follow the user's downward direction. The pressing action generates elastic deformation, so that the user can more easily complete the action of pressing the button 7, that is, the elastic material design through the elastic sheet 9 and the covering sheet 11' as shown in FIG. 10 are superposed on The step joint design on the breach 10 of the elastic sheet 9 can effectively avoid the above-mentioned prior art, which is caused by the excessively large structural size of the hollow protruding structure and the sheet-like body. And the problem that the protective mask slides due to poor assembly of the hollow protruding structure and the button, thereby improving the user's touch and pressing feel on pressing the button. The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

1, 1', 1''‧‧‧ keyboard
2‧‧‧floor structure
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5, 5', 5''‧‧‧ protective mask
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15‧‧‧ Lifting support device
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19‧‧‧First card slot
21‧‧‧Second chute
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37‧‧‧Backlight
39‧‧‧ patterns
41‧‧‧ hollow projection structure
43‧‧‧First engagement structure
45‧‧‧Second snap-in structure

1 is a partial perspective view of a keyboard in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic view of the explosion of the protective mask and the key cap of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the keyboard of Figure 1 taken along section line X-X. Figure 4 is a partial top plan view of a keyboard in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a partial exploded view of the protective mask, keycap, and bottom plate structure of Figure 4. Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the keyboard of Figure 4 along section line Y-Y. Fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the key cap of Fig. 6 when it is pressed. Figure 8 is a partial perspective view of a keyboard in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the explosion of the protective mask and the key cap of Figure 8. Figure 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of the keyboard of Figure 8 taken along section line Z-Z.

1"‧‧‧ keyboard

3‧‧‧floor

5"‧‧‧Protection mask

7‧‧‧ button

9‧‧‧Elastic sheet

10‧‧‧ breach

11’‧‧‧ Covering piece

12‧‧‧Adhesive layer

13‧‧‧Key Cap

15‧‧‧ Lifting support device

17‧‧‧First chute

19‧‧‧First card slot

21‧‧‧Second chute

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29‧‧‧First sliding part

31‧‧‧First pivotal

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37‧‧‧Backlight

Claims (16)

A keyboard comprising: a bottom plate; a plurality of buttons disposed on the bottom plate, each button comprising: a key cap; and a lifting support device disposed between the bottom plate and the key cap, the button The cap is movable up and down relative to the bottom plate by the lifting support device; and a protective mask includes: an elastic piece body superposed on the plurality of buttons and corresponding to each of the keycaps Each of the plurality of openings is superimposed on the plurality of openings of the elastic sheet and respectively adhered to the key cap of each button via the plurality of openings. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the keycap and the corresponding cover sheet of at least one of the plurality of buttons are composed of a light-transmitting material, the keyboard further comprising a backlight device, wherein the backlight device is disposed on the keyboard The underside of the bottom plate is used to provide light to sequentially penetrate the key cap, the corresponding break of the elastic sheet body, and the cover sheet to be ejected. The keyboard of claim 2, wherein a pattern is formed on the keycap or the cover sheet of at least one of the plurality of keys. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of cover sheets has a pattern. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the elastic sheet system is composed of a silicone material. A keyboard comprising: a bottom plate structure; a plurality of buttons disposed on the bottom plate structure, each button comprising: a key cap; and a lifting support device disposed between the bottom plate structure and the key cap The keycap is movable up and down relative to the bottom plate structure by the lifting support device; and a protective cover comprising: an elastic sheet body fixed to the bottom plate structure; and a plurality of hollow protruding structures, Formed on the elastic sheet body corresponding to the keycap of each button to cover the key cap of each button. The keyboard of claim 6, wherein the bottom plate structure comprises: a bottom plate disposed under the plurality of keys; and a keyboard frame disposed on the bottom plate and sleeved on the plurality of keys, the keyboard frame Forming a first engaging structure at a position corresponding to at least one of the at least one of the plurality of keys, the elastic piece forming a second engaging structure at a position corresponding to the first engaging structure, An engaging structure is configured to be engaged with the second engaging structure to fix the elastic piece to the keyboard frame. The keyboard of claim 7, wherein one of the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure is a fixing groove, and the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are The other is a protruding structure for inserting into the fixing groove to fix the elastic piece to the keyboard frame. The keyboard of claim 6, wherein the bottom plate structure is a bottom plate, and the bottom plate extends toward the elastic piece body to form a first engaging structure, and the elastic piece body is formed at a position corresponding to the first engaging structure. There is a second engaging structure, and the first engaging structure is configured to be engaged with the second engaging structure to fix the elastic piece to the bottom plate. The keyboard of claim 6, wherein the protective mask is composed of a silicone material. A keyboard comprising: a bottom plate; a plurality of buttons disposed on the bottom plate, each button comprising: a key cap; and a lifting support device disposed between the bottom plate and the key cap, the button The cap is movable up and down relative to the bottom plate by the lifting support device; and a protective mask includes: an elastic piece body superposed on the plurality of buttons and corresponding to each of the keycaps Forming a break, respectively; and a plurality of cover sheets respectively superposed on the plurality of breaks of the elastic sheet and connected to the elastic sheet. The keyboard of claim 11, wherein the keycap and the corresponding cover sheet of at least one of the plurality of buttons are composed of a light-transmitting material, the keyboard further comprising a backlight device, wherein the backlight device is disposed on the keyboard The underside of the bottom plate is used to provide light to sequentially penetrate the key cap, the corresponding break of the elastic sheet body, and the cover sheet to be ejected. The keyboard of claim 12, wherein a pattern is formed on the keycap or the cover sheet of at least one of the plurality of keys. The keyboard of claim 11, wherein at least one of the plurality of cover sheets has a pattern. The keyboard of claim 11, wherein the elastic sheet system is composed of a silicone material. The keyboard of claim 11, wherein the protective mask further comprises: an adhesive layer applied between the plurality of cover sheets and the elastic sheet body to adhere the plurality of cover sheets to the elastic layer On the sheet.