TWI275023B - Multi-status key panel - Google Patents

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TWI275023B
TWI275023B TW93130553A TW93130553A TWI275023B TW I275023 B TWI275023 B TW I275023B TW 93130553 A TW93130553 A TW 93130553A TW 93130553 A TW93130553 A TW 93130553A TW I275023 B TWI275023 B TW I275023B
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A multi-status key panel include: a panel, at least a key and denotation zone. The panel has a lot of openings and the key is shown through the opening. The key has a key top member. There is a multi-status switch under the key top member. The multi-status switch passes the information of the key top member and denotation zone to the printed circuit board. The denotation zone is disposed on the panel and is around the key top member.

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1275023 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明涉及-種輸入鍵盤,尤其涉及—種多向度輸 【先丽技術】 常規之按鍵中,通常有10個數字按鍵和26個英 會附有其他標點及功能鍵等,每個英文字 成 1、及成,有時還 從料致了較大之_,絲献日朗長=唯-按鍵, 端機之鍵盤上,用戶輸人密碼時,由於_1 取 故密碼極易被人偷竊。 丁 T應卞杈鍵, 現有技術中,如行動電話鍵盤中,具1〇個數字 其他三個英文字母指^共用一個鍵,當輸人數字時,可簡單之 依縣完成;但當輸人所需字母時,需要多次 較麻煩,且較易輸入錯誤。 」、禪輸入 爲解決字母輸入問題,如公告於1996年6月18日之美國 ί ίΓ ΐ供多向度輸入按鍵110和應用該按鍵110之鍵盤100,,請 =,平面m及傾斜面112上各標有數字元和字母(圖未示 ^且唯-之和按鍵n。下面之電路板相連。使用時,當需要輸入中心 = 111上之數字時,只需上下按壓按鍵,當需要輸入傾斜面112上之信號時, 透過指尖控制,以四麵直傾斜平面方向按下。該按鍵可準確反映五^面 之預設信號,從而確定輸入之資訊。該輸入方式能一對一輸入,較節省輸 入之時間,但是該種類型之鍵盤應用於行動電話等較小之設備時,因按鍵 過小而無法容納一根手指在傾斜面或平面上操作,且易觸動其他鍵,使輸 入不準確。 一另:公告於2001年11月20日之美國第6,320,942號專利,請參見第 一圖,提供了另一種多向度輸入鍵盤,該多向度輸入鍵盤包括一徑向指示 鍵1和多個常規按鍵2,該徑向指示鍵}包括八個方向鍵,每個方向鍵分別 用所示方向之鍵頭標示,每個常規按鍵2周圍由多個符號環繞,在操作時, ^輸入按鍵2所示之資訊時,其操作與普通按鍵相同,只需按下即可;如 而要輸入按鍵2周圍之符號所示之資訊時,需先按徑向指示鍵1上對應之 方向鍵,再按普通按鍵2,才能完成輸入。該輸入按鍵雖輸入較爲容易,但 1275023 疋每$都要按徑向指示鍵丨,輸人較爲麻煩,且影響輸入速度。 常必ί於社之缺點,提供—種直接輸人且輸人準確之多向度輸入鍵盤非 【發明内容】 本發明目的在於提供一種直接輸入且輸入準確之多向度輸入鍵盤。 士發明公開了—種多向度輸人鍵盤,包括:―開設有多個開口之面板, ^按鍵’每-按鍵從所述面板之開口露出,該按鍵包括:一鍵頂,一符 區。夕向度連接器,該符號區設於面板上且圍繞與所述鍵頂,該多向 位於該鍵職部,其將_和舰區上代权輸人健傳遞印刷 電路板。 與現有技術相比,本發明多向度輸入鍵盤,每一按鍵均由多向度按鍵 ^,通過從各個方向按壓鍵頂,使與鍵頂底部之多向度連接器傳遞對應 f向之輸人健,即可完雜號—對—之輸人,使輸人資雜爲快捷和方 。應用該按鍵之鍵盤同時具有輸入資訊快捷和方便之優點,此外,其鍵 ,之佈局極大了縮小了佔狀空間,可使其較小之顧在行動電話等攜帶 型電子裝置。 【實施方式】 ^本發明提供一種多向度輸入鍵盤,請參見第三圖,以行動電話鍵盤10 爲例,包一面板12,其上有多個開口 14,多個多向度輸入按鍵2〇從開 口 14中鉻出,以便使用者能夠觸摸到。每個多向度輸入按鍵中間標有 0-9之固數字、一星號(*)及一井號(#)中之至少一個符號。 ^請第四圖,每個多向度輸入按鍵20包括一鍵頂21、一多向度連接 器25和符號區16,該多向度連接器25位於該鍵頂21下面,鍵頂21底部 與多向度連接器25頂部相配合。多向度連接器25底部與行動電話内之印 刷電路板30相連。該符號區16圍繞鍵頂21周圍。 —該鍵頂21爲使用者輸入資訊時直接接觸之元件。該鍵頂21整體類似 ,蓋子,表面近似爲半球狀,頂部具一鍵面區22,其上標有唯一之數字或 符號’在鍵面區22周圍具一撥動區23,鍵面區22與撥動區23之間光滑過 渡,所述鍵頂底部具一凹槽24。 付號區16設在每個開口 14周圍之面板12上且位於鍵頂21外周圍, 該符號區16以一定傾斜角度圍繞在按鍵2〇周圍。每一符號區%包含有字 母、指令或其他輸入符號,所述符號區16上之符號呈放射狀排布。 1275023 該多向度連接器25爲一現有技術中之連接器,該多向度連接器25上 中心有一搖桿26,該搖桿26與鍵頂21之凹槽24相配合。該該多向度連接 器25底部爲觸點端27,觸點端27具有中心觸點和沿八個方向之觸點(圖未 不)每個觸點分別唯一地與鍵頂21上之鍵面區22上之數字和符號區16上標 之付號相對應。該搖桿26可沿預定之垂直方向和沿八個傾斜方向移動,在 該搖杯26之作動下,多向度連接器25之觸點與印刷電路板3〇上之觸點相 導通,從而將要輸入之資訊以電信號方式傳遞給行動電話。 使用時’參見第五圖,當需要輸入按鍵2〇上之數字時,手指向下按鍵 頂21之鍵面區22,鍵頂21帶動下面之搖桿26向下垂直移動,使與其對應 之觸點與行動電話印刷電路板30相導通;當輸入符號區16上之符&時: /手指按住撥動區23,手指按住之位置與符號區16上要輸入之符號位於同一 住向方向上,沿與該撥動區23相垂直之面按壓,從而帶動下面之搖桿% 沿相對應之方向傾斜,使與符號區16相對應之觸點與印刷電路板3〇相導 通。從而完成訊號之輸入。1275023 IX. Description of the invention: [Technical field of the invention] The present invention relates to an input keyboard, and more particularly to a multi-directional input [Zhe Li technology]. In conventional buttons, there are usually 10 numeric buttons and 26 English clubs. Attached with other punctuation and function keys, each English word is made into 1, and is sometimes made larger from the material, and the silk is extended to the long distance = only - button, on the keyboard of the terminal, the user loses When the password is used, the password is easily stolen due to _1. In the prior art, such as a mobile phone keyboard, there are 1 number of digits and the other three English letters refer to a common key. When the number is entered, it can be simply completed by the county; When the letter is required, it takes more troubles and it is easier to input errors. Zen input is to solve the problem of letter input. For example, the US ί Γ ΐ 多 multi-directional input button 110 and the keyboard 100 for applying the button 110 are announced on June 18, 1996, please =, plane m and inclined surface 112 Each of the above is marked with a number of letters and letters (the figure is not shown ^ and only - and the button n. The following board is connected. When using, when you need to enter the number on the center = 111, just press the button up and down, when you need to enter When the signal on the inclined surface 112 is controlled by the fingertip, it is pressed in the direction of the plane inclined in four directions. The button can accurately reflect the preset signal of the surface, thereby determining the input information. The input mode can be input one-to-one. It saves the input time, but when this type of keyboard is applied to a small device such as a mobile phone, the button is too small to accommodate a finger on the inclined surface or the plane, and the other keys are easily touched, so that the input is not Accurate. In addition, U.S. Patent No. 6,320,942, issued Nov. 20, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety in its entirety, in Multiple The conventional button 2, the radial indicator button includes eight direction keys, each of which is respectively indicated by a button head in the direction indicated, and each of the regular buttons 2 is surrounded by a plurality of symbols. In operation, the input button 2 When the information is displayed, the operation is the same as that of the ordinary button, just press it; if you want to input the information indicated by the symbol around the button 2, you need to press the corresponding direction button on the radial indicator button 1, then Press the ordinary button 2 to complete the input. Although the input button is easy to input, the 1275023 按 presses the radial indicator button every $, which is more troublesome and affects the input speed. The invention provides a multi-directional input keyboard which is directly input and input accurately. The invention aims to provide a multi-directional input keyboard which is directly input and input accurately. The human keyboard includes: a panel with a plurality of openings, and a button 'per-button exposed from the opening of the panel, the button includes: a key top, a symbol area. The latitude connector, the symbol area On the panel and around And the key top, the multi-directional is located in the key position, which transfers the printed circuit board to the _ and the substituting power on the shipboard. Compared with the prior art, the multi-directional input keyboard of the present invention, each key is composed of The multi-directional button ^, by pressing the key top from all directions, so that the multi-directional connector at the bottom of the key top transmits the corresponding f-direction to the person, and the user can complete the miscellaneous----the input person The keyboard with the button has the advantages of quick and convenient input information. In addition, the layout of the keys greatly reduces the space occupied, which makes it smaller for portable electronic devices such as mobile phones. [Embodiment] The present invention provides a multi-directional input keyboard, see the third figure, taking the mobile phone keypad 10 as an example, including a panel 12 having a plurality of openings 14 and a plurality of multi-directional inputs. The button 2 is chromed out of the opening 14 so that the user can touch it. Each multi-directional input button is marked with at least one of a solid number of 0-9, an asterisk (*), and a hash sign (#). ^ Fourth, each multi-directional input button 20 includes a key top 21, a multi-directional connector 25 and a symbol area 16, the multi-directional connector 25 is located below the key top 21, and the bottom of the key top 21 Cooperates with the top of the multi-directional connector 25. The bottom of the multi-directional connector 25 is connected to the printed circuit board 30 in the mobile phone. The symbol area 16 surrounds the periphery of the key top 21. - The key top 21 is a component that is directly in contact when the user inputs information. The key top 21 is similar in overall, the cover has a surface that is approximately hemispherical, and the top has a key surface area 22 with a unique number or symbol 'with a dialing area 23 around the key surface area 22, and the key surface area 22 There is a smooth transition between the dialing zone 23 and a recess 24 at the bottom of the key top. A pay zone 16 is provided on the panel 12 around each opening 14 and is located around the periphery of the key top 21, which surrounds the button 2A at an oblique angle. Each symbol area % contains a letter, an instruction or other input symbol, and the symbols on the symbol area 16 are arranged radially. 1275023 The multi-directional connector 25 is a connector of the prior art. The multi-directional connector 25 has a rocker 26 in the center thereof. The rocker 26 cooperates with the recess 24 of the key top 21. The bottom of the multi-directional connector 25 is a contact end 27, and the contact end 27 has a center contact and contacts in eight directions (not shown). Each contact is uniquely associated with the key on the key top 21 The number on the face area 22 corresponds to the sign number on the symbol area 16 superscript. The rocker 26 is movable in a predetermined vertical direction and in eight oblique directions. Under the action of the rocker 26, the contacts of the multi-directional connector 25 are electrically connected to the contacts on the printed circuit board 3, thereby The information to be input is transmitted to the mobile phone by electrical signal. When in use, please refer to the fifth figure. When the number on the button 2 is required, the finger is pressed down to the key surface area 22 of the top 21, and the key top 21 drives the lower rocker 26 to move vertically downward to make a corresponding touch. The point is electrically connected to the mobile phone printed circuit board 30; when the symbol & is entered on the symbol area 16: / finger presses the toggle area 23, the position of the finger is held in the same direction as the symbol to be input on the symbol area 16. In the direction, it is pressed along the surface perpendicular to the dialing area 23, thereby causing the lower rocker % to be inclined in the corresponding direction, so that the contact corresponding to the symbol area 16 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 3. Thereby completing the input of the signal.

可以理解,該按鍵並不限於八個方向及向下之功能,也可沿多 方向功能及向下之功能。 X 以 綜上所述,本發明符合發明專利要件,爰依法提出專利申請。惟, 上所述者僅為本發明之較佳實施例,舉凡熟悉本案技藝之人士了 2 案發明精神所作之等效修飾或變化,皆應包含於以下^申社 【圖式簡單說明】 ”月寻伽_ 第一圖係一現有技術之多向度輸入鍵盤立體圖; 第二圖係另一現有技術之多向度輸入鍵盤主視圖; 第三圖係本發明多向度輸入鍵盤之主視圖; 第四圖係本發明多向度輸入鍵盤之分解立體圖; 第五圖係本發明多向度輸入鍵盤之作用方式圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 10 面板 14 按鍵 21 鍵面區 23 凹槽 25 印刷電路板 12 20 22 24 30 鍵盤 開口 鍵頂 撥動區 多向度連接器 1275023 符號區 16 搖桿 26 觸點端 27It can be understood that the button is not limited to the eight directions and the downward function, and can also be in the multi-directional function and the downward function. X In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art of the present invention should be included in the following [Shenshe [Simplified Description]] The first picture is a prior view of the multi-directional input keyboard of the prior art; the second picture is another prior view of the multi-directional input keyboard; the third picture is the main view of the multi-dimensional input keyboard of the present invention The fourth figure is an exploded perspective view of the multi-directional input keyboard of the present invention; the fifth figure is the action mode diagram of the multi-directional input keyboard of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] 10 panel 14 button 21 key surface area 23 groove 25 Printed circuit board 12 20 22 24 30 Keyboard opening key Top toggle area Multi-directional connector 1275023 Symbol area 16 Rocker 26 Contact end 27

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1275023十、申請專利範圍:1275023 X. Patent application scope: 1.一種多向度輸入鍵盤,包括: 一開設有多個開口之面板, 複數按鍵,每一按鍵從所述面板之開口露出,該按鍵包括: 一鍵頂, 一符號區,該符號區設於面板之開口週圍且以一定傾斜角度圍繞所 述鍵頂; 一多向度連接器,該多向度連接器位於該鍵頂底部,其將 鍵頂和符號區上代表之輸入信號傳遞至印刷電路板。A multi-directional input keyboard comprising: a panel having a plurality of openings, a plurality of buttons, each button being exposed from an opening of the panel, the button comprising: a key top, a symbol area, the symbol area Surrounding the opening of the panel and surrounding the key top at an oblique angle; a multi-directional connector located at the bottom of the key top, which transmits an input signal representative of the key top and the symbol area to the printing Circuit board. 2·如申請專利範圍第1項所述之多向度輸入鍵盤,其中該多向度連接器具 一搖桿’該搖桿可沿垂直移動和至少一個傾斜方向操作。 3·如申凊專利範圍第1項所述之多向度輸入鍵盤,其中所述鍵頂底部開設 一凹槽,該凹槽與多向度連接器之搖桿頂部相配合。 4·如申請專利範圍第3項所述之多向度輸入鍵盤,其中所述鍵頂爲半球 狀’其頂部具有同心之鍵面區和撥動區。 5·如申請專利範圍第1至4項中任一項所述之多向度輸入鍵盤,其中符號 區上之符號呈放射狀排布。 6·如申^專利範圍第1項所述之多向度輸入鍵盤,其中鍵頂上分別標有10 #1數字記號、星號和井號中之至少一符號。2. The multi-directional input keyboard of claim 1, wherein the multi-directional connector is a rocker' that can be operated in a vertical movement and at least one oblique direction. 3. The multi-directional input keyboard of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the key top defines a groove that cooperates with the top of the rocker of the multi-directional connector. 4. The multi-directional input keyboard of claim 3, wherein the key top is hemispherical in shape having a concentric key face region and a toggle region at the top. The multi-directional input keyboard of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the symbols on the symbol area are arranged radially. 6. The multi-directional input keyboard of claim 1, wherein the top of the key is marked with at least one of a 10 #1 digital mark, an asterisk and a hash mark. 7·如申請專利範圍第6項所述之多向度輸入鍵盤,其中每個符號區上標有 個方向之符號’每一多向度輸入按鍵可沿8個方向操作。 107. The multi-directional input keyboard of claim 6, wherein each symbol area is marked with a direction symbol. Each multi-directional input button is operable in eight directions. 10
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