TWI397000B - Keyboard - Google Patents

Description

keyboard

The present invention relates to an input device, and more particularly to a keyboard.

With the rapid development of computer and network technology, more and more people are using the Internet to play computer games. By installing various game software on the computer, such as racing game software, the user can use the keyboard or the purchased professional steering wheel to control the computer to play the racing game.

However, the traditional keyboard is placed on the desktop, and the user can not experience the racing game and simulate the feeling of driving by operating the keyboard. In addition, the cost of purchasing a professional steering wheel is high and cannot meet the needs of ordinary users for racing games.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a keyboard that can be easily played.

A keyboard includes a body, a rotating mechanism disposed on the body, and a rotation detecting module. The body includes a housing and a plurality of buttons disposed on the housing. The rotating mechanism includes a connecting member and a supporting member. One end of the connecting member is rotatably disposed on the housing, and the other end of the connecting member is rotatably fixed to the supporting member. The body is rotatably supported on the support member after being rotated relative to the connecting member, and the rotation detecting module is configured to detect the rotation of the body.

In the above keyboard, the body is rotatable relative to the support by providing a rotating mechanism on the body. When the support member is supported on the table top, the body can rotate like a steering wheel, and the rotation detecting module detects the rotation of the body, so that the user can conveniently play the game by using the keyboard.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , a keyboard 100 of a preferred embodiment includes a body 10 , a rotating mechanism 20 disposed on the body 10 , and a rotation detecting module 30 for detecting the movement of the body 10 . The rotating mechanism 20 is switchable between two states that are housed in the body 10 and support the body 10.

The body 10 includes a housing 12 and a plurality of buttons 14 disposed on the upper surface 120 of the housing 12. Referring to FIG. 3 together, the lower surface 122 of the casing 12 opposite to the upper surface 120 is provided with a recess 16 for receiving the rotating mechanism 20. The groove 16 is substantially "T" shaped.

The groove 16 includes a first recessed portion 160 and a second recessed portion 170 that communicates with the first recessed portion 160. The first recessed portion 160 includes a first sidewall 162 , a second sidewall 164 opposite to the first sidewall 162 , and a third sidewall 165 connecting the first sidewall 162 and the second sidewall 164 . Corresponding two fixing holes 264 are respectively disposed on the first side wall 162 and the second side wall 164.

The rotating mechanism 20 includes a connecting member 22 and a support member 24. One end of the connecting member 22 is rotatably fixed in the first recessed portion 160. The other end of the connecting member 22 is rotationally fixed to the support member 24.

The connecting member 22 has a cylindrical shape, and a rotating shaft 220 is disposed at an end thereof away from the supporting member 24. Both ends of the rotating shaft 220 are rotatably fixed to the two fixing holes 264, respectively, so that the support member 24 is rotatable relative to the body 10 in a direction away from and close to the lower surface 122 of the housing 12. Referring to FIG. 4 together, in particular, the end of the connecting member 22 away from the rotating shaft 220 is recessed inwardly to form a cylindrical recess 224. An annular groove 225 is disposed on the sidewall of the recess 224.

The support member 24 includes a rotating portion 25 and a fixing portion 26. One end of the rotating portion 25 is rotatably sleeved in the connecting member 22 and coaxially disposed with the connecting member 22, and the other end thereof is fixed to the fixing portion 26. The rotating portion 25 can be received in the first recessed portion 160 together with the connecting member 22 , and the fixing portion 26 can be received in the second recessed portion 170 when the connecting member 22 is received in the first recessed portion 160 .

A cylindrical projection 250 is protruded from the end of the rotating portion 25 away from the fixing portion 26. The rotating portion 25 further includes a main body 251, two sliders 252, 254, and a spring 255. The main body 251 defines a through hole 350. The two sliders 252 and 254 and the spring 255 are disposed in the through hole 350, and the spring 255 is located between the two sliders 252 and 254. When the sliders 252, 254 are pressed to contract the spring 255, the protrusion 250 can be introduced into the recess 224 and received in the recess 224. At the same time, the spring 255 is extended to protrude the two sliders 252, 254 from the outside of the main body 251, so that the two sliders 252, 254 are slidably disposed in the sliding slot 225, so that the rotating portion 25 can be sleeved in the connecting member 22 and oppositely The connector 22 rotates.

The fixing portion 26 includes a first support portion 260 and a second support portion 262. Each of the first support portion 260 and the second support portion 262 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The first support portion 260 is fixed to the second support portion 262 at an angle. The first support portion 260 and the second support portion 262 are respectively fixed to the rotating portion 25 and are at the same angle with the rotating portion 25.

In the present embodiment, the first support portion 260 is perpendicularly connected to the second support portion 262. The first support portion 260 and the second support portion 262 are supported on the table top to support the body 10 of the keyboard 100 on the fixing portion 26 .

The keyboard 100 is connected to a game device (not shown). The rotation detecting module 30 is disposed in the casing 12 for detecting the rotation of the body 10, thereby generating a corresponding control signal to the game device (such as a game machine, a computer host with a game program installed, etc.) to control the game device. The game is running. For example, when the user plays the racing game running in the game device, the rotation detecting module 30 can generate the left turn signal or the right turn signal to the game device by rotating the body 10 to the left or right, thereby controlling the game character-racing left. Turn or turn right.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the keyboard 100 is required to play a racing game, the rotating mechanism 20 can be pulled out from the recess 16 while the first support portion 240 and the second support portion 242 of the support member 24 are respectively spanned. Set on two surfaces perpendicular to each other on the table top. Since the first supporting portion 240 is vertically connected to the second supporting portion 242, the body 10 of the keyboard 100 can be stably straddled on the table by the first supporting portion 240 and the second supporting portion 242. Moreover, since the connecting member 22 is rotatably fixed to the rotating portion 25 of the supporting member 24, the body 10 can be horizontally rotated 360 degrees with respect to the supporting member 24 like the steering wheel, and the user holds both sides of the body 10 with both hands. Turn the body 10 to the left or right to control the game character in the racing game - the left or right turn of the car.

The keyboard 100 of the present embodiment not only enhances the fun of the game but also enables the user to experience more realistically by providing the rotating mechanism 20 on the lower surface 122 of the body 10 without greatly increasing the cost of playing the game. The irritating nature of racing games.

When the keyboard 100 is not used to play a racing game, the rotating mechanism 20 can be received in the recess 16 while the rotating mechanism 20 can be level with the lower surface 122 of the housing 12, maintaining the overall aesthetics of the keyboard 100. In this way, the user can place the keyboard 100 on the desktop flatly, and use the keyboard 100 to perform text editing and the like.

In other embodiments, the rotation detecting module 30 can be disposed in the connecting member 22 . The rotation detecting module 30 can also detect the movement of the body 10 and generate corresponding control signals, thereby implementing the game character control function.

100. . . keyboard

10. . . Ontology

12. . . case

14. . . button

120. . . Upper surface

122. . . lower surface

16. . . Groove

160. . . First depression

162. . . First side wall

164. . . Second side wall

165. . . Third side wall

170. . . Second depression

20. . . Rotating mechanism

twenty two. . . Connector

220. . . Rotating shaft

twenty four. . . supporting item

25. . . Rotating part

26. . . Fixed part

260. . . First support

262. . . Second support

224. . . Concave

225. . . Chute

251. . . main body

252, 254. . . Slider

264. . . Fixed hole

255. . . spring

30. . . Rotation detection module

350. . . Through hole

1 is a perspective view of a keyboard of a preferred embodiment.

2 is another perspective view of the keyboard of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the keyboard of Figure 2.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the rotating mechanism of the keyboard of FIG. 3 taken along the IV-IV direction.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the state of use of the keyboard of Figure 1.

100. . . keyboard

12. . . case

122. . . lower surface

16. . . Groove

264. . . Fixed hole

162. . . First side wall

164. . . Second side wall

165. . . Third side wall

170. . . Second depression

twenty two. . . Connector

220. . . Rotating shaft

20. . . Rotating mechanism

twenty four. . . supporting item

25. . . Rotating part

26. . . Fixed part

260. . . First support

262. . . Second support

160. . . First depression

Claims (10)

A keyboard comprising a body, the body comprising a housing and a plurality of buttons disposed on the housing, wherein the keyboard further comprises: a rotating mechanism and a rotation detecting module disposed on the body, the rotating mechanism comprising a connecting member and a support member, one end of the connecting member is rotatably disposed on the housing, and the other end of the connecting member is rotatably fixed to the supporting member, and the body is rotatably supported on the supporting member after being rotated relative to the connecting member, the rotation detecting module Used to detect the rotation of the body. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the support member is rotatable relative to the body in a direction away from and near a lower surface of the housing. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the housing opposite the upper surface is provided with a recess for receiving a rotating mechanism, and one end of the connecting member is rotatably fixed in the recess. The keyboard of claim 3, wherein the support member comprises a rotating portion and a fixing portion fixed to the rotating portion, the recess includes a first recess portion accommodating the connecting member and the rotating portion, and a receiving portion capable of receiving the fixing portion The second recessed portion is in communication with the second recessed portion. One end of the connecting member is rotatably fixed in the first recessed portion, and the other end is rotatably fixed to the rotating portion. The keyboard of claim 4, wherein the rotating portion is sleeved in the connecting member. The keyboard of claim 5, wherein the rotating portion is convexly provided with a cylindrical protruding portion, the rotating portion comprises a main body, two sliders and a spring, and the main body is provided with a through hole, the two The slider and the spring are disposed in the through hole, and the spring is located between the two sliders, and the end of the connecting member is recessed inwardly to form a recess for receiving the protruding portion, and the sliding portion is provided with a sliding slot on the side wall thereof. The two sliders are slidably disposed in the sliding slot. The keyboard of claim 4, wherein the first recess comprises a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, and a third sidewall connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the first sidewall Two fixing holes are respectively disposed on the second side wall, and one end of the connecting member is provided with a rotating shaft, and both ends of the rotating shaft are respectively rotatably fixed in the two fixing holes. The keyboard of claim 4, wherein the fixing portion comprises a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion connected at an angle to the first supporting portion, wherein the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion are respectively fixed to The rotating portion is at the same angle as the rotating portion. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the rotation detecting module is disposed in the housing. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the rotation detecting module is disposed in the connecting member.