TWI436395B - Keyboard frame with better structural strength - Google Patents

Description

Keyboard frame with better structural strength

The present invention primarily discloses a keyboard frame having better structural strength.

The notebook computer pays special attention to the slim and short appearance in order to meet the convenience of carrying. Therefore, many parts of the notebook computer are made of plastic material to achieve lightweight requirements. In terms of the keyboard of a notebook computer, the keyboard is the part where the notebook computer is most often subjected to external forces and subjected to maximum external force. When the user types using the keyboard, the user's hand will abut against the keyboard, and the user's finger completes the typing operation by tapping the button.

Referring to the "Keyboard" patent of China Patent Certificate No. I342508, FIG. 3 discloses a design in which the protective cover is disposed on the casing, and the thickness of the protective cover is thin, and the requirements for lightweight are satisfied. However, when the protective cover is coupled to the housing, the protective cover is coupled with the housing by a screw lock, and the portion of the screw lock is prone to collapse due to the force of the tightening. In the case of the plastic product, When the local structure collapses, it also means that the entire keyboard can no longer be used, and must be scrapped. In addition, the keyboard cannot withstand the plastic protective cover of the prior art because the user's hand abuts and the user's finger taps on the keyboard. Structural strength requirements.

In view of the fact that the structural strength of the conventional keyboard cannot be effectively improved, and the user's expectation cannot be satisfied, the inventors have tried hard to find a solution.

The present invention is intended to solve the shortcomings of the prior art, and to provide a keyboard frame with better structural strength, which can solve the defects of the prior art.

The main technical improvement of the invention is that the keyboard frame comprises an outer frame and a metal frame, and the outer frame is made of a plastic material, which meets the requirements of light weight and low price. The metal frame is made of aluminum metal, and the aluminum metal has metal. The metal frame can also be made of stainless steel or iron metal because of its high structural strength and ability to meet light weight requirements.

A technically improved method of the present invention is that the metal frame is combined with the outer frame to further provide the keyboard frame with better structural strength.

The technical method of the present invention is that the second thickness of the metal frame is greater than the first thickness of the outer frame, the fixed depth of the fixing hole is equal to the second thickness, and the fixed depth of the fixing hole is greater than the first thickness. The fixing hole has a long fixing depth and allows the fixing hole to be fixed to other members without causing damage and collapse.

Another technical means for improvement of the present invention is that when the keyboard frame is fixed to the keyboard module of the notebook computer, the fixing hole has a long fixed depth and can prevent the fixing hole from being fixed with the keyboard module. Damage to the collapse of the situation. The metal characteristics of the metal frame make the fixing hole not easily collapse like a plastic material, and the screw can be screwed to the fixing hole of the metal frame to meet the requirement of the stable screw lock. The metal frame allows the screw to be screwed. Repeat the screw lock on the fixing hole.

Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will be apparent from the description and appended claims.

The technology, means and functions of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 5 are perspective, exploded, and cross-sectional views of a keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength of the present invention. The keyboard frame 1 of the present invention having a better structural strength includes: an outer frame 10 having a first face 11 and a second face 12, the first face 11 and the second face 12 being respectively located in the outer frame 10 opposite outer surfaces, the distance between the first face 11 and the second face 12 is defined as a first thickness t1; a metal frame 20 having a third face 21 and a fourth face 22, The third surface 21 and the fourth surface 22 are respectively located on opposite outer surfaces of the metal frame 20, and the third surface 21 is coupled to the second surface 12, and between the third surface 21 and the fourth surface 22 The distance is defined as a second thickness t2. The first thickness t1 is smaller than the second thickness t2. The metal frame 20 is provided with a fixing hole 231. The fixing hole 231 is disposed on the fourth surface 22.

The outer frame 10 is made of a plastic material, which meets the requirements of light weight and low price. The outer frame 10 has been preset to have a plurality of spaces for accommodating the keys.

The metal frame 20 is made of aluminum metal having the advantage of high structural strength and can meet the requirements of light weight. The metal frame 20 can also be made of stainless steel or iron metal. The metal frame 20 is preset to have a plurality of spaces for accommodating the buttons. frame.

The outer frame 10 includes a first region 13, a second region 14 and a third region 15, the first region 13 having the same thickness and being flat, the first region 13 surrounding the second region 14, The first region 13 also surrounds the third region 15, and one end of the first region 13 away from the second region 14 can be placed against the user's hand. The second region 14 is convex with respect to the first region 13 , and the space of the outer frame 10 that presets the button is the second region 14 . The third area 15 is hollowed out, and the third area 15 corresponds to the mouse touch area of the notebook computer.

The first surface 11 of the second region 14 away from the first region 13 is the first surface 11 , and the surface of the first region 13 away from the second region 14 is the second surface 12 .

The third surface 21 of the metal frame 20 is flat. The third surface 21 of the metal frame 20 and the second surface 14 of the second surface 12 of the outer frame 10 are coated with a glue. The third face 21 of the frame 20 is adhered to the second face 12 of the outer frame 10. The fourth surface 22 of the metal frame 20 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 23, and the protrusions 23 are protruded from the fourth surface 22, and the protrusions 23 are provided with the fixing holes 231. In this embodiment, the fixing holes 231 are formed. The third surface 21 and the fourth surface 22 are penetrated. The fixing hole 231 is implemented as a threaded hole.

The third surface 21 of the metal frame 20 is adhered to the second region 14 of the second surface 12 of the outer frame 10, so that the metal frame 20 is combined with the outer frame 10, so that the keyboard frame 1 has a better structure. strength. Because the second thickness t2 of the metal frame 20 is greater than the first thickness t1 of the outer frame 10, the fixed depth of the fixing hole 231 is equal to the second thickness t2. In other words, the fixing hole 231 has a fixed depth greater than the first thickness t1. When the fixing hole 231 has a long fixing depth and the fixing hole 231 can be fixed to other members, the damage does not occur.

6 is a schematic view of the outer frame of the keyboard frame with better structural strength and the metal frame according to the present invention. The outer frame 10 has a fifth face 16 that is located in the second region 14, the fifth face 16 faces the second face 12, and the fifth face 16 opposes the first face 11. The spot welding device is spot welded from the fifth face 16 such that the second region 14 of the outer frame 10 is bonded to the metal frame 20. When the keyboard frame 1 is spot-welded, the fifth surface 16 at the solder joint is concave, and the fourth surface 22 has an outward protrusion shape, and the outer frame 10 is fixedly coupled with the metal frame 20 without falling off, further making The keyboard frame 1 has a good structural strength.

The distance between the first surface 11 and the second surface 12 is defined as the first thickness t1, and the distance between the third surface 21 and the fourth surface 22 of the metal frame 20 is defined as the second thickness t2. The first thickness t1 is smaller than the second thickness t2, and the fixing hole 231 directly penetrates the third surface 21 and the fourth surface 22.

Because the second thickness t2 of the metal frame 20 is greater than the first thickness t1 of the outer frame 10, the fixed depth of the fixing hole 231 is equal to the second thickness t2. In other words, the fixing hole 231 has a fixed depth greater than the first thickness t1. When the fixing hole 231 has a long fixing depth and the fixing hole 231 can be fixed to other members, the damage does not occur.

The keyboard frame 1 is fixed to the keyboard module of the notebook computer, and the notebook computer is fixed to the fixing hole 231 by the fixing member being inserted into the keyboard module, so that the metal frame 20 and the notebook computer keyboard module are fixed together. When the keyboard frame 1 is fixed to the keyboard module of the notebook computer, the fixing hole 231 has a long fixed depth, and the fixing hole 231 can be fixed to the keyboard module without damage and collapse. The metal structure of the metal frame 20 makes the fixing hole 231 not easy to be broken like the plastic material, and can meet the requirement of the stable screw lock when the screw is screwed to the fixing hole 231 of the metal frame 20. The frame 20 allows the screw to be repeatedly screwed to the fixing hole 231.

As far as the above is concerned, it can be concluded that the present invention has the following advantages:

1. The invention relates to a "keyboard frame with better structural strength", the keyboard frame comprises an outer frame and a metal frame, and the outer frame is made of a plastic material, which meets the requirements of light weight and low price, and the metal frame is set to aluminum. Metal, aluminum metal has the advantage of high strength of metal structure and can meet the requirements of light weight, and the metal frame can also be made of stainless steel or iron metal.

2. The invention relates to a "keyboard frame with better structural strength", and the metal frame is combined with the outer frame to further make the keyboard frame have better structural strength.

3. The "keyboard frame having a better structural strength" according to the present invention, the second thickness of the metal frame is greater than the first thickness of the outer frame, the fixed depth of the fixing hole is equal to the second thickness, and the fixed depth of the fixing hole is greater than In the first thickness, the fixing hole has a long fixing depth, and when the fixing hole can be fixed to other members, the damage does not occur.

4. The present invention relates to a keyboard frame having a better structural strength. When the keyboard frame is fixed to a keyboard module of a notebook computer, the fixing hole has a long fixed depth and can be fixed when the fixing hole and the keyboard module are fixed. There will be no damage or collapse. The metal characteristics of the metal frame make the fixing hole not easily collapse like a plastic material, and the screw can be screwed to the fixing hole of the metal frame to meet the requirement of the stable screw lock. The metal frame allows the screw to be screwed. Repeat the screw lock on the fixing hole.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, so that the numerical value is changed or the equivalent element is replaced, or the equivalent of the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Changes and modifications are still within the scope of the invention patent.

1. . . Keyboard frame

10. . . Outer frame

11. . . First side

12. . . Second side

T1. . . First thickness

13. . . First area

14. . . Second area

15. . . Third area

16. . . Fifth side

20. . . Metal frame

twenty one. . . Third side

twenty two. . . Fourth side

twenty three. . . Projection

231. . . Fixed hole

T2. . . Second thickness

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of another perspective view of a keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the keyboard frame with better structural strength of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength of the present invention.

Figure 5: The keyboard frame with better structural strength of the present invention is an enlarged view of the detail taken from Figure 4, and the outer frame and the metal frame are bonded by glue.

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the outer frame of the keyboard frame with the better structural strength of the present invention and the metal frame by spot welding.

1. . . Keyboard frame

10. . . Outer frame

11. . . First side

12. . . Second side

T1. . . First thickness

20. . . Metal frame

twenty one. . . Third side

twenty two. . . Fourth side

twenty three. . . Projection

231. . . Fixed hole

T2. . . Second thickness

Claims (10)

A keyboard frame having a better structural strength, comprising: an outer frame having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being respectively located on opposite outer surfaces of the outer frame, The distance between the first surface and the second surface is defined as a first thickness; a metal frame having a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface and the fourth surface are respectively located in the metal frame Opposite two outer surfaces, the third surface is bonded to the second surface, the distance between the third surface and the fourth surface is defined as a second thickness, the first thickness is less than the second thickness, the metal The frame is provided with a fixing hole, and the fixing hole is disposed on the fourth surface. A keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength as described in claim 1, wherein the outer frame includes a first area and a second area, the first area having the same thickness and being flat, the first The area encloses the second area, the second area is convex with respect to the first area, the third side of the metal frame is flat, and the third side of the metal frame and the second side of the outer frame are second Adhesive is applied between the regions, and the adhesive adheres the third surface to the second surface. The keyboard frame having the preferred structural strength according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the fourth surface of the metal frame is provided with a plurality of protrusions, the protrusion protruding from the fourth surface, the protrusion is provided with Fix the hole. A keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength as described in claim 1 or 3, wherein the fixing hole is a threaded hole. A keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the fixing hole has a fixed depth equal to the second thickness, and the fixing hole has a fixed depth greater than the first thickness. A keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength according to claim 2, wherein the outer frame has a fifth surface, the fifth surface is located at the second area, and the fifth surface faces the second surface. And the fifth surface is opposite to the first surface, and the fifth surface is spot-welded so that the second region of the outer frame is combined with the metal frame. A keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength as described in claim 2, wherein the outer frame includes a third area, the first area surrounding the third area, the third area being hollowed out, the third The area corresponds to the mouse touch area of the notebook. The keyboard frame having the better structural strength according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the outer frame is made of a plastic material, and the metal frame is made of aluminum metal material, stainless steel material or iron metal material. A keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength as described in claim 2, wherein the space in which the outer frame is preset to accommodate the button is the second region. A keyboard frame having a preferred structural strength as described in claim 1 or 3, wherein the fixing hole penetrates the third surface and the fourth surface.