TWM501596U - Keypress structure of adjustable pressing stroke and electronic device having the keypress structure - Google Patents

Description

Key structure capable of adjusting pressing stroke and electronic device having the same

The present invention relates to a button structure capable of adjusting a pressing stroke and an electronic device having the same, and particularly to a button structure having a supporting component, which can be used by a user to adjust a pressing stroke.

At present, the keyboard with the supporting component has a fixed pressing stroke and cannot be finely adjusted according to the needs of the user or the environment, so that the operator of the keyboard feels the limitation.

In addition, in the notebook computer, the keys need to protrude slightly upward on the cover surface for the convenience of the user. However, when the screen is closed, it is necessary to reserve some space to prevent the screen from pressing against the touch button, and this situation will occupy a certain height of the notebook.

The present embodiment is to provide a button structure that can adjust the pressing stroke, and the user can adjust the pressing stroke.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device having a button structure with an adjustable pressing stroke, which can be used to adjust the pressing stroke of the button structure in cooperation with the display device.

In order to achieve the above, an adjustable press stroke button structure according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a fixed carrier having at least one first connecting portion; and a sliding carrier having at least one a second connecting portion, the sliding carrier plate is slidably adjacent to a side of the fixed carrier, and is selectively located at a starting position or an actuating position with respect to the fixed carrier, and the second connecting portion and the first portion Correspondingly forming a first span or a second span between the connecting portions; a button unit includes: a keycap is located above the fixed carrier and the sliding carrier; a support component is located under the keycap, the support component has a plurality of top ends pivotally connected to the bottom surface of the keycap, and a bottom end connected to the at least one first connecting portion and the at least one second connecting portion; and a positioning mechanism disposed around the sliding carrier to selectively hold the sliding carrier relative to the fixed carrier In the actuating position, the distance between the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion is the second span; wherein the supporting assembly cooperates with the positioning mechanism moved to the actuating position, the bottoms of the supporting assembly The end is driven away from the at least one first connecting portion by the at least one second connecting portion to form a state of being apart from the second span, thereby reducing the height of the supporting assembly, thereby reducing the pressing stroke of the button structure.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention also provides an electronic device having a button structure with an adjustable pressing stroke, comprising a main body, the main body comprising: a base; a fixed carrier, received in the base, the fixed load The board has at least one first connecting portion; a sliding carrier is received in the base, the fixed carrier has at least one second connecting portion, the sliding carrier is slidably adjacent to one side of the fixed carrier, and The first mounting portion or the second connecting portion is formed in the first connecting portion or the second connecting portion, and the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion are correspondingly formed with a first span or a second span; The unit includes: a keycap is located above the fixed carrier and the sliding carrier; and a supporting component is located under the keycap, the supporting component has a plurality of top ends pivotally connected to the bottom surface of the keycap, and a bottom end connected to the at least one first connecting portion and the at least one second connecting portion; and a positioning mechanism disposed around the sliding carrier plate to selectively hold the sliding The movable carrier is in the actuating position relative to the fixed carrier such that the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion are apart from the second span; wherein the supporting assembly is moved to the positioning position of the actuating position The bottom end of the support assembly is driven away from the at least one first connecting portion by the at least one second connecting portion to form a state of being apart from the second span, thereby reducing the height of the supporting component, thereby reducing the height The pressing stroke of the button structure.

The beneficial effect of the present invention may be that the present embodiment can be applied to reduce the pressing stroke of the button structure when the notebook computer is closed. In addition, the user can manually adjust the pressing stroke of the button structure, and can be finely adjusted according to the needs of the user or the environment to meet more pressing stroke requirements. Furthermore, it is also possible to cooperate with a separate display device to adjust the pressing stroke of the button structure when the display device is inserted into the button structure.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are only for reference and explanation, and are not intended to limit the creation.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

10, 10a, 10b‧‧‧ host body

12, 12a, 12b‧‧‧ base

120‧‧‧through hole

121‧‧‧ front opening

124‧‧‧ receiving trough body

1240‧‧‧ accommodating slots

1242‧‧‧ Guided inclined

1244‧‧‧Flexible element base

14‧‧‧ Positioning agency

142‧‧‧ card hooks

1420‧‧‧Guide opening

1421‧‧‧ Guide column

1422‧‧‧K hook section

143‧‧‧Reset components

144‧‧‧Pressing parts

16‧‧‧ push button

18‧‧‧ Positioning agency

182‧‧‧Fist

1821‧‧‧Linked end

1822‧‧‧Fixed column

183‧‧‧Flexible components

184‧‧‧Card Department

1842‧‧‧stop hook

20‧‧‧Key unit

22‧‧‧Key Cap

221, 222‧‧‧ pivotal

24‧‧‧Support components

24a‧‧‧ first frame

241‧‧‧First Upper Pivot

243‧‧‧First lower pivotal

24b‧‧‧second framework

242‧‧‧Second upper pivotal

244‧‧‧Second lower pivotal

30, 30a, 30b‧‧‧ fixed carrier

31‧‧‧ Fixed Department

32‧‧‧Top hole

320‧‧‧ hook hole

34‧‧‧First connection

340‧‧‧Sliding opening

36‧‧‧ Guide hole

362‧‧‧ first hole

361‧‧‧ second hole

40, 40a, 40b‧‧‧ sliding carrier

41‧‧‧ actuation hole

42‧‧‧ Lower hole

420‧‧‧ hook hole

422‧‧‧ hook hole

44‧‧‧Second connection

46‧‧‧Guiding block

460‧‧‧bond hole

47‧‧‧ Limit Folding

48‧‧‧ hook hole

50, 50a, 50b‧‧‧ elastic components

90, 90b‧‧‧ display device

92‧‧‧Acoustic

94‧‧‧Bottom border

P‧‧‧ Positioning agency

G‧‧‧Guide structure

D1‧‧‧first span

D2‧‧‧second span

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the electronic device of the adjustable press stroke of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an internal combination diagram of the button structure of FIG. 1 after the base is removed.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the button structure of FIG. 2.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing the electronic device of FIG. 1 in an open state.

4A is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 4.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the electronic device of Fig. 1 is closed.

Fig. 5A is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 5;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the key structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an internal combination diagram of the button structure of FIG. 6 after the base is removed.

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the button structure of Figure 7.

Fig. 9A is an enlarged view of a portion A in Fig. 7.

Figure 9B is an enlarged view of a portion B of Figure 7.

Fig. 10A is a schematic view of Fig. 9A after the pressing stroke is adjusted.

Fig. 10B is a schematic view of Fig. 9B after the pressing stroke is adjusted.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the key structure of the adjustable pressing stroke according to the third embodiment of the present invention in cooperation with the detachable display device.

Figure 11A is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 11;

FIG. 12 is an internal combination view of the button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of FIG. 11 after the base is removed.

Fig. 12A is an enlarged view of a portion A in Fig. 12.

Figure 12B is a perspective view of another angle of Figure 12A.

Figure 13 is a combination diagram of the button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of Figure 11 and the display device.

Figure 13A is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 13;

Fig. 14 is a schematic view showing the adjustment of the pressing stroke in accordance with Fig. 13;

Fig. 15 is another schematic view of the pressing stroke after adjusting according to Fig. 13.

[First Embodiment]

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a perspective view of an electronic device with a button structure capable of adjusting a pressing stroke. The electronic device 100 of the present embodiment has a button structure that can adjust the pressing stroke, which is hereinafter referred to as an electronic device 100, and includes a main body 10 and a display device 90. The display device 90 of the embodiment is pivotally connected to the main body 10. The main body 10 includes a base 12 and a plurality of button units 20 disposed on the base 12 (FIGS. 1 and 2 are represented by only one button unit 20, and others are omitted). In the present creation, the electronic device 100 may be a notebook computer, a netbook, a tablet computer with a separate keyboard, and the like.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , which are schematic diagrams and partial enlarged exploded views of the button unit with adjustable pressing stroke. The main body 10 includes a fixed carrier 30, a sliding carrier 40, a positioning mechanism P, a keycap 22, a support assembly 24, and an elastic member 50. The fixed carrier 30 and the sliding carrier 40 are housed in the base 12. Compared In the prior art, the prior art is to provide a one-piece carrier plate on the bottom surface of the support assembly. The present invention divides the carrier plate into two pieces without changing the thickness of the carrier plate (a fixed carrier 30) And a sliding carrier 40), the fixed carrier 30 and the sliding carrier 40 slide with each other to adjust the pressing stroke of the button unit. The keycap 22 is located above the fixed carrier 30 and the sliding carrier 40. The keycap 22 and the fixed carrier 30 may also be provided with a resilient dome (known as a conventional component, so as to be omitted) to provide an upward returning elasticity of the keycap 22.

Referring to FIG. 3, the fixed carrier 30 has a pair of first connecting portions 34, which may be stamped from the fixed carrier 30. The sliding carrier 40 has a pair of second connecting portions 44 that may be stamped from the sliding carrier 40. The first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 44 are both slightly inverted L and oriented in different directions. The two ends of the bottom of the supporting assembly 24 are respectively connected to the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 44. In this embodiment, the sliding carrier 40 abuts against the bottom surface of the fixed carrier 30. The fixed carrier 30 is provided with a sliding opening 340. The pair of second connecting portions 44 pass through the sliding opening 340 and are exposed to the fixing. The top surface of the carrier 30.

Referring to FIG. 3, the support assembly 24, or scissors-shaped member, has a plurality of top ends (reference numerals 241, 242) pivotally connected to the bottom surface of the keycap 22, and a plurality of bottom ends (see Reference numerals 243, 244) are connected to the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 44. The number of the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 44 may be at least one to match the number of the top end and the bottom end of the support assembly 24.

In this embodiment, the support frame 24 includes a first frame 24a and a second frame 24b pivotally connected to the first frame 24a. The top end and the bottom end of the first frame 24a respectively have a pair of first upper pivotal connections. The portion 241 and the pair of first lower pivot portions 243 have a pair of second upper pivot portions 242 and a pair of second lower pivot portions 244. The pair of first connecting portions 34 and the pair of second connecting portions 44 are respectively connected to the pair of first lower pivoting portions 243 and the pair of second lower pivoting portions 244. The pair of first upper pivoting portions 241 and the pair of second upper pivoting portions 242 are pivotally connected to the pivoting portions 221 and 222 of the bottom surface of the keycap 22 . The components of the support assembly 24 are well known and will not be described here.

4A and FIG. 5A, FIG. 4A shows a state in which the slide carrier 40 is not slid with respect to the fixed carrier 30, and FIG. 5A shows a state in which the slide carrier 40 has slid relative to the fixed carrier 30. The sliding portion 40 is slidably adjacent to one side of the fixed carrier 30, and the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 44 are spaced apart from each other by different spans. In other words, the sliding carrier 40 is selectively located at two different positions relative to the fixed carrier 30, a starting position (as shown in FIG. 4A) or an operating position (as shown in FIG. 5A), and the second The connecting portion 44 and the first connecting portion 34 are correspondingly formed with a first span D1 (as shown in FIG. 4A) or a second span D2 (shown in FIG. 5A).

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, one of the ways of moving the sliding carrier 40 is to selectively drive and fix the sliding carrier 40 relative to the fixed carrier 30 at the operating position by using the positioning mechanism P. The distance between the second connecting portion 44 and the first connecting portion 34 is the second span D2 (as shown in FIG. 5A). The positioning mechanism P of the present embodiment includes at least the aligning member 92 (shown in FIG. 1 ). The actuating member 92 is preferably disposed on the surface of the display device 90 facing the main body 10 , and has a substantially wedge shape. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the sliding carrier 40 is slightly larger than the fixed carrier 30, and the side of the sliding carrier 40 has an actuation hole 41 adjacent to the side of the fixed carrier 30.

When the display device 90 is closed to the main body 10, that is, the position of FIG. 4 is changed to the position of FIG. 5, the actuating member 92 pushes the actuating hole 41 to drive the sliding carrier 40 from FIG. 4A. The starting position is moved to the actuating position as shown in Fig. 5A. Incidentally, the second connecting portion 44 can be moved to a position away from the first connecting portion 34 (as shown in FIG. 5A) from a position closer to the first connecting portion 34 (as shown in FIG. 4A).

Referring to FIG. 4A and FIG. 5A , the bottom ends of the support assembly 24, that is, the first lower pivoting portion 243 and the second lower pivoting portion 244 can be pulled by the change of the sliding carrier 40. Open and show a short state. The first lower pivoting portion 243 and the second lower pivoting portion 244 are originally spaced apart from each other by a first span D1 as shown in FIG. 4A. The support assembly 24 is driven and fixed to the actuating position by the positioning mechanism P, and the bottom end of the pair of second connecting portions 44 (that is, the pair of second lower pivoting portions 244) is driven away from the connection. The other bottom end of the first connecting portion 34 (that is, the first lower pivoting portion) 243) and spaced apart from the second span (D2, as shown in FIG. 5A), whereby the height of the support assembly 24 can be lowered in this embodiment to achieve the purpose of reducing the pressing stroke of the button structure.

Referring to FIG. 3, the elastic member 50 is coupled between the fixed carrier 30 and the sliding carrier 40 for the sliding carrier 40 to return to the initial position by the elastic force (as shown in FIG. 4A). The fixed carrier 30 defines an upper receiving hole 32, and the sliding carrier 40 forms a lower receiving hole 42 for accommodating the elastic member 50. In this embodiment, the elastic member 50 is a tension spring, and the two ends of the elastic member 50 are respectively fixed to the hook hole 420 of the fixed carrier 30 and the hook hole 420 of the sliding carrier 40. The carrier 30 and the sliding carrier 40 are fixed. The structural arrangement of the elastic member 50 between the fixed carrier 30 and the sliding carrier 40 is not provided outside the sliding carrier 40, thereby avoiding occupying the volume of the main body 10. The number of the elastic members 50 is at least one, preferably distributed evenly around the fixed carrier 30 and the sliding carrier 40 to reduce the space occupying the button unit 20 and to avoid damage to the circuit film. Further, the plurality of elastic members 50 The sliding carrier 40 can be pulled evenly back to the initial position.

As shown in FIG. 4, the state of the pressing stroke of the button structure has not been adjusted in this embodiment. When the display device 90 is covered down to the main body 10, as shown in FIG. The actuating member 92 passes through the through hole 120 of the base 10 and enters the actuating hole 41 of the sliding carrier 40. The inclined surface of the actuating member 92 pushes the actuating hole 41 (as shown in FIG. 5, the actuating hole 41) The left edge of the hole is driven to move the sliding carrier 40 from the state of FIG. 4A (considered as the starting position of the sliding carrier 40 relative to the fixed carrier 30) to the left to the state shown in FIG. 5A (as a sliding load) The position of the plate 40 relative to the fixed carrier 30). With the above description, this embodiment reduces the height of the support assembly 24, that is, lowers the height of the keycap 22, and the display device 90 can be closer to the main body 10. In other words, the height of the electronic device 100 can be lowered. When this creation is applied to a notebook computer, it helps to reduce the overall height of the notebook when it is closed.

When the display device 90 is lifted away from the main body 10, as shown in FIG. 4, the actuating member 92 is separated from the actuating hole 41, and the second connecting portion 44 of the sliding carrier 40 is elastically restored by the elastic member 50. First being pulled closer to the fixed carrier 30 The connecting portion 34 restores the support assembly 24 to the original height, thereby further increasing the pressing stroke of the button structure to facilitate user operation.

[Second embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 6, a button structure 10a with an adjustable pressing stroke according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the interior of the main body 10a. The main body 10a has a base 12a and a plurality of button units 20. The base 12a houses a fixed carrier 30a and a sliding carrier 40a. Each of the two sides of the base 12a is provided with a through hole 120. Further, the front edge of the base 12a is provided with a front opening 121. The fixed carrier 30a has a plurality of fixing portions 31 extending from the edges of the fixed carrier 30a, and can be locked to the base 12a. The fixing portions 31 of the present embodiment are stopped around the sliding carrier 40a, whereby the sliding stroke of the sliding carrier 40a can also be restricted. The button unit 20 is the same as the above embodiment, and therefore will not be described again.

The width of the sliding carrier 40a is greater than the width of the fixed carrier 30a. The sliding carrier 40a further includes a pair of push buttons 16 disposed on the outer side edges of the fixed carrier 40a and exposed to the through holes 120. The push button 16 allows the user to manually push the slide carrier 40a to the above-described actuating position. The feature of this embodiment is that the display unit 90 is not required, so that the main body 10a can still adjust the pressing stroke of the button unit 20.

As shown in FIG. 8, it is an enlarged partial exploded view of FIG. In order to make the sliding carrier 40a more smoothly connected to the fixed carrier 30a, a plurality of guiding structures G are provided between the sliding carrier 40a and the fixed carrier 30a. Each of the guiding structures G includes a guiding hole 36 formed in the fixed carrier 30a, a coupling hole 460 formed in the sliding carrier 40a, and a guiding block 46 slidingly disposed in the guiding hole 36. The guiding block 46 can be, for example, a rivet. The guiding hole 36 includes a first hole 362 having an inner diameter larger than the guiding block 46 and a second hole 361 having a smaller width than the guiding block 46. This configuration facilitates the assembly of the slide carrier 40a to the fixed carrier 30a and smoothly slides on the bottom surface of the fixed carrier 30a.

Referring to FIG. 7, between the sliding carrier 40a and the fixed carrier 30a of this embodiment, At least one limit guiding structure is disposed adjacent to an edge of the fixed carrier 30a. Each of the limiting guiding structures includes a limiting flap 47 on the sliding carrier 40a. The limiting flap 47 is bent upward and abuts against the edge of the fixed carrier 30a. The shape of the limiting flap 47 is like an inverted L shape.

As shown in FIG. 8, the positioning mechanism 14 of the present embodiment includes a hook member 142 disposed on the bottom surface of the sliding carrier 40a and elastically movable, and a hook hole 422 formed in the sliding carrier 40a. The free end of the hook member 142 has an upwardly projecting hook portion 142. The positioning mechanism 14 further includes at least one guiding post 1421, the hooking member 142 has at least one guiding opening 1420 corresponding to the guiding post 1421, and the guiding pillars 1421 pass through the plurality of guiding openings 1420. In addition, the positioning mechanism 14 further includes a pressing member 144 disposed above the hook member 142, and a plurality of reset members 143 are disposed on the bottom surface of the pressing member 144 for returning the pressing member 144 to a position before pressing.

As shown in FIG. 9B, in the present embodiment, the slide carrier 40a is pushed toward the positioning mechanism 14 by the push button 16, and moved away from the fixed carrier 30a to be in the actuating position. In other words, the bottom end of the support assembly 24 is pulled apart (not shown) in a lowered height state. At this time, the hook member 142 is located at the actuating position with the sliding carrier 40a, and the hook portion 1422 is ejected upward by the reset member 143, just hooking the hook hole 422 to continuously position the button unit 20. The state of the height is lowered to lower the button pressing stroke of the main body 10.

The operation mode of this embodiment is as follows. As shown in FIG. 9A, before the pressing stroke of the button structure has not been lowered, that is, the sliding carrier 40a is pulled by the elastic member 50a close to the fixed carrier 30a to be in the initial position.

When the button stroke is to be reduced, as shown in FIG. 10A, the user pushes the push button 16 on both sides of the main body 10a in the direction of the arrow to drive the slide carrier 40a to move to the active position relative to the fixed carrier 30a. In the above embodiment, the pressing stroke of the button unit 20 of the main body 10 is reduced by lowering the height of the support assembly 24, as shown in FIG. 9B. At the same time, the hooking plate 40a is secured by the hooking member 142 of the positioning mechanism 14 hooking the hooking hole 422 of the sliding carrier 40a. It is scheduled to be in the action position. In other words, the button structure of the embodiment can continue to be in a state of lowering the pressing stroke.

When the user wants to resume the pressing stroke of the button unit 20, as shown in FIG. 10B, by pressing the pressing member 144, the hook portion 1422 of the hook member 142 is moved downward from the hook hole 422 of the sliding carrier 40a. The slide carrier 40a is pulled back to the above starting position by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 50a as shown in Fig. 9A. The sliding carrier 40a is moved to the right side of FIG. 10B, that is, away from the direction of the positioning mechanism 14, the hook portion 1422 of the hook member 142 is downward, and the front end edge of the sliding carrier 40a can press the hook portion 1422.

[Third embodiment]

Referring again to FIG. 11, the third embodiment of the button structure of the adjustable press stroke of the present invention shows that the pressing stroke of the button can be adjusted by a detachable display device 90b. The base 12b of the main body 10b of the embodiment has a receiving groove 124 for receiving the bottom of the display device 90b. Referring to FIG. 11A, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 11, the receiving groove 124 of the base 12b includes an upward receiving slot 1240 and a guiding portion 1242. The guide portion 1242 forms a guide slope for the display device 90b to be fixed at a predetermined inclination angle.

Please refer to FIG. 11A, FIG. 12, and FIG. 12A. FIG. 12 is an internal combination view of the button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of FIG. 11 after the base 12b is removed, and FIG. 12A is a partial enlarged view of FIG. The present embodiment is characterized in that it has a positioning mechanism 18 which is located below the receiving groove body 124 and extends below the sliding carrier 40b. The positioning mechanism 18 of the present embodiment includes a pressing portion 182 located outside the sliding carrier 40b and located in the receiving groove 124, an elastic member 183 disposed under the pressing portion 182, and slidingly pressed by the pressing portion 182. A card portion 184 extends from the carrier plate 40b. A stop hook 1842 is provided at the end of the locking portion 184. Both sides of the sliding carrier 40b protrude from the fixed carrier 30b and are respectively provided with a push button 16 and a hook hole 48 adjacent to the positioning mechanism 18. The push button 16 functions as the second embodiment described above, and the user can push the slide carrier 40b away from the fixed carrier 30b to the actuating position.

As shown in FIG. 11A, when the display device 90b has not been inserted into the accommodating slot 1240, the slide carrier 40b is arranged away from the fixed carrier 30b. The stopper hook 1842 of the locking portion 184 continuously blocks the hook hole 48 of the slide carrier 40b. At this time, the elastic member 50 is in a stretched state. By means of the positioning mechanism 18, the sliding carrier 40b is pushed to the left from the fixed carrier 30b, and is in an active position, that is, the support assembly (not shown) of the button unit 20 is continuously placed in a lowered height state, in other words, the button unit The pressing stroke of 20 is a reduced condition. As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the engaging portion 184 of the present embodiment pushes and holds the slide carrier 40b at the actuating position.

Referring to FIG. 11A , the pressing portion 182 has an outwardly extending hooking end 1821 abutting the bottom end of the guiding portion 1242 . To fix the elastic member 183, a bottom of the pressing portion 182 is provided with a fixing post 1822. The base 12b is further provided with a resilient member base 1244 at the bottom end of the elastic member 183 for holding the elastic member 183 and causing the pressing portion 182. One end remains in contact with the bottom end of the guide portion 1242.

As shown in FIG. 13 , and FIG. 13A is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view along line AA of FIG. 13 . When the display device 90 b is inserted into the receiving slot 124 , the bottom frame 94 of the display device 90 b is pressed. The pressing portion 182 presses the stopper hook 1842 of the engaging portion 184 away from the slide carrier 40b. The sliding carrier 40b is returned to the above starting position by the force of the elastic member 50b. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the blocking hook 1842 of the locking portion 184 is completely separated from the hook hole 48 of the sliding carrier 40b, so that the creation The button structure is restored to the original pressing stroke.

After the display device 90b is pulled away, if the stroke of the button unit 20 is to be lowered again, as shown in FIG. 15, and referring to FIG. 11, by pushing the push button 16 away from the positioning mechanism 18, that is, sliding the carrier The movement of the 40b relative to the fixed carrier 30b to the actuating position enables the support assembly (not shown) of the button unit 20 to be lowered in height. When the hook hole 48 of the sliding carrier 40b is moved over the blocking hook 1842 of the locking portion 184, the blocking hook 1842 is pushed upward by the elastic force of the elastic member 183 to protrude into the hook hole 48 again. As shown in Figure 12A. Thereby, the sliding carrier 40b is fixed to the actuating position, so that the button of the adjustable pressing stroke of the embodiment is The structure is again in a state of low stroke.

[Possible effects of the examples]

In summary, the beneficial effect of the present invention may be that the button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke provided by the present embodiment can be applied to reduce the pressing stroke of the button structure when the electronic device is closed, as shown in the first embodiment. It can be beneficial to reduce the overall height of the electronic device. In addition, as shown in the second embodiment, the user can manually adjust the pressing stroke of the button structure, and can be finely adjusted according to the needs of the user or the environment to meet more pressing stroke requirements. Furthermore, it is also possible to cooperate with a separate display device to adjust the pressing stroke of the button structure when the display device is inserted into the button structure.

The above description is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent technical changes made by using the present specification and the contents of the schema are included in the scope of protection of the present creation. .

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

10‧‧‧Host body

12‧‧‧Base

120‧‧‧through hole

20‧‧‧Key unit

22‧‧‧Key Cap

41‧‧‧ actuation hole

90‧‧‧ display device

92‧‧‧Acoustic

P‧‧‧ Positioning agency

Claims (35)

A button structure capable of adjusting a pressing stroke, comprising: a fixed carrier having at least one first connecting portion; a sliding carrier having at least one second connecting portion, the sliding carrier slidably abutting the fixed carrier One side of the second mounting portion and the first connecting portion are correspondingly formed with a first span or a second portion, and the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion are correspondingly formed with a first span or a second a button unit includes: a keycap is located above the fixed carrier and the sliding carrier; and a support component is located under the keycap, the support component has a plurality of pivotally connected to the bottom surface of the keycap a top end and a plurality of bottom ends connected to the at least one first connecting portion and the at least one second connecting portion; and a positioning mechanism disposed around the sliding carrier to selectively hold the sliding carrier relative to The fixed carrier is in the actuating position such that the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion are apart from the second span; wherein the supporting assembly cooperates with the positioning mechanism moved to the actuating position, the branch The bottom ends of the assembly are driven away from the at least one first connecting portion by the at least one second connecting portion to form a state of being apart from the second span, thereby reducing the height of the supporting assembly, thereby reducing the pressing of the button structure stroke. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 1 further comprising a resilient member coupled between the fixed carrier and the sliding carrier for returning the sliding carrier to the initial position. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 1, wherein the sliding carrier abuts against a bottom surface of the fixed carrier, the fixed carrier is provided with a sliding opening, and the at least one second connecting portion passes through the sliding opening Exposed to the top surface of the fixed carrier. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 3, wherein the fixed carrier has a plurality of fixing portions extending from an edge of the fixed carrier, the plurality of solids The fixed portion limits the sliding stroke of the sliding carrier. The button structure of the adjustable press stroke of claim 3, wherein the support assembly comprises a first frame and a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame, the first frame having a pair of first upper pivot portions and a pair of first lower pivoting portions, the second frame has a pair of second upper pivoting portions and a pair of second lower pivoting portions, wherein the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are each a pair And respectively connected to the pair of first lower pivoting portions and the pair of second lower pivoting portions. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 2, wherein the sliding carrier and the fixed carrier each form a receiving hole for receiving the elastic member, and two ends of the elastic member are respectively fixed to the sliding carrier and The fixed carrier. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 1, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises an actuation hole formed on the sliding carrier, and an actuating member movably disposed above the actuation hole, the actuating member The actuation aperture is selectively urged to urge the sliding carrier to move to the actuated position. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 1, wherein a plurality of guiding structures are disposed between the sliding carrier and the fixed carrier, each guiding structure includes a guiding hole and a sliding portion a guiding block in the guiding hole, wherein the guiding hole comprises a first hole having an inner diameter larger than the guiding block and a second hole having a smaller width than the guiding block. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 8, wherein a plurality of limiting guiding structures are disposed between the sliding carrier and the fixed carrier, and each of the limiting guiding structures includes a sliding carrier The limit flap is abutted against the edge of the fixed carrier. The button structure of claim 1 , wherein the sliding carrier has a width greater than a width of the fixed carrier, and the sliding carrier further includes at least one push button on an outer side of the fixed carrier. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 10, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a hook member disposed on the sliding carrier and elastically movable, and forming In the hook hole of the sliding carrier board, when the push button is toggled, the hook hook member is engaged with the sliding carrier plate at the actuating position to hook the hook hole, thereby continuously lowering the support component at a height State to reduce the pressing stroke of the button structure. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 11, wherein the positioning mechanism further comprises a plurality of guiding columns, the hooking member has a plurality of guiding openings, and the guiding columns pass through the plurality of guiding openings hole. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 12, wherein the positioning mechanism further comprises a pressing member disposed above the hook member and a plurality of elastic members disposed on a bottom surface of the pressing member. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 1, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a pressing portion located outside the sliding carrier, an elastic member disposed under the pressing portion, and the pressing portion facing the a sliding portion of the sliding plate, the end of the sliding portion is provided with a blocking hook; wherein the two sides of the sliding carrier protrude from the fixed carrier and each has at least one hook hole adjacent to the positioning mechanism And the stop hook selectively protrudes into the hook hole to position the sliding carrier relative to the fixed carrier. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 14, further comprising a base for receiving the fixed carrier and the sliding carrier, the base forming a receiving slot system above the pressing portion for inserting a display device The receiving groove body defines a guiding portion, and the pressing portion has an outwardly extending hooking end abutting the bottom end of the guiding portion. The button structure of the adjustable pressing stroke of claim 15, wherein the base is further provided with a resilient member at a bottom end of the elastic member for holding the elastic member and causing one end of the pressing portion to remain with the guiding portion The bottom end abuts. The button structure of the adjustable press stroke of claim 16, wherein the width of the sliding carrier is greater than the width of the fixed carrier, the sliding carrier further comprising at least one push button on the outer side of the fixed carrier. An electronic device having a button structure with an adjustable pressing stroke, comprising: a main body, comprising: a base; a fixed carrier plate received in the base, the fixed carrier has at least one first connecting portion; The plate is received in the base, the sliding carrier has at least one second connecting portion, the sliding carrier is slidably adjacent to one side of the fixed carrier, and is selectively located at an initial position relative to the fixed carrier a first span or a second span corresponding to the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion; a button unit comprising: a key cap is located at the fixed load a plate and the upper side of the sliding carrier; and a supporting component is located under the keycap, the supporting component has a plurality of top ends pivotally connected to the bottom surface of the keycap, and a plurality of connecting to the at least one first connecting portion and the a bottom end of the at least one second connecting portion; and a positioning mechanism disposed around the sliding carrier, optionally holding the sliding carrier relative to the fixed carrier in the actuating position, such that the second connecting portion The first connecting portions are spaced apart from each other by the second span; wherein the supporting assembly cooperates with the positioning mechanism moved to the actuating position, and the bottom ends of the supporting assembly are driven away from the at least one second connecting portion A first connecting portion forms a state of being apart from the second span, thereby lowering the height of the support assembly, thereby reducing the pressing stroke of the button structure. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the button structure of the adjustable push stroke is further configured to include an elastic member coupled between the fixed carrier and the sliding carrier for returning the sliding carrier to the initial position. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the sliding carrier abuts against a bottom surface of the fixed carrier, the fixed carrier is provided with a sliding opening, and the at least one second connecting portion passes through The sliding opening is exposed to the Secure the top surface of the carrier. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the fixed carrier has a plurality of fixing portions extending from an edge of the fixed carrier, the plurality of fixing portions limiting the sliding carrier. Sliding stroke. An electronic device as claimed in claim 20, wherein the support assembly comprises a first frame and a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame, the first frame having a pair of first a pivoting portion and a pair of first lower pivoting portions, the second frame having a pair of second upper pivoting portions and a pair of second lower pivoting portions, wherein the number of the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions Each is a pair and is respectively connected to the pair of first lower pivoting portions and the pair of second lower pivoting portions. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the sliding carrier and the fixed carrier each form a receiving hole for receiving the elastic component, and two ends of the elastic component are respectively fixed to the Slide the carrier and the fixed carrier. The electronic device of claim 19, further comprising a display device pivotally connected to the main body, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises an actuation hole formed on the sliding carrier, and a setting In the actuating member of the display device, the actuating member urges the actuating hole to urge the sliding carrier to move to the actuating position. The electronic device of the button structure of the present invention, wherein the sliding carrier and the fixed carrier are provided with a plurality of guiding structures, each of the guiding structures includes a guiding hole and a guiding hole And a guiding block disposed in the guiding hole, wherein the guiding hole comprises a first hole having an inner diameter larger than the guiding block and a second hole having a smaller width than the guiding block. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein a plurality of limit guiding structures are disposed between the sliding carrier and the fixed carrier, and each of the limiting guiding structures includes a The limiting flap of the sliding carrier is abutted against the edge of the fixed carrier. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the sliding carrier has a width greater than a width of the fixed carrier, the sliding carrier further comprising at least one push button on an outer side of the fixed carrier. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a hook member disposed on the sliding carrier and elastically movable, and a hook hole formed on the sliding carrier When the push button is toggled, the hook member engages the slide carrier in the actuating position to hook the hook hole, thereby continuously positioning the support assembly in a lowered height state to reduce the pressing of the button structure. stroke. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the positioning mechanism further comprises a plurality of guiding columns, the hooking member has a plurality of guiding openings, and the guiding columns pass through the plurality of guiding columns Guide holes. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the positioning mechanism further comprises a pressing member disposed above the hook member and a plurality of elastic members disposed on a bottom surface of the pressing member. The electronic device of the button structure of the claim 30, further comprising a detachable display device, the base forming a receiving slot body for receiving the bottom of the display device, wherein the positioning mechanism is located at the sliding load a pressing portion outside the plate and located in the receiving groove body, an elastic member disposed under the pressing portion, and a locking portion extending from the pressing portion toward the sliding carrier plate, the locking portion holding the sliding portion The loading plate is in the actuating position, wherein when the display device is inserted into the receiving slot, the bottom of the display device presses the pressing portion to separate the locking portion from the sliding carrier. The electronic device of the button structure of claim 31, wherein the end of the locking portion is provided with a blocking hook; wherein both sides of the sliding carrier protrude from the fixed carrier and each is provided with at least one A hook hole adjacent to the positioning mechanism, wherein the stop hook selectively protrudes into the hook hole to position the sliding carrier relative to the fixed carrier. The electronic device of the button structure of claim 31, wherein the receiving groove body forms a guiding portion, and the pressing portion has an outwardly extending hooking end abutting the bottom end of the guiding portion . An electronic device as claimed in claim 31, wherein the base is further provided with a resilient member at a bottom end of the elastic member for holding the elastic member and causing one end of the pressing portion to remain The bottom end of the guide portion abuts. The electronic device of claim 34, wherein the sliding carrier has a width greater than a width of the fixed carrier, the sliding carrier further comprising at least one push button on an outer side of the fixed carrier.