TWM618945U - Complex input type key cap - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation provides a multiple-input keycap, which is arranged above a key base. The multiple-input keycap includes a base and a pressing member. The pressing member is pivotally arranged on the base and capable of a first position and Move between a second position. When the pressing member is in the first position, the pressing member can operate a first pressing mode relative to the base and trigger a first signal. When the pressing member is in the second position, the pressing member can be relative to the base. The base operates a second pressing mode and triggers a second signal. In this way, the keycap structure can provide the user with two pressing modes to operate, and the function of operating the combined key on a single key, so as to improve the efficiency of the user pressing the keyboard.

Description

Multiple input keycap

This creation is related to a keycap structure, especially a multiple-input keycap.

Generally, the surface of a computer keyboard includes a plurality of keys, which are pressed by the user to output corresponding characters or function signals to the computer. Generally, a single button can only output one command signal. Although some buttons can output multiple command signals, they usually need to be combined with other buttons to form a combination key to output. Take the English alphabet as an example. Suppose the letter A is to be input and the user presses it. When the key is pressed, the lowercase letter "a" is output, and the uppercase letter "A" must be output by pressing the Shift key and the letter key at the same time. In other words, if a single key is to output more than the second type of command signal, it must be pressed together with other single keys to output the signal that the user wants to input in the form of a combination of keys. This is necessary for administrators, software engineers, or game players. For users who frequently use the keyboard, this severely limits the efficiency of keyboard operations.

Current keyboards that use a single key to express multiple inputs, such as the Chinese Mainland Invention Patent Publication No. CN105373232A, use multiple mechanical contact switch structures to form keyboard keys. By lightly pressing and repressing, the keys can be triggered by two key strokes. Two kinds of signals.

However, in the aforementioned patent, the operation of triggering the second signal must also trigger the first signal. A microprocessor must be added to the keyboard, and the microprocessor will determine the redundant operations and eliminate them to avoid unintended users. The command is issued. In addition, each user’s keyboard press is different in intensity, and it is difficult to pinch the strength to trigger the two signals during the process of pressing the keyboard. In other words, the aforementioned patent requires an additional microprocessor to clearly define the two operations when installing the keyboard. Users also need to spend some time familiarizing themselves to avoid the first signal being triggered by the force. Too large and accidentally trigger the second signal.

In order to solve the above problems, this creation discloses a multiple input keycap, which can provide two pressing modes for users to operate on the keycap, and a combination of two single keys can be combined to output signals on a single key. Function.

To achieve the above objective, this creation provides a multiple-input keycap, which is arranged above a key base. The multiple-input keycap includes: a base and a pressing member. The pressing member is pivotally arranged on the base and capable of Move between a first position and a second position. When the pressing member is located at the first position, the pressing member can operate a first pressing mode relative to the base and trigger a first signal. When the pressing member is located at the second position , The pressing member can operate a second pressing mode relative to the base and trigger a second signal.

In another embodiment of the present creation, the key base has a shaft column, the base has a coupling groove, and the shaft column extends into the coupling groove to be combined with the base. When the pressing member operates in the first pressing mode relative to the base, the base is opposed to each other. The key base moves downward, and the shaft column is pressed and pressed downward with the movement of the base to trigger the first signal.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the coupling groove is located below the base and away from the pressing member, and the coupling groove and the shaft post are both cross-shaped.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the base has a flat surface, an inclined surface, and a first pivotal portion separating the plane and the inclined surface. The inclined surface is provided with a groove, and the groove is provided with a contact button. When the second pressing mode is operated, the pressing member presses the contact button to trigger the second signal.

In another embodiment of the present creation, the groove has a first side and a second side. The first side is close to the first pivoting portion, and the second side is far away from the first pivoting portion. The contact button can be located in the groove. Move between the first side and the second side.

In another embodiment of the present creation, the first pivotal portion can move the pressing member between the first position and the second position.

In another embodiment of the present creation, the pressing member is normally located at the first position.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the pressing member further has a restricting portion, the base has a through hole, the key base has a shaft seat, and the restricting portion extends through the through hole. When the pressing member is operated relative to the base in the first pressing mode , The restricting part abuts against the shaft seat, so that the pressing member cannot operate in the second pressing mode.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the pressing member is operated in the second pressing mode relative to the base, the restricting portion abuts against the shaft, so that the pressing member cannot operate in the first pressing mode.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the through hole is arranged on the inclined surface of the base and is arranged parallel to both sides of the groove, and the restricting portion is fan-shaped.

In this way, this creative multiple-input keycap, through the pressing member of the keycap structure, can provide the user with two pressing modes to operate the combined key function on a single key; thereby improving the efficiency of the user pressing the keyboard , And to improve the prior art, it is necessary to add a processor that determines the trigger signal, or to require the user to control the pressing force of the trigger button.

In order to facilitate the description of the central idea of the creation in the column of the above creation content, specific examples are used to express it. The various objects in the embodiments are drawn according to the proportions suitable for enumerating and explaining, rather than according to the proportions of the actual elements, and are described first.

Please refer to FIGS. 1-7. The present invention provides a multiple input keycap 100, which is disposed above a key base 200. The multiple input keycap 100 includes a base 10 and a pressing member 20. The key base 200 There is a shaft 201 and a shaft seat 202. When the user presses the multiple input keycap 100, the multiple input keycap 100 can move the shaft 201 downward relative to the shaft seat 202.

The base 10 has a coupling groove 11, a flat surface 12, an inclined surface 13, a first pivot portion 14, a groove 15 and a contact button 16. The coupling groove 11 is located below the base 10, and the flat surface 12, the inclined surface 13 and the first pivoting portion 14 are located above the base 10, and the first pivoting portion 14 separates the flat surface 12 and the inclined surface 13, and the inclined surface 13 is provided with a groove 15. The recess 15 is provided with a contact button 16.

The shaft column 201 extends into the coupling groove 11 to be combined with the base 10; in this creative embodiment, the coupling groove 11 and the shaft column 201 are both cross-shaped.

The groove 15 has a first side 15a and a second side 15b. The first side 15a is close to the first pivoting portion 14, and the second side 15b is away from the first pivoting portion 14. The contact button 16 can be in the groove 15 moves between the first side 15a and the second side 15b, and is used to trigger the signal.

The pressing member 20 has a second pivoting portion 21, the first pivoting portion 14 and the second pivoting portion 21 are pivotally fitted to each other, and the pressing member 20 is connected to the base through the first pivoting portion 14 and the second pivoting portion 21 10 is combined and can be moved between a first position and a second position; in this creative embodiment, the first pivotal portion 14 has a rotation axis, and the second pivotal portion 21 corresponds to the first pivotal portion 14 The accommodating groove of the rotating shaft.

In this creative embodiment, the first position is where the pressing member 20 is attached to the plane 12, and the second position is where the pressing member 20 is attached to the inclined surface 13; in this creative embodiment, the user does not press the multiple input keycap 100 At this time, the pressing member 20 is normally located at the first position, as shown in FIG. 3.

The pressing member 20 is pivotally arranged on the base 10. When the pressing member 20 is located at the first position, the pressing member 20 can operate a first pressing mode P1 relative to the base 10 and trigger a first signal. In the second position, the pressing member 20 can operate a second pressing mode P2 relative to the base 10 and trigger a second signal.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the pressing member 20 operates the first pressing mode P1 relative to the base 10, the base 10 moves downward relative to the key base 200, and the shaft 201 is pressed and triggered downward as the base 10 moves. The first signal; as shown in FIG. 5, when the pressing member 20 operates the second pressing mode P2 relative to the base 10, the pressing member 20 presses the contact button 16 to trigger the second signal.

In this creative embodiment, the first pressing mode P1 is that the user presses vertically at the center of the pressing member 20, so that the base 10 moves downward relative to the key base 200, and the shaft 201 is pressed against the base 10 as the base 10 moves. The first signal is triggered downward; the second pressing mode P2 is that the user obliquely presses the pressing member 20 above the corresponding inclined surface 13, and the pressing member 20 presses the contact button 16 to trigger the second signal.

The first signal and the second signal triggered by the user operating the first pressing mode P1 and the second pressing mode P2 can be freely set according to the user's needs. Taking the input of English alphabet keys as an example, the first pressing mode P1 is vertical pressing, and the first signal triggered is English lowercase letters; the second pressing mode P2 is oblique pressing, and the second signal triggered is English capital letters.

In this creative embodiment, the user can control the position of the contact button 16 in the groove 15 to adjust the sensitivity of triggering the second signal. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pressing member 20 operates the second signal relative to the base 10 In the process of pressing the mode P2 and triggering the second signal, the pressing member 20 will travel a distance S to press the contact button 16, when the contact button 16 is adjusted from the second side 15b of the groove 15 to the position close to the groove 15. When the first side 15a, the distance S between the pressing member 20 and the contact button 16 is also reduced, and the time for the user to trigger the second signal is reduced, that is, the sensitivity of triggering the second signal is relatively increased.

As shown in FIG. 7, the pressing member 20 further has a restricting portion 22. The base 10 has a through hole 17. The through hole 17 is arranged in parallel on the inclined surface 13 and located on both sides of the groove 15, and the restricting portion 22 extends through the through hole. 17; The restricting portion 22 can restrict the simultaneous operation of the first pressing mode and the second pressing mode, so as to avoid triggering the two signals at the same time and affecting the judgment of the computer input; in this creative embodiment, the restricting portion 22 is fan-shaped.

When the pressing member 20 operates in the first pressing mode P1 relative to the base 10, the restricting portion 22 also presses against the shaft base 202 as the pressing member 20 moves downward, so that the pressing member 20 cannot operate in the second pressing mode P2 until it touches. Click the button 16 to trigger the second signal, as shown in FIG. 4; when the pressing member 20 operates the second pressing mode P2 relative to the base 10, the restricting portion 22 will also press against the shaft 201 as the pressing member 20 moves, so as to press The component 20 cannot operate the first pressing mode P1 to cause the shaft column 201 to move down to the travel distance that can trigger the first signal, as shown in FIG. 5.

For example, if the user uses the multiple input keycap 100 to input the English letter A, the user usually presses the keyboard vertically to output the lowercase letter "a", and by obliquely pressing, the uppercase letter "A" can be directly output. ", instead of using the combination of pressing the Shift key and the letter key at the same time to output the capital letter "A", and the limiting part 22 can avoid triggering two signals at the same time, causing the computer to be unable to determine the situation.

Based on the above, this creation can achieve the following effects:

1. The creative multiple-input keycap 100 can use the keycap structure to allow the user to operate two pressing modes on a single button, and achieve the combined key effect of two single-button combination output signals on a single button. Improve the efficiency of the user's keyboard operation.

2. The creative multiple-input keycap 100 is a trigger point located in the key base 200 and a trigger point located in the keycap structure in the general keyboard, and the limiting part 22 can prevent the two signals from being triggered at the same time, which will affect In addition to computer judgment, the improvement of the conventional knowledge requires the addition of a processor for judging the trigger signal, or the situation where the user needs to control the pressing force of the trigger button.

Although this creation is illustrated in a best embodiment, those skilled in this technique can make various changes in various forms without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. The above-mentioned embodiments are only used to illustrate the creation, and are not used to limit the scope of the creation. All modifications or changes that do not violate the spirit of this creation belong to the scope of the patent application for this creation.

100: Multiple input keycap 10: Pedestal 11: Combination groove 12: plane 13: Incline 14: The first pivot 15: Groove 15a: first side 15b: second side 16: Contact button 17: Through hole 20: Pressing parts 21: The second pivot 22: Restricted Department 200: key seat 201: Axle column 202: Axle seat P1: First press mode P2: Second press mode S: Spacing

[Figure 1] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of this creative embodiment. [Figure 2] is a schematic structural decomposition diagram of this creative embodiment. [Figure 3] is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the section line 3-3 of Figure 1 for this creative embodiment, which is used to represent the normal schematic diagram of the composite input keycap structure of this creative. [Fig. 4] is a schematic diagram of the state of the first pressing mode of this creative embodiment. [Fig. 5] is a schematic diagram of the state of the second pressing mode of this creative embodiment. [Figure 6] is a schematic diagram of the sensitivity adjustment of the second pressing mode of this creative embodiment. [Fig. 7] is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the section line 7-7 in Fig. 1 for this creative embodiment, which is used to show the schematic diagram of the mutually exclusive structure of this creative.

100: Multiple input keycap

10: Pedestal

11: Combination groove

12: plane

13: Incline

14: The first pivot

15: Groove

15a: first side

15b: second side

16: Contact button

17: Through hole

20: Pressing parts

21: The second pivot

22: Restricted Department

200: key seat

201: Axle column

202: Axle seat

Claims (10)

A multiple-input keycap is arranged above a key seat, and the multiple-input keycap includes: A base; and A pressing member, which is pivoted on the base and can move between a first position and a second position. When the pressing member is located in the first position, the pressing member can be operated relative to the base A first pressing mode triggers a first signal. When the pressing member is located at the second position, the pressing member can operate a second pressing mode relative to the base and trigger a second signal. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 1, wherein the key seat has a shaft post, the base has a coupling groove, and the shaft post extends into the coupling groove to be coupled with the base, and when the pressing member is opposed to When the base operates in the first pressing mode, the base moves downward relative to the key base, and the shaft is pressed and pressed downward with the movement of the base to trigger the first signal. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 2, wherein the coupling groove is located below the base and away from the pressing member, and the coupling groove and the shaft post are both cross-shaped. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 1, wherein the base has a flat surface, an inclined surface, and a first pivotal portion separating the flat surface and the inclined surface, the inclined surface is provided with a groove, and the groove is provided There is a contact button. When the pressing member operates the second pressing mode relative to the base, the pressing member presses the contact button to trigger the second signal. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 4, wherein the groove has a first side and a second side, the first side is close to the first pivot portion, and the second side is far from the first pivot The contact part, the contact button can move between the first side and the second side of the groove. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the first pivotal portion can move the pressing member between the first position and the second position. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 6, wherein the pressing member is normally located at the first position. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 1, wherein the pressing member further has a restricting portion, the base has a through hole, the key seat has a shaft seat, and the restricting portion extends through the through hole when the When the pressing member is operated relative to the base in the first pressing mode, the restricting portion abuts against the shaft base, so that the pressing member cannot operate in the second pressing mode. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 8, wherein when the pressing member is operated in the second pressing mode relative to the base, the restricting portion abuts against the shaft, so that the pressing member cannot operate the first Press mode. The multiple-input keycap according to claim 8, wherein the through hole is arranged on the inclined surface of the base and is arranged parallel to both sides of the groove, and the restricting portion is fan-shaped.

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