TWM628852U - universal keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

A universal keyboard includes a transparent keycap, an electronic paper, a driving circuit assembly, a bottom plate and a lifting mechanism. The transparent keycap has an accommodating space. The electronic paper is arranged in the accommodating space for displaying one of a plurality of input method character information. The driving circuit component is electrically connected to the electronic paper, and is operated to drive the electronic paper to display one of the plurality of input method character information. The bottom plate is arranged relative to the transparent keycap, and is electrically connected to the driving circuit assembly. The lifting mechanism is arranged between the bottom plate and the transparent keycap. Therefore, in this creation, the electronic paper displays one of the character information of a plurality of input methods, so that the user can know the current input method when he taps the universal keyboard, so as to solve the problem that the characters cannot be input effectively or the invalid characters can be input. and the problems that arise from it.

Description

universal keyboard

This creative department is about a keyboard, especially a universal keyboard.

With the development of technology, both desktop and notebook computers are becoming more and more popular. As far as the current computer usage habits are concerned, the keyboard is one of the indispensable input devices for inputting characters or numbers. Some keyboards also have corresponding function keys (function), such as: sleep, computer, screen brightness adjustment, volume adjustment, etc.

Please refer to the first figure and the second figure, wherein the first figure is a perspective view of the keyboard of the prior art; and the second figure is a partial top view of the keyboard of the prior art. As shown in the figure, a keyboard PA1 includes a plurality of keycaps PA11 and a bottom plate PA12. The structure of the keyboard PA1 is common knowledge in the art. The lifting mechanism, circuit board, etc. inside the keyboard PA1 cannot be marked in the drawings and are not related to the problems of the prior art discussed in this creation, so they will not be described in detail.

It should be noted that, the above-mentioned first figure only indicates one keycap PA11 for illustration. When a plurality of keycaps are described in detail in the second figure, more detailed symbol descriptions will be given.

Each keycap PA11 has a variety of character information. As shown in the second figure, the keycaps PA11c, PA11d, PA11e, PA11f, PA11h, PA11i, PA11k, PA11m in a marked area A1 will contain an English character Information (upper left corner), Yizhuyin character information (upper right corner), Yicangjie character information (lower left corner) and Yicheng (Dayi) character information (lower right corner). Because the input methods used by each user are not necessarily the same, the common English character information, phonetic character information, Cangjie character information, and quick character information are marked on the keycaps PA11c, PA11d, PA11e, PA11f , PA11h, PA11i, PA11k, PA11m, which can make the keyboard PA1 suitable for various users.

However, sometimes the user may focus on the character information of the keycaps PA11c, PA11d, PA11e, PA11f, PA11h, PA11i, PA11k, PA11m when typing on the keyboard PA1, and forget that they have not yet switched. To the input method to be used (in practice, it can be switched by tapping the keycaps PA11n and PA11j) or the input method is not switched for some reason, resulting in the input of some invalid characters. For example, the user wants to use the Zhuyin input method to input Chinese, but forgets to switch the input method, resulting in some invalid English letters; or the user wants to use the English input method to input English, but the input method stays at the Zhuyin input method. As a result, some invalid Chinese characters are entered, or even no text is entered; or, the user needs to enter lowercase English letters, but forgets to hit the keycap PA11g (English caps lock key) before, resulting in the input of uppercase English letters But to re-enter, thereby affecting the user's efficiency. The impact is even more severe for word processors who demand typing efficiency.

In addition, the keycaps PA11a and PA11b in the marked area A1 will cooperate with the keycap PA11o and have different functions. The keycaps PA11a and PA11b are the function keys of F1 and F2 on the keyboard. F1 is usually used to obtain assistance, and F2 is usually used to rename the selected file. When the user taps the keycap PA11o, the function of the keycap PA11a becomes dormant, and the function of the keycap PA11b becomes to switch to the airplane mode. However, sometimes the user does not tap the keycap PA11o, or the computer does not detect that the user has tapped the keycap PA11o. At this time, when the user taps the keycaps PA11a and PA11b again, it will not be able to use. The behavior that the user originally expected can also lead to other problems, such as: the computer is out of power due to the failure to hibernate, and the flight safety is affected due to the failure to switch to the airplane mode. Therefore, there is room for improvement in the prior art keyboard PA1.

In view of the fact that in the prior art, the keyboard of the prior art indicates a variety of character information according to a variety of input methods, so that the user cannot know the current input method, has not switched to a suitable input method and cannot effectively input characters or It is the input of invalid characters, the failure to achieve the expected function due to the fact that the function key has not been switched to, and various problems derived from it. One of the main purposes of the present invention is to provide a universal keyboard for solving at least one problem in the prior art.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted in this creation is to provide a universal keyboard, which includes a transparent keycap, an electronic paper, a driving circuit component, a base plate and a lifting mechanism. The transparent keycap has an accommodating space. The electronic paper is arranged in the accommodating space and used to display one of a plurality of input method character information. The driving circuit component is electrically connected to the electronic paper, and is operated to drive the electronic paper to display one of the plurality of input method character information. The bottom plate is disposed opposite to the transparent keycap and is electrically connected to the driving circuit assembly. The lifting mechanism is arranged between the bottom plate and the transparent keycap.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from this creation is to make the driving circuit assembly in the universal keyboard further include a flexible circuit board and a driving integrated circuit chip. The flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the electronic paper and the bottom plate. The driving integrated circuit chip is electrically connected to the flexible circuit board so as to drive the electronic paper.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from this creation is to make the input method character information in the universal keyboard to include at least one English character information.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from this creation is to make the input method character information in the universal keyboard to include at least one phonetic character information.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from this creation is to make the input method character information in the universal keyboard to include at least one Cangjie character information.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from this creation is to make the input method character information in the universal keyboard to include at least one quick character information.

As mentioned above, because the universal keyboard provided by this creation uses transparent keycaps, electronic paper, driving circuit components, base plate and lifting mechanism to switch the electronic paper to display one of a plurality of input method character information. Compared with the prior art, the electronic paper of the present creation can display the corresponding input method character information corresponding to the current input method, therefore, it can effectively solve the problem of inputting some invalid characters, There are no problems such as inputting any text, inputting wrong characters and needing to re-input and thus affecting the use efficiency, etc. It can also solve various problems derived from the ineffective switching of function keys for some reason.

The specific embodiments of the present creation will be described in more detail below with reference to the schematic diagrams. The advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description and the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that, the drawings are all in a very simplified form and in inaccurate proportions, and are only used to facilitate and clearly assist in explaining the purpose of this creative embodiment.

Please refer to the third figure and the fourth figure together, wherein the third figure is a three-dimensional view of the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; Schematic diagram of the universal keyboard. As shown in the figure, a universal keyboard 1 includes a transparent keycap 11 , a bottom plate 12 , an electronic paper 13 , a driving circuit assembly 14 and a lifting mechanism 15 .

The transparent keycap 11 has an accommodating space S. The electronic paper 13 is disposed in the accommodating space S for displaying one of a plurality of input method character information. The driving circuit component 14 is electrically connected to the electronic paper 13 and operatively drives the electronic paper 13 to display one of the above-mentioned plurality of input method character information. The bottom plate 12 is disposed opposite to the transparent keycap 11 and is electrically connected to the driving circuit assembly 14 .

In this embodiment, the driving circuit assembly 14 further includes a flexible circuit board 141 and a driving integrated circuit chip 142 . The flexible circuit board 141 is electrically connected to the electronic paper 13 and the bottom plate 12 . The driving IC chip 142 is electrically connected to the flexible circuit board 141 to drive the electronic paper 13 .

The lifting mechanism 15 is arranged between the bottom plate 12 and the transparent keycap 11 . The lifting mechanism 15 is also called scissor foot, which is used to compress along a first direction D1 when the user taps the transparent keycap 11, so that the transparent keycap 11 can move along the first direction D1; when the user's finger leaves the When the keycap 11 is transparent, the lifting mechanism 15 will move along a second direction D2, thereby pushing the transparent keycap 11 to reset.

It should be noted that the transparent keycap 11 shown in the third figure above is only for illustration. When a detailed description of multiple transparent keycaps is required below, more detailed symbol descriptions will be given.

The transparent keycaps 11a, 11b, 11c, and 11d each have their own functions. For example, the transparent keycaps 11a are caps lock, the transparent keycaps 11b and 11c are often used to switch input methods, and the transparent keycaps 11d are used for switching functions. (function) key.

Please refer to Figures 3 to 7 together, wherein, Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of displaying an input method character information on the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 shows the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The multi-purpose keyboard provided by the embodiment is a schematic diagram of displaying another input method character information; and, Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing the multi-purpose keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention displaying another input method character information. As shown in the figure, the viewing angle is a top view of a marked area A2 of the universal keyboard 1 . The marked area A2 includes transparent keycaps 11e, 11f, 11g, 11h, 11i, 11k, and the transparent keycaps 11e, 11f, 11g, 11h, 11i, and 11k respectively display the underlying electronic paper 13e, 13f because of their transparency. , 13g, 13h, 13i, 13k.

When the user has not switched the input method, the electronic paper 13e, 13f, 13g, 13h, 13i, 13k under the transparent keycaps 11e, 11f, 11g, 11h, 11i, 11k preferentially displays English character information, namely "Q", "W", "A", "S", "Z", "X" in uppercase English. When the user switches the input method to the Zhuyin input method, the electronic paper 13e, 13f, 13g, 13h, 13i, 13k will switch to display the phonetic character information, so it is marked as electronic paper 13e', 13f', 13g', 13h ', 13i', and 13k' are used to distinguish them, that is, "ㄆ", "ㄊ", "ㄇ", "ㄋ", "ㄈ", "ㄌ". Therefore, when the user switches to the Zhuyin input method, the electronic paper ( For example, the electronic paper 13e', 13f', 13g', 13h', 13i', 13k') will display phonetic character information correspondingly.

At this time, the user can focus on the phonetic character information of the electronic paper 13e', 13f', 13g', 13h', 13i', 13k' to effectively improve the accuracy and efficiency of input. When the user finds that the electronic paper (such as electronic paper 13e, 13f, 13g, 13h, 13i, 13k) does not display the phonetic character information as expected, it means that the user has not successfully switched to the phonetic input method. Therefore, the user can Switching is performed again to avoid problems such as inputting some invalid characters, not inputting any text, or inputting wrong characters because the input method is not successfully switched as in the prior art, which will affect the use efficiency and other problems.

As shown in Figure 6, when the user switches to the Cangjie input method, the electronic paper 13e, 13f, 13g, 13h, 13i, 13k will switch to display Cangjie character information, so it is marked as electronic paper 13e'', 13f '', 13g'', 13h'', 13i'', 13k'' are used to distinguish, namely "hand", "field", "day", "corpse", "heavy", "difficult", therefore, when using When the user switches to the Cangjie input method, the electronic paper (such as electronic paper 13e'', 13f'', 13g'', 13h'', 13i'', 13k'') will display Cangjie character information correspondingly. Its effect is the same as when switching to Zhuyin input method.

As shown in Figure 7, when the user switches to the quick input method, the electronic paper 13e, 13f, 13g, 13h, 13i, 13k will switch to display quick character information, so it is marked as electronic paper 13e"'', 13f''', 13g''', 13h''', 13i''', 13k''' are used to distinguish, namely "stone", "mountain", "person", "leather", "heart", "water" ”, therefore, when the user switches to the fast input method, the electronic paper (such as electronic paper 13e''', 13f''', 13g''', 13h''', 13i''', 13k''') Express character information will be displayed accordingly. Its effect is the same as when switching to Zhuyin input method or Cangjie input method.

In addition, although the above only describes the English input method, Zhuyin input method, Cangjie input method, and quick input method, the above is only an illustration and not a limitation, and the input method character information can also include German character information, French character information, etc.

Finally, please refer to the third figure, the fourth figure and the eighth figure, wherein, the eighth figure is a schematic diagram of displaying a function information of the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the viewing angle is a top view of a marked area A3 of the universal keyboard 1 . The marking area A3 includes transparent keycaps 11m and 11n, and the transparent keycaps 11m and 11n respectively display the underlying electronic paper 13m and 13n because of their transparency.

The transparent keycaps 11m and 11n are the function keys of F1 and F2 on the keyboard. F1 is usually used to obtain assistance, and F2 is usually used to rename the selected file. When the user taps the transparent keycap 11d, the electronic paper 13m under the transparent keycap 11m will switch to display sleep, and marked as electronic paper 13m' to distinguish it; the electronic paper 13n under the transparent keycap 11n will display In flight mode, and marked as electronic paper 13n' to distinguish. Therefore, the user can clearly know whether the transparent keycap 11d is effectively tapped, and can also avoid problems caused by the lack of effective tapping in the prior art, for example, the computer is out of power due to the failure to actually sleep, and the failure to switch to flying The flight mode causes problems such as affecting flight safety.

To sum up, since the universal keyboard provided by this creation utilizes transparent keycaps, electronic paper, driving circuit components, bottom plate and lifting mechanism, the electronic paper can be switched to display one of a plurality of input method character information. Compared with the prior art, the electronic paper of the present creation can display the corresponding input method character information corresponding to the current input method, therefore, it can effectively solve the problem of inputting some invalid characters, There are no problems such as inputting any text, inputting wrong characters and needing to re-input and thus affecting the use efficiency, etc. It can also solve various problems derived from the ineffective switching of function keys for some reason.

Through the detailed description of the preferred embodiments above, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present creation can be described more clearly, rather than limiting the scope of the present creation by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the patented scope of the present invention.

PA1: Keyboard PA11,PA11a,PA11b,PA11c,PA11d,PA11e,PA11f,PA11g,PA11h,PA11i,PA11j,PA11k,PA11m,PA11n,PA11o: Keycaps PA12: Bottom plate A1: marked area 1: Universal keyboard 11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g, 11h, 11i, 11k, 11m, 11n: Transparent keycaps 12: Bottom plate 13,13e,13f,13g,13h,13i,13k,13e',13f',13g',13h',13i',13k',13e'',13f'',13g'',13h'',13i' ',13k'',13e''',13f''',13g''',13h''',13i''',13k''',13m,13n,13m',13n': Electronic Paper 14: Drive circuit components 141: Flexible circuit board 142: Driver IC chip 15: Lifting mechanism A2, A3: marked area D1: first direction D2: Second direction S: accommodating space

The first figure is a perspective view showing the keyboard of the prior art; The second figure is a partial top view showing the keyboard of the prior art; The third figure is a three-dimensional view of the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The fourth figure is a schematic diagram showing the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing that the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention displays information of an input method character; Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing that the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention displays another input method character information; Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing another input method character information displayed by the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing a function information displayed on the universal keyboard provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

11: Transparent keycaps

12: Bottom plate

13: Electronic Paper

14: Drive circuit components

141: Flexible circuit board

142: Driver IC chip

15: Lifting mechanism

D1: first direction

D2: Second direction

S: accommodating space

Claims (6)

A universal keyboard comprising: a transparent keycap with an accommodating space; an electronic paper, disposed in the accommodating space, for displaying one of a plurality of input method character information; a driving circuit component electrically connected to the electronic paper, and operatively driving the electronic paper to display one of the above-mentioned plurality of input method character information; a bottom plate, disposed opposite to the transparent keycap, and electrically connected to the driving circuit assembly; and A lifting mechanism is arranged between the bottom plate and the transparent keycap. The universal keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drive circuit assembly further comprises: a flexible circuit board electrically connecting the electronic paper and the bottom plate; and A driving integrated circuit chip is electrically connected to the flexible circuit board to drive the electronic paper. The universal keyboard of claim 1, wherein the input method character information includes at least one English character information. The universal keyboard of claim 1, wherein the input method character information includes at least one phonetic character information. The universal keyboard of claim 1, wherein the input method character information includes at least one Cangjie character information. The universal keyboard of claim 1, wherein the input method character information includes at least one quick character information.

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