WO2006073022A1 - キーボード装置及びキーボードカバー - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a keyboard device and a keyboard cover.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-091663
- the software for practicing touch typing is an effective means only while the software is being executed, and in order to master touch typing, the user must practice with a considerable amount of time. Don't be.
- the object of the present invention is to enable natural understanding of key layout and finger operation in daily use without special training time for mastering touch typing. It is to provide a keyboard device and a keyboard cover.
- the present inventor has created and examined a number of examples of the shape and position of an identifier that can more intuitively recognize the correspondence between the character key of the keyboard and the finger to be pressed. As a result of testing, it was discovered that by introducing the left and right finger identifiers separately from the finger type identifiers, even if the character keys have the same shape, they can be easily and instantaneously associated with the keys. Invented.
- a keyboard device having a plurality of character keys having the same shape, wherein each of the character keys is a character key pressed with a finger of the left hand and a right hand.
- a keyboard device having a left / right identifier for identifying a character key to be pressed by a finger and a finger identifier for identifying a type of the finger to be pressed.
- each character key has a left / right identifier and a finger identifier that indicate which finger of which hand should be pressed, so that the user can view the keyboard. Even when typing with force S, each time a key is pressed, it is possible to instantly grasp visually (or sensory) which hand the key should be typed with.
- the character keys since the character keys have the same shape as each other, the manufacture of the character keys, particularly the molding cost, is the same as the conventional one, and the assembly and manufacture are easy. Left and right identifiers and finger identifiers may be formed on the same mark.
- each of the character keys may have the left and right identifiers and the finger identifier on the front surface thereof, and each of the character keys has the right and left on the key top.
- An identifier and the finger identifier may be included.
- left and right identifiers and finger identifiers are attached to easy-to-see positions, so that the left and right discriminating power and finger discriminating power can be fully demonstrated.
- Left and right identifiers and finger identifiers are formed on the same mark!
- the left and right identifiers and the finger identifiers may be detachable. Some users can practice touch typing efficiently by attaching the left and right identifiers and finger identifiers only to character keys for which finger operation is uncertain. Moreover, the identifier is unnecessary for a user who has mastered touch typing.
- a keyboard device having a plurality of character keys having the same shape, wherein each of the character keys has a finger identifier for identifying the type of finger to be pressed.
- the finger identifier is provided on the left side of the character key for the character key to be pressed with the left hand, and is provided on the right side of the character key for the character key to be pressed with the right hand.
- a keyboard device is provided.
- the user can obtain information on the finger to be pressed from the finger identifier attached to each character key, and use the left or right hand from the position where the finger identifier is attached. Information about whether to press the button can be obtained.
- a finger identifier is attached to the left side of a key, it can be instantly determined that the key is for the left finger. This is a force that directly acts on the brain as a command to select the left and right hand (finger) with the finger identifier attached!
- the identifier that identifies left and right is identified by color or shape, after identifying it visually, the task of identifying or translating once right or left in the brain A process is added. Therefore, the number of recognition steps is increased compared to the present invention, judgment is delayed, and the user is considered to be tired.
- the finger identifier may be disposed on a key top or on a side surface of each character key. By placing the finger identifier in an easy-to-see position, the finger identification power can be fully exerted. According to the experiments by the present inventor, it was particularly preferable to provide an inverted L shape or an inverted L shape (or a mirror pattern thereof) along the upper corner (corner) of the character key.
- the finger identifier may be detachable. It is possible to practice by attaching a finger identifier only to a key whose finger operation is uncertain, and it is possible to remove all of them after learning the technique of touch typing.
- a keyboard cover having key cover cells each covering a character key of a keyboard device having a plurality of character keys having the same shape, and each key cover cell force.
- a keyboard cover is provided having left and right identifiers for identifying a character key pressed with the finger of the left hand and a character key pressed with a finger of the right hand, and a finger identifier for identifying the type of finger to be pressed.
- the keyboard cover of the present invention by attaching the keyboard cover of the present invention to a commercially available keyboard device, the left and right identifiers and the finger identifiers can be attached to each character key, which is useful for touch typing practice. Can do. Since the cover can be easily attached and detached, when using a keyboard device shared by a plurality of persons, only those who need to practice touch typing can practice by wearing the cover of the present invention.
- a keyboard cover having key cover cells each covering a character key of a keyboard device having a plurality of character keys having the same shape, wherein each key cover cell is A finger identifier for identifying the type of finger to be pressed, the finger identifier being provided on the left side of the key cover cell for the character key to be pressed with the left hand, and the character key to be pressed with the right hand
- a keyboard cover is provided on the right side of the key cover cell.
- a finger identifier can be attached to each character key by attaching the keyboard cover of the present invention to a commercially available keyboard device. Also, the finger identifier The keyboard cover also has a left / right discriminating power depending on the attached position, so this keyboard cover can be used for practice of touch typing.
- the keyboard cover of the third and fourth aspects includes character keys of different shapes or sizes, for example, key cover cells covering return keys, in addition to key cover cells covering a plurality of character keys of the same shape. Also good.
- a detachable label having a finger identifier and a left / right identifier for use in the keyboard device of the present invention.
- a detachable label having a finger identifier used for the keyboard device of the present invention is provided.
- the present invention by attaching a label having a finger identifier and a left and right identifier to a commercially available keyboard device, or by sticking a label having a finger identifier at a predetermined position on the left and right, It can be set as the keyboard apparatus which has right-and-left discrimination power. Furthermore, it is possible to practice touch typing efficiently by attaching a label having a finger identifier or a left / right identifier only to a key whose finger operation is uncertain.
- the left and right identifiers and the finger identifier are included in the same mark, and the color of the mark may be different depending on the finger to be pressed. Consists of a pattern of a plurality of marks, and the pattern may be different for each finger. By devising the color and pattern of the mark, it is possible to increase the left / right discriminating power and finger discriminating power of the identifier.
- the finger identifier is composed of a plurality of mark patterns, the patterns are different for each finger, and the finger identifier for the left hand and the finger identifier for the right hand are mirror-symmetrical to each other. Also good. By making the right-hand and left-hand finger identifiers mirror-symmetrical, the left and right can be distinguished more instantaneously.
- the finger identifier may be composed of one or a plurality of mark patterns, and the number of marks may be different for each finger. By adopting such a mark, the finger discrimination power of the finger identifier can be further improved.
- the finger identifier and the left and right identifiers are inverted L-shaped or inverted L-shaped along the upper right corner or upper left corner of each character key depending on the hand to be pressed. It is a pattern of a mold and may be colored with a different color depending on the finger to be pressed. Since these labels are removable, they can be used for keyboard devices and keyboard covers that do not have finger identifiers or left and right identifiers.
- the label of the present invention can be attached to the key cover cell of each character key of a commercially available keyboard device or each character key of a commercially available keyboard cover. Thereby, it is possible to intuitively and immediately discriminate the hand and the finger to press each character one key.
- keyboard device in the present application is a concept including a keyboard portion of, for example, a notebook personal computer and a liquid crystal integrated personal computer, which is not limited to a single keyboard device in which the power of a computer is separated.
- character key is a key for entering alphabets, numbers and symbols by pressing alone or simultaneously with the shift key.
- the same shape of the key means that the size and shape of the key itself are the same, and numbers or letters printed or stamped on the key top (the upper surface of the key), or the home position. Differences due to protrusions indicating the position, left and right identifiers and finger identifiers according to the present invention are excluded.
- FIG. 1 (A) is a top view of the keyboard device according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 1 (B) is an enlarged view showing a convex portion provided on the front surface of the character key.
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the character keys of the keyboard device.
- FIG. 3 (A) is a top view of a keyboard device according to a first modification
- FIG. 3 (B) is an enlarged view showing a convex portion provided on the front surface of the character key.
- FIG. 4 (A) is a top view of the keyboard device according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 4 (B) is an enlarged view showing the concavo-convex portion provided on the side surface of the character key.
- FIG. 5 (A) is a top view of a keyboard device according to a second modification
- FIG. 5 (B) is an enlarged view showing a convex portion provided on the key top of the character key.
- FIG. 6 (A) is a top view of the keyboard device with the removable identifier according to the third embodiment
- FIG. 6 (B) is a diagram showing the removable seal-like identifier. .
- FIG. 7 is a top view of a keyboard apparatus with removable identifiers attached to some keys according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 8 (A) is a top view of a keyboard device according to a third modified example, and
- FIG. 8 (B) is an enlarged view showing a colored portion provided on the side surface of the character key.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a keyboard part of a notebook computer according to a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a top view of a keyboard cover according to a fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the keyboard cover of FIG. 10 taken along the line XI—XI.
- FIG. 12 is a top view of a keyboard cover according to a sixth embodiment.
- Fig. 1 (A) shows the keyboard device of this embodiment.
- the keyboard device 10 has a board 100, character keys arranged in a “QWERTY” array supported by the board 100, and function keys such as a line feed (Enter) key, a shift key, and a control key.
- Each character key has the same shape, and has a quadrangular prism shape whose bottom is larger than the key top 101 (upper surface), and the front 102, left side 103, and right side 104 of the key are all trapezoidal.
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- the corners of all keys are chamfered, and the key top 101 has a U-shape that is recessed in the center along the horizontal direction.
- the method of supporting each key on the board 100 is the same as that of a conventionally known keyboard device, and can be supported by a panel panel or a coil spring.
- the connection structure with the main body of an electric circuit or a personal computer housed in the keyboard device is also the same as a conventionally known structure, description thereof is omitted here.
- the character keys of the keyboard device 10 can be divided into areas 1-8. That is, an area 1 having keys “1”, “Q”, “A” and “Z”, an area 2 having keys “2”, “W”, “S” and “X”, and Area 3 with keys “3", “E”, “D” and “C”, and “4", "5", " Region 4 with keys R “,” T “,” F “,” G “,” V “and” B “, and” 6 “,” 7 “,” Y “,” U “and” H “ , "J”, " ⁇ ", and region 5 with keys “ ⁇ ", region 6 with “8", “I”, “ ⁇ ”, and keys, and “9” , “O”, “L”, and “>” keys, and an area 8 having keys other than these.
- Each character key in the keyboard device 10 includes an identifier 11 that is four oval (pencil type) convex portions formed as protrusions that also increase the wall force on the front surface thereof.
- the identifier 11 is roughly divided into a left hand identifier 11L and a right hand identifier 11R depending on the combination of the shapes of the four convex portions.
- the lengths of the four convex parts are the left hand identifier 11L. It is the same length, and the convex part 12a is the shortest.
- the lengths of the four convex portions (13a to 13d in order from the left) that are the right-hand identifier 11R are the same as the length of the convex portion 13a and the convex portion 13c that are the longest. Shortest.
- These left hand identifier 11L and right hand identifier 11R imitate the shape of the left hand and right hand fingers viewed from the back of the hand, and the convex parts 12a to 12d are the left hand little finger, ring finger, middle finger and index finger, respectively.
- the convex portions 13a to 13d correspond to the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger of the right hand, respectively.
- the character keys for the areas 1 to 4 (left hand area) to be pressed with the left hand have the left hand identifier 11L, and for the areas 5 to 8 (right hand area) to be pressed with the right hand.
- the character key has a right hand identifier 11R.
- the convex portions 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d are formed higher than the other convex portions, respectively. Further, in the keys of the regions 5, 6, 7 and 8, the convex portions 13a, 13b, 13c and 13d are formed higher than the other convex portions, respectively. Thus, the convex portion formed higher than the other convex portions indicates the finger to press the key. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and (B), the character keys in regions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are higher in the protrusions 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d than in the other protrusions.
- Each of the formed identifiers l lLa, l lLb, l lLc, l lLd is provided.
- the character keys of the regions 5, 6, 7, and 8 have identifiers 11 Ra, l lRb, l lRc, l lRd in which the convex portions 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d are formed higher than the other convex portions, respectively. Each is provided.
- each character key is either a left-hand identifier 11L or a right-hand identifier 11R.
- it also has an identifier representing a finger to be pressed. That is, the identifier assigned to each character key has a function of visually displaying information indicating which hand should be typed with the left and right hands and information indicating which finger should be typed.
- the keyboard device of the present invention is useful not only when practicing touch typing, but also when typing with the current typing method.
- a user who does not perform touch typing presses a certain key he looks for the corresponding key while looking at the keyboard, relying on the display on the key top.
- the keyboard device of the present invention each time a corresponding key is found and pressed, the identifier attached to the front of the key is confirmed. In other words, each time you press a key, you can visually check which finger of the left or right hand should be used. Repeating this confirmation each time the key is pressed helps to remember the key layout image without special touch typing practice.
- the identifier 11 of the present embodiment is a protrusion formed on the front surface of each character key, the identifier 11 can only visually recognize the information of the left and right and the type of finger to be pressed. Recognize this information through the sense of touch by touching it with your fingertips You can also. For example, even a blind person can recognize a hand and a finger to press a key through touch by touching the identifier 11. Furthermore, since the identifier 11 of the present embodiment is provided at the same position for all the character keys, it is not necessary to search for a place where the identifier exists for each character key. It is also possible to provide the identifier of the present embodiment on a Braille keyboard, and in this case, it is particularly effective when a visually impaired person is practicing touch tapping.
- each character key includes an identifier 21 that is 1 to 4 convex portions formed as protrusions that also increase the wall force of the front surface 102 thereof.
- the shape of these convex portions is a vertically long ellipse, and they are arranged at equal intervals in a horizontal row with their upper ends aligned.
- the shape and arrangement of the convex portion of the identifier 21 plays the role of identifying left and right as follows. Regarding the left hand area, the convex part of the identifier 21L is applied with the left end force on the front of the key, and when there are multiple convex parts, the convex part is longer on the right side.
- the convex part of the identifier 21R is also given the right end force on the front of the key, and the left side is longer when there are multiple convex parts. Further, the number of convex portions of the identifiers 21L and 21R plays a role of identifying the finger. That is, in the left hand region, the identifier 21Ld of the region 4 (index finger region) to be pressed with the index finger is four convex portions, and the identifier 21Lc of the region 3 (middle finger region) to be pressed with the middle finger is three convex portions.
- the identifier 21Lb of the region 2 (ringing finger region) to be pressed with the ring finger is two convex portions
- the identifier 21La of the region 1 (pink finger region) to be pressed with the little finger is one convex portion.
- the identifier 21Ra of the region 5 (index finger region) to be pressed with the index finger is four convex portions
- the identifier 21Rb of the region 6 (middle finger region) to be pressed with the middle finger is three convex portions.
- the identifier 21Rc of the region 7 (ringing finger region) to be pressed with the ring finger is two convex portions
- the identifier 21Rd of the region 8 (pink finger region) to be pressed with the little finger is one convex portion. Therefore, the identifier 21 assigned to each character key has both left and right discriminating power and finger discriminating power depending on the shape, arrangement and number of convex portions, and serves as both the left and right identifier and the finger identifier.
- Fig. 4 (A) shows the keyboard device of this embodiment.
- Each character key has its left and right On either side surface, there are provided an identifier 31 which is a convex portion that bulges the wall force on the side surface and four concavo-convex portions that are formed as concave portions that are depressed on the wall surface.
- the left-hand region character key has an identifier 31 on its left side surface 103, and the right-hand region character key has an identifier 31 on the right side surface 104.
- the identifier 31 is four concavo-convex portions arranged in a line in the vertical direction, and only one of the four concavo-convex portions is a convex portion and the remaining is a concave portion.
- the concave / convex portions of the index finger region, middle finger region, ring finger region, and little finger region identifiers 31a, 31b, 31c, and 31d are convex from the first, second, third, and fourth from the top, respectively (Fig. 4 (B )reference). Therefore, the left / right identification and the finger identification can be performed based on the position of the identifier 31 attached to each character key and the position of the convex portion of the identifier 31.
- the identifier 31 itself has only finger discrimination power
- left / right discrimination power can be obtained depending on whether the identifier 31 is arranged on the left or right.
- Figure 5 (A) shows the keyboard device of the second modification.
- Each character key in the left-hand area has an identifier 32, which is one to four convex parts formed as convex parts on the left side of the key top 101, and the surface power of the key top 101 is also raised, and each character key in the right-hand area Has a similar identifier 32 on the right side of its key top 101.
- the 1 to 4 protrusions of identifier 32 are arranged in a row in the vertical direction (Y direction).
- the index finger region, middle finger region, ring finger region, and little finger region identifiers 32a, 32b, 32c, and 32d are 4, 3, 2, and 1 protrusion, respectively (see FIG. 5 (B)).
- the identifier 32 is arranged on the left or right side of the key top 101. Further, in this case, since the identifier 32 is arranged on the key top 101, the identifier 32 is further excellent in visibility.
- each character key of the keyboard device of the third embodiment has a label (seal material) having identifiers 41L and 41R attached to the upper left or upper right of the key top 101.
- label Is made of a flexible plastic sheet with an adhesive applied on the back.
- the character key identifier 41L in the left hand area is an inverted L-shaped mark that covers the left corner of the key top, and has an extension force extending in the right and downward directions from the upper left vertex of the key top.
- the character key identifier 41R in the right hand area is an inverted L-shaped inversion mark covering the right corner of the key top, and the apex force at the upper right of the key top is the extension force extending in the left and downward directions.
- the identifier 41L and the identifier 41R have a symmetrical shape with respect to the central axis above and below the key (mirror image).
- the little finger region identifier 41LB is colored blue
- the ring finger region identifier 41LG is colored green
- the middle finger region identifier 41LY is colored yellow
- the index finger region identifier 41LR is colored red
- the little finger region identifier 41RB, the ring finger region identifier 41RG, the middle finger region identifier 41RY and the index finger region identifier 41RR in the right hand region are colored blue, green, yellow and red, respectively.
- the identifier 41L is provided at the upper left corner of the key top 101 for the character key of the left hand area
- the identifier 41R is provided at the upper right corner of the key top 101 for the character key of the right hand area.
- the identifier 41L and the identifier 41R can have left / right discrimination power.
- the shape of the identifier 41L attached to the character key in the left hand region is the same, and the shape of the identifier 41R attached to the character key in the right hand region is also the same. Accordingly, the shape of the identifiers 41L and 41R cannot identify the finger to be pressed, but it is also possible to provide finger identification power by changing the color of the identifiers 41L and 41R for each finger. That is, in this example, the identifiers 41L and 41R each have both the left and right identifiers and the finger identifiers in a single label, and in particular, note that the single mark includes the left and right identifiers and the finger identifiers. Should.
- the identifiers 41L and 41R are provided as labels with an adhesive or adhesive material attached to the back side, which is not formed integrally with the character key of the keyboard device, and the character key force can also be removed. Labels with identifiers 41R and 41L may be attached to character keys of commercially available keyboard devices that do not have identifiers. Labels having the identifiers 41L and 41R are also an embodiment of the present invention. For example, it is not necessary to attach labels with identifiers 41L and 41R to all character keys.As shown in Fig. 7, identifiers 41L and 41R are only applied to some character keys that are considered to be uncertain. It is also possible to affix and use the label which has.
- the labels of identifiers 41L and 41R may be painted or printed with a reverse L letter or its reverse mark on a transparent sheet with adhesive covering the character key of key top 101.
- the label may cover a part of the key top or may cover the entire key top.
- the shape and size of the label can be arbitrary.
- the labels having the identifiers 41L and 41R were detachable.
- a mark similar to the identifiers 41L and 41R may be formed integrally when the character key is manufactured, or the identifier on the character key 41L and 41R may be provided by printing.
- the identifiers 41L and 41R may be flat marks that have almost no thickness, or may be three-dimensional marks that are thick enough to be identified by touch.
- FIG. 8 (A) shows the keyboard device of this modification.
- a character key having an identifier 42 is pasted on the left side surface 103 of the character key in the left hand region, and a label having the identifier 42 is pasted on the right side surface 104 of the character key in the right hand region.
- the shape of each label is the same rectangle, and the identifier 42 of each label is colored in the same manner as the identifier of the third embodiment for each finger to be pressed.
- the little finger region identifier 42B, the ring finger region identifier 42G, the middle finger region identifier 42Y, and the index finger region identifier 42R are colored blue, green, yellow, and red, respectively (see FIG. 8B).
- an identifier has only finger discrimination power, it is provided on the right side of the key for the right-hand area key and on the left side of the key for the left-hand area key.
- the keyboard device 45 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the third embodiment except that it is a keyboard portion of a notebook computer 46 that is not a single keyboard device (see FIG. 9). As described above, the present invention can also be applied to a keyboard portion of a notebook computer or a keyboard portion of a liquid crystal integrated personal computer.
- the keyboard cover 50 of the present embodiment is a semi-transparent keyboard cover made of silicon.
- the key cover cell 51 (key storage part) for storing each key of the keyboard device and the key cover are provided. It has a left hand identifier 61L or a right hand identifier 61R attached to the front of the cell 51 (the part corresponding to the front of the key).
- the key cover cell 51 has a box-like bag shape that encloses the upper surface 101 (key top), front surface 102, rear surface, left side surface 103, and right side surface 104 of the key having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.
- the shapes and configurations of the left hand identifier 61L and the right hand identifier 61R are the same as the shapes and configurations of the left hand identifier 11L and the right hand identifier 11R, respectively, in the first embodiment.
- a keyboard cover 50 having an identifier having both left / right discrimination power and finger discrimination power to a commercially available keyboard, the function of the left / right identifier and finger identifier is attached to each character key. Is possible.
- the keyboard cover 60 of this embodiment includes identifiers 62L and 62R having the same shape and the same color as the identifiers 41L and 41R of the third embodiment (FIG. 12). That is, the identifier 62L of the keyboard cover 60 of this embodiment is provided at the upper left corner of the key top with respect to the character key in the left hand area, and the identifier 62R is the upper right corner of the key top with respect to the character key in the right hand area. Provided in the department. The identifiers 62L and 62R are colored in different colors for each finger to be pressed.
- the little finger region identifier 62LB, the ring finger region identifier 62LG, the middle finger region identifier 62LY, and the index finger region identifier 62LR are colored blue, green, yellow, and red, respectively.
- the little finger region identifier 62RB, the ring finger region identifier 62RG, the middle finger region identifier 62RY and the index finger region identifier 62RR are colored blue, green, yellow and red, respectively.
- the shape, color, position, and material of the finger identifier and the left / right identifier of the keyboard device, keyboard cover or label of the present invention are not limited to the above embodiment. These elements are As long as you have left / right discrimination and finger discrimination! It is arbitrary.
- the keyboard device, keyboard cover or label of the present invention can be used personally to assist in learning touch typing. Is also effective. For example, when explaining to many students to input “HELP”, they remember the key position completely, and even for beginner students, “right index finger” and “left hand” respectively. It can be described as a key to be pressed with the ⁇ middle finger '', ⁇ right hand ring finger '', or ⁇ right hand little finger '', and the students who hear it will not be lost. In this way, even if you remember the key layout completely and explain the key position to the beginner, you can explain it on the premise of touch typing.
- the inventive keyboard device, keyboard cover or label is also useful as a teaching material.
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