Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a driving structure and a keyboard aiming at the problems that the size of the keyboard is large and the occupied space of the keyboard is large because the motor and the moving component inside the keyboard are arranged on the same straight line.
The present invention provides a driving structure, including:
a chassis;
the upper cover is rotatably connected to the chassis;
the connecting rod component is rotatably connected to the upper cover;
the driving assembly comprises a driving source, a driving piece and a driven piece, the driven piece is rotatably connected with the connecting rod assembly, and the driving source is connected with the driving piece; the driving source can drive the driving part to move back and forth along a first direction, so that the driving part drives the driven part to move back and forth along a second direction, and the driven part drives the connecting rod assembly to move, so that the connecting rod assembly drives the upper cover to rotate relative to the chassis to adjust an included angle formed by the upper cover and the chassis; the first direction and the second direction are arranged at an included angle.
The base plate included by the driving structure can be placed on a placing surface such as a desktop, and the upper cover can be provided with an operation panel for typing. When the keyboard angle needs to be adjusted, the driving source can be controlled to drive the driving piece to move back and forth along the first direction, the driving piece drives the driven piece to move back and forth along the second direction, and the driven piece drives the upper cover to rotate relative to the chassis through the connecting rod assembly, so that the keyboard angle is adjusted. It should be noted that the first direction and the second direction are arranged at an included angle, that is, not on the same straight line, and it can also be understood that the driving source, the driving part and the driven part are not arranged on the same straight line, so that the keyboard is not longer in size, and can accommodate these parts, so that the keyboard occupies a small space and has an attractive appearance.
In one embodiment, one of the driving member and the driven member includes a driving slide rail, and the other one of the driving member and the driven member is provided with a driving clamping groove, and the driving slide rail is in sliding clamping connection with the driving clamping groove; when the driving piece slides back and forth along the first direction, the driving slide rail slides back and forth in the driving clamping groove.
In one embodiment, the driving slide rail and the driving slot both extend linearly along a third direction, and the third direction forms an included angle with the first direction and the second direction; or, the driving slide rail and the driving clamping groove are both extended in an arc line.
In one embodiment, the driving member comprises a first sliding block and a resetting member, the first sliding block comprises a first driving inclined plane, the driven member comprises a second driving inclined plane, and the resetting member is connected with the chassis and the driven member; the first driving inclined plane can be abutted against the second driving inclined plane so as to drive the driven part to move away from the driving part along the second direction, and the resetting part accumulates resetting force; the reset piece can release the reset force to drive the driven piece to move close to the operation driving piece along the second direction, and the second driving inclined plane is abutted against the first driving inclined plane.
In one embodiment, the driven member includes a second slider and a slide rod, the second slider is connected to the slide rod, the slide rod is connected to the link assembly, the slide rod is further connected to the reset member, when the second slider moves back and forth along the second direction, the second slider drives the slide rod to move back and forth along the second direction, and the slide rod drives the link assembly to move.
In one embodiment, the resetting piece is an elastic piece, and the resetting force is an elastic force; or the reset piece comprises two magnetic suction pieces, one of the magnetic suction pieces is arranged on the chassis, the other magnetic suction piece is arranged on the sliding rod, and the reset force is two magnetic forces generated between the magnetic suction pieces.
In one embodiment, the connecting rod assembly comprises a first connecting rod, one end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the driven part, and the other end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the upper cover; when the driven piece moves back and forth along the second direction, the driven piece drives the first connecting rod to move, and the first connecting rod drives the upper cover to rotate relative to the chassis so as to adjust an included angle formed by the upper cover and the chassis.
In one embodiment, the connecting rod assembly comprises a second connecting rod and a third connecting rod, one end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the upper cover, the other end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the chassis, one end of the third connecting rod is rotatably connected between two ends of the second connecting rod, and the other end of the third connecting rod is rotatably connected with the driven piece; when the driven member moves back and forth along the second direction, the driven member drives the third connecting rod to rotate relative to the driven member, the third connecting rod drives the second connecting rod to rotate relative to the chassis, and the second connecting rod drives the upper cover to rotate relative to the chassis so as to adjust an included angle formed by the upper cover and the chassis.
In one embodiment, the driving source comprises a driving cylinder and a telescopic rod, the driving cylinder is connected with the telescopic rod, the telescopic rod is connected with the driving piece, and the driving cylinder can drive the telescopic rod to extend and retract back and forth, so that the telescopic rod drives the driving piece to move back and forth along the first direction; or,
the driving source comprises a driving motor and a screw rod, the driving motor is connected with the screw rod, the screw rod is in threaded connection with the driving piece, the driving motor can drive the screw rod to rotate around the central axis of the driving motor, and the screw rod drives the driving piece to move back and forth along the first direction through threaded fit.
The invention also provides a keyboard, which comprises an operation panel and the driving structure, wherein the operation panel is arranged on one surface of the upper cover, which is opposite to the chassis, and is used for inputting control instructions, and the operation panel is electrically connected to the driving source and is used for controlling the driving source to drive the driving piece to move back and forth along the first direction.
Detailed Description
In order to make the aforementioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. It is apparent that the specific details set forth in the following description are merely exemplary of the invention, which can be practiced in many other embodiments that depart from the specific details disclosed herein. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without any inventive step, are within the scope of the present invention.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.
Referring to fig. 1, the present invention provides a keyboard 100, wherein the keyboard 100 is used for connecting a host computer, a user can input a control command on an operation panel 101 of the keyboard 100, and the host computer executes a corresponding program after receiving the control command, so that the user can normally use the host computer. It should be noted that, the keyboard 100 is connected to the host computer, and may be connected through a data line by wire, or may be connected wirelessly through bluetooth or WIFI, which is not limited herein.
The keyboard 100 can also adjust the inclination angle between the operation panel 101 and the placing surface, and the user can rotate the operation panel 101 relative to the placing surface, so that the inclination angle between the operation panel 101 and the placing surface can reach the angle desired by the user, the comfort level of the user inputting the control command on the operation panel 101 is higher, and the user experience is good. The placing surface can be a supporting surface such as a desktop or a ground.
Referring to fig. 1, the keyboard 100 includes a driving structure 102 and the above-mentioned operation panel 101, and the operation panel 101 is disposed on the driving structure 102. The operation panel 101 includes a plurality of standardized keys, and a user can tap the plurality of keys to input a control command to enable the computer host to execute a corresponding program.
The driving structure 102 may be placed on the placement surface to facilitate a user to input a control instruction to the operation panel 101. The user can also manipulate one or more keys in the operation panel 101 to control the driving structure 102 to move, so as to adjust the tilt angle between the operation panel 101 and the placing surface.
Referring to fig. 1, the driving structure 100 includes a chassis 1, an upper cover 2, a driving assembly 3, and a link assembly 4. Wherein, chassis 1 and upper cover 2 rotate to be connected, and drive assembly 3 and link assembly 4 all locate between chassis 1 and upper cover 2.
The operation panel 101 is disposed on a surface of the upper cover 2 facing away from the chassis 1, the driving assembly 3 is electrically connected to the operation panel 101, the driving assembly 3 is connected to the link assembly 4, and the link assembly 4 is connected to the upper cover 2. The user can control operation panel 101 and send out adjustment command for drive assembly 3, and drive assembly 3 drives link assembly 4 motion according to the adjustment command that receives to make link assembly 4 drive upper cover 2 and rotate 1 relative chassis, thereby reach the purpose of adjusting operation panel 101 and the inclination of placing the face.
Referring to fig. 2, the chassis 1 includes a tray body 11, a guide block 12 and two first sliding members 13, the guide block 12 and the two first sliding members 13 are both disposed on a side of the tray body 11 facing the upper cover 2, and the two first sliding members 13 are disposed on left and right sides of the guide block 12.
One side of the tray body 11, which faces away from the upper cover 2, is used for being attached to a placing surface, and one side of the tray body 11, which is far away from the first sliding part 13, is rotatably connected with the upper cover 2, so that the upper cover 2 can rotate relative to the chassis 1.
The guide block 12 has a first guide slot 121 along a first direction, and a second guide slot 122 along a second direction, wherein the first guide slot 121 and the second guide slot 122 are perpendicular to each other. It is understood that the first guide groove 121 and the second guide groove 122 can be disposed at other angles, such as at an acute angle, and is not limited herein.
Both first sliding members 13 are connected to the tray body 11 by welding, and it is understood that the first sliding members 13 can also be detachably connected to the tray body 11, for example, detachably connected by screws, so as to facilitate later disassembly and assembly, which is not limited herein. In addition, each first sliding member 13 is provided with a first sliding slot 131 along the length extending direction thereof.
The upper cover 2 includes a cover body 21, a pin 22 and two second sliding parts 23, the two second sliding parts 23 are disposed on two sides of the cover body 21, and the pin 22 is disposed at one end of the cover body 21 away from the second sliding parts 23.
The cover 21 is rotatably connected to the tray 11 by a pin 22, so that the cover 21 can rotate relative to the tray 11 by the pin 22 to adjust the inclination angle formed by the operation panel 101 and the placement surface. The operation panel 101 is provided on a surface of the cover 21 facing away from the tray 11.
Both second sliding parts 23 are connected to the cover 21 by welding, and it is understood that the second sliding parts 23 can also be detachably connected to the cover 21, for example, detachably connected by screws, so as to facilitate later disassembly and assembly, which is not limited herein. In addition, each second sliding member 23 has a second sliding slot 231 along the length extending direction thereof.
Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the driving assembly 3. The driving assembly 3 of the embodiment shown in fig. 3 includes a driving source 31, a driving member 32, and a driven member 33. The driving source 31 is connected to the driving member 32, the driving member 32 is slidably connected to the driven member 33, and the driven member 33 is rotatably connected to the link assembly 4.
The driving source 31 is configured to drive the driving member 32 to move back and forth along the first direction, so that the driving member 32 drives the driven member 33 to move back and forth along the second direction, and the driven member 33 drives the connecting rod assembly 4 to move, so that the connecting rod assembly 4 drives the upper cover 2 to rotate relative to the chassis 1, thereby adjusting an inclination angle between the operation panel 101 and the placement surface.
The driving source 31 includes a driving cylinder 311 and a telescopic rod 312, one end of the telescopic rod 312 is connected to the driving cylinder 311, and the other end is connected to the driving member 32. The driving cylinder 311 is electrically connected to the operation panel 101, and after receiving the adjustment instruction of the operation panel 101, the driving cylinder 311 drives the telescopic rod 312 to extend and retract back and forth, so that the telescopic rod 312 drives the driving member 32 to move back and forth along the first direction, and the driving member 32 drives the driven member 33 to move back and forth along the second direction.
The driving member 32 includes a first slide rail 321, and the first slide rail 321 is slidably engaged with the first guide groove 121 (shown in fig. 2) of the guide block 12, so that the driving member 32 can move back and forth along the first direction by the guiding action of the first guide groove 121.
The driving member 32 is further provided with a driving slot 322, and the length extending direction of the driving slot 322 forms an acute angle with the first direction and the second direction, in this embodiment, the included angles formed by the length extending direction of the driving slot 322 and the first direction and the second direction are all 45 °, and it can be understood that the included angle may also be other acute angles, for example, 30 ° or 60 °. The driving slot 322 is used for slidably engaging with the driven member 33, so that when the driving member 32 moves back and forth along the first direction, the driven member 33 can slide back and forth on the driving slot 322, and the driving member 32 drives the driven member 33 to move back and forth along the second direction.
The driven member 33 includes a driven slider 331 and a sliding rod 332, and the driven slider 331 is connected to the sliding rod 332. The passive slider 331 is used for connecting the active member 32, and the sliding rod 332 is used for rotatably connecting to the connecting rod assembly 4. When the driving member 32 drives the driven sliding block 331 to slide back and forth along the second direction, the driven sliding block 331 can drive the sliding rod 332 to slide back and forth along the second direction, so that the sliding rod 332 drives the connecting rod assembly 4 to move, and the connecting rod assembly 4 drives the upper cover 2 to rotate relative to the chassis 1, thereby adjusting the inclination angle between the operating panel 101 and the placing surface.
The sliding rod 332 is provided with a through groove 3321 through the middle part, and two mounting screws 333 penetrate through the through groove 3321 and are in threaded connection with the passive sliding block 331, so that the sliding rod 332 and the passive sliding block 331 are detachably connected. It is understood that the sliding rod 332 and the passive sliding block 331 can also be connected by a fixed manner such as an integral molding structure or welding, and is not limited herein.
The sliding rod 332 includes two driving posts 3322 disposed at two ends thereof, and the two driving posts 3322 and the rod 341 are integrally formed, it is understood that in other embodiments, the two driving posts 3322 may be detachably connected to the rod 341 by a screw connection, etc., which is not limited herein.
The driving post 3322 is configured to penetrate the first sliding slot 131 (shown in fig. 1) of the first sliding member 13, and the driving post 3322 is configured to be rotatably connected to the connecting rod assembly 4. The driving post 3322 can move back and forth in the second direction in the first sliding groove 131 to move the connecting rod assembly 4.
The passive slider 331 includes a second slide rail 3311, and the second slide rail 3311 is slidably engaged with the second guide groove 122 (shown in fig. 2) of the guide block 12, so that the passive slider 331 can move back and forth along the second direction through the guiding action of the second guide groove 122.
The passive slider 331 further includes a driving slide rail 3312, and the driving slide rail 3312 is configured to be slidably engaged with the driving slot 322 of the active component 32, so that when the active component 32 moves back and forth along the first direction, the active component 32 can drive the passive slider 331 to move back and forth along the second direction.
It is understood that in other alternative embodiments, the positions of the driving slot 322 and the driving slide rail 3312 may be interchanged, that is, the driving part 32 includes the driving slide rail 3312, and the driven slider 331 is provided with the driving slot 322, so that when the driving part 32 moves back and forth along the first direction, the driving part 32 can drive the driven slider 331 to move back and forth along the second direction.
The driving slot 322 and the driving rail 3312 of the embodiment shown in fig. 3 both extend linearly, it can be understood that in other embodiments, the driving rail 3312 and the driving slot 322 may both extend in an arc, and the driving member 32 can also drive the passive slider 331 to move back and forth along the second direction when moving back and forth along the first direction.
Referring to fig. 4, the two link assemblies 4 of the embodiment shown in fig. 4 are two groups, and the two groups of link assemblies 4 have the same structure and are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the chassis 1, and each link assembly 4 is rotatably connected to the driving post 3322 of the sliding rod 332 and the upper cover 2. The connecting rod assembly 4 serves as an intermediate transmission, and when the driving post 3322 of the sliding rod 332 moves back and forth along the second direction, the driving post 3322 can drive the connecting rod assembly 4 to move, so that the connecting rod assembly 4 drives the upper cover 2 to rotate relative to the chassis 1.
The link assembly 4 includes a first link 41 and a second link 42, one end of the first link 41 is rotatably connected to the first slider 13, and the other end of the first link 41 is slidably engaged with the second sliding slot 231 (shown in fig. 1) of the second slider 23. One end of the second link 42 is rotatably connected between the two ends of the first link 41 through a pivot joint, and the other end of the second link 42 is rotatably connected to the driving post 3322 of the sliding rod 332.
When a user needs to reduce the inclination angle between the operation panel 101 and the placing surface, the user operates the operation panel 101 to send a first adjustment instruction to the driving cylinder 311, after the driving cylinder 311 receives the first adjustment instruction, the driving rod 312 is driven to extend, the driving rod 312 drives the driving part 32 to move back to the driving cylinder 311 along the first direction, the driving part 32 presses the driven slider 331 to drive the driven slider 331 to move back to the driving part 32 along the second direction, the driven slider 331 drives the driving post 3322 of the sliding rod 332 to move back to the driving part 32 along the second direction, the driving post 3322 of the sliding rod 332 drives the second connecting rod 42 to rotate, the second connecting rod 42 drives the first connecting rod 41 to rotate relative to the chassis 1, the first connecting rod 41 drives the upper cover 2 to rotate relative to the chassis 1, and thus the inclination angle between the operation panel 101 and the placing surface is reduced.
Similarly, when the user needs to increase the inclination angle of the operating panel 101 and the placing surface, the user controls the operating panel 101, and sends the second adjusting instruction to the driving cylinder 311, and after the driving cylinder 311 receives the second adjusting instruction, the driving rod 312 is driven to shorten, and the driving rod 312 drives subsequent parts to sequentially link, so that the inclination angle of the operating panel 101 and the placing surface is increased.
It should be noted that the first direction in which the driving cylinder 311 drives the driving member 32 to move and the second direction in which the driven member 33 moves are not on the same straight line. Therefore, the driving cylinder 311, the driving element 32, and the driven element 33 do not need to be disposed on the same line, and the inclination angle of the operation panel 101 and the mounting surface can be adjusted. Meanwhile, the size of the keyboard for accommodating the driving cylinder 311, the driving part 32 and the driven part 33 can be reduced, the occupied space is small, and the appearance is not influenced.
Referring to fig. 5, in an alternative embodiment, the linkage assembly 4 may include only one link, i.e., the third link 43, one end of the third link 43 is pivotally connected to the driving post 3322, and the other end of the third link 43 is pivotally connected to the upper cap 2. When the driving cylinder 311 drives the driving post 3322 to move back and forth in the first sliding slot 131 along the second direction, the driving post 3322 drives the third connecting rod 43 to rotate, and the third connecting rod 43 drives the upper cover 2 to rotate relative to the chassis 1 to adjust an included angle formed between the upper cover 2 and the chassis 1.
As shown in fig. 5, when the driving post 3322 moves away from the connection between the upper cover 2 and the chassis 1, the third link 43 drives the upper cover 2 to rotate toward the chassis 1, and the angle formed by the upper cover 2 and the chassis 1 decreases. When the driving column 3322 moves close to the connection between the upper cover 2 and the chassis 1, the third link 43 drives the upper cover 2 to rotate away from the chassis 1, and the angle between the upper cover 2 and the chassis 1 increases progressively.
It should be noted that the above description is further described by taking only one and two connecting rods included in the connecting rod assembly 4 as an example, and embodiments in which three or more connecting rods are connected to each other are also within the scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 6, in an alternative embodiment, the driving source 31 includes a driving motor 313, a lead screw 314, and a fixing block 315, instead of the above-described functions of the driving cylinder 311 and the telescopic bar 312. One end of the screw rod 314 is connected with the driving motor 313, and the other end of the screw rod 314 is rotatably connected with the fixing block 315.
The driving motor 313 and the fixing block 315 are fixedly installed on the chassis 1. The screw 314 is further threaded through the driving member 32, and the driving motor 313 is electrically connected to the operation panel 101. A user can control the operation panel 101 to send an adjustment instruction to the driving motor 313, after receiving the adjustment instruction, the driving motor 313 drives the screw rod 314 to rotate around the central axis thereof, the screw rod 314 drives the driving part 32 to move back and forth along the first direction through the screw thread fit, the driving part 32 is slidably clamped with the driving slide rail 3312 of the driven slide block 331 through the driving clamping slot 322, and drives the driven part 33 and the slide bar 332 to move back and forth along the second direction, so as to adjust the inclination angle formed by the operation panel 101 and the placing surface.
Referring to fig. 7, in another alternative embodiment, the active member 32 includes an active slider 323 and a push-pull rod 324, one end of the push-pull rod 324 is connected to the active slider 323, and the other end thereof penetrates through the sidewall of the disk 11 and protrudes outside the disk 11. The driving slider 323 is provided with the driving slot 322, and is slidably engaged with the driving rail 3312 of the driven slider 331 through the driving slot 322.
A user can hold the portion of the push-pull rod 324 located outside the tray body 11 by hand to drive the push-pull rod 324 to move back and forth along the first direction, so that the push-pull rod 324 drives the driving slider 323 to move back and forth along the first direction, the driving slider 323 is slidably engaged with the driving slide rail 3312 of the driven slider 331 through the driving engaging slot 322, and the driven slider 331 and the slide rod 332 are driven to move back and forth along the second direction, thereby adjusting the inclination angle formed by the operation panel 101 and the placement surface.
It should be noted that the present invention has been further described only by using the driving cylinder 311 and the telescopic rod 312, the driving motor 313 and the lead screw 314, and the push-pull rod 324 as the power source for driving the driving member 32 to move back and forth along the first direction, which is not exhaustive, and other embodiments capable of driving the driving member 32 to move back and forth along the first direction are within the scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 7, in an alternative embodiment, the driving part 32 does not need to be provided with the driving slot 322, and the driven slider 331 does not need to be provided with the driving slide rail 3312. In this embodiment, the active part 32 includes a first driving ramp 325, and the passive slider 331 includes a second driving ramp 3313.
Referring to fig. 8, the driving source 31 further includes a fixing base 34 and a restoring member 35, the fixing base 34 is fixedly disposed on the tray body 11, one end of the restoring member 35 is connected to the fixing base 34, and the other end is connected to the sliding rod 332.
When the driving cylinder 311 drives the telescopic rod 312 to extend, the telescopic rod 312 drives the driving member 32 to move away from the driving cylinder 311 along the first direction, the first driving inclined surface 325 of the driving member 32 presses against the second driving inclined surface 3313 of the driven member 33, the driven member 33 and the sliding rod 332 are driven to move away from the driving member 32 along the second direction, and the sliding rod 332 drives the reset member 35 to accumulate the reset force.
When the driving cylinder 311 drives the telescopic rod 312 to shorten, the telescopic rod 312 drives the driving member 32 to move close to the driving cylinder 311 along the first direction. In the process, the driving member 32 leaves a retraction space for the driven slider 331, and the reset member 35 gradually releases the reset force to drive the sliding rod 332 and the driven slider 331 to move close to the driving member 32 in the second direction.
Therefore, by adding the reset member 35 to this embodiment, the driving member 32 and the driven member 33 can move back and forth along the second direction without sliding engagement between the driving slot 322 and the driving rail 3312.
It should be noted that the above-mentioned returning element 35 may be an elastic element, and then the corresponding returning force is an elastic force. Or, the restoring element includes two magnetic attracting elements, one of which is disposed on the fixing base 34, and the other is disposed on the sliding rod 332, so that the corresponding restoring force is a magnetic force generated between the two magnetic attracting elements.
All possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments may not be described for the sake of brevity, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present disclosure as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
The above examples only show some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the claims.