CN201174335Y - Keyboard and key structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a keyboard and button structure, this button structure include a key cap, an elastomer, a support piece, a base plate and a frame. The elastomer is located the key cap below. The supporting member has a supporting portion, a connecting portion and an end portion, the supporting portion supports the key cap, and the connecting portion connects the supporting portion and the end portion. The substrate supports the elastomer. The frame constrains the end portions to the substrate. A keyboard comprises a plurality of keycaps, a plurality of elastic bodies, a plurality of supporting pieces, a substrate and a frame. The plurality of elastic bodies are located below the plurality of keycaps. The plurality of supporting parts are provided with a plurality of supporting parts, a plurality of connecting parts and a plurality of end parts, the plurality of supporting parts support the plurality of keycaps, and the plurality of connecting parts are connected with the plurality of supporting parts and the plurality of end parts. The substrate supports a plurality of elastomers. The frame constrains the plurality of ends to the substrate.

Description

Keyboard and key structure

technical field

The utility model relates to a key structure and a keyboard with a frame, and the end part of the supporting part can be arranged between the frame and the base plate.

Background technique

In today's daily life, the role played by the computer has changed from simple document processing in the past to today's audio-visual, video games, video, etc., and its functions have become more and more diverse. And affect its important position, through the different keys on the keyboard, bring into play the various functions it represents, allowing computer users to control everything through the transmission of the keyboard keys.

Figure 1 shows the existing key structure. The existing key structure 10 includes a key cap 101 , two support members 102 , an elastic body 103 and a substrate 104 . Each component is described as follows:

The supporting member 102 supports the keycap 101 , and the elastic body 103 is located below the keycap 101 , and the supporting member 102 and the elastic body 103 are supported by the substrate 104 .

In addition, the supporting member 102 is disposed between the keycap 101 and the base plate 104 , and is pivotally connected with the keycap 101 and the base plate 104 at the same time, so that the keycap 101 can move up and down relative to the base plate 103 .

However, the combination of the existing key structure 10 is that the support member 102 is directly pivoted between the keycap 101 and the substrate 104, and when the keycap 101 moves up and down relative to the substrate 104, the support member 102 and the elastic body 103 are exposed. In the space, its surroundings are not protected by any objects, so when the keycap 101 moves up and down, it is easy for the support member 102 and the elastic body 103 to be damaged by foreign objects or polluted by solids and liquids. Connecting the supporting member 102 and the substrate 104 with each other also increases the difficulty of overall assembly and processing.

Utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a keyboard and key structure to solve the above problems.

The purpose of the utility model is achieved by providing a key structure, which includes a key cap, an elastic body, a support member, a base plate and a frame. The elastomer is located under the keycap. The supporting part has a supporting part, a connecting part and an end part, the supporting part supports the keycap, and the connecting part connects the supporting part and the end part. The substrate supports the elastomer. The frame constrains the ends to the base plate.

Wherein, the frame has a groove, and the end is arranged in the groove.

Wherein, the substrate has a groove, and the end is arranged in the groove.

Wherein, the frame has a first groove, the base plate has a second groove, and the first groove and the second groove form an accommodating space, and the end is arranged in the accommodating space.

Wherein, the substrate and the frame can be combined by locking.

Wherein, the base plate and the frame can be combined by bonding.

Wherein, the frame can be integrally formed.

Wherein, the frame can be a plastic material.

In addition, the utility model also provides a keyboard, which includes a plurality of keycaps, a plurality of elastic bodies, a plurality of support members, a base plate and a frame. A plurality of elastomers are located under the plurality of keycaps. The plurality of supports has a plurality of support parts, a plurality of connection parts and a plurality of end parts, and the plurality of support parts support a plurality of keycaps, and the plurality of connection parts connect the plurality of support parts and the plurality of end parts. The substrate supports a plurality of elastomers. The frame constrains the ends to the base plate.

Wherein, the frame has a plurality of grooves, and a plurality of ends are arranged in the plurality of grooves.

Wherein, the substrate has a plurality of grooves, and a plurality of ends are arranged in the plurality of grooves.

Wherein, the frame has a plurality of first grooves, the substrate has a plurality of second grooves, and the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves form a plurality of accommodating spaces, and the plurality of ends are arranged in the plurality of within the accommodation space.

Wherein, the substrate and the frame are combined by locking.

Wherein, the substrate and the frame are combined by bonding.

Wherein, the frame is integrally formed.

Wherein, the frame is a plastic material.

The utility model has the advantages that its keyboard can be free from damage by foreign objects or contamination by solids and liquids, and it not only simplifies the assembly, production and processing of the keyboard, but also improves its manufacturing process efficiency and reduces processing costs with time.

In order to make the above-mentioned purpose, features, and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, preferred embodiments will be described below in detail with accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an existing button structure;

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the button structure of the present utility model;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of turning the button structure upside down according to the first embodiment of the present invention and observing the substrate, support member, frame and keycap from bottom to top;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the button structure according to the present invention;

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the second embodiment of the button structure according to the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of turning the button structure upside down according to the second embodiment of the present invention and observing the substrate, support member, frame and keycap from bottom to top;

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the third embodiment of the button structure according to the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of turning the button structure upside down according to the third embodiment of the present invention and observing the substrate, support member, frame and keycap from bottom to top;

Fig. 9 is a combination diagram of turning the button structure upside down and observing the accommodation space from bottom to top according to the third embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the keyboard of the present invention;

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of the keyboard of the present invention turned upside down and the substrate, support, frame and keycap observed from bottom to top.

Description of main component symbols

10～Existing button structure

101～Keycap

102～support

103～Elastomer

104～substrate

20～The button structure of the first embodiment

201～Keycap

202～Frame

202a～groove

203～support

203a～support part

203b～connection part

203c～end

204～Elastomer

205～substrate

30～The button structure of the second embodiment

301～Keycap

302～Frame

303～support

303a～support part

303b～connection part

303c～end

304～Elastomer

305～substrate

305a～groove

40～The button structure of the third embodiment

401～Keycap

402 ~ frame

402a～the first groove

403～support

403a～support part

403b～connection part

403c～end

404～Elastomer

405～substrate

405a～groove

406～Accommodating space

500～keyboard of the present utility model

501～Keycap

502～Frame

502a～groove

503～support

503a～support part

503b～connection part

503c～end

504～Elastomer

505～substrate

Detailed ways

Fig. 2 is the first embodiment of the button structure of the present utility model. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the key structure of the first embodiment of the present invention being turned upside down and the substrate, the support member, the frame and the keycap observed from bottom to top. Please refer to FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time. In the first embodiment, the button structure 20 includes a keycap 201 , a frame 202 , two support members 203 , an elastic body 204 and a substrate 205 . Each component is described as follows:

The substrate 205 simultaneously supports the frame 202, the support member 203 and the elastic body 204. The substrate 205 and the frame 202 can be combined with each other by locking or bonding. The frame 202 is provided with a groove 202a at the bottom, and the frame 202 can be made of plastic material and One-piece molded components.

The supporting member 203 has a supporting part 203a, a connecting part 203b and an end part 203c, and the connecting part 203b connects the supporting part 203a and the end part 203c.

The support portion 203 a of the support member 203 supports the keycap 201 , and the elastic body 204 is located below the keycap 201 , while the end 203 c of the support member 203 is disposed in the groove 202 a of the frame 202 .

Wherein, the end 203c of the supporting member 203 can slide or rotate in the groove 202a of the frame 202 , so that the keycap 201 can move up and down relative to the base plate 205 . It can be seen from the above that the combination of the button structure 20 of the present invention is that the end 203c of the support member 203 is arranged in the groove 202a of the frame 202, and the support frame 203, the frame 202 and the elastic body 204 are supported by the substrate 205, so as to The end 203c of the support member 203 is limited between the substrate 205 and the frame 202 (in the groove 202a), and when the keycap 201 moves up and down relative to the substrate 203, the support member 202 and the elastic body 203 will be supported by the frame 202. protection from damage by foreign objects or contamination by solids and liquids, and the assembly method in which the end 203c of the support member 203 is directly arranged in the groove 202a not only makes the assembly, manufacture and processing of the key structure simple It can improve the efficiency of its manufacturing process and reduce the processing cost and time.

Fig. 5 is the second embodiment of the button structure of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the key structure of the second embodiment of the present invention turned upside down and viewed from bottom to top on the substrate, support, frame and keycap. Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 at the same time. In the second embodiment, the button structure 30 includes a keycap 301 , a frame 302 , two support members 303 , an elastic body 304 and a substrate 305 . Each element of the second embodiment is described as follows:

The base plate 305 supports the frame 302, the support member 303 and the elastic body 304 at the same time. The base plate 305 and the frame 302 can be combined with each other by locking or bonding. groove 305a.

The supporting member 303 has a supporting part 303a, a connecting part 303b and an end part 303c, and the connecting part 303b connects the supporting part 303a and the end part 303c.

The support portion 303 a of the support member 303 supports the keycap 301 , and the elastic body 304 is located below the keycap 301 , while the end 303 c of the support member 303 is disposed in the groove 305 a of the base plate 305 .

Wherein, the end 303c of the supporting member 303 can slide or rotate in the groove 305a of the base plate 305 , so that the keycap 301 can move up and down relative to the base plate 305 . As can be seen from the above, the combination of the button structure 30 of the present invention is that the end 303c of the support member 303 is arranged in the groove 305a of the substrate 305, and the support frame 303, the frame 302 and the elastic body 304 are supported by the substrate 305, so that the The end 303c of the support 303 is limited between the substrate 305 and the frame 302 (in the groove 305a), and when the keycap 301 moves up and down relative to the substrate 303, the support 302 and the elastic body 303 will be supported by the frame 302. protection from damage by foreign objects or contamination by solids and liquids, and the assembly method in which the end 303c of the support member 303 is directly arranged in the groove 305a not only makes the assembly, manufacture and processing of the button structure simple It can improve the efficiency of its manufacturing process and reduce the processing cost and time.

Fig. 7 is the third embodiment of the button structure of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the key structure of the third embodiment of the present invention turned upside down and the substrate, the support member, the frame and the keycap observed from bottom to top. Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 at the same time. The button structure 40 of the present invention includes a keycap 401 , a frame 402 , a supporting member 403 , an elastic body 404 and a substrate 405 . Each component is described as follows:

The base plate 405 supports the frame 402, the support member 403 and the elastic body 404 at the same time, the base plate 405 and the frame 402 can be combined with each other by locking or bonding, the frame 402 is provided with a first groove 402a at the bottom, and the base plate 405 is provided with a The second groove 405a, and the first groove 402a and the second groove 405a form an accommodating space 406 (as shown in FIG. 9 ), and the frame 402 can be a plastic material and an integrally formed component.

The supporting member 403 has a supporting part 403a, a connecting part 403b and an end part 403c, and the connecting part 403b connects the supporting part 403a and the end part 403c.

The supporting part 403 a of the supporting part 403 supports the keycap 401 , and the elastic body 404 is located below the keycap 401 , and the end part 403 c of the supporting part 403 is disposed in the accommodating space 406 .

Wherein, the end portion 403c of the supporting member 403 can slide or rotate in the accommodating space 406 , so that the keycap 401 can move up and down relative to the base plate 405 . It can be seen from the above that the combination of the button structure 40 of the present invention is to arrange the end 403c of the support 403 in the accommodation space 406, and use the substrate 405 to support the support frame 403, the frame 402 and the elastic body 404, so that the support The end 403c of 403 is limited between the base plate 405 and the frame 402 (in the accommodating space 406), and when the keycap 401 moves up and down relative to the base plate 403, the supporting member 402 and the elastic body 403 will be protected by the frame 402 , so that it is free from damage by foreign objects or contamination by solids and liquids. In addition, the assembly method in which the end 403c of the support member 403 is directly arranged in the accommodating space 406 can not only simplify the assembly, production and processing of the button structure It can improve the efficiency of its manufacturing process and reduce the processing cost and time.

Fig. 10 is an embodiment of the keyboard of the present invention. Fig. 11 is a schematic view of the keyboard of the present invention turned upside down and the substrate and the frame viewed from bottom to top. Please refer to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 at the same time, wherein the keyboard 500 includes a plurality of keycaps 501 , a frame 502 , a plurality of supporting frames 503 , a plurality of elastic bodies 504 and a substrate 505 . Each component is described as follows:

The substrate 505 simultaneously supports the frame 502, a plurality of supports 503 and a plurality of elastic bodies 504, the substrate 505 and the frame 502 can be combined with each other by locking or bonding, the frame 502 is provided with a plurality of grooves 502a at the bottom, and the frame 502 can be a plastic material or an integrally formed component.

Each supporting member 503 has a supporting portion 503a, a connecting portion 503b and an end portion 503c, and the connecting portion 503b connects the supporting portion 503a and the end portion 503c.

The supporting portion 503 a of each supporting member 503 supports a keycap 501 , and an elastic body 504 is located below the keycap 501 , and the end 503 c of each supporting member 503 is disposed in a groove 502 a of the frame 502 .

Wherein, the end 503c of the supporting member 503 can slide or rotate in the groove 502a of the frame 502 , so that the keycap 501 can move up and down relative to the base plate 505 .

As can be seen from the above, the combination of the keyboard 500 of the present invention is to set the end 503c of each support member 503 in the groove 502a of the frame 502, and use the substrate 505 to support the support frame 503, the frame 502 and the elastic body 504, so as to The end 503c of each supporting member 503 is limited between the substrate 505 and the frame 502 (in the groove 502a), and when the keycap 501 moves up and down relative to the substrate 503, the supporting member 502 and the elastic body 503 will be affected. The protection of the frame 502 prevents it from being damaged by foreign objects or polluted by solids and liquids. In addition, the assembly method in which the end 503c of each support member 503 is directly arranged in the groove 502a not only enables the keyboard to be assembled, The simplification of production and processing can improve the efficiency of the production process and reduce the processing cost and time.

In addition, the keyboard of the present invention can also have a plurality of grooves arranged on the top of the substrate (as described in the second embodiment), so that the ends of the supports can be arranged in the grooves of the substrate and be limited between the substrate and the frame. or set a plurality of first grooves at the bottom of the frame of the keyboard, and set a plurality of second grooves at the top of the substrate of the keyboard, and the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves form a plurality of accommodation An accommodating space (as described in the third embodiment) is provided, so that the end of the support member can be disposed in the accommodating space and confined between the base plate and the frame.

Claims (16)

1, a kind of press-key structure is characterized in that, comprising: keycap; Elastomer is positioned at this keycap below; Strutting piece has support portion, connecting portion and end, and this keycap is supported in this support portion, and this connecting portion connects this support portion and this end; Substrate supports this elastomer; And framework, with this ends restrict on this substrate.

2, press-key structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this framework has groove, and this end is arranged in this groove.

3, press-key structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this substrate has groove, and this end is arranged in this groove.

4, press-key structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this framework has first groove, and this substrate has second groove, and this first groove and this second groove form an accommodation space, and this end is arranged in this accommodation space.

5, press-key structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this substrate combines by the locking mode with this framework.

6, press-key structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this substrate combines by bonding mode with this framework.

7, press-key structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this framework is formed in one.

8, press-key structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this framework is a plastic material.

9, a kind of keyboard is characterized in that, comprising: a plurality of keycaps; A plurality of elastomers are positioned at a plurality of keycaps below; A plurality of strutting pieces have a plurality of support portions, a plurality of connecting portion and a plurality of end, and a plurality of keycaps are supported in a plurality of support portions, and a plurality of connecting portion connects a plurality of support portions and a plurality of end; Substrate supports a plurality of elastomers; And framework, with a plurality of ends restrict on this substrate.

10, keyboard as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this framework has a plurality of grooves, and a plurality of ends are arranged in a plurality of grooves.

11, keyboard as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this substrate has a plurality of grooves, and a plurality of ends are arranged in a plurality of grooves.

12, keyboard as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that this framework has a plurality of first grooves, this substrate has a plurality of second grooves, and a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second groove form a plurality of accommodation spaces, and a plurality of end is arranged in a plurality of accommodation spaces.

13, keyboard as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this substrate combines by the locking mode with this framework.

14, keyboard as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this substrate combines by bonding mode with this framework.

15, keyboard as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this framework is formed in one.

16, keyboard as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this framework is a plastic material.

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