CN200990063Y - Keyboard of hand-held electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A keyboard of a handheld electronic device comprises a plurality of keys, a panel, a sliding device and an elastic device. Each key comprises at least one sliding part. The panel is configured on the surface of the handheld electronic device, and the surface of the panel is provided with at least one mounting opening. The installation opening is internally provided with a key. The sliding device comprises at least one sliding chute. The sliding part is combined with the sliding groove and can move along the sliding groove, so that the key can move back and forth or be pressed up and down along the surface of the panel to trigger the internal circuit of the handheld electronic device. The elastic device is arranged between the handheld electronic device and the panel to provide elasticity so that the keys can return to the original positions.

Description

The keyboard of hand-hold electronic device

Technical field

The utility model is relevant to a kind of keyboard, is meant a kind of keyboard of hand-hold electronic device especially.

Background technology

Technology prosperity now, present hand-hold electronic device, as: mobile phone, PDA or electronic translator etc., can listen to music mostly, photograph and take pictures, send various functions such as news in brief or send Email.Therefore, present hand-hold electronic device is used in modern society at large.Yet the various function in response to above-mentioned hand-hold electronic device particularly sends news in brief and send Email, and hand-hold electronic device must have the function of input characters.

In order to make the hand-hold electronic device can input characters, hand-hold electronic device can be installed the keyboard of being made up of a plurality of button mostly, and the user can hand-hold electronic device operation and input characters by keyboard.The part hand-hold electronic device, for example electronic translator or PDA can adopt and the general similar QWERTY keyboard (Qwerty Board) of computer keyboard mostly.And QWERTY keyboard is because have the advantage of the corresponding character of a button, so the character input is very fast, an English alphabet, a numeral or a character such as phonetic symbol will occur by a key.

Yet the number of keys of QWERTY keyboard numerous (surpassing 26 buttons at least) causes the volume that must strengthen hand-hold electronic device, just can hold numerous button, but but cause hand-hold electronic device to dwindle, and lose the advantage of its carrying convenience.For this reason, some hand-hold electronic device dwindles button, to dwindle the volume of hand-hold electronic device.Yet, dwindle button cause also the user easily mistake by, or be difficult for seeing clearly the sign of button, and unhandy shortcoming arranged.

Some hand-hold electronic device then directly replaces QWERTY keyboard with touch control screen, to dwindle the volume of hand-hold electronic device, improve the too little shortcoming of button of QWERTY keyboard simultaneously.Touch control screen can manifest the pattern of QWERTY keyboard, and the user directly pushes button on the screen with pointer, just can input character.Yet,, cause user's input characters fast because can only push a button with a pointer.In addition, most touch control screen can't be known to present under the high light environment.This makes the user can't know the button of seeing on the screen, and is difficult to operation.

The shortcoming that is caused for above-mentioned known standard keyboard, some hand-hold electronic devices now, particularly present known mobile phone concentrates in a button with most characters, and utilizes the number of times of pressing keys to select character.For example, when using known mobile phone to transmit news in brief, if when user's desire is imported an English alphabet " f ", can pressing keys " 3 " six times, just can import " f ".Therefore,, can dwindle the volume of hand-hold electronic device, have the advantage of carrying convenience by the literal input mode of this keyboard.

Yet this keyboard that most characters are concentrated in a button is compared to QWERTY keyboard, because it need come input character by touch potential, so can't equally have the advantage of the corresponding character of a button by the accurate keyboard of image scale.In addition, the user can be too many because of the pressing keys number of times sometimes, and the literal input error takes place easily.Therefore, it is that time-consuming shortcoming imported in literal that the keyboard of the corresponding most characters of a this button has, and is unfavorable for a large amount of literal inputs.

Have for above-mentioned two kinds of keyboards be difficult to dwindle the hand-hold electronic device volume, button is too little and operation inconvenience and literal input be time-consuming etc. shortcoming.The utility model is the keyboard of a kind of hand-hold electronic device of utility model, to improve above-mentioned known shortcoming.

The utility model content

Fundamental purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of keyboard of hand-hold electronic device, makes the user be able to the handled easily hand-hold electronic device.Especially aspect input characters, the keyboard that keyboard of the present utility model can improve the known handheld electronic installation has the time-consuming shortcoming of literal input, makes keyboard of the present utility model help a large amount of literal inputs.

Secondary objective of the present utility model is to provide a kind of keyboard of hand-hold electronic device, to reduce the number of keys of known keyboard, to reach the effect of dwindling the hand-hold electronic device volume.

For reaching the above object, the utility model discloses a kind of keyboard of hand-hold electronic device, and this keyboard comprises most buttons, a panel, a carriage and elastic devices.

A plurality of buttons, wherein each button comprises at least one sliding part.

Panel configuration is in the surface of hand-hold electronic device, and the surface of panel has at least one installing port, then disposes a plurality of buttons in the installing port.

Carriage comprises at least one chute.Sliding part combines with chute, and sliding part can move along chute, makes button to move forward and backward or to push up and down along panel surface.By this, with triggering hand-hold electronic device internal circuit, and be able to hand-hold electronic device operation.

Elastic device is arranged between hand-hold electronic device and the panel.Elastic device provides elastic force, makes button be returned to button and does not use preceding position.

For making advantage of the present utility model and the spirit can be further revealed, now conjunction with figs. do one describe in detail as after.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is keyboard appearance figure of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is the inner exploded view of button.

Fig. 3 is the utility model second embodiment.

The primary clustering symbol description

Hand-hold electronic device: 100

Keyboard: 110

Button: 111

Sliding part: 112

Vertical contact pressing piece: 113

Horizontal contact pressing piece: 115

Panel: 120

Installing port: 121

Carriage: 210

Chute: 211

Spring: 221a

Spring: 221b

Button: 311

Horizontal contact pressing piece: 321a

Elastomeric pad: 330

Press portion: 331

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1, be the outside drawing of the keyboard of hand-hold electronic device of the present utility model.In Fig. 1, configuration keyboard 110 of the present utility model on the surface of hand-hold electronic device 100, and the assembly of keyboard 110 as shown in Figure 1, comprises a plurality of buttons 111 and panel 120.

Each button 111 can move forward and backward along the surface of panel 120, and the same with known keyboard, up and down pressing keys 111.The user can move forward and backward button 111, or the mode of pressing keys 111 from top to bottom, triggering the internal circuit of hand-hold electronic device 100, and is able to hand-hold electronic device operation 100, for example input characters.

Keyboard 110 of the present utility model, button 111 wherein can move forward and backward and push up and down, and makes each button 111 can import three kinds of different characters at least, for example English alphabet, phonetic symbol, arabic numeral or punctuation mark etc.When button 111 when panel 120 surfaces move forward, export first character.When button 111 is mobile backward along panel 120 surfaces, export second character.When button 111 is pushed, export three-character doctrine downwards.

Move forward and backward and/or the number of times of pressing keys 111 up and down if cooperate again, more can import the character that surpasses more than three kinds.

As shown in Figure 1, will indicate the button 111 of " S ", move to the direction of going to " W " along the surface of panel 120, then can input alphabet W.If will indicate the button 111 of " S ", move toward the direction of " Z " backward along the surface of panel 120, then can input alphabet Z.Push the button 111 of sign " S " up and down, just can import S.And push the button 111 twice of sign " S ", get final product incoming symbol "-".Certainly, also can utilize the mode of switch key, as computer keyboard the same, switch the character of input, make the button 111 not only can inputting English letter, also can import phonetic symbol or arabic numeral.

About keyboard 110 of the present utility model, button 111 wherein can move forward and backward and push up and down, is that keyboard 110 also comprises a carriage 210 and an elastic device.See also Fig. 2, be the inside exploded view of button 111

Fig. 2 is to be the inside exploded view that example is analyzed to have oblique line button 111 partly among Fig. 1.Fig. 2 mainly illustrates the assembling and the function mode of button 111.As shown in Figure 2, the surface of panel 120 has at least one installing port 121, and installing port 121 can be linear as shown in Figure 2.A plurality of buttons 111 are then along installing port 121 line spread (as shown in Figure 2).Certainly, panel 120 also can have a plurality of installing ports 121, to be disposed at each button 111.

Carriage 210 comprises at least one chute 211, and each button 111 then comprises at least one sliding part 112.Sliding part 112 combines with chute 211, and sliding part 112 can move along chute 211, makes button 111 to move forward and backward or to push up and down along panel 120 surfaces.By this, with triggering hand-hold electronic device 100 internal circuits, and operated.

Mode about button 111 triggering hand-hold electronic devices 100 internal circuits has numerous embodiments.Triggering mode shown in Figure 2 is a kind of embodiment wherein.Button 111 comprises a vertical contact pressing piece 113 and an at least one horizontal contact pressing piece 115.When button 111 when panel 120 surfaces move forward and backward, horizontal contact pressing piece 115 triggers hand-hold electronic devices 100 internal circuits.When pressing keys 111 up and down, vertical contact pressing piece 113 triggers the circuit of hand-hold electronic devices 100 inside.

Elastic device is arranged between hand-hold electronic device 100 and the panel 120, and its function is to provide elastic force, makes button 111 be returned to button 111 and does not use preceding position.And elastic device shown in Figure 2 comprises a plurality of spring 221a and 221b.When the user after panel 120 surfaces move forward and backward button 111, spring 221a provides elastic force to move button 111 and gets back to the origin-location.As user up and down during pressing keys 111, spring 221b provides elastic force to move button 111 and gets back to the origin-location.So, the user has operated after each button 111, does not need button 111 is retracted original position, operates to make things convenient for the user.

See also Fig. 3, be second embodiment of the present utility model, wherein assembly is identical with above-mentioned embodiment substantially, at this repeated description no longer.Fig. 3 and Fig. 2 main difference part are, the horizontal contact pressing piece 321a and the elastic device of button 311.

Fig. 3 is the line segment AB sectional view of Fig. 1.Owing to second embodiment shown in Figure 3, can not change the outward appearance of the hand-hold electronic device 100 of Fig. 1.Therefore, at this with the outside drawing of Fig. 1 as the hand-hold electronic device of second embodiment.In addition, because the line segment AB sectional view of Fig. 1 is not analyzed carriage 210, and the carriage of second embodiment and sliding part and shown in Figure 2 identical, so Fig. 3 can not show carriage and sliding part.

The elastic device of Fig. 3 comprises an elastomeric pad 330, and it has at least two and presses portion 331.Elastomeric pad 330 can adopt the rubber-like material, for example can adopt metal material, or plastic material.The function of elastomeric pad 330 is returned to the origin-location except making button 311, also has the function that triggers internal circuit.

When button 311 when panel 120 surfaces move forward and backward, horizontal contact pressing piece 321a presses elastomeric pad 330, makes elastomeric pad 330 that deformation take place.The portion of pressing 331 is pressed down, to trigger hand-hold electronic device 100 internal circuits.And after button 311 moved forward and backward, elastomeric pad 330 utilized elastic force, and button 311 is moved back into original position.

Can learn that by above explanation compared to the keyboard of known handheld electronic installation, it is quick that the keyboard of hand-hold electronic device of the present utility model has volume, processing ease and the literal input of dwindling hand-hold electronic device, in a large number the advantage of literal input.Therefore, the utility model has really had usability, novelty and the progressive on the industry.

The above is to utilize a preferred embodiment and different embodiment to describe the utility model in detail, it is not in order to limit practical range of the present utility model, and be familiar with present technique field person and all can understand, the modification of suitably making does not slightly still break away from spirit of the present utility model and scope.

Claims (8)

1. a keyboard is used for a hand-held electronic installation, and this keyboard comprises: a plurality of buttons; With a panel, be disposed at the surface of this hand-hold electronic device, and this panel surface has at least one installing port, this button of configuration in this installing port;

It is characterized in that described hand-hold electronic device also comprises:

Carriage, described button are arranged in this carriage, and described button can move forward and backward or move up and down along this panel surface; And

Elastic device is arranged at described button and links to each other, for described button provides restoring force.

2. keyboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this carriage comprises at least one chute, and this button comprises at least one sliding part, and this sliding part combines with this chute, and this sliding part can be moved along this chute,

3. keyboard as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this button comprises a vertical contact pressing piece and an at least one horizontal contact pressing piece, when this button when this panel surface moves forward and backward, this horizontal contact pressing piece triggers this hand-hold electronic device internal circuit; When pushing this button up and down, this vertical contact pressing piece triggers this hand-hold electronic device internal circuit.

4. keyboard as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this elastic device comprises a plurality of springs, and these a plurality of springs are disposed at this vertical contact pressing piece and this horizontal contact pressing piece respectively.

5. keyboard as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that this elastic device comprises an elastomeric pad, above-mentioned each button is when this panel surface moves forward and backward, this horizontal contact pressing piece presses this elastomeric pad, makes this elastomeric pad trigger this hand-hold electronic device internal circuit.

6. keyboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this installing port is a linear.

7. keyboard as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, these a plurality of buttons are along this installing port line spread.

8. keyboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this button adopts the QWERTY keyboard mode to arrange.

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