CN202662496U - Key and keyboard thereof - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a key and a keyboard. The key comprises a key cap, a bottom plate, a first supporting member, a second supporting member and a stop block, wherein a first connection part, a first guide rod and a first pivot part of the first supporting member are movably arranged in a first sliding chute of the key cap and a first guide groove and a third guide groove of the bottom plate respectively; a second guide rod and a second connection part of the second supporting member are movably arranged in a second guide groove of the bottom plate and a second sliding chute of the key cap; a second pivot part and a first pivot part of the second supporting member are mutually and pivotally connected and are movably arranged in the third guide groove; and the stop block is formed at a position on the key cap connected to the first supporting member to be butted against the first connection part, so as to limit the movement of the first supporting member. According to the key, height space required for configuring the key on a lifting support device can be effectively reduced and an effect of limiting rising height of the key cap is achieved to facilitate application of a thin keyboard.
Description
Technical field
The utility model is about a kind of button and keyboard thereof, and espespecially a kind of utilization is formed at locational stop block that keycap is connected with strutting piece limits the movement of strutting piece with the connecting portion of butt strutting piece button and keyboard thereof.
Background technology
With regard to the use habit of present PC, keyboard is one of indispensable input equipment, in order to input characters, symbol or numeral.Moreover, the consumption electronic products of everyday life contact or the large-sized processing equipment of industrial quarters use all need be provided with press-key structure as input unit, to operate above-mentioned electronic product and process equipment such as.
See also Fig. 1, it is the profile of the button 1 of prior art.As shown in Figure 1, button 1 comprises base plate 10, keycap 12, circuit board 14, liftable supporter 16 and elastic component 18.Circuit board 14 is arranged on the base plate 10.Liftable supporter 16 is arranged between keycap 12 and the base plate 10, in order to support keycap 12.Elastic component 18 also is arranged between keycap 12 and the base plate 10, thus, after keycap 12 is pressed by the user, the switch 15 on the triggering section 19 meeting circuits for triggering plates 14 of elastic component 18, and then carry out the function that user institute wish is inputted.
Yet, because scissor mechanism design as shown in Figure 1 can cause the larger height space of liftable supporter 16 needs, thereby further limit the height of button 1, therefore be unfavorable for the application of keyboard slimming, therefore V-shape strutting piece mechanism design in response to and give birth to, but it also can produce the uppity problem of keycap stroke height.
The utility model content
One of the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of utilization to be formed at locational stop block that keycap is connected with strutting piece limits the movement of strutting piece with the connecting portion of butt strutting piece button and keyboard thereof, uses solving the above problems.
According to an embodiment, the utility model provides a kind of button, and it comprises: keycap, base plate, the first strutting piece, the second strutting piece and stop block.This keycap has the first chute and the second chute; This base plate has at least one guide barrel construction, is formed with the first guide groove, the second guide groove on this guide barrel construction, and the 3rd guide groove; This first strutting piece has the first guide rod, the first articulated section and the first connecting portion, this first guide rod is arranged in this first guide groove movably, this first articulated section is arranged in the 3rd guide groove movably, and this first connecting portion is arranged in this first chute movably; This second strutting piece has the second guide rod, the second articulated section, and second connecting portion, this second guide rod is arranged in this second guide groove movably, this second articulated section and this first articulated section mutually articulate and are arranged at movably in the 3rd guide groove, and this second connecting portion is arranged in this second chute movably; This stop block is formed on the position that this keycap connects this first strutting piece, is used for this first connecting portion of butt when this keycap moves to the off-position, to limit this first strutting piece moving relative to this keycap; Wherein, when this keycap when this base plate moves between pressing position and this off-position, slide along the 3rd guide groove in this first articulated section and this second articulated section, and this first guide rod and this second guide rod slide along this first guide groove and this second guide groove respectively.
According to described button, this first strutting piece and this second strutting piece are symmetrical structure.
According to described button, other comprises: elastic component, it is arranged between this base plate and this keycap.
According to described button, other comprises: circuit board, it is arranged on this base plate.
According to described button, the 3rd guide groove is that vertical guide groove and this first guide groove and this second guide groove are horizontal guide groove, so that slide vertically and this first guide rod and this second guide rod are horizontally slipped along this first guide groove and this second guide groove level respectively along the 3rd guide groove in this first articulated section and this second articulated section.
According to an embodiment, the utility model provides a kind of keyboard, and it comprises: base plate and a plurality of button.This base plate has at least one guide barrel construction, is formed with the first guide groove, the second guide groove on this guide barrel construction, and the 3rd guide groove; These a plurality of buttons are arranged on this base plate, and at least one of them button of this plural number button comprises: keycap, and it has the first chute and the second chute; The first strutting piece, it has the first guide rod, the first articulated section and the first connecting portion, this first guide rod is arranged in this first guide groove movably, and this first articulated section is arranged in the 3rd guide groove movably, and this first connecting portion is arranged in this first chute movably; The second strutting piece, it has the second guide rod, the second articulated section and the second connecting portion, this second guide rod is arranged in this second guide groove movably, this second articulated section and this first articulated section mutually articulate and are arranged at movably in the 3rd guide groove, and this second connecting portion is arranged in this second chute movably; And stop block, it is formed on the position that this keycap connects this first strutting piece, is used for this first connecting portion of butt when this keycap moves to the off-position, to limit this first strutting piece moving relative to this keycap; Wherein, when this keycap when this base plate moves between pressing position and this off-position, slide along the 3rd guide groove in this first articulated section and this second articulated section, and this first guide rod and this second guide rod slide along this first guide groove and this second guide groove respectively.
According to described keyboard, this first strutting piece and this second strutting piece are symmetrical structure.
According to described keyboard, this button comprises elastic component in addition, and it is arranged between this base plate and this keycap.
According to described keyboard, other comprises circuit board, and it is arranged on this base plate.
According to described keyboard, the 3rd guide groove is that vertical guide groove and this first guide groove and this second guide groove are horizontal guide groove, so that slide vertically and this first guide rod and this second guide rod are horizontally slipped along this first guide groove and this second guide groove level respectively along the 3rd guide groove in this first articulated section and this second articulated section.
In sum, utilize above-mentioned strutting piece to be design that V-shape structure and the guide groove on the guide barrel construction slide to replace the scissor mechanism design of prior art, add the butt backstop design of stop block and the strutting piece of keycap, the utility model can effectively reduce button on the configuration liftable supporter needed height space and and the effect that produces the lifting height of restriction keycap, thereby reduce further the whole height of button and reach the purpose that can more really reach the lifting height of controlling accurately keycap, in order to the application of keyboard slimming.
Can describe in detail and appended graphic being further understood by following utility model about advantage of the present utility model and spirit.
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Fig. 1 is the profile of the button of prior art.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram according to the keyboard of the utility model one embodiment.
Fig. 3 is that the button of Fig. 2 is along the profile of hatching X-X.
Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the keycap of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is that the button of Fig. 3 is arranged at the stereogram on the base plate.
Fig. 6 is the profile that the keycap of Fig. 3 moves to pressing position.
Embodiment
See also Fig. 2, it is the schematic diagram according to the keyboard 100 of the utility model one embodiment.As shown in Figure 2, keyboard 100 comprises a plurality of buttons 102, circuit board 104, and base plate 106.Button 102 and circuit board 104 all are arranged on the base plate 106.Button 102 usefulness are pressed for the user, and then carry out the function of user institute wish input.In this embodiment, keyboard 100 can be slimming keyboard (slim keyboard), and button 102 can be the slimming button, but not as limit.The first strutting piece that the utility model proposes and the second strutting piece articulate mutually and the keycap stroke height limit design of the connecting portion of the stop block butt strutting piece of the button lifting design that cooperatively interacts with guide barrel construction and keycap can be applicable at least on one of them of a plurality of buttons 102, its quantity number is looked closely the practical application of keyboard 100 and is decided, below be described for one of them button 102 with this design, as for other structural designs with button 102 of same design, it can be by that analogy.
Then, see also Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 3 be the button 102 of Fig. 2 along the profile of hatching X-X, Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the keycap 108 of Fig. 3.Such as Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 4, button 102 comprises keycap 108, at least one stop block 110 (showing four in Fig. 4), the first strutting piece 112, and the second strutting piece 114.Be described in this butt design for stop block 110 and the first strutting piece 112, butt design as for stop block 110 and the second strutting piece 114 can be by that analogy, therefore repeat no more, in addition, button 102 also can adopt only has single stop block 110 with the design of butt the first strutting piece 112 or the second strutting piece 114 on the keycap 108, use the purpose that reaches the structural design of simplifying button 102.In this embodiment, stop block 110 is formed on the position that keycap 108 connects the first strutting piece 112, and by this, stop block 110 can be when keycap 108 moves to as shown in Figure 3 off-position, butt is lived the first strutting piece 112 (as shown in Figure 3), to limit the movement of the first strutting piece 112.See through above-mentioned design, if occur the design requirement that to adjust for the lifting height of keycap, the utility model system can utilize the mode of the relative position of stop block on the direct change keycap and the first strutting piece to adjust the lifting height of keycap, thus, owing to need not change the structure of strutting piece, therefore, the utility model can reduce button required processing procedure time and cost that expends on adjustment keycap lifting height.
Next, see also Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is that the button 102 of Fig. 3 is arranged at the stereogram on the base plate 106, wherein for asking the internal structure design of knowing display button 102, only shows the combination of base plate 106 and the first strutting piece 112 and the second strutting piece 114 in Fig. 5.Such as Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 5, base plate 106 has at least one guide barrel construction 116, and (both sides that tie up to corresponding button 102 in Fig. 5 respectively configure one, but not limit by this), be formed with the first guide groove 118, the second guide groove 120 on the guide barrel construction 116, and the 3rd guide groove 122.Keycap 108 has the first chute 124 and the second chute 126.
Be described in detail in this structural design for the first strutting piece 112 and the second strutting piece 114.Such as Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 5, the first strutting piece 112 has the first guide rod 128, the first articulated section 130, and first connecting portion 132, the second strutting piece 114 has the second guide rod 134, the second articulated section 136, and second connecting portion 138, wherein in this embodiment, the first strutting piece 112 and the second strutting piece 114 preferably are symmetrical structure, use structural design and the relative supports moulding manufacturing cost thereof of simplifying button 102.The first guide rod 128 is arranged in the first guide groove 118 movably, and the first articulated section 130 is arranged in the 3rd guide groove 122 movably, and the first connecting portion 132 is arranged in the first chute 124 movably.The second guide rod 134 is arranged in the second guide groove 120 movably, and the second articulated section 136 and the first articulated section 130 mutually articulate and be arranged at movably in the 3rd guide groove 122, and the second connecting portion 138 is arranged in the second chute 126 movably.
Should be noted, in this embodiment, the 3rd guide groove 122 can be a vertical guide groove and the first guide groove 118 and the second guide groove 120 and can be a horizontal guide groove, uses to make the first articulated section 130 and the second articulated section 136 slide vertically and the first guide rod 128 and the second guide rod 134 are horizontally slipped along the first guide groove 118 and the second guide groove 120 levels respectively along the 3rd guide groove 122.
In practical application, button 102 can include elastic component 140 (being represented by dotted lines) in addition in Fig. 3, elastic component 140 is arranged between keycap 108 and the base plate 106, required elastic force source when moving up and down as keycap 108 relative base plates 106, wherein, elastic component 140 can preferably be rubber washer (rubber dome), but not as limit.In this embodiment, circuit board 104 can be film circuit board, flexible circuit board or printed circuit board (PCB), have the switch (not shown) corresponding with button 102 on the circuit board 104, for example thin film switch (membrane switch) or other triggering property switch.When the keycap 108 of button 102 is pressed, the switch on the elastic component 140 meeting circuits for triggering plates 104, and then carry out the function that user institute wish is inputted.
Via above-mentioned configuration, when keycap 108 is pressed, in this embodiment, the first articulated section 130 and the second articulated section 136 will pivot accordingly and jointly slide vertically upward along the 3rd guide groove 122, the first guide rod 128 also can slide left along the first guide groove 118 levels, the second guide rod 134 then is to slide to the right along the second guide groove 120 levels, adding the first connecting portion 132 and the second connecting portion 138 can slide in the first chute 124 and the second chute 126 respectively accordingly, by this, keycap 108 can successfully be pressed into pressing position as shown in Figure 6, and then press down elastic component 140 with the switch of circuits for triggering plate 104, and seeing through the mode of elastic component 140 trigger switches, keyboard 100 can be carried out the function of user institute wish input according to this.
On the other hand, when keycap 108 no longer was pressed, the elastic force that elastic component 140 provides can promote keycap 108 and get back to as shown in Figure 3 off-position from pressing positions as shown in Figure 6, thereby but reached the purpose of button 102 self-returns.In this process, the first articulated section 130 and the second articulated section 136 will pivot accordingly and jointly slide vertically downward along the 3rd guide groove 122, the first guide rod 128 also can slide to the right along the first guide groove 118 levels, the second guide rod 134 then is to slide left along the second guide groove 120 levels, adding the first connecting portion 132 and the second connecting portion 138 can slide in the first chute 124 and the second chute 126 respectively accordingly, until lived (as shown in Figure 3) by stop block 110 butts.Thus, see through the first articulated section 130 and the second articulated section 136 along the slide design of the 3rd guide groove 122, the first guide rod 128 along the first guide groove 118 slide design and the second guide rod 134 along the slide design of the second guide groove 120, add utilize stop block 110 respectively butts live the keycap lifting height limit design of the first connecting portion 132 and the second connecting portion 138, keycap 108 is return and be positioned at as shown in Figure 3 off-position successfully.
It is worth mentioning that, in another embodiment, guide rod on the strutting piece and articulated section can be not limited to above-described embodiment along the glide direction of the guide groove on the guide barrel construction, that is to say, guide groove on the guide barrel construction moves towards design can be not limited to above-described embodiment, but can be different along with the variation of the motion track of the first strutting piece and the second strutting piece design, such as oblique or parabola trend etc.For instance, can change on the guide barrel construction to be formed with respect to base plate and arrange respectively with differing tilt angles and the first guide groove, second guide groove of the slip of guide rod on bootable the first strutting piece and the second strutting piece and articulated section, and the 3rd guide groove, design as for its angle of inclination, as mentioned above, its variation that can design along with the motion track of the first strutting piece and the second strutting piece is and different, and its relevant design is common in the prior art, therefore repeat no more.
In sum, utilize above-mentioned strutting piece to be design that V-shape structure and the guide groove on the guide barrel construction slide to replace the scissor mechanism design of prior art, add the butt backstop design of stop block and the strutting piece of keycap, the utility model can effectively reduce button on the configuration liftable supporter needed height space and and the effect that produces the lifting height of restriction keycap, thereby reduce further the whole height of button and reach the purpose that can more really reach the lifting height of controlling accurately keycap, in order to the application of keyboard slimming.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and all equalizations of doing according to the utility model claim change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present utility model.
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1. button is characterized in that comprising:
Keycap, it has the first chute and the second chute;
Base plate, it has at least one guide barrel construction, is formed with the first guide groove, the second guide groove on this guide barrel construction, and the 3rd guide groove;
The first strutting piece, it has the first guide rod, the first articulated section and the first connecting portion, this first guide rod is arranged in this first guide groove movably, and this first articulated section is arranged in the 3rd guide groove movably, and this first connecting portion is arranged in this first chute movably;
The second strutting piece, it has the second guide rod, the second articulated section, and second connecting portion, this second guide rod is arranged in this second guide groove movably, this second articulated section and this first articulated section mutually articulate and are arranged at movably in the 3rd guide groove, and this second connecting portion is arranged in this second chute movably; And
Stop block, it is formed on the position that this keycap connects this first strutting piece, is used for this first connecting portion of butt when this keycap moves to the off-position, to limit this first strutting piece moving relative to this keycap;
Wherein, when this keycap when this base plate moves between pressing position and this off-position, slide along the 3rd guide groove in this first articulated section and this second articulated section, and this first guide rod and this second guide rod slide along this first guide groove and this second guide groove respectively.
2. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this first strutting piece and this second strutting piece are symmetrical structure.
3. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that comprising in addition: elastic component, it is arranged between this base plate and this keycap.
4. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that comprising in addition: circuit board, it is arranged on this base plate.
5. button according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the 3rd guide groove is that vertical guide groove and this first guide groove and this second guide groove are horizontal guide groove, so that slide vertically and this first guide rod and this second guide rod are horizontally slipped along this first guide groove and this second guide groove level respectively along the 3rd guide groove in this first articulated section and this second articulated section.
6. keyboard is characterized in that comprising:
Base plate, it has at least one guide barrel construction, is formed with the first guide groove, the second guide groove on this guide barrel construction, and the 3rd guide groove; And
A plurality of buttons, it is arranged on this base plate, and at least one of them button of these a plurality of buttons comprises:
Keycap, it has the first chute and the second chute;
The first strutting piece, it has the first guide rod, the first articulated section and the first connecting portion, this first guide rod is arranged in this first guide groove movably, and this first articulated section is arranged in the 3rd guide groove movably, and this first connecting portion is arranged in this first chute movably;
The second strutting piece, it has the second guide rod, the second articulated section and the second connecting portion, this second guide rod is arranged in this second guide groove movably, this second articulated section and this first articulated section mutually articulate and are arranged at movably in the 3rd guide groove, and this second connecting portion is arranged in this second chute movably; And
Stop block, it is formed on the position that this keycap connects this first strutting piece, is used for this first connecting portion of butt when this keycap moves to the off-position, to limit this first strutting piece moving relative to this keycap;
Wherein, when this keycap when this base plate moves between pressing position and this off-position, slide along the 3rd guide groove in this first articulated section and this second articulated section, and this first guide rod and this second guide rod slide along this first guide groove and this second guide groove respectively.
7. keyboard according to claim 6, it is characterized in that: this first strutting piece and this second strutting piece are symmetrical structure.
8. keyboard according to claim 6, it is characterized in that this button comprises in addition: elastic component, it is arranged between this base plate and this keycap.
9. keyboard according to claim 6, it is characterized in that comprising in addition: circuit board, it is arranged on this base plate.
10. keyboard according to claim 6, it is characterized in that: the 3rd guide groove is that vertical guide groove and this first guide groove and this second guide groove are horizontal guide groove, so that slide vertically and this first guide rod and this second guide rod are horizontally slipped along this first guide groove and this second guide groove level respectively along the 3rd guide groove in this first articulated section and this second articulated section.
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