KR20100111332A - Keyboard for ergonomics - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An ergonomic keyboard is provided to conveniently press special keys with a thumb by arranging the special keys at a central keyboard unit and a central extension unit. CONSTITUTION: An ergonomic keyboard comprises central units(110,120) and a character keyboard unit(130). Plural keys are arranged at the central unit, and the character keyboard unit is extended to the both end portions of the central unit. Plural keys are arranged at the character keyboard unit, and special keys are included at the keys arranged in the central unit. The special keys performs an appointed special function, and is used as a Caps Lock key, a Num Lock key.

Description

Ergonomic Keyboard {KEYBOARD FOR ERGONOMICS}

The present invention relates to an ergonomic keyboard.

In modern times, it's hard to do things without using a computer.

 The use of computers has increased. Many things are done using a computer, such as various paperwork, graphic work and sound work.

However, in most cases, the work is performed by inputting to the computer using a keyboard. The keyboard released in Korea is composed of a plurality of keys, as shown in (a) of FIG. 1, and a letter key for entering English, Korean, or special characters, and a number for entering special characters It consists of a key, a special key to perform a specific function already assigned, and a function key to assign a function to a user or program.

The keyboard composed of various keys as described above has the most general form shown in FIG. 1 (a), and in some cases, the numeric keypad arranged on the right side in the form shown in FIG. In some cases, a mini-keyboard consisting of only letter keys, numeric keys, and special keys is released from the keyboard shown in FIG.

However, in the case of the keyboard as described above, since a plurality of keys are arranged on the plane, the characteristics of the human body, in particular, the angle of the user's wrist, etc. are not considered. In some cases, the ergonomic keyboard has been steadily studied. In other words, the study of the proper angle and structure of the user's arm, wrist, and hand through the study of the keyboard suitable for the user as shown in Figure 1 (b) as shown in Figure 1 (b) is the angle of the user's hand The keyboard, which is divided into left and right sides and is opened by a certain angle (hereinafter, referred to as a natural keyboard) has been released.

In addition, as one of the continuous studies, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2008-0008369 (Ergonomic Keyboard Device, hereinafter, referred to in the prior art) relates to a technology developed in a natural keyboard as shown in FIG. The keyboard proposed in the prior art adjusts the angles of the letter keys and the numeric keys separated from the left and right sides of the natural keyboard shown in FIG. 1 (b), and the center portions of the left and right letter keys and the numeric keys are both ends. Disclosed is a description of a more prominent type of keyboard.

In addition, the Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-0164473 (an improved keyboard) discloses a technology for a keyboard in which a key is arranged so that a letter key and a numeric key are in a line of movement of a finger naturally placed on a natural keyboard.

However, the above keyboards have been researched in various ways by the user about the position and angle of the wrist and the hand and the position of the user's finger, but the research on the user's convenience is lacking, There is a problem that there is discomfort.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an ergonomic keyboard in which an ergonomic keyboard arrangement is made.

In order to achieve the above object, in one aspect of the present invention, an ergonomic keyboard includes a central portion in which a plurality of keys are disposed; And a character keyboard part extending to both sides of the center part and having a plurality of keys disposed therein. And a plurality of keys disposed in the center portion, the special keys including a special function.

At this time, the special key disposed in the center portion is characterized in that any one or more of the "Space Bar", "Enter", "Alt", "Ctrl", "Shift" keys are arranged.

In addition, the special keys disposed in the center are "Windows", "Home", "End", "Insert", "Delete", "Korean / English", "Chinese character", "Page Up", "Page Down", " ← "," → "," ↓ "," ↑ "," Esc "," Tab "," Back Space ","-"," \ "," = "," `", "[", "] At least one of the "," "key" is arranged.

In addition, the plurality of keys disposed in the central portion is characterized in that it is arranged to spread wide in the front side direction.

On the other hand, the central portion, the central keyboard portion on which one or more special character keys for inputting a special character is disposed; And a central extension part extending in the front direction from the central keyboard part and having a plurality of special keys disposed thereon; Characterized in that it comprises a.

At this time, the special character key disposed in the central keyboard portion is characterized in that any one or more of the keys "-", "\", "=", "` "," [","] "," '" It is done.

And the special key disposed in the central extension portion is characterized in that any one or more of the "Space Bar", "Enter", "Alt", "Ctrl", "Shift" keys are arranged.

In addition, the special keys disposed in the central extension unit are "Windows", "Home", "End", "Insert", "Delete", "Korean / English", "Chinese character", "Page Up", "Page Down" At least one of the keys "," ← "," → "," ↓ "," ↑ "," Esc "," Tab "and" Back Space "is arranged.

As described above, according to the present invention, the thumb having the widest fingering radius can be placed by arranging the special keys most used in the keyboard in the central keyboard portion corresponding to the central portion of the keyboard and the central extension portion extending to the front side of the central keyboard portion. It is effective to press special keys that are frequently used by using them.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the technical parts already known will be omitted or compressed for simplicity of explanation.

An ergonomic keyboard 100 corresponding to an embodiment of the present invention has a central portion and a character keyboard portion 130, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

The central portion is provided with a plurality of keys including a special key for performing a designated special function, and comprises a central keyboard portion 110 and a central extension portion 120.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the central keyboard unit 110 includes a plurality of keys such as a special character key for inputting a special character and a special key capable of performing a special function. Here, the central keyboard 110 of the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, "-", "\", "=", "` "," [","] " , And keys for inputting "'" are arranged one by one. Keys for inputting "-", "\", "=" are arranged at the top of the central keyboard unit 110, and "` "at the bottom. Preferably, keys for inputting "[", "]", "'" are arranged.

Alternatively, special keys "Caps Lock", "Num Lock", "PrtSc SysRq", "Esc", "Tab", and "Back Space" keys may be disposed in the central keyboard 110.

3 and 4, the central extension part 120 extends from the central part 110 of the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention in a frontward direction.

Particularly, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of keys disposed in the central extension unit 120 are disposed with a special key capable of performing a designated special function, and the special keys disposed in the central extension unit 120 are “Space. Bar "," Enter "," Windows "," Alt "," Ctrl "," Shift "," Home "," End "," Insert "," Delete "," Korean / English "," Chinese Characters "," Pg Up "," Pg Down "," Number "," Fn "," ← "," → "," ↓ "and" ↑ "keys are arranged.

That is, the plurality of special keys disposed in the central extension unit 120 are not character keys provided for inputting characters, but special keys for performing a predetermined special function for inputting characters to a computer are arranged.

At this time, the "Space Bar", "Enter", "Windows", "Alt", "Ctrl", "Shift", "Home", "End", "Insert", "Delete" disposed in the central extension portion 120 "," Korean / English "," Chinese character "," Pg Up "," Pg Down "," ← "," → "," ↓ "and" ↑ "keys have the same function as the special keys placed on the existing keyboard. The description of the function is omitted.

Among the plurality of special keys arranged in the central extension unit 120, the "Number" key is a special key provided for input of a number, and the "Fn" key is a function key for performing a function set by a user or a program. Special key provided for input. This will be described below.

On the other hand, looking at the arrangement of a plurality of special keys arranged in the central extension 120, "Space Bar", "Enter", "Alt", "Ctrl" and "Shift" in the center of the central extension 120 The key occupies the largest range and is placed. Since the frequency of use is higher than that of other keys, it is desirable to arrange them with a larger size.

And by placing the "Space Bar", "Enter", "Alt", "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys in the center of the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention, the "Space Bar", " It is desirable to be able to select the Enter "," Alt "," Ctrl "and" Shift "keys. In other words, the "Space Bar" and "Alt" keys select the left thumb, the "Enter" and "Ctrl" keys select the right thumb, and the "Shift" key selects the left and right thumb. It is preferable to arrange in the center.

In other words, the "Space Bar" and "Enter" keys are independent of which hand is selected by either hand because they are limited to use by the unique functions of the "Space Bar" and "Enter" keys. Since the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys are necessary keys for combination with other keys, it is preferable to place them closer to the center of the central extension portion 120 than the "Space Bar" and "Enter" keys. In particular, among the “Alt”, “Ctrl” and “Shift” keys, a “Shift” key having a relatively high frequency of use is disposed at the center of the central extension portion 120 so that there is no inconvenience in pressing with either hand. desirable. Of course, the arrangement as described above may be changed as necessary.

The central extension portion 120 of the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention is the user to use the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention, the central extension portion 120 is located in front of the user close to the central extension The unit 120 is placed between the user's hand and the hand. And by arranging a plurality of special keys that can perform a specific function specified in the central extension unit 120, by using a thumb with the widest radius of the user's activity, a plurality of special keys arranged in the central extension unit 120 You can choose.

That is, in the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention, by using the thumb to select a plurality of special keys that are most used on the keyboard 100, the utilization of the thumb with the widest radius of activity among the user's fingers to increase utilization Can be.

On the other hand, looking at the arrangement of the plurality of keys disposed in the central keyboard unit 110 and the central extension unit 120 described above, a plurality of key arrangements extending from the central keyboard unit 110 to the central extension unit 120 It is possible to have a fan-shaped shape that gradually widens in a narrow state. That is, a plurality of keys are arranged in a fan shape to fit the activity range of the user's thumb, and the keys arranged on the central keyboard 110 may input a special key for performing a specified special function or a special character with a low frequency of use. It is preferable that a special character key be placed.

In addition, a special key or a special character key with a high frequency of use is placed in front of the user, and a special key or a special frequency with a relatively low frequency of use is disposed at the center of the state where the central keyboard part 110 and the central extension part 120 are not separately separated. It is preferable to place the character key toward the back of the user so that the thumb uses a special key or a special character key with a high frequency of use.

That is, in the center, "-", "\", "=", "` "," [","] "," '"," Caps Lock "," Num Lock "," PrtSc SysRq "," Esc " , "Tab" and "Back Space", "Space Bar", "Enter", "Windows", "Alt", "Ctrl", "Shift", "Home", "End", "Insert", "Delete" , "Korean / English", "Hanja", "Pg Up", "Pg Down", "Number", "Fn", "←", "→", "↓" and "↑" keys depending on the frequency of use It is possible to be deployed.

The character keyboard portion 130 is formed to extend from both sides of the central keyboard portion 110, in one embodiment of the present invention is divided into two characters of the character keyboard portion left 132 and the character keyboard portion 134 The keyboard unit 130 is provided. In addition, a plurality of character keys for inputting characters and a plurality of special keys for performing specified special functions are arranged in the left and right sides 132 and 134 of the character keyboard unit.

That is, the character keyboard part left part 132 and the character keyboard part right part 134 are formed to be symmetrical to the left and right with respect to the central keyboard part 110. At this time, the letter board left and right sides (132, 134) is formed to form a predetermined angle to each other, when the user's hands on the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention, both hands are not parallel to each other in a constant state To have an angle. Therefore, even if the user raises his or her hand on the keyboard 100, the user can naturally type the wrist without twisting the wrist so that both hands are in parallel.

In this case, the character keyboard portion 130 extends while inclining downward toward both sides of the central portion 110 in a state in which the central keyboard portion 110 protrudes vertically, so that the user touches the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention. When placed, the user's palm is at an angle to the ground.

In addition, the plurality of keys disposed on the left and right sides 132 and 134 of the character keyboard part include a plurality of numeric keys for inputting a number and a plurality of character keys for inputting a character, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 7. Qwerty keyboard is applied to most keyboards, and the QWERTY keyboard is divided into two and disposed on the left side 132 and the right side 134 of the keyboard. Place the numeric key at the top of the character key.

In this case, the plurality of keys respectively disposed on the left and right sides 132 and 134 of the character keyboard portion, when the user puts his hand on the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention, the plurality of keys to match the length of the user's finger To place. That is, since the user's fingers have different lengths of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and lock, the user places the plurality of keys disposed on the left and right sides 132 and 134 of the letter pad to match the length of each finger. When the hand is raised to the ergonomic keyboard 100, it is possible to naturally place the finger on the key without bending the finger arbitrarily.

Meanwhile, referring to the drawing shown in FIG. 2, in the left side 132 of the character keyboard unit, a plurality of numeric keys and a left side of the plurality of character keys are provided with “Esc” and “Tab” keys, and the character keyboard unit right side 134. In the plurality of numeric keys and the plurality of character keys to the right "←" (Back Space) and "Delete" keys can be arranged. Apart from a plurality of special character keys or special keys disposed in the central keyboard 110 or the central extension unit 120, the frequency is higher than that of a plurality of keys with different frequency of use, and has been used for a long time from a conventional keyboard. It is also possible to stick to the location.

In addition, a plurality of numeric keys or character keys disposed on the left side of the character keyboard part 132 have a function key or a special key that can be used to set a function in a user or a program in addition to an existing arrangement of numbers or characters. It is also possible to arrange.

That is, as shown in Fig. 2, " Caps Lock " for " 1 ", " Num Lock " for " 2 ", " PrtSc SysRq " for " 3 ", " Scroll Lock ", " q " "F1", "w" "F2", "e" "F3", "r" "F4", "a" "F5", "s" "F6", "d" "F8" for "f", "f", "F9" for "z", "F10" for "x", "F11" for "c" and "F12" for "v" are respectively arranged.

Therefore, in order to select the special keys or functional groups listed above, it is possible to select and press the "Fn" key and the corresponding key simultaneously placed on the right side of the central extension 120. In other words, in order to select "Caps Lock", as in "Fn + 1", it is possible to select multiple number keys or letter keys only while pressing the "Fn" key, as is possible by simultaneously selecting the "Fn" key and "1". It is possible to have special keys or function keys arranged.

On the other hand, a plurality of numeric keys or character keys disposed on the right side of the character keyboard part 134, in addition to the existing arrangement of numbers or letters, it is also possible to arrange the numbers so that the number can be input in the structure of the numeric keypad.

That is, as shown in Fig. 2, " 7 " in " 7 ", " 8 " in " 8 ", " 9 " in " 9 ", " * " "," 5 "for" i "," 6 "for" o ","-"for" p "," 1 "for" j "," 2 "for" k "," 3 "for" l ", ";" "+", "M" "0", "," "000", "." "." And "/" are placed respectively.

Therefore, in order to select the numbers or special characters listed above, it is possible by simultaneously selecting and pressing the "Number" key and the corresponding key arranged on the left side of the central extension 120. That is, it is possible to select a number or a special character arranged on the right side part 134 of the character keyboard part only while pressing the "Number" key by the method described above using the "Fn" key or a function key. Do.

At this time, the "Fn" key is placed on the right side of the central extension unit 120 so as to press the "Fn" key with the right hand and press the corresponding key with the left hand, and the "Number" key is located on the left side of the center extension unit 120. By arranging to press the "Number" key with the left hand and the corresponding key with the right hand, the operation to perform the function is convenient.

As described above, the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention is divided into a central keyboard part 110, a central extension part 120, and a character keyboard part 130, and a plurality of keys are disposed on each of the keyboard part. The letter keys arranged at 130) can use the existing typing method using the existing QWERTY keyboard as it is, and in addition to the QWERTY keyboard disposed at the letter board unit 130, most of the special keys are used as the central keyboard part. By placing the 110 and the central extension portion 120, the use of a special key can be more freely used because a large number of special keys with a high activity radius are used for the thumb.

And the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention has the advantage that by placing only the necessary keys, compared to the conventional keyboard, to reduce the volume, easy to carry as needed, ergonomic design does not overwhelm the user's wrist.

Of course, if necessary, the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention can be manufactured in a wired or wireless manner, as shown in FIG. 3, in which the central keyboard part 110 is perpendicular to the ground in the shape of a dome. It will be possible to mount a variety of devices in the space inside the keyboard 100 so as to protrude.

In addition, the ergonomic keyboard 100 of the present invention may be provided with a light indicator 140 for knowing the state of the keyboard 100 (Num Lock, Cap Lock, Scroll Lock and battery status, etc.).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. And the scope of the present invention should be understood as the following claims and their equivalents.

1 is a view showing a conventional keyboard.

2 is a view showing the keyboard of the ergonomic keyboard of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the ergonomic keyboard of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a state in which a plurality of keys are arranged on the ergonomic keyboard of the present invention.

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100: keyboard

110: central keyboard portion 120: central extension portion

130: keyboard

132: character keyboard part left part 134: character keyboard part right part

140: indicator light

Claims (8)

A central portion in which a plurality of keys are disposed; And A character keyboard part extending to both sides of the center part and having a plurality of keys disposed thereon; Including, The ergonomic keyboard, characterized in that a plurality of keys disposed in the center portion includes a special key for performing a specified special function. The method of claim 1, The special key disposed in the center portion is ergonomic keyboard, characterized in that any one or more of the "Space Bar", "Enter", "Alt", "Ctrl", "Shift" keys are arranged. The method of claim 1, The special keys arranged in the center are "Windows", "Home", "End", "Insert", "Delete", "Korean / English", "Chinese character", "Page Up", "Page Down", "←" "," → "," ↓ "," ↑ "," Esc "," Tab "," Back Space ","-"," \ "," = "," `", "[", "]" And at least one of the "'" keys. The method of claim 1, The plurality of keys disposed in the center portion is ergonomic keyboard, characterized in that arranged to be wide spread in the front side direction. The method of claim 1, The central portion, A central keyboard unit on which one or more special character keys for inputting special characters are arranged; And A central extension part extending in the front direction from the central keyboard part and having a plurality of special keys disposed therein; Ergonomic keyboard comprising a. The method of claim 5, The special character key disposed in the central keyboard portion may include any one or more of "-", "\", "=", "` "," [","] ", and" '"keys. Ergonomic keyboard. The method of claim 5, The special key disposed in the central extension portion is ergonomic keyboard, characterized in that any one or more of the "Space Bar", "Enter", "Alt", "Ctrl", "Shift" keys are arranged. The method of claim 5, The special keys arranged in the central extension unit are "Windows", "Home", "End", "Insert", "Delete", "Korean / English", "Chinese character", "Page Up", "Page Down", Ergonomic keyboard characterized in that any one or more of the keys "←", "→", "↓", "↑", "Esc", "Tab", "Back Space".

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