CN103325604A - Key and keyboard with same - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a key and a keyboard with the key. The key comprises a base, a key cap, a supporting structure, a first magnetic element, a second magnetic element and a switch element, wherein the key cap is arranged on the base. One end of the supporting structure is connected with the key cap in a movable mode, the other end of the supporting structure is connected with the base in a movable mode, and the supporting structure is used for driving the key cap to move up and down relative to the base. The first magnetic element is arranged on the base, the second magnetic element and the first magnetic element can attract each other, the second magnetic element is provided with a protruding point, and one end of the second magnetic element is connected with to the key cap or the supporting structure. The switch element is arranged below the base. When the key cap is not pressed, the first magnetic element attracts the second magnetic element. When the key cap is pressed to move downwards, the first magnetic element is separated from the second magnetic element, so that the protruding point makes contact with the switch element. The key produces pressing section feelings through attraction and separation of the magnetic elements, and attraction and separation of the magnetic elements are used for serving as driving force for resetting the key cap.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of button and use its keyboard, and particularly relevant for a kind of keyboard that utilizes magnetic force to produce and press the button of paragraph sense and use it.
Background technology
Even contact panel extensively uses at various electronic installations, right with regard to general use habit, keyboard still is one of indispensable input equipment of electronic installation.And along with the trend of portable electronic devices slimming, keyboard also produces the demand of slimming thereupon.
Set up elastic-like elements such as being equipped with rubber bowl body (rubber dome) in the known keyboard, can send electric signal by trigger switch when depressing, can also provide and press paragraph sense (tactile), allow the user know that button activated.Yet the rubber bowl body has certain volume, needs the larger button height of design to provide the space to hold.Simultaneously, the life-span of rubber is limited, through easy elastic fatigue after the deformation of certain number of times, makes button lose effectiveness.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is relevant for a kind of button and use its keyboard, button small volume and having the long life-span.
According to an aspect of the present invention, propose a kind of button, it comprises: pedestal, keycap, supporting construction, the first magnetic element, the second magnetic element and switch element.This keycap is arranged on this pedestal; One end of this supporting construction is mobilizable to be connected with this keycap, and the other end is mobilizable to be connected with this pedestal, moves up and down with respect to this pedestal in order to drive this keycap; This first magnetic element is arranged on this pedestal; This second magnetic element can attract each other with this first magnetic element, and this second magnetic element has salient point, and an end of this second magnetic element is connected in this keycap or this supporting construction; This switch element is positioned under this pedestal; Wherein, when this keycap was not pressed, this first magnetic element adsorbed this second magnetic element, and when this keycap was pressed and moves downward, this first magnetic element separated with this second magnetic element, makes this salient point contact this switch element.
As optional technical scheme, this supporting construction is scissor leg structure.
As optional technical scheme, this scissor leg structure has inner ring and outer ring, rotating this inner ring that is connected in of an end of this second magnetic element.
As optional technical scheme, this second magnetic element is articulated in the position that this scissor leg structure is connected in this pedestal, and the angle number of degrees between this second magnetic element and this scissor leg structure are not 0 or 180 degree.
As optional technical scheme, this second magnetic element comprises connecting portion and magnetic section, rotating this keycap or this supporting construction of being connected in of this connecting portion, this magnetic section can attract each other with this first magnetic element, and the angle number of degrees between this connecting portion and this magnetic section are not 0 or 180 degree.
As optional technical scheme, this salient point is positioned at the junction of this connecting portion and this magnetic section.
As optional technical scheme, this second magnetic element has limiting mechanism, in order to limit the rotational angle of this second magnetic element.
As optional technical scheme, this first magnetic element is magnet.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of keyboard, it comprises: housing; And a plurality of buttons, these a plurality of buttons are arranged on this housing, and one of them button of these a plurality of buttons is above-mentioned button.
The button of the above embodiment of the present invention is pressed paragraph sense by the absorption of magnetic element with separating to produce, and the actuating force that resets as keycap.Can when reducing button height and volume, keep certain feel of pressing.In addition, because magnetic force does not have the problem of elastic fatigue, the button of above-described embodiment also can significantly prolong its life-span compared to elastic-like elements such as rubber bowl bodies.
For there is better understanding above-mentioned and other aspect of the present invention, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperation accompanying drawing are described in detail below:
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Fig. 1 illustrates the schematic diagram according to the keyboard of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 A illustrates the three-dimensional exploded view of one of them button 120 among Fig. 1; Fig. 2 B illustrates the bottom view of support component 123 in the button 120 of Fig. 2 A.
Profile when the profile the when button 120 that Fig. 3 A illustrates Fig. 2 A is not pressed, Fig. 3 B illustrate button 120 and be pressed.
Profile when Fig. 4 A illustrates button 220 according to another embodiment of the present invention and is not pressed; Profile when Fig. 4 B illustrates button 220 and is pressed.
Profile when Fig. 5 illustrates button 320 according to further embodiment of this invention and is not pressed.
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Please refer to Fig. 1, it illustrates the according to an embodiment of the invention schematic diagram of keyboard 100.Keyboard 100 comprises housing 110, base plate (not illustrating) and a plurality of button 120.Base plate is arranged in the housing 110, and button 120 is arranged on the housing 110.
Please refer to Fig. 2 A, it illustrates the three-dimensional exploded view of one of them button 120 in the keyboard 100 of Fig. 1.Button 120 is comprised of pedestal 121, keycap 122, supporting construction 123, the first magnetic element 124, the second magnetic element 125.Keycap 122 is arranged on the pedestal 121, uses for the user and presses.Supporting construction 123 is between pedestal 121 and keycap 122, and the respectively mobilizable connection pedestal 121 in two ends and keycap 122 can drive keycap 122 and move up and down with respect to pedestal 121.The first magnetic element 124 is arranged on the pedestal 121, and an end of the second magnetic element 125 is connected in supporting construction 123.Switch element 126 is arranged under the pedestal 121, when button triggers in order to send electric signal.
Please refer to Fig. 2 B, it illustrates the bottom view of support component 123 among Fig. 2 A.Support component 123 is scissor leg structure in this example, comprise inner ring 123a and outer ring 123b, and the second magnetic element 125 is connected to the inner ring 123a of scissor leg structure.The first magnetic element 124 (Fig. 2 A) on the second magnetic element 125 and the nonlinear type, and have bending shape, itself and pedestal 121 can attract each other.In the present embodiment, be to utilize the attraction of two magnetic elements to replace traditional rubber bowl body, produce paragraph sense when allowing user's pressing keys.Below how to make of Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B explanation button 120.
Profile when the profile the when button 120 that Fig. 3 A illustrates Fig. 2 A is not pressed, Fig. 3 B then illustrate button 120 and be pressed.As shown in Figure 3A, the inner ring 123a of supporting construction 123 and outer ring 123b can intersect, and become the shape of similar English alphabet X.The mobilizable connection keycap 122 in the upper end of supporting construction 123, and the mobilizable connection pedestal 121 in lower end can drive keycap 122 and move up and down with respect to pedestal 121." movable " herein for example is to slide or rotation, and be with the rotating connection keycap 122 in upper end in this example, and the lower end slidably connects pedestal 121 and is example, but in other embodiments, the upper end that also can be supporting construction slidably connects keycap, and the rotating connection pedestal in lower end is not limited to this.
As shown in Figure 3A, an end of the second magnetic element 125 is connected in the inner ring 123a of supporting construction 123, can with its interlock.When button 120 was not pressed, the other end of the second magnetic element 125 then adsorbed the first magnetic element 124 that is arranged on the pedestal, so can keep keycap 122 in a fixed position.The first magnetic element 124 and the second magnetic element 125 can be respectively opposite polarity permanent magnet, or one is magnet, and another one is made with the material that magnet can attract, so that both can attract each other.In other embodiments, 125 of the second magnetic elements can be divided into connecting portion and magnetic section, connecting portion is in order to connected support structure, and the part that contacts with the first magnetic element 124 is magnetic section, with magnet or can be made by the material of magnet adsorption, mutually adsorb with the first magnetic element 124, it is not the angle of 0 or 180 degree that magnetic section and connecting portion have one, so that the second magnetic element 125 has bending shape.
Please refer to Fig. 3 B, because keycap 122, supporting construction 123 and the second magnetic element 125 three's interlocks, when keycap 122 is subject to an external force (for example being that the user presses), must overcome the attraction of 125 of the first magnetic element 124 and the second magnetic elements, just can make keycap 122 continue to move down.Detailed says, when keycap is subject to downward pressure, can produce a clockwise moment at the EDGE CONTACT point T of the first magnetic element 124 and the second magnetic element 125, when anticlockwise moment that this clockwise moment produces greater than the attraction of 125 of the first magnetic element 124 and the second magnetic elements, just can separate the first magnetic element 124 and the second magnetic element 125, keycap 122 is moved down.And when the first magnetic element 124 separated with the second magnetic element 125, the anticlockwise moment that magnetic force causes can be more and more less along with the distance increase, produces the paragraph sense of a tenesmus, allows the user feel that button 120 has been pressed.And when the user decontroled keycap, the attraction that the first magnetic element 124 and the second magnetic element are 125 can make both again adsorb, and drove simultaneously keycap 122 and resetted, and got back to the initial position (Fig. 3 A) when being not pressed.
In addition, on the second magnetic element 125 salient point 127 can be set more.Shown in Fig. 3 B, when keycap 122 drives the second magnetic element 125 moved down to a certain degree, the switch element (not illustrating) under the salient point 127 contact pedestals 121 was sent the electric signal that button 120 represents.
In addition, the second magnetic element 125 can be with 123 of supporting constructions and is fixedly connected with or rotating the connection.When 123 of the second magnetic element 125 and supporting constructions adopted rotating the connection, available for example was the rotational angle that the limiting mechanism of protruding axle limits the second magnetic element 125.Thus, when supporting construction 123 moved, the second magnetic element 125 can begin first to rotate with the junction of supporting construction 123, until just begin can't rotate the time mobile, by the control rotational angle, can adjust the stroke of button 120, and the feel when pressing.
Profile when the profile when Fig. 4 A illustrates button 220 according to another embodiment of the present invention and is not pressed, Fig. 4 B illustrate button 220 and be pressed.Button 220 is mainly that from the difference part of aforementioned keys 120 shape of the second magnetic element 225 is different with setting position, and all the other something in common repeat no more.
Shown in Fig. 4 A, the second magnetic element 225 is the straight line strip, and the one end is articulated in the part that supporting construction 223 is connected in pedestal 221, has a fixed angle θ between the two, these angle number of degrees are not 0 or 180 degree, and namely the second magnetic element 225 can be not parallel with supporting construction 223.When button 220 is not pressed, the first magnetic element 224 on the other end of the second magnetic element 225 absorption pedestal 221, but the position of fixed support structure 223 and make keycap 222 keep certain height.And when keycap 222 was subject to pressed by external force, the moment of generation can be separated the first magnetic element 224 and the second magnetic element 225, shown in Fig. 4 B.So produce a paragraph sense, allow the user learn that button is pressed.In addition, salient point 227 can be set in the junction of supporting construction 223 and the second magnetic element 225, when pushing button 220 when the first magnetic element 224 is separated with the second magnetic element 225, just can make the switch element (not illustrating) under salient point 220 contacts, and then send signal.And when button 220 was not subjected to external force, the attraction that the first magnetic element 224 and the second magnetic element are 225 was adsorbed both once again, can drive supporting construction 223 and get back to the initial position shown in Fig. 4 A with keycap 222.
Fig. 5 illustrates the profile according to the button 320 of further embodiment of this invention.The main difference part of button 320 and aforesaid button is setting position and the quantity of magnetic element, and all the other similarities repeat no more.
Have two the second magnetic elements 325,325 ' that are oppositely arranged in the button 320 shown in Figure 5, and two corresponding the first magnetic elements 324,324 ', the design of this symmetry can make presses more average being dispersed on the whole button 320 of paragraph sense.It should be noted that, the second magnetic element 325 in this example, 325 ' is arranged within the supporting construction 323, and be connected with keycap 322, rather than be connected with supporting construction 323, so in other embodiments, the setting position of the first magnetic element 324 and the second magnetic element 325 can freely be adjusted, and only wants to interfere with doing of supporting construction 323 and gets final product.
The button of the above embodiment of the present invention is pressed paragraph sense by the absorption of magnetic element with separating to produce, and the actuating force that resets as keycap.Can when reducing button height and volume, keep certain feel of pressing.In addition, because magnetic force does not have the problem of elastic fatigue, the button of above-described embodiment also can significantly prolong its life-span compared to elastic-like elements such as rubber bowl bodies.
In sum, although the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, so it is not to limit the present invention.The persond having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when being used for a variety of modifications and variations.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the claim person of defining.
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1. button is characterized in that comprising:
Pedestal;
Keycap is arranged on this pedestal;
Supporting construction, an end of this supporting construction is mobilizable to be connected with this keycap, and the other end is mobilizable to be connected with this pedestal, moves up and down with respect to this pedestal in order to drive this keycap;
The first magnetic element is arranged on this pedestal;
The second magnetic element can attract each other with this first magnetic element, and this second magnetic element has salient point, and an end of this second magnetic element is connected in this keycap or this supporting construction; And
Switch element is positioned under this pedestal;
Wherein, when this keycap was not pressed, this first magnetic element adsorbed this second magnetic element, and when this keycap was pressed and moves downward, this first magnetic element separated with this second magnetic element, makes this salient point contact this switch element.
2. button as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this supporting construction is scissor leg structure.
3. button as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: this scissor leg structure has inner ring and outer ring, rotating this inner ring that is connected in of an end of this second magnetic element.
4. button as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: this second magnetic element is articulated in the position that this scissor leg structure is connected in this pedestal, and the angle number of degrees between this second magnetic element and this scissor leg structure are not 0 or 180 degree.
5. button as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this second magnetic element comprises connecting portion and magnetic section, rotating this keycap or this supporting construction of being connected in of this connecting portion, this magnetic section can attract each other with this first magnetic element, and the angle number of degrees between this connecting portion and this magnetic section are not 0 or 180 degree.
6. button as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that: this salient point is positioned at the junction of this connecting portion and this magnetic section.
7. such as claim 3 or 5 described buttons, it is characterized in that: this second magnetic element has limiting mechanism, in order to limit the rotational angle of this second magnetic element.
8. button as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this first magnetic element is magnet.
9. a keyboard is characterized in that comprising: housing; And a plurality of buttons, these a plurality of buttons are arranged on this housing, and one of them button of these a plurality of buttons is the described button of any one in the claim 1 to 8.
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