CN103839718A - Light-emitting keyboard - Google Patents

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CN103839718A
CN103839718A CN201210482702.9A CN201210482702A CN103839718A CN 103839718 A CN103839718 A CN 103839718A CN 201210482702 A CN201210482702 A CN 201210482702A CN 103839718 A CN103839718 A CN 103839718A
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The invention discloses a light-emitting keyboard comprising keys, a light guide plate, an induction circuit layer and light-permeable elastic elements. The light-permeable elastic elements are arranged below the keys and provided with light diffusion parts. The light guide plate and the induction circuit layer are arranged below the light-permeable elastic elements, wherein the induction circuit layer is used for generating a non-contact key switch signal. Light rays conducted in the light guide plate upwardly penetrate through the light guide plate and then pass through the light-permeable elastic elements, and a transmission path of the light rays is changed by the light diffusion parts and then the light rays are evenly projected to the whole key caps. The non-contact type induction circuit layer is applied to induct whether the key caps are pressed by a user or not so that a travel direction is not substantially changed when the light rays from light-emitting elements are upwardly projected to the key caps, and thus the light rays can be evenly projected to the key caps.

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Illuminated keyboard
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of keyboard, relate in particular to a kind of keyboard with lighting function.
Background technology
Keyboard is conventional computer peripheral apparatus, in order to input characters or instruction to computer.Refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 shows the schematic appearance of existing keyboard.Existing keyboard 1 has multiple buttons 10, in the time that user presses those buttons 10 with finger, give computer by producing corresponding signal, make computer carry out keypress function, such as can inputting English letter when pressing keys 101 etc. symbol, when pressing keys 102, can input numeral, when pressing keys 103, can carry out fast various functions.
Recently keyboard manufacturer is devoted to research and develop the various keyboards with specific function to meet different users's various demands, for example, for to make user still can know the printed words of seeing on button in the environment of light source deficiency, and has had the appearance of illuminated keyboard.
The outward appearance of existing illuminated keyboard and aforesaid existing keyboard 1 are roughly the same, therefore only describe with regard to the internal structure of existing illuminated keyboard below.Refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 shows the generalized section of existing illuminated keyboard.
First the element of existing illuminated keyboard is described.Existing illuminated keyboard 2 comprises button 21, film switch circuit 22, base plate 23 and backlight module 24.
Button 21 comprises keycap 211, liftable supporter 212 and elastic component 213.
Moreover film switch circuit 22 comprises wiring board 221 and lower wiring board 222, upper wiring board 221 has upper contact 221a, and lower wiring board 222 has the lower contact 222a corresponding to upper contact 221a.
In addition, 24 of backlight modules include light guide plate 241, reflecting plate 242 and light-emitting component 243.
Next assembling sequence and the start principle of existing illuminated keyboard are described.First, button 21 is all arranged on base plate 23 with film switch circuit 22, and 24 of backlight modules are arranged at base plate 23 times.
Detailed says, the liftable supporter 212 of button 21 connects keycap 211 and base plate 23, and elastic component 213 is arranged in liftable supporter 212 and between keycap 211 and base plate 23, and 22 of film switch circuits are arranged between elastic component 213 and base plate 23.
In the time that button 21 is pressed, keycap 211 follows liftable supporter 212 vertically to move towards the direction of base plate 23, make the protuberance 213a of elastic component 213 inside press film switch circuit 22, so the upper contact 221a of film switch circuit 22 contacts and conducting with lower contact 222a, and then carry out the function that user institute wish is inputted.In addition, elastic component 213 is also the relative base plate 23 of keycap 211 required elastic force source while moving up and down.
Moreover light guide plate 241 is arranged at base plate 23 times, 242 of reflecting plates are arranged at light guide plate 241 times, and light-emitting component 243 is arranged at a side of light guide plate 241.Light-emitting component 243 provides illuminated keyboard 2 luminous required light source, and light guide plate 241 guides the light that light-emitting component 243 is launched to project towards the direction of base plate 23.In addition, reflecting plate 242 reflects the light that light-emitting component 243 is launched, and light can more as one man be transmitted in light guide plate 241.
As shown in the above, existing illuminated keyboard 2 comprises following element and assembles with putting in order from top to bottom, comprises keycap 211, liftable supporter 212, elastic component 213, film switch circuit 22, base plate 23, light guide plate 241 and reflecting plate 242.
Existing illuminated keyboard 2 exists following problem, and first, light guide plate 241 is positioned at compared with lower floor, and light upwards penetrates the scope that is projected to keycap 211 after light guide plate 241 to be affected the multiple base materials that are subject to light guide plate 241 tops and be not easy and control.Moreover, elastic component 213 is mainly used in pressing film switch circuit 22, upper contact 221a is contacted with lower contact 222a, therefore elastic component 213 inside must have protuberance 213a, the shape of elastic component 213 is restricted and can not arbitrarily changes, but such shape easily makes light project towards the direction beyond keycap 211, and has a strong impact on the brightness at keycap 211 places and make keycap 211 printing opacity inequalities.
Therefore need a kind of illuminated keyboard of improvement to improve the problem of existing illuminated keyboard.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of illuminated keyboard of uniform-light transmission.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of illuminated keyboard, comprising:
One induction line layer, in order to produce at least one Non-contact key switch signal;
At least one button, is arranged at induction line layer top, in order to touched and make induction line layer produce Non-contact key switch signal;
At least one light-emitting component, in order to provide light to give button;
One light guide plate, is arranged at button below, carrys out the light of self-emission device in order to conduction; And
At least one light-permeable flexible member, is arranged between button and light guide plate, and in order to provide an elastic force to give button, wherein light-permeable flexible member has a smooth diffusion part;
The light that wherein carrys out self-emission device is projected to button through light-permeable flexible member.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein induction line layer comprises a first substrate and is formed at the first electrode layer of 1 on first substrate and a second electrode lay.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein the first electrode layer comprises multiple the first telegraph circuit patterns, the second electrode lay comprises multiple the second telegraph circuit patterns, in the time that induction line layer is switched on, between the first telegraph circuit pattern and the second telegraph circuit pattern, form an electric field, in the time that a keycap of button approaches electric field, electric field changes and produces Non-contact key switch signal.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein induction line layer comprise a second substrate, one the 3rd substrate and be formed at respectively second substrate and the 3rd substrate on one first electrode layer and a second electrode lay.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein the first electrode layer comprises multiple the first telegraph circuit patterns, the second electrode lay comprises multiple the second telegraph circuit patterns, in the time that induction line layer is switched on, between the first telegraph circuit pattern and the second telegraph circuit pattern, form an electric field, in the time that keycap approaches electric field, electric field changes and produces Non-contact key switch signal.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein light guide plate is arranged at induction line layer below.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein induction line layer has light transmission.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode lay are electrically conducting transparent material.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein light-permeable flexible member is arranged on induction line layer.
In a preferred embodiment, more comprise that a metal base plate is arranged at light guide plate below.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein light guide plate is arranged at induction line layer top.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein light-permeable flexible member is arranged in light guide plate.
In a preferred embodiment, more comprise that a metal base plate is arranged at induction line layer below.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein button comprises:
One keycap; And
One keycap guide support, in order to fix and to guide the movement of keycap.
In a preferred embodiment, more comprise that a supporting bracket is positioned at keycap guide support below, in order to fixing keycap guide support.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein supporting bracket comprises a perforation, and through perforation, part is revealed in supporting bracket top to light-permeable flexible member.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein keycap guide support comprises at least one hollow-out parts, and keycap moves in hollow-out parts.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein keycap has light transmission.
In a preferred embodiment, more comprise that a conductive materials is arranged at an inner surface of keycap.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein conductive materials is metallic paint or conducting foam.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein button comprises:
One keycap; And
One Connection Element, is connected in keycap and keycap is moved up and down with respect to induction line layer.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein Connection Element is a scissor Connection Element.
In a preferred embodiment, more comprise that a supporting bracket is positioned at Connection Element below, in order to fixed connecting element.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein supporting bracket comprises a perforation, and through perforation, part is revealed in supporting bracket top to light-permeable flexible member.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein keycap has light transmission.
In a preferred embodiment, more comprise that a conductive materials is arranged at an inner surface of keycap.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein conductive materials is metallic paint or conducting foam.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein light-emitting component is arranged at the side of light guide plate.
In a preferred embodiment, more comprise that multiple light guide structures are formed at corresponding keycap part in light guide plate, the light that carrys out self-emission device in order to guiding is projected to keycap.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein light diffusion part is multiple micro-structurals, in order to change the transmission path through the light that carrys out self-emission device of light-permeable flexible member.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein multiple micro-structurals are multiple V-grooves or texture structure.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein light diffusion part is a curved surface, in order to change the transmission path through the light that carrys out self-emission device of light-permeable flexible member.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein light diffusion part is lens, is arranged at the top of light-permeable flexible member, in order to change the transmission path through the light that carrys out self-emission device of lens.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein lens and light-permeable flexible member are formed in one and make.
In a preferred embodiment, wherein induction line layer is capacitive induction line layer.
The present invention uses non-contact inductive line layer induction keycap whether to be pressed by user, while making the light of self-emission device to be upwards projected to keycap, can significantly not change direct of travel, and can be projected to uniformly keycap.
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Fig. 1 shows the schematic appearance of existing keyboard.
Fig. 2 shows the generalized section of existing illuminated keyboard.
Fig. 3 shows the first generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 4 shows the second generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 5 shows the first schematic diagram of the light diffusion part of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 6 shows the second schematic diagram of the light diffusion part of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 7 shows the 3rd schematic diagram of the light diffusion part of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 8 shows the 4th schematic diagram of the light diffusion part of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Fig. 9 shows the schematic appearance of the induction line layer of the first kind of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Figure 10 shows the schematic appearance of the induction line layer of the Second Type of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Figure 11 shows the generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention's one second preferred embodiment.
Figure 12 shows the generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention 1 the 3rd preferred embodiment.
Figure 13 shows the generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention 1 the 4th preferred embodiment.
Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:
Keyboard 1 illuminated keyboard 3
Button 10,101,102,103 buttons 31
Illuminated keyboard 2 keycaps 311
Button 21 inner surface 311a
Keycap 211 keycap guide support 312
Liftable supporter 212 hollow-out parts 312a
Elastic component 213 conductive materials 313
Protuberance 213a supporting bracket 32
Film switch circuit 22 bores a hole 321
Upper wiring board 221 induction line layers 33
Upper contact 221a the first electrode layer 331
Lower wiring board 222 first telegraph circuit pattern 331a, 331b
Lower contact 222a the second electrode lay 332
Base plate 23 second telegraph circuit pattern 332a, 332b
Backlight module 24 first substrates 333
Light guide plate 241 key switches 334
Reflecting plate 242 second substrate 333a
Light-emitting component 243 second substrate 333b
Key switch 336 illuminated keyboards 5
Light guide plate 34 buttons 51
Light guide structure 341 keycaps 511
Metal base plate 35 inner surface 511a
Light-emitting component 36 first fixed structures 5111
Light-permeable flexible member 37 second fixed structures 5112
Light diffusion part 371 Connection Elements 512
V-groove 3,711 first frameworks 5121
Texture structure 3712 first end 5121a
Curved surface 3,713 second end 5121b
Lens 3,714 second frameworks 5122
Illuminated keyboard 4 first end 5122a
Button 41 second end 5122b
Supporting bracket 42 conductive materials 513
Light guide plate 43 supporting brackets 52
Induction line layer 44 the 3rd fixed structure 521
Metal base plate 45 the 4th fixed structure 522
Light-emitting component 46 bores a hole 523
Light-permeable flexible member 47 induction line layers 53
Light guide plate 54 supporting brackets 62
Metal base plate 55 light guide plate 63
Light-emitting component 56 induction line layers 64
Light-permeable flexible member 57 metal base plates 65
Illuminated keyboard 6 light-emitting components 66
Button 61 light-permeable flexible members 67
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The illuminated keyboard of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment is below described.Refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 3 shows the first generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment, and Fig. 4 shows the second generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.
Illuminated keyboard 3 comprises that button 31, supporting bracket 32, induction line layer 33, light guide plate 34 and metal base plate 35 arrange with order from top to bottom.In addition, more comprise that light-emitting component 36 is arranged at light guide plate 34 sides and light-permeable flexible member 37.
Below describe the relation between structure and those elements of each element of illuminated keyboard 3 in detail.First, button 31 has keycap 311 and keycap guide support 312, and keycap guide support 312 has hollow-out parts 312a, and keycap 311 is fixed on the hollow-out parts 312a of keycap guide support 312, and can in hollow-out parts 312a, move up and down, 312 of keycap guide support are fixed on supporting bracket 32.
In addition, keycap 311 has light transmission, when keycap 311 is during by throw light, light will be appeared in the position at letter or symbol place, moreover the inner surface 311a of keycap 311 has conductive materials 313, in this example, conductive materials 313 can be the metallic paint of the inner surface 311a that coats keycap 311 or is fixedly arranged on the conducting foam of the inner surface 311a of keycap 311, but not as limit.
It should be noted that, keycap guide support 312 can be as shown in Figure 3, be complete plates, that is multiple keycaps 311 share a keycap guide support 312, and form hollow-out parts 312a with accommodating keycap 311 in each keycap 311 below, also can be as shown in Figure 4, each keycap 311 below all has independently keycap guide support 312, and each keycap guide support 312 has a hollow-out parts 312a with accommodating keycap 311.
Then, light-permeable flexible member 37 is arranged on induction line layer 33, and through the perforation 321 of supporting bracket 32, part is revealed in supporting bracket 32 tops to light-permeable flexible member 37, so that after keycap 311 compresses light-permeable flexible member 37 and move down, be subject to the elastic force that light-permeable flexible member 37 provides and return the position while not being pressed.
Detailed says, in the time that keycap 311 moves down, makes it produce deformation extruding light-permeable flexible member 37, in the time that keycap 311 is no longer compressed, and light-permeable flexible member 37 reinstatements and make keycap 311 move up and return the position while not being pressed.
Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 5 to Fig. 8, Fig. 5 to Fig. 8 shows first to fourth schematic diagram of the light diffusion part of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.It should be noted that, light-permeable flexible member 37 has light diffusion part 371, its object is to change the transmission path through the light that carrys out self-emission device 36 of light-permeable flexible member 37, to make light to keycap 311 surrounding diffusions, and make keycap 311 printing opacities even, so the position at letter or symbol place can be appeared light uniformly.
In this example, light diffusion part 371 can be multiple micro-structurals, multiple V-groove 3711(V-cut that formed by V ditch cut as shown in Figure 5 of example), or processed by chemical etching as shown in Figure 6 and be formed at the texture structure 3712 on light-permeable flexible member 37 surfaces.
Light diffusion part 371 can be also the special shape that light-permeable flexible member 37 has, curved surface 3713 as shown in Figure 7, can also be as shown in Figure 8, be arranged at the lens 3714 on light-permeable flexible member 37 tops, lens 3714 can be formed in one and make with light-permeable flexible member 37.
Combine speech, as long as can make the light of self-emission device 36 to be evenly projected to the light diffusion part 371 of whole keycap 311, no matter material, size, shape are why, all in category of the present invention.
Next, induction line layer 33 is arranged at supporting bracket 32 belows, whether is pressed and produces corresponding Non-contact key switch signal to carry out corresponding function, for example input characters, symbol, numeral etc. in computer system in order to respond to keycap 311 by user.
In this example, induction line layer 33 is capacitive induction line layer, induction line layer 33 can be divided into two types, first the induction line layer 33 of the first type is described, referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 9, Fig. 9 shows the schematic appearance of the induction line layer of the first kind of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.Note that the only use for illustrating of induction line layer 33 in Fig. 9, not in order to limit generation type and the pattern of induction line layer 33 of the present invention.
Induction line layer 33 comprises that the first electrode layer 331, the second electrode lay 332 and first substrate 333, the first electrode layers 331 are sequentially formed on first substrate 333 with the second electrode lay 332.
The first electrode layer 331 comprises multiple the first telegraph circuit pattern 331a, and the second electrode lay 332 comprises that multiple the second telegraph circuit pattern 332a are arranged at by multiple the first telegraph circuit pattern 331a.
In this example, the first telegraph circuit pattern 331a and the second telegraph circuit pattern 332a form a key switch 334, the corresponding keycap 311 of each key switch 334.
It should be noted that, for the light that makes self-emission device 36 can upwards be projected to keycap 311, first substrate 333 is made for transparent material, make light to be projected to light-permeable flexible member 37 by the second telegraph circuit pattern 332a central authorities, the first electrode layer 331 is electrically conducting transparent material with 332 of the second electrode lays, optional autoxidation indium tin (ITO), indium zinc oxide, zinc oxide aluminum, conducting polymer, Graphene (Graphene), silver bromide (AgBr), indium oxide gallium zinc (IGZO), carbon nano-tube (carbonnanotube), Nano Silver (nano silver) or Nanometer Copper (nano Cu), but not as limit.
In the time that induction line layer 33 is switched on, between the first telegraph circuit pattern 331a of key switch 334 and the second telegraph circuit pattern 332a, form electric field, in the time that user presses keycap 311 downwards, the conductive materials 313 that is arranged at the inner surface 311a of keycap 311 approaches the electric field that is positioned at its below, electric field is changed, and make controller (not shown) produce on this basis corresponding Non-contact key switch signal.
Next the induction line layer of the second type is described, referring to Fig. 3 and Figure 10, Figure 10 shows the schematic appearance of the induction line layer of the Second Type of the present invention's one first preferred embodiment.Note that the only use for illustrating of induction line layer 33 in Figure 10, not in order to limit generation type and the pattern of induction line layer 33 of the present invention.
Induction line layer 33 comprises the first electrode layer 331, the second electrode lay 332, second substrate 333a and the 3rd substrate 333b, and the first electrode layer 331 and the second electrode lay 332 are sequentially formed on second substrate 333a and the 3rd substrate 333b.
In this example, the first electrode layer 331 is formed at the lower surface of second substrate 333a, and the second electrode lay 332 is formed at the upper surface of the 3rd substrate 333b, but not as limit.
The first electrode layer 331 comprises multiple the first telegraph circuit pattern 331b, and the second electrode lay 332 comprises that multiple the second telegraph circuit pattern 332b (dotted line place) are formed at by multiple the first telegraph circuit pattern 331b.
In this example, the first telegraph circuit pattern 331b and the second telegraph circuit pattern 332b (dotted line place) form a key switch 336, the corresponding keycap 311 of each key switch 336.
Then, light guide plate 34 is arranged at induction line layer 33 below, carrys out the light of self-emission device 36 in order to conduction.
In this example, light-emitting component 36 is light-emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode, LED), and the material of light guide plate 34 can be Merlon (polycarbonate, PC), polymethyl methacrylate (polymethylmethacrylate, PMMA), the transparent material such as polyethylene terephthalate (polyethyleneterephthalate, PET) or silicones (silicone), but not as limit.
In order to make the light that carrys out self-emission device 36 transmitting can upwards appear smoothly light guide plate 34, more comprise that multiple light guide structures 341 are formed at the lower surface of light guide plate 34, and multiple light guide structure 341 is positioned at keycap 311 belows in light guide plate 34.
So the light that carrys out self-emission device 36 transmitting in light guide plate 34 upwards appears light guide plate 34 by multiple light guide structures 341, then by induction line layer 33 and light-permeable flexible member 37, and change transmission path by light diffusion part 371, finally be projected to uniformly keycap 311, whereby, the letter on keycap 311 or symbol are appeared light and are had illumination effect.
It should be added that, multiple light guide structures 341 manufacturing technologies of light guide plate 34 can be divided into printing-type and non-printing-type two types.
The former utilizes wire mark mode that light guide ink is imprinted on and in light guide plate 34, forms different multiple light guide structures 341 shapes and distribution.Latter is with the mode such as chemical etching process or laser engraving technique designing mould, then, with ejection formation or the technology such as hot-forming, multiple light guide structures 341 is formed in light guide plate 34.
Note that the only use for illustrating of multiple light guide structures 341 in Fig. 3, not in order to limit shape, generation type and the distribution of multiple light guide structure 341 of the present invention.
Finally, metal base plate 35 is arranged at light guide plate 34 belows, to support aforesaid all elements and to strengthen bulk strength.
Need to specify, metal base plate 35 inessential element, if bulk strength is enough, needn't arrange metal base plate 35.
The illuminated keyboard of the present invention's one second preferred embodiment is below described, please refer to Figure 11, Figure 11 shows the generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention's one second preferred embodiment.
Illuminated keyboard 4 comprises that button 41, supporting bracket 42, light guide plate 43, induction line layer 44 and metal base plate 45 arrange with order from top to bottom.In addition, more comprise that light-emitting component 46 is arranged at that light guide plate 43 sides and light-permeable flexible member 47 are arranged in light guide plate 43 and through supporting bracket 42 and part is revealed in supporting bracket 42 tops.
The structure of each element of illuminated keyboard 4 is all identical with the illuminated keyboard 3 of the first preferred embodiment with material, therefore repeat no more in this.
Different from the first preferred embodiment, in the second preferred embodiment, light guide plate 43 is arranged at induction line layer 44 top, and because light guide plate 43 is positioned at induction line layer 44 top, therefore induction line layer 44 does not need to have light transmission.
The illuminated keyboard that the present invention 1 the 3rd preferred embodiment is below described, refers to Figure 12, and Figure 12 shows the generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention 1 the 3rd preferred embodiment.
Illuminated keyboard 5 comprises that button 51, supporting bracket 52, induction line layer 53, light guide plate 54 and metal base plate 55 arrange with order from top to bottom.In addition, more comprise that light-emitting component 56 is arranged at light guide plate 54 sides and light-permeable flexible member 57.
Different from the first preferred embodiment and the second preferred embodiment is button 51 and supporting bracket 52, below describes in detail.
Button 51 has keycap 511 and Connection Element 512, and Connection Element 512 is a scissor Connection Element.
Detailed says, Connection Element 512 has the first framework 5121 and the second framework 5122, the first framework 5121 is hubbed at the second framework 5122 arranged in a crossed manner, the first end 5122a of the first end 5121a of the first framework 5121 and the second framework 5122 is linked to respectively the first fixed structure 5111 of keycap 511 and second the second end 5121b of fixed structure 5112, the first frameworks 5121 and the second end 5122b of the second framework 5122 and is fastened in respectively the 3rd fixed structure 521 and the 4th fixed structure 522 of supporting bracket 52.
In the time that keycap 511 is pressed, the first framework 5121 moves down keycap 511 relative rotation with the second framework 5122.
In addition, keycap 511 has light transmission, when keycap 511 is during by throw light, light will be appeared in the position at letter or symbol place, moreover the inner surface 511a of keycap 511 has conductive materials 513, in this example, conductive materials 513 can be the metallic paint of the inner surface 511a that coats keycap 511 or is fixedly arranged on the conducting foam of the inner surface 511a of keycap 511, but not as limit.
Then, light-permeable flexible member 57 is arranged on induction line layer 53, and through the perforation 523 of supporting bracket 52, part is revealed in supporting bracket 52 tops to light-permeable flexible member 57, so that after keycap 511 compresses light-permeable flexible member 57 and move down, can be subject to the elastic force that light-permeable flexible member 57 provides and return the position while not being pressed.
Detailed says, in the time that keycap 511 moves down, make it produce deformation extruding light-permeable flexible member 57, in the time that keycap 511 is no longer compressed, 57 reinstatements of light-permeable flexible member and position while making keycap 511 be moved upward to recurrence not being pressed, the first framework 5121 and the second framework 5122 relative rotation and reply initial position again simultaneously.
The structure of other elements of illuminated keyboard 5 is all identical with the illuminated keyboard 3 of the first preferred embodiment with material, therefore repeat no more in this.
The present invention 1 the 4th preferred embodiment is below described, refers to Figure 13, Figure 13 shows the generalized section of the illuminated keyboard of the present invention 1 the 4th preferred embodiment.
Illuminated keyboard 6 comprises that button 61, supporting bracket 62, light guide plate 63, induction line layer 64 and metal base plate 65 arrange with order from top to bottom.In addition, more comprise that light-emitting component 66 is arranged at that light guide plate 63 sides and light-permeable flexible member 67 are arranged in light guide plate 63 and through supporting bracket 62 and part is revealed in supporting bracket 62 tops.
The structure of each element of illuminated keyboard 6 is all identical with the illuminated keyboard 5 of the 3rd preferred embodiment with material, therefore repeat no more in this.
Different from the 3rd preferred embodiment, the light guide plate 63 of illuminated keyboard 6 is arranged at induction line layer 64 top, and because light guide plate 63 is positioned at induction line layer 64 top, therefore induction line layer 64 does not need to have light transmission.
Known according to the explanation of above preferred embodiment, the present invention uses non-contact inductive line layer induction keycap whether to be pressed by user, and do not need to use traditional flexible member with the protuberance for pressing film switch circuit (rubber dome), while making the light of self-emission device to be upwards projected to keycap, can significantly not change direct of travel, and can be projected to uniformly keycap.
Moreover, because light-permeable flexible member of the present invention does not have restriction in shape, therefore can be by the shape, size, material etc. that change light diffusion part, the transmission path of the light by light diffusion part is changed, and make light evenly be transmitted through whole keycap.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to limit claim scope of the present invention, therefore all other do not depart from the equivalence change completing under disclosed spirit or modify, and all should be contained within the scope of the claim of this case.

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1. an illuminated keyboard, is characterized in that, comprising:
One induction line layer, in order to produce at least one Non-contact key switch signal;
At least one button, is arranged at this induction line layer top, in order to touched and make this induction line layer produce this Non-contact key switch signal;
At least one light-emitting component, in order to provide light to give this button;
One light guide plate, is arranged at this button below, the light in order to conduction from this light-emitting component; And
At least one light-permeable flexible member, is arranged between this button and this light guide plate, and in order to provide an elastic force to give this button, wherein this light-permeable flexible member has a smooth diffusion part;
Wherein be projected to this button from the light of this light-emitting component through this light-permeable flexible member.
2. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein this induction line layer comprises a first substrate and is formed at one first electrode layer and the second electrode lay on this first substrate.
3. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 2, wherein this first electrode layer comprises multiple the first telegraph circuit patterns, this the second electrode lay comprises multiple the second telegraph circuit patterns, in the time of this induction line layer energising, between this first telegraph circuit pattern and this second telegraph circuit pattern, form an electric field, in the time that a keycap of this button approaches this electric field, this electric field changes and produces this Non-contact key switch signal.
4. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein this induction line layer comprise a second substrate, one the 3rd substrate and be formed at respectively this second substrate and the 3rd substrate on one first electrode layer and a second electrode lay.
5. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein this first electrode layer comprises multiple the first telegraph circuit patterns, this the second electrode lay comprises multiple the second telegraph circuit patterns, in the time of this induction line layer energising, between this first telegraph circuit pattern and this second telegraph circuit pattern, form an electric field, in the time that a keycap of this button approaches this electric field, this electric field changes and produces this Non-contact key switch signal.
6. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light guide plate is arranged at this induction line layer below.
7. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 6, wherein this induction line layer has light transmission.
8. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 7, wherein this first electrode layer and this second electrode lay are electrically conducting transparent material.
9. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 6, wherein this light-permeable flexible member is arranged on this induction line layer.
10. illuminated keyboard as claimed in claim 6, also comprises a metal base plate, and this metal base plate is arranged at this light guide plate below.
11. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light guide plate is arranged at this induction line layer top.
12. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 11, wherein this light-permeable flexible member is arranged in this light guide plate.
13. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 11, also comprise a metal base plate, and this metal base plate is arranged at this induction line layer below.
14. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, wherein this button comprises:
One keycap; And
One keycap guide support, in order to fix and to guide the movement of this keycap.
15. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 14, also comprise a supporting bracket, and this supporting bracket is positioned at this keycap guide support below, in order to fix this keycap guide support.
16. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 15, wherein this supporting bracket comprises a perforation, this light-permeable flexible member is partly revealed in this supporting bracket top through this perforation.
17. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 14, wherein this keycap guide support comprises at least one hollow-out parts, this keycap moves in this hollow-out parts.
18. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 14, wherein this keycap has light transmission.
19. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 14, also comprise a conductive materials, and this conductive materials is arranged at an inner surface of this keycap.
20. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 19, wherein this conductive materials is metallic paint or conducting foam.
21. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, wherein this button comprises:
One keycap; And
One Connection Element, is connected in this keycap and this keycap is moved up and down with respect to this induction line layer.
22. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 21, wherein this Connection Element is a scissor Connection Element.
23. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 21, also comprise a supporting bracket, and this supporting bracket is positioned at this Connection Element below, in order to fix this Connection Element.
24. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 23, wherein this supporting bracket comprises a perforation, this light-permeable flexible member is partly revealed in this supporting bracket top through this perforation.
25. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 21, wherein this keycap has light transmission.
26. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 21, also comprise a conductive materials, and this conductive materials is arranged at an inner surface of this keycap.
27. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 26, wherein this conductive materials is metallic paint or conducting foam.
28. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light-emitting component is arranged at the side of this light guide plate.
29. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, also comprise multiple light guide structures, and described multiple light guide structures are formed in this light guide plate a keycap part that should button, are projected to this keycap in order to guiding from the light of this light-emitting component.
30. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light diffusion part is multiple micro-structurals, in order to change the transmission path through the light from this light-emitting component of this light-permeable flexible member.
31. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 30, wherein said multiple micro-structurals are multiple V-grooves or texture structure.
32. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light diffusion part is a curved surface, in order to change the transmission path through the light from this light-emitting component of this light-permeable flexible member.
33. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light diffusion part is lens, is arranged at the top of this light-permeable flexible member, in order to change the transmission path through the light from this light-emitting component of these lens.
34. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 33, wherein these lens and this light-permeable flexible member are formed in one and make.
35. illuminated keyboards as claimed in claim 1, wherein this induction line layer is capacitive induction line layer.
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