CN215769566U - Key structure and input device - Google Patents
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The application discloses a key structure and an input device comprising the same. The key structure comprises a first shell, a sensing module, a circuit layer and a second shell. The first shell is provided with a first opening, a second opening and an accommodating space. The sensing module is arranged in the accommodating space of the first shell. The first end of the circuit layer is arranged at the second opening of the first shell and is electrically connected with the sensing module. The second shell is arranged on the second side of the first shell to coat the first end of the circuit layer. Through the arrangement, the design space of the keyboard area of the input device can be saved, and the application flexibility of the peripheral space of the keyboard area is improved.
Description
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a key structure and an input device, and more particularly, to a key structure integrated with a sensing module and an input device including the same.
Background
Some notebook computers can set up independent button in the central below department in keyboard district, and the function of above-mentioned button corresponds to mouse, so the user can save the time of placing the hand between keyboard district and mouse when using, sees through just can easily accomplish the operation corresponding to mouse in placing the hand in keyboard district to promote work efficiency. However, the independent keys require additional space to be designed in a limited keyboard area for installation, which affects the space utilization of the notebook computer.
On the other hand, as users have higher and higher requirements for data security, the requirement for installing the sensing module is also rising, but the sensing module is an independent module and needs to be installed in an additional area in a densely arranged keyboard area, which also affects the space utilization of the notebook computer.
In view of this, how to combine the independent keys and the sensing module into a single module effectively saves the design space of the keyboard area of the notebook computer and increases the flexibility of the application of the peripheral space of the keyboard area becomes a problem to be solved in the art.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The embodiment of the application provides a key structure, which solves the problem that the space utilization rate of a keyboard area of a notebook computer is influenced because a key and a sensing module in the prior art are independent modules.
In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:
a key structure is provided, which includes a first housing, a sensing module and a second housing. The first shell is provided with a first side, a second side and an accommodating space, and the accommodating space is located between the first side and the second side. The sensing module is arranged in the accommodating space of the first shell. The second shell is arranged on the second side of the first shell and connected with the first shell.
In some embodiments, the key structure further includes a circuit layer having a first end and a second end, the first end is disposed on the second side of the first casing and electrically connected to the sensing module, and the second casing covers the first end of the circuit layer.
In some embodiments, the second side of the first housing further has a slot portion, and the second end of the circuit layer is exposed from the slot portion and extends away from the first end.
In some embodiments, the first housing has a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is disposed on the first side, the second opening is disposed on the second side, the accommodating space is communicated with the first opening and the second opening, and the sensing module is exposed from the first opening.
In some embodiments, the key structure further includes a cover plate, the first housing has a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is disposed on the first side, the second opening is disposed on the second side, the accommodating space is communicated with the first opening and the second opening, and the cover plate is disposed in the first opening to cover the sensing module.
In some embodiments, the key structure further includes a cover plate disposed on the first side of the first housing to cover the first side and the sensing module.
In some embodiments, the first housing is integrally formed with the second housing.
The present application further provides an input device for a computer, the input device having a keyboard region, including a substrate and a key structure. The substrate is provided with a base which is arranged on one surface of the substrate in a protruding mode. The key structure is movably arranged above the substrate and is positioned in the keyboard area or adjacent to the keyboard area.
In some embodiments, the second housing further includes a connecting portion disposed at an opposite side of the first housing, the connecting portion being coupled to the base of the substrate, so that the key structure can move up and down relative to the substrate.
In some embodiments, the input device has a touch pad, and the key structure is adjacent to the touch pad.
The embodiment of the application provides a key structure and contain keyboard of key structure that utensil fingerprint was discerned, it makes the well key that originally needs separately to set up separately and sensing module can integrate together through setting up the sensing module in the accommodation space of first casing, lets well key in the key structure have the function that the fingerprint was discerned, has saved the space that needs additionally to set up sensing module, borrows this problem that the design space of the keyboard district of solving notebook computer is not enough.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:
FIG. 1A is a schematic view of a key structure of the present application installed in a notebook computer;
FIG. 1B is another schematic view of the key structure of the present application installed in a notebook computer;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the key structure of the present application mounted on a substrate;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a key structure of the present application;
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of the key structure of the present application;
FIG. 5 is another exploded view of the first embodiment of the key structure of the present application;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of a key structure of the present application;
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a second embodiment of the key structure of the present application;
FIG. 8 is another exploded view of the second embodiment of the key structure of the present application;
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a key structure of the present application;
FIG. 10 is an exploded view of a third embodiment of the key structure of the present application;
FIG. 11 is another exploded view of the third embodiment of the key structure of the present application;
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of a key structure of the present application;
FIG. 13 is an exploded view of a fourth embodiment of the key structure of the present application; and
FIG. 14 is another exploded view of the fourth embodiment of the key structure of the present application.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
As shown in fig. 1A, a key structure 400 of the present application is, for example, an input device 500 used in a computer (e.g., a notebook computer), wherein the input device 500 includes a keyboard region 510, a touch panel 520, and keys 100. The keys 100 may be adjacent to the keypad area 510 or adjacent to the touch pad 520, and may be used as touch pad keys for a user to press for clicking or opening, but not limited thereto. The keys 100 may be disposed between the keypad area 510 and the touch pad 520 as shown in FIG. 1A, or on the side of the touch pad 520 away from the keypad area 510 as shown in FIG. 1B.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the key 100 is disposed above the substrate 530, and the substrate 530 has a base 532. The base 532 protrudes from a surface of the substrate 530, so that the key structure 400 is movably disposed above the substrate 530. The keys 100 and the aforementioned keypad area 510 may be disposed on the same substrate 530, but the present application is not limited thereto; alternatively, the keys 100 are disposed on the substrate 530, and the keyboard region 510 is independently disposed on another substrate (not shown). The key 100 includes three parallel keys, wherein the key structure 400 of the present application is applied to a middle key (i.e., disposed between the left key 200 and the right key 300), for example. The key structure 400 of the present application is a key integrated with a sensing module, wherein the sensing module can be a fingerprint identification module, a touch module, a proximity sensing module, a capacitance sensing module, an electromagnetic sensing module, a wireless communication module, or an antenna module.
Please refer to fig. 3 to 5, which are a schematic diagram, an exploded view, and another exploded view of a key structure 400 according to a first embodiment of the present application. As shown, the key structure 400 includes a first housing 410, a sensing module 420, a circuit layer 430 and a second housing 440.
The first housing 410 has a first opening 412, a second opening 414 and a receiving space 416. The first opening 412 is disposed on the first side 410a of the first casing 410, the second opening 414 is disposed on the second side 410b of the first casing 410, and the accommodating space 416 is located between the first opening 412 and the second opening 414 and is communicated with the first opening 412 and the second opening 414. The sensing module 420 is disposed in the accommodating space 416 of the first housing 410. The circuit layer 430 has a first end 432 and a second end 434, and the first end 432 is disposed in the second opening 414 of the first housing 410 and electrically connected to the sensing module 420. Finally, the second casing 440 is disposed on the second side 410b of the first casing 410 to cover the first end 432 of the circuit layer 430. That is, after the first housing 410 and the second housing 440 are assembled, the sensing module 420 and the first end 432 of the circuit layer 430 are sandwiched between the first housing 410 and the second housing 440.
In the first embodiment, when the sensing module 420 is disposed in the accommodating space 416 of the first housing 410, a portion of the sensing module 420 is exposed from the first opening 412 of the first housing 410, such that the upper surface of the sensing module 420 is flush with the first side 410a of the first housing 410. That is, in the first embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, when a user wants to perform a fingerprint identification operation, the user can directly see the exposed sensing module 420 from the surface of the first housing 410, so as to clearly identify an area for performing the fingerprint identification.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5 again, in the first embodiment, the second side 410b of the first housing 410 further has a groove 418, and the groove 418 can communicate with the accommodating space 416 through the second opening 414. Through the arrangement of the groove portion 418, the second end 434 of the circuit layer 430 is exposed from the groove portion 418 and extends in a direction away from the first end 432 of the circuit layer 430, so as to be electrically connected to a substrate (not shown) of the notebook computer for transmitting a command signal or a fingerprint identification signal.
Please refer to fig. 6 to 8, which are a schematic diagram, an exploded view, and another exploded view of a key structure 400 according to a second embodiment of the present application. As shown in the figure, the key structure 400 further includes a cover plate 450 besides the components of the first housing 410, the sensing module 420, the circuit layer 430 and the second housing 440, and the cover plate 450 is disposed in the first opening 412 of the first housing 410 to cover the sensing module 420.
In detail, in the second embodiment, after the sensing module 420 is disposed in the accommodating space 416 of the first housing 410 and a portion of the sensing module 420 is exposed from the first opening 412 of the first housing 410, the cover plate 450 may be further disposed in the first opening 412 of the first housing 410, such that the upper surface of the cover plate 450 is flush with the first side 410a of the first housing 410. In this way, the cover plate 450 disposed on the first opening 412 of the first housing 410 can cover the sensing module 420, so as to protect the sensing module 420 and prolong the service life thereof. Moreover, the cover plate 450 is also advantageous for printing or spraying key patterns or characters.
Please refer to fig. 9 to 11, which are a schematic diagram, an exploded view, and another exploded view of a key structure 400 according to a third embodiment of the present application. As shown in the figure, the key structure 400 is the same as the second embodiment and includes the first housing 410, the sensing module 420, the circuit layer 430, the second housing 440, and the cover plate 450, but the difference from the second embodiment is that the cover plate 450 of the third embodiment is disposed on the first side 410a of the first housing 410 to cover the first side 410a of the first housing 410 and the sensing module 420.
In detail, in the third embodiment, after the sensing module 420 is disposed in the accommodating space 416 of the first housing 410 and a portion of the sensing module 420 is exposed from the first opening 412 of the first housing 410, the cover plate 450 may be further disposed on the first side 410a of the first housing 410. In this way, the cover plate 450 disposed on the first side 410a of the first housing 410 covers the first side 410a and the sensing module 420 at the same time, so that the cover plate 450 can cover the sensing module 420 to protect the sensing module 420, and is beneficial to printing or spraying the key pattern or character, and further, the key structure 400 of the third embodiment has an integrated visual appearance.
In the above-mentioned structures of the first to third embodiments, the sensing module 420 is preferably formed in the first housing 410 by insert injection, and the circuit layer 430 is electrically connected to the sensing module 420 by surface mount welding or hot-press solder-melting welding, but not limited thereto. In other words, in other embodiments, the sensing module 420 may also be formed in the first housing 410 by a snap-fit or a joint.
Please refer to fig. 12 to 14, which are a schematic diagram, an exploded view, and another exploded view of a key structure 400 according to a fourth embodiment of the present application. As shown in the drawings, the key structure 400 is the same as the third embodiment and includes the first housing 410, the sensing module 420, the circuit layer 430, the second housing 440, and the cover plate 450, but the difference from the third embodiment is that the first housing 410 and the second housing 440 of the fourth embodiment are integrally formed.
That is, in the fourth embodiment, the first housing 410 and the second housing 440 are formed integrally, and then the circuit layer 430, the sensing module 420, and the cover plate 450 are sequentially mounted in the integrally formed first housing 410 and the integrally formed second housing 440. Alternatively, the first casing 410 and the second casing 440 are formed integrally, the circuit layer 430 is installed in the first casing 410 and the second casing 440, the sensing module 420 is adhered to the lower portion of the cover plate 450, and the cover plate 450 with the sensing module 420 is assembled with the first casing 410 and the second casing 440 through the first opening 412, thereby completing the key structure 400 of the fourth embodiment.
Since the key structure 400 of the fourth embodiment is formed by first forming the first casing 410 and the second casing 440 integrally and then assembling other components, the key structure 400 of the fourth embodiment can complete the assembling operation in a faster manner, thereby shortening the production cycle and increasing the production efficiency.
In the fourth embodiment, the cover plate 450 adhered to the sensing module 420 covers the first side 410a of the first housing 410 to provide a better visual appearance, but the invention is not limited thereto. That is, the cover plate 450 may have a shape of covering only the first opening 412 of the first housing 410 as in the second embodiment, or may have a shape of covering a portion of the first side 410a of the first housing 410 as in the third embodiment.
It should be noted that the first casing 410 may be an appearance component in the key structure, the second casing 440 may be a structural component in the key structure, and the first casing 410 and the second casing 440 are preferably made of a non-conductive material (such as a plastic component), so that interference of the sensing module can be reduced and the sensing efficiency can be improved. Alternatively, the first casing 410 may be a first injection member in the key structure, and the second casing 440 may be a second injection member in the key structure, so that the sensing module 420 is formed in the first casing 410 or the second casing 440 by an embedding injection method.
As shown in fig. 5, the second housing 440 further includes a connection portion 442, and the connection portion 442 is disposed at an opposite side of the first housing 410. In one embodiment, the connecting portion 442 can be coupled to a base 532 (shown in fig. 2) of the substrate 530 directly or through a connecting member (not shown), such that the key structure 400 can move up and down relative to the substrate 530.
In addition, although the key structure is described with reference to the middle key included in the key, the key structure is not limited thereto. In other words, in other embodiments, the left key or the right key of the key may be integrated with the sensing module, so as to form the key structure of the present application. Or, the key structure of the application can be applied to keys in the keyboard area, so that the key structure has the function of fingerprint identification. Therefore, the present application may further include a keyboard for a computer, which includes the key structure 400.
To sum up, the embodiment of the present application provides a button structure, it is through setting up the sensing module in the accommodation space of first casing, makes the well key that originally needs separately to set up separately and sensing module can integrate together, lets well key in the button structure have the function of fingerprint identification, has saved the space that needs additionally to set up the sensing module, borrows this problem that the design space of the keyboard region of solving notebook computer is not enough. In addition, the sensing module integrated in the middle key can have the effects of enabling a user to clearly identify an area for fingerprint identification, protecting the sensing module to prolong the service life of the sensing module and enable the sensing module to have an integrated visual appearance or completing assembly operation in a quicker way according to different setting modes, thereby shortening the production period, increasing the production efficiency and the like.
While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments described above, which are meant to be illustrative and not restrictive, and that various changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. A key structure, comprising:
the first shell is provided with a first side, a second side and an accommodating space, and the accommodating space is positioned between the first side and the second side;
the sensing module is arranged in the accommodating space of the first shell; and
and the second shell is arranged on the second side of the first shell and connected with the first shell.
2. The key structure of claim 1, further comprising a circuit layer having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is disposed on the second side of the first housing and electrically connected to the sensing module, and the second housing covers the first end of the circuit layer.
3. The key structure of claim 2, wherein the second side of the first housing further comprises a slot, and wherein the second end of the circuit layer is exposed from the slot and extends away from the first end.
4. The key structure of claim 1, wherein the first housing has a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is disposed on the first side, the second opening is disposed on the second side, the accommodating space is communicated with the first opening and the second opening, and the sensing module is exposed from the first opening.
5. The key structure of claim 1, further comprising a cover plate, wherein the first housing has a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is disposed on the first side, the second opening is disposed on the second side, the accommodating space is communicated with the first opening and the second opening, and the cover plate is disposed on the first opening to cover the sensing module.
6. The key structure of claim 1, further comprising a cover plate disposed on the first side of the first housing to cover the first side and the sensing module.
7. The key structure of claim 1, wherein the first housing is integrally formed with the second housing.
8. An input device for use with a computer, the input device having a keyboard region, comprising:
the base plate is provided with a base and is arranged on one surface of the base plate in a protruding mode; and
the key structure of any one of claims 1-7, movably disposed above the substrate, the key structure being located within or adjacent to the keypad region.
9. The input device as recited in claim 8, wherein the second housing further comprises a connecting portion disposed on an opposite side of the first housing, the connecting portion being coupled to the base of the substrate such that the key structure can move up and down relative to the substrate.
10. An input device as recited in claim 8, wherein the input device has a touch pad, and wherein the key structure is adjacent to the touch pad.
11. An input device as described in claim 8, wherein the keyboard region and the key structure are commonly disposed on the same substrate, or the keyboard region is disposed on another substrate.
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