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A keyboard and keycap technology, applied in electrical components, electrical switches, circuits, etc., can solve the problems of restricting the appearance and size design of notebook computers and unfavorable notebook computer thinning trends, and achieve thin design solutions and reduce keycaps. Height, the effect of reducing the overall height

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-12-10
DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO LTD +1
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However, the known elastic element has a specific height, so when the top cover and the bottom casing of the notebook computer are folded, in order to prevent the keycaps on the bottom casing from damaging the display screen on the top cover, the upper There is often a gap between the cover and the lower case to accommodate the keycaps, which will limit the design of the notebook computer's appearance and size, and is not conducive to the thinning trend of the notebook computer

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[0028] In order to have a further understanding of the purpose, structure, features, and functions of the present invention, the following detailed descriptions are provided in conjunction with the embodiments.

[0029] see figure 1 as well as figure 2 , figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the keyboard 10 proposed according to an embodiment of the present invention, figure 2 for figure 1 A schematic diagram of a partial explosion of the middle keyboard 10 . Such as figure 1 as well as figure 2 As shown, the keyboard 10 includes a bottom plate 12 , a plurality of keys 14 , and a keyboard frame 16 . It should be noted that the keyboard 10 is preferably applied to a portable electronic device (such as a notebook computer) generally having an opening and closing mechanism composed of an upper cover and a lower case. In practical applications, the keyboard 10 can adopt a common linkage design to drive the design that the keyboard frame 16 can move hori...

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The invention provides a keyboard. The keyboard comprises a base plate, at least one key, and a keyboard frame, wherein the at least one key is arranged on the base plate; the at least one key comprises a keycap, and a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, the two of which are arranged between the base plate and the keycap and pivotally connected with the base plate and the keycap so as to drive the keycap to move relatively to the base plate between a release position and a receiving position; the keyboard frame is movably arranged on the base plate and a hole is formed in the keyboard frame in a position corresponding to the at least one key; the hole sleeves the at least one key so that the keyboard frame can be connected against the first connecting rod; due to the design that the keyboard frame moves horizontally to push the first connecting rod of the key to pivot, the keycap is enabled to move to the receiving position along with the pivoting of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod, and therefore, the height of the keycap can be reduced and the overall height of the keyboard can be further reduced, and consequently, slim design of a portable electronic device can be realized favorably and the problem that a screen is scratched by the keycap can be solved.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a keyboard, in particular to a keyboard that uses a keyboard frame to push a first connecting rod of a key to pivot to fold a keycap. Background technique [0002] As far as the current usage habits of notebook computers are concerned, the keyboard is one of the indispensable input devices for inputting characters, symbols or numbers. Recently, due to the thinning trend of notebook computers, there is also a demand for thinner keyboards used in notebook computers. [0003] The conventional key is often provided with an elastic element, such as a rubber washer (Rubber Dome), etc., to serve as a source of elastic force for the keycap to reset when the key is used. However, the known elastic element has a specific height, so when the top cover and the bottom casing of the notebook computer are folded, in order to prevent the keycaps on the bottom casing from damaging the display screen on the top cover, the upper There i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01H13/705
Inventor 陈基煌
Owner DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO LTD
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