A keyboard with a touchpad

By setting grooves on the keyboard, removable rotating components and touchpad, combined with folding components, the existing keyboard keyboard is solved, and the problem of inconvenience to move and inability to draw images is achieved, achieving flexible keyboard placement and multi-function input.

CN116643657BActive Publication Date: 2025-02-25ANHUI KONKA ELECTRONICS
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202310654962.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-06-05
Publication Date
2025-02-25
Estimated Expiration
2043-06-05

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Technical Problem

The existing keyboard's keyboard and keyboard body are an integral structure, which is inconvenient for movement and placement, and can only be used for digital input, and cannot be used for image drawing and handwriting input.

Method used

Design a keyboard with a touch pad. By setting a groove on the first keyboard and installing a detachable rotating assembly and a touch pad on the inside of the groove, combined with the folding assembly, the second keyboard can be flipped and position adjusted, and key input is supported. and handwriting input.

Benefits of technology

It realizes flexible placement and multi-function input of the second keyboard, reducing the inconvenience of handwriting labels, and has a simple structure and improving the use effect.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a keyboard with a touchpad, comprising: a first keyboard, wherein a groove is provided at one end of the upper surface of the first keyboard; a second keyboard, which is installed on the inner side of the groove through a detachable rotating component, and a touchpad corresponding to the second keyboard is provided at the bottom end of the inner side of the groove; a connecting wire, which is fixed to the lower surface of the second keyboard and electrically connected to the first keyboard at one end, and a folding component for storing the connecting wire is provided on the inner side of the first keyboard to adjust the extension length of the other end of the connecting wire to the outside of the first keyboard; by providing the touchpad, it is avoided that only numbers can be input through the second keyboard, and images cannot be drawn well and handwriting cannot be performed well. The flipping design of the second keyboard of the device can well realize key input and handwriting input, reduce the inconvenience of needing an additional handwriting label, and will not occupy too much external space.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention specifically relates to a keyboard with a touchpad. Background Art

[0002] A keyboard is an instruction and data input device used to operate a computer device, and also refers to a set of function keys (such as a typewriter keyboard, a computer keyboard) arranged through a system to operate a machine or device. A keyboard is also a part of a keyboard instrument, and can also refer to an instrument that uses a keyboard.

[0003] Existing keyboards are all provided with a numeric keypad for facilitating the input of numbers through the numeric keypad. However, the numeric keypad and the keyboard body are mostly of an integral structure, which is not convenient for randomly moving the position of the numeric keypad for placement. Moreover, the numeric keypad can only input numbers and cannot perform image drawing. When the user needs to take notes, it is not convenient to manually draw images and save them to the computer, and the use effect is not good. Therefore, we propose a keyboard with a touchpad. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a keyboard with a touchpad to solve the problems raised in the above background art.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A keyboard with a touchpad, comprising:

[0006] A first keyboard, with a groove opened at one end of the upper surface of the first keyboard;

[0007] A second keyboard, installed inside the groove through a detachable rotating assembly, and a touchpad corresponding to the second keyboard is arranged at the bottom end inside the groove;

[0008] A connecting wire, fixed to the lower surface of the second keyboard and electrically connected to the first keyboard at one end. A folding assembly for collecting the connecting wire is arranged inside the first keyboard to adjust the extension length of the other end of the connecting wire outside the first keyboard.

[0009] Preferably, the detachable rotating assembly includes a fixed block, a rotating rod and a compression spring. The fixed block is fixed on the second keyboard, and rotating rods are slidably arranged at both ends of the fixed block. One end of the rotating rod is provided with a compression spring, and a rotating groove matching the rotating rod is opened inside the first keyboard.

[0010] Preferably, the detachable rotating assembly further includes a pulling rope and a pulling handle block. One end of the rotating rod is fixed with a pulling rope, and one end of the pulling rope is connected to a pulling handle block for adjusting the movement of the rotating rod.

[0011] Preferably, a sealing rubber is fixed on the outer surface of the pulling handle block, and the cross-section of the sealing rubber is in a "U" shape.

[0012] Preferably, the folding component includes a baffle rod, a slider and a return spring. A storage groove for collecting the connecting wire is opened at one end of the inner side of the first keyboard. A sliding groove is opened on the inner surface of the storage groove. The baffle rod slides with the sliding groove through the sliders at both ends of the baffle rod. There are multiple baffle rods staggered along the height of the storage groove to form a fold for the connecting wire. A return spring is arranged on the inner side of the sliding groove to push the slider to move.

[0013] Preferably, the blocking rod is cylindrical, and four blocking rods are provided.

[0014] Preferably, a plurality of slide grooves are arranged side by side along the height direction of the storage tank.

[0015] Preferably, the second keyboard is rectangular, and the touchpad has the same shape as the second keyboard.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] By providing a touch pad, it is avoided that only numbers can be input through the second keyboard, and images cannot be drawn well or handwriting can be performed. The flip design of the second keyboard of the device can well realize key input and handwriting input, reducing the inconvenience of needing additional handwriting labels, and will not take up too much external space. By providing a detachable rotating component and a folding component, the second keyboard can be well taken out from the inside of the groove, and the position of the second keyboard can be arbitrarily placed, avoiding the second keyboard and the first keyboard being mostly integrated into one structure, causing the inconvenience of operating the second keyboard at different positions. The device has a simple structure and improves the use effect of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the touch panel of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connecting line structure of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of a first keyboard of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the fixing block of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the rotating rod structure of the present invention;

[0024] In the figure: 1. first keyboard; 2. second keyboard; 3. touchpad; 4. fixed block; 5. rotating rod; 6. connecting line; 71. stop rod; 72. slider; 73. return spring; 74. slide groove; 81. extrusion spring; 82. pull rope; 83. handle block; 84. sealing rubber; 9. groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] See also Figure 1-Figure 6 The present invention provides a technical solution: a keyboard with a touch pad, comprising:

[0027] A first keyboard 1, wherein a groove 9 is formed at one end of the upper surface of the first keyboard 1;

[0028] The second keyboard 2 is convenient for inputting characters or numbers, and is installed on the inner side of the groove 9 through a detachable rotating component, so that the second keyboard 2 can be disassembled through the detachable rotating component, and can be placed at any position later. A touch pad 3 corresponding to the second keyboard 2 is provided at the bottom of the inner side of the groove 9, so that the user can manually draw images and input images;

[0029] The connecting wire 6 is fixed to the lower surface of the second keyboard 2, and one end is electrically connected to the first keyboard 1. A folding component for storing the connecting wire 6 is provided on the inner side of the first keyboard 1, so as to facilitate folding of the longer connecting wire 6 and reduce the storage space so as to adjust the extension length of the other end of the connecting wire 6 to the outside of the first keyboard 1.

[0030] Preferably, the detachable rotating assembly includes a fixed block 4, a rotating rod 5 and an extrusion spring 81. The fixed block 4 is fixed on the second keyboard 2, and rotating rods 5 are slidably provided at both ends of the fixed block 4 to facilitate better rotation adjustment of the second keyboard 2. An extrusion spring 81 is provided at one end of the rotating rod 5 to facilitate pushing the rotating rod 5 into the inside of the rotating groove. A rotating groove matching the rotating rod 5 is opened on the inner side of the first keyboard 1.

[0031] Preferably, the detachable rotating assembly also includes a pull rope 82 and a handle block 83. The pull rope 82 is fixed to one end of the rotating rod 5, and one end of the pull rope 82 is connected to a handle block 83 for adjusting the movement of the rotating rod 5, so as to better adjust the position of the rotating rod 5 to the left and right.

[0032] Preferably, a sealing rubber 84 is fixed on the outer surface of the handle block 83. The cross-section of the sealing rubber 84 is in a "U" shape, which is convenient for sealing the gap between the fixed block 4 and the first keyboard 1.

[0033] Preferably, the folding assembly includes a stop rod 71, a slider 72 and a return spring 73. A storage groove for storing the connecting wire 6 is formed at one end inside the first keyboard 1. A sliding groove 74 is formed on the inner surface of the storage groove. The stop rod 71 is slidably engaged with the sliding groove 74 through the sliders 72 at both ends thereof, which is convenient for folding the connecting wire 6 by the staggered stop rods 71. A plurality of stop rods 71 are distributed in a staggered manner along the height of the storage groove to form the folding of the connecting wire 6. A return spring 73 for pushing the slider 72 to move is arranged inside the sliding groove 74, which is convenient for moving the stop rod 71 back to its original position.

[0034] Preferably, the stop rod 71 is cylindrical, and there are four stop rods 71.

[0035] Preferably, a plurality of sliding grooves 74 are arranged side by side along the height direction of the storage groove, which is convenient for better folding of the connecting wire 6.

[0036] Preferably, the second keyboard 2 is rectangular, and the shape of the touchpad 3 is the same as that of the second keyboard 2.

[0037] The working principle and usage process of the present invention: In the typing mode, input can be made into the computer through the keys on the second keyboard 2. At the same time, the second keyboard 2 can be turned upwards through the cooperation of the rotating rod 5 and the rotating groove. The notes input on the touchpad 3 are input into the computer as image files, which is convenient for the user to record images. Further, the handle block 83 can be pulled upwards. The handle block 83 drives the rotating rod 5 to move through the pull rope 82, so that the rotating rod 5 withdraws from the inside of the rotating groove. At this time, the second keyboard 2 can be taken out from the inside of the groove 9. Then, the second keyboard 2 is pulled towards the side away from the first keyboard 1. The other end of the connecting wire 6 is driven by the second keyboard 2 to move. The folded connecting wire 6 extends outwards, pushing the stop rod 71 to move. The stop rod 71 squeezes the return spring 73 through the sliders 72 at both ends, shortening the return spring 73. Thus, it is convenient to place the second keyboard 2 at different external positions, facilitating the user to use the second keyboard 2 to input into the computer. When not in use, the second keyboard 2 is placed inside the groove 9. At the same time, the return spring 73 extends and resets to fold and store the connecting wire 6.

[0038] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made therein without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A keyboard with a touchpad, characterized in that: Including: A first keyboard (1), one end of the upper surface of the first keyboard (1) is provided with a groove (9); A second keyboard (2), which is installed inside the groove (9) through a detachable rotating component, and a touchpad (3) corresponding to the second keyboard (2) is arranged at the bottom end inside the groove (9); A connecting line (6), which is fixed on the lower surface of the second keyboard (2) and is electrically connected to the first keyboard (1) at one end. A folding component for collecting the connecting line (6) is arranged inside the first keyboard (1) to adjust the stretching length of the other end of the connecting line (6) towards the outside of the first keyboard (1); The detachable rotating component includes a fixed block (4), a rotating rod (5) and a compression spring (81). The fixed block (4) is fixed on the second keyboard (2), and rotating rods (5) are slidably arranged at both ends of the fixed block (4). A compression spring (81) is arranged at one end of the rotating rod (5), and a rotating groove matching the rotating rod (5) is opened inside the first keyboard (1); The folding component includes a stop rod (71), a slider (72) and a return spring (73). A storage groove for collecting the connecting line (6) is opened at one end inside the first keyboard (1). A sliding groove (74) is opened on the inner surface of the storage groove. The stop rod (71) is slidably matched with the sliding groove (74) through the sliders (72) at both ends thereof. A plurality of stop rods (71) are arranged in a staggered manner along the height of the storage groove to form a fold of the connecting line (6). A return spring (73) for pushing the slider (72) to move is arranged inside the sliding groove (74).

2. A keyboard with a touchpad according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detachable rotating component further includes a pull rope (82) and a handle block (83). A pull rope (82) is fixed at one end of the rotating rod (5), and a handle block (83) for adjusting the movement of the rotating rod (5) is connected to one end of the pull rope (82).

3. A keyboard with a touchpad according to claim 2, characterized in that: A sealing rubber (84) is fixed on the outer surface of the handle block (83), and the cross-section of the sealing rubber (84) is in the shape of a "U".

4. A keyboard with a touchpad according to claim 3, characterized in that: The stop rod (71) is cylindrical, and four stop rods (71) are provided.

5. A keyboard with a touchpad according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of sliding grooves (74) are arranged side by side along the height direction of the storage groove.

6. The keyboard with a touchpad according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second keyboard (2) is rectangular, and the shape of the touchpad (3) is the same as that of the second keyboard (2).

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