Leather sheath keyboard with touch screen

Abstract

The utility model provides a leather sheath keyboard with a touch screen, which comprises a bottom plate and a cover plate, the angles of the bottom plate and the cover plate can be relatively adjusted, and the bottom plate is provided with a keyboard; a touch screen is embedded in the keyboard, and the touch screen is flush with the surface of the keyboard; the touch screen is connected with a main control board in the keyboard through a flat cable; the touch screen is provided with an electric quantity display area and a plurality of pressing touch function areas, and each pressing touch function area is provided with a corresponding function identifier; the function identification at least comprises fast forward, fast backward, pause, silence, volume up, volume down, a next playing item and a previous playing item; according to the design, the touch screen is used for replacing mechanical function keys, the touch screen is designed in an embedded mode, the keyboard structure can be simplified, and the overall thickness of the keyboard part is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tablet computer auxiliary equipment, in particular to a leather case keyboard with a touch screen. Background Art

[0002] A tablet computer, also called a portable computer, is a small, portable personal computer that uses a touch screen as the basic input device. Its touch screen allows users to use a stylus or digital pen to perform operations instead of a traditional keyboard or mouse. Users can input through built-in handwriting recognition, on-screen soft keyboard, voice recognition, or a real keyboard.

[0003] A leather case keyboard is a leather case with a USB keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard inside. It has its own keyboard and can protect the tablet computer. After the leather case keyboard is plugged into the USB port of the relevant device (or connected via Bluetooth pairing), you can use the external keyboard to type. In order to improve the user experience, some function keys are set on the leather case keyboard to achieve smart control when the tablet computer plays audio and video, such as fast forward key, fast rewind key, pause key, volume adjustment key, etc. The existing leather case keyboard uses mechanical keys for its function keys. This design is not only complex in structure, but also needs to be designed to avoid the case function keys from contacting and scratching the tablet computer after the leather case is closed. This design increases the overall thickness of the keyboard. As tablet computers become thinner and lighter, the leather case keyboards that match them are also developing towards thinness and lighter. There is not enough space inside the keyboard to install the mechanical function keys with a sunken design. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the problems existing in the related art, the utility model provides a leather keyboard with a touch screen, which uses the touch screen instead of mechanical buttons. The embedded touch screen design can simplify the keyboard structure and reduce the overall thickness of the keyboard.

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a leather keyboard with a touch screen:

[0006] It includes a bottom plate and a cover plate whose angles can be relatively adjusted;

[0007] A keyboard is installed on the bottom plate;

[0008] The keyboard is embedded with a touch screen, and the touch screen is flush with the keyboard surface. Specifically, the keyboard is provided with a keyboard key area, and the touch screen is arranged beside the keyboard key area. Preferably, the touch screen is arranged along the length direction of the keyboard, and the touch screen is located between the cover plate and the keyboard key area;

[0009] The touch screen is connected to the main control board inside the keyboard via a flat cable;

[0010] The touch screen has a power display area and several press-touch function areas, and each press-touch function area is respectively provided with a corresponding function logo; specifically, the keyboard has a built-in battery for power supply, the battery is connected to the main control board via a cable, and the power display area is used to display the current power of the battery.

[0011] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the function identifier at least includes fast forward, fast rewind, pause, mute, volume up, volume down, play next item, and play previous item.

[0012] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the bottom plate comprises a first plate portion and a second plate portion connected in sequence;

[0013] The density of the first plate portion is less than the density of the second plate portion;

[0014] The weight of the second plate portion is greater than the weight of the first plate portion;

[0015] The second plate portion is located at an end side of the base plate away from the cover plate.

[0016] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a groove for embedding and installing the touch screen is provided on the first plate portion;

[0017] The keyboard housing is provided with an escape opening for allowing the touch screen to escape.

[0018] In a preferred technical solution of the present utility model, a sealing member is provided between the avoidance opening and the touch screen.

[0019] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the first plate portion and the second plate portion are injection molded into one piece.

[0020] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a connecting layer is extended from the bottom surface of the first plate portion to the side where the second plate portion is located;

[0021] The connection layer wraps the bottom surface of the second plate portion.

[0022] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the keyboard and the bottom plate constitute the fixed part, and the cover plate serves as the movable part;

[0023] The outer surfaces of the fixed part and the movable part are both wrapped with a skin layer, and the skin layer is provided with hollow holes for avoiding the keys on the keyboard and the touch screen.

[0024] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the skin layer includes a first skin part, a connecting piece and a second skin part connected in sequence;

[0025] The first leather-attached portion wraps the fixed portion, and the second leather-attached portion wraps the movable portion.

[0026] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the fixed part is connected to the movable part via a rotating shaft, and the connecting piece is covered outside the rotating shaft.

[0027] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0028] A keyboard is installed on the bottom plate; a touch screen is embedded in the keyboard, the touch screen is flush with the keyboard surface, and the touch screen is connected to the main control board inside the keyboard via a cable; the touch screen has a power display area and several press-touch function areas, each of which is provided with a corresponding function logo. This design uses a touch screen instead of mechanical function buttons, and at the same time has a power display function. The embedded touch screen design can simplify the keyboard structure and reduce the overall thickness of the keyboard. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 This is a leather keyboard. Figure 1 .

[0030] Figure 2 This is a leather keyboard. Figure 2 (The epidermis is not shown).

[0031] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the base plate.

[0032] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the first plate portion.

[0033] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of the second plate portion.

[0034] Reference numerals:

[0035] 100, leather layer; 110, first leather portion; 120, connecting piece; 130, second leather portion; 200, plate body; 210, first plate portion; 211, groove portion; 212, notch; 213, connecting protrusion; 214, connecting layer; 220, second plate portion; 221, extended connecting portion; 222, through hole; 300, cover plate; 400, keyboard; 410, avoidance; 500, touch screen; 600, rotating shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present invention more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

[0037] A leather case keyboard is a leather case with a USB keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard inside. It has its own keyboard and can protect the tablet computer. After the leather case keyboard is plugged into the USB port of the relevant device (or connected via Bluetooth pairing), you can use the external keyboard to type. In order to improve the user experience, some function keys are set on the leather case keyboard to achieve smart control when the tablet computer plays audio and video, such as fast forward key, fast rewind key, pause key, volume adjustment key, etc. The existing leather case keyboard uses mechanical keys for its function keys. This design is not only complex in structure, but also needs to be designed to avoid the case function keys from contacting and scratching the tablet computer after the leather case is closed. This design increases the overall thickness of the keyboard. As tablet computers become thinner and lighter, the leather case keyboards that match them are also developing towards thinness and lighter. There is not enough space inside the keyboard to install the mechanical function keys with a sunken design.

[0038] Example

[0039] In view of the above problems, this embodiment provides a leather keyboard with a touch screen, using a touch screen 500 to replace mechanical buttons. The touch screen 500 is embedded in the keyboard structure, which can simplify the keyboard structure and reduce the overall thickness of the keyboard.

[0040] like Figure 1-5 As shown, a leather keyboard with a touch screen:

[0041] It includes a bottom plate and a cover plate 300 whose angles can be relatively adjusted;

[0042] The bottom plate is provided with a keyboard 400;

[0043] The keyboard 400 is embedded with a touch screen 500, and the touch screen 500 is flush with the surface of the keyboard 400. Specifically, the keyboard 400 is provided with a keyboard key area, and the touch screen 500 is arranged beside the keyboard key area. Preferably, the touch screen 500 is arranged along the length direction of the keyboard 400, and the touch screen 500 is located between the cover plate 300 and the keyboard key area;

[0044] The touch screen 500 is connected to the main control board inside the keyboard 400 via a flat cable;

[0045] The touch screen 500 has a power display area and a plurality of touch-sensitive functional areas, each of which is provided with a corresponding function mark; specifically, the keyboard 400 has a built-in battery for power supply, the battery is connected to the main control board via a cable, and the power display area is used to display the current power of the battery;

[0046] This design uses a touch screen 500 to replace the mechanical function keys, and also has a power display function. The embedded design of the touch screen 500 can simplify the structure of the keyboard 400 and reduce the overall thickness of the keyboard 400.

[0047] In this embodiment, the function identifier at least includes fast forward, fast rewind, pause, mute, volume up, volume down, play next item, and play previous item.

[0048] The purpose of this design is to reduce the thickness of the leather keyboard. In order to stably support the tablet computer when in use, a weight block is usually configured inside the keyboard 400 to prevent shaking or tipping. The shape and size of the weight block need to be specifically designed in combination with the structural layout of the keyboard 400, which not only increases the complexity of the structure and the production cost, but also the built-in weight block causes the overall thickness of the leather keyboard to be larger.

[0049] In this embodiment, in order to reduce the thickness and make the leather keyboard thinner and lighter, the bottom plate includes a first plate portion 210 and a second plate portion 220 connected in sequence;

[0050] The density of the first plate portion 210 is less than the density of the second plate portion 220;

[0051] The weight of the second plate portion 220 is greater than the weight of the first plate portion 210;

[0052] The second plate portion 220 is located at the end side of the bottom plate away from the cover plate 300;

[0053] The present design eliminates the built-in counterweight block and integrates the counterweight weight on the plate body 200 to simplify the structure, thereby overcoming the disadvantage of the prior art that the counterweight block is separately provided, resulting in a large overall thickness.

[0054] In this embodiment, a groove 211 for embedding and installing the touch screen 500 is provided on the first plate portion 210;

[0055] The housing of the keyboard 400 is provided with an escape opening 410 for allowing the touch screen 500 to escape.

[0056] In this embodiment, a sealing member is disposed between the avoidance opening 410 and the touch screen 500 .

[0057] In this embodiment, the first plate portion 210 and the second plate portion 220 are injection molded into one piece, wherein the first plate portion 210 is a plastic part and the second plate portion 220 is a metal part, thereby forming a plastic-metal composite structure, wherein the metal part also has a counterweight function. At the same time, when the counterweight is applied to a specific product, such as as a keyboard base plate of a leather keyboard, at this time, the metal part not only has a counterweight function, but also can increase the overall strength of the keyboard.

[0058] In this embodiment, the second plate portion 220 has an extended connection portion 221 , and the extended connection portion 221 is inserted into the first plate portion 210 . After connection, the second plate portion 220 and the connection end surface of the first plate portion 210 are in contact with each other.

[0059] In this embodiment, in order to improve the connection strength between the first plate portion 210 and the second plate portion 220, a plurality of through holes 222 are provided at intervals on the extending connection portion 221;

[0060] The first plate portion 210 has a notch 212 for accommodating the extended connecting portion 221 . A connecting protrusion 213 is disposed in the notch 212 . The connecting protrusion 213 is disposed in a one-to-one correspondence with the through hole 222 , and the connecting protrusion 213 passes through the corresponding through hole 222 .

[0061] Exemplarily, in order to improve the connection strength, the through hole 222 includes circular through holes and special-shaped through holes that are arranged alternately, and the connecting column is adapted to the shape of the corresponding through hole.

[0062] For example, the special-shaped through hole can be a strip hole, a cross hole, an arc hole or a polygonal hole, and its specific shape can be designed according to needs.

[0063] In this embodiment, a connection layer 214 extends from the bottom surface of the first plate portion 210 to the side where the second plate portion 220 is located;

[0064] The connecting layer 214 wraps the bottom surface of the second plate portion 220;

[0065] After the second plate portion 220 is manufactured, the second plate portion 220 is placed in an injection mold to inject the first plate portion 210, so that the first plate portion 210 and the second plate portion 220 form a plate body 200. The design of the connecting layer 214 can improve the connection strength between the first plate portion 210 and the second plate portion 220. At the same time, the plate body 200 adopts a plastic + metal design, which makes the overall strength of the plate body 200 higher.

[0066] In this embodiment, the keyboard 400 and the bottom plate constitute a fixed part, which has the functions of data transmission and weight balance when in use, and the cover plate 300 is a movable part, which is used to adjust the angle of the tablet computer when in use;

[0067] The outer surfaces of the fixed part and the movable part are both wrapped with a skin layer 100 , and the skin layer 100 is provided with hollow holes for avoiding the keys on the keyboard 400 and the touch screen 500 .

[0068] In this embodiment, the skin layer 100 includes a first skin portion 110, a connecting sheet 120, and a second skin portion 130 connected in sequence;

[0069] The first leather-attached portion 110 wraps the fixed portion, and the second leather-attached portion 130 wraps the movable portion.

[0070] In this embodiment, the fixed portion is connected to the movable portion via the rotating shaft 600 , and the connecting piece 120 is covered outside the rotating shaft 600 .

[0071] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​of the parts and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the application. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a restriction. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments can have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in the subsequent drawings.

[0072] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0073] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0074] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of this application.

[0075] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A leather keyboard with a touch screen, comprising a bottom plate and a cover plate with relatively adjustable angles, characterized in that: A keyboard is installed on the bottom plate; The keyboard is embedded with a touch screen, and the touch screen is flush with the keyboard surface; The touch screen is connected to the main control board inside the keyboard via a flat cable; The touch screen has a power display area and a plurality of press-touch function areas, and each press-touch function area is respectively provided with a corresponding function mark.

2. The leather keyboard with a touch screen according to claim 1, characterized in that: The function identifiers at least include fast forward, fast rewind, pause, mute, volume up, volume down, play next item, and play previous item.

3. The leather keyboard with touch screen according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate comprises a first plate portion and a second plate portion connected in sequence; The density of the first plate portion is less than the density of the second plate portion; The weight of the second plate portion is greater than the weight of the first plate portion; The second plate portion is located at an end side of the base plate away from the cover plate.

4. The leather keyboard with touch screen according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first plate portion is provided with a groove portion for embedding and installing the touch screen; The keyboard housing is provided with an escape opening for allowing the touch screen to escape.

5. The leather keyboard with touch screen according to claim 4, characterized in that: A sealing member is provided between the avoidance opening and the touch screen.

6. The leather keyboard with touch screen according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first plate portion and the second plate portion are injection molded into one piece.

7. The leather keyboard with touch screen according to claim 6, characterized in that: A connecting layer extends from the bottom surface of the first plate portion to the side where the second plate portion is located; The connection layer wraps the bottom surface of the second plate portion.

8. The leather keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that: The keyboard and the bottom plate constitute the fixed part, and the cover plate serves as the movable part; The outer surfaces of the fixed part and the movable part are both wrapped with a skin layer, and the skin layer is provided with hollow holes for avoiding the keys on the keyboard and the touch screen.

9. The leather keyboard according to claim 8, characterized in that: The skin attachment layer comprises a first skin attachment portion, a connecting piece and a second skin attachment portion which are connected in sequence; The first leather-attached portion wraps the fixed portion, and the second leather-attached portion wraps the movable portion.

10. The leather keyboard according to claim 9, characterized in that: The fixed part is connected to the movable part via a rotating shaft, and the connecting piece is covered outside the rotating shaft.

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