Electronic device with input function and keyboard thereof
By adopting a detachable pin clamping design on the bearing base of the keyboard and electronic devices, the problem of time-consuming and easy scrapping of the keyboard in the prior art is solved, and the keyboard is quickly disassembled and installed, reducing assembly and manufacturing costs, and facilitating the lightweight design of electronic devices and keyboards.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421283681.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-15
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-06
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, the keyboard fixing method is time-consuming when installing and disassembly, and the materials are easily scrapped, and increases assembly and manufacturing costs, hindering the thinner design of electronic devices and keyboards.
The removable latch clamping design adopts the fixing latch hook to the keyboard hook structure to fix the keyboard to fasten the keyboard to the carrier base of the electronic device, achieving rapid assembly and disassembly.
It realizes rapid disassembly and installation of the keyboard, reduces assembly and manufacturing costs, and is conducive to the lightweight design of electronic devices and keyboards.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to an electronic device with input function and a keyboard thereof, in particular to an electronic device and a keyboard thereof which use a fixing latch to be inserted into a hook structure of a keyboard to fix the keyboard on a bearing base of the electronic device. Background Art
[0002] In the prior art, in terms of current personal computer usage habits, the keyboard is one of the indispensable input devices for inputting text, symbols or numbers. In addition, all consumer electronic devices in daily life or large-scale processing equipment used in the industrial sector need to be equipped with a key structure as an input device to operate the above electronic devices and processing equipment.
[0003] Generally speaking, the keyboard assembly method on an electronic device (such as a notebook computer, etc.) is usually to install the keyboard on a supporting base of the electronic device by using hot melt fixing or screw locking. For example, the keyboard can be assembled with the electronic device by locking the studs at the bottom of the keyboard on the supporting base.
[0004] However, no matter which keyboard fixing method is used, it takes a lot of time to install and remove the keyboard and there will be material waste. In addition, the above method also requires additional rivet studs or hot melt fixing on the keyboard bottom plate, which increases the assembly manufacturing cost and is not conducive to the lightweight design of electronic devices and keyboards. Utility Model Content
[0005] In view of the problems in the prior art, the utility model provides an electronic device with input function and a keyboard thereof to solve the above problems.
[0006] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic device with an input function, the electronic device with an input function comprising:
[0007] A carrying base having at least one engaging opening; and
[0008] A keyboard is detachably mounted on the supporting base, and comprises:
[0009] A keyboard body, the keyboard body extending downwardly at a position corresponding to the at least one engaging opening to form at least one hook structure, each hook structure having a protruding arm portion and a buckle hook portion, the protruding arm portion forming a through hole, the buckle hook portion being formed by bending from the protruding arm portion, each hook structure passing through the corresponding engaging opening when the keyboard is stacked on the supporting base; and
[0010] A fixing latch having a sheet-shaped body, the sheet-shaped body extending outward to form a first hook arm and a second hook arm, the first hook arm and the second hook arm respectively having a first hook end and a second hook end;
[0011] When the first hook arm and the second hook arm pass through the through hole of the corresponding hook structure, the first hook end and the second hook end engage with the edge of the through hole, and the hook portion is buckled on the sheet body, so that the sheet body and the keyboard body jointly clamp the supporting base to detachably fix the keyboard on the supporting base.
[0012] As an optional technical solution, the fixing pin is a plastic pin.
[0013] As an optional technical solution, the first hook arm and the second hook arm are spaced apart from each other so that the first hook end and the second hook end can be pressed close to each other, thereby allowing the first hook arm and the second hook arm to withdraw from the through hole to release the engagement between the hook structure and the fixing pin.
[0014] As an optional technical solution, the first hook end and the second hook end respectively have a bevel chamfered structure, and the bevel chamfered structure is used to guide the first hook arm and the second hook arm to pass through the through hole.
[0015] As an optional technical solution, when the first hook arm and the second hook arm pass through the through hole of the corresponding hook structure, the protruding arm portion is clamped between the first hook end, the second hook end and their respective corresponding abutment portions on the fixing pin.
[0016] The utility model also provides a keyboard, which is detachably mounted on a supporting base of an electronic device, the supporting base having at least one engaging opening, and the keyboard comprises:
[0017] A keyboard body, the keyboard body extending downwardly at a position corresponding to the at least one engaging opening to form at least one hook structure, each hook structure having a protruding arm portion and a buckle hook portion, the protruding arm portion forming a through hole, the buckle hook portion being formed by bending from the protruding arm portion, each hook structure passing through the corresponding engaging opening when the keyboard is stacked on the supporting base; and
[0018] A fixing latch having a sheet-shaped body, the sheet-shaped body extending outward to form a first hook arm and a second hook arm, the first hook arm and the second hook arm respectively having a first hook end and a second hook end;
[0019] When the first hook arm and the second hook arm pass through the through hole of the corresponding hook structure, the first hook end and the second hook end engage with the edge of the through hole, and the hook portion is buckled on the sheet body, so that the sheet body and the keyboard body jointly clamp the supporting base to detachably fix the keyboard on the supporting base.
[0020] As an optional technical solution, the fixing pin is a plastic pin.
[0021] As an optional technical solution, the first hook arm and the second hook arm are spaced apart from each other so that the first hook end and the second hook end can be pressed close to each other, thereby allowing the first hook arm and the second hook arm to withdraw from the through hole to release the engagement between the hook structure and the fixing pin.
[0022] As an optional technical solution, the first hook end and the second hook end respectively have a bevel chamfered structure, and the bevel chamfered structure is used to guide the first hook arm and the second hook arm to pass through the through hole.
[0023] As an optional technical solution, when the first hook arm and the second hook arm pass through the through hole of the corresponding hook structure, the protruding arm portion is clamped between the first hook end, the second hook end and their respective corresponding abutment portions on the fixing pin.
[0024] Compared to the prior art design of fixing the keyboard to the supporting base of the electronic device using hot melt columns and screw columns at the bottom, the present invention adopts a detachable pin clamping design in which a fixing pin is inserted into the hook structure of the keyboard to fix the keyboard to the supporting base of the electronic device, allowing the user to complete the keyboard assembly and disassembly operations of the electronic device effortlessly and quickly. In this way, the detachable pin clamping design provided by the present invention can not only eliminate the complicated assembly and disassembly process brought about by the prior art fixing method using hot melt columns and screw columns, but also effectively solve the problem mentioned in the prior art that additional rivet studs or hot melt fixing are required on the keyboard bottom plate, thereby greatly reducing the assembly and manufacturing costs and facilitating the lightweight design of the electronic device and the keyboard.
[0025] The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but is not intended to limit the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an explosion of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0027] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an electronic device when partially assembled from another perspective.
[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the electronic device when assembly is completed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] In order to provide a further understanding of the purpose, structure, features and functions of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the embodiments.
[0030] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 3 , Figure 1 is an exploded schematic diagram of an electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the electronic device 10 when partially assembled from another perspective, Figure 3 for Figure 2 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device 10 when it is assembled. In order to clearly show the keyboard installation design of the electronic device 10, in the diagram of the present invention, other components of the electronic device 10 (such as the device housing, the motherboard or the screen, etc., the relevant descriptions of which are common in the prior art and are not repeated here) other than the keyboard 14 are only shown as the supporting base 12 for supporting and fixing the keyboard 14. The electronic device 10 is preferably a notebook computer, but is not limited to this. It can also be other electronic products with a built-in keyboard (such as a tablet computer, etc.), so that the user can press to execute the function the user wants to input, such as Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 3 As shown, the electronic device 10 includes a supporting base 12 and a keyboard 14. The supporting base 12 has at least one engaging opening 16 ( Figure 1 The number of openings is determined by the keyboard assembly and fixing requirements of the electronic device 10. The keyboard 14 is detachably mounted on the supporting base 12 and includes a keyboard body 18 and a fixing pin 20, wherein the number of the fixing pins 20 is determined according to the number of the engaging openings 16, so that the fixing pins 20 can be inserted into the corresponding engaging openings 16 to complete the subsequent keyboard assembly operation.
[0031] The keyboard body 18 may include common keyboard components (such as a keyboard base, key caps, a lifting support mechanism, a thin film circuit board, etc., the relevant descriptions of which are common in the prior art and are not repeated here) and a hook structure 22 (at the position corresponding to the engagement opening 16) is formed downwardly extending Figure 1As shown in dotted lines in the figure, the hook structure 22 has a protruding arm portion 24 and a hook portion 26. The protruding arm portion 24 is formed with a through hole 28, and the hook portion 26 is formed by bending the protruding arm portion 24. Thus, the hook structure 22 can protrude through the engaging opening 16 when the keyboard 14 is stacked on the supporting base 12, so as to perform the subsequent latching and fixing operation.
[0032] The fixing pin 20 is preferably formed of plastic material (but not limited thereto) and has a sheet body 30, which extends outward to form a first hook arm 32 and a second hook arm 34, and the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 have a first hook end P1 and a second hook end P2 respectively. To be more specific, in this embodiment, the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 can be spaced apart from each other by a distance D so that the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 have pressure recovery elasticity. When it is necessary to release the engagement between the hook structure 22 and the fixed pin 20, the first hook end P1 and the second hook end P2 can be pressed to move closer to each other and allow the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 to withdraw from the through hole 28 of the protruding arm portion 24 to release the engagement between the hook structure 22 and the fixed pin 20; when it is necessary to achieve the engagement between the hook structure 22 and the fixed pin 20, the first hook end P1 and the second hook end P2 can be pressed to move closer to each other and allow the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 to pass through the through hole 28 of the protruding arm portion 24 to achieve the engagement between the hook structure 22 and the fixed pin 20. In addition, in order to guide the locking engagement between the fixing pin 20 and the hook structure 22 to be smoother, the first hook end P1 and the second hook end P2 may respectively have a beveled chamfer structure 36, whereby the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 can enter and pass through the through hole 28 more smoothly through the bevel guidance of the beveled chamfer structure 36, thereby helping the user to complete the locking and fixing between the hook structure 22 and the fixing pin 20 in a more time-saving and labor-saving manner.
[0033] The following is a detailed description of the keyboard assembly and disassembly operations of the electronic device 10. Figures 1 to 3 It can be seen that when the user wants to assemble the keyboard of the electronic device 10, the user only needs to align the hook structure 22 of the keyboard body 18 with the corresponding engaging opening 16 provided on the supporting base 12, so that the hook structure 22 can protrude through the engaging opening 16 (such as Figure 2 Next, the user can move the fixing pin 20 along the Figure 2The assembly direction A shown passes through the through hole 28 of the protruding arm portion 24. During this process, the first hook end P1 of the first hook arm 32 and the second hook end P2 of the second hook arm 34 are subjected to the squeezing interference of the protruding arm portion 24 and are relatively bent inwardly deformed, and after passing over the protruding arm portion 24 and no longer being pressed, they return to their original shape to engage with the hole edge E of the through hole 28. At the same time, the hook portion 26 of the hook structure 22 can be buckled on the sheet body 30 of the fixing pin 20, so that the sheet body 30 and the keyboard body 18 jointly clamp the supporting base 12 (such as Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1 ), the keyboard 14 is detachably fixed to the supporting base 12 , thereby completing the keyboard assembly operation of the electronic device 10 .
[0034] In one embodiment, the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 cooperate with the through hole 28 to assist in limiting the keyboard 14 along the horizontal extension direction of the protruding arm portion 24. Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the fixing pin 20 is provided with abutment portions (not marked) adjacent to the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34. When the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 pass through the corresponding through hole 28 of the hook structure 22, the protruding arm portions 24 located on both sides of the through hole 28 are respectively clamped between the first hook end P1 and its corresponding abutment portion, and between the second hook end P2 and its corresponding abutment portion, so as to assist in limiting the keyboard 14 along the assembly direction A / disassembly direction B (described later). Generally, the assembly direction A / disassembly direction B intersects with the aforementioned horizontal extension direction, for example, at 90°.
[0035] On the other hand, when the user wants to disassemble the keyboard of the electronic device 10, the user only needs to release the engagement between the first hook end P1 of the first hook arm 32 and the second hook end P2 of the second hook arm 34 and the hole edge E of the through hole 28 (for example, by pressing the first hook end P1 and the second hook end P2 with a finger to bring them closer to each other), so that the first hook arm 32 and the second hook arm 34 are relatively bent inwardly and deformed and can be withdrawn from the through hole 28. Thereby, the user can pull the fixing pin 20 out of the hook structure 22 along the disassembly direction B opposite to the assembly direction A to release the clamping fixation of the fixing pin 20 and the keyboard body 18 to the supporting base 12, thereby allowing the keyboard body 18 to be removed from the supporting base 12 for subsequent maintenance or disassembly and recycling.
[0036] To sum up, compared with the prior art design of using hot melt columns and screw columns to fix the bottom of the keyboard to the supporting base of the electronic device, the present invention adopts a detachable pin clamping design in which a fixing pin is inserted into the hook structure of the keyboard to fix the keyboard to the supporting base of the electronic device, so as to allow the user to complete the keyboard assembly and disassembly operation of the electronic device effortlessly and quickly. In this way, the detachable pin clamping design provided by the present invention can not only eliminate the complicated assembly and disassembly process brought about by the prior art fixing method using hot melt columns and screw columns, but also effectively solve the problem mentioned in the prior art that additional rivet studs or hot melt fixing are required on the keyboard bottom plate, thereby greatly reducing the assembly and manufacturing cost and facilitating the lightweight design of the electronic device and the keyboard.
[0037] Of course, the present invention may have many other embodiments. Without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, technicians familiar with the field may make various corresponding changes and deformations based on the present invention, but these corresponding changes and deformations should all fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present invention.
Claims
1. An electronic device with input function, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises: A carrying base having at least one engaging opening; and A keyboard is detachably mounted on the supporting base, and comprises: A keyboard body, the keyboard body extends downwardly corresponding to the position of the at least one engaging opening to form at least one hook structure, each hook structure has a protruding arm portion and a buckle hook portion, the protruding arm portion is formed with a through hole, the buckle hook portion is formed by bending from the protruding arm portion, and each hook structure passes through the corresponding engaging opening when the keyboard is stacked on the supporting base; as well as A fixing latch having a sheet-shaped body, the sheet-shaped body extending outward to form a first hook arm and a second hook arm, the first hook arm and the second hook arm respectively having a first hook end and a second hook end; When the first hook arm and the second hook arm pass through the through hole of the corresponding hook structure, the first hook end and the second hook end engage with the edge of the through hole, and the hook portion is buckled on the sheet body, so that the sheet body and the keyboard body jointly clamp the supporting base to detachably fix the keyboard on the supporting base.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The fixing pin is a plastic pin.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The first hook arm and the second hook arm are spaced apart from each other by a distance, so that the first hook end and the second hook end can be pressed close to each other, thereby allowing the first hook arm and the second hook arm to withdraw from the through hole to release the engagement between the hook structure and the fixing pin.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The first hook end portion and the second hook end portion respectively have a chamfered chamfer structure, and the chamfered chamfer structure is used to guide the first hook arm and the second hook arm to pass through the through hole.
5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: When the first hook arm and the second hook arm pass through the through hole of the corresponding hook structure, the protruding arm portion is clamped between the first hook end portion, the second hook end portion and their respective corresponding abutting portions on the fixing pin.
6. A keyboard, which is detachably mounted on a supporting base of an electronic device, characterized in that: The supporting base has at least one snap-fit opening, and the keyboard comprises: A keyboard body, the keyboard body extends downwardly corresponding to the position of the at least one engaging opening to form at least one hook structure, each hook structure has a protruding arm portion and a buckle hook portion, the protruding arm portion is formed with a through hole, the buckle hook portion is formed by bending from the protruding arm portion, and each hook structure passes through the corresponding engaging opening when the keyboard is stacked on the supporting base; as well as A fixing latch having a sheet-shaped body, the sheet-shaped body extending outward to form a first hook arm and a second hook arm, the first hook arm and the second hook arm respectively having a first hook end and a second hook end; When the first hook arm and the second hook arm pass through the through hole of the corresponding hook structure, the first hook end and the second hook end engage with the edge of the through hole, and the hook portion is buckled on the sheet body, so that the sheet body and the keyboard body jointly clamp the supporting base to detachably fix the keyboard on the supporting base.
7. The keyboard according to claim 6, wherein: The fixing pin is a plastic pin.
8. The keyboard according to claim 6, wherein: The first hook arm and the second hook arm are spaced apart from each other by a distance, so that the first hook end and the second hook end can be pressed close to each other, thereby allowing the first hook arm and the second hook arm to withdraw from the through hole to release the engagement between the hook structure and the fixing pin.
9. The keyboard according to claim 6, wherein: The first hook end portion and the second hook end portion respectively have a chamfered chamfer structure, and the chamfered chamfer structure is used to guide the first hook arm and the second hook arm to pass through the through hole.
10. The keyboard according to claim 6, wherein: When the first hook arm and the second hook arm pass through the through hole of the corresponding hook structure, the protruding arm portion is clamped between the first hook end portion, the second hook end portion and their respective corresponding abutting portions on the fixing pin.