Shell structure for folding keyboard and folding keyboard

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of folding keyboards, and provides a shell structure for a folding keyboard and the folding keyboard. The shell structure comprises a first lower cover, a second lower cover, a connecting piece, a first upper cover and a second upper cover. The connecting piece is provided with a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, the bottom surface is a curved surface, and the first side surface and the second side surface are provided with connecting holes; the first lower cover and the second lower cover are symmetrical in shape and are arranged to be of an uncovered rectangular container structure lacking one side face, and one end lacking one side face is a face lacking end; the first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably connected to the connecting hole through a polished rod screw, so that the first lower cover is arranged at one end of the connecting piece, the second lower cover is arranged at the other end of the connecting piece, and the surface-lacking ends of the first lower cover and the second lower cover are close to the connecting piece; the first upper cover is clamped with the first lower cover, and the second upper cover is clamped with the second lower cover; the problems that an existing folding keyboard is complex in structure and high in cost, and extra protection is needed due to insufficient folding strength are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of folding keyboards, in particular to a shell structure for a folding keyboard and the folding keyboard. Background Art

[0002] The foldable keyboard is a foldable keyboard.

[0003] Existing folding keyboards have a complex structure, resulting in high costs and difficulty in ensuring strength.

[0004] Existing foldable keyboards are usually fragile at the folding part and require additional shell protection.

[0005] The existing foldable keyboard that can be folded twice has two folding areas, so it is difficult to keep it flat when unfolded, resulting in inconvenience in use. Utility Model Content

[0006] The main purpose of this application is to provide a shell structure for a folding keyboard and a folding keyboard to solve the problems in the prior art of the complex structure of the folding keyboard resulting in high cost and insufficient strength at the folding part requiring additional protection.

[0007] A first aspect of the present invention provides a housing structure for a folding keyboard, comprising a first lower cover, a second lower cover, a connecting member, a first upper cover, and a second upper cover;

[0008] The connecting member has a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the bottom surface is a curved surface, and the first side surface and the second side surface both have connecting holes;

[0009] The first lower cover and the second lower cover are symmetrical in shape and are configured as a lidless rectangular container structure lacking one side surface, wherein the end lacking one side surface is a missing side end;

[0010] The first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably connected to the connecting hole by a polished screw, so that the first lower cover is at one end of the connecting member and the second lower cover is at the other end of the connecting member, wherein the cut-out ends of the first lower cover and the second lower cover are close to the connecting member;

[0011] The first upper cover is engaged with the first lower cover, and the second upper cover is engaged with the second lower cover.

[0012] Optionally, the first lower cover includes a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a third side, wherein the first side, the second side, and the third side are all arranged perpendicular to the bottom.

[0013] Optionally, the second side portion and the third side portion are arranged in parallel, and the end of the bottom portion that does not have the first side portion is a missing-surface end.

[0014] Optionally, the second side portion and the third side portion have mounting holes.

[0015] Optionally, the first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably connected to the connection hole by polished screws, comprising:

[0016] The polished screw passes through the mounting hole and the connecting hole at the same time, so that the first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably connected to the connecting member.

[0017] Optionally, the first lower cover has two mounting holes, and the second lower cover has two mounting holes.

[0018] Optionally, the first lower cover rotates relative to the connecting member around a first rotation axis, and the second lower cover rotates relative to the connecting member around a second rotation axis, wherein the first rotation axis passes through two mounting holes on the connecting member close to the first lower cover, and the second rotation axis passes through two mounting holes on the connecting member close to the second lower cover.

[0019] Optionally, the first lower cover, the connecting piece and the second lower cover are rotated so that when the bottoms of the first lower cover and the second lower cover are parallel, the bottom surface of the connecting piece is between the missing surface end of the first lower cover and the missing surface end of the second lower cover.

[0020] Optionally, the first upper cover and the second upper cover have hollows, so that when keys are installed therein, keycaps of the keys are exposed from the hollows.

[0021] A second aspect of the present invention provides a folding keyboard, characterized in that it has a shell structure for a folding keyboard as described in the first aspect of the present invention, multiple key structures, and a sensor module for detecting deformation of all key structures.

[0022] The technical solution of the present invention provides a shell structure for a folding keyboard and a folding keyboard. The shell structure includes a first lower cover, a second lower cover, a connecting piece, a first upper cover, and a second upper cover; the connecting piece has a bottom surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the bottom surface is a curved surface, and the first side surface and the second side surface both have connecting holes; the first lower cover and the second lower cover are symmetrical in shape, and the shape is set to be a lidless rectangular container structure lacking one side surface, wherein the end lacking one side surface is a missing face end; the first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably connected to the connecting hole by a light rod screw, so that the first lower cover is at one end of the connecting piece and the second lower cover is at the other end of the connecting piece, wherein the missing face ends of the first lower cover and the second lower cover are close to the connecting piece. Connecting piece; the first upper cover is engaged with the first lower cover, and the second upper cover is engaged with the second lower cover; the above-mentioned shell structure is used for the folding keyboard, so that the folding keyboard can be rotated and folded based on the connecting piece, and the structure is simple and convenient for reducing costs; the first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably mounted on the connecting piece respectively by means of a bare screw passing through the connecting hole of the connecting piece and the mounting holes of the first lower cover and the second lower cover, thereby improving the strength of the folding part; when the connecting piece is folded, the bottom surface is between the first lower cover and the second lower cover, forming protection for the folding part, thereby solving the problem that the folding part of the existing folding keyboard is not strong enough and needs additional protection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 An exploded view of a housing structure for a foldable keyboard in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of the first lower cover in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of a connecting member in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a structural schematic diagram of a housing structure for a foldable keyboard in an embodiment of the present utility model in an unfolded state;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic structural diagram of a housing structure for a foldable keyboard in a semi-folded state in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of a housing structure for a foldable keyboard in a fully folded state in an embodiment of the present utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described 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 making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. (if any) in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the numbers used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments described herein can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" or "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or apparatus.

[0031] according to Figure 1-6 As shown in the figure, the main symbols include:

[0032] First lower cover 11; second lower cover 12; first upper cover 21; second upper cover 22;

[0033] Connecting member 30; bottom surface 300; first side surface 301; second side surface 302;

[0034] A connecting hole 301a on the first side of the connecting member; another connecting hole 301b on the first side of the connecting member; a mounting hole 11a on the first lower cover 11; and a mounting hole 12a on the second lower cover 12;

[0035] The first lower cover 11 has a bottom portion 110 ; a first side portion 111 ; a second side portion 112 ; and a third side portion 113 ;

[0036] The first lower cover has a cutout end 114 and the second lower cover has a cutout end 124.

[0037] like Figure 1-6 As shown, the first aspect of the present invention provides a housing structure for a foldable keyboard, comprising a first lower cover 11, a second lower cover 12, a connecting member 30, a first upper cover 21, and a second upper cover 22;

[0038] The connecting member 30 has a bottom surface 300, a first side surface 301 and a second side surface 302, wherein the bottom surface 300 is a curved surface, and the first side surface 301 and the second side surface 302 both have connecting holes;

[0039] For example, the first side surface 301 has two connection holes, and the second side surface has two connection holes;

[0040] The first lower cover 11 and the second lower cover 12 are symmetrical in shape and are configured as a lidless rectangular container lacking one side, wherein the end lacking one side is a missing end;

[0041] For example, the first lower cover has a missing end 114 and the second lower cover has a missing end 124;

[0042] The first lower cover 11 and the second lower cover 12 are rotatably connected to the connecting hole by polished screws, so that the first lower cover 11 is at one end of the connecting member 30 and the second lower cover 12 is at the other end of the connecting member 30, wherein the cut-out ends of the first lower cover 11 and the second lower cover 12 are close to the connecting member 30;

[0043] For example, the polished screw 41 passes through the mounting hole 11a of the first lower cover 11 and the connecting hole 301a of the connecting member, and the holes at symmetrical positions are correspondingly connected by the polished screw, so that the first lower cover 11 is rotatably connected to the connecting member 30;

[0044] For another example, the polished screw 42 passes through the mounting hole 12a of the second lower cover 12 and the connecting hole 301b of the connecting member, and the holes at symmetrical positions are correspondingly connected by the polished screw, so that the second lower cover 12 is rotatably connected to the connecting member 30;

[0045] In practical applications, there are four polished screws, wherein the first lower cover is connected to the connecting member by two polished screws (for example, 41 and another polished screw);

[0046] Connect the second lower cover to the connecting member through two other polished screws (e.g., 42 and another polished screw), so that the first lower cover and the second lower cover are respectively installed at both ends of the connecting member;

[0047] The first upper cover 21 is engaged with the first lower cover 11 , and the second upper cover 22 is engaged with the second lower cover 12 .

[0048] Optionally, the first lower cover 11 includes a bottom 110 , a first side 111 , a second side 112 , and a third side 113 , wherein the first side 111 , the second side 112 , and the third side 113 are all arranged perpendicular to the bottom 110 .

[0049] Optionally, the second side portion 112 and the third side portion 113 are arranged in parallel, and the end of the bottom portion 110 that does not have the first side portion 111 is a missing end.

[0050] Optionally, the second side portion 112 and the third side portion 113 have mounting holes.

[0051] Optionally, the first lower cover 11 and the second lower cover 12 are rotatably connected to the connection hole by polished screws, including:

[0052] The polished screw passes through the mounting hole and the connecting hole at the same time, so that the first lower cover 11 and the second lower cover 12 are rotatably connected to the connecting member 30 .

[0053] Optionally, the first lower cover 11 has two mounting holes, and the second lower cover 12 has two mounting holes.

[0054] Optionally, the first lower cover 11 rotates relative to the connecting member 30 around a first rotation axis, and the second lower cover 12 rotates relative to the connecting member 30 around a second rotation axis, wherein the first rotation axis passes through two mounting holes on the connecting member 30 close to the first lower cover 11, and the second rotation axis passes through two mounting holes on the connecting member 30 close to the second lower cover 12.

[0055] Optionally, the first lower cover 11, the connecting piece 30 and the second lower cover 12 are rotated so that when the bottoms 110 of the first lower cover 11 and the second lower cover 12 are parallel, the bottom surface 300 of the connecting piece 30 is between the missing surface end of the first lower cover 11 and the missing surface end of the second lower cover 12.

[0056] Optionally, the first upper cover 21 and the second upper cover 22 are hollowed out so that when keys are installed therein, the keycaps are exposed from the hollows.

[0057] The first aspect of the utility model can achieve the following technical effects: the shell structure is used for the folding keyboard, so that the folding keyboard can be rotated and folded based on the connecting member, and the structure is simple and convenient for reducing costs; the first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably installed on the connecting member by passing the light rod screw through the connecting hole of the connecting member and the mounting holes of the first lower cover and the second lower cover, thereby improving the strength of the folding part; when the connecting member is folded, the bottom surface is between the first lower cover and the second lower cover, forming protection for the folding part, solving the problem that the folding part of the existing folding keyboard is not strong enough and needs additional protection.

[0058] The second aspect of the present invention provides a folding keyboard, which has a housing structure for a folding keyboard as described in the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of key structures, and a sensor module for detecting deformation of all key structures, wherein the housing structure for a folding keyboard refers to Figure 1-6 As shown; multiple key structures and sensor modules for detecting deformation of all key structures are not shown. Figure 1-6 Indicated in;

[0059] Specifically, there are multiple hollow parts between the first upper cover 21 and the first lower cover 11, and there are multiple hollow parts between the second upper cover 22 and the second lower cover 12 ( Figure 1-6 not shown);

[0060] Specifically, the plurality of button structures are respectively arranged in the hollow portion;

[0061] In practical applications, the first upper cover 21 and the second upper cover 22 are hollowed out so that when the key structure is installed therein, the key caps of the keys are exposed from the hollows.

[0062] Specifically, the sensing module includes a circuit board and a capacitive sensing module;

[0063] a circuit board, the circuit board being arranged on the surface of the base plate;

[0064] A capacitive sensing module, comprising:

[0065] a plurality of sensing units, respectively disposed in a plurality of clearance areas, the clearance areas being adjacent to a portion of the key structure, the clearance areas being areas without conductive members; a control unit disposed on the circuit board, the control unit being electrically connected to the sensing units, and generating a capacitance change value when the key structure adjacent to the sensing unit is pressed; and a processing module, electrically connected to the control unit of the capacitive sensing module and receiving the capacitance change value, the processing module determining the degree of depression of the key structure based on the capacitance change value and generating a corresponding input signal;

[0066] When the key structure adjacent to the sensing unit is pressed by a conductor, the sensing unit generates a capacitance change according to a distance difference between the sensing unit and the conductor, and the control unit detects the capacitance change and generates the capacitance change value;

[0067] The sensing unit is a conductive member;

[0068] The clearance areas are located on the surface of the circuit board, and metal coatings are coated on the plurality of clearance areas respectively, and the metal coatings serve as the sensing units.

[0069] The second aspect of the utility model can achieve the following technical effects: the rotation and folding of the folding keyboard based on the connecting member is realized, the structure is simple and it is convenient to reduce costs; the first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably installed on the connecting member by passing the light rod screw through the connecting hole of the connecting member and the mounting holes of the first lower cover and the second lower cover, thereby improving the strength of the folding part; when the connecting member is folded, the bottom surface is between the first lower cover and the second lower cover, forming protection for the folding part, solving the problem that the folding part of the existing folding keyboard is not strong enough and needs additional protection.

[0070] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims be embraced herein.

Claims

1. A housing structure for a foldable keyboard, characterized in that: It includes a first lower cover, a second lower cover, a connecting piece, a first upper cover, and a second upper cover; The connecting member has a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the bottom surface is a curved surface, and the first side surface and the second side surface both have connecting holes; The first lower cover and the second lower cover are symmetrical in shape and are configured as a lidless rectangular container structure lacking one side surface, wherein the end lacking one side surface is a missing side end; The first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably connected to the connecting hole by a polished screw, so that the first lower cover is at one end of the connecting member and the second lower cover is at the other end of the connecting member, wherein the cut-out ends of the first lower cover and the second lower cover are close to the connecting member; The first upper cover is engaged with the first lower cover, and the second upper cover is engaged with the second lower cover.

2. The housing structure for a foldable keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first lower cover includes a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a third side, wherein the first side, the second side, and the third side are all arranged perpendicular to the bottom.

3. The housing structure for a foldable keyboard according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second side portion and the third side portion are arranged in parallel, and the end of the bottom portion that does not have the first side portion is a missing end.

4. The housing structure for a foldable keyboard according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second side portion and the third side portion have mounting holes.

5. The housing structure for a foldable keyboard according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably connected to the connecting hole through a polished screw, comprising: The polished screw passes through the mounting hole and the connecting hole at the same time, so that the first lower cover and the second lower cover are rotatably connected to the connecting member.

6. The housing structure for a foldable keyboard according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first lower cover has two mounting holes, and the second lower cover has two mounting holes.

7. The housing structure for a foldable keyboard according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first lower cover rotates relative to the connecting member around a first rotation axis, and the second lower cover rotates relative to the connecting member around a second rotation axis, wherein the first rotation axis passes through two mounting holes on the connecting member close to the first lower cover, and the second rotation axis passes through two mounting holes on the connecting member close to the second lower cover.

8. The housing structure for a foldable keyboard according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first lower cover, the connecting member and the second lower cover are rotated so that when the bottoms of the first lower cover and the second lower cover are parallel, the bottom surface of the connecting member is between the cut-away end of the first lower cover and the cut-away end of the second lower cover.

9. The housing structure for a foldable keyboard according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The first upper cover and the second upper cover have hollow portions, so that when keys are installed therein, keycaps of the keys are exposed from the hollow portions.

10. A foldable keyboard, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell structure for a foldable keyboard as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, a plurality of key structures and a sensor module for detecting deformation of all the key structures.

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