Elastic keyboard
By introducing elastic elements into the keyboard, the problem of stiffness in existing pull-out keyboards has been solved, resulting in a better user experience and protection for the key components.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520115667.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing pull-out keyboards lack a flexible structure, resulting in a stiff feel and an inability to cushion pressure, which negatively impacts the user experience.
Design a flexible keyboard, comprising a base plate, key components, and an elastic element disposed therebetween. By placing the elastic element between the key components and the base plate, the pressure of the key components is absorbed and the keyboard rebounds to reset, preventing damage from hard contact.
It improves the keyboard's tactile feel, protects the key components, extends their lifespan, and enhances the user experience.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to computer peripheral technology field especially, it relates to a kind of elastic keyboard. BACKGROUND
[0002] Keyboard is an input device, used to input user's instructions or data into computer system. Its basic principle is to trigger electronic signals by pressing keys, and computer parses these signals and performs corresponding operations. Keyboard design and technology are constantly developing to adapt to different use requirements and technological progress.
[0003] There is a pull-out keyboard on the market, that is, the key structure is installed in the shell by pull-out, but this keyboard has no way to set elastic structure inside, when using, the hand feeling of the keyboard is hard, cannot buffer pressure, resulting in bad hand feeling. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] The utility model aims at: inventor based on own practice, in combination with actual use, in view of the defects of prior art, design a kind of elastic keyboard, to solve the technical problem that prior art has no elastic structure and cannot buffer pressure, resulting in bad hand feeling.
[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
[0006] An elastic keyboard, comprising a bottom plate, a key assembly and an elastic member arranged between the bottom plate and the key assembly, the bottom plate is provided with a containing cavity, and the key assembly is arranged in the containing cavity.
[0007] Both sides of the containing cavity are provided with sliding grooves, and the key assembly is arranged in the bottom plate along the sliding grooves.
[0008] The elastic member is located between the key assembly and the sliding groove.
[0009] The key assembly comprises a buffer pad, a circuit board, a shaft lower pad, a positioning plate and a shaft body, and the buffer pad, the circuit board, the shaft lower pad, the positioning plate and the shaft body are sequentially arranged from bottom to top.
[0010] Further, the elastic member is arranged at four corners of the key assembly.
[0011] Further, the sliding groove is arranged in the bottom plate along the length direction of the bottom plate, the sliding groove is recessed to the side edge of the bottom plate by a certain distance, and the depth of the recessed sliding groove is less than the width of the elastic member.
[0012] Further, the surface of the elastic member is provided with an energy absorption groove, which is arranged on the surface of the elastic member in contact with the sliding groove.
[0013] Further, the elastic member is a soft glue structure.
[0014] Further, the elastic member is provided with a blind hole, and the four corners of the circuit board are provided with a hanging ear, and the elastic member is sleeved on the hanging ear.
[0015] Further, the hanging ear is integrally formed with the circuit board and does not exceed the length and width dimensions of the circuit board, and the hanging ear and the circuit board have a clearance groove, and the elastic member is sleeved on the hanging ear through the clearance groove.
[0016] Further, the bottom plate is provided with a downwardly protruding protruding portion.
[0017] Further, the accommodating cavity is further provided with a cavity, which is arranged opposite to the protruding portion, and the cavity is provided with a filling cotton.
[0018] Further, the two sides of the bottom plate are provided with side cover plates through fixing members.
[0019] The elastic keyboard provided by the utility model has the advantages that the bottom plate can protect the whole keyboard, the accommodating cavity in the bottom plate is used for installing and positioning the key assembly, the elastic member is arranged between the key assembly and the bottom plate to prevent the key assembly from being in hard contact with the bottom plate and being damaged, the elastic member can absorb the pressure received by the key assembly and rebound and reset the key assembly when the keyboard is used, the keyboard has a good hand feeling, and the use experience of users is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] The features, advantages and technical effects of the exemplary embodiments of the utility model will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figures 1-8
[0021] Figure 1 It is a whole structure schematic view of the elastic keyboard in the utility model;
[0022] Figure 2 It is an assembly schematic view of the elastic keyboard in the utility model;
[0023] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the key assembly in the utility model;
[0024] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic view of circuit board in the utility model;
[0025] Figure 5 It is Figure 4 It is the local amplification schematic view of A;
[0026] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic view of elastic piece in the utility model;
[0027] Figure 7 It is the side structure schematic view of bottom plate in the utility model;
[0028] Figure 8 It is the structure schematic view of embodiment two.
[0029] In the drawing: 1, bottom plate; 2, key assembly; 3, elastic piece; 4, side cover plate;
[0030] 11, accommodating cavity; 12, sliding groove; 13, protruding portion; 14, cavity; 15, filling cotton;
[0031] 21, buffer pad; 22, circuit board; 23, shaft lower pad; 24, positioning plate; 25, shaft body;
[0032] 221, ear; 222, empty slot;
[0033] 31, energy absorption groove; 32, blind hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of this application; the description and claims of this application as well as the above discussion of the related art are intended to be illustrative only and not restrictive. Any use of terms "including" or "having" or variations thereof in this specification is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that any process, method, article, composition or apparatus that includes a stated element or step does not include only those embodiments that expressly states the stated element or step.
[0035] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish different objects, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number, specific order or primary and secondary relationship of the indicated technical features. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly and specifically limited.
[0036] Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearance of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they necessarily mutually exclusive or alternative embodiments to one another. It is explicitly and implicitly understood that the embodiments described herein are capable of combination, substitution, and variation, both by other embodiments of the present application and by other, non-inventive embodiments.
[0037] Other embodiments are combined.
[0038] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless specifically defined and limited, the technical terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and other terms should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0039] The following will be described in detail in combination with the accompanying drawings Figures 1-8 The utility model is further described in detail, but not as the limitation of the utility model.
[0040] Embodiment one
[0041] As Figures 1-5 shown, the embodiment discloses an elastic keyboard, which comprises a bottom plate 1, a key assembly 2 and an elastic piece 3 arranged between the bottom plate 1 and the key assembly 2, the bottom plate 1 is provided with a containing cavity 11, and the key assembly 2 is arranged in the containing cavity 11.
[0042] Both sides of the containing cavity 11 are provided with sliding grooves 12, and the key assembly 2 is slidably arranged in the bottom plate 1 along the sliding grooves 12.
[0043] The elastic piece 3 is located between the key assembly 2 and the sliding groove 12.
[0044] The key assembly 2 comprises a buffer pad 21, a circuit board 22, a shaft lower pad 23, a positioning plate 24 and a shaft body 25, and the buffer pad 21, the circuit board 22, the shaft lower pad 23, the positioning plate 24 and the shaft body 25 are sequentially arranged from bottom to top.
[0045] Specifically, the bottom plate 1 can protect the entire keyboard, and the containing cavity 11 in the bottom plate 1 is used for mounting and positioning the key assembly 2, the key assembly 2 is arranged in the containing cavity 11, and the elastic piece 3 is arranged between the key assembly 2 and the bottom plate 1, which prevents the key assembly 2 from being in hard contact with the bottom plate 1, thereby preventing the key assembly 2 from being damaged, and when the keyboard is used, the elastic piece 3 can absorb the pressure received by the key assembly 2 and reset the key assembly 2, so that the keyboard has a good hand feeling and improves the user's experience.
[0046] In the installation of the key assembly 2, the key assembly 2 is installed in the bottom plate 1 at one side of the bottom plate 1, and the two sides of the key assembly 2 are aligned with the sliding groove 12, and the key assembly 2 is pushed along the extension direction of the sliding groove 12 until the key assembly 2 is completely placed in the accommodating cavity 11.
[0047] The circuit board 22 is used to trigger the key signal of the keyboard, the buffer pad 21 is arranged between the circuit board 22 and the bottom plate 1, when the circuit board 22 is subjected to pressure, the circuit board 22 is bent downward, the buffer pad 21 absorbs the pressure when the circuit board 22 is bent, meanwhile, the buffer pad 21 isolates the contact between the circuit board 22 and the bottom plate 1, preventing the damage of the circuit board 22, the positioning plate 24 is provided with a through hole for accommodating the shaft body 25, the through hole limits the shaft body 25, the shaft body 25 is in contact with the circuit board 22 through the through hole, and the shaft lower pad 23 is arranged between the shaft body 25 and the circuit board 22, the shaft lower pad 23 absorbs the impact of the shaft body 25 on the circuit board 22, further protecting the circuit board 22.
[0048] As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 , in this embodiment, the elastic member 3 is arranged at the four corners of the key assembly 2.
[0049] Specifically, the four corners of the key assembly 2 are the main supporting areas, and arranging the elastic member 3 at the four corners of the key assembly 2 can support the key assembly 2 through the elastic member 3, prevent the key assembly 2 from contacting the bottom plate 1, and make the middle part of the key assembly 2 more elastic.
[0050] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 7 , in this embodiment, the sliding groove 12 is arranged through the bottom plate 1 along the length direction of the bottom plate 1, the sliding groove 12 is recessed to the side edge of the bottom plate 1 by a certain distance, and the recessed depth of the sliding groove 12 is less than the width of the elastic member 3.
[0051] Specifically, since the key assembly 2 is in contact with the bottom plate 1 through the elastic member 3, the recess of the sliding groove 12 to the side edge of the bottom plate 1 can better accommodate the elastic member 3, and the elastic member 3 is more stable in installation, and the recessed depth of the sliding groove 12 is less than the width of the elastic member 3, which can prevent the sliding groove 12 from interfering with the key assembly 2, if the recessed depth of the sliding groove 12 is greater than the width of the elastic member 3, the entire elastic member 3 and part of the key assembly 2 will fall into the sliding groove 12, and when the key assembly 2 is deformed downward under pressure, the key assembly 2 will contact the sliding groove 12, which will produce abnormal sound and affect the service life of the key assembly 2.
[0052] As shown in Figure 6 , in this embodiment, the surface of the elastic member 3 is provided with an energy absorption groove 31, and the energy absorption groove 31 is arranged on the surface of the elastic member 3 in contact with the sliding groove 12.
[0053] Specifically, when the key assembly 2 is subjected to pressure and deformed, the pressure is also applied to the elastic member 3, and the elastic member 3 is deformed, and the deformed part of the elastic member 3 moves into the energy absorption groove 31, thereby improving the buffering effect of the elastic member 3.
[0054] In the embodiment, the elastic member 3 is a soft glue structure.
[0055] Specifically, the soft glue structure has good plasticity, can be made into various shapes, and has low cost and light weight, which does not increase the weight of the keyboard too much.
[0056] As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6 In the embodiment, the elastic member 3 is provided with a blind hole 32, and the four corners of the circuit board 22 are provided with a hanging ear 221, and the elastic member 3 is sleeved on the hanging ear 221.
[0057] Specifically, the blind hole 32 corresponds to the hanging ear 221, and the elastic member 3 is positioned and limited by the hanging ear 221, so that the elastic member 3 is always located between the key assembly 2 and the bottom plate 1, preventing the elastic member 3 from dislocating and affecting the elastic force of the key assembly 2.
[0058] As shown in Figure 5 In the embodiment, the hanging ear 221 is integrally formed with the circuit board 22 and does not exceed the length and width dimensions of the circuit board 22, and the hanging ear 221 and the circuit board 22 have an empty slot 222, and the elastic member 3 is sleeved on the hanging ear 221 through the empty slot 222.
[0059] Specifically, the hanging ear 221 does not exceed the overall length and width of the circuit board 22, ensuring the consistency of the circuit board 22, so that a separate empty area for the hanging ear 221 does not need to be provided in the bottom plate 1, reducing the process flow. It should be noted that the overall length of the hanging ear 221 is greater than the length of the elastic member 3, and when the key assembly 2 is subjected to pressure, the elastic member 3 absorbs part of it, and the hanging ear 221 can also absorb part of it, thereby reducing the loss of the elastic member 3 and prolonging the service life of the elastic member 3. At the same time, the cooperation of the hanging ear 221 and the elastic member 3 makes the keyboard have better elastic feel.
[0060] One side of the empty slot 222 is the hanging ear 221, and the other side is the edge of the circuit board 22. When the elastic member 3 is sleeved on the hanging ear 221, the elastic member 3 is clamped by the hanging ear 221 and the circuit board 22, further fixing the elastic member 3, preventing the elastic member 3 from falling off.
[0061] As shown in Figure 7 In the embodiment, the bottom plate 1 is provided with a downwardly protruding protruding portion 13.
[0062] Specifically, the protrusion 13 can lift the base plate 1, giving it a certain angle, thereby changing the angle of the entire keyboard and improving the user's keyboard experience.
[0063] like Figure 6 As shown, in this embodiment, a cavity 14 is also provided inside the receiving cavity 11. The cavity 14 is disposed opposite to the protrusion 13, and a filling cotton 15 is provided inside the cavity 14.
[0064] Specifically, the protrusion 13 can be a solid part or a cavity 14 can be provided on the side opposite to the protrusion 13. When the protrusion 13 is a solid part, it will greatly increase the amount of material used, and the weight of the keyboard will also increase further. When the cavity 14 is provided on the side opposite to the protrusion 13, the cavity 14 will cause a cavity sound when the keyboard is pressed, which will affect the user experience. Therefore, a filling cotton 15 is provided in the cavity 14 to absorb the cavity sound when the keyboard is pressed, making the keyboard quieter and improving the user experience.
[0065] In some embodiments, side cover plates 4 are provided on both sides of the base plate 1 by means of fasteners.
[0066] Specifically, after the button assembly 2 is placed in the receiving cavity 11, side cover plates 4 are installed on both sides of the base plate 1 by means of fasteners. The receiving cavity 11 is encapsulated by the side cover plates 4, and the button assembly 2 inside is pressed to prevent the button assembly 2 from shaking randomly.
[0067] Example 2
[0068] like Figure 8 As shown, the difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that the ear loops 221 are located on both sides of the circuit board 22 along its length, and the ear loops 221 extend to the two longest sides of the circuit board 22. The orientation of the elastic element 3 is also changed accordingly.
[0069] The other structures are the same as in Embodiment 1, so they will not be described in detail in this embodiment.
[0070] Furthermore, it should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style of the specification is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.
[0071] According to the disclosure and teaching of the above description, the person skilled in the art of the present application can also change and modify the above embodiments. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the above specific embodiments, and any obvious improvement, replacement or modification made by the person skilled in the art on the basis of the present application belongs to the protection scope of the present application. In addition, although some specific terms are used in the specification, these terms are only for convenience of description and do not constitute any limitation on the present application.
Claims
1. An elastomeric keyboard, characterized by: The application relates to a key assembly, which comprises a bottom plate, a key component and an elastic piece arranged between the bottom plate and the key component, wherein a containing cavity is arranged in the bottom plate, and the key component is arranged in the containing cavity. Two sides of the containing cavity are provided with sliding grooves, and the key component is arranged in the bottom plate along the sliding grooves. The elastic piece is arranged between the key component and the sliding grooves. The key component comprises a buffer pad, a circuit board, a shaft lower pad, a positioning plate and a shaft body, which are sequentially arranged from bottom to top.
2. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 1, wherein: The elastic piece is arranged at four corners of the key component.
3. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 1, wherein: The sliding grooves are arranged through the bottom plate along the length direction of the bottom plate, the sliding grooves are recessed to the side edges of the bottom plate by a certain distance, and the recessed depth of the sliding grooves is smaller than the width of the elastic piece.
4. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 1, wherein: The surface of the elastic piece is provided with energy absorption grooves, which are arranged on the surface of the elastic piece in contact with the sliding grooves.
5. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 1, wherein: The elastic piece is a soft glue structure.
6. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 1, wherein: Blind holes are arranged on the elastic piece, four corners of the circuit board are provided with hanging ears, and the elastic piece is sleeved on the hanging ears.
7. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 6, wherein: The hanging ears and the circuit board are integrally formed and do not exceed the length and width dimensions of the circuit board, the hanging ears and the circuit board are provided with an empty slot, and the elastic piece is sleeved on the hanging ears through the empty slot.
8. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 1, wherein: The bottom plate is provided with a downwardly protruding protruding part.
9. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 8, wherein: The containing cavity is further provided with a cavity, the cavity is arranged away from the protruding part, and the cavity is provided with filling cotton.
10. The elastomeric keyboard of claim 1, wherein: The two sides of the bottom plate are provided with side cover plates through fixing pieces.