Amorphous alloy integrally formed key cap

Abstract

The utility model belongs to computer peripheral technical field, concretely relates to a amorphous alloy integrated forming key cap. The utility model discloses amorphous alloy integrated forming key cap includes: key cap body, the key cap body includes top plate and four side plates, the lower end opening of key cap body is arranged with mounting structure in the inside, the key cap body is amorphous alloy material, and integrated forming. The utility model discloses key cap is amorphous alloy material, and the high strength, high hardness and high elastic limit of amorphous alloy make key cap have excellent wear resistance and impact resistance, through the optimization design of inside hollow structure and stiffener, reduce weight while guaranteeing structural strength, have excellent corrosion resistance and resist the corrosion of perspiration, acid and alkali etc, prolong the service life, simple structure, and the complex structure one -off forming can be realized to adopt vacuum die casting process, guarantee product consistency and reliability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of computer peripheral technology, specifically relating to an amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional keycaps are mostly made of plastic materials such as ABS and PBT through injection molding, which has problems such as easy oiling, poor wear resistance, and easy deformation. Although metal keycaps have some applications, they are mostly made of crystalline metals such as aluminum and stainless steel, formed by machining or stamping, which has drawbacks such as heavy weight, complex processing, high cost, and susceptibility to corrosion. Especially for keycaps that require complex internal structures and surface treatments, traditional metal keycaps struggle to balance lightweight, structural strength, and aesthetic appeal. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide an amorphous alloy integral molded keycap to solve the above-mentioned technical problems existing in the current keycaps.

[0004] This application provides an amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap, including: a keycap body; The keycap body includes a top plate and four side plates; The keycap body has an opening at the bottom and an internal mounting structure. The keycap body is made of amorphous alloy and is molded in one piece.

[0005] In one embodiment of this application, the mounting structure is disposed on the bottom surface of the top plate of the keycap body; The mounting structure includes four columns arranged at four corners, and the space between the four columns forms a cross-shaped slot.

[0006] In one embodiment of this application, a reinforcing structure is provided on the bottom surface of the top plate.

[0007] In one embodiment of this application, the reinforcing structure includes multiple linear reinforcing ribs radiating outwards from the center of the bottom surface of the top plate, and each linear reinforcing rib is connected to the inner wall of the four side plates.

[0008] In one embodiment of this application, the reinforcing structure further includes a plurality of annular reinforcing ribs arranged around the center of the bottom surface of the top plate, each annular reinforcing rib intersecting with a linear reinforcing rib, and the diameter of each annular reinforcing rib increasing sequentially from the inside to the outside.

[0009] In one embodiment of this application, the outer surface of the keycap body is subjected to at least one surface treatment selected from sandblasting, wire drawing, or mirror polishing.

[0010] In one embodiment of this application, the surface of the keycap body is provided with characters or patterns formed by etching or engraving.

[0011] In one embodiment of this application, the keycap surface is provided with a PVD coating.

[0012] In one embodiment of this application, the amorphous alloy is a zirconium-based, titanium-based, or nickel-based amorphous alloy.

[0013] In one embodiment of this application, the thickness of the top plate and / or side plate of the keycap body is 0.3-1.2 mm.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: Unlike existing technologies, this application provides a one-piece molded amorphous alloy keycap, comprising: a keycap body; the keycap body includes a top plate and four side plates; the lower end of the keycap body is open, and an internal mounting structure is provided; the keycap body is made of amorphous alloy and is integrally molded. The keycap of this invention is made of amorphous alloy, whose high strength, high hardness, and high elastic limit give the keycap excellent wear resistance and impact resistance; through optimized design of the internal hollow structure and reinforcing ribs, weight is reduced while ensuring structural strength; it has excellent corrosion resistance, resisting corrosion from sweat, acids, alkalis, etc., extending its service life; its simple structure facilitates the use of vacuum die casting technology to achieve one-time molding of complex structures, ensuring product consistency and reliability.

[0015] Other features and advantages of this invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and will be apparent in part from the description, or may be learned by practicing the invention. The objectives and other advantages of this invention are realized and obtained through the structures particularly pointed out in the description and the accompanying drawings.

[0016] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, preferred embodiments are described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of this utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a front perspective view of an amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the back of an amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3This is a bottom view of an amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] In the picture: Keycap body 100, top plate 1, side plate 2, mounting structure 3, pillar 31, cross-shaped slot 32, reinforcing structure 4, linear reinforcing rib 41, and ring reinforcing rib 42. Detailed Implementation

[0020] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0021] This application provides a one-piece molded amorphous alloy keycap, which will be described in detail below. It should be noted that the order of description of the following embodiments is not intended to limit the preferred order of the embodiments of this application. Furthermore, the descriptions of each embodiment have their own emphasis; parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment can be referred to in the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0022] See Figure 1 and Figure 2 In one embodiment, the amorphous alloy one-piece molded keycap includes: a keycap body 100; the keycap body 100 includes a top plate 1 and four side plates 2; the lower end of the keycap body 100 is open, and an installation structure 3 is provided inside; the keycap body 100 is made of amorphous alloy and is one-piece molded.

[0023] In this embodiment, the keycap is integrally molded from amorphous alloy material. The high strength, high hardness, and high elastic limit of amorphous alloy give the keycap excellent wear resistance and impact resistance.

[0024] Optional, see Figure 2 The mounting structure 3 is disposed on the bottom surface of the top plate 1 of the keycap body 100; the mounting structure 3 includes four uprights 31 distributed at four corners, and the space between the four uprights 31 forms a cross-shaped slot 32.

[0025] In this embodiment, the cross-shaped slot 32 can be adapted to connect with the key switches on the keyboard.

[0026] Furthermore, a reinforcing structure 4 is provided on the bottom surface of the top plate 1.

[0027] See Figure 3Optionally, the reinforcing structure 4 includes multiple linear reinforcing ribs 41 radiating outwards from the center of the bottom surface of the top plate 1. Each linear reinforcing rib 41 is connected to the inner wall of the four side plates 2 to improve the structural strength of the top plate 1 and disperse the compressive stress.

[0028] Preferably, the reinforcing structure 4 further includes a plurality of annular reinforcing ribs 42 arranged around the center of the bottom surface of the top plate 1, each annular reinforcing rib 42 intersecting with the linear reinforcing rib 41, and the diameter of each annular reinforcing rib 42 increasing sequentially from the inside to the outside.

[0029] In this embodiment, the annular reinforcing rib 42 can enhance the strength of the area with a large gap between the linear reinforcing ribs 41 to form a mesh-like reinforcing structure.

[0030] Optionally, the outer surface of the keycap body 100 may be treated with at least one of the following surface treatments: sandblasting, wire drawing, or mirror polishing.

[0031] Optionally, the surface of the keycap body 100 may have characters or patterns formed by etching or engraving. Characters may include, but are not limited to, letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc., and patterns may be designed as needed. For example, Figure 1 The surface of the middle keycap body 100 is engraved with the letter "I".

[0032] Preferably, the keycap surface is provided with a PVD (physical vapor deposition) coating. The coating material may be, but is not limited to, titanium nitride (TiN), chromium nitride (CrN), titanium carbonitride (TiCN), titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN), etc.

[0033] Optionally, the amorphous alloy is a zirconium-based, titanium-based, or nickel-based amorphous alloy.

[0034] Optionally, the thickness of the top plate 1 and / or side plate 2 of the keycap body 100 is 0.3-1.2 mm.

[0035] In summary, the amorphous alloy one-piece molded keycap of this utility model has the following advantages: 1. Excellent structural performance: The high strength, high hardness, and high elastic limit of amorphous alloys give the keycaps excellent wear resistance and impact resistance; 2. Lightweight design: Through optimized design of hollow structure and reinforcing ribs, weight is reduced while ensuring structural strength; 3. High durability: Excellent corrosion resistance resists corrosion from sweat, acids, alkalis, etc., extending service life; 4. Exquisite appearance: Supports various surface treatments and PVD coatings, achieving rich visual effects and tactile sensations; 5. One-piece molding: Vacuum die casting process can realize the one-piece molding of complex structures, ensuring product consistency and reliability.

[0036] It should be noted that all the devices (parts whose specific structures are not specified) selected in this application are general standard parts or parts known to those skilled in the art, and their structures and principles can be known to those skilled in the art through technical manuals or conventional experimental methods.

[0037] In the description of the embodiments of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "linking" should be interpreted broadly, for example, they can be fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections.

[0038] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0039] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Although the present utility model has been disclosed above with reference to a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present utility model. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A one-piece molded keycap of amorphous alloy, characterized in that, include: Keycap body (100); The keycap body (100) includes a top plate (1) and four side plates (2); The keycap body (100) has an opening at the lower end and an installation structure (3) is provided inside. The keycap body (100) is made of amorphous alloy and is integrally molded.

2. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting structure (3) is disposed on the bottom surface of the top plate (1) of the keycap body (100); The mounting structure (3) includes four columns (31) distributed at four corners, and the space between the four columns (31) forms a cross-shaped slot (32).

3. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 1, characterized in that, A reinforcing structure (4) is provided on the bottom surface of the top plate (1).

4. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 3, characterized in that, The reinforcing structure (4) includes multiple linear reinforcing ribs (41) radiating outwards from the center of the bottom surface of the top plate (1), and each linear reinforcing rib (41) is connected to the inner wall of the four side plates (2).

5. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 4, characterized in that, The reinforcing structure (4) also includes several annular reinforcing ribs (42) arranged around the center of the bottom surface of the top plate (1). Each annular reinforcing rib (42) intersects with the linear reinforcing rib (41), and the diameter of each annular reinforcing rib (42) increases sequentially from the inside to the outside.

6. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer surface of the keycap body (100) is treated with at least one of the following surface treatments: sandblasting, wire drawing, or mirror polishing.

7. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 1, characterized in that, The surface of the keycap body (100) is provided with characters or patterns formed by etching or engraving.

8. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 1, characterized in that, The keycaps have a PVD coating on their surface.

9. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 1, characterized in that, The amorphous alloy is a zirconium-based, titanium-based, or nickel-based amorphous alloy.

10. The amorphous alloy integrally molded keycap according to claim 1, characterized in that, The thickness of the top plate (1) and / or side plate (2) of the keycap body (100) is 0.3-1.2 mm.

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