Adjustable Key Travel Switch Structure for Faster Gaming Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming peripherals lack adjustable trigger travel for gaming keys, failing to meet the high demands of e-sports users for quick responses and direct feedback.
Innovation Solution
A key travel adjustable switch featuring a snap fastener, switch cap, and switch body with varying travel adjusting portions, allowing the key travel to be adjusted by rotating the cap and body to match different height settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If a fixed trigger travel is used for gaming keys, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the response speed and user feedback are insufficient for high-demanding e-sports users
Solution Approach 1:
The switch structure transitions from a fixed trigger travel design to an adjustable one, allowing the key travel distance to be dynamically changed according to user needs. The switch body is divided into multiple position settings (first position, second position, etc.) with different key travel distances, enabling users to adjust the trigger travel to optimize response speed for different gaming scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The switch body is segmented into multiple distinct position settings, each corresponding to a specific key travel distance. This segmentation allows the trigger travel to be divided into discrete adjustable levels (e.g., first position with longer travel, second position with shorter travel), providing users with multiple response speed options while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the key travel is made adjustable to meet user requirements, then the response speed and customization are improved, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The switch incorporates an adjustable key travel mechanism that allows the trigger distance to be dynamically changed between different positions. The switch body includes multiple position settings that can be selected based on user preferences, enabling customization of response characteristics without requiring multiple separate switches.
Solution Approach 2:
The switch design integrates multiple functions into a single component - it serves both as a functional switch and as an adjustable mechanism. The same switch body structure provides both the switching function and the key travel adjustment function, allowing one component to fulfill multiple purposes and reducing the need for additional separate adjustment mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If a driver-based adjustment method is used, then the trigger travel can be adjusted, but the physical key travel does not change and users lack direct feedback
Solution Approach 1:
The switch employs a mechanical adjustment mechanism where the key travel distance is physically changed by moving the switch actuator between different positions. When the switch cap is pressed, the key travel distance varies depending on which position (first position, second position, etc.) the actuator is set to, providing direct physical feedback to the user's tactile sensation.
Solution Approach 2:
The switch allows users to directly adjust the key travel distance through simple mechanical operation - pressing the switch cap to change positions or rotating the switch body to select different travel distances. This self-adjusting mechanism eliminates the need for external drivers or complex electronic controls, providing both ease of operation and direct tactile feedback.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a key travel adjustable switch. The key travel adjustable switch may include a snap fastener, a switch cap clamped to the snap fastener and having a travel positioning portion, a switch cap silicone between the switch cap and the snap fastener; and a switch body having a plurality of travel adjusting portions of different heights. A key travel of the key travel adjustable switch may be adjustable by positioning the travel positioning portion at different travel adjusting portions of different heights. When the key travel adjustable switch is in use, by prying open a matching structure of a travel positioning portion of the switch cap and the travel adjusting portion on the switch body, by a rotation of the switch cap and/or the switch body at a certain angle, the travel positioning portion may match with a different travel adjusting portion to adjust the key travel.