Keyboard Slider with Segmented Tracks for Flexible Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional external keyboards for portable electronic devices have fixed supporting frames that complicate assembly and are prone to breaking when dropped, as they do not allow for sliding or flexible positioning.
Innovation Solution
A slider with integrally formed tracks on a supporting frame that slides along the lateral edge of the keyboard, allowing for flexible positioning and preventing damage when dropped, using extruded aluminum for the slider and tracks to enable easy assembly and secure clamping on the keyboard.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed supporting frame is used in conventional external keyboards, then the assembly structure is simplified, but the keyboard is prone to breaking when dropped and cannot slide for flexible positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting frame is divided into a fixed frame and a movable slider that can slide along the keyboard. The slider includes tracks that engage with rails on the keyboard, allowing the supporting frame to be segmented into fixed and movable portions for both structural stability and positioning flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting frame transitions from a completely fixed structure to a dynamic structure where the slider can move along the keyboard. The slider includes a first block that slides on the top shell and a second block that slides on the bottom shell, enabling dynamic repositioning while maintaining support functionality.
2Ease of operation
If a fixed supporting frame is used, then the structure is stable, but the keyboard cannot be positioned flexibly and requires complicated assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The slider integrates multiple functions into a single component: it provides structural support, enables sliding movement through tracks and rails, and facilitates positioning flexibility. The first and second blocks of the slider are integrally formed with the supporting frame, merging the support function and movement function into one unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The slider acts as an intermediary component between the fixed supporting frame and the movable keyboard portions. It mediates the connection between the top shell and bottom shell, allowing relative movement while maintaining overall structural integrity and ease of assembly.
3Reliability
If the supporting frame is made rigid for stability, then it provides strong support, but it cannot slide and prevents wireless connection without line of sight
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting frame is segmented into a stable fixed portion and a movable slider portion. The fixed frame provides structural stability and support, while the slider portion with its tracks and rails enables positioning freedom, allowing the electronic device to be positioned at different locations for wireless connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting frame incorporates dynamic elements through the slider that can move along the keyboard. The first block slides on the top shell and the second block slides on the bottom shell, providing dynamic positioning capability while the fixed frame maintains structural reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
A slider for keyboard is disclosed, which comprises a keyboard, a slider, and a supporting frame. The slider is slidably disposed on the lateral side of the keyboard. The supporting frame is pivotally connected to the slider. The keyboard includes a top shell and a bottom shell, the top shell formed with a first sliding rail and the bottom shell formed with a second sliding rail. The slider is slightly bent defining a first block and a second block, a first track is formed on the first block, and a second track is formed on the second block. The first sliding rail is slidably received by the first track, and the second sliding rail is slidably received by the second track.