Height-Adjustable Keyboard Input Assembly for Gaming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of computer keyboards, especially during gaming, face distractions as they need to temporarily look away from the screen to locate special function keys like WASD, which can affect performance due to the need to visually identify these keys amidst others.
Innovation Solution
A keyboard with a height-adjustable input component using a lifting device comprising a base, supporting base, and connecting rod mechanism, allowing the input assembly to be lifted for easier identification by touch, eliminating the need to visually search for special keys.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If special function keys are marked with different colors or light emission, then the keys can be differentiated from other keys, but the user still needs to move eyes from the display to the keyboard to identify locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension by lifting selected input components (WASD keys) above the keyboard plane. Instead of using color or light markers on the same plane, the solution elevates specific keys to create a tactile and visual height difference, allowing users to locate them through touch and peripheral vision without moving eyes from the display
2Ease of operation
If the user moves eyes from the display to the keyboard to identify special function keys, then the keys can be located, but the user becomes distracted and gaming performance is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The lifted input components serve themselves by being automatically elevated and positioned in a location that is naturally detectable through touch and peripheral vision. The system does not require active user search or visual attention; the keys present themselves through their elevated position, allowing users to locate them instinctively during gameplay without conscious effort
3Ease of operation
If a lifting device is introduced to elevate the input assembly, then the input component becomes more easily identifiable by touch, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting device employs a dynamic connecting rod mechanism that allows the input assembly to be elevated and lowered as needed. This dynamic structure enables the system to transition between different states (elevated for gaming, lowered for normal typing), providing adaptability while managing complexity through mechanical linkage rather than fixed complex structures
Solution Approach 2:
The lifting device is segmented into distinct functional components: a base, a supporting base, and a connecting rod mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently and facilitates easier manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance, thereby managing overall device complexity
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AI summary
A lifting device is applied to an input assembly, and includes: a base, a supporting base, and a connecting rod mechanism, where the base bears the input assembly and includes a lower protruding portion; the supporting base is movably disposed corresponding to the base and includes a base portion and a notch, and the notch is disposed corresponding to the lower protruding portion; the connecting rod mechanism includes an output rod and an input rod, where the output rod is connected to the supporting base; the input rod is linked with the output rod, and drives the output rod to move, so that the supporting base moves relative to the base, and when movement of the supporting base makes the lower protruding portion move from the notch to the base portion, the base ascends by a height.