Pull-Out Keyboard Assembly With Magnetic Positioning and Sliding Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tablet keyboards with rotating shaft brackets provide poor user experience due to inconvenience in using keys on the upper part of the keyboard and a close proximity of the tablet computer's bottom to the keys, affecting usability.
Innovation Solution
A pull-out keyboard assembly featuring a base bracket mechanism with sliding grooves and magnetic members for fixation, along with ball assemblies for easy movement and a protective housing for adjustment, allowing for convenient positioning and secure attachment of the keyboard mechanism to the base bracket.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the keyboard is fixed to a bracket with a rotating shaft, then the viewing experience for the screen is improved, but the user experience for typing on upper part keys deteriorates due to close proximity of the tablet bottom to the keys
Solution Approach 1:
The keyboard assembly is divided into a fixed base bracket mechanism and a movable keyboard mechanism that can be independently positioned. The keyboard mechanism can be pulled out along sliding grooves to extend the distance between the tablet bottom and the keyboard keys, resolving the contradiction between maintaining viewing angle and improving typing comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The keyboard mechanism transitions from a fixed position to a movable position through sliding grooves and magnetic restraint. Users can dynamically adjust the keyboard position by pulling it out or pushing it in, allowing optimization of both viewing experience and typing comfort based on different usage scenarios.
2Ease of operation
If the keyboard mechanism is made movable to improve user experience, then typing comfort is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional sliding grooves and magnetic members
Solution Approach 1:
Traditional mechanical locking mechanisms are replaced with magnetic restraint systems. The magnetic members automatically attract and hold the keyboard mechanism at desired positions, eliminating the need for complex mechanical locks while providing smooth movement through sliding grooves.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic restraint system provides automatic positioning and holding functionality. When the keyboard mechanism is moved to a desired position, the magnetic members automatically engage to maintain that position without requiring additional mechanical components or manual locking actions.
3Ease of operation
If magnetic members are used for fixation at different positions, then ease of positioning is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase for proper magnetic alignment
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic restraint function is extracted as a separate system from the main structural components. The sliding grooves provide mechanical guidance while the magnetic members provide independent positioning and holding, separating the guidance function from the positioning function to reduce precision requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding grooves act as an intermediary between the fixed base and the movable keyboard mechanism. They provide mechanical constraints that guide movement while the magnetic members provide fine positioning, dividing the precision requirements between the two systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enhances user experience by allowing easier and more convenient keyboard positioning with reduced force required for movement, preventing the keyboard from falling off, and enabling adjustment within limited space, thus improving usability and comfort during typing.
Implementation Method 1
the multiple second magnetic members respectively mutually attract the corresponding first magnetic members, to implement fixation at different relative positions of the keyboard mechanism and the base bracket mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses a pull-out keyboard assembly, including: a base bracket mechanism, including a base body, where the base body is respectively provided with sliding grooves at two opposite ends; a rotating shaft bracket assembly movably arranged on the base body; and at least one restraint block and at least one first magnetic member respectively fixedly arranged on the base body; a keyboard mechanism, including a keyboard assembly and multiple ball assemblies respectively arranged on opposite sides of the keyboard assembly, where the keyboard assembly is fixedly provided with at least one restraint magnetic set, and the restraint magnetic set includes multiple second magnetic members arranged in parallel along a Y-axis direction; and a protective housing arranged on the rotating shaft bracket assembly, where the protective housing is snap-fitted into the keyboard mechanism through the rotating shaft bracket assembly.