Rotatable Keyboard Portion for Ergonomic Typing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional keyboards face challenges in maintaining key functionality and ergonomics as they decrease in size, often limiting typing styles to 'search and peck' due to compactness, which can hinder efficient typing experiences.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable keyboard design that includes a base portion and two keyboard portions, allowing the second keyboard portion to rotate between orientations, increasing the overall length for enhanced typing comfort and accommodating full two-handed 'touch typing' techniques by adjusting dimensions for portability and usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the keyboard size is decreased to improve portability, then the device becomes more compact and easier to transport, but the key functionality and ergonomics deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The keyboard incorporates a rotatable portion that can dynamically change orientation between a first orientation (reducing overall keyboard length for portability) and a second orientation (extending keyboard length for improved typing ergonomics). This dynamic reconfiguration allows the keyboard to adapt its size and layout based on whether portability or typing comfort is the priority.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes rotational movement to change the spatial arrangement of keys from a compact configuration to an extended configuration. By rotating a portion of the keyboard around an axis, the effective typing surface area is expanded in one dimension while maintaining a compact form factor in another dimension when folded.
2Volume of moving object
If the keyboard size is decreased to improve portability, then the device becomes more compact, but the number of keys and typing functionality are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable keyboard portion enables the keyboard to dynamically switch between two functional configurations: a compact mode with fewer accessible keys for portability, and an extended mode with full key functionality for comprehensive typing tasks. This dynamic transformation allows the keyboard to provide adaptability across different usage scenarios.
3Volume of moving object
If the keyboard is made compact to improve portability, then the device is easier to transport, but typing efficiency is reduced to 'search and peck' style
Solution Approach 1:
The keyboard allows users to dynamically adjust its configuration based on typing needs. When high typing efficiency is required, the rotatable portion can be extended to provide sufficient key spacing and layout for proper touch typing technique, rather than being forced into a compact 'search and peck' style.
Data Source
AI summary
A keyboard may include a base portion, a first keyboard portion, a second keyboard portion, and a connection component that couples the second keyboard portion with the base portion. The connection component allows a movement of the second keyboard portion, relative to the base portion and the first keyboard portion, between a first orientation and a second orientation. In some implementations, the keyboard has a longer length dimension when the second keyboard portion is positioned in the second orientation than when the second keyboard portion is positioned in the first orientation.