Keyboard device and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10409334-B1
Application number	US-201816022668-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 28, 2018
Priority date	Apr 2, 2018
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments provide a keyboard device having high versatility and high waterproof performance and an electronic device having the keyboard device. A keyboard device has a base plate having a plurality of attachment holes through which a plurality of hook members provided in a body chassis of an electronic device can be passed or with which the plurality of hook members can be engaged in the lower surface, a reflection sheet, which is a sheet-like member covering the lower surface of the base plate, and a plurality of keytops provided on the upper surface of the base plate, in which the reflection sheet is provided with cut lines cut in the thickness direction at positions overlapping with the attachment holes in the vertical direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A keyboard device comprising:
a base plate having a plurality of attachment holes through which a plurality of hook members in a chassis of an electronic device are configured to pass;
a sheet-like member covering a lower surface of the base plate; and
a plurality of keytops provided on an upper surface of the base plate, wherein
the sheet-like member is provided with cut lines cut in a thickness direction at positions overlapping with the attachment holes in a vertical direction, and
the hook members are configured to break through the sheet-like member through at least some of the cut lines, and the cut lines with the sheet-like member provide a waterproof barrier before the cut lines are broken through.

2. The keyboard device according to claim 1 , wherein
the cut lines extend along a projection direction of claw portions of the hook members in attaching the hook members to the attachment holes.

3. The keyboard device according to claim 2 , wherein
the cut lines are provided in sets of two lines to one attachment hole and the two lines of each set are disposed approximately parallel to each other.

4. The keyboard device according to claim 1 , wherein
the cut lines are disposed at positions overlapping with an outer shape of the attachment holes as viewed in plan.

5. The keyboard device according to claim 1 , wherein
the base plate is further provided with a plurality of hole portions through which screws are configured to pass, and
the hole portions are provided at positions not overlapping with the cut lines in a vertical direction and are covered with the sheet-like member.

6. The keyboard device according to claim 5 , wherein
the sheet-like member is provided with marks indicating positions of hole portions at positions overlapping with the hole portions in a vertical direction.

7. A keyboard device comprising:
a base plate having a plurality of attachment holes through which a plurality of hook members provided in a chassis of an electronic device are configured to pass;
a sheet-like member covering a lower surface of the base plate; and
a plurality of keytops provided on an upper surface of the base plate, wherein
the sheet-like member is provided with cut lines cut in a thickness direction at positions overlapping with the attachment holes in a vertical direction,
the cut lines extend along a projection direction of claw portions of the hook members in attaching the hook members to the attachment holes
the cut lines are provided in sets of two lines to one attachment hole and the two lines of each set are disposed approximately parallel to each other, and
the two lines of each set are positionally shifted from each other with respect to the projection direction of the claw portions and a direction orthogonal to the projection direction of the claw portions.

8. An electronic device, comprising
a chassis; and
a keyboard device that includes
a base plate having a plurality of attachment holes through which a plurality of hook members provided in the chassis are configured to pass;
a sheet-like member covering a lower surface of the base plate; and
a plurality of keytops provided on an upper surface of the base plate, wherein
the sheet-like member is provided with cut lines cut in a thickness direction at positions overlapping with the attachment holes in a vertical direction; wherein

the hook members break through the sheet-like member through at least some of the cut lines and are engaged with the attachment holes, whereby the keyboard device is fixed to the chassis, and
the cut lines with the sheet-like member provide a waterproof barrier before the cut lines are broken through.

9. An electronic device, comprising:
a chassis;
a keyboard device that includes
a base plate having a plurality of attachment holes through which a plurality of hook members provided in the chassis are configured to pass,
a sheet-like member covering a lower surface of the base plate; and
a plurality of keytops provided on an upper surface of the base plate, wherein
the sheet-like member is provided with cut lines cut in a thickness direction at positions overlapping with the attachment holes in a vertical direction; and

a frame attached to an upper surface side of the base plate and dividing the keytops; wherein
the hook members break through the sheet-like member through at least some of the cut lines and are engaged with engagement holes provided in the lower surface of the frame through the attachment holes, whereby the keyboard device is fixed to the chassis, and
the cut lines with the sheet-like member provide a waterproof barrier before the cut lines are broken through.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Kitamura Masahiro
• Horiuchi Mitsuo

Classifications

• H01H2231/042

  Briefcase; Note-book · CPC title

• H01H2223/034

  Bezel · CPC title

• H01H2229/032

  Screw · CPC title

• H01H2229/024

  Packing between substrate and membrane · CPC title

• H01H2219/062

  Light conductor · CPC title