Keyboard and electronic device with a gap for accommodating adhesive

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12111702-B2
Application number	US-202318361337-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2023
Priority date	Jan 30, 2021
Publication date	Oct 8, 2024
Grant date	Oct 8, 2024

Abstract

A keyboard and an electronic device are provided. The keyboard includes a button switch, a keyboard frame, and a mechanical part. The keyboard frame includes a transverse frame and a longitudinal frame. The transverse frame extends in a row direction and is continuously disposed. The longitudinal frame extends in a column direction and is connected between two adjacent transverse frames. A plurality of longitudinal frames are arranged in a staggered manner in the column direction. The mechanical part includes a transverse support rib and a longitudinal support rib. On a side that is of the keyboard frame and that is connected to the mechanical part, the longitudinal frame protrudes relative to the transverse frame, the longitudinal frame abuts and is attached to the transverse support rib, and an adhesive-accommodating gap for accommodating adhesive is formed between the transverse frame and the transverse support rib.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A keyboard, comprising:
a button switch;
a keyboard frame; and
a mechanical part connected to the keyboard frame by an adhesive, wherein:
the keyboard frame comprises a transverse frame and a longitudinal frame, the transverse frame extends in a row direction, the longitudinal frame extends in a column direction and is connected between two adjacent transverse frames, a plurality of longitudinal frames are arranged in a staggered manner in the column direction, and the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame cross to form a first button accommodating hole;
the mechanical part comprises a transverse support rib and a longitudinal support rib, the transverse support rib and the longitudinal support rib cross to form a second button accommodating hole, and the first button accommodating hole and the second button accommodating hole are aligned and accommodate the button switch; and
the longitudinal frame protrudes relative to the transverse frame on a side of the keyboard frame connected to the mechanical part, the longitudinal frame abuts and is attached to the transverse support rib, and a first adhesive-accommodating gap is between the transverse frame and the transverse support rib.

2. The keyboard according to claim 1 , wherein the keyboard frame further comprises an outer frame, the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame are connected in the outer frame, wherein the mechanical part further comprises an outer support rib, the transverse support rib and the longitudinal support rib are connected in the outer support rib, the longitudinal frame protrudes relative to the outer frame on the side of the keyboard frame connected to the mechanical part, and a second adhesive-accommodating gap is between the outer frame and the outer support rib.

3. The keyboard according to claim 1 , wherein an end face of a protrusion of the longitudinal frame is aligned with an edge of the transverse frame, and surfaces of the transverse frame that form the first adhesive-accommodating gap are on a same plane and have a same width.

4. The keyboard according to claim 3 , wherein a height of the protrusion of the longitudinal frame is in a range from 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm.

5. The keyboard according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the transverse support rib is greater than a width of the transverse frame, and a width of the longitudinal support rib is greater than a width of the longitudinal frame.

6. The keyboard according to claim 1 , wherein the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame have a same width.

7. The keyboard according to claim 6 , wherein the width of the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame is in a range from 1 mm to 1.5 mm.

8. The keyboard according to claim 1 , wherein the keyboard frame is made of plastic, and the mechanical part is made of metal.

9. An electronic device, comprising:
a keyboard, wherein the keyboard comprises: a button switch, and a keyboard frame and a mechanical part connected by an adhesive, wherein the keyboard frame comprises a transverse frame and a longitudinal frame, the transverse frame extends in a row direction, the longitudinal frame extends in a column direction and is connected between two adjacent transverse frames, a plurality of longitudinal frames are arranged in a staggered manner in the column direction, and the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame cross to form a first button accommodating hole; and the mechanical part comprises a transverse support rib and a longitudinal support rib, the transverse support rib and the longitudinal support rib cross to form a second button accommodating hole, and the first button accommodating hole and the second button accommodating hole are aligned and accommodate the button switch; and
the longitudinal frame protrudes relative to the transverse frame on a side of the keyboard frame that is connected to the mechanical part, the longitudinal frame abuts and is attached to the transverse support rib, and a first adhesive-accommodating gap is between the transverse frame and the transverse support rib.

10. The keyboard according to claim 9 , wherein the keyboard frame further comprises an outer frame, the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame are connected in the outer frame, the mechanical part further comprises an outer support rib, the transverse support rib and the longitudinal support rib are connected in the outer support rib, the longitudinal frame protrudes relative to the outer frame on the side of the keyboard frame that is connected to the mechanical part, and a second adhesive-accommodating gap is formed between the outer frame and the outer support rib.

11. The keyboard according to claim 9 , wherein an end face of a protrusion of the longitudinal frame relative to the transverse frame is aligned with an edge of the transverse frame, and surfaces of the transverse frame that are used to construct the first adhesive-accommodating gap are on a same plane and have a same width.

12. The keyboard according to claim 11 , wherein a height of the protrusion of the longitudinal frame relative to the transverse frame is in a range from 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm.

13. The keyboard according to claim 9 , wherein a width of the transverse support rib is greater than a width of the transverse frame, and a width of the longitudinal support rib is greater than a width of the longitudinal frame.

14. The keyboard according to claim 9 , wherein the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame have a same width.

15. The keyboard according to claim 14 , wherein the width of the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame is in a range from 1 mm to 1.5 mm.

16. The keyboard according to claim 9 , wherein the keyboard frame is a plastic part, and the mechanical part is a metal part.

17. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic device is a notebook computer, the notebook computer comprises a first body and a second body connected by a rotating shaft, a display is disposed on the first body, the keyboard and a touchpad are disposed on the second body, and a mechanical part of the keyboard is a shell that is of the second body and that faces the first body.

18. A computer, comprising:
a first body comprising a display; and
a second body connected to the first body by a rotating shaft, the second body comprising:
a touchpad; and
a keyboard comprising:
a button switch;
a keyboard frame; and
a mechanical part connected to the keyboard frame by an adhesive, wherein:
the keyboard frame comprises a transverse frame and a longitudinal frame, the transverse frame extends in a row direction, the longitudinal frame extends in a column direction and is connected between two adjacent transverse frames, a plurality of longitudinal frames are arranged in a staggered manner in the column direction, and the transverse frame and the longitudinal frame cross to form a first button accommodating hole;
the mechanical part comprises a transverse support rib and a longitudinal support rib, the transverse support rib and the longitudinal support rib cross to form a second button accommodating hole, and the first button accommodating hole and the second button accommodating hole are aligned and accommodate the button switch, the mechanical part of the keyboard is a shell that is of the second body and that faces the first body; and
the longitudinal frame protrudes relative to the transverse frame on a side of the keyboard frame connected to the mechanical part, the longitudinal frame abuts and is attached to the transverse support rib, and a first adhesi

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lv Jing
• King Tehao
• Wu Weijie
• Ye Bin
• Huang Sixin
• Zuo Houxiu

Classifications

• G06F1/1616

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• G06F3/0202

  Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device · CPC title

• G06F1/1662 Primary

  Details related to the integrated keyboard · CPC title