SPRING MOUNT KEYBOARD

Disclosed is a spring mount keyboard which comprises an outer shell, a mounting plate for switches is arranged at an upper position inside the outer shell, and a plurality of positioning columns are arranged in a lower position inside the outer shell. The positioning post has a spring mounted, and a press pin connected to a top of the spring. The press pin comprises a flat plate in a middle position, the flat plate has an upper boss protruding upwards arranged above, and a lower boss protruding downwards arranged below. An upper end of the spring sleeved outside the lower boss and the end of the spring abuts a lower surface of the flat plate. In the present application, the typing experience and sound feedback of each button of the keyboard are consistent.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of Chinese patent application no. 202221786946.1, filed on Jul. 11, 2022, the entire contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE APPLICATION

The present application relates to the technical field of keyboard design, in particular to a spring mount keyboard.

BACKGROUND

Keyboard is an instruction and data input device to operate an equipment, which also refers to a group of function keys to operate a machine or an equipment through a system arrangement (such as a typewriter or a computer keyboard). Following a gradual improvement of people's life level in recent years, the requirement on the keyboards has also improved gradually. From the current keyboard market, keyboards are divided into membrane keyboards and mechanical keyboards according to their structures. The mechanical keyboard is favored by game players and IT employees because of its special typing experience which are more suitable for game entertainment or text input.

In the prior art, a mounting plate in existing mechanical keyboard adopts a structure connected fixedly to its shell. As a result, in the process of pressing the key, there will be inconsistent forces applied on the mechanical switches between different keys which shall affect typing experience and the consistency of sound feedback.

Therefore, the current technology needs to be improved and developed.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present application proposes a spring mount keyboard to solve the problem of inconsistent typing feelings and sound feedback caused by uneven keystroke forces applied on mechanical switches mentioned in the “BACKGROUND”.

The technical solution of the present application to solve the technical problems is as follows:A spring mount keyboard is provided, which comprises an outer shell, a mounting plate configured to mount switches is arranged at an upper position inside the outer shell, and a plurality of positioning standoffs are arranged at a lower position inside the outer shell; a spring is arranged on the positioning standoffs; a press pin is connected to an upper position of the spring, comprising a flat plate arranged at a center of the press pin, an upper protrusion upwards is arranged above the flat plate, and a lower protrusion downwards is arranged below the flat plate; an upper part of the spring is arranged to sheath an outside of the lower protrusion, and an end of the spring abuts against a lower surface of the flat plate; the upper protrusion is positioned at a through hole arranged in a surface of the mounting plate.

Further, an upper cover plate with a hollowed-out structure is arranged above the outer shell, and a sealing gasket is arranged at a joint between the outer shell and the upper cover plate.

Further, a gap is arranged between the upper cover plate and the mounting plate, and a plurality of silica gel pads is arranged in the gap.

Further, a key cap is arranged above the switch.

Further, a positioning plate, a partition plate, and a PCB are arranged below the mounting plate sequentially, while the mounting plate, the positioning plate, the partition plate, and the PCB are connected through a plurality of bolts.

Further, at least two guiding rods are arranged vertically installed at a bottom position of the outer shell, the guiding rods are connected to the outer shell in a thread, and the guiding rods are connected slidably with the mounting plate, the positioning plate, the partition plate, and the PCB.

Further, a groove is arranged in an edge position of the mounting plate, the positioning plate, and the PCB.

Further, a polyester film and a rubber plate are arranged sequentially above a bottom wall of the outer shell.

Further, a back plate is installed on a bottom surface of the outer shell, and a plurality of anti-skid strips are arranged at an edge position of the bottom surface of the outer shell.

By adopting the technical scheme stated above, the beneficial effects of the present application are:the present application uses the spring to balance and support keyboard modules, to achieve the effect of a large-stroke overall elasticity of the keyboard module. During the process of key pressing, mechanical switches on the mounting plate can be stressed as consistent as possible, to ensure the typing experience and the consistency of sound feedback of each button on the keyboard.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

In order to make the purpose, technical solution and the advantages of the present application more clearly and more explicitly, further detailed descriptions of the present application are stated herein, referencing to the attached drawings and some embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that the detailed embodiments of the present application described here are used to explain the present application only, instead of limiting the present application.

As shown in the drawings, a spring mount keyboard comprises an outer shell3, the outer shell3has a mounting plate13applied to mounting a switch14arranged inside at an upper position, and a plurality of positioning standoffs301arranged inside at a lower position thereof; wherein the positioning standoff301are distributed equally at a bottom wall position of the outer shell3, the positioning standoff301has a spring4arranged on, the spring4has a press pin5connected to an upper position, the press pin5comprises a flat plate502arranged in a middle position, an upper protrusion501protrusion upwards is arranged above the flat plate502, and a lower protrusion503protruding downwards is arranged below the flat plate502; an upper part of the spring4is arranged sheathing an outside of the lower protrusion503, and an end abuts against the lower surface of the flat plate502; the upper protrusion501is positioned at a through hole arranged in a surface of the mounting plate13. In such a way, the spring4is applied to replacing a conventional fixing structure, when the user presses a key, the mounting plate13will have a trend of moving downward, being able to make the stress on the switch14fixed on the mounting plate13consistent as much as possible, achieving an effect of supporting the mounting plate elastically.

The outer shell3has an upper cover plate17with a hollowed-out structure arranged above, and a sealing gasket6is arranged at a joint between the outer shell3and the upper cover plate17, shown asFIG.5, the upper cover plate17and the outer shell3are connected through a plurality of bolts, and a contact part of the upper cover plate17and the outer shell3is sealed by the sealing gasket6, to prevent any external dust or water from entering the keyboard.

There is a gap arranged between the upper cover plate17and the mounting plate13, and the gap has a plurality of silica gel pads16arranged. Shown asFIG.6, the silica gel pads16are applied to avoiding the mounting plate13from contacting the upper cover plate17, so as to prevent a problem of wearing caused by a mutual contact between the mounting plate13and the upper cover plate17.

The switch14has a key cap15arranged above, each structure of the key cap15and the switch14, as well as the connection structure of both belongs to conventional technical means in the prior art, and no more details are stated herein.

The mounting plate13has a positioning plate12, a partition plate11, and a PCB10arranged below sequentially, while the mounting plate13, the positioning plate12, the partition plate11, and the PCB10are connected through a plurality of bolts. The mounting plate13, the positioning plate12, the partition plate11, and the PCB10form an integrated keyboard module structure after being connected by the bolts and stay in a relatively stationary state all the time when in use.

The outer shell3has at least two guiding rods8arranged vertically installed at a bottom position, the guiding rods8connect to the outer shell3in a thread, and the guiding rods8are connected slidably with the mounting plate13, the positioning plate12, the partition plate11, and the PCB10. Further, the guiding rods8and the mounting plate13are connected slidably, that is mainly applied for the mounting plate13to having an effect of vertically lifting in a vertical direction, and avoiding a problem of inclination.

Grooves18are arranged in an edge position of the mounting plate13, the positioning plate12, and the PCB10, shown asFIG.7, the purpose of arranging the groove18is to achieve the effect of avoidance, to prevent the bolt connecting the upper cover plate17and the outer shell3from generating a mutual interference with the mounting plate13, the positioning plate12, and the PCB10, and to ensure the pressure between the switch14and the PCB10is consistent.

The outer shell3has a polyester film7and a rubber plate9arranged sequentially above a bottom wall of the outer shell3. The outer shell3has a back plate2installed on a bottom surface of the outer shell3, and a plurality of anti-skid strips1is arranged at an edge position of the bottom surface of the outer shell3.

It should be understood that, the descriptions of the present application are not limited to the examples listed above. Ordinary technical personnel in this field can improve or change the applications according to the above descriptions, all these improvements and transformations should belong to the scope of protection in the appended claims of the present application.