CN201210775Y

CN201210775Y - Electronic device having panel type press-key

Info

Publication number: CN201210775Y
Application number: CNU2008203011686U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐高辉; 曾永青
Original assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2008-06-13
Filing date: 2008-06-13
Publication date: 2009-03-18
Anticipated expiration: 2018-06-13

Abstract

The utility model provides an electronic device with panel-type keys, comprising a main body, a front frame, an elastic pane, multiple key contacts and multiple stoppers. It is characterized in that the front frame is mounted on the main body; the elastic panel is located between the front frame and the main body; the key contacts are located under the elastic panel; the stoppers are located between each two key contacts respectively; the elastic panel is isolated into multiple portions which are corresponding to the key contacts and are capable of being pressed down independently; when the portions of the elastic panel are pressed down, the corresponding key contacts are activated. The electronic devices have uniform shapes; and the touch feeling as a mechanical key can be enjoyed while inputting.

Description

Electronic device with panel type key

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electron device with button.

Background

Among various input devices of an electronic device, a touch key does not need to form a key body separated from other parts on a shell of the electronic device, and does not damage the uniform appearance of the electronic device, compared with a traditional mechanical key, so that the touch key is more and more applied. However, the touch key cannot feel like a mechanical key during input, and thus does not conform to the habit of people that has been developed for a long time.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides an electron device with panel mount button, it does not destroy the unified appearance of electron device, can obtain the feeling of mechanical type button simultaneously.

The electronic device comprises a body, a front frame, an elastic panel, a plurality of key contacts and a plurality of stoppers. The front frame is arranged on the body. The elastic panel is positioned between the front frame and the body. The key contact is positioned under the elastic panel. The stoppers are respectively located between the two key contacts, and space the elastic panel into a plurality of independently depressible portions corresponding to the key contacts. When the corresponding portion of the elastic panel is pressed, the corresponding key contact is opened.

The electronic device is provided with the whole panel, and the contact is arranged below the panel, so that the unified appearance is obtained, and the hand feeling of the mechanical key is obtained.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion B of fig. 3.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, an electronic device 10 is disclosed. In the present embodiment, the electronic device 10 is a rectangular electronic photo frame.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, the electronic photo frame 10 includes a main body 40, a front frame 20 and a flexible panel 30.

The body 40 includes a housing composed of a front cover 43 and a rear cover 46, and a display unit 44, a circuit board 45, electronic components (not shown), and the like mounted in the housing. The circuit board 45 is mounted with a plurality of key contacts 50, the key contacts 50 passing through the holes 47 of the front cover 43 so that the top thereof is higher than the outer surface of the front cover 43.

In the present embodiment, the elastic panel 30 is a transparent panel, the shape of the elastic panel 30 is a polygon (rectangle), and the material is acrylic. Icons 31 are indicated at the corners of the resilient panel 30 for indicating the positions of the key contacts 50, said icons 31 further indicating the function of the respective key contacts 50. The elastic panel 30 is mounted to the front frame 20, and the front frame 20 is further fixed to the body 40. After the installation, the elastic panel 30 is installed between the main body 40 and the front frame 20, the icons 31 on the elastic panel 30 correspond to the key contacts 50 higher than the front cover 43 one by one, and the display unit 44 on the main body 40 is not shielded by the elastic panel 30 because it is a transparent panel.

The electronic picture frame 10 further includes a plurality of stoppers 42, which are located between every two key contacts 50, and divide the flexible panel 30 into portions corresponding to the key contacts 50 one by one and capable of being independently pressed. When a portion of the elastic panel 30, where the icon 31 is marked, is pressed, the corresponding key contact 50 is pressed accordingly to be turned on, thereby completing the key input operation, and the other portion is not pressed accordingly, thereby ensuring that the other key contacts 50 are not turned on erroneously.

In the present embodiment, the front frame 20 is formed with a notch 21, and the periphery of the elastic panel 30 is protruded outward with a protrusion 32 corresponding to the notch 21 of the front frame 20. The elastic panel 30 is defined between the body 40 and the front frame 20 by the engagement of the protrusion 32 and the notch 21. The front frame 20 is mounted to the body 40 by means of a snap (not shown) and a catch 41 located on the body 40. The stopper 42 is a projection formed on the front cover 43. The bump 42 is located approximately in the middle between the two contacts 50 and has a height equal to or slightly less than the height of the key contact 50.

In other embodiments, the flexible panel 30 may be partially transparent, in the portion corresponding to the display unit 44, and opaque in other portions; or opaque and an opening is formed at a portion corresponding to the display unit 44 so as not to shield the display unit 44.

The elastic panel 30 may be mounted on the front frame 20 in a different manner from the aforementioned structure. For example, a plurality of L-shaped hooks may be formed on the front frame 20, and the elastic panel 30 is inserted into the L-shaped hooks, so as to be mounted on the front frame 20. Meanwhile, the L-shaped hooks can be respectively located between the two contacts 50, thereby functioning as the stoppers 42, and dividing the elastic panel 30 into portions corresponding to the key contacts 50 one by one and capable of being independently pressed, respectively.

Claims

The electronic device with panel type keys according to claim 1, which comprises a body, and is characterized by further comprising

A front frame mounted on the body;

an elastic panel, it locates between front frame and body;

a plurality of key contacts located under the elastic panel;

a plurality of stoppers respectively located between the two key contacts, and partitioning the elastic panel into a plurality of independently depressible portions corresponding to the key contacts; wherein,

when the corresponding portion of the elastic panel is pressed, the corresponding key contact is opened.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic panel is a polygonal panel, and said contacts are mounted at positions corresponding to corners of said polygonal panel.
The electronic device with a face plate key of claim 1, wherein the stop is a bump formed on the surface of the body.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said stop member is an L-shaped hook formed on the front frame, and said elastic panel is snapped into said L-shaped hook.
The electronic device with a face plate key of claim 1, wherein said stop is located approximately in the middle between two contacts.
The electronic device with face plate keys of claim 3, wherein the height of the bumps is equal to or slightly less than the height of the contacts.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein icons are marked on the elastic panel corresponding to the contacts to indicate the positions and functions of the contacts.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic panel has a plurality of protrusions protruding outward from the periphery thereof, and the front frame has a notch formed therein for receiving the protrusions.