KEYCAP AND PRESS KEY STRUCTURE USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A keycap designed for allowing light to pass therethrough, comprising:
- a top; and
a bottom, having a concave-convex structure formed thereon.
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Abstract
A keycap and a press key structure along with a keyboard using the same are disclosed. The keycap, being comprised of a top and a bottom having a concave-convex structure formed thereon, is structured for allowing light to pass therethrough. There is a connecting component sandwiched between the keycap and a substrate in a manner that it is pivotally connected to the two in respective for allowing the keycap to move up and down in relative to the substrate. Moreover, there is at least a light source being disposed between the keycap and the substrate for projecting light to the concave-convex structure on the keycap′ bottom and out of the keycap through the top thereof after being uniformly scattered by the concave-convex structure. Thus a press key is constructed. It is noted that by arranging a plurality of the aforesaid press keys in an array, a keyboard is constructed.
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19 Claims
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1. A keycap designed for allowing light to pass therethrough, comprising:
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a top; and a bottom, having a concave-convex structure formed thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A press key structure, comprising:
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a keycap, configured with a top a bottom, having a concave-convex structure formed thereon, and being formed for allowing light to pass therethrough; a substrate; a connecting component, sandwiched between the keycap and the substrate in a manner that it is pivotally connected to the two in respective for allowing the keycap to move up and down in relative to the substrate; and at least a light source, each being disposed at a position between the keycap and the substrate for projecting light to the concave-convex structure on the keycap′
bottom and out of the keycap through the top thereof after being uniformly scattered by the concave-convex structure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A keyboard, comprising:
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a plurality of key caps, each configured with a top a bottom, having a concave-convex structure formed thereon, and being formed for allowing light to pass therethrough; a substrate; a plurality of connecting components, each sandwiched between its corresponding keycap and the substrate in a manner that it is pivotally connected to the two in respective for allowing its corresponding keycap to move up and down in relative to the substrate; and at least a light source, each being disposed at a position between the plural keycaps and the substrate for projecting light to the concave-convex structures on the keycap′
bottoms and out of the keycaps through the tops thereof after being uniformly scattered by the concave-convex structures. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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