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LIGHT-EMITTING KEYBOARD AND BACKLIGHT MODULE

A light-emitting keyboard includes a bracket, at least one keycap, a circuit layer and a composite light-emitting layer. The at least one keycap is disposed on the bracket and connected to the bracket via a support assembly. The circuit layer is disposed between the keycap and the bracket. The composite light-emitting layer is disposed under the bracket, and includes a substrate, a conductive layer, a reflective layer and at least one light source. The conductive layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a circuit and patterned structures. The reflective layer is conformally disposed on the conductive layer. The at least one light source is located under the at least one keycap and electrically connected to the circuit, and light emitted from the light source is transmitted upwardly to the keycap.

Keyboard

The disclosure provides a keyboard including a bottom plate, a key unit and a shielding layer. The bottom plate includes a through hole. The key unit is disposed on the bottom plate. The shielding layer covering a portion of the bottom plate includes a main part and an extension part extending from the main part toward the through hole. The shielding layer is provided with a black surface, and an orthographic projection of the key unit on the shielding layer overlaps the black surface.

KEYSWITCH DEVICE AND KEYBOARD
20180005779 · 2018-01-04 ·

A keyswitch device includes a bottom plate, a membrane circuit board, a keyswitch assembly, and at least one spacer structure. The membrane circuit board is located over the bottom plate and has a trigger zone. The membrane circuit board is configured to generate a trigger signal when the trigger zone is pressed. The keyswitch assembly is disposed over the membrane circuit board and configured to press the trigger zone. The spacer structure is disposed between the bottom plate and the membrane circuit board and substantially aligned with the peripheral edge of the trigger zone. The spacer structure is configured to separate the bottom plate and the membrane circuit board by a distance.

KEY DEVICE AND LIGHT GUIDING MEMBRANE SWITCH
20180012714 · 2018-01-11 ·

A key device includes a bottom plate, a light guiding membrane switch, and a keycap. The light guiding membrane switch is disposed on the bottom plate and includes a lower membrane layer, an upper membrane layer, a light guiding spacing layer, a reflective layer, and an adhering layer. The upper membrane layer is disposed above the lower membrane layer and farer from the bottom plate than the lower membrane layer. The light guiding spacing layer is disposed between the lower membrane layer and the upper membrane layer and includes opposite upper and lower surfaces. The reflective layer is securely fastened on the upper surface. The adhering layer is adhered between the reflective layer and the upper membrane layer, and a position and a shape of the adhering layer correspond to a position and a shape of the reflective layer.

KEYBOARD
20180012713 · 2018-01-11 · ·

A keyboard including: a key top; a slide member that is attached to the key top, slides up and down, and presses a contact via an elastic member; a non-slide member that is attached to the key top, and never move up and down; supporters that support the slide member and the non-slide member, respectively; wherein the slide member is restrained by the key top in a first direction, and is movable in a second direction vertical to the first direction, and the non-slide member is arranged diagonally with the slide member, is movable in the first direction, and is restrained by the key top in the second direction.

Keyswitch with member and support devices

A keyswitch includes a board, a cap opposite to the board, a first support device, a second support device, and a first link member. The first support device is disposed between the cap and the board. An end of the first support device is connected to the board. Another end of the first support device is connected to the cap. The second support device is disposed between the cap and the board and is separate from the first support device at a specific distance. An end of the second support device is connected to the board. Another end of the second support device is connected to the cap. The first link member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is movably connected to the first support device. The second end portion is connected to the second support device.

Keyboard
11705295 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A keyboard includes a backlight module, a base plate, a membrane circuit disposed on the base plate, and a plurality of key structures disposed on the membrane circuit. The backlight module includes a light source, a reflective layer, a light guide layer, and a shielding layer. The light source is disposed corresponding to the light guide layer. The light guide layer is located between the shielding layer and the reflective layer. The light guide layer has a through-hole. The shielding layer and the reflective layer are in contact with each other in the through-hole of the light guide layer. The base plate is disposed on the shielding layer. The base plate has a positioning portion disposed corresponding to the through-hole of the light guide layer, which protrudes toward the reflective layer or the membrane circuit.

KEY STRUCTURE
20230014686 · 2023-01-19 ·

A key structure includes a membrane circuit board, an elastic element and a high impedance layer. The membrane circuit board includes a lower plate, an upper plate, a spacer plate and a circuit layer. The upper plate is located over the lower plate. The upper plate has an opening through the upper plate. The spacer plate is arranged between the lower plate and the upper plate. The circuit layer is arranged between the spacer plate and the upper plate. The elastic element is disposed on the membrane circuit board and substantially aligned with opening. The high impedance layer is disposed on a bottom surface of a bottom part of the elastic element and disposed within the opening of the upper plate. The high impedance layer is in contact with a part of the circuit layer.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE

An electronic device includes a host, a display, a sliding plate, and a keyboard. The host has an operating surface. The display is pivoted to the host. The sliding plate is slidably disposed in the host, where the display is mechanically coupled to the sliding plate, and the sliding plate includes a plat portion and a recess portion that are arranged side by side. The keyboard is integrated to the host. The keyboard includes a key structure, where the key structure includes a key cap and a reciprocating element, and the key cap is exposed from the operating surface of the host. The reciprocating element is disposed between the key cap and the sliding plate and has a first end connected to the key cap and a second end contacting the sliding plate. The second end is located on a sliding path of the plat portion and the recess portion.

KEY STRUCTURE
20230223216 · 2023-07-13 ·

A key structure is stacked on a display panel. The key structure includes a trigger plate, a frame, at least an elastic triggering member, and at least a key. The trigger plate is formed with at least a hollow area for the display panel to partially expose and a solid area. The frame is disposed on the trigger plate and is formed with at least an opening opposite the hollow area. The key includes a key cap and a scissor member connected to the key cap, wherein the key cap has a cap body which is located in the opening and helps directly observing the hollow area and at least two skirts which extend from sides of the cap body and are covered by the frame.