Input device for alarming excessive striking force
View Patent ↗An input device for alarming excessive striking force adopted for use on electronic instruments alerts users when the button keys are being depressed with excessive force, and preventing hand injury. The invention includes a button key structure, a first conductor membrane, a spacing membrane, a second conductor membrane and an alarm. When the button key structure is subject to an excessive external force, the button key structure connects electronically to a first conductor to output signals, and the first conductor also runs through an opening to connect electronically to a second conductor to output signals to the alarm to alert the presence of the excessive force.
1. An input device for alarming excessive striking force, comprising:
a button key structure;
at least one first conductor membrane including a first conductor corresponding to the button key structure;
at least one spacing membrane located on a side of said first conductor membrane opposite said button key structure having an opening corresponding to the first conductor;
a second conductor membrane located on a side of said spacing membrane opposite said first conductor membrane having a second conductor corresponding to the opening; and
at least one alarm connecting electronically to the second conductor membrane such that when the button key structure is subject to an excessive external force, the button key structure connects electronically to the first conductor to output signals, and the first conductor runs through the opening to connect electronically to the second conductor to output signals to the alarm to alert the presence of the excessive force.
2. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 1 further including:
a key top; and
an elastic member corresponding to the key top and the first conductor membrane, the elastic member having an actuating conductor corresponding to the first conductor so that when the key top is subject to an external force, the elastic member is deformed to drive the actuating member to connect electronically to the first conductor.
3. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 2 , wherein the button key structure further includes:
a key seat which has an upper housing chamber and a lower housing chamber, the upper housing chamber accommodating the key top and the elastic member and allowing the key top to move only towards the elastic member when subject to an external force, the lower housing chamber accommodating the first conductor membrane, the spacing membrane, the second conductor membrane and the alarm.
4. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 1 further including:
an another spacing membrane which has an another opening corresponding to the first conductor; and
an another second conductor membrane which has an another second conductor corresponding to the another opening and the button key structure such that when the button key structure is subject to an excessive external force, the button key structure drives the another second conductor to run through the another opening to connect electronically to the first conductor to output signals, and the first conductor runs through the opening to connect electronically to the second conductor to output signals to the alarm to alert the presence of the excessive force.
5. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 4 , wherein the button key structure further includes:
a key top; and
an elastic member corresponding to the key top and the first conductor membrane, the elastic member having an actuating conductor corresponding to the first conductor so that when the key top is subject to an external force the elastic member is deformed to drive the actuating member to connect electronically to the first conductor.
6. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 5 , wherein the button key structure further includes:
a key seat which has an upper housing chamber and a lower housing chamber, the upper housing chamber accommodating the key top and the elastic member and allowing the key top to move only towards the elastic member when subject to an external force, the lower housing chamber accommodating the another spacing membrane, the another second conductor membrane, the first conductor membrane, the spacing membrane, the second conductor membrane and the alarm.
7. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 1 , wherein the alarm is an audio alarm.
8. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 1 , wherein the alarm is a lighting alarm.
9. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 8 , wherein the alarm is a light emitting diode.
10. The input device fdr alarming excessive striking force of claim 1 , wherein the alarm is a display screen.
11. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 1 , wherein when the number of the first conductor membrane and the spacing membrane is equal and more than one, and the number of the alarm is greater than that of the first conductor membrane by one, one of the alarms connects electronically to the second conductor membrane and other alarms connect respectively and electronically to each of the first conductor membranes.
12. The input device for alarming excessive striking force of claim 1 , wherein said first conductor membrane, said spacing membrane and said second conductor membrane are planar and parallel to each other.