IP Library Granted Patent US 8,785,795
Granted Patent B2
US 8,785,795 · App. 13/419,169 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Laptop keyboard structure

Inventor: Weimin Zou (Gaoyou, CN)
Assignee: Jiangsu Transimage Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,785,795
App. No.
13/419,169
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a laptop keyboard structure, comprising a base board, a membrane functioning as keys, silica gel keys, scissor-switches and keycaps, wherein the silica gel keys are directly attached to the base board, the keycaps are connected to the base board via the scissor-switches, and beneath the base board is disposed with the membrane, which is arranged with apertures for computer assembly. As the membrane provided in the invention is disposed beneath the base board, structure bores are not required to be arranged on the membrane to cooperate with the key slots, so that fewer structure bores are needed and the fabrication of the membrane is further simplified.

Claims (14)

1. A laptop keyboard structure, comprising:

a base board having silica gel keys directly connected thereto;

keycaps engaging the silica gel keys and connected to the base board via scissor-switches; and

a membrane disposed beneath the base board and functioning as keys, the membrane including:

a light guide module having a front side facing the base board and an opposite rear side,

a light reflecting layer and anti-dazzling layer disposed on the front side of the light guide module,

light emitting diode lights disposed over the light reflecting layer and anti-dazzling layer to provide light to the base board, and

a luminous layer disposed on the rear side of the light guide module.

2. The laptop keyboard structure according to claim 1 , wherein the base board is made of an aluminum plate, an iron plate or an alloy plate.

3. The laptop keyboard structure according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane is disposed with a light guide plate to form the light guide module, on which the light emitting diode lights are attached to provide light.

4. The laptop keyboard structure according to claim 3 , wherein the light reflecting layer and an anti-dazzling layer are coated with black and white layers of printing ink, while the luminous layer is coated with silver or gloss silver printing ink.

5. The laptop keyboard structure according to claim 1 , wherein the light reflecting layer and anti-dazzling layer are coated with black and white layers of printing ink, and the luminous layer is coated with silver or gloss silver printing ink.

6. The laptop keyboard structure according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diode lights are disposed immediately beneath the base board without an intervening substrate.

7. The laptop keyboard structure according to claim 1 wherein the membrane is disposed immediately beneath the base board without a separate intervening substrate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2015
From: JIANGSU TRANSIMAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: JIANGSU TRANSIMAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034912/0562 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2012
From: ZOU, WEIMIN
To: JIANGSU TRANSIMAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027857/0144 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0006546 · Jan 11, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2012070246 · Jan 11, 2012
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