Light-transmissible keycap and manufacturing method thereof
A light-transmissible keycap and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. The light-transmissible keycap has multiple light-transmissible symbol areas, and each light-transmissible symbol area has at least one character assigned with a color. Each light-transmissible symbol area is covered with only one light-transmissible color layer. Thus, when an external light is emitted from a light source beneath the keycap, the external light will only pass through one light-transmissible color layer covering that light-transmissible symbol area, and not pass through the light-transmissible color layer covering the other light-transmissible symbol area. Therefore, a bleeding problem due to multiple light-transmissible color layers overlapped and covering the same light-transmissible symbol area is avoided.
1. A manufacturing method for a light-transmissible keycap, the light-transmissible keycap comprising a first light-transmissible symbol area and a second light-transmissible symbol area, the manufacturing method comprising:
providing a light-transmissible keycap body, the light-transmissible keycap body having a first predetermined area and a second predetermined area, the first predetermined area enclosing the first light-transmissible symbol area, the second predetermined area enclosing the second light-transmissible symbol area;
disposing a first light-transmissible color layer on the light-transmissible keycap body, the first light-transmissible color layer covering at least the first predetermined area but not covering the second predetermined area, the first light-transmissible color layer having a first color;
disposing a first dark color layer on the first light-transmissible color layer, the first dark color layer covering at least the first predetermined area, but not covering the second predetermined area;
providing a second light-transmissible color layer covering both the first dark color layer and the second predetermined area, the second light-transmissible color layer having a second color, the first color being different from the second color;
providing a second dark color layer covering the second light-transmissible color layer;
removing part of the second dark color layer, part of the second light-transmissible color layer, and part of the first dark color layer to expose part of the first light-transmissible color layer corresponding to the first light-transmissible symbol area, so as to make the first light-transmissible symbol area emit the first color light when an external light passes through the light-transmissible keycap;
removing part of the second dark color layer to expose the second light-transmissible color layer corresponding to the second light-transmissible symbol area, so as to make the second light-transmissible symbol area emit the second color light when the external light passes through the light-transmissible keycap.
2. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein disposing the first light-transmissible color layer on the light-transmissible keycap body comprising disposing the first light-transmissible color layer on the light-transmissible keycap body by pad printing or screen printing.
3. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein disposing the first dark color layer on the first light-transmissible color layer comprising disposing the first dark color layer on the first light-transmissible color layer by pad printing or screen printing.
4. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the second light-transmissible color layer and the second dark color layer are disposed by out mold decoration.
5. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the second light-transmissible color layer and the second dark color layer are provided by a covering film, and the covering film covers the light-transmissible keycap body and the first dark color layer by out mold decoration.
6. The manufacturing method of claim 5 , further comprising:
utilizing a protecting film for covering the covering film after the first light-transmissible color layer is exposed to form the first light-transmissible symbol area, and the second light-transmissible color layer is exposed to form the second light-transmissible symbol area.
7. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the first dark color layer and the second dark color layer are made from material in black or deep dark color.
8. A light-transmissible keycap having a first light-transmissible symbol area and a second light-transmissible symbol area, comprising:
a light-transmissible keycap body, the light-transmissible keycap body having a first predetermined area and a second predetermined area, the first predetermined area enclosing the first light-transmissible symbol area, the second predetermined area enclosing the second light-transmissible symbol area;
a first light-transmissible color layer disposed on the light-transmissible keycap body, the first light-transmissible color layer covering at least the first predetermined area but not covering the second predetermined area, the first light-transmissible color layer having a first color;
a first dark color layer disposed on the first light-transmissible color layer, the first dark color layer covering at least first predetermined area but not covering the second predetermined area, the first dark color layer having a first hollow pattern corresponding to the first light-transmissible symbol area;
a second light-transmissible color layer covering the first dark color layer and the second predetermined area, the second light-transmissible color layer having a second color, the first color being different from the second color, the second light-transmissible color layer having a second hollow pattern corresponding to the first light-transmissible symbol area and communicating with the first hollow pattern; and
a second dark color layer covering the second light-transmissible color layer, the second dark color layer having a third hollow pattern corresponding to the first light-transmissible symbol area and communicating with the second hollow pattern, so as to expose an outer surface of the first light-transmissible color layer through the first hollow pattern, the second hollow pattern, and the third hollow pattern, and the second dark color layer having a fourth hollow pattern corresponding to the second light-transmissible symbol area, so as to expose an outer surface of the second light-transmissible color layer through the fourth hollow pattern;
wherein when an external light passes through the light-transmissible keycap, the first light-transmissible symbol area emits a light with the first color, and the second light-transmissible symbol area emits a light with the second color.
9. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 8 , wherein a color of the first color light is defined by the color of the first light-transmissible color layer and not related to the color of the second light-transmissible color layer, and a color of the second color light is defined by the color of the second light-transmissible color layer and not related to the color of the first light-transmissible color layer.
10. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 8 , wherein the first light-transmissible color layer and the first dark color layer form a double layer color block.
11. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 10 , wherein a slot is formed on the light-transmissible keycap body where the double layer color block is disposed for accommodating at least part of the double layer block, so as to reduce a protruding height of the second dark color layer relative to the light-transmissible keycap body caused by the double layer color block.
12. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 10 , wherein a cross section of a part of the double layer color block protruding from an outer surface of the light-transmissible keycap body is gradually increased from top to bottom, such that a periphery of the part of the double layer color block protruding from the light-transmissible keycap body has an inclined surface, so as to reduce a protruding height of the second dark color layer relative to the light-transmissible keycap body caused by the double layer color block, and a slope of the inclined surface is constant or gradually reduced.
13. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 10 , wherein a cross section of the double layer color block is substantially formed in a trapezoid shape, a long side of the trapezoid shape is close to the light-transmissible keycap body, two inclined sides of the trapezoid shape guide the second dark color layer to extend mildly, so as to hide a protruding height of the second dark color layer relative to the light-transmissible keycap body caused by the double layer color block.
14. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 10 , wherein the second light-transmissible color layer and the second dark color layer are provided by a covering film, and the covering film covers the light-transmissible keycap body and the double layer block by out mold decoration.
15. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 14 , further comprising a protecting film covering the covering film.
16. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 8 , wherein the first dark color layer and the first dark color layer are made from material in black or deep dark color.
17. The light-transmissible keycap of claim 8 , wherein the first light-transmissible symbol area displays a first input method symbol via the first light-transmissible color layer, and the second light-transmissible symbol area displays a second input method symbol via the second light-transmissible color layer.