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Granted Patent B2
US 11,107,649 · App. 16/739,695 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

Keyboard device

Inventors: Mitsuo Horiuchi (New Taipei, TW); Chia-Hsin Chen (New Taipei, TW); Po-Hsin Li (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01H13/7065H01H3/125H01H13/14H01H13/81H01H13/86H01R12/59H05K1/189H01H2207/026H01H2231/002H05K2201/10053H05K2201/10393
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Patent No.
US 11,107,649
App. No.
16/739,695
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A keyboard device includes a substrate, a connection hook, a keycap, and a connecting member. The substrate has a top surface including an assembly area. The connection hook is disposed on the assembly area and includes a fixed seat fixed on the substrate, a standing portion, and a reinforcement block. The standing portion is extending from the fixed seat and extending in a direction away from the fixed seat. A hook portion is laterally extending from a top end of the standing portion, the hook portion has a bottom edge. The reinforcement block is connected to the standing portion and the bottom edge. The keycap is disposed on the assembly area. The connecting member is connected between the keycap and the assembly area. The connecting member includes a shaft slidably pivoted at the bottom edge. An inner side of the shaft includes an avoidance groove corresponding to the reinforcement block.

Claims (13)

1. A keyboard device comprising:

a substrate having a top surface, wherein the top surface comprises an assembly area;

a connection hook disposed on the assembly area, wherein the connection hook comprises a fixed seat, a standing portion, and a reinforcement block; the fixed seat is fixed on the substrate, the standing portion is extending from the fixed seat and extending in a direction away from the fixed seat; a hook portion is laterally extending from a top end of the standing portion, the hook portion has a bottom edge; the bottom edge extends along an extension direction and has an extension length, and the extension direction is parallel to the top surface; the reinforcement block is connected to a corner between the standing portion and the bottom edge of the hook portion;

a keycap disposed on the assembly area of the substrate; and

a connecting member connected between the keycap and the assembly area, wherein the connecting member comprises a shaft slidably pivoted at the bottom edge of the hook portion of the connection hook, the shaft comprises an inner side and an outer side opposite to the inner side, the inner side is near to the standing portion with respect to the outer side, the inner side of the shaft comprises an avoidance groove corresponding to the reinforcement block;

wherein the assembly area of the substrate comprises a fixing member, and the fixed seat of the connection hook is fixed on the fixing member, the fixing member is an insertion hole, the fixed seat of the connection hook has an engaging structure for being engaged in the insertion hole.

2. The keyboard device according to claim 1 , wherein a thickening portion is further protruding from the outer side of the shaft of the connecting member.

3. The keyboard device according to claim 2 , wherein the thickening portion is located at an opposite side opposite to the avoidance groove.

4. The keyboard device according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement block is further connected to the fixed seat.

5. The keyboard device according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement block has a curved edge, and the curved edge is connected to the bottom edge of the hook portion.

6. The keyboard device according to claim 5 , wherein the curved edge is a logarithmic curved edge, a parabolic curved edge, a hyperbolic curved edge or a radius-angle curved edge.

7. The keyboard device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection hook is integrally formed as a one-piece structure.

8. The keyboard device according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom edge of the hook portion comprises a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and the reinforcement block is near to the first side or near to the second side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2020
From: HORIUCHI, MITSUO; CHEN, CHIA-HSIN; LI, PO-HSIN
To: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051605/0978 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 108129534 · Aug 19, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62863428 · Jun 19, 2019
Related Publication 20200402744A1 · Dec 24, 2020