CN100401236C

CN100401236C - Multifunctional composite sliding key device

Info

Publication number: CN100401236C
Application number: CNB03147957XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 严晓敏
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-06-30
Filing date: 2003-06-30
Publication date: 2008-07-09
Anticipated expiration: 2023-06-30
Also published as: CN1460916A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an input and control device, particularly to an input and control device with an alphabetical keyboard, a numeric keyboard, a mouse or the function of navigation keys. The present invention comprises a guide track, a key body, a restore spring, two touch buttons (two touch switches), a touch button (a touch switch), a touch point and a plurality of touch switches, wherein the two touch buttons (the two touch switches) are arranged on both sides of the key body; the touch button (the touch switch) is arranged below the key body; the touch point is arranged on the bottom of the key body; the touch switches are arranged on the upper end of a base. The present invention passes through the key body and slides along the guide track; the key body realizes the input functions or the control functions for combined control of the three kinds of the switches which comprise the two touch switches arranged on both sides of the key body, the touch switch arranged below the key body and the touch switches arranged on the upper end of the base. The present invention has the characteristics of compact structure, simple operation and convenient operation by one hand, and can be applied to equipment of mobile phones, PDA, palmtop computers, etc. in order to greatly save the spaces which are occupied by input devices.

Description

Multifunctional and composite type slide key device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of input and control device, particularly relate to input and control device with alphabetic keypad, numeric keypad, mouse or functions of navigation keys.

Background technology

In small-sized (pocket) equipment such as existing mobile phone, palm PC, PDA, electronic dictionary, general numeral, alphabetical input media have following several:

1) its numeral input generally is that the letter input realizes that by ten digital buttons each button is represented some different letters respectively by ten independently button realizations in common mobile phone.This method is input alphabet directly, and is easy inadequately when carrying out operation such as literal input.

2) use writing pencil point on touch-screen to touch corresponding letter or number input in palm PC, PDA, electronic dictionary, this method is not easy to one-handed performance

3) device that has uses tens independently button inputs.Whole device volume is bigger, carries inconvenience; Or button is less, operation inconvenience.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is directed to above 3 points, realize the input of direct input, 0～90 numeral of 26 letters of a～z (and more symbols) respectively, and can realize the function of mouse or navigation key by slide key.This apparatus features is a compact conformation, simple to operate, is convenient to one-handed performance, can greatly save the shared space of input media when being applied to equipment such as mobile phone, PDA, palm PC.Particularly the alphabetic keypad of being made up of 1～2 slip button promptly can be realized the direct input of 26 letters of a～z, and the input for Chinese character simultaneously also provides convenience.

Description of drawings

Introduce structure of the present invention and principle of work below in conjunction with accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the front view of multifunctional and composite type slide key device;

Fig. 2 is that the A of multifunctional and composite type slide key device shown in Figure 1 is to view;

Fig. 3 is along the cut-open view of B-B line among Fig. 2.

X among the figure, Y, Z have represented the coordinate axis of Cartesian coordinate.

The primary structure of Multifunctional composite sliding key device comprises:

Key body 1, guide rail 2, bottom button (switch) 3, be positioned at key body 1Y direction of principal axis both sides contact button (switch) 4, 5, a contact point 6 of key body bottom, several contact-making switches 7 of pedestal upper end, the pedestal 8 (or casing) of device, recovery Spring.

Embodiment

The parts that directly contact when here, key body 1 is finger control; All on pedestal 8, there is through hole the shell of bottom button 3 upper end for bottom button 3 and contact-making switch 7, and contact-making switch 7 can pass.

The principle of work of multifunctional and composite type slide key device is:

In the space that Cartesian coordinate XYZ constitutes, when button places on the XY plane,

I) key body 1 can be along guide rail 2 in the positive and negative two-way slip of X-axis, and when key body 1 slided into a certain position, the contact point 6 of its bottom can trigger in the contact-making switch 7 on the pedestal 8, it is defined as the X-axis trigger position here.The number of X-axis trigger position is the number of contact-making switch 7.Key body 1 is connected with the recovery spring, and key body 1 is got back to the middle part of X-axis under the traction of spring when no external force.

Ii) when key body 1 arrives arbitrary X-axis trigger position, key body 1 can be along Y-axis to positive and negative two-way mobile limited distance, and can distinguish trigger button 4 or button 5 along Y-axis at key body 1 in positive and negative two-way mobile limited distance.Key body 1 provides along moving by guide rail 2 inboard tooth-groove structures with key body 1 outside of Y-axis, and promptly when key body 1 arrived arbitrary X-axis trigger position, tooth was just in time relative with groove, and key body 1 can be along Y-axis to positive and negative two-way mobile.

Iii) when key body 1 arrives arbitrary X-axis trigger position, trigger bottom contact button 3 downwards during (promptly along Z opposite direction) key body 1.

Pass through i) iii) in the combination of three class switches realize input or control function, be key body 1 along guide rail 2 in the positive and negative two-way slip of X-axis, when arriving arbitrary X-axis trigger position, press key body 1 downwards and trigger bottom button 3, or make key body 1 along Y-axis to positive and negative two-way mobile trigger button 4 or button 5.

The different designs method of this device several position:

The contact point 6 of key body 1 bottom can be the rigidity contact point, also can be the Elastic Contact point, to improve the reliability of contact; Corresponding contact-making switch 7 can be the button form, also can be that the conduction contact point is right, and promptly contact point 6 presses the button the contact-making switch 7 of form, actuating switch, or the conduction contact point of contact point 6 and contact-making switch 7 is to forming galvanic circle, actuating switch.In addition, the switching function that contact point 6, contact-making switch 7 are realized can be realized with the form of luminotron/light activated switch, promptly substituted mechanical contact switch with luminotron and light activated switch.

Button 4, button 5 can the button forms, also can be that the conduction contact point is right.To positive and negative two-way when mobile, trigger button or conducting conduction contact point are right along Y-axis for key body 1.

The effect that recovers spring is to make key body 1 get back to the middle part of X-axis, the i.e. centre position of guide rail 2 when no external force under the traction (or pushing) of spring.Mode one: recover spring and can be positioned at the both sides of key body 1, place, and be in prestretched (or compression) state, make key body 1 when no external force, be in the middle part of X-axis along X-direction along X-axis.Mode two: recover spring and realize by flexible member, this element is placed perpendicular to XY plane (promptly along Z-direction) and is connected with pedestal 8 with key body 1, when key body 1 under external force drives when X-axis moves, drive and recover the spring bending distortion, after external force removes, flexible member recovers shape, drives key body 1 and gets back to the X-axis middle part.Mode three: while application mode one and mode two.

The following describes the characteristics of multifunctional and composite type slide key device in different application.

When designing as alphabetic keypad:

The number of the contact-making switch 7 of pedestal 8 upper ends can be 9～10.Key body 1 can be distinguished trigger button 4, button 5 or bottom button 3 at each X-axis trigger position, and 27～30 kinds of combinations can be provided so altogether, when satisfying the alphabetic keypad needs, can also provide some symbols commonly used, is convenient to the literal input.

In addition, because the number of contact-making switch 7 is more, can realize that each button has five X-axis trigger positions with two multifunctional and composite type slip buttons.Two slide keys are placed along Y direction, so both can reduce the length space of this device along X-axis, also help operation simultaneously.

In addition, when key body 1 arrived arbitrary X-axis trigger position, the display device or the pilot lamp that link to each other of keyboard can provide corresponding prompting therewith, with user-friendly.

When only designing as numeric keypad:

The number of the contact-making switch 7 of pedestal 8 upper ends can be four.Key body 1 can be distinguished trigger button 4, button 5 or bottom button 3 at each X-axis trigger position, and 12 kinds of combinations can be provided so altogether, satisfies the needs of numeric keypad.

When key body 1 arrived arbitrary X-axis trigger position, the display device or the pilot lamp that link to each other of keyboard can provide corresponding prompting therewith, with user-friendly.

Only as mouse or navigation key design the time:

The number of the contact-making switch 7 of pedestal 8 upper ends can be two or three.Move two trigger positions of trigger button 4, button 5 and X-axis, cursor or the options upper and lower, left and right controlled in the display device respectively, and bottom button 3 expressions are confirmed.

In same set of device, by function conversion, this device can be realized alphabetic keypad, numeric keypad, mouse and functions of navigation keys respectively by the different definition to X-axis trigger position and button 3, button 4, button 5.

Claims

1. multi-functional compound slide key device, its structure comprises: guide rail, key body, recover spring, be positioned at a contact point of two contact buttons or switches of key body both sides, the contact button that is positioned at key body below or switch, key body bottom, some contact-making switches of pedestal upper end; It is characterized in that: in the space that Cartesian coordinates XYZ constitutes, when button places on the XY plane,

I) the key body can be along guide rail in the positive and negative two-way slip of X-axis, and when the key body slided into diverse location, the contact point of its bottom can trigger or connect these contact-making switches of pedestal upper end respectively, it is defined as the X-axis trigger position here;

Ii) when the key body arrives arbitrary X-axis trigger position, the key body can be along Y-axis to positive and negative two-way mobile limited distance, and can trigger two buttons or the switch that is positioned at key body Y direction both sides respectively along Y-axis at the key body in positive and negative two-way mobile limited distance;

Iii) when the key body arrives arbitrary X-axis trigger position,, trigger contact button or the switch that is positioned at key body below during promptly along the opposite direction key body of Z downwards;

Pass through i) iii) in the combination of three class switches realize input or control function.

2. slide key device according to claim 1 is characterized in that the contact point of key body bottom is rigidity contact point or Elastic Contact point; Some contact-making switches of corresponding pedestal upper end can be the button forms, also can be that the conduction contact point is right.

3. slide key device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that the contact point of key body bottom and the switching function that the some contact-making switches on the pedestal are realized can promptly substitute mechanical contact switch with luminotron and light activated switch with the form realization of luminotron/light activated switch.

4. slide key device according to claim 1 is characterized in that the key body is connected with the recovery spring, and the key body is got back to the middle part of X-axis under the traction of spring when no external force.

5. slide key device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that the key body provides along moving by the inboard tooth-groove structure with the external side of key of guide rail of Y-axis, promptly when the key body arrived arbitrary X-axis trigger position, tooth was just in time relative with groove, and the key body can be along Y-axis to positive and negative two-way moving.

6. slide key device according to claim 1 is characterized in that button 4, button 5 can be the button forms, also can be that the conduction contact point is right, and promptly to positive and negative two-way when mobile, trigger button or conducting conduction contact point are right along Y-axis for key body 1.

7. slide key device according to claim 1 is characterized in that the number of the contact-making switch of pedestal upper end is no less than 2.

8. device that comprises a keyboard, this keyboard comprises that at least one is as the described slide key device of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 7, be used for input alphabet, character, numeral, Chinese character, the options in cursor on the display device that control is attached thereto or the selection display device.

9. one kind comprises the key board unit of compound slide key according to claim 1, it is characterized in that when the key body arrives arbitrary X-axis trigger position, and the display device or the pilot lamp that link to each other of keyboard can provide corresponding prompting therewith.