WO2012008878A1 - Illuminated multi-symbol keyboard - Google Patents

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WO2012008878A1
WO2012008878A1 PCT/RU2011/000462 RU2011000462W WO2012008878A1 WO 2012008878 A1 WO2012008878 A1 WO 2012008878A1 RU 2011000462 W RU2011000462 W RU 2011000462W WO 2012008878 A1 WO2012008878 A1 WO 2012008878A1
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Игорь Евгеньевич АЛИМОВ
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/83—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/0202—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/036—Light emitting elements
    • H01H2219/039—Selective or different modes of illumination
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/036—Light emitting elements
    • H01H2219/046—Light emitting elements above switch site

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  • the invention relates to electronics, to computer technology and can be used as part of information input devices.
  • Known computer keyboard (1) which is a set of keys containing elements with changing characters on their surface.
  • the disadvantages of the known keyboard are the complexity, high cost of the key itself and the lack of reliability of the entire keyboard.
  • the disadvantages of the known devices is the limited number of reproducible characters on each surface of the key and the heterogeneity of the glow of the character due to the overlay of images of characters.
  • a keyboard with transparent key panels (5) using a replaceable character set on film is also known.
  • the disadvantage of the keyboard is the limited character set on each key.
  • the closest in technical essence to the claimed multi-character keyboard with backlight is a luminous keyboard with a multi-character selection (6), selected as a prototype, containing transparent keys with colored characters on the film.
  • the keys are provided with internal illumination of each of the individual symbols located on it.
  • the backlight is made in the form of a film with placed LEDs separate for each character. In this case, the internal key cavity is divided
  • a disadvantage of the known device for entering information is the limited number of characters on the surface of the keys and their small size.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard, on the entire surface of the key of which one full-size character is displayed from a large set of characters with uniform illumination over the entire surface of the character, and the film with the character set can be easily replaced with another.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the keyboard in section
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of the keyboard in section
  • - Fig.Z is a view of a button in a perspective view.
  • the claimed multi-character keyboard with backlight (Fig. 1) (examined on the example of a membrane keyboard with rubber caps to return to its original position) is a housing 1 in which there are buttons 2 with the corresponding mechanisms for moving them 3 (made in the form of a rubber layer of caps) and switching 4 connected to the control circuit 5 of the conductive tracks 6.
  • the control circuit 5 switches the light emitters 7 (for example, LEDs) located under each button 2, the light from which through a removable film 8 with several symbol images under each button, it falls onto its surface, and the light emitters are arranged so that when one of them is turned on, the corresponding symbol image is projected onto the entire translucent upper surface of button 2, and when the other is turned on, another corresponding image replaces the previous one on the same entire surface Buttons 2.
  • a multi-character backlit keyboard can be implemented on other principles of movement and switching mechanisms. Films with character sets can be embedded in each key if necessary to simplify the design.
  • the design of the housing 1 provides the placement of the buttons 2 with the corresponding mechanisms of their movement 3 and switching 4 connected to the control circuit 5 of the conductive paths 6.
  • the control circuit 5 in accordance with the selected character set layout commutes the corresponding light emitters 7 located under each button 2 so that when turned on one of them, the corresponding symbol image is projected onto the entire translucent upper surface of button 2, and when you turn on the other, another corresponding image replaces previous on the same entire surface of button 2.
  • the proposed technical solution for a multi-character keyboard with backlight when changing the location of the light emitters of the design provides a larger display of characters and their location on the entire surface of the key with a huge selection of characters for each key (from two to several hundred).
  • the design of a multi-character keyboard with backlighting can significantly simplify the assembly during production and change the film with a set of characters to another set that meets the user's desire; makes it possible to complete the keyboard with several spare buttons for repair, as most buttons are exactly the same in design and non-critical to abrasion of the outer surface.

Abstract

The invention relates to electronics and computer engineering and can be used in data input devices. It addresses the technical problem of creating a keyboard on which one full-size symbol from among a large set of symbols is displayed on the entire surface of a key and is uniformly illuminated over its entire surface, and one film bearing a set of symbols can easily be substituted by another. The claimed illuminated multi-symbol keyboard comprises a body having buttons disposed therein which are provided with corresponding displacement and switching mechanisms and are connected to a control circuit which switches, inter alia, light emitters situated beneath each button, the light from said emitters passing via a replaceable film with a plurality of symbol images beneath each button to the surface of the button. The novel feature of the keyboard is that the light emitters are arranged in such a way that when one of the emitters is switched on, a corresponding symbol image is projected onto the entire semi-transparent top surface of the button and when a different emitter is switched on, a different corresponding image replaces the preceding one on the entire surface of the same button.

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Мультиси вольная клавиатура с подсветкой  Backlit multisi keyboard
Изобретение относится к электронике, к вычислительной технике и может быть использовано в составе приборов ввода информации. The invention relates to electronics, to computer technology and can be used as part of information input devices.
Известен компьютерная клавиатура ( 1), представляющая собой набор клавиш содержащих элементы с меняющимися символами на их поверхности. Недостатками известной клавиатуры являются сложность, дороговизна самой клавиши и недостаточная надежность всей клавиатуры. Известны кнопки и клавиатуры (2), (3), (4) использующие специальные фильтры для получения изображения на поверхности клавиши. Недостатками известных устройств является ограниченное количество воспроизводимых символов на каждой поверхности клавиши и неоднородность свечения символа из-за наложения изображений символов. Так же известна клавиатура с прозрачными ключевыми панелями (5) использующая сменный набор символов на пленке. Недостатком клавиатуры является ограниченный набор символов на каждой клавише.  Known computer keyboard (1), which is a set of keys containing elements with changing characters on their surface. The disadvantages of the known keyboard are the complexity, high cost of the key itself and the lack of reliability of the entire keyboard. Known buttons and keyboards (2), (3), (4) using special filters to obtain images on the surface of the keys. The disadvantages of the known devices is the limited number of reproducible characters on each surface of the key and the heterogeneity of the glow of the character due to the overlay of images of characters. A keyboard with transparent key panels (5) using a replaceable character set on film is also known. The disadvantage of the keyboard is the limited character set on each key.
Наиболее близким по технической сущности к заявляемой мультисимвольной клавиатуре с подсветкой является, выбранная в качестве прототипа, светящаяся клавиатура с мульти-символьным выбором (6), содержащей прозрачные клавиши с цветными символами на пленке. Клавиши снабжены внутренней подсветкой каждого из расположенных на ней символа в отдельности. Средство подсветки выполнено в виде пленки с размещенными светодиодами отдельного для каждого символа. В этом случае внутренняя полость клавиш делается разделенной  The closest in technical essence to the claimed multi-character keyboard with backlight is a luminous keyboard with a multi-character selection (6), selected as a prototype, containing transparent keys with colored characters on the film. The keys are provided with internal illumination of each of the individual symbols located on it. The backlight is made in the form of a film with placed LEDs separate for each character. In this case, the internal key cavity is divided
перегородками на части, а в каждую из образованных полостей помещен светодиод. partitions, and an LED is placed in each of the cavities formed.
Недостатком известного устройства для ввода информации является ограниченное количество символов на поверхности клавиши и их небольшой размер.  A disadvantage of the known device for entering information is the limited number of characters on the surface of the keys and their small size.
Технической задачей настоящего изобретения является создание клавиатуры, на всей поверхности клавиши которой отображается один полноразмерный символ из большого набора символов с равномерной подсветкой по всей поверхности символа, причем пленка с набором символов может быть легко заменена на другую.  An object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard, on the entire surface of the key of which one full-size character is displayed from a large set of characters with uniform illumination over the entire surface of the character, and the film with the character set can be easily replaced with another.
ЗАМЕНЯЮЩИЙ ЛИСТ (ПРАВИЛО 26) Поставленная задача решается за счет того, что мультисимвольная клавиатура с подсветкой, в корпусе которой расположены кнопки с соответствующими механизмами их перемещения и коммутации, соединенные со схемой управления, коммутирующей в том числе светоизлучатели, размещенные под каждой кнопкой, свет от которых через сменную пленку с несколькими изображениями символов под каждой кнопкой попадает на ее поверхность, а светоизлучатели расположены так, что при включении одного из них соответствующее изображение символа проецируется на всю полупрозрачную верхнюю поверхность кнопки, а при включении другого - другое соответствующее изображение заменяет предыдущее на этой же всей поверхности кнопки. SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) The problem is solved due to the fact that the multi-character keyboard with backlight, in the case of which there are buttons with appropriate mechanisms for their movement and switching, are connected to a control circuit that commutes including light emitters located under each button, the light from which through a removable film with several symbol images under each button fall on its surface, and the light emitters are located so that when one of them is turned on, the corresponding symbol image is projected over the entire the translucent top surface of the button, and when you turn on another, another corresponding image replaces the previous one on the same entire surface of the button.
Заявленная мультисимвольная клавиатура с подсветкой поясняется  The claimed multi-character backlit keyboard is explained
чертежами, где: drawings, where:
- на фиг.1 - вид клавиатуры сбоку в разрезе;  - figure 1 is a side view of the keyboard in section;
- на фиг.2 - вид клавиатуры сверху в разрезе;  - figure 2 is a top view of the keyboard in section;
- на фиг.З - вид кнопки в аксонометрической проекции.  - Fig.Z is a view of a button in a perspective view.
Пример конкретной реализации.  An example of a specific implementation.
Заявленная мультисимвольная клавиатура с подсветкой (фиг.1 ) (рассмотрена на примере мембранной клавиатуры с резиновыми колпачками возвращения в первоначальное положение) представляет собой корпус 1 в котором расположены кнопки 2 с соответствующими механизмами их перемещения 3 (выполнен в виде резинового слоя колпачков) и коммутации 4, соединенные со схемой управления 5 токопроводящими дорожками 6. Схема управления 5 коммутирует светоизлучатели 7 (например, светодиоды), размещенные под каждой кнопкой 2, свет от которых через сменную пленку 8 с несколькими изображениями символов под каждой кнопкой попадает на ее поверхность, а светоизлучатели расположены так, что при включении одного из них соответствующее изображение символа проецируется на всю полупрозрачную верхнюю поверхность кнопки 2, а при включении другого - другое соответствующее изображение заменяет предыдущее на этой же всей поверхности кнопки 2. Мультисимвольная клавиатура с подсветкой может быть реализована и на других принципах механизмов перемещения и коммутации. Пленки с наборами символов могут быть встроены в каждую клавишу при необходимости упрощения конструкции.  The claimed multi-character keyboard with backlight (Fig. 1) (examined on the example of a membrane keyboard with rubber caps to return to its original position) is a housing 1 in which there are buttons 2 with the corresponding mechanisms for moving them 3 (made in the form of a rubber layer of caps) and switching 4 connected to the control circuit 5 of the conductive tracks 6. The control circuit 5 switches the light emitters 7 (for example, LEDs) located under each button 2, the light from which through a removable film 8 with several symbol images under each button, it falls onto its surface, and the light emitters are arranged so that when one of them is turned on, the corresponding symbol image is projected onto the entire translucent upper surface of button 2, and when the other is turned on, another corresponding image replaces the previous one on the same entire surface Buttons 2. A multi-character backlit keyboard can be implemented on other principles of movement and switching mechanisms. Films with character sets can be embedded in each key if necessary to simplify the design.
ЗАМЕНЯЮ ИЙ ЛИСТ (ПРАВИЛО 26) Мультисимвольная клавиатура с подсветкой функционирует следующим образом. REPLACE ITS SHEET (RULE 26) A multi-character backlit keyboard operates as follows.
Конструкция корпуса 1 обеспечивает размещение кнопок 2 с соответствующими механизмами их перемещения 3 и коммутации 4, соединенные со схемой управления 5 токопроводящими дорожками 6. Схема управления 5 в соответствии с выбранной раскладкой набора символов коммутирует соответствующие светоизлучатели 7 размещенные под каждой кнопкой 2 так, что при включении одного из них соответствующее изображение символа проецируется на всю полупрозрачную верхнюю поверхность кнопки 2, а при включении другого - другое соответствующее изображение заменяет предыдущее на этой же всей поверхности кнопки 2.  The design of the housing 1 provides the placement of the buttons 2 with the corresponding mechanisms of their movement 3 and switching 4 connected to the control circuit 5 of the conductive paths 6. The control circuit 5 in accordance with the selected character set layout commutes the corresponding light emitters 7 located under each button 2 so that when turned on one of them, the corresponding symbol image is projected onto the entire translucent upper surface of button 2, and when you turn on the other, another corresponding image replaces previous on the same entire surface of button 2.
Таким образом, предложенное техническое решение мультисимвольной клавиатуры с подсветкой при изменении расположения светоизлучателей конструкции обеспечивает более крупное отображение символов и их расположение по всей поверхности клавиши при огромном выборе символа для каждой клавиши (от двух до нескольких сотен). При этом конструкция мультисимвольной клавиатуры с подсветкой позволяет существенно упростить сборку при производстве и смену пленки с набором символов на другой набор, соответствующий желанию пользователя; дает возможность комплектовать клавиатуру несколькими запасными кнопками для ремонта, т.к. большинство кнопок совершенно одинакова по конструкции и некритичны к истиранию внешней поверхности.  Thus, the proposed technical solution for a multi-character keyboard with backlight when changing the location of the light emitters of the design provides a larger display of characters and their location on the entire surface of the key with a huge selection of characters for each key (from two to several hundred). At the same time, the design of a multi-character keyboard with backlighting can significantly simplify the assembly during production and change the film with a set of characters to another set that meets the user's desire; makes it possible to complete the keyboard with several spare buttons for repair, as most buttons are exactly the same in design and non-critical to abrasion of the outer surface.
Источники информации: Information sources:
1. Патент Российской Федерации на полезную модель N°76477.  1. Patent of the Russian Federation for utility model N ° 76477.
2. Патент Германии DE 32 35 752 A1.  2. German patent DE 32 35 752 A1.
3. Патент Японии JP 2009181413.  3. Japan Patent JP 2009181413.
4. Патент Китая CN 101055496 А.  4. China Patent CN 101055496 A.
5. Международная заявка РСТ WO 2010/030279 А1  5. PCT International Application WO 2010/030279 A1
6. Патент Кореи KR 10-2009-0066364.  6. Korean patent KR 10-2009-0066364.
ЗАМЕНЯЮЩИЙ ЛИСТ (ПРАВИЛО 26) SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)

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ФОРМУЛА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ  CLAIM
Мультисимвольная клавиатура с подсветкой, в корпусе которой расположены кнопки с соответствующими механизмами их перемещения и коммутации, соединенные со схемой управления, коммутирующей, в том числе светоизлучатели, размещенные под каждой кнопкой, свет от которых через сменную пленку с несколькими изображениями символов под каждой кнопкой попадает на ее поверхность, отличающаяся тем, что светоизлучатели расположены так, что при включении одного из них соответствующее изображение символа проецируется на всю полупрозрачную верхнюю поверхность кнопки, а при включении другого - другое соответствующее изображение заменяет предыдущее на этой же всей поверхности кнопки. A multi-character backlit keyboard, in the case of which there are buttons with corresponding mechanisms for their movement and switching, connected to a control circuit that commutes, including light emitters located under each button, the light from which passes through a removable film with several symbol images under each button its surface, characterized in that the light emitters are arranged so that when one of them is turned on, the corresponding symbol image is projected onto the entire translucent upper button surface, and when the other - more appropriate image replaces the previous on the same button, the entire surface.
ЗАМЕНЯЮЩИЙ ЛИСТ (ПРАВИЛО 26) SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)
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