Patent Application
20150282338
The subject matter herein generally relates to electronic devices, and particularly to an electronic device having at least one key.
An electronic device, such as a smart key of a car, usually has a key provided thereon. The electronic device includes a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) received in the housing. The key can be depressed by application of force from outside of the housing.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape, or other feature that the term modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, “substantially cylindrical” means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The present disclosure is in relation to an electronic device that can include a housing, a printed circuit board, a key, and an adjusting member. The housing can define a through hole. The printed circuit board can be received in the housing. The key can be coupled to the housing and partially received in the through hole. The adjusting member can be across the through hole. The adjusting member can be movably coupled to the housing and can contact the key.
The present disclosure is further in relation to an electronic device that can include a housing, a printed circuit board, a key, and an adjusting member. The housing can include a first cover and a second cover. The first cover can define a through hole. The extending portions can be coupled to the first cover and can be positioned at opposite sides of the through hole. The second cover can be detachably coupled to the first cover. The printed circuit board can be received in the housing. The key can be coupled to the first cover and partially received in the through hole. The key can be configured to depress by application of force from outside of the housing. The adjusting member can be movably coupled to the extending portions.
The present disclosure is further in relation to an electronic device that can include a housing, a printed circuit board received in the housing, a key, and two pairs of adjusting members received in the housing. The key can be coupled to the housing and configured to depress by application of force from outside of the housing. The pairs of adjusting members can be received in the housing. The adjusting members can be movably coupled to the housing. A distance between the adjusting members of one pair can be different from a distance between the adjusting members of another pair.
The first cover 11 and the second cover 13 can define a receiving chamber 15, cooperatively. The printed circuit board 30 and the adjusting members 70 can be received in the receiving chamber 15. The key 50 can be partially received in the receiving chamber 15.
Both of the first cover 11 and the second cover 13 can be a housing having an opening. The first cover 11 can include a flat wall 113 and a sidewall 115 extending from edges of the flat wall 113. The sidewall 115 can be substantially perpendicular to the flat wall 113. The flat wall 113 can be substantially rectangular and define a plurality of through holes 1131 thereon. The through holes 1131 can be substantially rectangular and parallel to each other. In the illustrated embodiment, a number of the through holes 1131 can be four. The second cover 13 can be substantially similar to the first cover 11 in structure. The second cover 13 can include a flat wall 131 and a sidewall 133 extending from edges of the flat wall 131. The sidewall 133 can be substantially perpendicular to the flat wall 131. The second cover 13 and the first cover 11 can be fastened together or latched together.
The key 50 can be coupled to the first cover 11. The key 50 can include a key body 51 and four keycaps 53 coupled to the key body 51. The key body 51 can be substantially a rectangular board and coupled to the first cover 11. The key body 51 can include a limiting portion 510 and four protruding portions 511 protruding from the limiting portion 510. The protruding portions 511 can be substantially cuboids and received in the corresponding through holes 1131, respectively. The limiting portion 510 can be attached to an inner surface of the flat wall 113. The limiting portion 510 can define three latching grooves 513. Each latching groove 513 can be positioned between two adjacent protruding portions 511. The latching grooves 513 can be substantially bar-shaped corresponding to the three middle extending portions 117. The three extending portions 117 can pass through the latching grooves 513, respectively.
A contacting portion 515 can be formed on each extending portion 511. Each contacting portion 515 can be positioned between the extending portion 511 and the printed circuit board 30. Each contacting portion 515 can be substantially columnar and substantially positioned at a middle portion of the extending portion 511. Each contacting portion 515 can be aligned with one of the trigger portions 31.
Each keycap 53 can be substantially arcuate and suitable with the protruding portion 511. The keycaps 53 can be respectively coupled to the protruding portions 511 which received in the through holes 1131. Each keycap 53 can be partially received in the corresponding through hole 1131. When the keycap 53 is depressed by application of force from outside of the housing 10, the key cap 53 can move the protruding portion 511 and the contacting portion 515 towards the printed circuit board 30. Thus, the trigger portion 31 can be triggered.
The adjusting members 70 can be coupled to the extending portions 117 of the first cover 11 and across the through holes 1131. Each adjusting member 70 can be substantially T-shaped and include a main body 71 and two blocking portions 73 extending from opposite sides of the main body 71. The blocking portions 73 can be substantially symmetrical about a center axis of the adjusting member 70. In the illustrated embodiment, adjusting members 70 can be four pairs.
The main body 71 of each adjusting member 70 can be received in the protruding portion 511 and contact the protruding portion 511. Each blocking portion 73 can be movably received in the corresponding limiting groove 1171. Each adjusting member 70 can move in the limiting groove 1171 along a lateral direction of the first cover 11.
When the keycap 53 is depressed by application of force from outside of the housing 10, the force is also applied to the adjusting members 70. Thus, the blocking portions 73 can abut against the extending portions 117 and act as a support point. A position of each adjusting member 70 can be changed by moving the adjusting member 70 in the limiting groove 1171. A needed force for depressing the keycap 53 can be different corresponding to different position of the adjusting members 70.
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In at least one embodiment, the keycap 53 can be omitted and the protruding portions 511 can be act as keycaps. A number of the protruding portions 511 or the through holes 1131 can be one or more than one. The electronic device 100 can be not limited to be a smart key and can be telephone, for example.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of an electronic device. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the details, including in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103111155 | Mar 2014 | TW | national |
