Keyboard and method for applying in-mold decoration technology to manufacture the keyboard with more key height and less key spacing

Abstract

A keyboard and a method of applying in-mold decoration and ejaculation technology to manufacture the keyboard with more key height and less key spacing relates to a method of making a plastic film which includes a plurality of protruding portions, and cutting a plurality of protruding granules, and then applying the bottom base of the plurality of granules to integrate an elastic material layer to manufacture a keyboard; The gap between a plurality of keyboard's protruding portions is less than the protruding portions of the plastic film.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention can be more fully understood by reference to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram, showing a prior art of applying an in-mold decoration and ejaculation technology to a plurality of protruding polycarbonate film.

FIG. 2A is schematic diagram illustrating the first step according to the present invention.

FIG. 2B is schematic diagram illustrating the second step according to the present invention.

FIG. 2C is schematic diagram illustrating the third step according to the present invention.

FIG. 2D is schematic diagram illustrating the fourth step according to the present invention.

FIG. 2E is schematic diagram illustrating the fifth step according to the present invention.

FIG. 2F is schematic diagram illustrating the sixth step according to the present invention.

FIG. 2G is schematic diagram illustrating the seventh step according to the present invention. and

FIG. 3 is a flow chart according to the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing, which comprises the steps of: (1) applying a plastic film which has a plurality of protruding portions placed into a cutting mold and cutting a plurality of protruding granules, wherein an in-mold decoration and ejaculation technology are applied to a plurality of the protruding plastic film; the interior of a plurality of protruding portions are filled with plastic material, and the gaps between a plurality of protruding portions has a first spacing;(2) applying a plurality of the protruding granules placed into a plurality of grooves which are within a union mold, a second spacing between a plurality of grooves are provided, wherein the second spacing is less than the first spacing; and(3) applying the bottom base of a plurality of the protruding granules is integrated into an elastic material layer, the spacing between a plurality of the protruding granules have the second spacing, and applying the elastic material layer integrated into a plurality of protruding granules to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing.

2. The method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing according to claim 1, wherein the step (3) further includes cutting the elastic material layer to manufacture the keyboard.

3. The method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing according to claim 1, wherein the plastic film is a polycarbonate resin film; the plastic material is a polycarbonate resin material; the elastic material layer is a rubber layer.

4. The method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing according to claim 1, wherein the step (3) further includes coating an UV hardenable resin to the bottom base of a plurality of the protruding granules and integrating into the elastic material layer, and then curing the UV hardenable resin utilizing UV ray; Further, the elastic material layer is to integrate the protruding granules.

5. The method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing according to claim 1, wherein the step (3) further includes applying a glutinous stuff to adhesive the elastic material layer and the protruding granule.

6. The method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing according to claim 1, further includes a method for manufacturing the plastic film with a plurality of the protruding portions comprising the steps of: (a) applying an in-mold decoration and ejaculation technology to manufacture a plastic film, the plastic film includes a plurality of protruding portions, and the gap between a plurality of the protruding portions has the first spacing;(b) applying the plastic film placed into an ejaculation mold, and within the ejaculation mold, the plastic material is to fill the interior of the protruding portions of the plastic film.

7. The method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing according to claim 6, wherein the step (b) further applying the plastic material which corresponds to each bottom base of the protruding portion to form a groove, and the step (b) which the elastic material layer includes corresponding protruding portions and the protruding portions fasten to the grooves respectively.

8. The method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing according to claim 7 wherein the step (3) further includes coating an UV hardenable resin to the bottom base of a plurality of the protruding granules and integrating into the elastic material layer, and then curing the UV hardenable resin utilizing UV ray; Further, the elastic material layer is to integrate the protruding granules.

9. The method for applying an in-mold decoration technology to manufacture a keyboard with more key height and less key spacing according to claim 8, wherein the plastic film is a polycarbonate resin film, the plastic material is a polycarbonate resin material, and the elastic material layer is a rubber layer.

10. A keyboard being made by means of the method defined in claim 1 comprising: an elastic material layer to integrate a plurality of protruding granules, the surface of the plurality of protruding granules is plastic film; the interior of the plurality of protruding granules are filled with the plastic material.

11. The keyboard according to claim 10, wherein the plastic film is a polycarbonate resin film, the plastic material is a polycarbonate resin material, and the elastic material layer is a rubber layer.

12. The keyboard according to claim 11, wherein applying an UV hardenable resin to join the elastic material layer and the plurality of the protruding granules.