JP4032728B2 - Keyboard device and electronic device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a left / right separated type keyboard device and an electronic apparatus including such a left / right separated type keyboard.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, PHS, electronic notebooks, and PDAs are used for applications such as personal information management, personal information management, and information communication. Such portable electronic devices are provided with a liquid crystal display screen and a key input unit.
For portable electronic devices, for the purpose of protecting the display screen and key input part while carrying, a folding type or a detachable type hard cover such as a mobile phone, PHS or electronic notebook There is something to combine. In the case of a hard cover, when using a portable electronic device, remove it from the device body and place it in place or attach it to the back of the device body.
[0003]
By the way, as a key input unit of a portable electronic device, there is a type that includes a touch panel built in a display screen, such as an electronic notebook or PDA, and presses the display screen with a dedicated touch pen for input.
Recently, some portable electronic devices are used in combination with a keyboard. For example, there is a method of using a portable keyboard different from the portable electronic device, connecting the portable keyboard to the portable electronic device via a connector, and inputting with the keyboard. In addition, there is a method in which a keyboard is built in a portable electronic device, and the keyboard is pulled out for input.
[0004]
However, in the case of using a portable keyboard, it cannot be used unless it is always carried along with an electronic device and connected to a connector, and handling during carrying and use is troublesome.
In addition, with a built-in keyboard, there are problems such as troublesome handling when pulling out the keyboard from a portable electronic device, and difficulty in key entry. For example, when a small keyboard that fits within the horizontal width of a vertically long portable electronic device is simply built in, the horizontal width of the drawn keyboard is small, so that the key pitch becomes narrow and it becomes difficult to perform key input.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a keyboard device that is easy to carry and use, and that can be used in the horizontal direction and is easy to input during use.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that is easy to carry and use when used in an electronic device equipped with a keyboard, and that can be used as a large keyboard in the lateral direction when used. It is.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1keyboardStoreKeyboard caseAnd thisKeyboard caseProjecting to the outside by rotating operation from the opposite side surface portions of theKeyboard caseIt is in a state of being lined up laterally on the other side of thekeyboardConstituting the first and second twoKeyboard divisionWhenThe first operation unit and the second operation unit provided in the keyboard case, and the first keyboard divided body is attached in a direction from one side surface part to the other surface part of the keyboard case by the operation of the first operation unit. A first operating mechanism that rotates and biases the second keyboard divided body in a direction from one side surface of the keyboard case toward the other surface by the operation of the second operation unit. A second operating mechanism andA keyboard device comprising:
[0012]
  Claim2The described invention is claimed.1A keyboard device according to claimThe first operation unit and the second operation unit are opposed to the keyboard case.It is provided on both side surfaces, respectively.
[0014]
  Claim3The described inventionA keyboard case that houses the keyboard, and both sides of the keyboard case that protrude from each other by rotation, are arranged side by side in the other side of the keyboard case, and constitute a single keyboard as a whole. Two keyboard divided bodies, an operation unit provided in the keyboard case, and operation of the operation unit simultaneously urges and rotates the two keyboard divided bodies in a direction from both side surfaces to the other surface of the keyboard case. Operating mechanism to operateIt is provided with these.
[0018]
  Claim4The described invention is claimed.3The keyboard device according to claim 1, whereinOperation partSaidKeyboard caseIt is provided in one side part.
[0019]
  Claim5The described invention is claimed.3The keyboard device according to claim 1, whereinOperation partSaidKeyboard caseIt is provided in the center part of this.
[0020]
  Claim6The invention described in claims 1 to5The keyboard device according to any one of the above,Keyboard caseIsPortable electronic devicesIt is a hard cover attached to the surface of the.
[0022]
  Claim7The invention described in claims 1 to6A keyboard device according to any one ofKeyboard caseThe above twoKeyboard divisionA first electrically connected to each of the keysElectrical connectionWhen,Portable electronic devicesSecond electrically connected to the electrical circuit ofElectrical connectionIs provided.
[0023]
  Claim8The described inventionA keyboard storage part for storing the keyboard, and both sides of the keyboard storage part projecting outward by rotating operation, and arranged side by side in the other side part of the keyboard case, so that one keyboard as a whole One side surface portion of the keyboard storage portion formed by operating the first operation portion and the first and second keyboard division bodies, the first operation portion and the second operation portion, and the first operation portion. From the one side surface portion of the keyboard housing portion to the other surface portion by the operation of the second operation portion, and the first operation mechanism that urges in the direction toward the other surface portion to rotate. An electronic device including a second operation mechanism that is urged in the direction of rotation to rotate.It is characterized by.
[0024]
  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the keyboard storage portion for storing the keyboard and the opposite side surface portions of the keyboard storage portion protrude to the outside by rotating operations, and are arranged in the lateral direction on the other surface portion of the keyboard case. The two keyboard divided bodies constituting one keyboard as a whole, the operation section, and the two keyboard divided bodies are attached simultaneously in the direction from the both side surfaces of the keyboard storage section to the other surface section by the operation of the operation section. The electronic device includes an operation mechanism that rotates and rotates.
[0025]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0026]
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows one usage pattern of an electronic device and a keyboard device to which the present invention is applied. In the embodiment, as shown in the drawing, a PDA 1 and a keyboard device 10 which are small portable electronic devices used on the palm of the hand. Is a combination.
As shown in FIG. 2, the PDA 1 has a display screen 2 and operation keys 3 on the front surface (front surface) of a device body having a vertically long and substantially rectangular shape. The display screen 2 also serves as a touch panel, and a touch pen 4 for input operation on the touch panel is detachably fitted on one side surface of the apparatus main body.
As shown in FIG. 1, the keyboard device 10 includes a keyboard case 11 that is mounted on the back (rear) side of the PDA 1 and a keyboard 21 that includes two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 that are paired on the left and right. Consists of. The two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 are horizontally long and substantially rectangular, and have a large number of keys 22a and 23a in a predetermined arrangement.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard case 11 includes keyboard storage portions 12 and 13 for storing two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23, respectively. The keyboard storage portions 12 and 13 occupy substantially the lower half of the keyboard case 11 and are open to the side surface portion and the lower surface portion. In the keyboard storage portions 12 and 13, the keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 rotate on the fixed support shaft 14, respectively.
At the top and bottom of the mounting surface of the keyboard case 11 to the PDA 1, mounting state holding portions 15, 16 are provided, and a connection terminal portion (electrical connection portion) 17 is provided at the center in the upper mounting state holding portion 15. ing. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper and lower mounting state holding portions 15 and 16 have locking claws that can be locked in the locking grooves on the upper and lower surfaces of the device body of the PDA 1. 4B, when the keyboard case 11 is mounted on the back surface (rear surface) of the PDA 1, the connection terminal portion 17 is electrically connected to the connection terminal portion provided on the upper end surface of the PDA 1. Become.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the keyboard case 11 can also be attached to the front surface (front surface) side of the PDA 1, that is, the front surface (front surface) including the display screen 2 and the operation keys 3 of the PDA 1. Also functions as a hard cover to protect.
[0028]
Next, the operation mechanism 24 of the two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. This operation mechanism 24 individually operates the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23, and includes a link 25, a slide shaft 26, a connection shaft 27, and the like.
That is, as shown in the figure, a slide shaft 26 that supports one end of the link 25 is movably assembled in a vertical guide groove 18 provided side by side at the center in the keyboard case 11. The left and right links 25 are respectively connected to the two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 by connecting shafts 27 at the other end portions.
Here, the fixed support shafts 14 of the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 are provided side by side at the center of the lower end portion of the keyboard case 11. The two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 are rotatably assembled to the fixed support shaft 14 at the end portions of the projecting piece portions 22b and 23b integrally formed along the respective long sides. The projecting pieces 22b and 23b are provided up to the middle of the long sides of the keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23, and are connected to the link 25 and the connecting shaft 27 at the end opposite to the fixed support shaft 14.
The two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 are individually rotated about the fixed support shafts 14 by the operation mechanism 24 by the above link mechanism.
[0029]
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, a torsion coil spring 28, which is an urging mechanism for each of the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23, is connected to the operation mechanism 24. That is, one end of the torsion coil spring 28 is hooked on the slide shaft 26, and the other end is hooked on a fixed boss 29 provided on the keyboard case 11. Due to the torsion coil spring 28, a biasing force acting in the protruding operation direction from the keyboard case 11 acts on each of the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23.
In the embodiment, the urging mechanism using the torsion coil spring 28 is used. However, the urging mechanism is not limited to the torsion coil spring, and any other spring may be used as long as it has a similar urging function.
As shown in FIG. 8, the projecting pieces 22 b and 23 b of the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 and the keyboard case 11 are connected by a film substrate (electrical connection part) 19, respectively. The film substrate 19 bends following the rotation operation about the fixed support shaft 14 of the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23. Each of the keys 22a and 23a of the keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 is connected to the connection terminal portion 17 via an unillustrated board in the keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23, a film board 19 and an unillustrated board in the keyboard case 11. Are in an electrically connected state.
[0030]
Further, a lock member 31 that holds each of the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 in a stored state, and push buttons (operation units) 32 and 33 that perform an unlocking operation of each of the lock members 31 are provided.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the locking grooves 22 d and 23 d are formed in the short side portion on the opposite side of the fixed support shaft 14 of the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23. A lock member 31 having a locking claw 31 a that fits into each of the locking grooves 22 d and 23 d is rotatably assembled to a support shaft 34 provided on the keyboard case 11. The lock member 31 has an extension 31 b in addition to the locking claw 31 a, and a compression coil spring 35 is provided between the extension 31 b and the keyboard case 11. The compression coil spring 35 biases the lock member 31 in the direction in which the locking claw 31a is locked in the locking grooves 22d and 23d of the keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23, respectively.
On both side surfaces of the keyboard case 11, push buttons 32 and 33 are disposed respectively outside the left and right lock members 31. The push buttons 32 and 33 are rotatably assembled to a support shaft 36 provided on the keyboard case 11, and the distal end portion of the extension portion 31 b of the lock member 31 is inclined and abutted on the opposite side to the support shaft 36. Yes. In the illustrated example, the left push button 32 is disposed above the right push button 33.
[0031]
Next, how to use the keyboard device 10 will be described.
When the keyboard is not used, the two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 are stored in the left and right keyboard storage portions 12 and 13 of the keyboard case 11 as shown in FIGS. At this time, the locking claw 31a of the locking member 31 is locked in the locking grooves 22d and 23d by the compression coil spring 35 at the position where the slide shaft 26 hits the upper end of the guide groove 18, and the keyboard is divided. The stored state of the bodies 22 and 23 is maintained. Accordingly, the projecting pieces 22b and 23b are pulled up via the links 25 and the connecting shaft 27, and are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, so that the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 are held in a stored state.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the keyboard case 11 in the keyboard storage state can be used as a hard cover by being mounted on the front surface (front surface) side of the PDA 1 and carrying it. That is, the display screen 2 of the PDA 1 And the surface (front surface) including the operation keys 3 can be protected.
And when using PDA1, the keyboard case 11 is once removed. Thus, a desired process is performed by performing an input operation on the touch panel of the display screen 2 of the PDA 1 with the touch pen 4 or operating the operation keys 3.
[0032]
When using the keyboard, the keyboard case 11 is attached to the back surface (rear surface) of the PDA 1. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4B, the connection terminal portion 17 of the keyboard case 11 is electrically connected to the connection terminal portion on the upper end surface of the PDA 1, and accordingly, the keys 22a of the keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 are provided. -23a will be in an electrical connection state with the electric circuit in PDA1.
Then, the left and right push buttons 32 and 33 on the side surface of the keyboard case 11 are pushed with a fingertip. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the right push button 33 is pushed with the fingertip, the extension 31b is pushed, and the lock member 31 rotates against the urging force of the compression coil spring 35. 31a is disengaged from the locking groove 23d. Then, the slide shaft 26 moves downward along the guide groove 18 by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 28 provided between the fixed boss 29, and the right keyboard divided body 23 is moved via the link 25 and the connecting shaft 27. It protrudes by rotating about the fixed support shaft 14. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the keyboard division body 23 on the right side has completed the protruding operation at the lower end portion of the keyboard case 11.
[0033]
Further, by pushing the left push button 32 with the fingertip, as shown in FIG. 8, the left keyboard divided body 22 is also rotated in the same manner to be in a symmetrically protruding state. That is, the two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 are held in a state of being arranged in the horizontal direction.
As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the keys 22a and 23a on the keyboard 21 can be appropriately input with the fingertip of the right hand while holding the PDA 1 together with the keyboard case 11 in the palm of the left hand. The input information is displayed on the display screen 2 after predetermined processing is performed in the PDA 1.
[0034]
After the keyboard is used, each of the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 is rotated by moving the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 toward the side surface of the keyboard case 11 with the fingertips. The case 11 is stored. That is, the locking claw 31a of the lock member 31 is locked in the locking grooves 22d and 23d, and the two keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 are stored.
[0035]
As described above, the keyboard device 10 can be carried by being attached to the PDA 1 or can be carried alone. In particular, since the state of the large keyboard 21 in which the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 are arranged in the horizontal direction is obtained, Key entry is easy and convenient.
In addition, the left and right keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 project by the individual operations of the push buttons 32 and 33 and are housed by the manual operation, so that the handling is easy.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, the right push button 33 can be operated with the left ring finger or middle finger, and the left push button 32 can be operated with the left thumb. That is, in the embodiment, the push buttons 32 and 33 are arranged corresponding to the positions of the fingers to be operated, and the operability is excellent.
In the present embodiment, the left and right keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 rotate about the respective rotation shafts 14 and protrude to the outside, but the rotation shafts may be common. In addition, various other structures can be used as long as each keyboard part can rotate and protrude to the outside even if it is not fixed at one point. In the present embodiment, a series of keys are distributed and arranged on the left and right keyboard divisions, but keys of different types and arrangements on the left and right may be arranged. For example, a 50-note turning key may be arranged on the left keyboard division 22 and a numeric keypad may be arranged on the right side.
[0036]
[Other examples of electrical connections]
FIG. 9 shows an example in which a connection terminal portion (electrical connection portion) 17 is provided in the mounting state holding portion 16 on the lower side of the keyboard case 11. In this case, PDA1 shall have a connection terminal part in a lower end part.
In FIG. 10, a connection terminal portion (electrical connection portion) 17 may be provided in the center of the keyboard case 11 near the mounting state holding portion 15. In that case, the PDA 1 includes a connection terminal portion on the back surface (rear surface) side.
In addition, the connection terminal portion (electrical connection portion) 17 may be provided anywhere on the keyboard case 11.
[0037]
[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 11 shows an operating mechanism 24 having a single torsion coil spring 28 that supports the left and right links 25 in common on the slide shaft 26 in one central guide groove 18. A compression coil spring 35 is provided.
If the operation mechanism 24 and the push button 32 common to the two keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 are used, when the push button 32 is pressed, the left and right keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 rotate simultaneously as shown in the figure. Are arranged side by side.
Further, after the keyboard is used, both the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 are simply operated by tilting one of the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 toward the side surface of the keyboard case 11, and both the keyboard divided bodies 22. 23 enters the storage state.
[0038]
[Third Embodiment]
In FIG. 12, the left and right keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 are provided with a common operation mechanism 41. The operation mechanism 41 includes a slide button (operation unit) 42, a torsion coil spring (biasing mechanism) 45, and the like.
Specifically, at the center of the keyboard case 11, a slide button 42 is assembled along the guide member 44 so as to be movable in the vertical direction as shown in the figure. The slide button 42 includes a symmetric push arm 43 that protrudes obliquely.
And the torsion coil spring 45 is spanned between the protrusions 22b and 23b of the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23, respectively. That is, the torsion coil spring 45 is provided such that one end thereof is hooked on the boss 46 provided on the projecting piece portions 22 b and 23 b and the other end is hooked on the fixed boss 47 provided on the keyboard case 11. . The coil portion of the torsion coil spring 45 can abut against the push arm 43, and the keyboard storage state in FIG. 12 is held by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 45.
[0039]
According to the above operation mechanism 41, the coil portion of the torsion coil spring 45 is pushed down by the left and right push arms 43 by sliding the slide button 42 downward from the state of FIG. As a result, the torsion coil spring 45 swings around the fixed boss 47 as a fulcrum and moves the boss 46 outward. Accordingly, the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 rotate simultaneously around the fixed support shafts 14.
Here, in the process in which the coil portion of the torsion coil spring 45 is pushed down by the push arm 43, the dead point is reached as shown by the phantom line in FIG. After this state, the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 are automatically protruded by the torsion coil spring 45, that is, as shown by the solid line in FIG. Are held in a line.
Further, by operating each of the left and right keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 so as to be tilted toward the side surface of the keyboard case 11 with a fingertip, each of the left and right keyboard division bodies 22 and 23 rotates and moves to the keyboard case 11. The storage state is reached.
Note that the slide operation of the slide button 42 for the protruding operation and the storing operation of the left and right keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23 as described above is performed with the keyboard case 11 removed from the PDA 1, and then the keyboard case 11 is moved. Or attached to the PDA 1.
[0040]
[Example of electronic device with built-in keyboard]
In FIG. 14, the keyboard housing portions 12 and 13 similar to the above-described embodiment are formed in the lower half of the PDA 1, and the fixed support shaft 14, the keyboard 21 (keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23), and the push button 33 are incorporated. An example is shown. Although an operation mechanism 24 and the like are also provided, they are omitted in the drawing.
In this way, the keyboard 21 (keyboard divided bodies 22 and 23) can be built in the PDA 1 in a compact manner, and portability and usability are further improved.
[0041]
In the above embodiment, a small electronic device that can be used on the palm of the hand is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be another larger electronic device.
In addition, the shape of the keyboard case constituting the keyboard device, the key arrangement and shape of the keyboard divided body, the configuration of the interlocking mechanism, and the like are arbitrary, and other specific details such as the detailed structure can be appropriately changed. Of course.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the two keyboard division bodies that rotate are built in the keyboard case, it is easy to carry. In addition, since the storage state in the keyboard case and the protruding state from the keyboard case are switched by the rotation of the two keyboard divisions, the keyboard is usually stored and used immediately with a very simple operation when you want to use the keyboard. It becomes possible. In use, the two keyboard divided bodies protrude outwardly from both sides of the keyboard case and are aligned in the horizontal direction on the other side of the keyboard case. Therefore, it can be used as a keyboard with a sufficient number of keys and key pitch and a large key size as a keyboard combining two keyboard parts, and key entry operation becomes much easier.WhenSuch advantages.In addition, when the operation unit provided in the keyboard case is operated, one keyboard divided body is urged and rotated in the direction from one side surface part of the keyboard case to the other surface part by the operation mechanism. The keyboard division will be located at Therefore, there is an advantage that the keyboard part is automatically placed in a state where it is located on the other surface part of the keyboard case with a simple operation.
[0045]
  Claim2According to the described invention, the claims1In addition to the effects obtained by the described invention, by operating the operation portions on both sides of the keyboard case, the two keyboard divisions rotate in the direction from the side surface of the keyboard case toward the other surface, and eventually the keyboard case There is an advantage that two keyboard divisions are positioned side by side on the other surface portion.
[0046]
  Claim3According to the described invention, when the operation unit provided in the keyboard case is operated, the two keyboard divided bodies are simultaneously moved in the direction from the both sides of the keyboard case toward the other surface by the operation mechanism.EnergizeRotating operation, eventually two keyboard divisions are simultaneously on the other side of the keyboard caseAutomaticallyThe advantage of being positioned side by side is obtained.
[0048]
  Claim6According to the described invention, since it is a keyboard case used as a hard cover to be mounted on the surface of a portable electronic device,3In addition to the effects obtained by any of the inventions described above, the surface of the portable electronic device can be protected. For example, there is an advantage that the display screen and the key input unit of the device main body when being carried can be protected by the keyboard case.
[0049]
  Claim8 and 9According to the described invention, since the two keyboard division bodies that rotate are built in the device main body, they can be built compactly and are easy to carry. In addition, the storage state in the device main body and the protruding state from the device main body are switched by the rotation operation of the two keyboard divided bodies, so that the keyboard is usually stored and used immediately with a very simple operation when you want to use the keyboard. It becomes possible. In use, the two keyboard divided bodies protrude outwardly from both side surfaces of the device main body and are aligned in the horizontal direction on the other surface of the device main body. Therefore, it is possible to use as a keyboard in which the number of keys and the key pitch are sufficiently secured and the key size is increased as a keyboard combining the two keyboard parts, and there is an advantage that the key entry operation becomes much easier.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing one usage pattern of an electronic device and a keyboard device to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing an embodiment of an electronic device.
FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing an embodiment of a keyboard device.
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing a state in which a keyboard case is mounted on the front side of the electronic device, showing a state where the electronic device and the keyboard device are combined, and the keyboard case is mounted on the back side of the electronic device. It is the fracture | rupture side view (b) which showed the electrical connection part with the keyboard protrusion state, and the fracture | rupture side view (c) which similarly showed the rotation spindle part of the keyboard.
FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing a configuration of a keyboard, an operation mechanism, and the like in a keyboard case, showing a keyboard storage state.
6 is a schematic front view showing a halfway state in which one keyboard is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 5;
7 is a schematic front view showing a protruding state of one keyboard from the state of FIG. 6. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a schematic front view showing a state in which both keyboards are arranged in a horizontal direction.
FIG. 9 shows another example of the electrical connection part, and is a cutaway side view of a state in which a keyboard case is mounted on the back side of the electronic device.
FIG. 10 is a cutaway side view of a state in which a keyboard case is mounted on the back side of an electronic device, showing still another example of the electrical connection portion.
FIG. 11 is a schematic front view showing a keyboard protruding state according to a second embodiment of the keyboard device.
FIG. 12 is a schematic front view showing a keyboard protruding state according to a third embodiment of the keyboard device.
13 is a schematic front view showing a state in which both keyboards protrude from the state of FIG.
FIG. 14 is a schematic side view showing an example of an electronic device with a built-in keyboard.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Electronic equipment
2 Display screen
3 Operation keys
4 Touch pen
10 Keyboard device
11 Keyboard case
12.13 Keyboard storage
14 Fixed spindle
15.16 Wearing state holding part
17 Electrical connections
18 Guide groove
19 Electrical connections
21 Keyboard
22.23 Keyboard division
22a / 23a key
24 Operating mechanism
25 links
26 Connecting shaft
27 Slide axis
28 Energizing mechanism
31 Locking member
32 ・ 33 Operation part
41 Operating mechanism
42 Operation unit
45 Energizing mechanism

Claims (9)

A keyboard case for storing the keyboard;
The keyboard case protrudes to the outside from the opposite side surfaces of the keyboard case by rotation, and is arranged in the horizontal direction on the other surface of the keyboard case, so that the first and second two constituting the keyboard as a whole. Keyboard division ,
A first operation unit and a second operation unit provided in the keyboard case;
A first operating mechanism for rotating the first keyboard divided body by biasing it in a direction from one side surface portion of the keyboard case to the other surface portion by operation of the first operation portion;
And a second operating mechanism for rotating the second keyboard divided body by urging the second keyboard divided body in a direction from one side surface portion to the other surface portion of the keyboard case by the operation of the second operation portion. Keyboard device. The keyboard device according to claim 1, wherein the first operation unit and the second operation unit are respectively provided on opposite side surfaces of the keyboard case. A keyboard case for storing the keyboard;
Two keyboard divisions constituting one keyboard as a whole, projecting to the outside by rotating operations from the opposite side surfaces of the keyboard case, and arranged side by side in the other surface of the keyboard case,
An operation unit provided in the keyboard case;
A keyboard device, comprising: an operation mechanism that rotates the two keyboard divided bodies simultaneously by urging the two keyboard divided bodies in a direction from both side surface portions to the other surface portion of the keyboard case by operation of the operation portion. The keyboard device according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit is provided on one side surface of the keyboard case. The keyboard device according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit is provided at a central portion of the keyboard case. The keyboard case is a keyboard device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the surface of the portable electronic device is a hard cover is mounted. The keyboard case includes a first electrical connection portion that is electrically connected to each key of the two keyboard division bodies, and a second electrical connection that is electrically connected to an electrical circuit of a portable electronic device. keyboard device according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the connection is provided. A keyboard storage section for storing the keyboard;
First and second 2 constituting a single keyboard as a whole, projecting outward from both opposing side surface portions of the keyboard housing portion by rotation and being arranged side by side on the other surface portion of the keyboard case. Two keyboard divisions,
A first operation unit and a second operation unit;
A first operation mechanism that urges the first keyboard divided body in a direction from one side surface portion to the other surface portion of the keyboard storage portion by the operation of the first operation portion to rotate;
A second operation mechanism for rotating the second keyboard divided body by urging the second keyboard divided body in a direction from one side surface portion to the other surface portion of the keyboard storage portion by operation of the second operation portion;
An electronic device comprising: A keyboard storage section for storing the keyboard;
Two keyboard divided bodies constituting one keyboard as a whole, projecting to the outside by rotating operations from opposite side surface portions of the keyboard storage portion, and arranged side by side in the other surface portion of the keyboard case,
An operation unit;
An electronic device comprising: an operating mechanism that simultaneously urges and rotates the two keyboard divided bodies in a direction from both side surface portions to the other surface portion of the keyboard storage portion by operation of the operation portion.

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