JPH10161786A - Keyboard device and seal for key sticking - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discriminate a tile by comprehending the ruggedness of picture pattern only from a touch on a finger even without visually confirming the picture pattern on the tile by the player of mah-jongg by generating the difference of touch for each key. SOLUTION: Ruggedness 1 in the form of character, graphic, symbol or numeral is formed on the finger touch face of each key arranged on a keyboard device so that each key can be discriminated from a touch on the finger. At the same time, the ruggedness 1 in the form of character, graphic, symbol or numeral is formed on the surface of seal base material 3 to be touched by the finger, and a seal for key sticking is provided by coating the rear side of seal base material with an adhesive agent 4 and sticking a separator 5 on the face of adhesive agent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard device as an input device used for an information processing device such as a personal computer or a word processor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Keyboard devices are widely used as data input devices for information processing devices such as computers. Regarding the surface shape of the key of the keyboard device that comes into contact with the finger, the Japanese Industrial Standard B9529 states that "the upper surface of the key is shaped so that the finger does not slip during operation." B9517
In ", the shape of the key shall be such that the finger does not slip during operation on the upper surface. In order to make the operation feeling easier, the key of" 5 "should be different from other keys. May be used. "

[0003] As for the surface shape of the key of the keyboard device which is widespread, "5" which is the center of the numeric keypad portion and "F" / "J" which is the home position (basic finger placement position) of the new JIS standard keyboard. The key has a small bar-like or dot-like projection at the center of the surface, and the other keys have many smooth surface shapes.

When an operation such as data input is performed using the keyboard device, the operator of the keyboard device does not visually check alternately each of the screen on which the input data is displayed, the keyboard device, reference documents and materials. It is common to input data from. As a result of performing data input while visually checking alternately, the input speed is slow, there are many input mistakes, and eyestrain and physical fatigue are often felt.

Although it is possible to perform an operation such as input (blind touch) without looking at the keyboard surface, in order to perform the blind touch, it is necessary to memorize the positional relationship between the respective keys by learning and training. It takes a long time to learn, and those who cannot perform the blind touch make up the majority of users such as personal computers.

As described above, many popular keyboard devices have small protrusions on the surfaces of the keys "5", "F", and "J", but "5", "F", " The surface shape other than the J "key is so smooth that it cannot be distinguished from each other by the tactile sensation of the finger. When the finger is placed on the key top, no key can be identified by the tactile sensation. And visually confirm the operation, or once return the finger to the position of "5" / "F" / "J" to perform the blind touch. As a result, for those who cannot perform blind touch, data input is performed without visual confirmation, so input speed is slow, input mistakes are often made, eyestrain and body fatigue are often felt, drastic operation It does not lead to improved performance.

[0007]

As described above, in the keyboard device of the prior art, the surface shapes of most keys are so smooth that they cannot be distinguished from each other by the tactile sensation of a finger. The user has to enter
As a result of visually observing the key arrangement of the keyboard device and visually confirming and operating the keys, the input speed is slow, and there are many input errors,
I often feel tired and tired of my body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the related art, and is different from the small projection on each of the keys "5", "F" and "J". By forming a sign or a number-like unevenness, a difference in tactile sensation is generated for each key, facilitating discrimination of each key by a tactile sensation of an operator's finger, and visually observing a key arrangement each time a key is input. It is an object of the present invention to provide a keyboard device that reduces the task of visually confirming a keyboard. Each time an input is made, it is easy to determine the key with the touch of a finger without looking at the key, so that operability is improved and eye fatigue and body fatigue are reduced. In addition, for a keyboard device that does not have a character, figure, symbol, or number-like unevenness on a key surface that has already been spread, it is possible to easily provide a character, figure, symbol, or number-like unevenness at low cost. It is intended to provide a key sticking seal.

[0009]

As a means for achieving the above object, in the present invention, a plurality of keys are arranged on the upper surface side of a case, and a character, a figure or a symbol is provided on a contact surface of the key with a finger. Or a keyboard device characterized by forming a number-shaped unevenness, and forming a letter, figure, symbol, or number-shaped unevenness on a surface of a seal base material that contacts a finger, and a back surface of the seal base material. A sticker for attaching a key, wherein an adhesive is applied to the adhesive and a separator is attached to the surface of the adhesive.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a perspective view of one form of the key of the Example of FIG. On the contact surface of the key with the finger, a letter-shaped convex portion of "A" / "chi" is formed. This key may be an integrally molded product of plastic, or only the protrusion may be separately manufactured and bonded. A plurality of keys are arranged on the upper surface side of the case of the currently popular keyboard device, and a character, a figure, a symbol, or a number-shaped convex portion engraved on the key is formed for each key. Each key has its own tactile sensation. In addition, a concave portion may be formed for each key. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one form of the key according to the first embodiment. "A" on the contact surface with the finger
-The letter "C" -shaped concave portion is formed. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a key sticking seal according to the second embodiment of the present invention. "A"
A letter "C" -shaped convex portion is formed, an adhesive is applied to the back surface, and a separator is attached to the adhesive surface. In addition, only the concave and convex portions may be separately manufactured and adhered to the seal base material, or the convex and concave portions may be directly provided on the surface of the seal base material to form an integrally molded product. Manufactures a seal having characters, figures, symbols, or numeric-shaped projections and depressions inscribed on each key arranged on the upper surface of the case of a currently popular keyboard device according to the type of each key, and manufactures each key. The keyboard device according to claim 1 can be easily made by sticking in a key top shape.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of keys arranged on the upper surface of the case are provided on the contact surface of the keys with the fingers. , The difference in tactile sensation occurs for each key, making it possible for a Mahjong player to understand the ruggedness of the pattern only by the tactile sensation of the finger without having to visually check the pie pattern. , It becomes easy to determine each key by the tactile sensation of the operator's finger, and every time a key is input,
This has the effect of reducing the work of visually observing the key arrangement and visually confirming the key. As a result, operability is improved, and eye fatigue and body fatigue are reduced. In addition, with respect to a keyboard device which does not have a character, graphic, symbol, or numeral-shaped unevenness on a key surface which has already been widely used, if the above-mentioned key attaching sticker is used, the character, graphic, symbol, or numeral-like shape can be easily manufactured at low cost. Can be made uneven.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a keyboard key according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a keyboard key according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a key sticking sticker according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of a key sticking seal according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Character-shaped convex part 2 Character-shaped concave part 3 Seal base material 4 Adhesive 5 Separator

Claims (2)

[Claims] A keyboard having a plurality of keys arranged on an upper surface side of a case, and a character, figure, symbol, or numeral-shaped unevenness formed on a contact surface of the key with a finger. apparatus. 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising forming a character, graphic, symbol, or numeral-shaped unevenness on the surface of the seal substrate which comes into contact with the finger, applying an adhesive to the back surface of the seal substrate, and forming a separator on the adhesive surface. A sticking sticker attached to the key.