Key structure

A key structure, comprising:

• a baseplate having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion;
• a key cap disposed above the baseplate;
• a first lever having a first central end, a first outer edge and a third connecting portion, wherein the third connecting portion is connected between the first central end and the first outer edge, the third connecting portion is rotatably coupled to the first connecting portion, and the first outer edge is rotatably coupled to the key cap;
• a second lever having a second central end, a second outer edge and a fourth connecting portion, wherein the fourth connecting portion is located between the second central end and the second outer edge, the fourth connecting portion is rotatably coupled to the second connecting portion, and the second outer edge is rotatably coupled to the key cap, and the key cap moves upwards and downwards with respect to the baseplate between a lower position and a higher position through the first lever and the second lever;
• a first magnetic member disposed on the baseplate, wherein the first magnetic member has a first portion;
• a second magnetic member disposed at the first central end of the first lever, wherein a magnetic attraction force is generated between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member, the second magnetic member has a second portion and a third portion, the second portion extends above the first magnetic member, and the third portion extends above the second central end of the second lever;
• a first buffer material provided between the second portion and the first magnetic member and between the third portion and the second lever, respectively;
• wherein when the key structure is pressed by an external force which enables the key cap to move towards the lower position, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member move away from each other, and the second magnetic member and the second central end of the second lever both move upwards, the first buffer material reduces a collision sound generated between the second magnetic member and the second central end;
• wherein when the external force disappears, the magnetic attraction force enables the key cap to move towards the higher position, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member move towards each other, and the second portion of the second magnetic member moves downwards, the first buffer material reduces a collision sound generated between the second portion and the first portion of the first magnetic member.