Method for manufacturing keycaps of capped keyboard apparatus
AssigneeAcrox Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorSteve Ore-Yang
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing keycaps of a capped keyboard apparatus is disclosed. The proposed method includes: (a) providing a cover layer and plural keycap main bodies, wherein the cover layer includes plural units, and each the unit has an upper surface with a character; (b) putting the plural keycap main bodies on a fixture; (c) shaping the cover layer on the fixture and attaching each the unit to a corresponding one of the plural keycap main bodies; and (d) cutting the cover layer to obtain plural keycaps independent of one another.
Claims10
A method for manufacturing keycaps of a capped keyboard apparatus, comprising:
- (a) providing a cover layer and plural keycap main bodies, wherein the cover layer includes plural units, each the unit has a first surface and a second surface, each the keycap main body has a top surface, and the first surface of each the unit has a character denoting a corresponding keycap;
- (b) putting the plural keycap main bodies on a vacuum fixture having an embedded channel for being vacuumized, wherein the vacuum fixture includes plural T-shaped columns, and plural rectangular columns configured interlacedly with the plural T-shaped columns, each T-shaped column and respective adjacent rectangular column or adjacent T-shaped column thereof have a gap therebetween, and the embedded channel is formed by all the gaps;
- (c) shaping the cover layer on the vacuum fixture by vacuumizing the vacuum fixture and causing the cover layer to be attached to the plural keycap main bodies for attaching the second surface of each the unit to the top surface of a corresponding keycap main body;
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- (d) cutting the cover layer to obtain plural keycaps respectively attaching thereto the plural units independent of one another.
A method for manufacturing keycaps of a capped keyboard apparatus, comprising:
- (a) providing a cover layer and plural keycap main bodies, wherein the cover layer includes plural units, and each the unit has an upper surface with a character;
- (b) putting the plural keycap main bodies on a fixture using an embedded channel for vacuumization, wherein the vacuum fixture includes plural T-shaped columns, and plural rectangular columns configured interlacedly with the plural T-shaped columns, each T-shaped column and respective adjacent rectangular column or adjacent T-shaped column thereof have a gap therebetween, and the embedded channel is formed by all the gaps;
- (c) shaping the cover layer on the fixture by heating the cover layer, vacuumizing the fixture, cooling the cover layer down, and attaching each the unit to a corresponding one of the plural keycap main bodies;
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- (d) cutting the cover layer to obtain plural keycaps independent of one another.
A method for manufacturing keycaps of a capped keyboard apparatus, comprising:
- (a) providing a cover layer and plural keycap main bodies, wherein the cover layer includes plural units, and each the unit has an upper surface with a character;
- (b) putting the plural keycap main bodies on a fixture using an embedded channel for vacuumization, wherein the vacuum fixture includes plural T-shaped columns, and plural rectangular columns configured interlacedly with the plural T-shaped columns, each T-shaped column and respective adjacent rectangular column or adjacent T-shaped column thereof have a gap therebetween, and the embedded channel is formed by all the gaps;
- (c) shaping the cover layer on the fixture by vacuumizing the fixture and attaching each the unit to a corresponding one of the plural keycap main bodies;
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- (d) cutting the cover layer to obtain plural keycaps independent of one another.
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