Keyboard Device and Film Structure
AssigneeAcrox Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorSteve Ore-Yang
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a film structure for a keycap, including a molding film presenting a shape conforming with the outline of the upper surface outline of the keycap; and a polyurethane (PU) layer disposing on the molding film and engraved a symbol thereon, wherein the symbol indicates a specific keycap. In the present invention, the problems with the symbols of the keycaps becoming dislocated, yellowed and deformed when the keycaps are manufactured with currently available techniques can be overcome, and users can clearly see the symbols on a backlit keyboard.
Claims15
A keyboard device, comprising plural independent keycaps, each of which has an outer surface and includes:
- a main body;
- and
- a film structure, including:
- one of an in-mold-forming film and an in-mold-decoration film disposed on the main body;
- and
- a top fabric layer attached to one of the in-mold-forming film and the in-mold-decoration film, wherein the top fabric layer is one of a polyurethane (PU) layer and a textile layer, and is the outer surface of the keycap.
A film structure for a keycap, wherein the keycap comprises an upper surface having an outline, the film structure comprising:
- a molding film presenting a shape conforming with the outline of the upper surface;
- and
- a top fabric layer disposed on the molding film and engraved a symbol thereon, wherein the top fabric layer is one of a polyurethane (PU) layer and a textile layer.
A film structure for a keycap of a backlit keyboard, comprising:
- a polyurethane (PU) layer;
- and
- a molding film attached to the PU layer to form the film structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.