Variable force key
AssigneeDongguan Jingyang Electron
InventorsLucy LIU, Andong LI
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AssigneeDongguan Jingyang Electron
InventorsLucy LIU, Andong LI
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A variable force key, comprising a housing, a central shaft, and a magnetic ring, the central shaft extends into the housing, the top end of the center shaft is fixedly provided with a key cap seat, the central shaft can reciprocate in the housing in the vertical direction, the bottom end of the central shaft is fixedly provided with a limit member, the outer wall or inner wall of the bottom end of the limit member is provided with a flange, the magnetic ring sleeves the outer wall of the limit member or is arranged inside the limit member and located at the upper end of the flange. The variable force key further comprises an electromagnet or a hollow coil, which is arranged at the bottom in the housing, and when the central shaft moves downward, the electromagnet or the hollow coil can penetrate inside the limit member.
A variable force key, comprising a housing, a central shaft, and a magnetic ring, wherein the central shaft extends into the housing, a top end of the center shaft is fixedly provided with a key cap seat, a return spring is arranged between a bottom end of the central shaft and an inner bottom surface of the housing, the central shaft is able to reciprocate in the housing in a vertical direction, the bottom end of the central shaft is further fixedly provided with a limit member, an outer wall of a bottom end of the limit member is provided with a flange in a circumferential direction, the magnetic ring is sleeved on an outer wall of the limit member and located at an upper end of the flange, or an inner wall of the bottom end of the limit member is provided with a flange in the circumferential direction, and the magnetic ring is arranged inside the limit member and located at the upper end of the flange, and the magnetic ring is a permanent magnet magnetized along an axial direction of the limit member, wherein the variable force key further comprises an electromagnet or a hollow coil, the electromagnet or the hollow coil is arranged at a bottom in the housing, and when the central shaft is moved downward, the electromagnet or the hollow coil is able to penetrate inside the limit member, and both a magnitude and a direction of current of the electromagnet or the hollow coil are able to be adjusted.
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