Pivotable key structure

摘要

A pivotable key structure includes a housing body, a pivotable unit, a switch module, and a carrier. The pivotable unit has a touchpad module and a pivotable member. The pivotable member is engaged to the touchpad module thereunder. The pivotable member is disposed on the carrier through two pivot axle as a pivot point to relatively pivot on the carrier. The carrier has a switch module corresponding to two pivot axles. The pivotable member has two operating portions which are protrusions, each respectively correspond to the switch module. The housing body has an opening so that the pivotable member can pivot horizontally and be exposed through the opening. Thereby, through the pivoting movements of the pivotable unit toward the switch module, the operating protrusions can contact the switch module and generate a corresponding control signal.

主权项

1. A pivotable key structure, comprising:
a housing body having an opening, and an inner surface of the housing body having a mountable portion arranged thereon; a carrier connected to the housing body, and an inner surface of the carrier having a mountable portion arranged thereon; a pivotable unit including a touchpad module corresponding to the opening and a pivotable member corresponding to the touchpad module, two opposite ends of the pivotable member pivotally disposed on the mountable portions of the housing body and the carrier to define a pivot axis, and a surface of the pivotable member having two operating portions arranged thereon; wherein the mountable portion of the carrier has two mounting grooves respectively arranged on a front end and a middle region of the inner surface of the carrier and the mountable portion of the housing body has two mounting grooves respectively arranged on a front end and a middle region of the inner surface of the housing body, and the pivotable unit is pivotally disposed on the carrier to pivot thereon; and a switch module electrically connected to the electronic processing unit and arranged on the carrier, and the switch module corresponding to the operating portions; wherein the pivotable unit pivots towards the switch module such that one of the operating portions correspondingly presses against the switch module to generate a corresponding control signal.