1. Field of the Instant Disclosure
The instant disclosure relates to a foldable keyboard; in particular, to a foldable keyboard comprising a folding support member having magnetic latch that can be used to retain the foldable keyboard in a folded position.
2. Description of Related Art
As potable electronic devices, with touch panel, such as tablet computer and smartphone, becoming increasingly popular, user have become accustomed to providing input through typing on the touch screen, because most of compact electronic devices are not equipped with physical keyboards. However, while being intuitive and convenient for casual usage, the touching input method can only support limited typing speed. When a user needs to provide input of great volume, on screen input method through touch panes becomes impractical to. Thus, the compact foldable keyboards are provided to address this problem.
Taiwan Patent NO. 1270807 disclosures a foldable keyboard that comprises two key portions: an upper cover and a lower cover. The upper cover and lower cover are configured to snap onto each other through a mechanical latch to provide a placing space, and the two key portions, while in the folded state, can place in the placing space. Moreover, the upper cover is configured to support an electronic device. However, the mechanical latch, which is made by plastic material, wears out relatively easily, thus reduce the durability of the product.
Taiwan Patent NO. M419143 discloses a foldable keyboard comprising a left keyboard module and a right keyboard module assembled together through a connection module including a shaft, a subsidiary board, a pin axis and a plug. The right keyboard module and left keyboard module can rotate freely around the axis defined by the connection module. Thereby, the keyboard can be folded. However, the connection is complicated with a amount of components, which translates to higher production cost and manufacture complexity.
To address the above issues, the inventions strive via industrial experience and academic research to present the instant disclosure, which can effectively improve the limitations described above.