16 Mar 2011, 06:01

KBC Poker 40% New design of the keyboard frame part.1Hi, I"m a keyboard fan from TaiwanVery pleased to come here to share with you information about the keyboardRecently I got the keyboard KBC poker 40%PBT keycap and cherry black posed by the mechanical axis of the keyboard, and keys location has not been changed.I feel very satisfied of the keyboard. I was quite happy at the time.But I think KBC poker 40% could be betterSo I started thinking, I want to add more functions, to make it perfectThe following summarized design ideas.1. Storable USB cable40% of the keyboard to go out quite easily, if the USB cable can be incorporated in the function of adding even more ideal. It can be forget to bring the USB cable out to avoid the dilemma.2. USB cable can be adjustableAs an external device, sometime we need longer cable, if the cable can be adjusted so that will be the best.3. Hight of the Keyboard can be adjustI always liked adjustable keyboard, if they can add this features it would be ideal.I am a industrial designer, so I am quite familiar with the product design processSo I started working the design of the KBC poker 40%I can add three more functions.(The sharing will be completed in two articles)In order to achieve the exact size, I first disassembled the keyboard KBC poker 40%And take it to 3D reverse scanAs the white spray paint scanning needs, it becomes like thisAfter I use 3D graphics software, the 3D rendering completed in full accordance with the ratio of 1:1And in the frame I want to add functionality.This is a 3D drawing final look, I have considered the feasibility of the die mold. This is certainly not problem.Then, making the sample frameI used to draw a 3D CNC in accordance with drawings to process samplesFigure not yet completed processing of plastic paint colorsAssembly testingKBC poker 40% I have remove the load board that and put into the sample frame which I designed myselfStorage USB cable test50cm USB cableUSB wire diagram incorporating100cm USB cableWith three holes to reach the control pressure line the length of USB cable lengthUse it with ipadCurrently the keyboard frame is not yet completedThere are keyboard stand not making and the frame needs paintingI prefer to paint color in iron-grayPlease look forward to part 2And please respect this article as intellectual property, without my approval, please do not reprint articlesThanksBrianMy BLOG