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Valentine R67 ميڪينيڪل ڪي بورڊ by Gangxiong Chen

Valentine R67 ميڪينيڪل ڪي بورڊ by Gangxiong Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award برونز انعام in ڪمپيوٽر ۽ ملحقه ڊوائيسز ڊيزائن Competition Category.


برونزڪمپيوٽر· 2023

Valentine R67 ميڪينيڪل ڪي بورڊ

by Gangxiong Chen

Client: Michael Chan DESIGN

A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in ڪمپيوٽر Category

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The Design

About Valentine R67 ميڪينيڪل ڪي بورڊ

Valentine R67 هڪ ميڪينيڪل ڪي بورڊ آهي، جيڪو روزاني ڪمپيوٽر جي استعمال لاءِ ٺاهيو ويو آهي. هي ڪي بورڊ سينڊوچ مائونٽنگ اسٽرڪچر استعمال ڪري ٿو، جنهن ۾ پوزيشننگ پليٽ کي مٿين ڪيس ۽ هيٺين ڪيس جي وچ ۾ رکيو ويو آهي، ته جيئن پليٽ مرڪز ۾ برقرار رهي. سينڊوچ جوڙجڪ بوٽمنگ وائبريشن کي گھٽائي ٿي ۽ ٽائپنگ جو وڌيڪ واضح ۽ خوشگوار آواز ڏئي ٿي. باڊي ايلومينيم الائي مان ٺاهي وئي آهي، جنهن کي CNC مشيننگ ذريعي شڪل ڏني وئي آهي ۽ اينوڊائزنگ سان فنشنگ ڪئي وئي آهي. مٿي تي هڪ چمڙي جو هينڊل آسان کڻي هلڻ جي سهولت ڏئي ٿو. ٻه سونا ڪسٽم ڪي ڪيپس تي هڪ لوگو ۽ گل جا نمونا اڪيل ٿيل آهن.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونز انعام

Valentine R67 ميڪينيڪل ڪي بورڊ A' Design Award برونز انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، تمام گهڻو معزز اعتراف جيڪو تخليقيت، اختراع ۽ ذڪاوت سان ممتاز بهترين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. برونز جا کٽيندڙ ڀرپور مهارت واريون ۽ نمايان طور تخليقي شاهڪار آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي وسيع تجربي، تخيل ۽ ڏاهپ جي تصديق ڪن ٿيون. Valentine R67 ميڪينيڪل ڪي بورڊ کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پيارو شيءِ هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award برونز انعام کٽيو آهي، فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي ۾ بهترين طريقا شامل ڪري ٿو ۽ ننڍين تفصيلن ڏانهن ڌيان ڏيڻ ڪري شاندار آهي. Valentine R67 ميڪينيڪل ڪي بورڊ ضرورتون خوبصورتيءَ سان پوريون ڪري ٿو، خواهشن کي ڇهي ٿو، جذبن کي موهي ٿو ۽ تجسس ڇڪي ٿو.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The keyboard adopts a sandwich installation structure, and the positioning plate is clamped by the top case and the bottom case to ensure that the positioning plate can be perfectly centered. The sandwich construction better dampens bottoming vibrations, resulting in a more exotic and pleasing ground-to-ground sound. The keyboard is made of aluminum alloy with a leather handle on the top for easy movement. The two gold custom keycaps are engraved with LOGO and flower patterns in the mouth.
Dimensions & Packaging
329mm x 136mm x 42mm, gift carton, aluminum alloy, plastic, 1.5kg, circuit board, lithium battery.
Tags
The pursuit of interesting design, sandwich bracket structure , knocking experience and feedback , crisp knocking sound , the playability of the product
Production Technology
The keyboard adopts a sandwich type mounting structure. Through the research and design of the cutting shape of the positioning plate, the part supporting the keys is connected to the fixed part of the shell with flexibility. The positioning plate is connected to the upper and lower shells, and the sandwich structure of the keyboard can better suppress the bottom vibration and make the bottom sound more peculiar and pleasant. The product adopts aluminum alloy CNC machining process and anodic oxidation surface treatment process, so that the product has a good texture and touch.
Design Challenge
The difficulty lies in repeated verification of the design mechanics and elasticity of the Sandwich mount structure, and finally achieve the best operating experience. At the same time, the appearance design pursues the pursuit of romantic spirit and fun
Research
The Valentine R67 Keyboard is an echo and tribute to the "spirit of making products full of fun". The design of the Sandwich mount structure, through comprehensive research and repeated verification of materials, mechanics, and elasticity, obtains the best percussion force and feedback, and suppresses key vibration, allowing the keyboard to obtain a better operating experience. Smooth percussion, clear feedback, and pleasant percussion sound bring a pleasant experience. Exquisite CNC machining ensures that the product has exquisite details.
Inspiration
The Valentine R67 Keyboard is an echo and tribute to Ettore Sottsass' spirit of making products fun. Times are changing turbulently and quickly, but the spirit that makes our lives and souls more interesting never falls behind. The significance of the Valentine R67 keyboard is also that we all have the persistence to let interesting souls shine into our lives.
Project Duration
The project will start in Hangzhou in November 2021, and will be produced and launched in Hangzhou in December 2022
Operation Flow
Steps to use Valentine R67 keyboard: charge the device, connect to the computer
Team Members
Manufacturer: JOJO.STUDIO
Designer: GANGXIONG CHEN
Image Credits
Image #1: Designer GANGXIONG CHEN, 2022
Optional Image #2: Designer GANGXIONG CHEN, 2022
Optional Image #3: Designer GANGXIONG CHEN, 2022
Optional Image #4: Designer GANGXIONG CHEN, 2022
Optional Image #5: Designer GANGXIONG CHEN, 2022

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