The design inspiration of this keyboard comes from "reeds" found in nature.
Introduction
We often see it by the lake or beside the river. Its branches stand upright upwards while its leaves hang downwards. When the wind blows, its posture is particularly beautiful. We believe this state is suitable to be displayed on the side of the keyboard.
Index
- Design - Structure and Layout - Specifications - Colorways - More Photos - Pricing and Vendors - Follow the development
Design
Due to the limitations of processing technology and production costs, we designed the sides of the keyboard as multiple small arcs, and protruded the lines at the junction points to present the elegance of reeds. At the same time, the rear end of the keyboard is designed with an open structure, creating a tall and upright posture like reeds.
The conventional way of handling keyboard weight distribution is to place the weight at the top, but this results in an unbalanced keyboard with a heavy top and a light bottom. During the design phase, we aimed for visual harmony in the keyboard and to achieve a weight ratio of 50:50 for the upper and lower parts of the keyboard. Therefore, the weight was placed at the bottom of the keyboard's back.
By rotating the lines on the side, a "island" is formed at the bottom. Use rounded corners to smooth out the lines to make them resemble ripples of water.
We adopted a concealed screw design and used magnetic FPC, which made the keyboard more streamlined and reduced the assembly complexity.
Structure and Layout
Exploded View:
The fixation methods of the keyboard are GASKET and TOP.
Customize two types of silicone covers to enable the switching between GAS and TOP.
The FR4 diaphragms are isolated within the frame walls to ensure a smooth interior space for the keyboard, reduce sound rebound, and leave a gap to counteract the internal cavity sound.
PCB Layout:
Hot-swap
Solder:
Shell Layout:
HHKB:
WKL:
Component parts:
Shell (Shell, Weight, Sign plate) PCB (mother board and magnet daughter board) Pate (Alu/PC/FR4) Poron Silicone gasket Other accessories
Specifications
Size: 356.2x135.6x32.4mm Front Height: 17mm Slope gradient: 8° PCB: Hotswap or solder with VIA.
Colorways
Silver:
Ice Blue:
Dark Blue:
Lilac:
Pink:
Burgundy:
Weight Colors:
Brass (Heated Color):
Stainless Steel (PVD Silver):
Stainless Steel (Matte Silver):
Stainless Steel (Cut Marks):
More Photos
Pricing and Vendors
Group Buy Details
Time：TBD
Form：Open GB in Limited Time Window
Pricing:
Estimated Price: $320-$330
Vendors:
- The USA and Rest of the world: Click Clack - UK: ProtoTypist - OCE: TORO - EU: Keygem - SEA: Ktechs - CA: Unikeys More will be updated.
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