[IC] Syrin TKL - An HHKB TKL?

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Syrin TKL
by Rien
Post edited by Click Clack



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
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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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[DirtyGingy]

I'm a diehard winkey user, but this does look cool

[ivanh98]

hhkb floodgates are opening for keepoto it seems. the back design with patina looks great!

[Sieglinde]

HHKB looks really good.

Overall it would look much better if the front was kept clean and didn't have the little badge/LED.

Please consider that.

[MartinThePolarBear]

This looks really good

[Ruby437]

The solder PCB looks like it doesn't support the HHKB (right winkey missing), is that an error or is HHKB only hotswap? That would suck since split right shift is solder only on your design.
Also would love to see 6u spacebar for true HHKB.

[Sm0k3d0uT]

will you be able to order extra tops?

[Faraday]

ne 6u avail?

[Findecanor]

A real HHKB has a 1.75u right Shift, and a 6u Space Bar which allows the right Alt/Meta key to be in a position more accessibly by the thumb.

[ClickClack.io]

The solder PCB looks like it doesn't support the HHKB (right winkey missing), is that an error or is HHKB only hotswap? That would suck since split right shift is solder only on your design.
Also would love to see 6u spacebar for true HHKB.

The solder image has been updated to reflect the correct layout!