序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
81 Flexibly configurable button panels for gaming machines US11558853 2006-11-10 US08070609B2 2011-12-06 Thomas D. Waxman; Scott T. Gowin; Brandon J. Bohling
Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller.
82 Printed Circuit Board for a Mobile Device US13037879 2011-03-01 US20110147189A1 2011-06-23 Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies.
83 Printed circuit board for a mobile device US12325319 2008-12-01 US07923649B2 2011-04-12 Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies.
84 System and apparatus for adjustable keyboard arrangements US11800693 2007-05-07 US07782304B2 2010-08-24 Wah Yiu Kwong; Hong W. Wong
Some embodiments of the invention include an apparatus and system for keyboard arrangements where one or more of the keys are adjustable. In some embodiments, the arrangement includes one or more keys and a moving mechanism for controlling the position of the keys. The keys may be adjusted in terms of height. The adjustment in height may result from the operation of a lever or switch, or as a result of opening the case or shell of the system. Other embodiments are described.
85 Printed Circuit Board for a Mobile Device US12325319 2008-12-01 US20090134002A1 2009-05-28 Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies.
86 Printed circuit board for a mobile device US11342577 2006-01-31 US07459651B2 2008-12-02 Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies.
87 FLEXIBLY CONFIGURABLE BUTTON PANELS FOR GAMING MACHINES US11558853 2006-11-10 US20080113766A1 2008-05-15 Thomas D. Waxman; Scott T. Gowin; Brandon J. Bohling
Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller.
88 Printed circuit board for a mobile device US10912338 2004-08-06 US07026566B2 2006-04-11 Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies.
89 Vertically expandable keyboard US10331868 2002-12-30 US06752551B1 2004-06-22 William Ernest Hagerman
A vertically expandable keyboard includes keys arranged in a plurality of rows. The keyboard has a retracted configuration wherein the rows are generally coplanar with each other and an extended configuration wherein at least some of the rows of keys in the home position are extended from the retracted configuration such that the rows are not coplanar with other rows. In the extended configuration, the rows can be sequentially tiered such that each row is higher than the preceding row moving from the front row to the back row. The keyboard includes lifters for lifting the rows of keys to the extended configuration. The keyboard can be part of an electronic device such as a portable computer.
90 Height-adjusting collapsible mechanism for a button key US09832042 2001-04-11 US20020148711A1 2002-10-17 Chien-Shih Hsu; Mao-Sung Huang
A height-adjusting collapsible mechanism for a button key includes a pair of collapsible means for supporting the button key to move up or down above a substrate. At least one collapsible means has two levers pivotally crossed to form a cross angle in between. The levers have two bottom ends pivotally engaged with the substrate and spaced from each other at an interval. One of the bottom ends is located on a stopper slidable on the substrate. Moving the stopper may change the interval and the cross angle, and may thus in turn change the free height of the button key when external forcing is absent from the button key.
91 Interrupteur de position EP14177485.1 2014-07-17 EP2851917B1 2018-01-31 Charollais, Nicolas
92 Tastvorrichtung mit Einstellfunktion zur Anwendung in einem Fahrzeug EP14192841.6 2014-11-12 EP3020896A1 2016-05-18 Och, Roland; Hamacher, Kai

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Tastvorrichtung zum Betätigen einer Funktionalität in einem Kraftfahrzeug, wobei die Tastvorrichtung aufweist:

- eine mechanische und/oder elektrische Funktionssteuereinrichtung, die einen ersten Steuerzustand und einen zweiten Steuerzustand aufweist;

- ein Tastelement mit einer manuell betätigbaren Tastfläche, wobei das Tastelement mittels einer Druckkraft von einem ausgerückten Zustand in einen gedrückten Zustand drückbar ist,

wobei die Funktionssteuereinrichtung den ersten Steuerzustand aufweist, wenn sich das Tastelement im ausgerückten Zustand befindet und die Funktionssteuereinrichtung den zweiten Steuerzustand aufweist, wenn sich das Tastelement im gedrückten Zustand befindet,

wobei die Tastvorrichtung aufweist:

- eine erste Feder, welche das Tastelement mit einer ersten Kraft in Richtung des ausgerückten Zustands beaufschlagt,

- eine Rückhalteeinrichtung, welche die Position des ausgerückten Zustands des Tastelements definiert,

wobei

die Tastvorrichtung eine Justageeinrichtung aufweist, mittels welcher die Position des ausgerückten Zustands des Tastelements einstellbar ist.

93 Interrupteur de position EP14177485.1 2014-07-17 EP2851917A1 2015-03-25 Charollais, Nicolas

L'invention concerne un interrupteur de position comprenant :

- un corps (1) réalisé suivant un axe principal (X) et renfermant un dispositif de commutation,

- une tête (2) amovible et orientable par rapport au corps (1) de manière à prendre plusieurs positions angulaires distinctes autour de l'axe principal (X), ladite tête (2) comprenant des moyens d'actionnement agencés pour agir sur le dispositif de commutation,

- des moyens de fixation de l'interrupteur de position sur un support (S),

- les moyens de fixation étant agencés sur la tête (2) de l'interrupteur de position,

- la tête (2) présentant au moins deux plans d'appui distincts, lesdits moyens de fixation étant agencés pour fixer la tête en appui contre le support selon l'un ou l'autre de ses deux plans d'appui.

94 FLEXIBLY CONFIGURABLE BUTTON PANELS FOR GAMING MACHINES EP07864156.0 2007-11-08 EP2089864B1 2010-08-25 WAXMAN, Thomas D.; GOWIN, Scott T.; BOHLING, Brandon J.
Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller.
95 Tastaturgehäuse mit mindestens einem Tastaturfeld EP99104423.1 1999-03-05 EP0943981A3 2002-08-21 Schaadt, Dieter B.; Diekröger, Uwe

Das Tastaturgehäuse (1) mit mindenstens einem Tastaturfeld (TF) weist mindestens eine Vertiefung (2) mit Rastmitteln (3) auf. In die Vertiefung (2) ist eine das Tastaturfeld (TF) abdeckende und/oder unterstützende Positionierplatte (4) mit Rastmitteln (5) eingesetzt, welche mit den Rastmitteln (3) der Vertiefung (2) zur Höheneinstellung der Positionierplatte (4) zu der die Vertiefung (2) umgebenden Gehäuseoberfläche (1a) zusammenwirken.

96 Tastaturgehäuse mit mindestens einem Tastaturfeld EP99104423.1 1999-03-05 EP0943981A2 1999-09-22 Schaadt, Dieter B.; Diekröger, Uwe

Das Tastaturgehäuse (1) mit mindenstens einem Tastaturfeld (TF) weist mindestens eine Vertiefung (2) mit Rastmitteln (3) auf. In die Vertiefung (2) ist eine das Tastaturfeld (TF) abdeckende und/oder unterstützende Positionierplatte (4) mit Rastmitteln (5) eingesetzt, welche mit den Rastmitteln (3) der Vertiefung (2) zur Höheneinstellung der Positionierplatte (4) zu der die Vertiefung (2) umgebenden Gehäuseoberfläche (1a) zusammenwirken.

97 KEYBOARD EP93920004.0 1993-08-12 EP0658273A1 1995-06-21 SPENCE, Kenny, Ray
An improved alphanumeric keyboard (10) is illustrated for use in lap top or notebook personal computers (12). The keyboard (10) has a plurality of full travel, self leveling keyswitches (14) for actuating printed circuit electrical contacts (22 and 26) when the keyswitch is depressed. The keyboard (10) includes an integral keyswitch structure (40) that has an integral keytop and keytop support substructure (44) supported on a common integral base sheet (46). Each of the keytop support substructures (44) includes hinge members (50a, 50b, 50c and 50d) that are positioned in a rectangular orientation about the keytop (42). Each hinge member has a rigid upper hinge panel (52) and a lower hinge panel (58) that are integrally interconnected to the keytop (42) and the base sheet (46) for maintaining the keytop in a parallelogram orientation as it is depressed to prevent the keytop from moving laterally or wobbling during depression. The hinge panels (52 and 58) are interconnected by resilient webs (54, 60 and 64) to cause the keytop to be returned to its elevated non-actuating position.
98 Einrichtung zur Bedienung von elektronischen Geräten, insbesondere Fernsehkamera-Recordern EP92101945.1 1992-02-06 EP0499888A3 1993-03-03 Bratenstein, Ernst, GRUNDIG E.M.V., Max Grundig

Zur ruhigen Handhabung von Geräten wie Fernsehkameras oder Fernsehkamera-Recordern ist eine ergonomisch günstige Anordnung der Bedienungselemente besonders wichtig. Durch unterschiedliche Handgrößen der Gerätebenutzer ist jedoch die Anordnung der Bedienungselemente an einem bestimmten Gerät nur für einen begrenzten Benutzerkreis, z.B. für mittlere Handgrößen, ergonomisch günstig.

Es wird eine Einrichtung beschrieben und es werden einige Lösungen angegeben, wie auch für Benutzer mit besonders kleinen oder besonders großen Händen die Gestaltung des Arbeitsmittels, insbesondere der Bedienungselemente, an die Anatomie der Hände angepaßt werden kann.

99 ERGONOMIC AND KEY RECOGNITION ADVANTAGE BY NUMERIC KEY ELEVATION PCT/US2007078934 2007-09-19 WO2008039677A3 2008-08-07 LARGE WILLIAM THOMAS
A keyboard having an first mode and an second mode, the keyboard comprising: a plurality of keys; a switching means for switching between a first mode and a second mode; a height adjustment means in communication with the switching means and the plurality of keys, wherein said height adjustment means raises and lowers the plurality of keys according to the switching means; wherein the keys when pressed individually in first mode have a first output and are at a first height and wherein the keys when pressed individually in second mode have a second output and are at a second height that is different than the first height.
100 TACTILE CONFORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A DEVICE RELATED CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS PCT/US2008073790 2008-08-21 WO2009026405A3 2009-04-30 ARNESON THEODORE R; GITZINGER THOMAS E; ROBINSON WILLIAM N
A device (100, 2604) includes a controllable skin texture surface (2602), a sensor (2700), and control logic (200). The sensor senses a plurality of points of interest (2804, 2806) of a user surface (2800). The control logic controls a plurality of portions (2900) of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at locations with respect to the plurality of points of interest in response to the sensor sensing the plurality of points of interest. In one example, the control logic periodically adjusts the plurality of portions protruding from the controllable skin texture surface in response to movement between the user surface and the controllable skin texture surface.
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