| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Key switch and keyboard | US14261600 | 2014-04-25 | US09373454B2 | 2016-06-21 | Akihiko Takemae; Tamotsu Koike; Takeshi Nishino; Hiroki Satou |
| Provided is a key switch that enables sufficiently enhancement of the rigidity of a key top. A key switch includes a support plate; a key top disposed on the support plate; a link configured to link the key top with the support plate; a switch; a first arm disposed on a back surface of the key top between the link and a first short-side end of the key top, and extending in a long-side direction of the key top; a second arm disposed on the back surface of the key top between the link and a second short-side end of the key top, and extending in the long-side direction of the key top; and a reinforcement plate mounted on the key top. The reinforcement plate comprises a short-side part extending in the short-side direction of the key top between the first arm and the second arm. | ||||||
| 102 | Pressure switch for a motor vehicle | US14316313 | 2014-06-26 | US09245701B2 | 2016-01-26 | Wolfgang Thau; Janine Husemann; Petra Hildebrandt |
| An actuating device for actuating a function on a motor vehicle includes a touch surface actuated by a user. The touch surface is arranged in such a way that it can be moved under pressure from a first end position to a second end position. An elastic reset urges the touch surface into the first end position. A contact switch is arranged between the touch surface and a support surface. A guide sleeve and a guide pin guide the touch surface when actuated. When moving the touch surface, the guide pin is moved in an axial direction into the sleeve and is secured against lateral movement in a small diameter section of the pin. However, the guide pin can be tipped in the sleeve about a pivot point in the small diameter section, thus preventing the touch surface from being jammed in the event of a decentralized impact. | ||||||
| 103 | Key support arrangement for narrow key switch structure | US13701354 | 2011-05-09 | US09082564B2 | 2015-07-14 | Shigeru Yamada |
| A key switch structure which enables a reduction in the width of the key switch. A key switch structure comprises a first support member (22), a second support member (23), and a third support member which are arranged independently of each other, the first support member (22) having rotation pins (22d, 22e) and slide pins (22a, 22b), the second support member (23) having rotation pins (23e, 23f) and a circular columnar slide section (23a), the third support member having front end sections (24d, 24e), which are slidably held, and a support shaft section (24a). A key top (21) is supported by the support members (22, 23, 24) so that the key top (21) can move in the vertical direction. The length of at least one side of each of the support members is set to be less than or equal to the mounting diameter of a rubber dome (27). | ||||||
| 104 | CONTROL DEVICE WITH OPTIMIZED COAXIALITY | US14407572 | 2013-06-28 | US20150155118A1 | 2015-06-04 | Noemie Gourdet |
| A control device, includes a switch (2) with a rotary control rod (20) having a diametrical slot (21) which extends in a plane of reference (P), a molded plastic knob (3) which includes a housing receiving the control rod, the housing including two flexible fingers (31, 32) which are diametrically opposed and provided so as to be resilient radially inward, and two fixed fingers (33, 34) which are diametrically opposed and are connected together via a connecting wall (35) which extends along the plane (P), the connecting wall (35) being received in the diametric slot without any play in order to immobilize the knob in relation to the control rod in a direction (Y) perpendicular to the plane (P), the two flexible fingers holding the knob along the axis (A) by friction or by mechanical or spring-assisted blocking. | ||||||
| 105 | BUTTON RETENTION, ASSEMBLY, AND WATER SEALING | US14040386 | 2013-09-27 | US20150092345A1 | 2015-04-02 | Colin M. Ely |
| A sealed physical button for use with a portable electronic device that effectively presents ingress of liquids. Embodiments include a button cap having flange portions that interlock with complementary flanges from a button retainer. The button cap may also include a downward oriented central post, proportioned and oriented to interface with the top surface of a button attached to a bracket. The button retainer may include an aperture sized and positioned to receive the central post of the button cap. The button retainer may rest on a shelf within the electronic device housing such that the shelf interposes the bracket and the retainer to form a rigid seal. | ||||||
| 106 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SIDE ACTUATOR ARRANGEMENT | US14468069 | 2014-08-25 | US20150075956A1 | 2015-03-19 | Jorma IKONEN |
| An apparatus and system for a side actuator arrangement is provided, as well as a substrate, and method of manufacturing the same, for a side actuator arrangement. In an example of an apparatus for a side actuator arrangement, the apparatus comprises a first part configured to mechanically interlock with an edge of a substrate so as to prevent movement of the apparatus with respect to the substrate in a direction parallel to the edge of the substrate; and a second part configured to receive an actuatable conductive member such that, when the conductive member is actuated, the conductive member is able to be brought into contact with at least a first region of the edge of the substrate. | ||||||
| 107 | Cam-action anti-roll button | US13228557 | 2011-09-09 | US08963033B2 | 2015-02-24 | Bryan Patrick Kiple; Jared M. Kole; Michael Wittenberg |
| A cam-action anti-rolling mechanism for buttons is described herein. One embodiment may take the form of a button having a body with a slot extending therethrough. The slot has a normal orientation to a direction of motion for the button. The button also includes a cam bar having a first portion extending through the slot and a second portion offset from and parallel to the first portion. The cam bar is coupled in a slip fit manner within the slot to the body and the second portion provides a rotational axis for the cam bar. A fixture coupled to the second portion of the cam bar is provided to allow for rotation of the cam bar. | ||||||
| 108 | Button assembly flush with electronic device casing | US13776718 | 2013-02-26 | US08963032B2 | 2015-02-24 | Peter Yuan |
| A button mechanism includes a casing, a frame, a fixing structure, a button and at least one resilient component. An opening is formed on the casing. The frame is installed inside the casing and located in a position corresponding to the opening. The fixing structure is disposed on the casing for fixing the frame. The button is installed inside the frame. The button includes a main body and an actuating portion connected to a side of the main body. The actuating portion passes through the hole on the frame as the main body is pressed down in a first direction, so as to actuate a switch. The resilient component is installed inside the frame, and two ends of the resilient component contact against an inner side of the frame and the main body respectively, so as to drive the button to move in a direction opposite to the first direction. | ||||||
| 109 | KEYSWITCH AND KEYBOARD THEREWITH | US14272506 | 2014-05-08 | US20140367240A1 | 2014-12-18 | Chin-Hung Lin; Liang-Ta Yeh |
| A key switch disposed on a base of a keyboard is disclosed. The key switch includes a key cap, an edge plate, a linkage bar and a sliding end. The key cap is disposed above the base. The edge plate is connected to the base, and a slot is formed on the edge plate. The linkage bar is for connecting the keycap and the base. The sliding end is connected to an end of the linkage bar, and the sliding end is slidably disposed in the slot and abuts against a top surface of the base, wherein a cross section area of the sliding end is smaller than a cross section area of the end of the linkage bar. | ||||||
| 110 | Touchsurface with level and planar translational travel responsiveness | US13568060 | 2012-08-06 | US08912458B2 | 2014-12-16 | Cody G. Peterson; Douglas M. Krumpelman; Michael D. Levin |
| Described herein are one or more techniques related to a touchsurface with level and planar translational travel responsiveness. One or more of the described implementations include an input device having a rigid body including a touchsurface configured to travel along a depression path in response to being depressed by a user. The input device also includes a leveling mechanism that operates in manner to keep the touchsurface substantially level as the touchsurface travels along the depression path in response to being depressed by the user. Furthermore, the input device has a planar-translation-effecting mechanism that defines a planar translation component of the depression path, such that the touchsurface exhibits planar translation as the touchsurface travels along the depression path. | ||||||
| 111 | Switch device | US13327367 | 2011-12-15 | US08847089B2 | 2014-09-30 | Mitsuyuki Fujibayashi |
| A switch device includes a pressing portion that has a first display portion and a second display portion, a holder having at least one cell corresponding to the pressing portion, a push switch, first and second light sources that respectively illuminate the first display portion and the second display portion from behind, a plate formed with the pressing portion so as to separate, in a cell, a space between the first light source and the first display portion from a space between the second light source and the second display portion, and a regulation portion formed on both sides of the plate in the cell. In the switching device, when an operator presses the pressing portion, part of the plate presses the push switch. | ||||||
| 112 | RATTLE-FREE KEYSWITCH MECHANISM | US13792128 | 2013-03-10 | US20140251772A1 | 2014-09-11 | Harold J. Welch; Craig C. Leong; James J. Niu; John M. Brock; Keith J. Hendren; Robert L. Coish; Robert S. Murphy; William P. Yarak, III |
| A keyswitch mechanism having reduced key rattle and a keyboard having reduced key rattle. A rattle suppression mechanism may be formed on a portion of the scissor mechanism or on a portion of the keycap. The rattle suppression mechanism is configured to maintain force on the portion of the scissor mechanism abutting the keycap. | ||||||
| 113 | Push button switch assembly | US13376866 | 2010-07-12 | US08822860B2 | 2014-09-02 | Trevor Specht; Heiko Meissner |
| Push button switch assembly, in particular for insertion in a control panel of a domestic appliance, the push button switch assembly comprising at least one push button and a frame for receiving the at least one push button, wherein the push button has a push button cap, whose top wall or rather upper side is to be manipulated by a user, and an actuating element, in particular an actuating pin, for actuating a switch, especially a micro switch, of a circuit board arranged underneath the push button switch assembly upon actuation of the push button cap, wherein the push button cap is provided with spring legs resting on a frame bottom and counteracting the actuation of the push button cap, characterized in that at least two spring legs are provided, which are formed in a rotationally symmetric or in an axially symmetric arrangement at the push button cap. | ||||||
| 114 | Keys with double-diving-board spring mechanisms | US13721644 | 2012-12-20 | US08809703B2 | 2014-08-19 | Mi Zhou |
| Keys may be formed for keyboards. The keyboards may be attached to electronic devices such as computers or may be formed within a portable computer or other electronic equipment. A keyboard may be provided with a planar housing member such as a top plate. The top plate may have openings through which key caps protrude. Each key cap may be attached to a respective spring mechanism. The spring mechanism for each key may have first and second diving-board structures that flex about respective parallel flex axes. A dome switch may be mounted under each spring mechanism. The dome switch is compressed when the key cap is pressed and the first diving-board structure moves towards the dome switch. The top plate may have edge portions surrounding each key opening that form upstop structures that prevent the key caps and spring mechanisms from tilting when the dome switch is compressed. | ||||||
| 115 | KEYBOARD CONSTRUCTION HAVING A SENSING LAYER BELOW A CHASSIS LAYER | US13960316 | 2013-08-06 | US20140034472A1 | 2014-02-06 | Douglas M. Krumpelman; Peter Bokma; Cody G. Peterson; Andrew P. Huska |
| A keyboard having a sensor layer below a chassis layer is described. In one embodiment, the keyboard includes a keyboard chassis and a plurality of keycaps positioned above the keyboard chassis. Each of the plurality of keycaps has a touch surface for receiving a press force. A sensor substrate is positioned below the keyboard chassis and has sensor electrodes configured to sense that one or more of the plurality of keycaps is in a pressed position | ||||||
| 116 | KEY STRUCTURE OF A KEYBOARD | US13316436 | 2011-12-09 | US20130146435A1 | 2013-06-13 | Ching-Cheng TSAI |
| A key structure of a keyboard includes a base plate, a keycap, and an elastic body sandwiched between the base plate and the keycap. The elastic body has a neck portion. One end of the neck portion is provided with a bowl-shaped support toward the base plate, and the other end of the neck portion extends toward the keycap to form a flange. The outer peripheral dimension of the flange is larger than that of the outer peripheral dimension of the neck portion. With the flange being sandwiched between the keycap and the neck portion, the flange can exert an even force to the neck portion even through the keycap is subjected to an uneven external force, thereby preventing the neck portion from inclining or swaying. Thus, the convenience in using the keyboard and the stability during its operation can be improved greatly. | ||||||
| 117 | KEY SWITCH STRUCTURE | US13701354 | 2011-05-09 | US20130078023A1 | 2013-03-28 | Shigeru Yamada |
| A key switch structure which enables a reduction in the width of the key switch. A key switch structure comprises a first support member (22), a second support member (23), and a third support member which are arranged independently of each other, the first support member (22) having rotation pins (22d, 22e) and slide pins (22a, 22b), the second support member (23) having rotation pins (23e, 23f) and a circular columnar slide section (23a), the third support member having front end sections (24d, 24e), which are slidably held, and a support shaft section (24a). A key top (21) is supported by the support members (22, 23, 24) so that the key top (21) can move in the vertical direction. The length of at least one side of each of the support members is set to be less than or equal to the mounting diameter of a rubber dome (27). | ||||||
| 118 | CAM-ACTION ANTI-ROLL BUTTON | US13228557 | 2011-09-09 | US20130062174A1 | 2013-03-14 | Bryan Patrick Kiple; Jared M. Kole; Michael Wittenberg |
| A cam-action anti-rolling mechanism for buttons is described herein. One embodiment may take the form of a button having a body with a slot extending therethrough. The slot has a normal orientation to a direction of motion for the button. The button also includes a cam bar having a first portion extending through the slot and a second portion offset from and parallel to the first portion. The cam bar is coupled in a slip fit manner within the slot to the body and the second portion provides a rotational axis for the cam bar. A fixture coupled to the second portion of the cam bar is provided to allow for rotation of the cam bar. | ||||||
| 119 | Touchsurface with Level and Planar Translational Travel Responsiveness | US13568060 | 2012-08-06 | US20120299832A1 | 2012-11-29 | Cody G. Peterson; Douglas M. Krumpelman; Michael D. Levin |
| Described herein are one or more techniques related to a touchsurface with level and planar translational travel responsiveness. One or more of the described implementations include an input device having a rigid body including a touchsurface configured to travel along a depression path in response to being depressed by a user. The input device also includes a leveling mechanism that operates in manner to keep the touchsurface substantially level as the touchsurface travels along the depression path in response to being depressed by the user. Furthermore, the input device has a planar-translation-effecting mechanism that defines a planar translation component of the depression path, such that the touchsurface exhibits planar translation as the touchsurface travels along the depression path. | ||||||
| 120 | LEVELED TOUCHSURFACE WITH PLANAR TRANSLATIONAL RESPONSIVENESS TO VERTICAL TRAVEL | US13198610 | 2011-08-04 | US20120268384A1 | 2012-10-25 | Cody G. Peterson; Douglas M. Krumpelman |
| Described herein are techniques related to a leveled touchsurface with planar translational responsiveness to vertical travel. Examples of a touchsurface include a key of a keyboard, touchpad of a laptop, or a touchscreen of a smartphone or tablet computer. With the techniques described herein, the touchsurface is constrained to a level orientation and remains steady while a user presses the touchsurface like a button or key. Also, with the techniques described herein, a planar-translation-effecting mechanism imparts a planar translation to the touchsurface while it travels vertically (e.g., downward) as the user presses touchsurface. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | ||||||
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