| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Backlighting method for an automotive trim panel | US09773840 | 2001-01-31 | US06652128B2 | 2003-11-25 | David M. Misaras |
| The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of perforating the cover layer or soft skin of an automotive trim panel such as an instrument panel with a laser to allow light to bleed through the perforations. The light source would preferably be a low heat generating or “cool” type source such as an LED. The light source would be attached to a suitable substrate or incorporated in to a flexible printed circuit and coupled to the vehicle electrical system. This method would enable full switch integration to a trim panel and provide a seamless styling opportunity regarding the electrical controls. This method would help reduce cost and weight, improve quality, and promote new seamless styling theme. | ||||||
| 62 | Magnetic and mechanical switches | US10081875 | 2002-02-22 | US20030160669A1 | 2003-08-28 | Christian Trandafir |
| The embodiments of the invention include tactile response spring type switches and magnetic connection release switches, especially those switches adapted with backlighting. | ||||||
| 63 | Actuatable switch in sealed housing | US133130 | 1998-08-12 | US6093900A | 2000-07-25 | Klaus Wisskirchen; Hartmut Draeger; Klaus Lamm |
| An electrical switch (26) is mounted in a rigid housing in the form of a control handle (10), where the housing has a soft flexible covering (32) with a portion (40) that can be depressed to operate the switch. The housing is in the form of a shell with first and second separately molded shell parts (14,16). The first shell part has a hole (24) in it that is aligned with the switch actuator, and the covering is overmolded onto the first shell, with the portion of the covering lying over the hole in the first shell being thickened at the middle (44) of the hole to indicate the area to be depressed and for more comfortable depression. A peripheral area of the first shell has an upstanding wall (62) with passages (66) therein, and the overmolded flexible covering has connection portions (72) that extend from the main covering portion (46) and through the passages to a peripheral covering portion (74), with the peripheral covering portion lying between the first and second shell parts to seal the gap (70) between them. | ||||||
| 64 | Flexible data entry panel | US447117 | 1995-08-18 | US5742241A | 1998-04-21 | Robert J. Crowley; Donald N. Halgren |
| The present invention includes a flexible, pressurizable keyboard made of resilient layers of plastic material, with molded keys which are deformable when pressed so as to send a signal to an electrical device. The keys are arranged with a flexible electrical circuit thereattached, which when depressed, establish a proper complete circuit. | ||||||
| 65 | Soft shroud for screen display device | US962277 | 1992-10-16 | US5335076A | 1994-08-02 | Carter K. Reh; Edward Robak |
| There is disclosed a housing for a thin, flat display screen such as a liquid crystal display. The housing is formed of components comprising a front housing section having a front panel with an opening for exposing the screen of a flat screen device placed within the housing and a rear cover therefor which includes a hinged attachment to the front housing section which is recessed and inaccessible from the exterior of the closed housing. The assembly of front housing section and rear cover is secured with tangs carried on the lower rear edges of these components. The housing is adapted to be mounted in the chair arm of a passenger seat of commercial airliners, and includes a mounting bracket permitting it to be stowed within the chair arm when not in use. In this application it is essential that the housing have an outer covering of impact absorbing material to protect passengers from injury upon impact against the housing. It is also important that the housing be tamper and intrusion proof. To this end, the housing components are formed with interior metal liners which are surfaced with plastic foam coatings that completely encase the assembled housing. A control panel with membrane control buttons is integrally formed with the outer foam covering. | ||||||
| 66 | Curable foam shims for buttons of electronic devices | US14038806 | 2013-09-27 | US09472360B2 | 2016-10-18 | Colin M. Ely |
| Button assemblies using curable foam shims are disclosed. A button assembly may include a housing, a button positioned within the housing, and a curable foam shim positioned within the housing, the foam shim transformable between a compressible state having a first thickness, to a rigid state having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. In this manner, the foam shim can be used to adaptively fill the interior of a button assembly by adapting to the dimensions of various components within the button assembly. In another example, a button assembly is formed using a foam shim by curing from a first state having a first thickness to a second state having a second thickness greater than the first thickness. In this manner, the foam shim can be used to adaptively fill the interior of a button assembly by adapting to the dimensions of various components within the button assembly. | ||||||
| 67 | CURABLE FOAM SHIMS FOR BUTTONS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES | US14038806 | 2013-09-27 | US20150090576A1 | 2015-04-02 | Colin M. Ely |
| Button assemblies using curable foam shims are disclosed. A button assembly may include a housing, a button positioned within the housing, and a curable foam shim positioned within the housing, the foam shim transformable between a compressible state having a first thickness, to a rigid state having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. In this manner, the foam shim can be used to adaptively fill the interior of a button assembly by adapting to the dimensions of various components within the button assembly. In another example, a button assembly is formed using a foam shim by curing from a first state having a first thickness to a second state having a second thickness greater than the first thickness. In this manner, the foam shim can be used to adaptively fill the interior of a button assembly by adapting to the dimensions of various components within the button assembly. | ||||||
| 68 | Keypad for a wireless device | US11863877 | 2007-09-28 | US08836546B2 | 2014-09-16 | Chao Chen |
| A keypad for a wireless device is disclosed. The keypad comprises one or more key stems, each key stem having an upper key stem surface. The keypad also comprises one or more keycaps configured to be mounted over the one or more key stems, each keycap having a lower keycap surface for bonding to the upper key stem surface of each key stem with adhesive. The upper key stem surface includes at least one depression and at least one groove along a perimeter of the upper key stem surface. The depression and groove can help reduce the risk of adhesive flow to undesirable areas. | ||||||
| 69 | Button assembly for displaying an illuminated symbol | US13482181 | 2012-05-29 | US08723063B2 | 2014-05-13 | Fred Schnak; Stefan Rehbein; Gerd Laschinski; Klaus Günther Amsel; Werner Hübscher; Herbert Lessiak |
| A button assembly for displaying an illuminated symbol with a locking ring having an outer surface. A solid light guide is positioned within and spaced apart from the locking ring. The light guide has a top surface for displaying an illuminated symbol and a bottom surface with a light receiving member having a refracting surface with a first lens member for receiving and directing light to the top surface of the light guide. A resilient sealing member is mounted on the locking ring and interconnects the locking ring and the light guide. The sealing member has an unsupported portion that facilitates movement of the light guide relative to the locking ring. | ||||||
| 70 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY FOR DISPLAYING AN ILLUMINATED SYMBOL | US13482181 | 2012-05-29 | US20120234658A1 | 2012-09-20 | Fred Schnak; Stefan Rehbein; Gerd Laschinski; Klaus Günther Amsel; Werner Hübscher; Herhert Lessiak |
| A button assembly for displaying an illuminated symbol with a locking ring having an outer surface. A solid light guide is positioned within and spaced apart from the locking ring. The light guide has a top surface for displaying an illuminated symbol and a bottom surface with a light receiving member having a refracting surface with a first lens member for receiving and directing light to the top surface of the light guide. A resilient sealing member is mounted on the locking ring and interconnects the locking ring and the light guide. The sealing member has an unsupported portion that facilitates movement of the light guide relative to the locking ring. | ||||||
| 71 | KEY SHEET | US12668898 | 2008-07-11 | US20100164870A1 | 2010-07-01 | Tedi Kunthady; Masami Arai; Kengo Nishi; Yutaka Takezawa; Atsushi Hikita |
| Provided is a key sheet which has a soft touch feeling and in which elaborate and highly visible display portions can be provided. In a key sheet including: a translucent base sheet; and a soft-feel layer which is laminated on a front surface side of the base sheet, includes a plurality of display portions representing key types such as letters, numerals, and symbols, and has a soft touch feeling, the soft-feel layer includes a translucent skin layer having the soft touch feeling and decorative portions which are provided on a back surface of the skin layer and are visible through the skin layer. Further, light emitted from an inside of a device transmits through the base sheet so as to reach the decorative portions, and hence it is possible to obtain an illumination-type key sheet excellent in illumination property and of wider variety. | ||||||
| 72 | Keyboard with keys for moving cursor | US11005168 | 2004-12-06 | US07589712B2 | 2009-09-15 | Robert J. Crowley; Donald N. Halgren |
| Various embodiments of the present invention comprise a signal generator for sending an electrical signal from an expandable, flexible layer of material, the signal generator comprising an upper layer of flexible, resilient material and a lower layer of flexible, resilient material which between them define a cavity for enclosing an expandable material such as a cellular foam or gas, whereupon localized distortion of one of the layers of flexible material, effects a signal generation within the structure, which is transmissible through a proper circuit to an outside electrical device. A circuit may be arranged adjacent a plurality of said keys which senses when several of said keys are depressed in a skewed or sideways manner, so as to effect movement of a cursor or pointer on a monitor in communication with a processing unit and said keyboard. | ||||||
| 73 | REDUCED IMPACT KEYBOARD WITH CUSHIONED KEYS | US11950439 | 2007-12-05 | US20090148219A1 | 2009-06-11 | Dan Odell; Krishna Darbha; Richard E. Compton; Glen C. Larsen; Kurt Allen Jenkins |
| A keyboard for use with a computing device and a method of manufacturing a keyboard key are provided. One disclosed keyboard includes a plurality of keys, each key having a key cap including a perimeter wall and a void positioned within the perimeter wall and opening to a top of the key cap. Each key further includes a cushion having a top portion configured to be contacted by a digit of a user and a bottom portion configured to be fitted within the void in the key cap. The cushion being may be configured to absorb an impact force directed against the key during a keystroke. | ||||||
| 74 | KEYBOARD WITH KEYS FOR MOVING CURSOR | US12204767 | 2008-09-04 | US20090002201A1 | 2009-01-01 | Robert J. Crowley; Donald N. Halgren |
| Various embodiments of the present invention comprise a signal generator for sending an electrical signal from an expandable, flexible layer of material, the signal generator comprising an upper layer of flexible, resilient material and a lower layer of flexible, resilient material which between them define a cavity for enclosing an expandable material such as a cellular foam or gas, whereupon localized distortion of one of the layers of flexible material, effects a signal generation within the structure, which is transmissible through a proper circuit to an outside electrical device. A circuit may be arranged adjacent a plurality of said keys which senses when several of said keys are depressed in a skewed or sideways manner, so as to effect movement of a cursor or pointer on a monitor in communication with a processing unit and said keyboard. | ||||||
| 75 | Decorative sheet, decorative molded body, decorative key sheet, and decorative sheet manufacturing method | US12081887 | 2008-04-23 | US20080268202A1 | 2008-10-30 | Tedi Kunthady; Masami Arai |
| Provided are a decorative sheet which is enhanced in durability of an edge portion of a soft feel layer thereof and which is unlikely to suffer breakage, a method of manufacturing such a decorative sheet, a decorative molded body, and a decorative key sheet. A compressed portion formed by crushing a foam layer in a thickness direction is provided at a side surface of an edge portion of a decorative sheet with a soft touch feeling. | ||||||
| 76 | Interior fitting for a vehicle and method for the production thereof | US10544262 | 2004-02-02 | US20070151835A1 | 2007-07-05 | Michael Rakers; Olaf Stoschek; Tamas Karacsonyi; Alexander Czinki; Benjamin Gunther; Holger Carsten; Hasan Kurt; Hugues Gall; Michael Schmaul; Christoph Bellenberg; Arie Van Den Beukel; Philipp Helmich; Joachim Schulz; Johan Vissers |
| An interior fitting for a vehicle, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprises a supporting body, which is provided, at least in areas, with a sensor-functional planar structure and with a covering layer that is located on the side facing the interior. Different output signals can be generated by means of the planar structure according to the location of action thereupon. According to the invention, the covering layer is flexibly designed and completely covers the sensor-functional planar structure. | ||||||
| 77 | Keyboard with keys for moving cursor | US11005168 | 2004-12-06 | US20050083215A1 | 2005-04-21 | Robert Crowley; Donald Halgren |
| The present invention comprises a signal generator for sending an electrical signal from an expandable, flexible layer of material, the signal generator comprising an upper layer of flexible, resilient material and a lower layer of flexible, resilient material which between them define a cavity for enclosing an expandable material such as a cellular foam or gas, whereupon localized distortion of one of the layers of flexible material, effects a signal generation within the structure, which is transmissible through a proper circuit to an outside electrical device. A circuit may be arranged adjacent a plurality of said keys which senses when several of said keys are depressed in a skewed or sideways manner, so as to effect movement of a cursor or pointer on a monitor in communication with a processing unit and said keyboard. | ||||||
| 78 | Keyboard with keys for moving cursor | US10011241 | 2001-11-05 | US20020109613A1 | 2002-08-15 | Robert J. Crowley; Donald N. Halgren |
| The present invention comprises a signal generator for sending an electrical signal from an expandable, flexible layer of material, the signal generator comprising an upper layer of flexible, resilient material and a lower layer of flexible, resilient material which between them define a cavity for enclosing an expandable material such as a cellular foam or gas, whereupon localized distortion of one of the layers of flexible material, effects a signal generation within the structure, which is transmissible through a proper circuit to an outside electrical device. A circuit may be arranged adjacent a plurality of said keys which senses when several of said keys are depressed in a skewed or sideways manner, so as to effect movement of a cursor or pointer on a monitor in communication with a processing unit and said keyboard. | ||||||
| 79 | Backlighting method for an automotive trim panel | US09773840 | 2001-01-31 | US20020101738A1 | 2002-08-01 | David M. Misaras |
| The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of perforating the cover layer or soft skin of an automotive trim panel such as an instrument panel with a laser to allow light to bleed through the perforations. The light source would preferably be a low heat generating or nullcoolnull type source such as an LED. The light source would be attached to a suitable substrate or incorporated in to a flexible printed circuit and coupled to the vehicle electrical system. This method would enable full switch integration to a trim panel and provide a seamless styling opportunity regarding the electrical controls. This method would help reduce cost and weight, improve quality, and promote new seamless styling theme. | ||||||
| 80 | Component | US09796015 | 2001-02-28 | US20010018102A1 | 2001-08-30 | Frank Hacke |
| A component including a base body of a relatively hard material and a coating of a relatively soft material, wherein the coating covers at least a main surface area of the base body. The main surface area is delimited by an outer periphery and an edge portion of the coating extends from the periphery and comprises a reinforcement made of a relatively hard material and engages the base body. | ||||||
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