Haltemittel 1 zur Montage eines Befehlsgeräts 20 an eine Leiterplatte 3, wobei das Befehlsgerät 20 einen Betätiger 27 und einen Kontaktgeber 19 umfasst. Die Haltemittel 1 weisen ein Halteelement 4 auf, welches Anbringmittel 8-11 besitzt, mittels welchen das Halteelement 4 an die Leiterplatte 3 ansteckbar ist und wobei das Halteelement 4 Montagemittel umfasst, welche dazu ausgebildet sind, das Befehlsgerät 20 lösbar festzuhalten.

A replaceable key module for a keyboard, comprising: a keycap holder, a springy member and a keycap. The keycap holder embraces an accommodation space, a first surface having an opening, and a second surface having a hole. The springy member is located on the second surface and within the accommodation space of the keycap holder. The keycap is movably connected to the springy member through the opening of the first surface of the keycap holder and capable of moving between a released position and a depressed position. The keycap is referred to as in a released position when not depressed and in a depressed position pushing the springy member to be deformed downwardly when depressed. By means of adjusting some factors such as hardness, length, material and pressing angle of the springy member, the user may obtain the key module with the specified pressure load as desired.

An object of this invention is to provide an operating device that has a simple and compact structure, restricts a return position of an operating member that receives a pushing action, and effectively reduces bounding sounds upon returning. The operating device comprises operating members (20C, 20E) for operating a switch element in response to a pushing action and a holding member (10B) for holding the operating members. Each of the operating members (20C, 20E) includes a portion being operated (22) that receives the pushing action, a pushing portion (24) that contacts with the switch element, and a portion being engaged (26) that projects from the pushing portion (24) in a direction perpendicular to the pushing action direction. The holding member (10B) has a deflectable piece (16) that includes a deflectable engaging portion (16c). The deflectable piece (16) is deflected when the operating members are inserted into the holding member and has a shape in which the engaging portion (16c) contacts with the portion being engaged (26) from a side opposite to the switch element at a position where the portion being engaged (26) passes over the deflectable piece (16).

A gaming device comprises a cabinet with a hinged door, a gaming unit housed within the cabinet for playing a game, and a button panel system. The button panel system includes a printed circuit board mounted to the door and disposed inside the cabinet; a plurality of switches removably mounted to the printed circuit board; a button panel detachably mounted to the door in proximity to the printed circuit board and exposed to a player; a plurality of buttons mounted to the button panel in a preselected arrangement; and a plurality of actuators coupled to the respective buttons and disposed to actuate a group of the plurality of switches in response to pressing the respective buttons, the group of the plurality of switches cooperating with the game played by the gaming unit.

In order to accommodate relative movement between the movable button 7 and the fixed part 1 of the switch, a plurality of leads 14 connecting a display 10 mounted in the button 7 to the fixed part 1 follow an S-shaped path 15 with first ends extending into the button 7 and second ends extending into the fixed part 1. The leads 14 may be in the form of conductive tracks on a flexible printed circuit board. Such a switch may be used in a typewriter or computer keyboard, for example, and may be controlled to display different legends corresponding to different selectable functions of the switch.

A replaceable key module for a keyboard, comprising: a keycap holder, a springy member and a keycap. The keycap holder embraces an accommodation space, a first surface having an opening, and a second surface having a hole. The springy member is located on the second surface and within the accommodation space of the keycap holder. The keycap is movably connected to the springy member through the opening of the first surface of the keycap holder and capable of moving between a released position and a depressed position. The keycap is referred to as in a released position when not depressed and in a depressed position pushing the springy member to be deformed downwardly when depressed. By means of adjusting some factors such as hardness, length, material and pressing angle of the springy member, the user may obtain the key module with the specified pressure load as desired.

Eine Baugruppe umfasst ein Gehäuseteil (1) und eine von dem Gehäuseteil (1) abgedeckte Leiterplatte (13). Erfindungsgemäß ist zwischen dem Gehäuseteil (1) und der Leiterplatte (13) ein Zentrierrahmen (7) zum Zentrieren mindestens eines Bedienelementes (9) vorhanden, wobei eine Bedienverbindung zwischen einem ersten Bedienelement (9) auf dem Gehäuseteil (1) und einem zweiten Bedienelement (12, 15) auf der Leiterplatte (13) hergestellt ist. Auf diese Weise ist eine Verbindung zwischen der Leiterplatte und dem Gehäuseteil geschaffen, durch die eine sichere Bedienung der auf der Leiterplatte (13) angeordneten Schalter (14) gewährleistet.

A gaming device comprises a cabinet with a hinged door, a gaming unit housed within the cabinet for playing a game, and a button panel system. The button panel system includes a printed circuit board mounted to the door and disposed inside the cabinet; a plurality of switches removably mounted to the printed circuit board; a button panel detachably mounted to the door in proximity to the printed circuit board and exposed to a player; a plurality of buttons mounted to the button panel in a preselected arrangement; and a plurality of actuators coupled to the respective buttons and disposed to actuate a group of the plurality of switches in response to pressing the respective buttons, the group of the plurality of switches cooperating with the game played by the gaming unit.

In order to accommodate relative movement between the movable button 7 and the fixed part 1 of the switch, a plurality of leads 14 connecting a display 10 mounted in the button 7 to the fixed part 1 follow an S-shaped path 15 with first ends extending into the button 7 and second ends extending into the fixed part 1. The leads 14 may be in the form of conductive tracks on a flexible printed circuit board. Such a switch may be used in a typewriter or computer keyboard, for example, and may be controlled to display different legends corresponding to different selectable functions of the switch.