101 |
Spring plate, push switch including spring plate, and electronic device including push switch |
US15642615 |
2017-07-06 |
US10096439B2 |
2018-10-09 |
Ryo Wakuda |
In a first aspect of the present disclosure, a spring plate includes a central portion; a first leg portion projecting outward from an edge of the central portion; and a second leg portion projecting outward from the edge of the central portion. The first leg portion includes a hollow portion that is positioned within an outline of the first leg portion in a top plan view, and the second leg portion includes a hollow portion that is positioned within an outline of the second leg portion in a top plan view. |
102 |
ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO SENSE BIO-SIGNALS |
US15744373 |
2016-04-02 |
US20180199887A1 |
2018-07-19 |
Ayeshwarya B. Mahajan; Ramesh Pendakur; Sukanya Sundaresan; Reji Varghese |
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to include a plurality of bio-sensing areas, where the bio-sensing areas are located in an area of the electronic device where a user typically comes into contact with the electronic device and a bio-signals engine, where the bio-signals engine can analyze bio signals detected by the bio-sensing areas. These bio-sensing areas can be processed for color, finish and material so as to blend with the electronic device enclosure thereby not degrading the visual appeal. |
103 |
Electric Push-Button Switch, and Operating Element Having an Electric Push-Button Switch |
US15267204 |
2016-09-16 |
US20170004932A1 |
2017-01-05 |
Michael Bleckmann; Tobias Hafner |
An electric pushbutton switch includes a pushbutton, a rocker, and a housing. The pushbutton has a substantially rectangular actuating surface. The pushbutton is received within the housing and is displaceable connected to the housing. The pushbutton displaces with respect to the housing by way of a pressure actuation onto the actuating surface, thus triggering an electrical switching element. The rocker is box-shaped and is arranged within the housing beneath the pushbutton body and is at least partially encompassed by the pushbutton. The rocker is mounted on an inner longitudinally extending wall of the housing by a pivot bearing. By actuating the actuating surface, the rocker pivots about the pivot bearing while supporting the pushbutton along the longitudinal extension of the pushbutton. |
104 |
Push switch |
US14325240 |
2014-07-07 |
US09536687B2 |
2017-01-03 |
Masatsugu Takeuchi; Yutaro Nakagawa |
A push switch includes a switch contact part for carrying out electrical connection by pressing, a case having a wall part on a periphery thereof and accommodating the switch contact part in a concave portion surrounded by the wall part, and a protective sheet covering the concave portion. The protective sheet and at least a part of an upper surface of the wall part of the case are welded together as a first welding place. |
105 |
CONTROL DEVICES HAVING INDEPENDENTLY SUSPENDED BUTTONS FOR CONTROLLED ACTUATION |
US15134299 |
2016-04-20 |
US20160307714A1 |
2016-10-20 |
Nikhil Vithal Bhate; Rich Destremps; James Harrison; Jason Edward Jennings; Eric Jonathan Mace; Stephen Phillips |
A control device includes a button assembly having one or more buttons and a button carrier that includes a plurality of resilient, independently deflectable spring arms. The control device may be configured as a wall-mounted keypad to control a load control device, or as a thermostat to control a temperature regulation appliance. The button carrier may be configured to prevent interference between the buttons during operation of the control device. The button assembly may be captured between a faceplate of the control device and a housing that is attached to a rear side of the faceplate. The control device may include one or more button retainers that are attached to the buttons and that are configured to align respective outer surfaces of the buttons relative to each other, and relative to the faceplate of the control device, when the buttons are in respective rest positions. |
106 |
KEY AND SWITCH HOUSING FOR KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY |
US14867672 |
2015-09-28 |
US20160189891A1 |
2016-06-30 |
Bradford J. Zercoe; Craig C. Leong; John M. Brock; Keith J. Hendren |
A key and a switch housing for a keyboard assembly is disclosed. A switch housing for the keyboard assembly may include a body having a switch opening and a light source recess formed adjacent the switch opening. The switch opening may house or receive a dome switch for the keyboard assembly and the light source recess may house or receive a light source assembly configured to illuminate a keycap of the keyboard assembly. The switch housing also can include a top panel integrally formed and molded to a portion of the body. The top panel covers the switch opening formed in the body and the top panel is a light guide. |
107 |
VENTING SYSTEM AND SHIELD FOR KEYBOARD |
US14867712 |
2015-09-28 |
US20160189890A1 |
2016-06-30 |
Craig C. Leong; Bradford J. Zercoe; Thai Quoc La; Nicholas I Reid; Keith J. Hendren; John M. Brock; Matthew W. Blum |
A venting system for a keyboard assembly is disclosed. A keyboard assembly including a printed circuit board defining a set of apertures, and a group of switch housings coupled to the printed circuit board. Each switch housing of the group of switch housings may define a switch opening positioned above one of the set of apertures of the printed circuit board. The keyboard assembly may also include a shield defining at least one channel of a venting system formed below the printed circuit board. The at least one channel may be in fluid communication with at least one aperture, and at least one of the switch openings positioned above the at least one aperture. |
108 |
DOME SWITCH AND SWITCH HOUSING FOR KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY |
US14867598 |
2015-09-28 |
US20160172129A1 |
2016-06-16 |
Bradford J. Zercoe; Craig C. Leong; James J. Niu; John M. Brock; Keith J. Hendren |
A dome switch utilized in a keyboard assembly is disclosed. The keyboard assembly may include a printed circuit board having a first electrical connector formed in the printed circuit board, and a second electrical connector formed in the printed circuit board adjacent the first electrical connector. The keyboard assembly may also include an inner contact component contacting the second electrical connector of the printed circuit board. The inner contact component may be in electrical communication with the second electrical connector of the printed circuit board. Additionally, the keyboard assembly can include a dome switch surrounding the inner contact component. The dome switch may contact and may be in electrical communication with the first electrical connector of the printed circuit board. |
109 |
LIGHT-EMITTING ASSEMBLY FOR KEYBOARD |
US14867746 |
2015-09-28 |
US20160093452A1 |
2016-03-31 |
Bradford J. Zercoe; Craig C. Leong; Keith J. Hendren |
A light-emitting assembly positioned within a switch housing of a keyboard assembly for an electronic device is disclosed. The light-emitting assembly may include a phosphor structure, a transparent material positioned on opposing side surfaces of the phosphor structure, and an epoxy layer formed over an entire back surface of the phosphor structure and the transparent material. The light-emitting assembly may also include a mask layer formed over an entire top surface of: the phosphor structure, the transparent material, and the epoxy layer. The light-emitting assembly may further include a light source positioned within the phosphor structure for emitting a light. |
110 |
Membrane switch assembly for a handpiece for carrying out medical interventions |
US14553467 |
2014-11-25 |
US20150150566A1 |
2015-06-04 |
Raphael Spycher; Markus Simmen |
A membrane switch assembly for a handpiece for carrying out medical interventions includes a ring-like support surrounding a support interior, and a keypad element arranged on the support and intended to be actuated in order to carry out switching procedures. The keypad element is secured on the support so as to close the support interior in a fluid-tight manner. On an outer circumferential side of the ring-like support, a sealing arrangement surrounds the ring-like support. |
111 |
Waterproof keyboard |
US13632071 |
2012-09-30 |
US09000312B2 |
2015-04-07 |
Hai-Nan Shen; Shan-Yu Lu |
A waterproof keyboard includes a lower housing, a circuit membrane disposed on the lower housing, a pressure plate disposed on the circuit membrane, an elastomer member, an upper housing disposed on the elastomer member and a plurality of key caps disposed on the upper housing. The pressure plate has a main body formed with a plurality of openings and ridges. The elastomer member has a plurality of switch domes disposed in the openings correspondingly, a base layer disposed on the main body, and a plurality of raised portions disposed on the ridges respectively. The ridges of the pressure plate presses tightly to the underside of the raised portions. The pressure plate is constructed to evenly support the elastomer member. |
112 |
Push switch |
US13598923 |
2012-08-30 |
US08835787B2 |
2014-09-16 |
Masatsugu Takeuchi; Yutaro Nakagawa |
A push switch includes a switch contact part for carrying out electrical connection by pressing, a case having a wall part on a periphery thereof and accommodating the switch contact part in a concave portion surrounded by the wall part, and a protective sheet covering the concave portion. The protective sheet and at least a part of an upper surface of the wall part of the case are welded together as a first welding place. |
113 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a multi-mode keyboard |
US12915387 |
2010-10-29 |
US08822851B2 |
2014-09-02 |
David Ryan Walker; Steven Henry Fyke |
A multi-mode keyboard for a portable electronic device is provided. The keyboard comprising: a layer of flexible transparent touch sensors for receiving touch input; a layer of flexible output device; and a dome sheet for receiving key click input. |
114 |
WATERPROOF KEYBOARD |
US13632071 |
2012-09-30 |
US20130313094A1 |
2013-11-28 |
HAI-NAN SHEN; SHAN-YU LU |
A waterproof keyboard includes a lower housing, a circuit membrane disposed on the lower housing, a pressure plate disposed on the circuit membrane, an elastomer member, an upper housing disposed on the elastomer member and a plurality of key caps disposed on the upper housing. The pressure plate has a main body formed with a plurality of openings and ridges. The elastomer member has a plurality of switch domes disposed in the openings correspondingly, a base layer disposed on the main body, and a plurality of raised portions disposed on the ridges respectively. The key caps abut to the switch domes respectively. The raised portions of the elastomer member are fixed to the bottom surface of the upper housing, while the ridges of the pressure plate presses tightly to the underside of the raised portions. The pressure plate is constructed to evenly support the elastomer member. |
115 |
KEY INPUT APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL |
US13619370 |
2012-09-14 |
US20130088423A1 |
2013-04-11 |
Hyung-Gon Kim |
A key input apparatus and a portable terminal having the key input apparatus are provided. The key input apparatus includes a main board, a display having flexibility and elasticity and at least one pressing switch placed between the main board and the display. |
116 |
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE |
US13290337 |
2011-11-07 |
US20120111713A1 |
2012-05-10 |
Tomonori SAKURAI; Yoshitaka SAKATA; Chikara KOBAYASHI; Jiro TAKAHASHI |
A portable electronic device includes a printed circuit board module including a printed circuit board, a contact switch disposed on the printed circuit board, and a sheet having a first portion attached to the contact switch and a surface of the printed circuit board on which the contact switch is disposed, a folded portion which is extended from the first sheet portion and folded back at an edge surface of the printed circuit board, and a second portion which is extended from the folded portion and attached to a back surface of the surface of the printed circuit board on which the contact switch is disposed, a key module including a key top provided on the sheet opposite to the contact switch, and a pusher which is provided between the key top and the contact switch, and a housing. |
117 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MULTI-MODE KEYBOARD |
US12915387 |
2010-10-29 |
US20120103776A1 |
2012-05-03 |
David Ryan WALKER; Steven Henry Fyke |
A multi-mode keyboard for a portable electronic device is provided. The keyboard comprising: a layer of flexible transparent touch sensors for receiving touch input; a layer of flexible output device; and a dome sheet for receiving key click input. |
118 |
KEY ILLUMINATION SWITCH MODULE AND LIGHT GUIDE SHEET |
US12935295 |
2009-03-17 |
US20110284354A1 |
2011-11-24 |
Tomonobu Kato; Yasuhiro Tomisaka; Toshimitsu Fujiwara; Toshihiro Nimura |
A key illumination switch module has a cover sheet that includes an adhesive layer in a rear surface thereof, a dome-shaped contact spring whose apex portion is bonded to a rear surface of the cover sheet by the adhesive layer, a board that includes a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact, the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact being switched between a conducting state and an insulated state by the contact spring, a light guide sheet that is disposed on a surface side of the cover sheet. In the light guide sheet, a through-hole is made at a position corresponding to the apex portion of the contact spring. |
119 |
DOME SWITCH WITH INTEGRAL ACTUATOR |
US12142333 |
2008-06-19 |
US20090314619A1 |
2009-12-24 |
Douglas Weber |
A dome switch structure that includes an actuator integrally formed with a dome is disclosed. Advantageously, the actuator can be formed so as to be positioned over and properly aligned with the dome. In one embodiment, the dome switch structure is used by an electronic device to provide user input. When the actuator is pressed by a user, the actuator depresses the dome and induces a switching action. In one embodiment, the dome switch structures can be manufactured (i.e., machined) as a unitary structure. Consequently, since actuators and domes can be formed together, the dome switch structures yield not only consistent accurate alignment but also simplified assembly of dome switches. Given the accurate alignment of an actuator to a corresponding dome, dome switches formed from the dome switch structures can have consistent and reliable tactile feel to users, which thereby provides reliable usage by users. |
120 |
Electronic apparatus |
US11937609 |
2007-11-09 |
US07511235B2 |
2009-03-31 |
Yoichi Osada |
Electronic apparatus that can be disposed in a small space and allows multidirectional input without impairment of a click feeling. A cross key including a plurality of pins is elastically held by an operating member holding mat including a plurality of holes into which the respective pins are insertable. An analog switch overlapped on the operating member holding mat outputs a signal when one of the pins comes into direct contact with the analog switch in response to operation of the cross key. A metallic dome sheet overlapped on the analog switch outputs a signal when one of the pins comes into contact with the metallic dome sheet via the analog switch in response to operation of the cross key. The metallic dome sheet outputs a signal after the analog switch outputs a signal. |