IP Library Granted Patent US 7,528,337
Granted Patent B2
US 7,528,337 · App. 12/103,149 · Granted May 5, 2009

Pressure sensitive conductive sheet and panel switch using same

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Patent No.
US 7,528,337
App. No.
12/103,149
Granted
May 5, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first resistor layer is formed on the lower surface of a base in film form, and at the same time, a second resistor layer in which particles of different particle diameters are dispersed is formed and layered on the lower surface of the first resistor layer, and thus, a pressure sensitive conductive sheet is formed. In this configuration, the second resistor layer in uneven form makes contact with the fixed contacts in accordance with a pressing force so that electrical connection is made via the second resistor layer and the first resistor layer, and therefore, a thin panel switch with little fluctuation in the resistance value resulting from repeated operation where a stable resistance value can be gained can be realized.

Claims (6)

1. A pressure sensitive conductive sheet, comprising:

a base in film form;

a first resistor layer formed on a lower surface of the base; and

a second resistor layer formed and layered on a lower surface of the first resistor layer, wherein

particles of different particle diameters are dispersed inside the second resistor layer.

2. A panel switch, further comprising a substrate on a lower surface of the pressure sensitive conductive sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a number of fixed contacts are formed on an upper surface of the substrate.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
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