Handheld device
View Patent ↗A pair of side keys disposed on a lateral plate casing of a stationary-side rear case in a cellular phone is coupled with a film sheet that is fabricated in a substantially identical length to the length of the pair of side keys. The pair of side keys is coupled with the film sheet by applying double-faced adhesive tapes having adhesive faces on both sides only to both ends of the film sheet.
1. A handheld device comprising:
a housing that includes a pair of side keys used for predetermined operations;
a film sheet that is integratedly coupled with the pair of side keys, the film sheet being fabricated in a substantially identical length to a length of the pair of side keys; and
a double-faced adhesive tape having adhesive faces on both sides, the double-faced adhesive tape coupling the film sheet and the pair of side keys by bonding the ends of the film sheet to both ends of the pair of side keys.
2. The handheld device according to claim 1 , wherein the film sheet is made of polyethylene terephthalate resin.
3. A handheld device comprising:
a housing that includes a pair of side keys each having a pin used to switch ON an operation switch disposed on a circuit board and used for predetermined operations;
a film sheet that is integratedly coupled with the pair of side keys, the film sheet being fabricated in a substantially identical length to a length of the pair of side keys; and
a double-faced adhesive tape having adhesive faces on both sides, the double-faced adhesive tape coupling the film sheet and the pair of side keys by bonding the ends of the film sheet to both ends of the pair of side keys.
4. The handheld device according to claim 3 , wherein
the double-faced adhesive tape couples the film sheet and the pair of side keys leaving a central portion of the film sheet and the pair of side keys uncoupled with each other.
5. The handheld device according to claim 3 , wherein holes are created at predetermined positions on the film sheet through which the pin in each side key of the pair of side keys is inserted.
6. The handheld device according to claim 3 , wherein the film sheet is made of polyethylene terephthalate resin.
7. The handheld device according to claim 1 , wherein
the double-faced adhesive tape couples the film sheet and the pair of side keys leaving a central portion of the film sheet and the pair of side keys uncoupled with each other.