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US 8,481,874 · App. 13/061,979 · Granted Jul 9, 2013

Key switch structure

Inventor: Yasushi Takagi (Gunma, JP)
Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,481,874
App. No.
13/061,979
Granted
Jul 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a key switch structure wherein a membrane sheet ( 7 ) having a movable contact point ( 7 e ) and a stationary contact point ( 7 d ) is provided between a housing ( 5 ), which supports a key top ( 1 ) so as to allow the key top to be pushed downward and a base plate ( 8 ). The movable contact point ( 7 e ) is brought into contact with the stationary contact point ( 7 d ) by a downward push to the key top ( 1 ), so that a switch is closed. In the key switch structure, the inside of a device's main body is completely shielded from outside air, and water is completely prevented from entering the inside of the device's main body. A plate ( 6 ) provided with a plurality of attachment holes ( 6 g ) corresponding to fixing pins ( 5 f ) of the housing ( 5 ) is provided on the membrane sheet ( 7 ), so that the fixing pins ( 5 f ) are secured in the attachment holes ( 6 g ) of the plate ( 6 ).

Claims (4)

1. A key switch structure in which a membrane sheet having contact points facing each other is interposed between a base plate and a housing that allowably supports a key top to be pressed down and has fixing pins, and that closes a switch by contacting the contact points when the key top is pressed down, the key switch structure comprising:

a plate, disposed on the membrane sheet, that includes a plurality of fitting holes that corresponds to the fixing pins,

wherein the fixing pins are fixed at the fitting holes of the plate.

2. The key switch structure of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed for each key switch structure of a plurality of the key switch structures.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2017
From: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: JIANGSU TRANSIMAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043762/0340 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2011
From: TAKAGI, YASUSHI
To: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025892/0226 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-152419 · Jun 26, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110162948A1 · Jul 7, 2011