IP Library Granted Patent US 8,586,883
Granted Patent B2
US 8,586,883 · App. 13/157,301 · Granted Nov 19, 2013

Key module for portable devices

Inventor: Wei Hsu (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Weistech Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,586,883
App. No.
13/157,301
Granted
Nov 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A key module for portable devices includes a PCB having at least one pair of high resistance film and welding point, a rubber key having a protruded key head, and a set of upper case and bottom case. The rubber key has two conducting carbon arcs opposite to the at least one pair of high resistance film on a concave backside thereof. A top of the head portion has a concave on a middle portion thereof and two protrusions on right and left ends thereof for specific input functions. The upper case has at least one through hole for revealing the concave and the protrusions of the head portion while the rubber key and the PCB are covered by the upper and bottom cases.

Claims (10)

1. A key module for portable devices comprising:

a printed circuit board, having at least one pair of resistive film portions, and each of the resistive film portions being provided with a welding point; and

a rubber key, having a protruding head portion on an end thereof and two conducting carbon arcs on a concave backside thereof; the two conducting carbon arcs being arranged opposite to the at least one pair of resistive film portions, and a top of the head portion of the rubber key having a concave portion and two protrusions being formed on both sides of the concave portion.

2. The key module for portable devices as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the key module has a key cap having a concave on a top with a protrusion on both sides of the concave, and the key cap being arranged upon the head portion of the rubber key.

3. The key module for portable devices as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the key module includes a set of upper case and bottom case: the upper case has at least one through hole.

4. The key module for portable devices as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the upper case and the bottom case is connected together through tenon and corresponding slot.

5. The key module for portable devices as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the upper case and the bottom case is connected together through bolt or buckling.

6. The key module for portable devices as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a plurality of key module and the upper, bottom case are combined as a universal remote control.

7. The key module for portable devices as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a plurality of key module is applied to portable device without a display.

8. The key module for portable devices as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a plurality of key module is applied to portable devices with a display.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 6, 2013
From: HSU, WEI
To: WEISTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030554/0547 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2011
From: SHU, WEI
To: WEISTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027180/0843 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 100204099 U · Mar 8, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110240453A1 · Oct 6, 2011