Top push switch
View Patent ↗In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, including a dome of a top push switch configured to contact, upon pushing, an inner pad of a base, fixing paste connecting the dome to an outer pad of the base; and a covering tape on top of the dome.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a dome of a top push switch configured to contact, upon pushing, an inner pad of a base;
fixing paste electrically connecting the dome to an outer pad of the base; and
a covering tape on top of the dome,
wherein the dome comprises an outer loop connected by the paste to the outer pad of the base.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising a leak-tight structure formed by the dome, fixing paste, covering tape and the base.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dome comprises a dome outer part and a center area connected by at least one connection bridge.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said at least one connection bridge comprises a form stamped towards the base.
5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the outer part is a ring.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said fixing paste is solder paste.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer loop is an outer ring.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a crimping in the tape.
9. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a handheld mobile communication device.
10. An apparatus, comprising:
a dome center configured to contact, upon pushing, an inner pad of a base;
at least one connection bridge; and
a dome outer part, the dome center being electrically connected to the dome outer part by the at least one connection bridge, and the dome outer part being a loop configured to be fixed and electrically connected to an outer pad of the base by fixing paste.
11. An apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is a solderable dome, the dome outer part being configured to be fixed to the outer pad by soldering.
12. An apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the outer part is a ring.
13. A method, comprising:
adding fixing paste between a dome of a top push switch and an outer pad of a base, wherein the dome comprises an outer loop;
electrically connecting the dome by the outer loop to the outer pad of the base by the fixing paste; and
covering the dome by a tape.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the fixing paste is added on an outer part of the dome.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the fixing paste is solder paste.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the outer loop is an outer ring.