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US 12,265,249 · App. 18/666,133 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Light-emitting module of illuminated keyboard

Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu (Taichung, TW); Shih-Pin Lin (Taichung, TW); Li-Ling Huang (Taichung, TW); Zhi-Xuan Zhang (Taichung, TW)
Assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp.
G02B6/0088G02B6/0021
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Patent No.
US 12,265,249
App. No.
18/666,133
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A light-emitting module of an illuminated keyboard includes a reflector plate, a light guiding plate, a light shielding plate, a base plate, a thin film circuit board, and a light-emitting element. The light guiding plate is disposed on the reflector plate. The light shielding plate is disposed on the light guiding plate and includes a through hole and a first light-passing hole that is spaced apart from the through hole. The base plate is disposed on the light shielding plate and includes an accommodating hole that is aligned with the through hole and a second light-passing hole that is spaced part from the accommodating hole and that is aligned with the first light-passing hole. The thin film circuit board is disposed on the base plate. The light-emitting element is disposed on the thin film circuit board and extends into the accommodating hole.

Claims (19)

1. A light-emitting module of an illuminated keyboard, comprising:

a reflector plate;

a light guiding plate disposed on said reflector plate and including a plate hole;

a light shielding plate disposed on said light guiding plate and including a bottom surface that faces toward said light guiding plate, a top surface that is opposite to said bottom surface, a through hole that extends from said bottom surface to said top surface, and a first light-passing hole that is spaced apart from said through hole, said through hole being aligned with said plate hole and having a bottom opening that is formed on said bottom surface;

a base plate disposed on said top surface of said light shielding plate and including an accommodating hole that is aligned with said through hole, and a second light-passing hole that is spaced part from said accommodating hole and that is aligned with said first light-passing hole;

a thin film circuit board disposed on said base plate and having a bottom side surface that faces toward said base plate; and

a light-emitting element disposed on said bottom side surface of said thin film circuit board and extending into said accommodating hole, said light-emitting element having a bottom end surface that faces toward said reflector plate.

2. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

said light-emitting element is inserted into said accommodating hole, and on a cross-section of said light-emitting module that is perpendicular to said bottom end surface of said light-emitting element, said bottom opening of said through hole and an opening of said plate hole, an outer width of said light-emitting element is equal to an inner width of said accommodating hole.

3. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

on the cross-section of said light-emitting module, an inner width of said plate hole, an inner width of said through hole and the inner width of said accommodating hole are identical.

4. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

said bottom end surface of said light-emitting element is located between said bottom side surface of said thin film circuit board and said bottom opening of said through hole.

5. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

said bottom end surface of said light-emitting element does not extend into said plate hole and is flush with said bottom opening of said through hole on said bottom surface.

6. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

said bottom end surface of said light-emitting element extends into said plate hole.

7. The light-emitting module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein

said bottom end surface of said light-emitting element abuts against said reflector plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: WU, CHIH-HSIEN; LIN, SHIH-PIN; HUANG, LI-LING; ZHANG, ZHI-XUAN
To: SUNREX TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 068654/0707 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 113200456 · Jan 12, 2024 · national
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