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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125751 | MULTI DIRECTION SWITCH A multi direction switch (100) includes an upper housing (3), a lower housing (6), a bottom cover (11), an elastic ring (5), an actuator (4), an operating button (1), a terminal plate (7), a moveable electrode plat... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103774 | TRIGGER ACTION SWITCH OPERATOR A switch operator is provided that includes a single piece actuator shaft coupled to a single piece cap. According to certain embodiments, the actuator shaft may be snap fit to the cap. The cap may include an annular sleeve and an annular skirt that extend orthogonally ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20110315533 | PRESS SWITCH A press switch is composed of a base, a light-emitting device, a housing, a movable seat, and a pressing element. Due to the flat surfaces of the base and the ribs of the movable seat, the area of contact between the base and the movable seat is reduced. In addition, du... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110312289 | EMERGENCY BUTTON ASSEMBLY FOR A HANDHELD RADIO A push-button assembly for a handheld radio (100) is provided which permits off-axis actuation by a gloved user amongst a crowded radio control environment. The push-button (108) includes first and second guide posts (202, 204) of different length, ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303517 | KEYBOARD WITH REPLACEABLE KEYS A keyboard includes a plurality of keys. Each key includes a base, a key cap detachably connected to the base and includes at least two conductors, a flexible element connected between the key cap and the base, and a plurality of conduct lines mounted on the base. The c... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110284353 | PUSH SWITCH A push switch includes an operating slider, an actuator with a sliding member, a return spring, a housing, a main body in which the operating slider, the actuator, and the return spring are supported by the housing, a heart cam mechanism (including an engagement pin and... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110214974 | KEYPAD WITH LONG KEY TRAVEL AND IMPROVED TOUCH FEELING A keypad includes at least one push-button switch and a key to operate the switch along a translational axis. The geometric dispersions of the keypad are accounted for, to the lengthening of the travel of the key and to the enhancement of the tactile sensation when the ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110155550 | BUTTON STRUCTURE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A portable electronic device attached to a housing includes a button, a elastic plate and a switch. The housing defines a through button hole. The button includes an operating portion and a resisting portion. The operating portion extends out of the housing from the but... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110132736 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY WITH INVERTED DOME SWITCH A portable electronic device may have an inverted dome switch assembly. The switch assembly may have an inverted dome that has a base and a conductive underside. The base may be attached to a button member. Two electrical contacts in the button member may face the condu... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110094867 | POWER BUTTON ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A power button assembly includes a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a switch positioned on the first surface, a dome positioned on the second surface corresponding to the switch, a push button resiliently a... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110094866 | POWER SWITCH MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A power switch module includes a printed circuit board having a switch, a support plate engaging the printed circuit board, a control to activate the switch, and an elastic member fixed to the support plate and positioned between the printed circuit board and the contro... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110062007 | BUTTON STRUCTURE AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE A button structure for actuating a switch includes a pressing part, a protruding part connected to a side of the pressing part for being driven to actuate the switch when the pressing part is pressed, and a constraining part. An end of the constraining part is connected... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110036698 | ACTUATOR DEVICE AND AN ELECTRIC SWITCH DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH An actuator device including a holder element provided to be fixed against a device operated on by the actuator device. An actuator body is displaceable in a longitudinal direction along the holder element. A guide member is provided so as to guide the actuator body alo... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110005909 | THIN KEY STRUCTURE FOR KEYBOARDS/KEYPADS A thin key structure includes a keycap, a key body, an elastic piece and a base. The keycap has a first side wall. The key body has a second side wall forming a hollow chamber in which the keycap can be put to connect the elastic piece. The inner of the second side wall... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100320066 | ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED INDUCTIVE SENSOR ASSEMBLY An exemplary embodiment of an inductive electrical sensor assembly includes a hollow housing structure defining an open space within the housing structure and a circuit board mounted in the open space. The circuit board includes an inductive sense area. A flexible metal... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100307903 | Keyboard with an Octagonal Guide for a Key A key module for a keyboard includes a key having a guiding plunger, and a key housing having a set of walls with an opening formed by the set of walls. The opening formed by the set of walls is configured to receive the guiding plunger. The set of walls includes at lea... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100236911 | Push-button The invention relates to a push-button (5) having a housing (10), with which there are associated at least a first actuation member (6) which triggers a haptic control signal and one or more permanent magnet(s) (3) which can be guided past at... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100231519 | KEYPAD WITH KEY PAIRS A keypad has a plurality of keys. The plurality of keys includes one or more key pairs. Each of the one or more key pairs includes physically coupled first and second keys. The physically coupled first and second keys are configured to be actuated independently of each ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100224472 | Push switch A movable contact point board provided with contact points is urged in a direction of being away from stationary contact points by return springs each having the same size and the same characteristic, and is arranged as opposed to the stationary contact points. Return s... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100187082 | Keyboards A switch useful for, inter alia, a touch type keyboard or keypad which may be used for a personal computer or the like in a substantially waterproof form while being relatively inexpensive to manufacture.... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100116637 | BUTTON-KEY STRUCTURE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME A button-key structure includes a plurality of button-keys arranged next to each other; and a button-key supporting portion disposed on a downstream side in a direction that the button-keys move. The button-key supporting portion includes a guide portion disposed betwee... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100101925 | Reset Button Structure A reset button structure is described, wherein the reset button structure is disposed in a case. The reset button structure comprises: a sheath disposed on the case, wherein the sheath contains a positioning hole, and at least one side hole on a side of the sheath and c... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100066274 | SWITCH ELEMENT FOR A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART The invention relates to a switch element comprising an actuating element that can be impinged upon by an energy accumulator and is mounted so that it can be moved along a trajectory. At least two energy accumulators are used to impinge the actuating element and the num... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090321241 | SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE USING SAME A switch assembly includes a shell, and a push button including a fixing member, a pushing member, an elastic member and an electrical-conductive member. A shell includes an upper surface and a cavity extending from the upper surface to a lower surface opposite to the u... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090321226 | SAFETY SWITCH An operating head (11) for a safety switch (100) includes a key-operated cam mechanism (12) and a plunger (27) contacting the cam mechanism (12) and extending from the cam mechanism (12). In the safety switch (100), the p... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090308724 | PUSH-PUSH SWITCH WITH MOVABLE TERMINAL A push-push switch comprises a housing having a space, a plurality of stationary terminals received in the housing, a button assembled to the housing, a movable terminal assembled to the button, and a spring member located between the button and the button. The space ha... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090308723 | PRESS-BUTTON FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE An exemplary press-button for an electronic device, includes a button cap, a support member connected to the button cap, and a resilient member positioned between the button cap and the support member. The button cap includes a pressing portion extending from a middle p... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090294268 | KEY STRUCTURE A key structure is provided, including a substrate, a key cap, a first link, and a second link pivotally connected to the first link. The first and second links movably connect the key cap with the base. The key cap comprises a first surface and a guiding portion extend... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090272639 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY WITH INVERTED DOME SWITCH A portable electronic device may have an inverted dome switch assembly. The switch assembly may have an inverted dome that has a base and a conductive underside. The base may be attached to a button member. Two electrical contacts in the button member may face the condu... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090183976 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERNS A keypad assembly having three-dimensional patterns includes a bottom layer, a light-guiding plate, a pattern layer, a coating layer and a surface layer. The light-guiding plate is overlapped on the bottom layer. The pattern layer is provided on the light-guiding plate.... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090152089 | APPLIANCE BUTTON An appliance button for use in an appliance that has a housing, a button opening in the housing and a control structure within the housing. The appliance button includes a push button with a distal end of the push button that extends outwardly through the button opening... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090133999 | Key switch arrangement excellent in waterproofing property A key switch arrangement is able to prevent liquid such as water from entering a membrane sheet and staying therein. The key switch arrangement includes a waterproof sheet arranged above the membrane sheet, a first fixing member arranged in above the waterproof sheet an... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090101485 | PUSHBUTTON SWITCH MOUNTING STRUCTURE A pushbutton switch is provided with: a switch case; a switch body fixed to the switch case; an elastic sealing body that is formed of an elastic material and covers and seals the switch body; a cap member that is formed of a hard material and is detachably mounted at a... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090002975 | Device with button restriction element A device comprises a device substance, a button, a button restriction element, and a circuit board. The device substance has a button opening. The button comprises a button substance, a first fixing element, a second fixing element, and a driving element. The button sub... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080277257 | KEY FOR KEYBOARD AND KEYBOARD USING THE SAME A low-noise cost-effective keyboard includes keys arranged in rows and columns in a housing. Each key has a mounting member affixed to the housing, at least one button, at least one connecting member integrally connected between the mounting member and the at least one ... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080121509 | Key switch with exhaust structure The present invention provides a key switch with an exhaust structure, which includes a keycap having a top surface and an inner surface with a cavity and an elastic member. The elastic member includes a protrusion and an elastic body. The protrusion is coupled with the... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080029376 | Electric control switch with push-button An electric control switch with a push-button comprises an electric contact having a first and a second electric state and an operating push-button having a first operating means designed to move due to the action of the external operating force. The operating push-butt... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080023312 | KEYBOARD AND KEY ASSEMBLY THEREON A keyboard comprises a plurality of key assemblies and an elastic layer. The key assembly includes a key and a base. The base includes a plurality of opening. The key includes a keycap and a key pillar connected to the keycap. The key pillar vertically moves in the open... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080006516 | Key switch and keyboard A key switch preferably used for a keyboard as an input device in electronic equipment. The key switch includes a base section; a key top disposed above the base section; a pair of link members interlocked to each other to support and direct the key top in a vertical di... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070278079 | Key A key. A scissors linking mechanism is disposed on a base plate and includes a first linking member and a second linking member. The first linking member pivots on the second linking member and includes a first end and a second end. The second linking member includes a ... | 12/06/2007 |
