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Keyboard device

US11152168B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2020
Grant dateOct 19, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2221/062
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A keyboard device includes a membrane circuit board, a base plate and a key structure. The key structure a keycap, a first connecting element, a second connecting element, a stabilizer bar and an auxiliary bar. The first connecting element and the second connecting element are connected between the keycap and the base plate. The first connecting element has a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The second connecting element has a third lateral side and a fourth lateral side. The third lateral side faces the second lateral side. The stabilizer bar is pivotally coupled to the keycap, the first lateral side of the first connecting element and the fourth lateral side of the second connecting element. The auxiliary bar is pivotally coupled to the keycap, the second lateral side of the first connecting element and the third lateral side of the second connecting element.

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