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Polymeric piezoelectric key actuated device

US3940637A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 1974
Grant dateFeb 24, 1976
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Expiry dateApr 24, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S310/80
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A key input device which forms a key switch with high reliability or an integrated keyboard with small dimensions which can produce coded signals with high reliability and a S/N ratio of high value without any encoder circuits, comprising a piezoelectric polymer film, applied as a pressure sensor, having layer electrodes on both surfaces thereof and at least one device for straining the film, the straining device defining a key.

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