Patent · US Expired

Operation setting device having stationary touch-sensitive control elements

US4334219A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1980
Grant dateJun 8, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2017/9613
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The operation setting device includes a keyboard having stationary control keys arranged on a transparent support plate of insulating material, each key of the keyboard being formed of a pair of transparent electrically conductive material secured to the outer face of the support plate and being connectable to a switching device sensitive to a change of resistance between the contacts in each pair. A visual identification card is located behind the support plate and having its indentification signs in register with respective keys.

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