Computer keyboard with cantilever switch design and improved PCB/switch membrane interface
US5360955A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2233/004
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer keyboard has multiple rows of cantilevered keys which are flexibly attached to common mounting strips. The rows of cantilevered keys are arranged to partially overlap adjacent rows such that the keys in one row actuate switch contacts aligned beneath mounting strips in the adjacent row. An interface between the switch contact membrane and a printed circuit board, and employing a portion of the dome sheet as supporting legs for the keyboard, are also described.
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