Process for producing finger-touch key for manipulation switch
US5439545A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2229/058
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing a composite finger-touch key with superior fastness, in which the key top layer is chemically bonded to the key base piece even when a silicone resin is employed for the key base piece, which process is characterized by treating the surface of the key base piece to be bonded with the key top layer by exposing to a UV-irradiation or to a plasma discharge in order to subject the surface to a chemical activation, applying then a coupling agent based on silane, such as aminopropyl triethoxysilane, vinyl triethoxysilane and mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane, to the so-treated surface of the key base piece, providing thereon with a layer of a resin curable by UV-irradiation or by heating, such as those based on, for example, acrylic, epoxy or silicone resin, of an adequate configuration and exposing the resin layer to a UV-irradiation or a heating to cause curing of the resin layer.
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