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Keypad dialog terminal

US5657052A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 1995
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0238
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A keypad dialog terminal in particular for dialog with a programmable automatic controller, comprising a casing (1) carrying a dialog screen (12) and a set of contacts (32) associated with a keypad (22), characterised in that the casing (1) comprises a casing body (11) carrying the fixed contacts and a removable dialog module (2) comprising a frame (21) closed by a visible top membrane (22) which forms various projecting keys and carries the mobile contacts (26), this frame (21) having removable locking apparatus (24, 25) adapted to cooperate with conjugate locking apparatus (14, 15) on the lateral sides of the casing body (11).

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