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Key input device

US7351928B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2005
Grant dateApr 1, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0202
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A key input device includes a key input unit and an illuminating unit. The key input unit has a key cap, movable mechanism, pressure sensing part, and a frame housing these components. The illuminating unit illuminates the key cap from the bottom of this key input unit through the movable mechanism and the pressure sensing part. The key input unit and the illuminating unit are configured in such a way that they are independently waterproofed.

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