Thin keypad assemblies and components for electronics devices and methods
US7360957B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2221/004
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A keypad assembly, the keypad assembly including a keycap layer 110 having multiple user interface key caps flexibly coupled to a carrier portion, a luminescent layer 120 disposed toward a backside of the plurality of key cap layer, the luminescent layer carrying a plurality of switch domes aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of key caps of the key cap layer. In some embodiments, a backing material is applied to a backside of the user interface keycaps.
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