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20080230361 | Reinforced Foil-Type Switching Element - A foil-type switching element comprises a first carrier foil and a second carrier foil arranged at a certain distance from each other by means of a spacer, said spacer comprising at least one recess defining an active area of the switching element. At least two electrodes are arranged in the active area of the switching element between said first and second carrier foils in such a way that, in re-sponse to a pressure acting on the active area of the switching element, the first and second carrier foils are pressed together against the reaction force of the elastic carrier foils and an electrical contact is established between the at least two electrodes. According to the invention said spacer comprises at least one first reinforcement layer. | 09-25-2008 |
20080230362 | MEMBRANE SWITCH - A membrane switch including a first film, a second film and an insulating layer is provided. The first film has a first circuit, a first outlet cable and a second outlet cable. The first circuit is electrically connected with the first outlet cable, and the second outlet cable is disposed adjacent to the first outlet cable. A single outlet joint is formed from the first and second outlet cables. The second film has a second circuit and an outlet terminal, wherein the outlet terminal is electrically connected to the second circuit. The insulating layer is disposed between the first film and the second film so that the first film and the second film are electrically insulated. The outlet terminal is electrically connected to the second outlet cable. The membrane switch is economical and meets the needs of customers. | 09-25-2008 |
20080230363 | Electronic Device and Method of Using the Same - An electronic device which includes a resilient piece, base plate and electronic source. The upper conductor is located on the resilient piece; the base plate is connected to the resilient piece, with a space between the two. The lower conductor is located on the base plate, and there is a crevice between the lower conductor and the upper conductor. The electronic source electrically connected to the upper conductor and the lower conductor. The sensor device is located on the base plate. Utilizing this structure, the electronic device can, based on the user's needs, perform testing of the subject's physiological status or test a specific site that is pressed, be used as assist for medical equipment, exercise equipment or communications facilities. | 09-25-2008 |
20080237019 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A first separate area insulated from a top conductive layer and extending in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of top electrodes is provided near an inner periphery of a spacer on a surface of the top substrate where the top conductive layer is provided. And/or a second separate area insulated from a bottom conductive layer and extending in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of bottom electrodes is provided near an inner periphery of the spacer on a surface of the bottom substrate where the bottom conductive layer is provided. | 10-02-2008 |
20080277258 | MEMS plate switch and method of manufacture - Systems and methods for forming an electrostatic MEMS plate switch include forming a deformable plate on a first substrate, forming the electrical contacts on a second substrate, and coupling the two substrates using a hermetic seal. The deformable plate may have a flexible shunt bar which has one end coupled to the deformable plate, and the other end coupled to a contact on the second substrate. Upon activating the switch, the deformable plate urges the shunt bar against a second contact formed in the second substrate, thereby closing the switch. The hermetic seal may be a gold/indium alloy, formed by heating a layer of indium plated over a layer of gold. Electrical access to the electrostatic MEMS switch may be made by forming vias through the thickness of the second substrate. | 11-13-2008 |
20080296140 | MOVABLE CONTACT ELEMENT AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A movable contact element includes a cover sheet to which a movable contact having a dome shape is bonded and which is stacked on a top surface of a pressure sensitive conductive sheet. The movable contact element is bonded to a top surface of a substrate having a fixed contact formed thereon, thereby forming a switch. Through the construction, it is possible to obtain the movable contact element, which has a simple construction and can perform various operations, and the switch using the same. | 12-04-2008 |
20090000934 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PANEL SWITCH AND PANEL SWITCH - A panel switch and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The panel switch includes insulating films and a base layer having a stationary contact. Each insulating film includes an adhesive layer, and an apex portion of a moving contact adhered to the adhesive layer. The insulating films are aligned and adhered on top of each other and the adhered insulating films are aligned and adhered to the base layer such that the locations of the moving contacts of the respective insulating films align with the stationary contact of the base layer. The method includes applying an adhesive layer to an insulating film; adhering a moving contact onto the adhesive layer; aligning the moving contact with a stationary contact of a base member and adhering the insulating film to the base member; and cutting and removing an excess portion from the insulating film with a laser. | 01-01-2009 |
20090014305 | SHEET SWITCH MODULE - A sheet switch module includes a circuit board ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090101487 | Module Molding Touch Module - An in-mould molding touch module includes a flexible printed circuit having a touch control circuit, and a molding flexible film. The flexible film contains integratedly the flexible printed circuit by an in-mould injecting mode. The flexible film has an outer surface for touch control. The outer surface is configured for being pressed for driving the touch control circuit of the flexible printed circuit to output signals. Therefore, the present touch module is manufactured simply, and has a thin thickness. | 04-23-2009 |
20090101488 | Touch panel - A touch panel includes a substrate, a transparent conductive layer and at least two separate electrodes. The substrate has a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface opposite to the first substrate surface. The transparent conductive layer includes a carbon nanotube structure formed on the first substrate surface. The at least two separate electrodes are located on a surface of the transparent conductive layer and electrically connected thereto. | 04-23-2009 |
20090127086 | Touch control device and method thereof - A touch control device and a method thereof are disclosed. A driving voltage is applied to a first conductive layer of the touch control device. A second conductive layer is connected via scanning lines to a scan sensing circuit. To detect the location where a touch or depression occurs, the scan sensing circuit repeatedly and sequentially scans first ends of multiple elongate conductive strips that constitute the second conductive layer. The coordinates of the location of the depression is determined on the basis of the scanning result that the scan sensing circuit performs over the elongate conductive strips of the second conductive layer and the voltage that the first conductive layer applies to one or more of the elongate conductive strips of the second conductive layer that correspond to the location of the depression. The second ends of the elongate conductive strips of the second conductive layer can also be connected to the scan sensing circuit via scanning lines to allow the scan sensing circuit to perform scanning operation over the first and second ends of the elongate conductive strips of the second conductive layer in a sequential and repeated manner. | 05-21-2009 |
20090134001 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel has an optically transparent upper board having an upper conductive layer formed on its lower face, an optically transparent lower board having a lower conductive layer, which is formed on its upper face and faces to the upper conductive layer with a predetermined gap in between, a pair of upper electrodes extending along an outer periphery of the upper conductive layer and having an upper electrode lead, a pair of lower electrodes extending along an outer periphery of the lower conductive layer and having a lower electrode lead, and a slit in a predetermined shape formed at the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer. One of the pair of upper electrodes is formed along a side of the upper conductive layer, and the other of the pair of upper electrodes is formed in substantially U shape surrounding whole periphery excluding the upper electrode lead. One of the pair of lower electrodes is formed in a direction orthogonal to the side of the upper conductive layer, and the other of the pair of lower electrodes is formed in substantially U shape surrounding whole periphery excluding the lower electrode lead. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134002 | Printed Circuit Board for a Mobile Device - A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies. | 05-28-2009 |
20090211891 | TOUCH PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, and a number of spacers is provided. The first substrate has an upper surface and a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface. The second substrate is parallel to the first substrate. The first conductive layer is disposed on the upper surface of the first substrate, while the second conductive layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the first substrate. The third conductive layer is disposed on the second substrate and interposed between the second substrate and the second conductive layer. The spacers are interposed between the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer. The touch panel has functions of multi-touch, contact-touch and non-contact touch, and the touch panel can be operated by conductive objects or dielectric objects. | 08-27-2009 |
20090223800 | IMPACT SENSOR FOR MOVING MACHINE - An impact sensor for installation in a moving machine to detect an impact includes first and second electrically conductive strip and an insulative layer sandwiched therebetween. The first electrically conductive strip has at least one electrically conductive member facing but insulatively separated by the insulative layer from at least one electrically conductive member of the second electrically conductive strip. The insulative layer has a plurality of through holes, through at least one of which the electrically conductive member of the first electrically conductive strip and the electrically conductive member of the second electrically conductive strip are electrically contactable with each other when the second electrically conductive strip deforms under impact. | 09-10-2009 |
20090277767 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY - A keypad assembly ( | 11-12-2009 |
20090301856 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH PRESS PANEL - An electronic apparatus comprises a main body, a front frame mounted on the main body, a transparent elastic press panel disposed between the main body and the front frame, a plurality of contacts beneath the elastic press panel, and a plurality of stop pieces disposed between the contacts respectively. The stop pieces divide the elastic press panel into portions corresponding to the contacts. Each portion of the elastic press panel can be pressed down independently for activating the corresponding contact. | 12-10-2009 |
20090321240 | INTEGRATED TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An integrated touch panel including a first, second, and third substrates, a first and second adhesive layers, a first and second axial conductive layers, a shielding layer, a first and second conductive films, two first and second conductive electrodes is provided. The first axial conductive layer, the first adhesive layer and the second axial conductive layer are laminated in order between the first substrate and the second substrate. The shielding layer and the first conductive film are adjacent to each other and disposed between the second substrate and the third substrate. The second adhesive layer and the second conductive film are laminated in order between the first conductive film and the third substrate. Two first conductive electrodes are disposed in parallel between the first conductive film and the second adhesive layer, and two second conductive electrodes are disposed in parallel between the first conductive film and the second adhesive layer. | 12-31-2009 |
20100072052 | Transparent conductor and panel switch - The present invention provides a transparent conductor comprising a successive lamination of a support, a conductive particle layer containing a conductive particle and a first binder, and a conductive film layer containing a bead and a second binder; wherein a surface of the conductive film layer opposite from the conductive particle layer is rough. | 03-25-2010 |
20100101927 | KEY SHEET, PRESS SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE PRESS SWITCH - It is an object of the present invention to provide a key sheet and the like which can suppress local elevation of temperature, and effectively diffuse heat loss from electronic circuits. The key sheet includes: a viscoelastic sheet | 04-29-2010 |
20100122898 | KEY BASE AND KEY SEAT - There are disclosed a key base and a key sheet which are established as products even in a case where a key base main body has a flexible and elastic sheet and a presser layer is formed of electromagnetic wave curable resin integrally with the key base main body on the back surface of this key base main body. The key base according to the present invention is a key base having a key base main body, and a presser layer formed on the back surface of said key base main body, wherein said key base main body has a first sheet having flexibility and elasticity, and a second sheet which is harder than said first sheet and has the front surface thereof directly or indirectly secured to the back surface of said first sheet, above-mentioned presser layer is formed of electromagnetic wave curable resin integrally with said second sheet on the back surface of said second sheet. | 05-20-2010 |
20100126840 | Woven Manually Operable Input Device - A manually operable sensor for providing control signals to an electronic device. A fabric has a length substantially longer than its width with insulating yarns and electrically conductive yarns included therein, such that the conductive yarns define three conductive tracks running the length of the fabric. The conductive tracks are configured to interface with an electronic device at a first end and, at a second end, an active region of the fabric forms part of a sensor assembly that is receptive to a manually applied pressure. The sensor comprises first and second conductive regions to which a first and a second conductive track are connected respectively, to apply an electric potential to each conductive region. A conductive path is formed between a connected conductive track and the third conductive track of said active region when manual pressure is applied to one of the conductive regions. | 05-27-2010 |
20100140072 | Pusher-Type Vault Switch and Printed Circuit Including Same - The invention concerns a multi-domed switch. It relates to a multi-domed switch of the push-button type for thin printed circuit possessing a thin substrate ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100147668 | THIN FILM SWITCH - A thin film switch comprises: a bottom thin film, having at least one bottom electric conductor mounted on a top surface thereof; a top thin film, disposed above the bottom thin film while spacing from the same by an interval, and configured with at least one top electric conductor on a bottom surface thereof corresponding to the bottom electric conductor while enabling the corresponding top and bottom electric conductors to be spaced from each other by an interval; at least one extrusion, disposed on a top surface of the top thin film corresponding to the top electric conductor while protruding out from the top surface by a specific height; wherein, when the extrusion is depressed, the top thin film is depressed by the pressing so as to enable the at least one top electric conductor to engage with the corresponding bottom electric conductor for constructing an electrical conduction. | 06-17-2010 |
20100193343 | KEY SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A key sheet | 08-05-2010 |
20100224473 | MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH STRUCTURE - A switch has multiple movable contacts, such as snap domes, positioned in a stacked relationship with each other. The stacked relationship may be such that the apexes of each dome point in the same orientation, or the apexes may be in an opposite orientation so that they point toward or away from each other. When the switch is initially depressed, one of the contacts forms a first electrical connection. When the switch is further depressed, a second one of the contacts forms a second electrical connection. Alternatively, multiple moveable contacts are positioned on the same plane under a single bubble of a carrier sheet. Multiple actuating elements may depress each of the domes. Adjacent domes may share common conductive traces. | 09-09-2010 |
20100224474 | RECYCLABE DOME SHEET ARRAYS - A moveable contact body that includes a carrier sheet, a moveable contact, and an adhesive layer on at least a portion of a lower surface of the carrier sheet and an upper surface of the moveable contact. The adhesive layer may be water soluble or viscoelastic. A viscoelastic material may be positioned on an upper surface of the carrier film. At least a periphery of the moveable contact may be a rolled foot. Another embodiment may be a membrane switch including a carrier sheet, a moveable contact and an electrical contact having a central stationary damping conductive pill. | 09-09-2010 |
20100258425 | Manipulating Apparatus And Mobile Terminal Including The Same - Disclosed herein is a manipulating apparatus (mobile terminal) including a chassis provided with a manipulating portion (directional manipulating portion) with which an input manipulation is carried out. The manipulating portion includes: a key top exposed to an outside of the chassis through an opening portion, which the chassis has, and a key main body having a base portion on which the key top is formed within the chassis; a circuit board in which a detecting portion (switches) is disposed in a position corresponding to the key top,; and a flat plate-shaped elastic body (elastic body) interposed between the key main body and the detecting portion; in which the elastic body is provided integrally with the base portion. According to the manipulating apparatus, not only the soft click feeling can be obtained from the elastic body, but also the manipulating apparatus can be thinned as compared with the case where the existing elastic body (contact rubber) is adopted by adjusting the thickness size each of the elastic body. | 10-14-2010 |
20110036701 | CLOSED-AIR CUSHIONED KEY SWITCH STRUCTURE - A closed-air cushioned key switch structure includes an electrical board having multiple contacts, and multiple key switch bodies arranged above the contacts of the electrical board, each key switch body having top press portion for clicking by a user, a conductor at the bottom side for contacting one respective contact of the electrical board to produce a switching signal and an enclosed air chamber defined in between the press portion and the conductor for buffering clicking to give comfort to the user's finger to avoid noises. The key switch bodies are formed in integrity without any gap in therebetween, avoiding penetration of fluid or water through the key switch bodies to contaminate or wet the electrical board. | 02-17-2011 |
20110079499 | DOME SHEET STRUCTURE INCLUDING LIGHT GUIDE FILM AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL INCLUDING THE DOME SHEET STRUCTURE - A dome sheet structure of a mobile communication terminal may include: a metal dome covering a contact point printed on a printed circuit board; and a light guide film disposed on the metal dome. The light guide film may be bonded with the metal dome in a bonding area, and the bonding area may be an area between two concentric circles having different diameters and centered at a center of the metal dome. | 04-07-2011 |
20110083951 | FITTING A LIGHT GUIDE SHEET TO A KEYPAD USING PROTRUSIONS - In an embodiment, the invention provides a keypad assembly comprising a keypad, a light guide sheet, a dome sheet, and a board. The keypad comprises at least one protrusion and at least one rib. The light guide sheet has openings that are smaller than a first portion of the at least one protrusion. The dome sheet and the board have openings that are larger than a first portion of the at least one protrusion. The at least one protrusion is compressible such that the first portion of the at least one protrusion is extendable through the openings in the light guide sheet, the dome sheet and the board. The at least one rib physically contacts at least a portion of the light guide sheet. | 04-14-2011 |
20110089011 | SWITCH MODULE - A switch module including a light source element is provided that obtains slimming down and a sufficient click feeling and suitably irradiates a key portion, while suppressing manufacturing cost. A switch module is disposed to face a key portion. The switch module includes a transparent FPC board, a transparent conductive film, an electrode, a metal dome which is in contact with a part of the transparent conductive film and which is allowed to come into contact with the electrode by being deformed, and an LED. Light emitted from the LED and guided in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the board in the transparent FPC board is reflected by a reflecting portion provided on the transparent FPC board, in a direction of the key portion. | 04-21-2011 |
20110186414 | DOME SWITCH INTEGRATED TOUCH WINDOW FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - A dome switch integrated touch window for a mobile terminal includes a lower substrate, a dome switch, a spacer sheet, and an upper substrate. A dome switch is disposed on a lower substrate to correspond to a contact terminal. The dome switch extends through a spacer sheet and an upper substrate disposed on the spacer sheet. The dome switch is covered by a design film. The dome switch includes an operation member having a resilient base disposed over the contact terminal and a resilient protrusion projecting from the resilient base, and a dome disposed between the operation member and the lower substrate. The operation member may have an upwardly concaved dome-shaped groove to receive the dome. | 08-04-2011 |
20110226601 | METAL DOME PRESSURE SWITCH - Disclosed is a pressure switch that utilizes a dome switch having a flange surrounding the dome. The flange is anchored to a substrate such that the dome portion is in contact with a contact pad on the substrate. A pressure medium applied through passageways in the substrate flexes the dome in an elastic manner so that the dome does not contact the contact pad. When the pressure medium falls below a predetermined threshold level, the dome expands and contacts the contact pad to complete a circuit that indicates that the pressure of the pressure medium has fallen below the threshold level. | 09-22-2011 |
20110266128 | Keypad System and Keypad with Enhanced Secutiry - In one form, a keypad includes a substrate and a flexible membrane disposed above a top surface of the substrate. The substrate has the top surface, a first conductor below the top surface, an insulator layer separating the first conductor from the top surface, and a second conductor disposed in proximity to the first conductor and to the top surface and coupled to a voltage terminal. The flexible membrane is disposed above the top surface of the substrate and has a third conductor forming a key. The third conductor is movable relative to the top surface. In another form, a keypad system includes such a keypad and a capacitive sensing circuit coupled to the first conductor for sensing a change in capacitance between the first conductor and the voltage terminal when the third conductor moves relative to the top surface. | 11-03-2011 |
20110297524 | MULTIPLE-POLE SINGLE-THROW DOME SWITCH ASSEMBLIES - Multiple-pole single-throw dome switch assemblies for electronic devices and methods for creating the same are provided. For example, a switch assembly may include a deformable dome that may have a conductive inner surface. The switch assembly may also include three conductive pads, at least two of which may be positioned underneath the dome. When the dome is deformed, each one of the three conductive pads may be electrically coupled to the conductive inner surface of the dome. When the dome is not deformed, at least one of the three conductive pads may be electrically isolated from the conductive inner surface of the dome. | 12-08-2011 |
20110303520 | DOUBLE ACTION ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH A TACTILE EFFECT - A switch comprising a first peripheral contact; a second peripheral contact; a third central fixed contact; a movable contact element which can be displaced and deformed elastically from a stable rest state comprising a peripheral zone capable of bearing simultaneously against the two first contacts in order to establish a first switching path, and a central section on which an actuating element acts, and which is capable of then bearing against the third contact to establish a second switching path, characterized in that the movable contact element occupies an initial raised rest position in which the peripheral zone does bears against either of the two first contacts, and in that the movable contact element occupies a final lowered switching position in which the peripheral zone bears simultaneously against the two first contacts to establish the first switching path. | 12-15-2011 |
20120055773 | PUSH SWITCH AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A push switch includes a case having a recess portion, a first fixed contact placed in the recess portion, and a second fixed contact placed in the recess portion. Furthermore, the push switch includes a dome-shaped movable contact placed in the recess portion and having a center portion facing the first fixed contact with a space therebetween, a protective sheet for covering the recess portion, and a protrusion member fixed to the protective sheet by welding at a convex side of the center portion of the movable contact. The first fixed contact and the second fixed contact are provided at positions that are brought into contact with the movable contact when the movable contact is elastically reversed. | 03-08-2012 |
20120097514 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch screen panel includes a substrate, a first touch electrode layer including first touch electrodes formed to be divided on regions defined as a pad part, a routing part, and a channel bridge part on the substrate, a soluble insulator layer including soluble insulators formed so as to expose portions of the first touch electrodes, and a second touch electrode layer formed on the soluble insulator layer. | 04-26-2012 |
20120118720 | SWITCH - A switch includes an insulative case with fixed electrodes and a movable electrode therein. The case includes a first surface configured to contact with a circuit board and a second surface configured to oppose to the circuit board via a gap. The movable electrode moves between a first position for placing the fixed electrodes in a conductive state and a second position for placing the fixed electrodes in a nonconductive state. Each of the fixed electrodes includes a contact terminal which contacts with the movable electrode and an external connecting terminal exposed on the second surface and soldered to a land of a wiring terminal on the circuit board. The external connecting terminal includes a first portion opposed to the land and a second portion connected to the first portion that has an area larger than an area of the first portion. | 05-17-2012 |
20120145525 | SWITCH UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SWITCH UNIT - A printed wiring board has a first switch contact pattern, a second switch contact pattern, and a cutting portion that cuts a plating bar formed thereon. A metal dome is arranged to be in contact with the first switch contact pattern and allows the first switch contact pattern and the second switch contact pattern to be conductive by being deformed. A first sheet attached to the printed wiring board via an adhesive has a first opening portion formed in a region where the metal dome is arranged and a second opening portion formed in the region where a cutting portion is formed. A second sheet is attached to the first sheet via the adhesive to cover the first opening portion and the second opening portion. | 06-14-2012 |
20120193208 | DOME SWITCH DEVICE - A dome switch device enables electric contact by pressing of a central region or even any other region of a dome sheet formed to extend in a longitudinal direction with the same result regarding the amount of electrical contact. The dome switch device preferably includes a dome sheet extending along a longitudinal direction and having conductivity and a contact module provided on a substrate such that a plurality of both-pole (two-pole) contact portions are arranged alternately along the longitudinal direction of the dome sheet, in which the contact module, when being pressed regardless of where along the dome sheet is pressed, whether being pressed on a central region thereof or any other region other than the central region, electrically contacts the dome sheet with a high quality electrical contact. | 08-02-2012 |
20120211343 | INPUT DEVICE WITH SWING OPERATION - An input device includes a printed circuit board for outputting a signal, a supporting base fixed on the printed circuit board, a metal dome switch installed on the printed circuit board, and a cap pivoted to the supporting base. A protrusion is formed on an end of the cap for contacting against the printed circuit board when the cap is not pressed down. The cap pivots relative to the supporting base when the cap is pressed down. An actuator is further formed on the cap and disposed on a side of the metal dome switch. The actuator of the cap presses down the metal dome switch to actuate the metal dome switch when the cap is pressed down. | 08-23-2012 |
20120247937 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel (input device) includes a flexible transparent base; a transparent electrode formed on a first surface of the transparent base; a decorative layer formed on a second surface of the transparent base, the second surface being opposite the first surface; and a transparent panel (glass panel) bonded to the second surface of the transparent base, with an optical clear adhesive layer interposed therebetween. | 10-04-2012 |
20120255848 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel that is used by being superposed on a display panel, the touch panel including: a first electrode substrate including a first substrate and a first conductive film that is formed on the first substrate, the first conductive film including plural conductive areas that are divided into three or more areas along a longitudinal direction and divided into three or more areas along a lateral direction; and a second electrode substrate including a second substrate and a second conductive film that is formed on the second substrate, the second conductive film being opposed to the first conductive film, wherein each of boundary lines of the plural conductive areas forms a predetermined angle with respect to an alignment direction of pixels of the display panel. | 10-11-2012 |
20120285810 | Flat Surface Touch Device for Introducing Visual Effects - An electrode and an isolation layer of a touch device are the same color, so that a user of the touch device perceives a good visual effect without having to employ expensive optical adhesive and decorative films in the touch device. The front bezel design used in conventional touch devices can thus be abandoned. Further, simpler fabrication, higher yield rate, and lower cost are also achieved. | 11-15-2012 |
20120285811 | KEY SWITCH STRUCTURE - There is provided a key switch structure including: a plate shaped key top; a link mechanism supporting the key top such that the key top can be depressed; a membrane sheet comprising a contact point portion; a back plate supporting the link mechanism and adhered to the membrane sheet; a plurality of holder members insert molded onto the back plate and supporting the link mechanism; and a resilient member provided between the key top and the membrane sheet, the resilient member being compressed by depressing of the key top and pressing the contact point portion to make a continuity. | 11-15-2012 |
20120285812 | DOME-SHAPED SPRING AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - Provided is a dome-shaped spring for placing on a substrate having stationary contacts, and a circumferential edge of the dome-shaped spring is continuously in contact with the stationary contacts. At least a part of a neutral plane has a shape defined by an even function of at least eighth-order. Angle α of the neutral plane of the dome-shaped spring to the substrate at a second inflection point that exists at a second-positioned inflection point from the circumferential edge, angle β of the neutral plane to the substrate at a first inflection point, and angle γ of the neutral plane at the circumferential edge of the dome-shaped spring to the substrate satisfy following inequalities of α β and β γ. | 11-15-2012 |
20120292170 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel having an operation area and a periphery area surrounding the operation area is provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, a touch element, a complex non-conductive layer, and a light shielding layer. The touch element is disposed on the substrate and located in the operation area. The complex non-conductive layer is disposed on the substrate and at least located within the periphery area, and formed by stacking of a plurality of non-conductive layers and any two adjacent non-conductive layers are made of different materials. The light shielding layer is disposed on the substrate and located at the periphery area, wherein the non-conductive layers are located at a side of the light shielding layer adjacent to the substrate. | 11-22-2012 |
20130008767 | ANTI-NEWTON RING SHEET, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND TOUCH PANEL USING THE SAME - An anti-newton ring sheet is provided with an uneven layer. The uneven layer is formed by tightly arranging a plurality of structures in a lattice-like formation. The structures are substantially formed with a polymer resin and have a peak. Here, the axis extending in the vertical direction when the sheet is viewed in plan is the x-axis, and the axis extending in an orthogonal direction to the x-axis is the y-axis. In addition, an arbitrarily defined structure from the structures forming the uneven layer is a base structure, and structures that are adjacent to the base structure along the x-axis and the y-axis are other structures. The uneven layer is formed in a manner such that the height of a vertical section along the direction (x-direction, y-direction) of straight lines connecting the peak of the base structure and the peaks of the other structures periodically changes. | 01-10-2013 |
20130062179 | TOUCH PANEL HAVING A SHIELDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a touch panel having a shielding structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The touch panel having a shielding structure comprises a conductive ring disposed on periphery of an upper surface of a substrate, a shielding layer disposed on a lower surface of the substrate, and a plurality of conductive connection points electrically connecting the shielding layer and the conductive ring. By connecting the shielding layer and the conductive ring by the conductive connection points, impedance of the shielding layer is consistent for different distances between the shielding layer and flexible printed circuit, thereby eliminating noise interference from a liquid crystal display or an electronic device under the touch panel, while using the touch panel. Moreover, the manufacturing method of the touch panel with a shielding structure is a simple process, which reduces the manufacturing cost. | 03-14-2013 |
20130134025 | RESISTIVE TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL HAVING ANTI-SCRAPE LAYER - The present invention relates to a resistive touch display panel having anti-scrape layer, which comprises a display apparatus, a first transparent substrate, an adhesive layer, a second transparent substrate, and an anti-scrape layer. The first transparent substrate is disposed on the display apparatus. The adhesive layer is disposed on the first transparent substrate and has an outer periphery. The second transparent substrate is disposed on the adhesive layer. An outer edge of the anti-scrape layer is disposed on the second transparent substrate opposite to the outer periphery. Besides, the outer edge is located inside the outer periphery. Thereby, the internal structure is free from scrapes; the touch sensitivity at the periphery of the touch display panel is improved. Accordingly, superior convenience in usage and practicability can be achieved. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134026 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH, OF THE NORMALLY-CLOSED TYPE, ESPECIALLY FOR A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The switch includes a printed circuit, of generally plane shape, and comprising a first face bearing a first contact pad, a second face, opposite the first, bearing a second contact pad, and a through-orifice allowing access between the first face and the second face. The switch also includes a conductor, having a first part, which cooperates with the first contact pad, and a second part, which extends between a first end, fixed to the first part, and a free second end, passing through the orifice. The second part is elastically deformable between a rest position, in which its second end cooperates with the second contact pad, and a stressed position, in which its second end is moved away from the second contact pad. | 05-30-2013 |
20130161177 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel including a window, a transparent substrate, a first electrode wiring formed on one surface of the transparent substrate, a second electrode wiring formed on the other surface of the transparent substrate, an adhesive layer attaching one surface of the window to one surface of the transparent substrate, a connection wiring formed on one surface of the window and electrically connected to the first electrode wiring, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) electrically connected to the second electrode wiring and the connection wiring. | 06-27-2013 |
20130228439 | Input Device Securing Techniques - Input device adhesive techniques are described. A pressure sensitive key includes a sensor substrate having one or more conductors, a spacer layer, and a flexible contact layer. The spacer layer is disposed proximal to the sensor substrate and has at least one opening. The flexible contact layer is spaced apart from the sensor substrate by the spacer layer and configured to flex through the opening in response to an applied pressure to initiate an input. The flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer such that at first edge, the flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer at an approximate midpoint of the first edge and is not secured to the spacer along another portion of the first edge and at a second edge, the flexible contact layer is not secured to the spacer layer along an approximate midpoint of the second edge. | 09-05-2013 |
20130277192 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - A touch input device includes: a film that extends from a bulging portion bulging upward to a flat surface; a first detection region that is formed in the bulging portion and detects coordinates in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction in response to a touch to a surface of the film by an object; and a second detection region that detects a touch without detecting the coordinates in response to a touch to the surface by the object in a region other than the first detection region. | 10-24-2013 |
20130319837 | PRESS KEY - A press key includes: a base plate; a bordering plate disposed above and coupled to the base plate, and formed with a through hole; a keycap movable between a raised position and a pressed position, the keycap being configured to pass through the through hole to be partially exposed from the bordering plate when the keycap is at the raised position; a circuit board disposed between the keycap and the base plate; an elastic restoring unit disposed between the keycap and the circuit board; a limiting mechanism disposed between the bordering plate and the keycap; and a guiding mechanism disposed between the keycap and the base plate to guide the movement of the keycap. | 12-05-2013 |
20130341172 | KEY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A key assembly which is configured to provide improved click feeling to a user and an electronic device having the same are provided. The key assembly includes a key body of elastic materials and contact projections, each of the contact projections which is protruded and formed from the key body and presses a switch device spaced apart from the key body by a gap providing a certain interval, wherein the key body is installed such that a contact surface of each of the contact projections is in contact with and pushed back by a certain distance by a pre-loading force of the switch device. | 12-26-2013 |
20130341173 | Electronic Component - An electronic component comprises a flexible planar substrate which is substantially non-stretchable, the substrate having at least two slits arranged to allow first and second portions of the substrate lying in the same plane to be moved apart, the first portion of the substrate supporting a region of conductive material. | 12-26-2013 |
20140027258 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH POWER SWITCH - A power switch includes an operating button, an elastic member, a printed circuit board, a support member, and a fixing module. The operating button includes a connecting portion. The elastic member includes a fixing portion and an elastic portion. The printed circuit board includes a main body and a contacting element. The support member includes a base portion and a receiving portion perpendicularly extending from the base portion, and the base portion defines a hole communicating with the receiving portion. The fixing module includes a cover and a contacting member formed on the cover. The connecting portion of the operating button is fixed to the main body and is received in the hole of the support member and the receiving portion. The fixing portion of the elastic member is sandwiched between the connecting portion of the operating button and the main body. | 01-30-2014 |
20140034473 | LIQUIDPROOF DOME SWITCH - This is directed to a dome switch that may prevent liquid from coming into contact with circuit elements of the switch. A deformable dome may include a conductive inner surface region and may be placed over a conductive contact pad such that the dome may deform and the conductive elements may contact each other. At least one sheath may be positioned between the conductive region of the dome and the contact pad positioned below the dome for preventing liquid external to the one or more sheaths from contacting the conductive portions of the switch. In some embodiments, a first sheath may be coupled to the inner surface of the dome about the conductive inner surface region and a second sheath may be coupled to a mounting surface about the conductive contact pad, such that when a user deforms the dome, one of the sheaths may extend into the other sheath. | 02-06-2014 |
20140034474 | MULTI-POLE SINGLE-THROW DOME SWITCH ASSEMBLIES - Multiple-pole single-throw dome switch assemblies for electronic devices and methods for creating the same are provided. For example, a switch assembly may include a deformable dome that may have a conductive inner surface. The switch assembly may also include three conductive pads, at least two of which may be positioned underneath the dome. When the dome is deformed, each one of the three conductive pads may be electrically coupled to the conductive inner surface of the dome. When the dome is not deformed, at least one of the three conductive pads may be electrically isolated from the conductive inner surface of the dome. | 02-06-2014 |
20140054154 | ULTRA-THIN COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE - An ultra-thin computer input device includes a substrate carrying a circuit layout having sets of comb-like contact portions arranged in a staggered manner, and an outer membrane arranged on the substrate and provided with conducting portions corresponding to the comb-like contact portions of the circuit layout of the substrate and electrically insulative beads located on a part of the bottom side of each conducting portion and stopped against the comb-like contact portions of the circuit layout of the substrate. Because the invention eliminates the use of metal domes, rubber domes or scissor-type linking elements, the thickness and number of component parts of the ultra-thin computer input device can be greatly reduced. | 02-27-2014 |
20140054155 | LONG-STROKE DOME-SHAPED MOVABLE CONTACT PIECE - There is provided a dome-shaped movable contact piece having a sufficient durability with a long indentation amount and with low indentation pressure, reduced in a bottom thrust feeling, and a dome-shaped movable contact piece fixedly adhering the same dome-shaped movable contact piece to a sheet. The long-stroke dome-shaped movable contact piece comprises a dome-shaped contact piece provided with a click action function, and not less than four L-shaped or triangular slits, wherein apex angle parts of the slits are directed to the central position of the dome-shaped contact piece, a central part of the dome-shaped contact piece and a peripheral part of the dome-shaped contact piece are joined with each other by joining parts each directed radially and having a uniform width. The dome-shaped contact piece is fixedly adhered to the sheet only at necessary parts thereof. | 02-27-2014 |
20140097073 | Switch and Manufacturing Method of Switch - A switch includes a case, fixed electrodes, a movable electrode and a pressing member. The fixed electrodes and the movable electrode are arranged inside the recess. The pressing member is arranged so as to cover at least a part of the recess, and displaces the movable electrode from the second position to the first position by a pressing force from the outside. The pressing member includes a first bent part and a second bent part, and a deforming part disposed therebetween. The deforming part is opposed to the movable electrode with a gap in a state where the movable electrode is in the second position. The deforming part is configured to be flexibly deformed toward the outside of the case in a state where the movable electrode is in the first position in which the fixed electrodes are in a conductive state. | 04-10-2014 |
20140131186 | PRESSURE KEY - A D/A integrated pressure key for a keyboard is disclosed. A digital signal output first when a pressure is applied on the single key, and then an analog signal output while applying a bigger pressure over the same key. The magnitude of the analog signal output is positively related to the magnitude of the pressure applied on the integrated pressure key. | 05-15-2014 |
20140144765 | PCB TACT SWITCH - The invention relates to a PCB tact switch, and more particularly, to a PCB tact switch having excellent water resistance because same does not have holes on the top and bottom which are open to the outside, capable of preventing erroneous operation through improved contact point safety, and capable of preventing product disengagement through improved fixing strength by being soldered to a substrate. The PCB tact switch of the present invention comprises: an insulation member ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140166459 | KEY INCLUDING SECONDARY DOMES - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to a key including a primary dome, a plurality of second domes, and a first layer. The primary dome is to compress a switch if the primary dome collapses. The first layer is over the primary and secondary domes. The first layer collapses the primary dome and does not engage the secondary domes, if the first layer is pressed substantially levelly or parallel to the rest position. | 06-19-2014 |
20140251777 | Low Current Switch - A low current switch has a flexible movable contact that can be deflected by an actuator. In some implementations the switch may permit a low current switch to be manufactured using elements of a high current switch without requiring large amounts of precious metal. The flexible movable contact may be arranged as one or more cantilevers that are deflected using a rocking actuator. The actuator interacts with the movable contact in such a way as to provide tactile feedback to an operator comparable to a high current switch having a rigid movable contact. Also described are a set of low and high current switches, components of a low current switch, and a method of manufacturing a low current switch. | 09-11-2014 |
20150107979 | KEYSWITCH DEVICE - A keyswitch device includes a pair of links for supporting a key top, each provided on the support sheet and including a first arm and a second arm, and a frame for supporting the links, provided on the support sheet. Each link includes a rotation shaft provided at a first end and a slide shaft provided at a second end of each of the first arm and the second arm. The rotation shaft is rotatably placed on one of the frame and the key top. The slide shaft is slidably placed in a corresponding one of guide grooves provided on the other of the frame and the key top. A connecting groove is provided in the first arm of at least one of the links. A connecting shaft is provided on the second arm of the other of the links, and is movably placed in the connecting groove. | 04-23-2015 |
20160042888 | ULTRA-THIN HAPTIC SWITCH WITH LIGHTING - A haptic switch includes: (a) a force sensor responding a mechanical stimulus by providing a sensing signal; (b) a processing circuit receiving the sensing signal and providing a control signal; and (c) an electromechanical polymer (EMP) actuator receiving the response control signal and providing a haptic response. The force sensor and the EMP actuator may each be provided on a flexible circuit covered by a protective layer overlying the flexible circuit. The haptic switch may include a graphic layer on which is provided a symbol representing a key. In that haptic switch, the symbol, the light source, the EMP actuator and the force sensor are aligned such that the light source illuminates the symbol and such that, when a user pushes on the symbol, the user's push applies a pressure on the force sensor and the EMP actuator's haptic response is provided in the vicinity of the force sensor. | 02-11-2016 |