Dell Products Inc.

Jer-Yo Lee

Cheng-Hsiang Chuang

Chun-Ting Lu

Chia-Chen Lin

Po-Fei Tsai

Chang-Hsin Chen

Minghao Hsieh

A multiple function button for an information handling system includes an outer button and an inner button. The outer button includes a first contact component positioned over a first contact of the information handling system. The first contact is associated with a first operation within the information handling system. The inner button is inserted within the outer button and includes a second contact component. The second contact component is positioned over a second contact of the information handling system, which in turn is associated with a second operation within the information handling system.

Hybrid power button with multiple functions

A multiple function button for an information handling system includes an outer shell and an inner button. The outer shell includes multiple channels having first, second, third and fourth channels. The inner button is inserted within the outer shell. The inner button includes a tab and a contact component. The tab moves within the multiple channels. When the tab is within the first channel, the inner button is in a first position and contact component is positioned over a first contact of the information handling system. When the tab is within the third channel, the inner button is in a second position and the contact component is positioned over a second contact of the information handling system.

A button mechanism includes a button, a module, and a thin sheet spring. The thin sheet spring is in physical communication with the button and with the module. The thin sheet spring exerts a tension force on the button and the module to bias the button toward a normal position. In response to a force greater than the tension force being exerted on the button, a portion of the thin sheet stretches to enable the button to be placed in a contact position. In response to the force being removed from the button, the tension force causes the thin sheet to snap back to an original position and biases the button toward the normal position.

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Jer-Yo Lee