Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.

Wen To Chou

Ching Cheng Tsai

A droplet proof keyboard for notebook computer comprises a base; a circuit membrane set on the base; a mounting plate on the circuit membrane set and having a through hole and a plurality of retaining parts for each keyswitch; a rubber cone set having a plurality of rubber cones, each rubber cone having a press part passing the through hole and touching the circuit membrane when the keyswitch is pressed; a plurality of key caps each corresponding to a keyswitch and having locking parts on lower surface thereof; an opaque plate arranged on the mounting plate and clamping the rubber cone; the opaque plate having an opening for each rubber cone and a plurality of slits through which lower ends of a switching lever passing; a switching lever set having a plurality of switching levers; each switching lever having a plurality of upper ends pivotally arranged on the locking parts of the keycap and a plurality of lower ends pivotally arranged on the retaining parts of the mounting plate. There is no aperture below the mounting plate and the circuit membrane set is not influenced by droplet.

Droplet proof keyboard for notebook computer

A flexible membrane circuit structure for keyboard comprises a substrate; a membrane circuit structure arranged on the substrate and comprising an upper membrane layer and a lower circuit layer, a plurality of movable keytops depressibly arranged on the substrate and each corresponding to one the conductive contact; at least one fixed keytop arranged on marginal location of the keyboard and being not depressible. Each membrane circuit layer has conductive contacts. The conductive contacts on the upper membrane layer has a predetermined separation with corresponding conductive contacts on the lower membrane layer. The upper membrane layer and the lower circuit layer is bridged by at least one folded plate such that the upper membrane layer electrically and mechanically connected with the lower circuit layer. The folded plate received within the fixed keytop to prevent the breaking of the folded plates.

Flexible membrane circuit structure for keyswitch

The inventive keyswitch comprises a base plate, a conductive membrane, an elastic member, a key support mechanism and a key wherein the first support lever and the second lever of the key support mechanism are of the same structure and pivotably joined in a scissors-form. The molding die can be simplified, the assembling efficiency can be enhanced and the cost is reduced.

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