Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.

Wen-To Chuo

Ching-Cheng Tsai

Fu-Jen Hsu

A key switch for notebook computers, including a bottom frame having two pairs of upright lugs spaced near two opposite sides, a membrane circuit mounted on the bottom frame, a key cap, a rubber cone supported on the membrane circuit and compressed by the key cap to trigger the membrane circuit in producing an electrical signal, a first link having an annular base and two pairs of springy extension rods respectively extended from the periphery of the annular base at two opposite sides and respectively coupled to the key cap and the bottom frame diagonally, and a substantially U-shaped second link pivotably connected to the annular base of the first link at two opposite sides and coupled between the key cap and the bottom frame diagonally for turning relative to the first link to guide the movement of the key cap vertically.

Key switch arrangement for notebook computers

A key switch for notebook computers, including a bottom frame having two pairs of upright lugs spaced near two opposite sides, a membrane circuit mounted on the bottom frame, a key cap, a rubber cone supported on the membrane circuit and compressed by the key cap to trigger the membrane circuit in producing an electrical signal, a first link having one end pivoted to the key cap and an opposite end coupled to one pair of upright lugs of the bottom frame by a slip joint, and a second link pivotably coupled to the first link in its middle and having one end pivoted to the key cap and an opposite end pivoted to the other pair of upright lugs of the bottom frame.

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Taipei Hsien, Taiwan

Wen-To Chuo