Acer Peripherals, Inc.

Yeh Chi-Pin

A key mechanism includes a keycap, a base plate installed under the keycap having three guide channels, a connecting device installed between the keycap and the base plate for movably connecting the keycap to the base plate in an up and down manner, and a resilient element installed under the keycap for elastically supporting the keycap upwardly. The connecting device includes a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, each having a front end, a center portion, and a rear end. Each of the center portions of the first and second connecting pieces has a left end and a right end, and the left and right ends of the center portions of the connecting pieces are pivotally connected to each other. The left and right ends and the center portion of the front end of the first connecting piece are slidably and separately received in the three guide channels, while the rear end of the first connecting piece is pivotally mounted beneath the keycap. The front end and the rear end of the second connecting piece are pivotally or slidably mounted to the keycap or the base plate, respectively.

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Tainan Hsien, Taiwan

Yeh Chi-Pin