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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
May. 25, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Chia Chi Wu, Taipei, TW;
Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Alex J. Lehmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chien-Tsun Chen, Taipei, TW;
Kuo-Chiang Chin, Shenzhen, CN;
Ming Gao, Shanghai, CN;
Zheng Gao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a backlight integrated membrane for a keyboard. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a keyboard having a key cap. A feature plate may be positioned below the key cap and a membrane may be positioned below the feature plate. The membrane may include a transparent substrate optically coupled to a light emitting element. The membrane may also include electrical traces for a key switch disposed on the transparent substrate. The embodiment may further include a domed structure positioned on the membrane and configured to actuate the key switch when depressed.