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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2020
Lite-on Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Guangzhou, CN;
Lite-on Technology Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Ming-Fu Yen, Taipei, TW;
LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Guangzhou, CN;
Lite-On Technology Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A key structure including a keycap, a bottom plate, a supporting element disposed on the bottom plate a backlight module, and a thin film circuit board is provided. The bottom plate includes a body and a plurality of protrusions, wherein the body has a plurality of openings, and the protrusions protrude from a first surface of the body and are disposed around the openings. At least two of the protrusions have different heights. The backlight module is disposed on a second surface of the body, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposite surfaces. The thin film circuit board and the keycap are disposed on the first surface of the body, and the thin film circuit board is located between the keycap and the bottom plate, and the protrusions are located within an orthographic projection range of the keycap and do not contact the supporting element.