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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Darfon Electronics Corp., Taoyuan, TW;
Po-Chun Hou, Taoyuan, TW;
Chin-Hung Lin, Taoyuan, TW;
Darfon Electronics Corp., Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A key structure is provided. The key structure includes a base plate, a key cap and a lifting mechanism is provided. The base plate includes a first bottom wall. The key cap is disposed opposite to the base plate and includes a first cap wall. The lifting mechanism is movably connected between the key cap and the base plate, so that the key cap could reciprocate with respect to the base plate. The lifting mechanism includes a first lower shaft portion and a first upper shaft portion, which are respectively movably connected on the same side of the key cap and the base plate. When the key cap is in a released state, the first upper shaft portion presses against the first cap wall, but the first lower shaft portion is separated from the bottom wall by a maintaining gap.