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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2023
Applicant:

Acer Incorporated, New Taipei, TW;

Inventors:

Hung-Chi Chen, New Taipei, TW;

Shun-Bin Chen, New Taipei, TW;

Huei-Ting Chuang, New Taipei, TW;

Yen-Chieh Chiu, New Taipei, TW;

Yu-Wen Lin, New Taipei, TW;

Yen-Chou Chueh, New Taipei, TW;

Po-Yi Lee, New Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

Acer Incorporated, New Taipei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1666 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1664 (2013.01); G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); H01H 3/125 (2013.01); H01H 2221/068 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device includes a host, a display, a sliding plate, and a keyboard. The host has an operating surface. The display is pivoted to the host. The sliding plate is slidably disposed in the host, where the display is mechanically coupled to the sliding plate, and the sliding plate includes a plat portion and a recess portion that are arranged side by side. The keyboard is integrated to the host. The keyboard includes a key structure, where the key structure includes a key cap and a reciprocating element, and the key cap is exposed from the operating surface of the host. The reciprocating element is disposed between the key cap and the sliding plate and has a first end connected to the key cap and a second end contacting the sliding plate. The second end is located on a sliding path of the plat portion and the recess portion.


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