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Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 10, 2023
Applicant:

Darfon Electronics Corp., Taoyuan, TW;

Inventors:

Zheng-Hong Lai, Taoyuan, TW;

Chih-Ho Hsu, Taoyuan, TW;

Chin-Lung Chan, Taoyuan, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/705 (2006.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/705 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H01H 2221/07 (2013.01); H01H 2223/044 (2013.01);
Abstract

A keyswitch structure includes a switch and a multilayer structure above the switch. The multilayer structure includes an inner flexible layer, a rigid light-transmissive cover sheet, and a flexible light-transmissive layer. The inner flexible layer has a keycap portion and a connection portion extending outward from the keycap portion. The keycap portion is located above the switch and forms a spatial character structure. The rigid light-transmissive cover sheet is disposed on the keycap portion and covers the spatial character structure. The flexible light-transmissive layer covers the inner flexible layer and the rigid light-transmissive cover sheet. A keyboard includes the keyswitch structure and a device casing carrying the keyswitch structure. The multilayer structure is fixed to the device casing. The rigid light-transmissive cover sheet is harder than the flexible light-transmissive layer and structurally protects the spatial character structure from being damaged when the keyswitch structure is pressed.


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