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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 07, 2025
Applicant:

Logitech Europe S.a., Lausanne, CH;

Assignee:

Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); H01H 13/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/03543 (2013.01); H01H 13/85 (2013.01); H01H 2215/03 (2013.01);
Abstract

A keyswitch for a keyed device, the keyswitch comprising: a housing with an inner structure defining a cavity within; a plunger protruding from a top side of the housing and extending into the cavity, the plunger operable to be depressed and travel along a linear range of motion within the cavity of the housing; a slug comprised of magnetic material and configured at a bottom section of the cavity; and a conductive coil, wherein the conductive coil is operable to generate a magnetic field in response to receiving an electrical current, the magnetic field operable to magnetically move the slug within the cavity causing the slug to impact a portion of the housing or the plunger, wherein the impact causes a feedback effect that mechanically translates through the keyswitch.


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