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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1995
James Lin, Taipei, TW;
Silitek Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A key switch includes a rubber key body mounted within a key switch hole on a key pad device above a circuit board thereof, and a key cap fastened to the rubber key body at the top and depressed to move the rubber key body downward in triggering a contact on the circuit board, wherein the key cap is made from a plastic convex lens having a convex top wall and a plain bottom wall, the plain bottom wall having a light-blocking area and a light-penetrable area, the light-penetrable area being shown in the form of a pattern; the rubber key body is molded from a vulcanized rubber sealed to the plain bottom wall of the key cap through a heat sealing process. Three layers of ink are disposed between the key body and the key cap.