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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
May. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirofumi Sato, Gifu, JP;
Masaya Funamoto, Kasugai, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200344 ;
Abstract
A thin key switch device engagement portions formed in a base plate at a reduced processing quantity as compared with a conventional key switch device by effectively utilizing the thickness of the base plate. The key switch device increases the keystroke quantity while reducing the height of the key top arranged in the key switch device, thereby realizing a low profile key switch device.