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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takayuki Ito, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Tsuyoshi Narusawa, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/314 ;
Abstract
A keyboard device includes a lever-mounting plate which mates with a pair of levers at lower ends thereof and a holding plate for mounting the lever-mounting plate. The lever-mounting plate is provided with a mating unit to mate with the holding plate by snapping. The lever-mounting plate provided with the mating unit can be mounted to the holding plate through one-touch operation, whereby mounting becomes simple and manufacturing processes are easily automated.