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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Mark D Janninck, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Alden R Alviar, Indian Creek, IL (US);
Kenneth W Carlson, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Mark D Janninck, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Alden R Alviar, Indian Creek, IL (US);
Kenneth W Carlson, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a printed circuit board configured for a dome-utilizing keypad configuration including at least one padstack having a plurality of dome switch targets and a plurality of target rings capable of accommodating different key dome locations of a dome keypad. Also disclosed is a padstack capable of accommodating different key dome locations. The disclosed padstack has a single dome switch targets input/output line for the plurality of dome switch targets of the padstack. The padstack also includes a single target rings input/output line for the plurality of target rings of the pad stack. In this way the disclosed printed circuit board includes a single circuit arrangement available for a plurality of different key pad designs.