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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Cheng-chieh Chuang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hsing-chiang Huang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yi-shen Wang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Inventors:
Cheng-Chieh Chuang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hsing-Chiang Huang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yi-Shen Wang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Assignee:
HTC Corporation, Taoyuan, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input module for an electronic device includes a key and a touch sensing unit. The touch sensing unit includes a substrate, a sensing circuit, and a conductive member protruding from the substrate. The conductive member has a connection portion and a sensing portion. The connection portion is electronically connected to the sensing circuit, and the sensing portion is movable with respect to the substrate and connected to the key for detecting a contact on the key.