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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Soo-hyun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seok-gyu Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Cheol-hee Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 (2006.01); H01H 13/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/85 (2013.01); H01H 2219/056 (2013.01); H01H 2215/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A keypad apparatus for a portable communication device in which a plurality of pressurizing protrusions are integrated with a plurality of dome switches is provided. To this end, the keypad apparatus includes a keypad comprising a plurality of key buttons, a front frame provided on a top surface of the keypad, a light path provided on a bottom surface of the keypad, and a plurality of dome switches provided on a bottom surface of the light path, such that a respective plurality of pressurizing protrusions are integrated with the plurality of dome switches on top surfaces of the plurality of dome switches.