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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2013
Ichia Technologies,inc., Taoyuan County, TW;
Chang-Li Liu, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yu-Chih Chang, Taoyuan County, TW;
ICHIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Taoyuan County, TW;
Abstract
A thin key structure includes a supporting module, a circuit module disposed on the supporting module, a frame and a metal dome disposed on the circuit module, a pressable module, and a guiding portion. The supporting module has a supporting plate and a protrusion disposed on the supporting plate. The supporting plate has a plane defined therein, the plane defines a perpendicular central axis, and the protrusion is arranged on the central axis. The circuit module has a protruding segment formed by the protrusion. The metal dome is arranged in the frame, and has a contact portion arranged on the central axis. The guiding portion arranged on the central axis and is disposed between the contact portion and the pressable module. The metal dome is pressed by the guiding portion to move the contact portion along the central axis and selectively abuts the circuit module.