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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Inventor:
Chin-Lung Ho, New Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., New Taipei, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/50 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/50 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0337 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0339 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
A key structure in an electronic product includes a housing. The key structure includes a pressing portion, a printed circuit board (PCB), a key, and a sensor. The key and the sensor are both located on the PCB and electronically connected with each other. When the pressing portion is pressed, the key structure acts as a mechanical key. When the pressing portion is simply touched, the key structure acts as a touch key.