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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Kyunghoon Song, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jungje Bang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Kicheol Bae, Seoul, KR;
Kwangsub Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seyoung Jang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/00 (2011.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/48 (2006.01); H01R 13/703 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H01R 24/62 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); H01H 13/48 (2013.01); H01R 13/703 (2013.01); H05K 1/184 (2013.01); H01H 2215/004 (2013.01); H01H 2215/036 (2013.01); H01H 2221/05 (2013.01); H01R 24/62 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09163 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10053 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10189 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10446 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10537 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device may include: (a) a connector that recognizes a connection of an external device; (b) a switch located at an upper end portion of the connector and that connects an electrical signal when a physical input of a threshold pressure or more is pressed; (c) a substrate connected to a connection terminal of the switch and mounted at a surface in which the switch is not located; and/or (d) a key base that presses the switch.