Input device and electronic apparatus
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Kitamura, Satoshi Douzono, Takanori Koike, Kazumi Nakaju
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Abstract
An input device includes a base plate and a push button rotatably provided on a top surface of the base plate. The base plate has a bearing part protruding from the top surface. The push button has an operation surface part receiving a push down operation and a positioning part rotatably supported by the bearing part. The positioning part positions the push button in the plate thickness direction of the bearing part by an abutting part abutting on a first face of the bearing part and a pushing part resiliently biased toward and pushing a second face of the bearing part.
Claims8
An input device comprising:
- a base plate;
- and
- a rotatable push button on a top surface of the base plate, wherein:
- the base plate has a bearing part protruding from the top surface,
- the push button has an operation surface part configured to receive a push down operation and a positioning part rotatably supported by the bearing part, and
- the positioning part has an abutting part abutting a first face of the bearing part and a pushing part resiliently biased toward and pushing a second face opposite to the first face, the abutting part and the pushing part position the push button in a plate thickness direction of the bearing part.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a keyboard device having an input device;
- the input device comprising:
- a base plate;
- and
- a rotatable push button on a top surface of the base plate, wherein:
- the base plate has a bearing part protruding from the top surface,
- the push button has an operation surface part configured to receive a push down operation and a positioning part rotatably supported by the bearing part, and
- the positioning part has an abutting part abutting a first face of the bearing part and a pushing part resiliently biased toward and pushing a second face opposite to the first face, the abutting part and the pushing part position the push button in a plate thickness direction of the bearing part
- a plurality of key tops supported on a top surface of the base plate so as to be movable in a top-bottom direction;
- a main body chassis with the keyboard device;
- and
- a display chassis pivotably connected to the main body chassis and having a display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.