Key structure and keycap assembly thereof
AssigneeChicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorTa-Wen Chiu
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Abstract
A key structure includes a casing, a restoring member and a keycap assembly. The casing has an opening. The restoring member is disposed in the casing. The keycap assembly includes a keycap and a holder. The keycap includes a pressing portion and a central shaft. The pressing portion has a bottom surface. The central shaft connects to the bottom surface. The central shaft has a hemispherical portion adjacent to the bottom surface. The holder is inserted into the casing via the opening and contacts the restoring member. The holder includes a shaft bore. The shaft bore has an arcuate socket. The central shaft passes through the shaft bore and contacts the restoring member, and the hemispherical portion is accommodated in the arcuate socket.
Claims20
A key structure, comprising:
- a casing, having an opening;
- a restoring member disposed in the casing;
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- a keycap assembly, comprising:
- a keycap comprising a pressing portion and a central shaft, the pressing portion having a bottom surface, the central shaft connected to the bottom surface, the central shaft having a hemispherical portion adjacent to the bottom surface;
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- a holder inserted into the casing via the opening and contacting the restoring member, the holder comprising a shaft bore having an arcuate socket, wherein the central shaft passes through the shaft bore and contacts the restoring member, and the hemispherical portion is accommodated in the arcuate socket.
A keycap assembly, used in a key structure, comprising a casing having an opening and a restoring member disposed in the casing, the keycap assembly comprising:
- a keycap, comprising:
- a pressing portion having a bottom surface;
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- a central shaft connected to the bottom surface, the central shaft having a hemispherical portion adjacent to the bottom surface;
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- a holder inserted into the casing via the opening and contacting the restoring member, the holder comprising:
- a shaft bore having an arcuate socket, wherein the central shaft passes through the shaft bore and contacts the restoring member, and the hemispherical portion is accommodated in the arcuate socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.