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US 12,216,435 B2Granted
Key structure and electronic device
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsRongguang Yang, Qian He, Menglong Zhao
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Abstract
A key structure includes a housing, a mounting seat, a key component, a clamping holder, a switch device, and a flexible printed circuit, where the mounting seat is mounted on the housing, the clamping holder and the key component are both mounted on the mounting seat, and the switch device is mounted on the clamping holder. The mounting seat and the clamping holder are between the switch device and the key component.
Claims20
A key structure comprising:
- a mounting seat configured to axially penetrate through a mounting hole located on a housing of an electronic device;
- a key component mounted on the mounting seat and comprising a first end configured to penetrate into the housing from the mounting seat;
- a clamping holder coupled to the mounting seat;
- and
- a switch device mounted on the clamping holder, disposed opposite to the first end, and configured to couple to a main board of the electronic device,
- wherein the key component is configured to abut against the switch device to trigger the switch device when the key component is subjected to pressure toward the switch device.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a housing comprising a mounting hole;
- a main board;
- and
- a key structure comprising:
- a mounting seat axially penetrating through the mounting hole;
- a key component mounted on the mounting seat and comprising a first end that penetrates into the housing from the mounting seat;
- a clamping holder coupled to the mounting seat;
- and
- a switch device mounted on the clamping holder, disposed opposite to the first end, and coupled to the main board,
- wherein the key component is configured to abut against the switch device to trigger the switch device when the key component is subjected to pressure toward the switch device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.