Button device and electronic apparatus
AssigneeNintendo Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshitaka Tamura, Wakana Ohori
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Abstract
An example of a button device includes a keytop, a spacer and a substrate. At least a part of the keytop is light-transmissive. The spacer is provided below the keytop and at least a part of the spacer is light-transmissive. The substrate is provided below the spacer and has a light-emitting section and a detection section on an upper surface. A lower surface of a central portion of the keytop is located on an upper side relative to a lower surface of an outer edge portion around the central portion. The spacer includes a protruding portion protruding in a downward direction. The protruding portion presses the detection section in response to movement of the spacer in the downward direction due to the keytop being pressed.
Claims20
A button device, comprising:
- a keytop at least a part of which is light-transmissive;
- a spacer positioned below the keytop and at least a part of which is light-transmissive;
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- a substrate positioned below the spacer, and a light-emitting section and a detection section being positioned on an upper surface of the substrate;
- an elastically deformable rubber portion positioned between the spacer and the substrate and at least a part of which is light-transmissive, wherein:
- a lower surface of a central portion of the keytop is positioned above a lower surface of an outer edge portion of the keytop that is positioned around the central portion of the keytop;
- the spacer includes a protruding portion on a lower surface of a central portion of the spacer, the protruding portion protruding in a downward direction from a flat portion of the lower surface of the central portion of the spacer, the flat portion being positioned above the detection section, and the flat portion being positioned above a lower surface of an outer edge portion of the spacer that is positioned around the central portion of the spacer;
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- the protruding portion is configured to press the elastically deformable rubber portion against the detection section, when the keytop is pressed and the spacer is moved in the downward direction.
A button device, comprising:
- a keytop at least a part of which is light-transmissive;
- a spacer positioned below and spaced from the keytop such that there is a void between the keytop and the spacer, and at least a part of the spacer is light-transmissive;
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- a substrate positioned below the spacer, and a light-emitting section and a detection section being positioned on an upper surface of the substrate;
- wherein:
- a lower surface of a central portion of the keytop is positioned above a lower surface of an outer edge portion of the keytop that is positioned around the central portion of the keytop;
- the spacer includes a protruding portion on a lower surface of a central portion of the spacer, the protruding portion protruding in a downward direction from a flat portion of the lower surface of the central portion of the spacer, the flat portion being positioned above the detection section, and the flat portion being positioned above a lower surface of an outer edge portion of the spacer that is positioned around the central portion of the spacer;
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- the protruding portion is configured to press the detection section, when the keytop is pressed and the spacer is moved in the downward direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.