Key structure and portable computer using the same
AssigneeAcer Incorporated
InventorsChun-Hung Wen, Hui-Ping Sun, Jui-Yi Yu, Yen-Chou Chueh, Chun-Hsien Chen
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Abstract
A key structure includes a base, a bracket, a sensing circuit, an elastic member, a key cap, and a screwing member. The bracket is disposed on the base, the sensing circuit is disposed on the bracket, and the sensing circuit has an opening. The elastic member is disposed on the sensing circuit and covers the opening. The key cap is disposed on the elastic member. The screwing member passes through the opening and screws the bracket to the base, and the key cap, the elastic member, and the screwing member are coaxially arranged. In addition, a portable computer.
Claims18
A key structure, comprising:
- a base;
- a bracket, disposed on the base;
- a sensing circuit, disposed on the bracket, and the sensing circuit having an opening;
- an elastic member, disposed on the sensing circuit and covering the opening;
- a key cap, disposed on the elastic member and shielding the elastic member;
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- a screwing member, passing through the opening and screwing the bracket to the base, wherein the key cap, the elastic member, and the screwing member are coaxially arranged, and the elastic member covers and shields the screwing member, wherein the screwing member is screwed in a top-to-bottom direction from the bracket toward the base.
A portable computer, comprising:
- a body, having a base;
- a keyboard module, comprising a bracket, a sensing circuit, and at least one key, the bracket being disposed on the base, the sensing circuit being disposed on the bracket, and the sensing circuit having at least one opening, the key comprising:
- an elastic member, disposed on the sensing circuit and covering the opening;
- a key cap, detachably abutting on the elastic member;
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- a screwing member, passing through the opening and screwing the bracket to the base, wherein the key cap, the elastic member, and the screwing member are coaxially arranged, wherein the screwing member is screwed in a top-to-bottom direction from the bracket toward the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.