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US 12,603,236 B2Granted
Key structure
AssigneeAcer Incorporated
InventorsHung-Chi Chen, Cheng-Han Lin, Chuan-Hua Wang, Po-Yi Lee, Pin-Chueh Lin
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Abstract
A key structure including a base plate, a thin film circuit, a display key, an elastic supporting member, and a lifting mechanism is provided. The thin film circuit is disposed on the base plate. The display key is disposed above the thin film circuit. The elastic supporting member is disposed between the display key and the thin film circuit. The lifting mechanism is disposed between the display key and the base plate.
Claims8
A key structure, comprising:
- a base plate;
- a thin film circuit disposed on the base plate;
- a display key disposed above the thin film circuit;
- an elastic supporting member disposed between the display key and the thin film circuit;
- a lifting mechanism disposed between the display key and the base plate, wherein the display key comprises:
- at least one carrying member, wherein the elastic supporting member is disposed between the at least one carrying member and the thin film circuit, and the lifting mechanism is disposed between the at least one carrying member and the base plate;
- a display panel disposed on the at least one carrying member;
- and
- a light-transmitting keycap disposed on the at least one carrying member and covering the display panel;
- and
- a circuit board, wherein the base plate is disposed between the circuit board and the thin film circuit, and the display panel is electrically connected to the circuit board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.