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US 12,645,244 B2Granted
Button device and electronic device
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorHirokatsu Katoh
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Abstract
A button device includes a substrate with a hole; a button cap arranged above the substrate in a position corresponding to the holes in the substrate; and a projecting portion protruding toward the button cap through the hole in the substrate.
Claims10
A button device, comprising:
- a substrate with a hole;
- a button cap arranged above the substrate in a position corresponding to the hole in the substrate;
- a projecting portion protruding toward the button cap through the hole in the substrate;
- a support member that is arranged between the substrate and the button cap to support the button cap;
- and
- a switch element provided on the substrate,
- wherein the support member includes an opposing surface that faces the projecting portion and applies a load to the projecting portion without applying a load to the substrate when the button cap is pressed,
- wherein the projecting portion is provided in a pair, each of the pair of the projecting portions has a plate-like shape, and the pair of the projection portions face each other with the switch element interposed therebetween, and
- wherein the substrate is provided with a wiring connected to the switch element on a side of the switch element on which the projecting portions are not provided.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.