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US 12,718,994 B2Granted
Button assembly and electronic apparatus comprising same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSangho Lee, Geunyong Park, Sangjin Jeong
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Abstract
A button assembly includes: a printed circuit board to which a contact switch is connected; a button member that receives an external force and presses the contact switch; and a support frame that is disposed on the front surface of the printed circuit board and includes a mounting hole to which the button member is mounted, wherein the button member includes a pressing projection for selectively pressing the contact switch through the mounting hole, and the support frame includes a support member that is disposed in the center of the mounting hole and selectively supports the rear surface of the button member and an elastic leg that elastically connects the support member and the inner surface of the mounting hole.
Claims14
A button assembly, comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a tact switch connected to the printed circuit board;
- a button member configured to press the tact switch by receiving an external force upon the button member;
- and
- a support frame disposed at a front surface of the printed circuit board and comprising a mounting hole configured to allow the button member to pass through,
- wherein the button member comprises a pressing protrusion configured to selectively press the tact switch by passing through the mounting hole,
- wherein the support frame comprises:
- a support member disposed at a center of the mounting hole and configured to selectively support a rear surface of the button member;
- and
- an elastic leg configured to elastically connect the support member with an inner surface of the mounting hole,
- wherein the button member comprises a support protrusion protruded and formed from the rear surface of the button member toward the support member,
- wherein the support member comprises a support rib configured to contact with and support the support protrusion based on pressing the button member,
- wherein the button member comprises a catching protrusion formed to protrude toward a side of the support frame,
- wherein the support frame comprises a catching hole through which the catching protrusion is configured to hook fasten,
- wherein the support frame comprises:
- a cover formed to encase a region behind an area at which the catching protrusion is configured to hook fasten with the catching hole,
- wherein the support protrusion is formed to include a cross-section in a cross shape;
- and
- wherein the support member comprises a guide groove corresponding to a shape of the support protrusion.
16 more elements
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
- a control panel disposed at a front surface of the main body and configured to receive input of a user command that executes at least one from among functions provided by the electronic apparatus;
- and
- a button assembly comprised in the control panel, wherein the button assembly comprises:
- a printed circuit board;
- a tact switch connected to the printed circuit board;
- a button member configured to press the tact switch by receiving an external force upon the button member;
- and
- a support frame disposed at a front surface of the printed circuit board and comprising a mounting hole configured to allow the button member to pass through,
- wherein the button member comprises a pressing protrusion configured to selectively press the tact switch by passing through the mounting hole,
- wherein the support frame comprises:
- a support member disposed at a center of the mounting hole and configured to selectively support a rear surface of the button member;
- and
- an elastic leg elastically connecting the support member with an inner surface of the mounting hole,
- wherein the button member comprises a support protrusion protruded and formed from the rear surface of the button member toward the support member,
- wherein the support member comprises a support rib configured to contact with and support the support protrusion based on pressing the button member,
- wherein the button member comprises a catching protrusion formed to protrude toward a side of the support frame,
- wherein the support frame comprises a catching hole through which the catching protrusion is configured to hook fasten,
- wherein the support frame comprises:
- a cover formed to encase a region behind an area at which the catching protrusion is configured to hook fasten with the catching hole,
- wherein the support protrusion is formed to include a cross-section in a cross shape;
- and
- wherein the support member comprises a guide groove corresponding to a shape of the support protrusion.
20 more elements
A button assembly, comprising:
- a button member configured to press a tact switch by receiving an external force upon the button member;
- and
- a support frame configured to be disposed at a front surface of a printed circuit board and comprising a mounting hole configured to allow the button member to pass through,
- wherein the button member comprises a pressing protrusion configured to selectively press the tact switch by passing through the mounting hole,
- wherein the support frame comprises:
- a support member disposed at a center of the mounting hole and configured to selectively support a rear surface of the button member;
- and
- an elastic leg configured to elastically connect the support member with an inner surface of the mounting hole,
- wherein the button member comprises a support protrusion protruded and formed from the rear surface of the button member toward the support member,
- wherein the support member comprises a support rib configured to contact with and support the support protrusion based on pressing the button member,
- wherein the button member comprises a catching protrusion formed to protrude toward a side of the support frame,
- wherein the support frame comprises a catching hole through which the catching protrusion is configured to hook fasten,
- wherein the support frame comprises:
- a cover formed to encase a region behind an area at which the catching protrusion is configured to hook fasten with the catching hole,
- wherein the support protrusion is formed to include a cross-section in a cross shape;
- and
- wherein the support member comprises a guide groove corresponding to a shape of the support protrusion.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.