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US 2006/0188091 A1Published application
Portable electronic device with a keyboard mechanism
OwnerMing-Te Cheninventor
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a housing including at a hole, an elastic structure including at an actuator wedged in the hole of the housing, and a circuit board installed below the housing. A metal dome is located corresponding to the actuator for outputting a key signal when pressed.
Claims12
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing comprising a hole;
- an elastic structure comprising an actuator wedged in the hole of the housing;
- and
- a circuit board installed below the housing comprising a metal dome located corresponding to the actuator for outputting a key signal when pressed.
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A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of holes;
- an elastic structure comprising a plurality of actuators, each wedged in the corresponding holes of the housing;
- and
- a circuit board, installed below the housing, comprising a plurality of metal domes located corresponding to each of the actuators for outputting key signals when pressed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.