Keyswitch structure
AssigneeDarfon Electronics Corp.
InventorChih Yao CHI
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Abstract
The invention discloses a keyswitch, which includes a substrate, a plurality of switches, a keycap, and at least one support. The switches are fixed on the substrate. The keycap thereof defines a bottom surface, which has a plurality of protruding portions, each of which corresponds to one of the switches. In addition, the at least one support is used for supporting the keycap to move vertically relative to the substrate, and each of the at least one support corresponds to one of the switches. Particularly, when the keycap is pressed, the protruding portions and/or the at least one supporting portion can trigger at least one of the switches.
Claims10
A keyswitch comprising:
- a substrate;
- a plurality of switches being mounted on the substrate;
- a keycap defining a bottom surface, and a plurality of protruding portions protruding from the bottom surface, each of the protruding portions corresponds to one of the switches;
- and
- at least a support corresponding to one of the switches, for supporting the keycap moving vertically opposite to the substrate;
- wherein when the keycap is pressed, the protruding portions and/or the support triggering at least one of the switches.
A keyboard comprising:
- a substrate;
- a plurality of switches being mounted on the substrate;
- a plurality of keycaps, each of the keycaps defining a bottom surface, a first keycap of the keycaps corresponding to N first switches of the switches, and M protruding portions protruding from the bottom surface of the first keycap, each of the M protruding portions corresponding to one of the N first switches, N being a positive integer larger than 1, M being a positive integer larger than 1 and smaller than N;
- and
- a plurality of supports, each of the supports corresponding to one of the keycaps and one of the switches, for supporting said corresponded keycap moving vertically opposite to the substrate, and at least one of the supports corresponding to one of the N first switches;
- wherein when the first keycap is pressed, the M protruding portions and/or the at least one support triggering at least one of the N first switches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.