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US 2011/0011715 A1Published application
Switch mechanism and electronic device
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsTakashi Itou, Takaaki Yoshihiro
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AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsTakashi Itou, Takaaki Yoshihiro
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A switch mechanism has improved switch button durability and operational feeling. Constitution and assembly are simplified. A switch mechanism includes a wiring board having first and second electrodes; a switch button; a conductor arranged at a position that corresponds to the first and second electrodes; and a supporting plate, arranged such that the conductor is disposed between the wiring board and the supporting plate and provided with a protruding section at a position that corresponds to the switch button. When the switch button is not depressed, the conductor contacts only the second electrode without contacting the first electrode. When the switch button is depressed, the conductor contacts the first electrode by being supported by the protruding section, the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected by the conductor, and the protruding section is displaced in a direction the switch button is depressed, with depressing of the switch button.
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A switch mechanism comprising:
An electronic device comprising a switch mechanism;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.