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US 2017/0011871 A1Published application
Illuminated push-button switch and keyboard
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsKazuhira IZAWA, Mamiko NAKA
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Abstract
An illuminated push-button switch according to the present invention includes a key top, a plunger, and a supporting fix member that forms a space between the key top and the plunger, and supports and fixes together the key top and the plunger. A plurality of the supporting fix members are provided, separated from each other, in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. With this configuration, the illuminated push-button switch having a wide illuminated region secured on a touch surface, and a keyboard can be provided.
Claims9
An illuminated push-button switch comprising:
- a push-button;
- a covering member configured to cover at least a push-button upper-surface of the push-button and having a covering member upper-surface receiving light entering from below the push-button through the push-button;
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- a contact unit configured to be set on or off via the push-button by pushing the covering member upper-surface serving as a touch surface,
- the illuminated push-button switch further comprising a supporting fix member configured to form a space between the covering member and the push-button, and to support and fix together the covering member and the push-button, wherein
- a plurality of the supporting fix members are provided, separated from each other, in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.