US 2020/0286699 A1 · KEYBOARD

Abstract

A keyboard includes a base, a keycap, and a connecting assembly. The keycap is located over the base. The connecting assembly is located between the base and the keycap and includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member connected to each other. Each of the first and second connecting members is connected to the base and the keycap. Two connected members of the base, the keycap, and the first and second connecting members are fixedly connected. When the keycap is pressed toward the base, at least one of the first and second connecting members elastically deforms to store elastic potential energy. When the keycap is released, said at least one of the first and second connecting members elastically recovers to return the keycap to its original position.

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Dependent claims

A keyboard, comprising:

a base;
a keycap located over the base;
and
a connecting assembly located between the base and the keycap and comprising a first connecting member and a second connecting member connected to each other, each of the first connecting member and the second connecting member being connected to the base and the keycap,
wherein two connected members of the base, the keycap, and the first and second connecting members are non-rotatably connected,
wherein when the keycap is pressed from an original position thereof toward the base, at least one of the first and second connecting members elastically deforms to store elastic potential energy, and when the keycap is released, said at least one of the first and second connecting members elastically recovers to return the keycap to the original position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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