Key structure
AssigneeLite-On Technology Corporation
InventorsYu-Ming Lin, Chih Lung Luo
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a key structure, including a bottom plate, a switch element, a keycap, a positioning element, and a linkage rod. The switch element is disposed on the bottom plate. The keycap is disposed on the switch element, and the switch element is located between the bottom plate and the keycap. The positioning element is connected to the bottom plate and located between the bottom plate and the keycap. The linkage rod is disposed between the keycap and the positioning element. The linkage rod has a portion disposed at a position corresponding to a groove, and two opposite sides of the linkage rod are each in contact with the keycap and the positioning element.
Claims20
A key structure, comprising:
- a bottom plate comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a groove extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- a switch element disposed on the first surface;
- a keycap disposed on the switch element, wherein the switch element is located between the bottom plate and the keycap;
- a positioning element connected to the second surface;
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- a linkage rod disposed between the keycap and the positioning element, wherein the linkage rod has a portion disposed at a position corresponding to the groove, and two opposite sides of the linkage rod are each in contact with the keycap and the positioning element.
A key structure, comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a switch element disposed on the bottom plate;
- a keycap disposed on the switch element, wherein the switch element is located between the bottom plate and the keycap;
- a positioning element connected to the bottom plate and located between the bottom plate and the keycap;
- a linkage rod disposed between the bottom plate and the keycap, wherein two opposite sides of the linkage rod are each in contact with the keycap and the positioning element;
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- a light-emitting element disposed on the bottom plate, wherein the light-emitting element is located on one side of the switch element or in a projection area of the switch element projected onto the bottom plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.