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US 2026/0025136 A1Published application
Hall effect keyboard
AssigneeFinalmouse LLC
InventorsAshkon Shayani, Daniel James Blase, Maxime Dirk R Vincent, Nathan Stanislaw Zuber
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Abstract
A keyboard includes a plurality of keys. In certain embodiments, each key includes a keycap, a coil spring extending from a top side of the keycap to a bottom side of the transparent top case, and a magnet positioned within the keycap. The coil spring biases the keycap toward an undepressed position.
Claims21
1-16. (canceled)
A keyboard comprising:
- a case comprising a flange;
- a keycap vertically movable relative to the case, wherein the flange of the case is arranged to abut a portion of the keycap to prevent the keycap from separating from the case;
- a magnet positioned within the keycap;
- a printed circuit board positioned below the case;
- and
- a magnetic field sensor that measures a strength of a magnetic field generated by the magnet, wherein the magnetic field sensor is electrically coupled to an electrical circuit on a surface of the printed circuit board facing away from the case.
3 more elements
A keyboard comprising:
- a plurality of keycaps comprising a keycap;
- a display extending along a region that is below the plurality of keycaps and that extends across the plurality of keycaps, the display comprising a visual side that presents content;
- a case overlaying the visual side of the display, wherein the keycap is vertically movable relative to the case, and the case comprises a flange arranged to abut a portion of the keycap to prevent the keycap from separating from the case;
- a magnet positioned within the keycap and positioned above the display;
- a printed circuit board positioned below the display;
- and
- a magnetic field sensor that measures a strength of a magnetic field generated by the magnet, wherein the magnetic field sensor is electrically coupled to an electrical circuit on a surface of the printed circuit board facing away from the display.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.