Method in the manufacture of a keyboard for an electronic device
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsEsa-Sakari M{umlaut over (aa)}ttä, Marko Eromäki, Timo Tarvainen
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Abstract
A method in the manufacture of a keyboard for an electronic device, the keyboard comprising a set of separate key caps fitted next to each other for transferring pressings, wherein each key cap is further attached to a common base. In the method, the key caps are separated from a solid piece by laser cutting, the piece being simultaneously attached to said base in such a way that the pieces to be separated from the piece, of which each represents one of said key caps, remain attached to said base even after the cutting.
Claims11
A method for manufacturing a keyboard for an electronic device, the keyboard comprising a set of separate key caps fitted next to each other for transferring pressings, the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching a solid piece to a common base, the solid piece including a plurality of key caps;
- separating the solid piece into individual key caps, each key cap being separated from the solid piece by laser cutting;
- wherein after separating the solid piece into the individual key caps, the key caps remain attached to the base even after the cutting.
An assembly for the manufacture of a keyboard for an electronic device, the keyboard comprising a set of separate key caps fitted next to each other for transferring pressings, wherein each key cap is further attached to a common base, and wherein each of the separate key caps are formed by laser cutting a solid piece of the assembly, the solid piece comprising a plurality of key caps, the solid piece being attached to the common base so that when each key cap is separated from the solid piece, each key cap remains attached to the base even after the cutting.
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