Flexible switch and method for producing the same
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsYasuyoshi Serizawa, Minoru Kubota, Keizo Nishitani, Kenichiro Kawaguchi
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Abstract
In a flexible switch, a circuit member having an electrode is provided on a adhesive sheet. A spacer sheet, having a through hole situated so as to correspond to the electrode on the circuit member, is provided on the circuit member. A front sheet, having a projected portion, is provided on the spacer sheet, in which a contact portion provided on an inner face of the projected portion is brought into contact with the electrode through the through hole in the circuit member when the projected portion is depressed. At least one of the adhesive sheet, the circuit member, the spacer sheet, and the front sheet has flexibility.
Claims15
A flexible switch, comprising:
- an adhesive sheet;
- a circuit member, provided on the adhesive sheet, and having an electrode;
- a spacer sheet, provided on the circuit member, and having a through hole situated so as to correspond to the electrode on the circuit member;
- and
- a front sheet, provided on the spacer sheet, and having a projected portion, in which a contact portion provided on an inner face of the projected portion is brought into contact with the electrode through the through hole in the circuit member when the projected portion is depressed;
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- wherein at least one of the adhesive sheet, the circuit member, the spacer sheet, and the front sheet has flexibility.
A method for producing a flexible switch, comprising the steps of:
- providing an adhesive sheet, a circuit member having an electrode, and a spacer sheet having a through hole situated so as to correspond to the electrode on the circuit member, used respectively as common members;
- and
- providing a first compatible front sheet having a first projected portion and a first external appearance;
- providing a second compatible front sheet having a second projected portion and a second external appearance different from the first external appearance;
- selecting either the first compatible front sheet or the second compatible front sheet in accordance with a design change and a model change;
- mounting the circuit member on the adhesive sheet;
- mounting the spacer sheet on the circuit member;
- and
- mounting either the first compatible front sheet or the second compatible front sheet which is selected in the selecting step accordance with the design change and the model, on the spacer sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.