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US 8,481,879 B2Granted
Keypad assembly and electronic device using the same
AssigneesFu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorBin Dai
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Abstract
A keypad assembly includes a keycap, fixing bracket, and a fixing member. The fixing member fixes the keypad to the fixing bracket. The fixing bracket includes two support portions, a fixing portion, and at least two resilient portions. The resilient portions interconnect the support portions and the fixing portions. The keycap fixes on the fixing portion. The resilient portions are capable of elastically deforming and generate elastic restoring force to the keycap.
Claims14
A keypad assembly comprising:
- a keycap;
- a fixing bracket;
- and
- a fixing member fixing the keycap to the fixing bracket, wherein the fixing bracket comprises two support portions, a fixing portion, two connecting portions connected to the fixing portion and four resilient portions, opposite sides of the fixing portion are connected to middle portions of the two connecting portions, opposite ends of each of the two connecting portions are connected to the two support portions via two of the four resilient portions, the keycap fixes on the fixing portion, the four resilient portions are capable of elastically deforming and provides an elastic restoring force to the keycap.
1 more element
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining a mounting port;
- a keypad assembly located on the housing, the keypad assembly comprising:
- a keycap received in the mounting port;
- a fixing bracket;
- a first fixing member fixing the keycap to the fixing bracket, the first fixing member being a doubled sided adhesive tape;
- and
- a second fixing member fixing the fixing bracket to the housing, the second fixing member being a doubled sided adhesive tape, wherein the fixing bracket comprises two support portions, a fixing portion, two connecting portions connected to the fixing portion and four resilient portions interconnecting the support portions and the fixing portions, the keycap fixes on the fixing portion, the resilient portions are capable of elastically deforming and provides an elastic restoring force to the keycap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.