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US 8,772,661 B2Granted
Press button and portable computer using the same
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorsChen-Yi Liang, Cheng-Hsiang Chuang, Chun-Chien Chen, Shun-De Bai, San-Pao Kao
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Abstract
A thin press button is provided. The press button includes a base plate, a link member, a cap, and at least one stopper. The link member, having a sliding recess, is disposed on the base plate. The cap pivots on the link member. The stopper has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end pivots on the cap and the second end is slidably disposed in the sliding recess.
Claims19
A press button, comprising:
- a base plate;
- a link member, having at least one sliding recess and disposed on the base plate;
- a cap, pivoting on the link member;
- and
- at least one stopper, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end pivots on the cap and the second end is slidably disposed in the sliding recess.
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A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a control unit, connected to the housing;
- and
- a press button, disposed on the control unit, comprising:
- a base plate;
- a link member, having at least one sliding recess, disposed on the base plate;
- a cap, pivoting on the link member;
- and
- at least one stopper, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end pivots on the cap and the second end is slidably disposed in the sliding recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.