Mobile device in which the interior switch element is protected by the housing
AssigneeHuf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
InventorJürgen Sersch
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Abstract
The invention relates to a mobile device (10) for activating at least one switch element (40) that is arranged inside a housing (11), having a key unit (20) that comprises at least one contact means (21), wherein the contact means (21) is aligned to the interior (12) of the housing (11) in order to activate the switch element (40), and having a receptacle (13) arranged on the housing (11) to which the key unit (20) is fastened. According to the invention, the receptacle (13) comprises a force transfer region (14) that is arranged between the key unit (20) and the switch element (40) such that the interior (12) of the housing (11) is protected from the outer region (2).
Claims14
Mobile device for activation of at least one switching element, which is arranged inside a housing, comprising:
- a key unit, that has at least one contacting device, whereby the contacting device is directed towards an interior of the housing so activate the switching element, wherein, the key unit is at least made out of a flexible and/or elastic key unit and a support, which is at least partly surrounded by the flexible key unit, wherein, the support has at least one depression, in each of which a gap is delimited, whereby at least a part of the depression has a stop function for the key unit, and
- a receptacle arranged in the housing, on which the key unit is fixed, wherein the receptacle has a force transmission area, which is arranged between the key unit and the switching element is such a way, that the interior of the housing is protected from an outer area.
Method for assembly of a mobile device for the activation of at least one switching element, that is arranged inside a housing, with a key unit that has at least one contacting device, whereby the contacting device is directed towards the interior of the housing, to activate the switching element, wherein, the key unit is at least made out of a flexible and/or elastic key unit and a support, which is at least partly surrounded by the flexible key unit, wherein, the support has at least one depression, in each of which a gap is delimited, whereby at least a part of the depression has a stop function for the key unit, and
- a receptacle arranged on the housing to which the key unit is fixed,
- the method comprising:
- (1) stretching a flexible key unit over a support, by which the key unit is formed,
- (2) setting the key unit into the receptacle, and
- (3) laser welding the key unit into the receptacle, whereby at least a part of the receptacle is made laser transparent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.