Keyswitch and keyboard therewith
AssigneesDarfon Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Darfon Electronics Corp.
InventorsChao-Lung Chang, Liang-Ta Yeh
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Abstract
A key switch disposed on a base of a keyboard includes a key cap, a linkage bar, an edge plate and a recess portion. The key cap is disposed above the base. The linkage bar connects the key cap and the base. The edge plate is connected to the base. A slot is formed on the edge plate, and an end of the linkage bar is slidably latched in the slot. The recess portion is formed on the base and adjacent to the slot. A step is between a holding surface of the recess portion and a top surface of the base. The end of the linkage bar is caved in the recess portion and held on the holding surface of the recess portion when the end of the linkage bar is slidably latched in the slot.
Claims20
A key switch disposed on a base of a keyboard, comprising:
- a key cap disposed above the base;
- a linkage bar connecting the key cap and the base;
- an edge plate connected to the base, a slot being formed on the edge plate, an end of the linkage bar being slidably latched in the slot;
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- a recess portion formed on the base and adjacent to the slot, a step being formed between a holding surface of the recess portion and a top surface of the base, the end of the linkage bar being caved in the recess portion and held on the holding surface of the recess portion when the end of the linkage bar is slidably latched in the slot.
A keyboard, comprising:
- a base having a top surface;
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- at least one key switch disposed on the base, comprising:
- a key cap disposed above the base;
- a linkage bar connecting the key cap and the base;
- an edge plate connected to the base, a slot being formed on the edge plate, an end of the linkage bar being slidably latched in the slot;
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- a recess portion formed on the base and adjacent to the slot, a step being formed between a holding surface of the recess portion and the top surface of the base, the end of the linkage bar being caved in the recess portion and held on the holding surface of the recess portion when the end of the linkage bar is slidably latched in the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.