CA2570434A1 - Thin keypad assemblies and components for electronics devices and methods - Google Patents

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CA2570434A1
CA2570434A1 CA002570434A CA2570434A CA2570434A1 CA 2570434 A1 CA2570434 A1 CA 2570434A1 CA 002570434 A CA002570434 A CA 002570434A CA 2570434 A CA2570434 A CA 2570434A CA 2570434 A1 CA2570434 A1 CA 2570434A1
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Richard J. Dombrowski
Ryszard J. Gordecki
Daniel P. Rodgers
Patrick J. Cauwels
Steve C. Emmert
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/702—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
    • H01H13/705—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches characterised by construction, mounting or arrangement of operating parts, e.g. push-buttons or keys
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/702—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/702—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
    • H01H13/704—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches characterised by the layers, e.g. by their material or structure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/23—Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2209/00—Layers
    • H01H2209/068—Properties of the membrane
    • H01H2209/07—Properties of the membrane metallic
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/002—Actuators integral with membrane
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/002—Actuators integral with membrane
    • H01H2221/004—U-shaped openings surrounding keys

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  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

A keypad assembly, the keypad assembly including a keycap layer 110 having multiple user interface key caps flexibly coupled to a carrier portion, a luminescent layer 120 disposed toward a backside of the plurality of key cap layer, the luminescent layer carrying a plurality of switch domes aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of key caps of the key cap layer. In some embodiments, a backing material is applied to a backside of the user interface keycaps.

Claims (35)

1. A keypad, the keypad comprising:

a plurality of user interface key caps, the plurality of user interface key caps separated by spaces on at least some sides thereof;

a carrier portion interconnecting the plurality of user interface key caps, the plurality of user interface key caps flexibly coupled to the carrier portion, and the plurality of user interface key caps and the carrier portion constitute a unitary member;

a flexible web interconnecting at least some of the plurality of user interface key caps.
2. The keypad of Claim 1, the plurality of user interface key caps and carrier portion formed of a metal material.
3. The keypad of Claim 1, the plurality of user interface key caps and carrier portion having a thickness not more than 1.5 mm.
4. The keypad of Claim 1, the flexible web and the plurality of user interface key caps comprise a common material and forming a unitary member, the flexible web having a thickness less than a thickness of the user interface key caps.
5. The keypad of Claim 1, the flexible web interconnecting the plurality of user interface key caps comprising an elastic material different than a material of the user interface key caps.
6. The keypad of Claim 5, the flexible web disposed on a backside of at least some of the plurality of user interface key caps.
7. The keypad of Claim 5, the flexible web is a resilient material, and the unitary member is a metal material.
8. The keypad of Claim 1, a rigid backing disposed on a backside of at least some of the plurality of user interface key caps.
9. The keypad of Claim 8, the plurality of user interface key caps are metal, the rigid backing is a plastic material, the flexible web interconnecting the plurality of user interface key caps is an elastic material.
10. A keypad assembly, the keypad assembly comprising:
a plurality of key caps flexibly coupled to a carrier portion, the plurality of key caps having a user interface side and a backside, the plurality of user interface key caps and the carrier portion constitute a unitary member;

a luminescent layer disposed toward the backside of the plurality of key caps, the luminescent layer carrying a plurality of switch domes, the plurality of switch domes each aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of key caps.
11. The keypad assembly of Claim 10, the luminescent layer carrying a plurality of switch domes disposed between the plurality of switch domes and the plurality of key caps flexibly coupled to the carrier portion.
12. The keypad assembly of Claim 11, a keypad circuitry layer, the luminescent layer carrying the plurality of switch domes disposed between the keypad circuitry layer and the plurality of key caps flexibly coupled to the carrier portion, the plurality of switch domes disposed between the keypad circuitry layer and the luminescent layer.
13. The keypad assembly of Claim 11, a resilient material disposed in spaces separating the plurality of key caps.
14. The keypad assembly of Claim 11, a translucent material disposed in spaces separating the plurality of key caps.
15. The keypad assembly of Claim 11, a translucent and resilient web interconnecting the plurality of key caps.
16. The keypad assembly of Claim 11, a backing material disposed on a backside of at least some of the plurality of key caps.
17. The keypad assembly of Claim 11, at least one of the plurality of key caps includes an artwork aperture.
18. The keypad assembly of Claim 17, the artwork aperture covered by a translucent material.
19. A keypad assembly, the keypad assembly comprising:
a user interface layer including a plurality of key caps;

an luminescent layer disposed below the user interface layer,
20 the luminescent layer carrying a plurality of switch domes on one side thereof, the plurality of switch domes each aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of key caps of the user interface layer.

20. The keypad assembly of Claim 19, the luminescent layer disposed between the plurality of switch domes and the keycaps of the user interface layer.
21. The keypad assembly of Claim 19, a keypad circuitry layer, the luminescent layer disposed between the keypad circuitry layer and the plurality of key caps flexibly coupled to the carrier portion, the plurality of switch domes disposed between the keypad circuitry layer and the luminescent layer.
22. The keypad assembly of Claim 19, a translucent material disposed in spaces separating the plurality of key caps of the user interface layer.
23. A keypad, the keypad comprising:

a plurality of user interface key caps, the plurality of user interface key caps separated by spaces on at least some sides thereof;

a carrier portion interconnecting the plurality of user interface key caps, a flexible portion of the carrier flexibly coupling each of the plurality of user interface key caps to the carrier portion, the flexible carrier portion disposed along not more than one side of the corresponding user interface key cap, other sides of each of the user interface key caps separated from neighboring key caps by a space, the plurality of user interface key caps and the carrier portion forming a unitary member.
24. The keypad of Claim 23, the unitary member is a metal material not more than 1.5 mm in thickness.
25. The keypad of Claim 23, the keycaps are flexibly coupled to the carrier portion along relatively thin portions of the unitary member.
26. The keypad of Claim 23, a resilient material bridging the space between the key caps and carrier, the resilient material more flexible than the flexible portion of the carrier.
27. A method of making a keypad, the method comprising:

forming a plurality of user interface key caps flexibly coupled to a carrier from a single sheet of material;

bridging space between the plurality of user interface key caps with a resilient material.
28. The method of Claim 27, applying a backing material to a backside of the user interface key caps before bridging the space between the plurality of user interface key caps with the resilient material.
29. The method of Claim 28, capturing the backing material applied to the backside of the user interface keycaps with the resilient material bridging space between the plurality of user interface key caps.
30. The method of Claim 28, forming an artwork aperture in at least one of the user interface key caps, covering the artwork aperture with the backing material.
31. The method of Claim 30, capturing a portion of the user interface keycap located within the aperture with the backing material.
32. A method for making a keypad, the method comprising:

applying a resilient material to a key cap layer comprising a plurality of user interface key caps flexibly coupled to carrier portions;
applying a backing material to a backside of the plurality of user interface keycaps;

capturing the backing material applied to the backside of the user interface keycaps with the resilient material.
33. The method of Claim 32, applying the resilient material to the key cap so that a portion of the key cap is surrounded by a resilient material wall portion, applying the backing material to the portion of the key cap surrounded by the resilient material wall portion, capturing the backing material applied to the backside of the user interface keycaps with the resilient material wall portion.
34. The method of Claim 32, applying the resilient material to the key cap layer includes applying the resilient material to spaces between user interface key caps.
35. The method of Claim 32, forming the plurality of user interface key caps flexibly coupled to the carrier from a unitary metal sheet material.
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