IL35075A - Monolithic keyboard and method of making it - Google Patents

Monolithic keyboard and method of making it

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Publication number
IL35075A
IL35075A IL35075A IL3507570A IL35075A IL 35075 A IL35075 A IL 35075A IL 35075 A IL35075 A IL 35075A IL 3507570 A IL3507570 A IL 3507570A IL 35075 A IL35075 A IL 35075A
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Israel
Prior art keywords
keyboard
sheet
keys
pads
spongy
Prior art date
Application number
IL35075A
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English (en)
Hebrew (he)
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IL35075A0 (en
Original Assignee
Sanders Associates Inc
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Publication of IL35075A0 publication Critical patent/IL35075A0/xx
Publication of IL35075A publication Critical patent/IL35075A/en

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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
    • H01H13/78—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 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites
    • H01H13/807—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 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites characterised by the spatial arrangement of the contact sites, e.g. superimposed sites
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J5/00—Devices or arrangements for controlling character selection
    • B41J5/08—Character or syllable selected by means of keys or keyboards of the typewriter type
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    • 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
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    • 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
    • H01H13/78—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 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites
    • H01H13/785—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 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites characterised by the material of the contacts, e.g. conductive polymers
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    • H01H2203/00—Form of contacts
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    • H01H2207/00—Connections
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    • H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
    • H01H2217/018—Indication of switch sites
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    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/024—Transmission element
    • H01H2221/026—Guiding or lubricating nylon
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    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
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    • H01H2223/00—Casings
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    • H01H2225/00—Switch site location
    • H01H2225/008—Two different sites for one circuit, e.g. for safety
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    • H01H2225/00—Switch site location
    • H01H2225/022—Switch site location other then row-column disposition
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    • H01H2229/00—Manufacturing
    • H01H2229/024—Packing between substrate and membrane
    • H01H2229/028—Adhesive
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    • H01H2229/00—Manufacturing
    • H01H2229/034—Positioning of layers
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    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/05—Mode selector switch, e.g. shift, or indicator

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  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
IL35075A 1969-11-24 1970-08-07 Monolithic keyboard and method of making it IL35075A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US87947969A 1969-11-24 1969-11-24

Publications (2)

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IL35075A0 IL35075A0 (en) 1970-10-30
IL35075A true IL35075A (en) 1973-08-29

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IL35075A IL35075A (en) 1969-11-24 1970-08-07 Monolithic keyboard and method of making it

Country Status (10)

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US (1) US3627927A (fr)
BE (1) BE758202A (fr)
CA (1) CA926453A (fr)
CH (1) CH540530A (fr)
DE (1) DE2041498A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2066529A5 (fr)
GB (1) GB1272165A (fr)
IL (1) IL35075A (fr)
NL (1) NL7017168A (fr)
SE (1) SE362971B (fr)

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US3725907A (en) * 1971-06-01 1973-04-03 Texas Instruments Inc Pushbutton keyboard system
US3886335A (en) * 1973-01-26 1975-05-27 Ind Electronics Engineers Inc Collated cable matrix switch
US3811025A (en) * 1973-05-17 1974-05-14 Lockheed Electronics Co Touch panel switch assembly
JPS5024770A (fr) * 1973-07-05 1975-03-17
US4066860A (en) * 1974-09-26 1978-01-03 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Pushbutton switch key arrangement for keyboards having indicia
US4065649A (en) * 1975-06-30 1977-12-27 Lake Center Industries Pressure sensitive matrix switch having apertured spacer with flexible double sided adhesive intermediate and channels optionally interposed between apertures
US4017697A (en) * 1975-09-15 1977-04-12 Globe-Union Inc. Keyboard membrane switch having threshold force structure
US4035593A (en) * 1975-10-09 1977-07-12 Northern Engraving Company, Inc. Flexible pressure sensitive switch actuator module adaptable to a keyboard surface having fixed contact array
US4090045A (en) * 1975-12-15 1978-05-16 Marsh Products, Inc. Keyboard strip switch assembly having multifurcated conductive screen contact with contact cleaning wiping-action
US4060163A (en) * 1976-02-12 1977-11-29 Willingham James S Keyboard Guard
US4057710A (en) * 1976-03-29 1977-11-08 Willmott Arthur S Keyboard assembly
JPS5348638A (en) * 1976-10-15 1978-05-02 Sharp Corp Electronic apparatus
US4194099A (en) * 1977-10-25 1980-03-18 W. H. Brady Co. Control panel overlay
JPS5813757Y2 (ja) * 1977-11-09 1983-03-17 セイコーインスツルメンツ株式会社 キ−ボ−ド付電子時計
JPS54142573A (en) * 1978-04-27 1979-11-06 Nikkan Ind Method of producing key switch compound conductive sheet employing insulating plastic film
US4338502A (en) * 1978-04-27 1982-07-06 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Metallic housing for an electronic apparatus with a flat keyboard
US4228329A (en) * 1978-06-26 1980-10-14 Hitachi, Ltd. Compact keyboard structure
DK145809C (da) 1980-04-17 1983-08-29 Sven Karl Lennart Goof Elektrisk kontakt- eller afbryderindretning samt fremgangsmaade til fremstilling af en saadan
JPS575222A (en) * 1980-06-10 1982-01-12 Nippon Mektron Kk Panel keyboard
US4375018A (en) * 1980-06-16 1983-02-22 Sheldahl, Inc. Membrane switch having adhesive label as edge seal
US4376239A (en) * 1980-10-03 1983-03-08 Allen-Bradley Company Industrial membrane switch
US4671688A (en) * 1985-10-02 1987-06-09 Honeywell Inc. Shielded keyboard
EP0263652B1 (fr) * 1986-10-06 1993-03-10 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Dispositif d'entrée de données
US5286125A (en) * 1992-11-16 1994-02-15 Digiosia Antonio G Keyboard and key guide frame arrangement

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US3290439A (en) * 1963-04-29 1966-12-06 Willcox Data encoding keyboard
US3382338A (en) * 1966-04-26 1968-05-07 Ibm Pushbutton actuator for elastomeric switch

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US3627927A (en) 1971-12-14
CA926453A (en) 1973-05-15
CH540530A (it) 1973-08-15
GB1272165A (en) 1972-04-26
BE758202A (fr) 1971-04-01
NL7017168A (fr) 1971-05-26
IL35075A0 (en) 1970-10-30
DE2041498A1 (de) 1972-02-17
SE362971B (fr) 1973-12-27
FR2066529A5 (fr) 1971-08-06

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