CA926453A - Monolithic keyboard and method for making same - Google Patents

Monolithic keyboard and method for making same

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CA926453A
CA926453A CA090099A CA90099A CA926453A CA 926453 A CA926453 A CA 926453A CA 090099 A CA090099 A CA 090099A CA 90099 A CA90099 A CA 90099A CA 926453 A CA926453 A CA 926453A
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making same
monolithic
keyboard
monolithic keyboard
making
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E. Schmitz Herbert
A. Bleau Robert
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Lockheed Corp
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Sanders Associates Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
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    • H01H2229/00—Manufacturing
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CA090099A 1969-11-24 1970-08-06 Monolithic keyboard and method for making same Expired CA926453A (en)

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US87947969A 1969-11-24 1969-11-24

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

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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 (it) * 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
US4338502A (en) * 1978-04-27 1982-07-06 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Metallic housing for an electronic apparatus with a flat keyboard
JPS54142573A (en) * 1978-04-27 1979-11-06 Nikkan Ind Method of producing key switch compound conductive sheet employing insulating plastic film
US4228329A (en) * 1978-06-26 1980-10-14 Hitachi, Ltd. Compact keyboard structure
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
DE3784615T2 (de) * 1986-10-06 1993-07-15 Brother Ind Ltd Dateneingabevorrichtung.
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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IL35075A (en) 1973-08-29
SE362971B (it) 1973-12-27
CH540530A (it) 1973-08-15
GB1272165A (en) 1972-04-26
US3627927A (en) 1971-12-14
NL7017168A (it) 1971-05-26
IL35075A0 (en) 1970-10-30
DE2041498A1 (de) 1972-02-17
FR2066529A5 (it) 1971-08-06
BE758202A (fr) 1971-04-01

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