CA948247A - Integrated keying mechanism - Google Patents

Integrated keying mechanism

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Publication number
CA948247A
CA948247A CA103,449A CA103449A CA948247A CA 948247 A CA948247 A CA 948247A CA 103449 A CA103449 A CA 103449A CA 948247 A CA948247 A CA 948247A
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Prior art keywords
keying mechanism
integrated
integrated keying
keying
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CA103,449A
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Morris Krakinowski
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International Business Machines Corp
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International Business Machines Corp
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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
    • H01H13/78—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
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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
    • H01H13/702—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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    • H01H13/70—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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    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
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    • H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
    • H01H2217/006—Different feeling for different switch sites
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    • H01H2219/00—Legends
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    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
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    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/05—Force concentrator; Actuating dimple
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    • H01H2225/00—Switch site location
    • H01H2225/01—Different switch sites under one actuator in same plane
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    • H01H2227/00—Dimensions; Characteristics
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CA103,449A 1970-01-23 1971-01-14 Integrated keying mechanism Expired CA948247A (en)

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US543170A 1970-01-23 1970-01-23

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US (1) US3617660A (nl)
JP (1) JPS509646B1 (nl)
AT (1) AT306410B (nl)
BE (1) BE761091A (nl)
BG (1) BG19206A3 (nl)
CA (1) CA948247A (nl)
CH (1) CH510914A (nl)
CS (1) CS181661B2 (nl)
ES (1) ES387211A1 (nl)
FR (1) FR2090463A5 (nl)
GB (1) GB1298290A (nl)
HU (1) HU162423B (nl)
IL (1) IL35919A (nl)
NL (1) NL166356C (nl)
PL (1) PL70354B1 (nl)
SE (1) SE356384B (nl)
YU (1) YU35482B (nl)

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IL35919A0 (en) 1971-02-25
GB1298290A (en) 1972-11-29
CH510914A (de) 1971-07-31
FR2090463A5 (nl) 1972-01-14
DE2057373A1 (de) 1971-08-12
NL166356C (nl) 1981-07-15
HU162423B (nl) 1973-02-28
YU15271A (en) 1980-09-25
DE2057373B2 (de) 1972-06-22
IL35919A (en) 1974-10-22
NL166356B (nl) 1981-02-16
BE761091A (fr) 1971-05-27
ES387211A1 (es) 1973-12-16
NL7100787A (nl) 1971-07-27
YU35482B (en) 1981-02-28
BG19206A3 (bg) 1975-04-30
SE356384B (nl) 1973-05-21
JPS509646B1 (nl) 1975-04-15
PL70354B1 (en) 1974-02-28
US3617660A (en) 1971-11-02
AT306410B (de) 1973-04-10
CS181661B2 (en) 1978-03-31

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