CA950016A - Electric switch made of conducting elastomer - Google Patents

Electric switch made of conducting elastomer

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Publication number
CA950016A
CA950016A CA073,828A CA73828A CA950016A CA 950016 A CA950016 A CA 950016A CA 73828 A CA73828 A CA 73828A CA 950016 A CA950016 A CA 950016A
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CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
electric switch
switch made
conducting elastomer
elastomer
conducting
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
CA073,828A
Inventor
William B. Sudduth
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Flex Key Corp
Original Assignee
Flex Key Corp
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Application filed by Flex Key Corp filed Critical Flex Key Corp
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Publication of CA950016A publication Critical patent/CA950016A/en
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Classifications

    • 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
    • H01H13/785—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
    • 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
    • H01H2201/00—Contacts
    • H01H2201/022—Material
    • H01H2201/032—Conductive polymer; Rubber
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2209/00—Layers
    • H01H2209/068—Properties of the membrane
    • H01H2209/078—Conductive rubber
    • 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
    • H01H2223/00—Casings
    • H01H2223/034—Bezel
    • H01H2223/036—Bezel forming chamfered apertures for keys
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2225/00—Switch site location
    • H01H2225/018—Consecutive operations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2229/00—Manufacturing
    • H01H2229/022—Modular assembly
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/026—Internal encoding, e.g. validity bit
CA073,828A 1969-02-24 1970-02-03 Electric switch made of conducting elastomer Expired CA950016A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US80143869A 1969-02-24 1969-02-24
US88875869A 1969-12-29 1969-12-29

Publications (1)

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CA950016A true CA950016A (en) 1974-06-25

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CA073,828A Expired CA950016A (en) 1969-02-24 1970-02-03 Electric switch made of conducting elastomer

Country Status (5)

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CA (1) CA950016A (en)
DE (1) DE2006176C3 (en)
FR (1) FR2033892A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1298089A (en)
NL (1) NL7001544A (en)

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GB2023935B (en) * 1978-06-08 1982-08-25 Nissan Motor Electric switch
DE2900746C3 (en) * 1979-01-10 1982-03-25 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Switching device with switching chamber
JPS55143722A (en) * 1979-04-26 1980-11-10 Nissan Motor Switching device
DE3012717A1 (en) * 1980-04-01 1981-10-08 Wilhelm Ruf KG, 8000 München KEYPAD
US4314116A (en) * 1980-06-23 1982-02-02 Rogers Corporation Keyboard switch with graphic overlay
DE3602467A1 (en) * 1986-01-28 1987-07-30 Schwab Technologieberatung Method for determining the identity and position of objects
FR2607619B1 (en) * 1986-11-28 1992-03-13 Alphameric Sa PUSH-TYPE SWITCH AND KEYBOARD WITH SUCH SWITCHES
DE3812674A1 (en) * 1988-04-17 1990-02-08 Weg Legrand Gmbh Switching or control device working digitally
GB2233283B (en) * 1989-06-29 1993-10-20 Technophone Ltd Keypad assembly
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Publication number Publication date
DE2006176A1 (en) 1970-09-17
FR2033892A5 (en) 1970-12-04
NL7001544A (en) 1970-08-26
DE2006176C3 (en) 1973-11-08
DE2006176B2 (en) 1973-04-19
GB1298089A (en) 1972-11-29

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