GB1178607A - Pressure Operated Electric Switch Unit - Google Patents

Pressure Operated Electric Switch Unit

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Publication number
GB1178607A
GB1178607A GB06424/67A GB1642467A GB1178607A GB 1178607 A GB1178607 A GB 1178607A GB 06424/67 A GB06424/67 A GB 06424/67A GB 1642467 A GB1642467 A GB 1642467A GB 1178607 A GB1178607 A GB 1178607A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
ball
switch unit
april
electric switch
button
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB06424/67A
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International Business Machines Corp
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International Business Machines Corp
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Application filed by International Business Machines Corp filed Critical International Business Machines Corp
Publication of GB1178607A publication Critical patent/GB1178607A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2209/00—Layers
    • H01H2209/002—Materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2209/00—Layers
    • H01H2209/014—Layers composed of different layers; Lubricant in between
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/002—Longer travel
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/028—Tactile feedback alterable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/036—Return force
    • H01H2221/042—Foam
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/05—Force concentrator; Actuating dimple
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2227/00—Dimensions; Characteristics
    • H01H2227/002—Layer thickness
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2227/00—Dimensions; Characteristics
    • H01H2227/016—Switch site protrusions; Force concentrators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2227/00—Dimensions; Characteristics
    • H01H2227/018—Printed contacts; Metal foil
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2237/00—Mechanism between key and laykey
    • H01H2237/008—Plunger guided by flexible arms

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  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)

Abstract

1,178,607. Retractive switches. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. 11 April, 1967 [26 April, 1966], No. 16424/67. Heading H1N. An elastomeric switch, for example as disclosed in Specification 1,134,507, comprising gold contacts, plated respectively on an insulating substrate 10 and an overlying insulating film 18, which are operable by an almost imperceptible movement of a ball 32, is provided with a push-button 36 acting on the ball 32 via a body 34 of resiliently deformable material, for example, half-an-inch thick, such that a more satisfactory " feel " is given to the manual operation of the switch. A metallic disc 40 may be fixed to the underside of the resilient layer 34 to modify the pressure transferred from button 36 to ball 32 in inverse relationship with the diameter of the disc 40.
GB06424/67A 1966-04-26 1967-04-11 Pressure Operated Electric Switch Unit Expired GB1178607A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US545330A US3382338A (en) 1966-04-26 1966-04-26 Pushbutton actuator for elastomeric switch

Publications (1)

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GB1178607A true GB1178607A (en) 1970-01-21

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GB06424/67A Expired GB1178607A (en) 1966-04-26 1967-04-11 Pressure Operated Electric Switch Unit

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US (1) US3382338A (en)
JP (1) JPS4429810B1 (en)
FR (1) FR1513079A (en)
GB (1) GB1178607A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1981000787A1 (en) * 1979-09-12 1981-03-19 Marshall E Design Int Ltd Switch structure with touch element
GB2133216A (en) * 1982-11-30 1984-07-18 Nippon Mektron Kk Keyboard switch

Also Published As

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DE1640523A1 (en) 1971-07-29
FR1513079A (en) 1968-02-09
DE1640523B2 (en) 1975-10-16
US3382338A (en) 1968-05-07
JPS4429810B1 (en) 1969-12-03

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