GB1277887A - Push-button array - Google Patents

Push-button array

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Publication number
GB1277887A
GB1277887A GB45089/68A GB4508968A GB1277887A GB 1277887 A GB1277887 A GB 1277887A GB 45089/68 A GB45089/68 A GB 45089/68A GB 4508968 A GB4508968 A GB 4508968A GB 1277887 A GB1277887 A GB 1277887A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
button
array
push
buttons
sept
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB45089/68A
Inventor
Anthony Crisp Beadle
George Owen Foot
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
STC PLC
Original Assignee
Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Standard Telephone and Cables PLC filed Critical Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
Priority to GB45089/68A priority Critical patent/GB1277887A/en
Priority to FR6931897A priority patent/FR2018636A1/fr
Priority to US859320A priority patent/US3612802A/en
Priority to DE19691947660 priority patent/DE1947660A1/en
Priority to BE739158D priority patent/BE739158A/xx
Priority to CH1433469A priority patent/CH498447A/en
Publication of GB1277887A publication Critical patent/GB1277887A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • 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
    • H01H2209/006—Force isolators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/002—Legends replaceable; adaptable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/036—Return force
    • H01H2221/044—Elastic part on actuator or casing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/054—Actuators connected by flexible webs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/058—Actuators to avoid tilting or skewing of contact area or actuator
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2229/00—Manufacturing
    • H01H2229/044—Injection moulding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2231/00—Applications
    • H01H2231/022—Telephone handset
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2233/00—Key modules
    • H01H2233/002—Key modules joined to form button rows
    • H01H2233/004—One molded part

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  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

1277887 Injection moulding STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES Ltd 18 Sept 1969 [23 Sept 1968] 45089/68 Heading B5A [Also in Divisions F2 H1 and H4] An array of push-buttons A are interconnected by flexible connecting strips B which are formed integrally with a surrounding frame C. Each connecting strip B is so formed that it acts as a return spring for the push-buttons and also allows only negligible movement of one button when an adjacent button is depressed. Preferably the array is injection moulded from polypropylene with the connecting strips serving as feeds and the button markings incorporated in the button caps during moulding. Alternatively the markings may be carried on plastics caps which fit over the buttons. The array may be used in a telephone set where operation of a button closes a switch contact to generate a signalling code. The frame C may be extended to form a box for housing these components.
GB45089/68A 1968-09-23 1968-09-23 Push-button array Expired GB1277887A (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB45089/68A GB1277887A (en) 1968-09-23 1968-09-23 Push-button array
FR6931897A FR2018636A1 (en) 1968-09-23 1969-09-19
US859320A US3612802A (en) 1968-09-23 1969-09-19 Pushbutton array
DE19691947660 DE1947660A1 (en) 1968-09-23 1969-09-19 keyboard
BE739158D BE739158A (en) 1968-09-23 1969-09-22
CH1433469A CH498447A (en) 1968-09-23 1969-09-23 Key layout

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB45089/68A GB1277887A (en) 1968-09-23 1968-09-23 Push-button array

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1277887A true GB1277887A (en) 1972-06-14

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB45089/68A Expired GB1277887A (en) 1968-09-23 1968-09-23 Push-button array

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US3612802A (en)
BE (1) BE739158A (en)
CH (1) CH498447A (en)
DE (1) DE1947660A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2018636A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1277887A (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2239629A (en) * 1989-12-14 1991-07-10 Wragby Plastics Limited Keys for keypads

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US4055734A (en) * 1973-12-26 1977-10-25 Thomas John Hayden Keyboard switch assembly with hinged pushbuttons and cantilevered terminal members
US4066860A (en) * 1974-09-26 1978-01-03 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Pushbutton switch key arrangement for keyboards having indicia
JPS5138079A (en) * 1974-09-26 1976-03-30 Sharp Kk KIITOTSUPU
JPS51157864U (en) * 1975-06-10 1976-12-15
JPS6025780Y2 (en) * 1979-03-22 1985-08-02 ソニー株式会社 push button operation device
JPS5924109Y2 (en) * 1979-06-22 1984-07-17 シチズン時計株式会社 Push button structure for small portable devices
US4351988A (en) * 1980-12-08 1982-09-28 Ncr Corporation Keyboard switch assembly
FR2750229A1 (en) * 1996-06-19 1997-12-26 Philips Electronics Nv KEY DEVICE HAVING A CURVED KEYBOARD
US6147314A (en) * 1998-11-30 2000-11-14 Palm, Inc. Button pivot bar
US6552282B2 (en) 2001-09-19 2003-04-22 Palm, Inc. Floating button design for a handheld computer
JP5004715B2 (en) * 2007-08-10 2012-08-22 キヤノン株式会社 Electronics
DE102008038567B4 (en) 2008-08-20 2018-08-16 Leopold Kostal Gmbh & Co. Kg Arrangement of interconnected actuators for pushbuttons or pressure switches
DE102008038568B4 (en) * 2008-08-20 2017-07-20 Leopold Kostal Gmbh & Co. Kg Arrangement of several actuators for pushbuttons or pressure switches, as well as device with such an arrangement
JP6403484B2 (en) * 2014-08-08 2018-10-10 東芝ライフスタイル株式会社 refrigerator

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US3120584A (en) * 1960-11-29 1964-02-04 Western Electric Co Multisurface cross point switching mechanisms
US3308253A (en) * 1965-03-25 1967-03-07 Ibm Diaphragm switch having a diaphragm supported on an incompressible layer and an elastomer overlaying the diaphragm
US3382338A (en) * 1966-04-26 1968-05-07 Ibm Pushbutton actuator for elastomeric switch
US3472974A (en) * 1967-09-25 1969-10-14 Automatic Elect Lab Pushbutton switch activated by a slide with a plurality of toggle joints and cams

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2239629A (en) * 1989-12-14 1991-07-10 Wragby Plastics Limited Keys for keypads

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2018636A1 (en) 1970-06-26
US3612802A (en) 1971-10-12
BE739158A (en) 1970-03-23
CH498447A (en) 1970-10-31
DE1947660A1 (en) 1970-03-26

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PLNP Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees