GB1375946A - Actuating mechanisms for electrical circuit components - Google Patents
Actuating mechanisms for electrical circuit componentsInfo
- Publication number
- GB1375946A GB1375946A GB472872A GB472872A GB1375946A GB 1375946 A GB1375946 A GB 1375946A GB 472872 A GB472872 A GB 472872A GB 472872 A GB472872 A GB 472872A GB 1375946 A GB1375946 A GB 1375946A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- shaft
- key
- plate
- depressed
- spring
- 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
Links
Classifications
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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
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06C—DIGITAL COMPUTERS IN WHICH ALL THE COMPUTATION IS EFFECTED MECHANICALLY
- G06C7/00—Input mechanisms
- G06C7/02—Keyboards
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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
- H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Computing Systems (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
- Switches With Compound Operations (AREA)
Abstract
1375946 Retractive switches; transformers HEWLITT-PACKARD CO 1 Feb 1972 [15 April 1971] 4728/72 Headings H1N and HIT An actuating mechanism comprises a key 12 with parallel shafts 14, 16 attached to it, a guide 22 for shafts 14, 16, means 26, 44 for coacting with shaft 14 to give a signal when key 12 is depressed and resilient means coacting with shaft 16 to give a sudden change in resilience in response to movement of shaft 16 providing tactile feedback to the user. As shown, when key 12 is depressed shaft 14 depresses plate 26 attached to plate 24 by retractive springs 28a, 28b, to bring plate 26 nearer to printed circuit transformer 44 formed by two spirals 46, 48 to alter the mutual inductance between spirals 46, 48, to provide a signal. A piece of ferrite may be attached to plate 26. Instead of having a transformer 44, there could be a capacitor or plate 26 could bridge contacts 45, 47, Fig. 1b, on printed circuit board 40. When key 12 is depressed arid shaft 14 depresses plate 26, shaft 16 engages superimposed cantilever strips 38 and 30 which are resilient and which deflect downwards and the user encounters increasingly greater resistance until the tip of shaft 16 moves past the contilevers 38, 30 and key 12 snaps down, cantilever 38 entering a recess in shaft 16, the user feeling the sudden change in resilience. When key 12 is released, springs 28a, 28b return key 12 upwards and shaft 16 encounters resistance only from the tip of cantilever 38 which is overcome by springs 28a, 28b. There may be a plurality of mechanisms on the same keyboard, and keys 12 may be retained in the keyboard by recesses 15 on shafts 14 engaging protrusions in holes 18. In a second embodiment, Figs. 3a, 3b, key 12 is replaced by a key 62 having a hollow shaft 64 to depress plate 26 towards transformer, etc., 44, and the resistance to movement is provided by a shaft 66 inside shaft 64, shaft 66 engaging deflector member 76 on buckled spring 70, spring 70 suddenly buckling in the opposite direction at the appropriate point of depression of key 12 to provide the tactile feedback. Once buckled in the opposite direction, spring 70 remains in that position since it is bi-stable until key 62 is again depressed when spring 70 returns to the position in Fig. 3a.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US13418171A | 1971-04-15 | 1971-04-15 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1375946A true GB1375946A (en) | 1974-12-04 |
Family
ID=22462124
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB472872A Expired GB1375946A (en) | 1971-04-15 | 1972-02-01 | Actuating mechanisms for electrical circuit components |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US3757068A (en) |
DE (1) | DE2214105C3 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2135163B1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1375946A (en) |
MY (1) | MY7500228A (en) |
Families Citing this family (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3882295A (en) * | 1973-10-04 | 1975-05-06 | Illinois Tool Works | Tactile feedback switch mechanism |
US3916150A (en) * | 1974-03-04 | 1975-10-28 | Stackpole Component Co | Data machine keyboard assembly with elongated key cap for actuating an electric switch |
US4117438A (en) * | 1977-04-13 | 1978-09-26 | Datanetics Corporation | Contactless keyswitch for keyboards |
US4283714A (en) * | 1979-08-08 | 1981-08-11 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Magnetic keyboard system |
US4401986A (en) * | 1979-12-26 | 1983-08-30 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Position sensor and system |
US4553009A (en) * | 1982-09-03 | 1985-11-12 | Oak Industries Inc. | Keyboard switch with pivotal actuator lever |
US5469772A (en) * | 1993-04-01 | 1995-11-28 | Vandervoort; Paul B. | Linearly reciprocating keyboard key incorporating two guide pins |
US8244191B2 (en) * | 2010-06-18 | 2012-08-14 | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | Emergency button assembly for a handheld radio |
US10527457B2 (en) | 2015-02-27 | 2020-01-07 | Azoteq (Pty) Ltd | Inductance sensing |
DE112018003575T5 (en) | 2017-07-13 | 2020-10-29 | Azoteq (Pty) Ltd. | Inductive sensing user interface devices |
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1971
- 1971-04-15 US US00134181A patent/US3757068A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1972
- 1972-02-01 GB GB472872A patent/GB1375946A/en not_active Expired
- 1972-03-23 DE DE2214105A patent/DE2214105C3/en not_active Expired
- 1972-04-14 FR FR727213172A patent/FR2135163B1/fr not_active Expired
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1975
- 1975-12-30 MY MY228/75A patent/MY7500228A/en unknown
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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MY7500228A (en) | 1975-12-31 |
FR2135163B1 (en) | 1973-07-13 |
FR2135163A1 (en) | 1972-12-15 |
DE2214105B2 (en) | 1973-06-14 |
US3757068A (en) | 1973-09-04 |
DE2214105C3 (en) | 1974-01-10 |
DE2214105A1 (en) | 1972-11-09 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PS | Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949] | ||
PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |