GB2081456B - Switch structure with touch element - Google Patents

Switch structure with touch element

Info

Publication number
GB2081456B
GB2081456B GB8130467A GB8130467A GB2081456B GB 2081456 B GB2081456 B GB 2081456B GB 8130467 A GB8130467 A GB 8130467A GB 8130467 A GB8130467 A GB 8130467A GB 2081456 B GB2081456 B GB 2081456B
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
touch
switch structure
switch
touch element
resilient
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
GB8130467A
Other languages
English (en)
Other versions
GB2081456A (en
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.)
MARSHALL E DESIGN INT Ltd
Original Assignee
MARSHALL E DESIGN INT Ltd
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 MARSHALL E DESIGN INT Ltd filed Critical MARSHALL E DESIGN INT Ltd
Publication of GB2081456A publication Critical patent/GB2081456A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2081456B publication Critical patent/GB2081456B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

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
    • H01H13/702—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
    • 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
    • H01H13/52—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 the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch
    • 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
    • H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
    • H01H2217/006—Different feeling for different switch sites
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/036—Return force
    • H01H2221/038—Fluid
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/036—Return force
    • H01H2221/042—Foam

Landscapes

  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Switches That Are Operated By Magnetic Or Electric Fields (AREA)
GB8130467A 1979-09-12 1980-09-12 Switch structure with touch element Expired GB2081456B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB7931627 1979-09-12

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2081456A GB2081456A (en) 1982-02-17
GB2081456B true GB2081456B (en) 1984-07-25

Family

ID=10507776

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB8130467A Expired GB2081456B (en) 1979-09-12 1980-09-12 Switch structure with touch element

Country Status (6)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0042381B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS56501142A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) ATE11612T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3070065D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2081456B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
WO (1) WO1981000787A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NZ215956A (en) * 1985-04-29 1988-07-28 Macfarlane A & K Pty Ltd Variable keystroke pressure keyboard: pressure regulated bag compressible between the keyboard base and keys
US4990900A (en) * 1987-10-01 1991-02-05 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Touch panel
US5089671A (en) * 1989-12-15 1992-02-18 Val Ranetkins Underwater zoom switch
EP0546003B1 (de) * 1990-08-30 1994-12-21 PLATZ, Karl-Otto Druckschaltelement
EP0952599A3 (de) * 1998-04-20 2000-01-19 Company for Technology Transfer and Patents Sark-Kistner Drucktastenschalter
EP1429355A1 (en) * 2002-12-09 2004-06-16 IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A. Foil-type switching element
EP1429357A1 (en) 2002-12-09 2004-06-16 IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A. Foil-type switching element with multi-layered carrier foil

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3382338A (en) * 1966-04-26 1968-05-07 Ibm Pushbutton actuator for elastomeric switch
US3503031A (en) * 1969-02-11 1970-03-24 Control Data Corp Printed circuit keyboard
US4017848A (en) * 1975-05-19 1977-04-12 Rockwell International Corporation Transparent keyboard switch and array
US4046975A (en) * 1975-09-22 1977-09-06 Chomerics, Inc. Keyboard switch assembly having internal gas passages preformed in spacer member
US4024368A (en) * 1975-10-02 1977-05-17 Litton Systems, Inc. Switch assembly having selective actuation sensitivity
CA1104182A (en) * 1977-06-24 1981-06-30 Peter Strandwitz Touch switch

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0042381B1 (en) 1985-01-30
WO1981000787A1 (en) 1981-03-19
DE3070065D1 (en) 1985-03-14
EP0042381A1 (en) 1981-12-30
JPS56501142A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1981-08-13
ATE11612T1 (de) 1985-02-15
GB2081456A (en) 1982-02-17

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
JPS5796414A (en) Resistance varying type switching mechanism
GB8402974D0 (en) Switches and keyboards
GB9102887D0 (en) Two-stage rubber switch
SE8304127L (sv) Kraftgivare
IE780686L (en) Thermistors
JPS6452355A (en) Two-dimensional electric conductor
JPS56108127A (en) Keyboard device
GB2081456B (en) Switch structure with touch element
EP0240791A3 (en) Capacitance switching device for keyboard
JPS56108126A (en) Keyboard device
PT74026B (en) Improvements in or relating to character recognition devices
ES467076A1 (es) Un conmutador electrico accionado por boton.
JPS6027408U (ja) 照光式スライド型可変抵抗器
ES8206086A1 (es) Boton pulsador para teclado de mando y procedimiento para su fabricacion
FR2370348A1 (fr) Contacteur matriciel pour affichage video notamment
JPS56108128A (en) Keyboard device
JPS55166781A (en) Coordinate input device
ES253246U (es) Un conmutador electrico para vehiculos automoviles
FR2398241A1 (fr) Robinet a boule de securite
GB2277199B (en) A rubber switch with click feeling
JPS6468901A (en) Variable resistor
GB672519A (en) Improvements in precision electric resistor devices
JPS6315862Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JPS5723186A (en) Coordinate input equipment
EP0058849A3 (en) Membrane keyboard assembly

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee