IT958121B - IMPROVEMENT IN KEYPADS WITH BUTTONS PARTICULARLY FOR ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS AND SIMILAR - Google Patents

IMPROVEMENT IN KEYPADS WITH BUTTONS PARTICULARLY FOR ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS AND SIMILAR

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Publication number
IT958121B
IT958121B IT50570/72A IT5057072A IT958121B IT 958121 B IT958121 B IT 958121B IT 50570/72 A IT50570/72 A IT 50570/72A IT 5057072 A IT5057072 A IT 5057072A IT 958121 B IT958121 B IT 958121B
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Prior art keywords
keypads
improvement
similar
electronic computers
buttons
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IT50570/72A
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Italian (it)
Inventor
H Boulanger
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Texas Instruments Inc
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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
    • H01H13/7013—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 in which the movable contacts of each switch site or of a row of switch sites are formed in a single plate
    • 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
    • G06C7/08—Keyboards with one set of keys for all denominations, e.g. ten-key board
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/0202—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
    • 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
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H13/14—Operating parts, e.g. push-button
    • 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
    • H01H13/64—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 wherein the switch has more than two electrically distinguishable positions, e.g. multi-position push-button 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
    • H01H13/70—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
    • H01H13/7006—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 comprising a separate movable contact element for each switch site, all other elements being integrated in layers
    • 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
    • H01H2203/00—Form of contacts
    • H01H2203/006—Staples

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Computing Systems (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
IT50570/72A 1971-06-01 1972-05-27 IMPROVEMENT IN KEYPADS WITH BUTTONS PARTICULARLY FOR ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS AND SIMILAR IT958121B (en)

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US14850371A 1971-06-01 1971-06-01

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US (1) US3725907A (en)
JP (1) JPS5616446B1 (en)
KR (1) KR780000592B1 (en)
AR (1) AR202520A1 (en)
BR (1) BR7203542D0 (en)
CA (1) CA966181A (en)
DE (2) DE2226607B2 (en)
ES (1) ES403288A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2141133A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1395647A (en)
IT (1) IT958121B (en)
NL (1) NL167527C (en)
SU (1) SU704477A3 (en)

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NL7207456A (en) 1972-12-05
NL167527C (en) 1981-12-16
DE7220498U (en) 1983-06-23
CA966181A (en) 1975-04-15
SU704477A3 (en) 1979-12-15
JPS5616446B1 (en) 1981-04-16
KR780000592B1 (en) 1978-11-23
FR2141133A5 (en) 1973-01-19
AR202520A1 (en) 1975-06-24
ES403288A1 (en) 1976-01-16
GB1395647A (en) 1975-05-29
BR7203542D0 (en) 1973-06-14
NL167527B (en) 1981-07-16
AU6580374A (en) 1975-08-21
DE2226607A1 (en) 1972-12-14
DE2226607B2 (en) 1977-07-28
US3725907A (en) 1973-04-03

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