KR930006768A - 다중 상태 다중 기능 데이타 프로세싱 키 및 키 어레이 - Google Patents

다중 상태 다중 기능 데이타 프로세싱 키 및 키 어레이 Download PDF

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KR930006768A
KR930006768A KR1019920015997A KR920015997A KR930006768A KR 930006768 A KR930006768 A KR 930006768A KR 1019920015997 A KR1019920015997 A KR 1019920015997A KR 920015997 A KR920015997 A KR 920015997A KR 930006768 A KR930006768 A KR 930006768A
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각 키 상태와 선정된 신호 또는 상태 사이에 일대일 대응이 되고 중립 위치 또는 상태가 상태들 중 하나인 다중상태 데이타 입력 키 및 키보드가 제공된다. 중립이 아닌 각 키 상태를 독특하게 선정된 신호에 지정되고, 특정한 심볼, 기능 또는 동작에 독특하게 대응한다. 전화기. 컴퓨터, 금전등록기 및 다른 장치들에 있어서 실시가 도시된다. 전화기에서의 실시가 상세하게 개시된다.

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다중 상태 다중 기능 데이타 프로세싱 키 및 어레이
본 내용은 요부공개 건이므로 전문내용을 수록하지 않았음
제1도는 전화 키보드의 일반적인 구조를 도시하는 본 발명의 양호한 실시예의 부분 단면도,
제2도는 각 키 면에 특정한 문자 또는 기능의 지정을 도시하는 제1도로부터의 두개의 오목 키의 확대도,
제3도는 접촉되지 않은 중립 위치에 있는 키의 내부 구조의 예를 도시하는 제2도의 선 3-3을 따라 취한 오목 키의 단면도.

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  1. 문ㆍ숫자 키보드에 있어서, 제각기 특정되게 연관된 0 내지 9의 숫자를 가지는 최소한 10개의 다중 상태키 어레이를 포함하되, 상기 키들중 6개의 키는 제각기 특정하게 연관된 3개의 상이한 문자를 가지며, 상기 키들중 2개의 키는 제각기 특정하게 연관된 4개의 상이한 문자를 가지며, 상기 8개의 키는 알파베트 26개의 문자 모두를 수용하는 관련 문자들을 갖고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  2. 제1항에 있어서, 제각기 연관된 4개의 문자를 갖는 상기 2개의 키 중 하나는 제각기 연관된 숫자 7을 가지며, 제각기 연관된 4개의 문자를 갖는 상기 2개의 키중 다른 하나는 제각기 연관된 숫자 9를 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  3. 제2항에 있어서, 제각기 연관된 숫자 0과 1을 갖는 상기 2개의 키가 알파베트 문자와는 연관되 않는 것을 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  4. 제3항에 있어서, 제각기 연관된 숫자 0과 1을 갖는 상기 2개의 키가 구두점, 계산 및 전화 기능을 갖고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  5. 제4항에 있어서, 상기 문자ㆍ숫자 키보는 회로기판을 포함하되, 예정된 수의 다중 상태 키는, n개의 면을 갖는 키 톱 부재; 상기 회로 기판으로부터 연장하여 상기 키 톱 부재의 저부에 접속되며, 상기 키 톱 부재의 움직임을 오피레이터 제어 하에 두고, 상기 키 톱 부재를 중립 위치에 바이어스시키는 탄성체 부재; 상기 키 톱 부재의 저부에 접속되어 배치되어 있는 n-1개의 키 접촉부; 및 회로기판에 접속되되, 상기 각각의 키 접속부의 하나는 기판 접촉부의 하나와 특정되게 연관되어 나란히 배치되는 n-1개의 기판 접촉부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  6. 제5항에 있어서, 상기 n-1개의 면 각각이 상기 키 접촉부 중 하나 및 상기 기판 접촉부 중 하나와 특정하게 연관되는 것을 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  7. 제6항에 있어서, 상기 n-1개의 면을 제외한 상기 면들 중 하나가 상기 키 접촉부 및 상기 기판 접촉부들 모두가 연관하는 것을 특징으로 하는 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  8. 제7항에 있어서, 상기 탄성체 부재에 의한 상기 키 톱의 움직임이 상기 특정되게 연관되어 있는 키 접촉부 및 기판 접촉부 중 선택된 것들에 접속되는 것을 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  9. 제8항에 있어서, 상기 탄성체 부재에 위에서 상기 키 톱의 움직임이 상기 특정하게 연관되어 있는 키 접촉부 및 기판 접촉부 각각에 동시에 접속되는 것을 특징으로 하는 문자ㆍ숫자 키보드.
  10. 회로 기판에 데이타 신호 입력을 위한 다중 상태 키에 있어서, n 개의 면을 갖는 키 톱 부재; 상기 키보드로부터 연장하여 상기 키 톱 부재의 저부에 접속되며, 상기 키톱 부재의 움직임을 오퍼레이터 제어 하에 두고 상기 키 톱 부재를 중립 위치에 바이어스시키는 탄성체 부재; 상기 키 톱의 저부에 접속되어 배치되어 있는 n-1개의 키 접촉부; 및 회로기판에 접속하되, 상기 키 접촉부 각각은 기판 접촉부의 하나와 특정하게 연관되어 나란히 배치되어 있는n-1개의 기판 접축부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중 상태 키.
  11. 제10항에 있어서, n-1개의 면 각각이 상기 키 접촉부 중 하나 및 상기 기판 접촉부 중 하나에 특정하게 연관되는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중 상태 키.
  12. 제11항에 있어서, 상기 n-1개의 면을 제거한 상기 면들 중 하나가 상기 키 접촉부 및 상기 기판 접촉부들 모두가 연관하는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중 상태 키.
  13. 제12항에 있어서, 사기 탄성체 부재 위에서 상기 키 톱의 움직임이 상기 특정되게 연관되어 있는 키 접촉부 및 기판 접촉부 중 선택된 것들에 접속되는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중 상태 키.
  14. 제13항에 있어서, 상기 탄성체 부재 위에서 상기 키 톱의 움직임이 상기 독특하게 연관되어 있는 키 접촉부 및 기판 접촉부 각각에 동시에 접속되는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중 상태 키.
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KR1019920015997A 1991-09-03 1992-09-03 다중 상태 다중 기능 데이타 프로세싱 키 및 키 어레이 KR930006768A (ko)

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