EP0123184A3 - Keyboard arrangement - Google Patents

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EP0123184A3
EP0123184A3 EP84103841A EP84103841A EP0123184A3 EP 0123184 A3 EP0123184 A3 EP 0123184A3 EP 84103841 A EP84103841 A EP 84103841A EP 84103841 A EP84103841 A EP 84103841A EP 0123184 A3 EP0123184 A3 EP 0123184A3
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Alain M. Bebie
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
    • H01H13/78—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 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites
    • H01H13/807—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 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites characterised by the spatial arrangement of the contact sites, e.g. superimposed sites
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
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    • 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
    • H01H13/78—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 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites
    • H01H13/80—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 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites characterised by the manner of cooperation of the contacts, e.g. with both contacts movable or with bounceless contacts
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    • H01H2201/00—Contacts
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    • H01H2213/00—Venting
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    • H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
    • H01H2215/004—Collapsible dome or bubble
    • H01H2215/008—Part of substrate or membrane
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    • H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
    • H01H2217/006—Different feeling for different switch sites
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    • H01H2219/00—Legends
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    • H01H2219/00—Legends
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    • H01H2219/026—Legends replaceable; adaptable with programming switches
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    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/036—Light emitting elements
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    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
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    • H01H2221/012—Joy stick type
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    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
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    • H01H2221/016—Lever; Rocker
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    • H01H2223/00—Casings
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    • H01H2225/00—Switch site location
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    • H01H2229/00—Manufacturing
    • H01H2229/042—Snap coupling; Snap mounting
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    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/022—Miscellaneous with opto-electronic switch
EP84103841A 1983-04-20 1984-04-06 Tastaturanordnung Expired - Lifetime EP0123184B1 (de)

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CH5521/83 1983-10-11
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CH610083 1983-11-14

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