Keyboard and an information processing apparatus

Details Keyboard and an information processing apparatus Keyboard and an information processing apparatus

1997-03-14

2000-07-25

Luu, Matthew

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Including keyboard

345169, G09G 500

Patent

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06094191&

ABSTRACT:
A keyboard including a housing unit for slidably supporting a key top; and a support panel unit carrying a switch to be operated by the key top. The housing unit can move between a first position apart from the support panel unit and a second position close to the the support panel unit, and the first position is such that the key top vertically shifting from but confronting the switch, when pressed, can operate the switch, and the second position is such that the key top being horizontally deviated from the switch, even if pressed, cannot operate the switch. The housing panel may support the elastic member for supporting the key top upon a main surface thereof, a first horizontal end of the elastic member may be fixed to the housing panel, and a second horizontal end opposite the first end of the elastic member may be movable in the horizontal direction. A switch is vertically pushed by the key top; and a support panel may hold the switch thereon, and may support the second horizontal end of the elastic member. The support panel may slide horizontally to push the second horizontal end so that the elastic member may be elastically deformed for respective center lines of the key top and the switch to substantially align each other.

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