Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Solid contact – Membrane type
Patent
1998-01-13
1999-03-16
Scott, J. R.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Solid contact
Membrane type
200314, H01H 106, H01H 918, H01H 1352
Patent
active
058818669
ABSTRACT:
The push button switch covering assembly of the invention comprises a push button switch covering member made from a transparent rubbery material and a clicking member with a clicking diaphragm below the covering member which imparts the operator's finger tip with a sharp feeling of clicking when the key top of the covering member is depressed. Different from a conventional push button switch covering assembly of this type, in which the pushing load on the key top is transmitted to the top of the clicking diaphragm through a downward protrusion on the lower surface of the key top, the pushing load on the key top in this invention is transmitted to the clicking diaphragm by means of an upwardly raised part formed on the top of the upper surface of the upwardly convex clicking diaphragm so that the flat lower surface of the key top is fully available for forming a layer of indicia to indicate the particular function of the push button switch through the transparent key top without the disadvantage of wearing of the indicia as in the case where the indicia layer is formed on the upper surface of the key top.
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Miyajima Kenichi
Sato Hirohide
Scott J. R.
Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.
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