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Title:
KEYPAD WITH BUILT-IN MULTIDIRECTIONAL LOCKER BUTTON HAVING HIGH SENSITIVITY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001135193
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a keypad 20 for an electronic device 76, having an improved sharp and light sense of touch and a reduced possibility of driving a plurality of functions of a multifunctional locker button 44 at the same time.

A soft member 23 of a keypad 20 is provided integrally with a rigid key 22 inserted into the soft member 23 at the position of a multifunctional locker button 44. In combining the soft member 23 and the rigid key 22, the keypad 20 has an improved sharp and light sense of touch, and the rigid structure of the key 22 and a central column offered as a portion of the key 22 substantially prevent the plural functions of the multifunctional locker button 44 from being driven at the same time.


Inventors:
RUSH BENJAMIN
Application Number:
JP2000266976A
Publication Date:
May 18, 2001
Filing Date:
September 04, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MOTOROLA INC
International Classes:
G06F3/02; H01H13/14; H01H13/70; H01H13/702; H01H25/04; H04M1/23; (IPC1-7): H01H13/70; G06F3/02; H01H13/14; H01H25/04; H04M1/23
Domestic Patent References:
JPH08161978A1996-06-21
JPH08235957A1996-09-13
JPH09154189A1997-06-10
JPH11144547A1999-05-28
JPH11111120A1999-04-23
JPH07211185A1995-08-11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinsuke Onuki (1 person outside)



 
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