Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Keyswitch structure
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Application No.: US16870263Application Date: 2020-05-08
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Publication No.: US11367580B2Publication Date: 2022-06-21
- Inventor: Sung-Fu Yang , Po-Chun Hou
- Applicant: Darfon Electronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Taoyuan
- Assignee: Darfon Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Darfon Electronics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taoyuan
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- Priority: TW108116328 20190510
- Main IPC: H01H13/14
- IPC: H01H13/14 ; H01H13/20 ; H01H3/12 ; H01H13/7065

Abstract:
A keyswitch structure includes a keycap, a baseplate having a buffer space, a support movably disposed between the baseplate and the keycap, a magnetic member having a front section coupling the support, a middle section and a tail end, a magnetic unit disposed below the magnetic member, a switch film having a flexible portion extending over the buffer space. When the keycap is pressed, the support enables the magnetic member to move away from the magnetic unit, so the tail end is away from the flexible portion. When the keycap is released, a magnetic attraction force between the magnetic member and the magnetic unit enables the magnetic member to move toward the magnetic unit, so the tail end firstly contacts and pushes the flexible portion to deform toward the buffer space, and then the middle section contacts the magnetic unit to drive the support to support the keycap upward.
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