Abstract:
A hearing assistance device (100), comprising a microphone (101) to receive sound, signal processing electronics electrically connected to the microphone, a receiver electrically connected to the signal processing electronics and a switch (102) electrically connected to the signal processing electronics. The switch (102) includes conductive silicone (106) adapted to change the switch from a first state to a second state when activated. Contacts comprising conductive silicone (105) provide an electrical connection between the microphone (101) and the signal processing electronics.
Abstract:
A pointing device may be directly soldered to a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, a bottom substrate defines a sensing region with a plurality of interdigitated conductive trace regions. Each trace region includes interdigitated common and sense traces. At least one via passes through the bottom substrate for each trace. Each via supports a conductive path from one trace to at least one lead element. Each lead element is solderable to a printed circuit board. A flexible substrate is constructed from a heat resistant polymer. The flexible substrate has a resistive layer deposited on a bottom side. A raised pedestal is formed on the bottom substrate top face around at least a portion of the sensing region. The pedestal separates the interdigitated conductive traces from the flexible substrate resistive layer. A button on a keypad membrane may be used to depress the flexible substrate onto the trace region.
Abstract:
A pointing device may be directly soldered to a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, a bottom substrate defines a sensing region with a plurality of interdigitated conductive trace regions. Each trace region includes interdigitated common and sense traces. At least one via passes through the bottom substrate for each trace. Each via supports a conductive path from one trace to at least one lead element. Each lead element is solderable to a printed circuit board. A flexible substrate is constructed from a heat resistant polymer. The flexible substrate has a resistive layer deposited on a bottom side. A raised pedestal is formed on the bottom substrate top face around at least a portion of the sensing region. The pedestal separates the interdigitated conductive traces from the flexible substrate resistive layer. A button on a keypad membrane may be used to depress the flexible substrate onto the trace region.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Tastaturanordnung für eine elektronische Vorrichtung, insbesondere für eine mobile elektronische Vorrichtung, wie beispielsweise ein Mobilfunk-Endgerät, umfassend wenigstens eine Tastaturmatte (12) mit wenigstens einem Bedienungselement (16, 28), wobei das wenigstens eine Bedienungselement (16, 28) auf einer Betätigungsseite (14) von der wenigstens einen Tastaturmatte (12) vorspringt und wobei das wenigstens eine Bedienungselement (16, 28) auf einer der Betätigungsseite (14) abgewandten Kontaktseite (44) mit elektrisch leitenden Kontaktmitteln (46) versehen ist, wobei weiter das Bedienungselement (16, 28) bei Druckbeaufschlagung (P) aus einer Ruhestellung in eine Kontaktstellung verlagerbar ist, in welcher wenigstens zwei diesem zugeordnete elektrische Kontakte (50, 52) einer elektronischen Schaltung (48) über die Kontaktmittel (46) elektrisch leitend verbindbar oder verbunden sind. Bei der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß die Kontaktmittel (46) einen dem jeweiligen Bedienungselement (16, 28) separat zugeordneten Kontaktkörper (46) aus elektrisch leitendem, elastisch deformierbarem Material umfassen. Die Erfindung betrifft ferner eine elektronische Vorrichtung, insbesondere eine mobilelektronische Vorrichtung, wie beispielsweise ein Mobilfunk-Endgerät mit einer derartigen Tastaturanordnung.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a lighted switch used in input sections of various kinds of electronic devices, and a uniformly luminous EL sheet diaphragm and a lighted switch which is of a thin structure using the same are provided. The uniformly luminous EL sheet diaphragm is formed by molding a diaphragm portion 2 in a diffusion-type EL sheet which comprises a transparent electrode layer 4 formed on a transparent film 3, a light emitting layer 5, a dielectric layer 6, a rear electrode layer 7 and an insulating layer 8 in such manner that a light emitting surface is in a convex side, and the switch is provided by an electrode contact layer 9 newly formed on the insulating layer 8 in a concave side of the EL sheet diaphragm and an opposed electrode contact layer 11 formed on an insulating film base 10 opposite thereto, so that the thin structure can be achieved. Further, the transparent electrode layer 4 of the EL sheet diaphragm is formed by printing and drying a paste prepared by dispersing conductive powders that has a visible light transmittance in an insulating resin, and a high dielectric constant and flexible resin selected from vinylidene fluoride rubber and a blended resin of cyanated pullulan or cyanated cellulose and cyanated polyvinyl alcohol is employed as a binder resin for the light emitting layer 5 and dielectric layer 6, so that light emission failures due to wire breakage in the diaphragm portion 2 can be reduced, and a high quality EL sheet diaphragm and a switch using the same can be provided.
Abstract:
Composition de film polymère épais conducteur thermodurcissable comprenant, en poids: (a) environ 3-15 parties d'au moins une résine multipolymère thermoplastique d'acétate de vinyle/ de chlorure de vinyle/ d'acide dicarboxylique; (b) une deuxième résine thermoplastique choisie dans le groupe comprenant: (i) environ 1-6 parties d'au moins une résine de polyuréthane thermoplastique; (ii) environ 2-10 parties d'au moins une résine de polyester thermoplastique; et (iii) environ 1-10 parties d'un mélange d'au moins une résine de polyuréthane thermoplastique et d'au moins une résine de polyester thermoplastique; (c) environ 0,05-1 partie d'une amine tertiaire; (d) une quantité efficace d'au moins un solvant organique pouvant virtuellement dissoudre les ingrédients (a), (b) et (c); et (e) environ 50-80 parties de paillettes d'argent.
Abstract:
Un clavier pour boîtier (11) de commande d'un appareil électrique comportant une nappe (1) qui forme une pluralité de contacteurs (2) faisant saillie chacun de ladite nappe par l'intermédiaire d'une cloque (3) qui est déformable élastiquement et qui fait fonction de ressort, lesdits contacteurs (2) étant pourvus de touches d'appui (8) et de pastilles (5) de contact destinées à venir toucher un circuit imprimé (12), disposé sous la nappe (1) de contacteurs, lorsque l'on exerce une pression sur les touches. Ce clavier est remarquable en ce qu'au moins certains desdits contacteurs (2) comportent des tétons (4) disposés à l'opposé des pastilles (5) de contact et qui sont destinés à venir s'emboîter à force dans des logements correspondants ménagés dans les touches d'appui (8).
Abstract:
Cured unitary molded articles containing conductive and insulating silicone rubber components are prepared by tightly contacting a curable insulating silicone rubber composition comprising a curable silicone rubber containing substantially no carbon black and a nonacyl-type peroxide with a cured conductive silicone rubber component containing carbon black and which has been cured by an addition reaction in the presence of a platinum-type catalyst and molding the resultant composition at elevated temperatures to cure the insulating silicone rubber component and form a unitary cured silicone rubber article. This invention also relates to cured silicone rubber articles prepared using the method of this invention.