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EP 0036570 A3 19820811 - KEYBOARD

Title (en)

KEYBOARD

Publication

EP 0036570 A3 19820811 (DE)

Application

EP 81101815 A 19810312

Priority

DE 3011674 A 19800326

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4366355A] A keyboard comprises a base plate having conductor paths and contact areas provided thereon, a plurality of keys associated with said contact areas, said keys consisting each of an elastically deformable snap member, the contact element thereof being adapted to be brought into contact with said contact areas by deformation upon actuation of an actuating button and being positioned above said contact areas in spaced relationship thereto. A metal frame is provided as mounting support for the snap members, said metal frame having a number, which corresponds to the number of snap members, of protrusions protruding therefrom in a direction toward the actuating buttons. Each protrusion has an opening therein, in which the snap member is held.

IPC 1-7

H01H 13/70; G06F 15/02

IPC 8 full level

G06F 15/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/52 (2006.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 13/702 (2006.01); H01H 13/705 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 13/705 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2209/01 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2213/01 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2215/012 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 2229/048 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0036570 A2 19810930; EP 0036570 A3 19820811; EP 0036570 B1 19840509; AT E7434 T1 19840515; DE 3011674 A1 19811001; DE 3011674 C2 19840726; JP S56149728 A 19811119; JP S5936375 B2 19840903; US 4366355 A 19821228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 81101815 A 19810312; AT 81101815 T 19810312; DE 3011674 A 19800326; JP 4256881 A 19810325; US 24715281 A 19810324