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(11) | EP 1 081 729 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Input device employing sheet type switch and method for fabricating thereof |
(57) An input device allowing reduction in the number or parts, thinning, down sizing
and easy assembly, and a method for fabricating thereof are provided. The input device
for entering a desired command by user's operation has an enclosure 12 having a slit
portion 40; a sheet-type switch portion 140 located within the enclosure 12 so as
to be aligned with the slit portion 140; a board 170 located within the enclosure
12; and electrical connection portion 190 which establishes electrical connection
between the board 170 and the switch portion 140 by elastic deformation caused by
assembly process of the enclosure 12. |