48results about "Operation facilitation" patented technology

The present disclosure teaches a keycap with an interchangeable keycap top. The keycap comprises a keycap base and a keycap top. Wherein, a first magnetic piece connects to the keycap base, and a second magnetic piece connects to the keycap top. Both magnetic pieces can be a magnet or of a magnetic material, and at least one of the magnetic pieces is a magnet. The keycap top can thus be secured onto the keycap base by attaching the first magnetic piece to the second magnetic piece. The keycap top may be textured, have a distinctive shape, or have a distinctive coloring, or have other features, to provide physical and visual cues for a user. The present disclosure also teaches a customizable keyboard and a method of customizing such keyboard using said interchangeable keycap tops.

The invention relates to a remote control (T) intended to control a control unit (30) of a solar protection installation (I), said remote control (T) comprising a housing (200); at least two actuation devices (101, 103) mounted so as to tilt relative to the housing (200) and each having an elongate shape along an elongation direction (Y1, Y2), the at least two actuation devices (101, 103) being arranged substantially parallel to each other, and also being offset from each other along a longitudinal axis (X) extending substantially perpendicular to the elongation direction (Y1, Y2). The invention also relates to a solar protection installation (I) comprising such a remote control (T).

According to an embodiment, a push-button assembly (100) for controlling an aspect of operation of an apparatus is provided, the push-button assembly (100) comprising: a chassis (110) comprising a base portion (112) and a cover portion (114) spaced apart from each other to form a volume therebetween, wherein the cover portion comprises an opening (114a) therethrough and the base portion (112) comprises an electrical switch (112a) facing the opening (114a); a push-button body (120) arranged in said volume such that a top portion (122) thereof extends into the opening (114a) provided in the cover portion (114) to enable a user pressing the push-button body (120) via the top portion (122) and such that a bottom portion (123) thereof is positioned against the electrical switch (112a) to cause actuation of the electrical switch (112a) in response to moving the push-button body (120) towards the base portion (112); a frame (130) arranged in said volume such that the frame (130) extends in a lateral direction across the volume from its first side to its second side and the frame (130) holds the push-button body (120) with its first side (124a) adjacent to the first side of said volume and its second side (124b) adjacent to the second side of said volume, wherein the frame (130) is rotatable with respect to the chassis (110) about a fixed first axis positioned at a first end of the frame (120) in the first side of said volume such that second side (124b) of the push-button body (120) is selectively moveable closer to and away from the base portion (112) together with rotary motion of the frame (130), and wherein in the push-button body (120) is rotatable with respect to a second axis positioned at a second end of the frame (130) in the second side of said volume such that the first side (124a) of the push-button body (120) is selectively moveable closer to or away from the base portion (112) together with rotary motion of the push-button body (120).

A keyboard including: an inner thumb row including a plurality of inner thumb keys configured to be actuated by a thumb, such that a critical contact point of each of the plurality of keys is arranged along an inner thumb arc on an inner thumb key plane; and an outer thumb row including a plurality of outer thumb keys configured to be actuated by the thumb, a critical contact point of each of the plurality of thumb keys is arranged along an outer thumb arc on a outer thumb key plane, wherein the first and the second thumb key planes are non-coplanar, such that, when the keyboard is in use, said thumb key planes intersect with each other and a palm plane, where the palm plane is the plane upon which a user's palm lies when the keyboard is in use.

To provide a vehicle operation input device, a vehicle operation input method and a program that make an occupant looking at a display unit less likely to feel troublesome.SOLUTION: A vehicle operation input device includes: an input unit 33R, 33L on which an input operation is performed, the input operation being an operation in which a part of a body of an occupant of a vehicle 10 comes into contact with the input unit; a state switching unit 33R, 33L that is operated by the occupant; and a processor. When the occupant performs a specific operation, which is an operation different from the input operation, on the state switching unit while information is not displayed on a display unit HA capable of displaying information about the input unit, the processor causes a display unit to display the information and causes the input unit to allow an input state in which the input operation can be received; and when the occupant does not perform the specific operation on the state switching unit while the information is not displayed on the display unit, the processor does not cause the display unit to display the information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present disclosure provides a foot-operated control switch and a space heater. The foot-operated control switch includes a mounting base, a main control circuit board, a first button switch and a display screen. The mounting base includes a top cover; the main control circuit board is provided in the mounting base and configured for electrical connection with a controlled device; the first button switch is electrically connected to the main control circuit board and configured to control at least one or a combination of turn-on, turn-off, temperature, wind speed, timing and power of the controlled device; and the display screen is arranged on the top of the mounting base, and is electrically connected to the main control circuit board.

A key device includes a housing, a sliding plunger and a cap. The housing includes a key hole. The sliding plunger is movably disposed in the key hole and includes a first positioning portion. The cap includes a second positioning portion corresponding to the first positioning portion, and the cap is detachably disposed on the first positioning portion of the sliding plunger through the second positioning portion.

A push-button assembly for controlling an operational function of an apparatus is provided. The assembly includes a chassis with a base portion and a spaced cover portion that together define an internal volume. The cover portion has an opening, and the base portion carries an electrical switch facing that opening. A push-button body is positioned within the volume so that its top portion extends through the opening for user actuation, while its bottom portion engages the switch when the body is pressed toward the base. A frame extends laterally across the volume and holds the push-button body between opposite sides of the chassis. The frame is rotatable about a first axis at one side of the volume, allowing the opposite side of the push-button body to move toward or away from the switch. The push-button body is also rotatable about a second axis, enabling corresponding movement of its other side.

A decorative member of a switch device can be easily removed while suppressing breakage and deformation of an engagement portion. The switch device includes a first knob, a press detection switch pressed by an operation force transmitted from a press operation applied to the first knob, a decorative member that decorates a periphery of the first knob, and a retainer that engages and holds the decorative member, the decorative member has an engaged portion, and the retainer has an engagement portion that engages with the engaged portion. When a press operation of a first stroke amount is performed on the first knob, the operation force of the press operation applied to the first knob is not transmitted to the engaged portion but is transmitted to the press detection switch, so that the press detection switch is pressed. When a press operation of a second stroke amount greater than the first stroke amount is performed on the first knob, the operation force of the press operation applied to the first knob is transmitted to the engaged portion, so that the engaged portion is elastically deformed, and the engaged state of the engagement portion and the engaged portion is released.

A dome switch comprising a resiliently compressible keycap; an electrically conductive element enclosed by the resiliently compressible keycap; and a switch circuit located under the resiliently compressible keycap and the electrically conductive element, the switch circuit comprising a first circuit board trace and a second circuit board trace, wherein the first circuit board trace and the second circuit board trace are electrically separated; wherein: the first circuit board trace comprises a central portion and a plurality of first projections extending from the central portion to form a non-convex shape; the second circuit board trace comprises a surrounding portion and a plurality of second projections extending from the surrounding portion to form a non-convex shape; wherein the second circuit board trace is arranged to enclose a majority part of the first circuit board trace and the first projections and the second projections are arranged to be positioned in an alternating manner; and wherein the dome switch is configured such that upon being depressed, the resiliently compressible keycap is operable to enable an electrical contact between the electrically conductive element and at least part of the first circuit board trace and at least part of the second circuit board trace so as to temporarily complete the switch circuit.

TITLE OF THE INVENTION: FOOD PREPARATION APPLIANCE AND CONTROL PANEL FOR SUCH AN APPLIANCE. The motorized food preparation appliance comprises: - a switch (12) equipped with a push button (15) whose position controls the opening or closing of the switch; and - a control panel (30) comprising at least one start push button (10) for the motor and one stop push button (9) for the motor. In this control panel: - the stop push button is connected to a main actuator (4) to which it transmits its translational movement so that this main actuator does not exert pressure on the switch push button; and - the start push button is connected to a flexible element (5) itself connected to the main actuator so that, when the start push button is pressed, it moves this main actuator towards the switch push button.Thus, when the start and stop pushbuttons are pressed simultaneously, the flexible element deforms under the opposing forces exerted on the main actuator by these two pushbuttons, the main actuator moving solely due to the action of pressing the stop pushbutton. See Figure 4 for abbreviations.

Multidirectional Pad for a Computer Control Device of the Video Game Controller Type. The invention relates mainly to a multidirectional pad (1) of a computer device (2) comprising at least one push button (5) which includes a central main portion for interaction with the user and two peripheral portions for interlocking with the adjacent button, arranged on either side of the interaction portion, in that each peripheral portion has a serrated edge that fits into the serrated edge of the peripheral portion of the adjacent button (5a), and in that each serrated edge has an upper face that extends in a plane inclined towards the plate. Figure to be published with the abstract: Fig. 1

A dome switch comprising a resiliently compressible keycap; an electrically conductive element enclosed by the resiliently compressible keycap; and a switch circuit located under the resiliently compressible keycap and the electrically conductive element, the switch circuit comprising a first circuit board trace and a second circuit board trace, wherein the first circuit board trace and the second circuit board trace are electrically separated; wherein: the first circuit board trace comprises a central portion and a plurality of first projections extending from the central portion to form a non-convex shape; the second circuit board trace comprises a surrounding portion and a plurality of second projections extending from the surrounding portion to form a non-convex shape; wherein the second circuit board trace is arranged to enclose a majority part of the first circuit board trace and the first projections and the second projections are arranged to be positioned in an alternating manner; and wherein the dome switch is configured such that upon being depressed, the resiliently compressible keycap is operable to enable an electrical contact between the electrically conductive element and at least part of the first circuit board trace and at least part of the second circuit board trace so as to temporarily complete the switch circuit.

A curved-surface button structure having a housing, a button arranged in the housing, a button assembly and a positioning sleeve. The housing has a through hole, a curved surface and an internal surface. The button has a driven part. The button assembly has a pressing plate, an installation seat and an extending column. The installation seat is arranged on the internal surface. The pressing plate is connected to the installation seat. The extending column is extended from the pressing plate toward the button. The positioning sleeve is adapted to sheathe the extending column. The positioning sleeve is larger than the driven part. When the button assembly is pressed, the extending column abuts against the driven part, and the positioning sleeve surrounds the driven part to effectively position a movement range of the button assembly to prevent from getting stuck or slipping off.

The invention relates to a remote control unit (T) for controlling a control unit (30) of a solar protection installation (I), said remote control unit (T) comprising a housing (200); at least two actuating means (101, 103) mounted so as to be inclined with respect to the housing (200) and each having an elongated shape along an elongate direction (Y1, Y2), the at least two actuating means (101, 103) being arranged substantially parallel to each other and also offset from each other along a longitudinal axis (X) extending substantially perpendicular to the elongate direction (Y1, Y2). The invention also relates to a solar protection installation (I) comprising such a remote control unit (T).

Embodiments of this application provide a keyboard and an electronic device. According to the keyboard provided in the embodiments of this application, a distance between a second key and a substrate is increased by providing a groove for mounting the second key in the substrate. In addition, in a case that distances between first electrical contacts of keys and corresponding second electrical contacts are consistent, a depth of the groove is designed to be greater than a maximum deformation deflection of the second key, so that even if a corner end of the second key is bent and deformed under a pressure, a minimum distance between the second key and the substrate can still be greater than the distance between the first electrical contact of the second key and the corresponding second electrical contact.

An operating device (10, 10') for installation in a vehicle has a housing (12) and an operating element (14, 14') which is movably mounted in and / or on the housing (12) and can be manually shifted from a rest position into a function triggering position. Furthermore, the operating device (10, 10') is equipped with a switch (22) which is adapted to be actuated by the operating element (14, 14') upon manual shifting into the function triggering position, with a holding force generating unit (26, 26') for generating a holding force by means of which the operating element (14, 14') is held in its rest position, and with a control unit (32) for electrically controlling the holding force generating unit in order to set the holding force.

TITLE OF THE INVENTION: FOOD PREPARATION APPLIANCE AND CONTROL PANEL FOR SUCH AN APPLIANCE The food preparation motor appliance comprises:- a switch (12) provided with a push button (15) whose position controls the closing or opening of the switch; and- a control panel (30) comprising at least one motor start push button (10) and one motor stop push button (9). In this control panel:- the stop push button is connected to a main actuator (4) to which it transmits its translational movement so that this main actuator does not exert pressure on the switch push button and- the start push button is connected to a flexible element (5) itself connected to the main actuator so that, when the start push button is pressed, it drives this main actuator towards the switch push button.Thus, when the start push button and the stop push button are pressed simultaneously, the flexible element deforms under the action of the opposing forces exerted on the main actuator by these two push buttons, the main actuator thus moving by the sole movement caused by pressing the stop push button. Figure for abstract: Figure 4.

A key structure including a base plate, a keycap, a lifting platform, an elastic body, and a reciprocating supporting member is provided. The keycap is disposed above the base plate. The lifting platform is disposed between the base plate and the keycap, and includes a first end part and a second end part opposite to the first end part. The first end part is slidably connected with the keycap, and the second end part is rotatably connected with the keycap. The elastic body is disposed between the base plate and the lifting platform, and two opposite ends of the elastic body contact the base plate and the lifting platform respectively. The reciprocating supporting member is disposed between the base plate and the lifting platform.

Multidirectional Pad for a Video Game Controller-Type Computer Control Device. The invention relates mainly to a multidirectional pad (1) of a computer device (2) comprising at least one push button (5) which includes a central main user interaction portion and two peripheral interlocking portions with the adjacent button, arranged on either side of the interaction portion, in that each peripheral portion has a serrated edge that fits into the serrated edge of the peripheral portion of the adjacent button (5a), and in that each serrated edge has an upper face that extends in a plane inclined towards the plate. Figure to be published with the abstract: Fig. 1

This provides a push-button assembly for reliably controlling the operation of a device. [Solution] The push-button assembly allows the user to press the push-button body, which is positioned in contact with an electrical switch, and the electrical switch is activated by moving the push-button body toward the base. The push-button body is rotatable about a fixed first axis located at the first end, and is movable toward or away from the base. The push-button body is rotatable about a second axis located at the second end, and is movable toward or away from the base.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a key structure and a balance shaft sleeve seat thereof. A key structure has a switch shaft sleeve seat. The balance shaft sleeve seat comprises a sleeve body. A side of the sleeve body has an adjacent side edge arranged adjacent to the switch shaft sleeve seat, and a top of the sleeve body is provided with a through hole located in the middle of the adjacent side edge. The left and right sides of the balance shaft sleeve seat can be different in structure and width, so that the structure and width of the balance shaft sleeve seat are more free and unlimited in design.

The invention mainly relates to a multidirectional pad (1) for a computer peripheral (2) which comprises at least one pushbutton (5) comprising a central main portion for user interaction and two peripheral portions which interlock with the adjacent button and are arranged on either side of the interaction portion, in that each peripheral portion has a crenellated edge interlocked in the crenellated edge of the peripheral portion of the adjacent button (5a), and in that each crenellated edge has an upper face which extends in a plane inclined towards the plate.

Touch Sensing Device. This invention provides a novel touch sensing device with a seamless design. The sensing device includes a housing, a movable portion, a cover portion, and a lifting actuator for the movable portion. The movable portion is movable within an opening in the housing relative to an edge portion of the opening. The cover portion includes a flexible layer covering the edge portion of the opening and the movable portion. When the movable portion is at a first height position relative to the edge portion, a first region and a second region of the outer surface of the cover portion are substantially flush with each other, and a second portion of the flexible layer is at a third height position relative to the first portion of the flexible layer. When the movable portion is at a second height position relative to the edge portion, the second region is located on the Z′ direction side relative to the first region, and the second portion is at a fourth height position relative to the first portion. The flexible layer is configured to partially flex and stretch.

To provide a new seamless touch input device.SOLUTION: The touch input device includes a housing, a movable section, an outer surface section 200, and a driving section 700 which moves the movable section. The movable section is movable in an opening 101 of the housing with respect to an edge 110. A flexible layer 210 of the outer surface section 200 covers the edge 110 of the opening 101 and the movable section. First and second areas 201a, 201b of an outer surface of the outer surface section 200 are substantially flush in a first height position of the movable section with respect to the edge 110. A second part 212 of the flexible layer 210 is positioned in a third height position with respect to a first part 211 of the flexible layer 210. The second area 201b is positioned in a Z' direction with respect to the first area 201a in a second height position of the movable section with respect to the edge 110. The second part 212 is positioned in a fourth height position with respect to the first part 211. The flexible layer 210 is partially flexible and expanded.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A

An amusement machine includes a button deck. The button deck includes a transparent support and a display together serving as a touchscreen, and a pushbutton switch. The pushbutton switch includes an operable portion attached to a first surface of the transparent support, and a detector attached to a second surface of the transparent support and facing the operable portion. The operable portion includes a button. The detector includes a reflective sensor that detects a pressed state of the button through the transparent support.

Flexible hinge and removable attachment techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a flexible hinge is configured to communicatively and physically couple an input device to a computing device and may implement functionality such as a support layer and minimum bend radius. The input device may also include functionality to promote a secure physical connection between the input device and the computing device. One example of this includes use of one or more protrusions that are configured to be removed from respective cavities of the computing device along a particular axis but mechanically bind along other axes. Other techniques include use of a laminate structure to form a connection portion of the input device.