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Button assembly

A technology of buttons and boards, which is applied in the field of button components, and can solve problems such as damage to multi-function button components

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-11-13
INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HLDG
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These two positioning deficiencies can lead to serious damage to the multi-function button assembly

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[0021] figure 1 The depicted switch assembly 100 includes a housing 102 , a plate 106 , at least one button 103 , and a printed circuit board 108 . Plate 106 is arranged between housing 102 and printed circuit board 108 . The housing 102 has a plurality of retaining means 119 that engage the printed circuit board 108 and hold the switch assembly 100 together.

[0022] exist figure 2 and image 3 Housing 102 is depicted in more detail in . For best understanding of housing 102, the reader is encouraged to also refer to figure 1 , figure 2 and image 3 .

[0023] Housing 102 is preferably formed from a moldable plastic material. Housing 102 has a first surface 110 that transitions to a second surface 112 at an angle. Protruding from the second surface 110 are the retainer 119 , the tab 124 , the pin 126 and a pair of assembly guides 200 . The retaining means 119 is preferably a plurality of latches 120 (eg, 4). Each locking member 120 includes a flexible member 208 ...

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Abstract

A button assembly has at least one button that selectively actuates one or more microswitches mounted on a printed circuit board according to a biasing force. The at least one button is coupled with a plate including a loading component. The loading part is in contact with the housing. The housing has latches that engage the printed circuit board to hold the button assembly together.

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[0001] public background technical field [0002] The present invention generally relates to button assemblies. More specifically, the present invention relates to a button assembly having a plate with at least one loading member that loads the assembly to prevent disengagement of latches holding the assembly together. Background technique [0003] Assemblies for selectively actuating switch closure upon manual actuation of components, such as multi-function button assemblies, are increasingly used and are often found in such devices as computer interfaces, joysticks, automatic mirror controls device etc. One use of multifunction button assemblies is in telecommunication devices such as televisions and associated peripherals (control boxes, remote controls, video projectors, etc.). The multifunction buttons included in these devices allow the user to respond to menu prompts in a quick and efficient manner with a minimum of user interface. [0004] Multifunction button ass...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01H25/00H01H9/02H01H25/04H01H89/00
CPCH01H25/041H01H2300/012H01H25/04
Inventor D·B·里特M·A·卡蒂奥W·H·波斯
Owner INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HLDG