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Document | Title | Date |
20080197002 | DOME SHEET WITH LIGHT GUIDE FOR MEMBRANE SWITCH - In an embodiment, a membrane switch may include a flexible light guide having a first refractive index. The flexible light guide may include a first wall, an opposing second wall, and one or more additional walls. One or more of the first wall, the second wall and the additional walls may be disposed adjacent to a substance including a second refractive index that is lower than the first refractive index. | 08-21-2008 |
20080202907 | BACKLIGHTED KEY FOR A KEYPAD OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a key plunger for a key of an electronic device. The plunger comprises: a stalk made of a transparent material allowing light to pass through; a plinth connected to the top of the stalk; and a body section connected to the top of the plinth made of a translucent, light-diffusing material. The body section is shaped to fit snugly within an interior of a cap for the key. The plunger is made from a two-shot moulding process for forming the stalk and the section. The plunger may be part of a key assembly that also has a key cap shaped to snugly fit over the plunger and a backlight to light an interior of the cap. | 08-28-2008 |
20090057115 | Illuminated Switch - An illumination switch is provided which can satisfactorily shield electromagnetic wave noise caused to emanate from an EL sheet and with which an excellent click feeling can be obtained. The illumination switch ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090057116 | Member for Push-Button Switch and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A member for a push-button switch has key top members positioned close to each other through a distance of 1.5 mm or shorter at low cost and with high yield. The member has multiple key top members having resin key top cores and thermoplastic films covering the key top cores other than the lower surfaces thereof. The key top members are formed so that an interval between at least one set of adjacent key top members is 1.5 mm or shorter. In the key top members adjacent to each other through a distance of 1.5 mm or shorter, the maximum thickness of the thermoplastic films covering the key top cores is within the range of 75 to 350μ, and the ratio of the minimum thickness of the thermoplastic films covering the key top cores to the maximum thickness is within the range of 0.4 to 0.9. | 03-05-2009 |
20090065335 | Multi-functional keypad module for a mobile phone - A multi-functional keypad module for a mobile phone includes a circuit board, a light-emitting element, a soft light-guiding rubber layer, an optical touch layer, and a key layer. The soft light-guiding rubber layer is provided on the circuit board and has a plurality of protrusions each corresponding to the circuit board; thereby a feedback feeling from a pressing action and a light-guiding effect can be obtained. The optical touch layer is provided on the soft light-guiding rubber layer, in order to continue the optically enhanced touch-control and the feedback feeling. The key layer is provided on the optical touch layer, with a plurality of keys respectively corresponding to one of the protrusion, thereby completes and achieves the optically enhanced touch-control effect and feedback feeling. Via the above arrangement, the keypad module of a mobile phone has multiple functions of light guiding, touch-control, and feedback feeling from a pressing action. | 03-12-2009 |
20090078548 | MULTI-POSITION PUSHBUTTON WITH INTEGRAL LED AND ACTUATOR - The present invention relates generally to pushbutton actuators. More particularly, the invention encompasses a pushbutton | 03-26-2009 |
20090095606 | Programmable display switch - A programmable graphical display switch that provides users with a simple means of controlling other devices and for customizing how that control is initiated and communicated to the user. | 04-16-2009 |
20090107815 | Privacy-enabled keypad - A privacy-enabled keypad comprising: a keypad; an opaque shield upstanding around the keypad for restricting viewing of the keypad to a user of the keypad; and at least one illumination source disposed on a portion of the shield facing the keypad, and oriented to illuminate the keypad. A public access terminal incorporating the privacy-enabled keypad is also disclosed. | 04-30-2009 |
20090114514 | ILLUMINATED SWITCH DEVICE - An illuminated switch device includes: a casing with an open upper side that has a partition wall formed on the inner bottom thereof; light sources that are provided on the inner bottom in a plurality of regions partitioned by the partition wall; an operating body that includes an outer housing and a light-shielding wall which divides a space surrounded by the outer housing and covered with an upper plate into a plurality of small spaces; and a switch element that is driven when the operating body is pressed. Guide rails are slidably fitted to concave grooves to guide the movement of the outer housing in the vertical direction. Both ends of the light-shielding wall | 05-07-2009 |
20090114515 | ILLUMINATED SWITCH DEVICE - Disclosed is an illuminated switch device capable of effectively preventing light leakage between different light sources, thereby obtaining a good lighting quality, while reducing the overall size of the switch device. The illuminated switch device includes: a casing that has an open upper end and a partition wall provided therein and is formed on a bottom plate member having light sources and a push switch mounted thereon; and an operating body that has a light-shielding wall provided on the rear surface of an upper plate, is arranged so as to close the open end, and can be pressed. First and second illuminated regions to which light components are emitted from first and second light sources are provided on the upper plate. A protruding portion is formed at a leading end portion of a light-shielding wall, and a concave groove is provided at a leading end portion of a partition wall. The leading end portions are opposite to each other such that they can approach or separate from each other. At least a part of the protruding portion is arranged in the concave groove, and a gap is formed between the leading ends of the protruding portion and the concave portion. | 05-07-2009 |
20090173605 | KEYCAP FOR GUIDING LIGHT LATERALLY AND KEYPAD PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A keycap is made of a light-transmitting material. The bottom of the keycap has a light-entering surface. A light-exiting surface extends from one side of the light-entering surface and intersects therewith. A connecting surface is formed between the light-entering surface and the light-exiting surface. The connecting surface is covered by a light-shielding layer. A light-reflecting surface is formed in the light-shielding layer. The light is introduced from the light-entering surface and reflected by the reflecting surface so as to project toward the light-exiting surface. The keypad panel is constituted of the above-mentioned keycap. | 07-09-2009 |
20090173606 | Keyboard - A keyboard includes a printed circuit board, a light guide sheet, a keypad member and a light shield. The printed circuit board has a plurality of light-emitting devices. The light guide sheet is disposed over the printed circuit board to receive the light output from the light-emitting devices. The keypad member has a plurality of keys, wherein the light guide sheet is disposed between the printed circuit board and the keypad member. The light shield is disposed between the light guide sheet and the keypad member. The light shield has a light-absorbing surface, a light-reflective surface and a plurality of light-outlet holes. The light-reflective surface faces the light guide sheet. The light-absorbing surface faces the keypad member. The light output from the light-emitting devices passes the light-outlet holes to illuminate the keypad member. | 07-09-2009 |
20090173607 | THIN KEYMAT MODULE WITH A REFLECTION STRUCTURE - A thin keymat module with a reflection structure includes a circuit board with a plurality of elastic conductive elements, a mirror reflection sheet, a transparent elastic layer, a keymat layer and a light-emitting unit. The mirror reflection sheet is disposed on the circuit board, evenly corresponding to the elastic conductive elements. The mirror reflection sheet has a reflection microstructure corresponding to the elastic conductive elements. The transparent elastic layer is disposed on the mirror reflection sheet and has elastic portions corresponding to the elastic conductive elements. The keymat layer is disposed on the transparent elastic layer and has transparent portions corresponding to the elastic portions. The light-emitting unit is located on one side of the transparent elastic layer. When the light-emitting unit projects light onto the mirror reflection sheet and the reflection microstructure, each elastic portion and each transparent portion have a light displaying effect. | 07-09-2009 |
20090178906 | KEYPAD PANEL ASSEMBLY HAVING ARRAYS OF MICROPORES - A keypad panel assembly having arrays of micropores includes a panel body, a shielding layer, a backlight module, and a telecommunication module. The panel body is formed into a plate. The shielding layer is provided on one surface of the panel body. A plurality of micropores are formed on the shielding layer. The micropores are arranged to form patterns for pressing. The backlight module is arranged on one surface of the shielding layer. The telecommunication module is arranged on one surface of the backlight module. When a set of light-emitting units is lighted up, the light enters one end of a light-guiding plate. The light is reflected by light-guiding microstructures onto the corresponding key, so that the user can see the position of each key clearly. | 07-16-2009 |
20090178907 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A keypad assembly includes a pressing surface layer, a pattern layer, an elastic layer, a light guiding layer, and a pressing bottom layer. The pattern layer is under the pressing surface layer. The elastic layer is located between and interlocks the pattern layer and the light guiding layer by adhesive. The pressing bottom layer adheres to the light guiding layer. The keypad assembly has an ideal appearance by lights collection of the light guiding layer. User can feel comfortable when pressing the keypad assembly because of the elastic layer's buffering effect. | 07-16-2009 |
20090188779 | Multi-Function Selecting Mechanism - A multi-function selecting mechanism is provided. The multi-function selecting mechanism comprises a toggling feature and a selection mechanism coupled with said toggling feature. The selection mechanism is configured to move about the toggling feature to a first position or move toward the toggling feature to a second position, wherein a first function is initiated when the selection mechanism is in the first position and a second function is initiated when the selection mechanism is in the second position. | 07-30-2009 |
20090211888 | MULTI-ILLUMINATING KEYBOARD BACK LIGHT AND METHOD - A keyboard apparatus includes a housing which includes a plurality of key pads spatially disposed within the housing, each of the key pads being depressible upon touch by a user, the plurality of key pads being distributed in a plurality of non-overlapping keyboard regions. Each of the non-overlapping regions includes fewer than all of the plurality of keypads. An optically transparent circuit board is coupled to a backside of each of the key pads. In a specific embodiment, a plurality of electroluminescent segments are arranged in a non-planar configuration. Each of the plurality of electroluminescent segments includes one of a corresponding plurality of power supply devices. Each of the plurality of electroluminescent segments provides electromagnetic radiation to a respective non-overlapping keyboard region for lighting key pads in the respective non-overlapping keyboard region. Each of the non-overlapping regions includes fewer than all of the plurality of keypads. | 08-27-2009 |
20090242368 | NON-BACKLIGHTED ILLUMINATING KEYPAD - A non-backlighted illuminating keypad includes a keypad panel, a light gathering layer, an electronic ink layer, a first elastic layer and a switch board. The keypad panel includes a carrier and a plurality of keycaps arranged on the carrier. The light gathering layer is arranged on a bottom surface of the keypad panel and located corresponding to the keycaps. The electronic ink layer is arranged on a bottom surface of the light gathering layer. The first elastic layer is arranged on a bottom surface of the electronic ink layer and comprises a plurality of protrusion portions respectively corresponding to the keycaps. The switch board is arranged below the elastic layer. | 10-01-2009 |
20090266691 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device includes a movable side housing and a fixed side housing connected to the movable side housing with a connection part. The fixed side housing includes an operation panel in which a plurality of numeric keys are arranged, a light emitting elements that are provided at one end side of the operation panel, and a light guiding sheet member that guides light emitted from the light emitting element to a lower position of the operation panel and diffuses the light in a surface shape. | 10-29-2009 |
20100038223 | ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to an touch-surface electric control device ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100051429 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND KEYBOARD - The invention provides backlight module comprising a light guiding plate, a flexible substrate, and a light emitting unit. The flexible substrate has a first surface, and the light emitting unit is configured on the first surface. A paint area used for reflecting the light, emitted by the light emitting unit, to the light guiding plate is formed on the first surface near the light emitting unit. Accordingly, the light emitted into the light guiding plate could be prevented from being reflected by the flexible substrate directly and presenting the same color with the flexible substrate. | 03-04-2010 |
20100108481 | Light-emitting keyboard with a membrane circuit board incorporated therein - The present invention relates to a light-emitting keyboard, comprising: a membrane circuit board whose bottom surface is printed with a light guide ink; a light source provided on one side of the membrane circuit board for projecting light to enter the light guide ink of the membrane circuit board; a first reflector disposed underneath the membrane circuit board to reflect a portion of the light that escapes from the membrane circuit board to enter the light guide ink of the membrane circuit board; a second reflector provided on top of the membrane circuit board to reflect a portion of the light that does not pass therethrough back towards the light guide ink; a supporting plate disposed on top of the second reflector; a scissor assembly disposed on top of the supporting plate; a keycap disposed on top of the scissor assembly; and an elastic contact body having a contact portion. | 05-06-2010 |
20100163379 | LIGHT-GUIDE BOARD ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A light-guide board assembly includes a light-guide board, a shielding board disposed on the light-guide board, and a plurality of light-guide poles. The light-guide board defines a plurality of engaging holes, a plurality of light-focusing slots and a plurality of channels. One end of each light-guide pole is received in a corresponding engaging hole. The light-focusing slots focus light to strengthen the light emitted from the light-guide slots. Each engaging hole communicates with one adjacent engaging hole or an adjacent light-focusing slot through a channel. | 07-01-2010 |
20100181174 | Appliance Control Knob Providing Illuminated Setting Indication - A shaft of a rotary switch, for example, useful as a control for an appliance, such as a washing machine, incorporates an LED at the end of the shaft and projecting light laterally from the shaft to provide an indication of the rotary position of the corresponding knob with respect to printed indicia on a console. The LED may be powered by slip rings incorporated into the rotary switch and communicating directly with line power as controlled by the limiting resistor and the shaft may include a controlled breakage feature providing LED conductors that are recessed within the shaft in the event of shaft breakage to reduce the chance of operator contact with line voltage. | 07-22-2010 |
20100181175 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE AND CONTROL PANEL - An operating device for an electrical appliance with a control panel has a control element for operation through rotary actuation arranged in the control panel, said control element being disposed and mounted in a receptacle behind the control panel. The receptacle has light-conducting and/or light transmitting material in the manner of a light guide, and is illuminated through an LED at a posterior end facing away from the control panel and with light apertures provided at another anterior end on the control panel around the control element extending forwardly beyond the control panel. | 07-22-2010 |
20100181176 | ILLUMINATING STRUCTURE OF KEY OPERATING UNIT, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, PORTABLE APPARATUS, AND ILLUMINATING METHOD OF KEY OPERATING UNIT - An illuminating structure of a key operating unit for operating a key switch includes a housing unit to have a window portion formed correspondingly to the key switch, a circuit substrate to be provided inside the housing unit, to be disposed with the key switch, and to be provided with a light-guiding window portion, a keypad unit to include a key top portion inserted in the window portion of the housing unit, the keypad unit including a light-guiding portion at least in the key top portion, a light-emitting element to be arranged on a back surface side of the circuit substrate, and an illuminating plate to have a reflecting portion reflecting outgoing light of the light-emitting element to apply the reflected light from the reflecting portion to the keypad unit through the light-guiding window portion of the circuit substrate. | 07-22-2010 |
20100187077 | MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A movable contact unit includes a light-guide sheet, a cover sheet, a movable contact, and a light-transmissive light-guide portion. The light-guide sheet includes a film-shaped substrate, and a convex and concave luminescent portion provided on the substrate. The cover sheet faces the substrate. A dome-shaped resilient movable contact made of a thin metal sheet is attached to the cover sheet at a position corresponding to the luminescent portion. The light-guide portion is provided on the cover sheet at a position other than an area where the movable contact is disposed or on the light-guide sheet at a position other than an area where the light-guide portion is disposed. If the light-guide portion is provided on the light-guide sheet, the movable contact may be attached to the light-guide sheet without using the cover sheet. | 07-29-2010 |
20100236909 | MULTI-POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER LIGHT GUIDE TRIP INDICATOR AND INSTALLATION METHOD - An apparatus, method and system for visually indicating a circuit breaker, such as a multi-pole circuit breaker, has been tripped are provided. An exemplary light guide comprises a plurality of light conduits adapted to transmit light from two or more light sources within a circuit breaker assembly to an exterior of the circuit breaker assembly; a beam that connects the light conduits; and one or more retention features coupled to one or more of the light conduits, wherein each retention feature is adapted to mate with a retention feature interface of the circuit breaker assembly. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 09-23-2010 |
20100243416 | ILLUMINATED KEYPAD - Illuminated keypads are disclosed herein. One embodiment includes first and second light guides having a compressible material located therebetween. The material blocks light from traveling between the light guides. | 09-30-2010 |
20100288607 | ILLUMINATED INDICATOR ON AN INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a base. A keycap is coupled to the base by a key guide structure that supports the keycap in a position that provides a space between the keycap and the base. The keycap includes a light transmitting section. An illuminator is located adjacent the light transmitting section. A flexible illumination guide is positioned about a perimeter of the illuminator. The flexible illumination guide is operable to flex in response to engaging the keycap. The illuminator is operable to provide illumination through the flexible illumination guide and the light transmitting section. The flexible illumination guide prevents illumination from escaping directly from the perimeter of the illuminator and through the space between the keycap and the base. | 11-18-2010 |
20100300854 | Integrated Luminous Keyboard - The present invention relates to an integrated luminous keyboard, and includes a plurality of keys, light sources, a flexible circuit board, a light guide plate and a reflector plate, wherein the flexible circuit board, which enables detecting key signals from the keys, is located underneath the keys. A plurality of slots, used to fixedly secure the keys, are defined in the light guide plate corresponding to the keyboard. Moreover, the light guide plate enables the incoming of light rays produced by the light sources, and the reflector plate is located underneath the light guide plate. Accordingly, use of the light guide plate of the present invention simultaneously provides the effectiveness to fixedly secure the keys and realize a luminescent effect, thereby eliminating disposition of a bottom plate structure of prior art luminous keyboards, and achieves the practical advancements of simplification and lightweighting of the structure, and saving on costs. | 12-02-2010 |
20110056814 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT KEYBOARD - An electroluminescent keyboard includes a plurality of membrane switch structures, a plurality of keycaps, a plurality of electroluminescent elastic members, and an electrode layer. The electroluminescent elastic members are arranged between the keycaps and respective membrane switch structures for emitting light in response to an electric current or an electric field. The electrode layer is arranged between the electroluminescent elastic members and respective membrane switch structures and electrically connected to respective electroluminescent elastic members. The electroluminescent elastic members emit light when the electric current passes through the electrode layer or the strong electric field is applied to the electrode layer. The light-emitting element and the backlight module that are used in the conventional keyboard are not included in the electroluminescent keyboard. In addition, the light could be effectively controlled to be guided to a desired luminous region of the keycap. As a consequence, the illuminated keyboard is very cost-effective. | 03-10-2011 |
20110147180 | ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD - An illuminated keyboard comprises a frame plate, a character keycap, a light source, a membrane plate, a switch circuit plate and a base plate. The character keycap is connected with the frame plate, and movable upwardly or downwardly with respect to the frame plate. The light source is disposed under the character keycap for emitting invisible light. The character keycap, the frame plate, the membrane plate, the switch circuit plate and the base plate are sequentially arranged from top to bottom. The illuminated keyboard further includes a luminous substance, which is excited by the light source to generate visible light to irradiate the illuminated keyboard. | 06-23-2011 |
20110186409 | PUSH BUTTON SWITCH - A push button switch includes a light emitter, a switch, a base, a light guiding member and a button. The light emitter and the switch are arranged on the circuit board. The base is arranged above the switch. The light guiding member and the button are mounted on the base. The light guiding member includes a first end, a second end, a first reflective surface, and a second reflective surface, the first end being arranged above the light emitter, wherein light from the light emitter enters into the light guiding member from the first end, and goes to the second end after being reflected by the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface. | 08-04-2011 |
20110192708 | ILLUMINATING PUSH-BUTTON DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - An illuminating push-button device includes a key-top part having a key-top surface and a first protrusion that protrudes from a back side of the key-top surface. The device also includes a key rubber part made of a transparent or semi-transparent elastic material and having a second protrusion that receives the first protrusion, the second protrusion being oriented in a common direction as the first protrusion. A switching device is included that opposes the second protrusion and is configured to be actuated in response to the key-top part being depressed. A light-source element emits light from a light-emitting surface and cooperates with a light-blocking sheet disposed between the light-source element and key rubber part and covers at least a portion of the light-emitting surface of the light-source element and has a loose hole through which the second protrusion of the key rubber part is passed. | 08-11-2011 |
20110209973 | LUMINOUS SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A luminous switch using an inorganic EL material is provided with a plurality of switch sections so as to reduce acoustic noise. The switch sections are provided with a plurality of protruding parts ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110259719 | SWITCH MODULE AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a switch module and a refrigerator having the same. In the refrigerator with a dispenser installed on a door, a switch module to operate the dispenser includes a switch to operate the dispenser, a push button moving backwards by external force and applying pressure to the switch to operate the switch, and a switch case provided with a front surface on which the push button is arranged and receiving the switch therein, and the push button is installed on the switch case by a link assembly to simultaneously move upper and lower portions of the push button forwards and backwards. Therefore, the push button is uniformly operated regardless of a position to which the external force is applied. | 10-27-2011 |
20110297521 | SHEET SWITCH MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sheet switch module of the present invention includes a light source; a light guide having a first end-face on which light emitted from the light source is incident, the light guide guiding the light in at least the thickness direction thereof; a sheet switch disposed on the back side of the light guide in the thickness direction of the light guide; and a light shielding member disposed at a distance from a second end-face different from the first end-face of the light guide. | 12-08-2011 |
20120000757 | SWITCH AND ILLUMINATION UNIT - A switch has a pressing operation part capable of pressing and operating a pressing part, the switch having an LED placed on a flexible printed wiring board and pinched by the pressing operation part and the pressing part, characterized in that the pressing operation part has a transmission part for transmitting light emitted by the LED to a side of an operation surface of said pressing operation part. | 01-05-2012 |
20120055770 | BACKLIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR A KEYPAD - A backlighting assembly for use in a keypad assembly. The backlighting assembly includes at least one light emitting source configured to emit light; and a light guide assembly configured to receive the emitted light and direct the light toward the at least one key. The light guide assembly includes both a light guide film and a light guide frame for directing light from the light source toward the key(s). | 03-08-2012 |
20120061217 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SWITCHING METHOD OF ICON - A portable electronic device including a main body, a physical key module, and a control module is provided. The physical key module assembled to the main body has a display surface, and the physical key module includes at least two overlapped icon units. The control module electrically connected to the physical key module activates one of the icon units according to an operating state of the main body, so that an icon of the activated icon unit is displayed on the display surface. A method for switching icons is also provided. | 03-15-2012 |
20120080296 | ILLUMINATED BUTTON ASSEMBLY - Illuminated button assemblies are provided that can be secured to a mounting surface by any of a locking member such as a snap tab, a securing member such as a nut, or a combination of both. The securing member is adapted to enclose the locking member when it is fully secured. A variety of illumination assemblies are similarly sized and shaped such that they can be interchanged within the same assembly housing. A switch and the illumination assembly are directly connected to the assembly housing without the need for a lamp holder. | 04-05-2012 |
20120080297 | KEYBOARD APPARATUS - A keyboard apparatus is provided which allows the brightness of illumination within keytops to be improved. Keyboard apparatus | 04-05-2012 |
20120160642 | SWITCH UNIT - A switch unit comprises a switch base, a trigger member disposed over the switch base, a light emitting element provided in the inner space of the trigger member, and a head cap. The head cap is capable of being coupled with or being separated from the trigger member, and is capable of being coupled with or being separated from the trigger member via a cap adapter. Thus, the trigger member is assembled directly with various types of head caps, or is assembled with various types of head caps via the cap adapter. | 06-28-2012 |
20120160643 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes a pressing portion that has a first display portion and a second display portion, a holder having at least one cell corresponding to the pressing portion, a push switch, first and second light sources that respectively illuminate the first display portion and the second display portion from behind, a plate formed with the pressing portion so as to separate, in a cell, a space between the first light source and the first display portion from a space between the second light source and the second display portion, and a regulation portion formed on both sides of the plate in the cell. In the switching device, when an operator presses the pressing portion, part of the plate presses the push switch. | 06-28-2012 |
20120193200 | SWITCH MODULE - A switch module is provided with a circuit substrate that has a metal dome sheet mounted on a surface thereof which is arranged in opposition to a key substrate, a light guiding sheet that is arranged between the key substrate and the circuit substrate, an LED, and a reflector that makes the light emitted from the LED incident into the light guiding sheet from an end thereof, wherein key parts are able to be illuminated by the switch module. At an inner side of the reflector in the light guiding sheet, there is formed a printed pattern of white ink for scattering light on an optical path of the light which transmits through a first surface from the vicinity of an edge portion of the reflector. | 08-02-2012 |
20130299325 | "On - on master switch" - I (the applicant) have invented a method of quarantine computer virus, cross reference to related application Ser. No. 61/520,159, filing or 371(c) date Jun. 4, 2011. The “ON-ON MASTER SWITCH” controls the electrical voltage (12 Volt and 5 Volt power) to the hard drives at different time. For home use one hard drive (the left side, red led) would be installed with operating program, internet, e-mail and skype. The other hard drive ( on the right side, green led) would be installed with operating programs, Microsoft office, adobe, adobe photo shop, Autocad, income tax files, photos, family moves, etc. | 11-14-2013 |
20130313088 | CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER INCLUDING INDICATOR CIRCUIT - A circuit interrupter includes an enclosure; a first terminal; a second terminal; separable contacts electrically connected between the first and second terminals; an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts; and an indicator circuit electrically interconnected with the second terminal The indicator circuit is structured to indicate occurrence of a signal at the second terminal. The signal has a frequency substantially greater than a power line frequency. | 11-28-2013 |
20140151204 | KEYSWITCH - A keyswitch includes a base, a first magnetic area, a key cap, a second magnetic area, a first linking bar and a second linking bar. The first magnetic area is disposed on the base. The second magnetic area is disposed on the key cap. A position of the second magnetic area is corresponding to a position of the first magnetic area. The first and second linking bars are disposed between the base and the key cap. The first and second linking bars are movably connected to the base and the key cap, so as to drive the key cap to move with respect to the base between a non-pressed position and a pressed position. | 06-05-2014 |
20140305779 | CIRCUIT BREAKER INDICATION DEVICE - A circuit breaker device with an integrated indication light display. The integrated indication light display may display a representation of the amount of current running through a circuit that the circuit breaker device is connected to. The indication light display may be a Light Emitting Diode Bar and may display multi levels indicating whether there will be a circuit overload. | 10-16-2014 |
20150308032 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY THEREOF - Disclosed is a washing machine, a control panel assembly of which has an improved structure to minimize problems caused by a shaking of a rotary knob and the interference of the rotary knob with other surrounding parts. The control panel assembly of the washing machine includes a control panel, a knob guide installed on the control panel, and a rotary knob rotatably mounted on the knob guide and including a boss passing through the knob guide. The knob guide includes a boss insertion part restricting the boss to prevent the rotary knob from shaking. The boss insertion part includes an extension extended from the bottom surface of the knob guide and forming a boss insertion hole, into which the boss is inserted, therein. | 10-29-2015 |
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