Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Keypad assembly
- Patent Title (中): 键盘装配
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Application No.: US11686393Application Date: 2007-03-15
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Publication No.: US08362928B2Publication Date: 2013-01-29
- Inventor: Joo-Hoon Lee , Sun-Tae Jung , Dong-Hoon Jang
- Applicant: Joo-Hoon Lee , Sun-Tae Jung , Dong-Hoon Jang
- Applicant Address: KR Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Cha & Reiter, LLC
- Priority: KR10-2006-0027923 20060328
- Main IPC: H03K17/94
- IPC: H03K17/94

Abstract:
A keypad assembly using a waveguide for guiding lights emitted from light emitting devices is disclosed. The keypad assembly includes a switch board having a plurality of dome switches. The keypad also includes a plurality of key buttons; a plurality of light emitting devices included in the switch board; a waveguide formed under the key buttons, the waveguide having a predetermined refractive index to allow lights emitted from the light emitting devices to travel according to an internal total reflection condition; a plurality of reflecting patterns formed in the waveguide to reflect the light traveling through the waveguide toward the key buttons; and an auxiliary layer formed on the surface of the waveguide, the auxiliary layer having lower refractive index than that of the waveguide to make a constant total reflection condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070257822A1 KEYPAD ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2007-11-08
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