公开(公告)号：US3723673A

公开(公告)日：1973-03-27

申请号：US3723673D

申请日：1971-10-13

Applicant: ADDMASTER CORP

Inventor： CLARY J ,  WIRTZ L

IPC: H01H13/702 ,  H01H13/785 ,  H01H13/80 ,  H01H13/807 ,  H01H13/52

CPC classification number: H01H13/807 ,  H01H13/702 ,  H01H13/785 ,  H01H13/80 ,  H01H2201/004 ,  H01H2201/03 ,  H01H2203/008 ,  H01H2207/01 ,  H01H2207/016 ,  H01H2221/042 ,  H01H2221/064 ,  H01H2225/002 ,  H01H2227/006 ,  H01H2239/026

Abstract: A keyboard switch device comprising rows and columns of intersecting wires conductors held taut and normally spaced slightly from each other by a separator sheet of non-conducting material having openings therein aligned with the intersections of at least certain of the conductors. The conductors are engaged by depressing different keys aligned with the conductor intersections and a relatively thick layer of soft elastomeric materialis interposed between the keys and conductors to normally hold the keys in raised position and to transmit pressure from the keys to engage the conductors. By merely changing the sizes, shapes and positions of the openings, the switching device can be made to produce different output coded signals. Also, by changing the configuration of the various rows and columns of conductors different switch matrix patterns can be produced.

Abstract translation: 一种键盘开关装置，其包括交叉导线的行和列，其保持拉紧并且通过非导电材料的隔离片彼此稍微间隔开，所述非导电材料的隔离片具有与至少某些导体的交叉点对准的开口。 导体通过按压与导体交叉点对准的不同键而被接合，并且相对较厚的软弹性体材料层插入在键和导体之间以正常地将键保持在升高位置并且传递来自键的压力以接合导体。 通过仅改变开口的尺寸，形状和位置，可以使开关装置产生不同的输出编码信号。 而且，通过改变导体的各种列和列的配置，可以产生不同的开关矩阵图案。