KEYBOARD WITH LIGHTING CIRCUIT

• US 20090040747A1
• Filed: 11/29/2007
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIU, CHANG-CHUN, HO, YU-KUANG, GAN, XIAO-LIN
• Application Number:
  US11/946,864
• Publication Number:
  US 20090040747A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/85
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/83 characterised by legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/014 LED
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/039 Selective or different modes of illumination

Abstract

An exemplary keyboard includes at least one lighting circuit and a keypad mounted on the keyboard. The lighting circuit comprises a power source, at least one light emitting diode (LED), and a regulating resistor. The regulating resistor includes an adjustment terminal connected to the power source and a connection terminal connected to the anode of the LED. The cathode of the LED is grounded. The keypad is illuminated by the lighting circuit arranged therein. Therefore, users can adjust illumination of different parts of the keyboard by adjusting the regulating resistors of the lighting circuits arranged therein.

Claims

1. A keyboard comprising:

at least one lighting circuit that comprises;

a power source;

at least one light emitting diode (LED) with the cathode grounded; and

a regulating resistor having an adjust terminal connected to the power source and a connection terminal connected to the anode of the LED; and

a keypad mounted on the keyboard and illuminated by the lighting circuit, wherein the lighting circuit is arranged in the keypad.

2. The keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lighting circuit further includes a Zener diode to connect in parallel with the LED for voltage regulation.

3. The keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the keyboard includes two lighting circuits arranged in a main keypad and a numeric keypad of the keyboard respectively.