Input Device Securing Techniques
First Claim
1. A pressure sensitive key comprising:
- a sensor substrate having one or more conductors;
a spacer layer disposed proximal to the sensor substrate and having at least one opening that exposes the one or more conductors of the sensor substrate, the opening defining a plurality of edges of the pressure sensitive key;
a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate by the spacer layer and configured to flex through the opening in response to an applied pressure to contact the one or more conductors of the sensor substrate to initiate an input, the flexible contact layer secured to the spacer layer such that;
at first said edge, the flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer at an approximate midpoint of the first said edge and is not secured to the spacer along another portion of the first said edge; and
at a second said edge, the flexible contact layer is not secured to the spacer layer along an approximate midpoint of the second said edge.
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Abstract
Input device adhesive techniques are described. A pressure sensitive key includes a sensor substrate having one or more conductors, a spacer layer, and a flexible contact layer. The spacer layer is disposed proximal to the sensor substrate and has at least one opening. The flexible contact layer is spaced apart from the sensor substrate by the spacer layer and configured to flex through the opening in response to an applied pressure to initiate an input. The flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer such that at first edge, the flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer at an approximate midpoint of the first edge and is not secured to the spacer along another portion of the first edge and at a second edge, the flexible contact layer is not secured to the spacer layer along an approximate midpoint of the second edge.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A pressure sensitive key comprising:
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a sensor substrate having one or more conductors; a spacer layer disposed proximal to the sensor substrate and having at least one opening that exposes the one or more conductors of the sensor substrate, the opening defining a plurality of edges of the pressure sensitive key; a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate by the spacer layer and configured to flex through the opening in response to an applied pressure to contact the one or more conductors of the sensor substrate to initiate an input, the flexible contact layer secured to the spacer layer such that; at first said edge, the flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer at an approximate midpoint of the first said edge and is not secured to the spacer along another portion of the first said edge; and at a second said edge, the flexible contact layer is not secured to the spacer layer along an approximate midpoint of the second said edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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21. A pressure sensitive key comprising:
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a sensor substrate having one or more conductors; a spacer layer disposed proximal to the sensor substrate and having at least one opening that exposes the one or more conductors of the sensor substrate, the opening defining a plurality of edges of the pressure sensitive key; a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate by the spacer layer and configured to flex through the opening in response to an applied pressure to contact the one or more conductors of the sensor substrate to initiate an input using a force sensitive ink, the flexible contact layer secured to the spacer layer such that; at first said edge, the flexible contact layer is contact and secured to the spacer layer; and at a second said edge that is generally perpendicular to the first said edge and in contact with the spacer layer, the flexible contact layer is not secured to the spacer layer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A pressure sensitive key comprising:
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a sensor substrate having one or more conductors; a spacer layer disposed proximal to the sensor substrate and having at least one opening that exposes the one or more conductors of the sensor substrate, the opening defining a plurality of edges of the pressure sensitive key that are perpendicular to each other; a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate by the spacer layer and configured to flex through the opening in response to an applied pressure to contact the one or more conductors of the sensor substrate to initiate an input, the flexible contact layer secured to the spacer layer such that at first said edge, the flexible contact layer is secured to the spacer layer at a point along the first said edge and is not secured to the spacer along another portion of the first said edge that is in contact with the spacer, the point being different than a point at which the flexible contact layer is secured along a second said edge. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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