Input Device Layers and Nesting
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1. An input device comprising:
- a sensor substrate having one or more conductors disposed on a first side of the sensor substrate and one or more surface mount hardware elements disposed on an second side of the sensor substrate that is opposite the first side;
a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate and configured to flex in response to an application of pressure to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input for a computing device that is communicatively coupled to the input device; and
one or more layers disposed on the second side of the sensor substrate, the one or more layers having one or more openings therein such that at least a portion of the one or more surface mount hardware elements is disposed through the one or more openings thereby nesting the one or more surface mount hardware elements within the one or more layers.
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Abstract
Input device layer and nesting techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a pressure sensitive key assembly including a substrate having a plurality of hardware elements secured to a surface. The input device also includes one or more layers disposed proximal to the surface, the one or more layers having respective openings configured to nest the one or more hardware elements therein.
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20 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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a sensor substrate having one or more conductors disposed on a first side of the sensor substrate and one or more surface mount hardware elements disposed on an second side of the sensor substrate that is opposite the first side; a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate and configured to flex in response to an application of pressure to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input for a computing device that is communicatively coupled to the input device; and one or more layers disposed on the second side of the sensor substrate, the one or more layers having one or more openings therein such that at least a portion of the one or more surface mount hardware elements is disposed through the one or more openings thereby nesting the one or more surface mount hardware elements within the one or more layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An input device comprising:
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a pressure sensitive key assembly including a substrate having a plurality of hardware elements secured to a surface thereof and extend above the surface; and one or more layers disposed proximal to the surface, the one or more layers having respective openings configured to nest the one or more surface mount hardware elements therein. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A keyboard comprising:
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a key assembly including a substrate having a hardware element secured to a surface thereof, the hardware element configured to process signals received from the key assembly into a respective human interface device (HID) compliant output; and one or more layers disposed proximal to the surface of the sensor substrate, the one or more layers having one or more openings therein such that at least a portion of the hardware element is disposed through the one or more openings thereby nesting the one or more hardware elements within the one or more layers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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