IN-MOLDED RESISTIVE AND SHIELDING ELEMENTS
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Abstract
An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film.
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21 Claims
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1-15. -15. (canceled)
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16. A product having an in-mold capacitive switch, comprising:
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a plastic film having a first surface, a second surface, and one or more conductive ink layers and one or more non-conductive layers arranged so as to form the capacitive switch, the one or more conductive ink layers and one or more non-conductive layers being printed on the first surface of the film and arranged to allow selective activation of the capacitive switch by placement of an object proximate a sensing zone associated with a the capacitive switch; a support structure that provides support for the plastic film such that at least a portion of the sensing zone is contoured to a curved portion of the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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