Keypad
First Claim
1. A keypad, comprising:
- a patterned thin plastic sheet, having a first surface and a second surface, and the patterned thin plastic sheet comprising a plurality of touch buttons that are independently operated, wherein a plurality of hollow patterned structures are on the touch buttons;
a metal layer, disposed on the first surface of the patterned thin plastic sheet and on the sidewall of the hollow patterned structures;
an adhesion enhancing layer, disposed on the second surface of the patterned thin plastic sheet;
a colored layer, disposed on the adhesion enhancing layer; and
a protruding point layer, disposed on the adhesion enhancing layer and covering the colored layer, wherein the protruding point layer has a plurality of protrusions and positions of the protrusions correspond to the touch buttons respectively.
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Abstract
A manufacturing method for a keypad is provided. First, a patterned thin plastic sheet, which includes a first surface and a second surface, is provided. A plurality of touch buttons which can be operated independently are included. The touch buttons have a plurality of hollow patterned structures on them. Later, a metal layer is formed on the first surface of the patterned thin plastic sheet and on the sidewalls of the hollow patterned structures. Thereafter, an adhesion enhancing layer is added onto to the second surface of the patterned thin plastic sheet. Later, a colored layer is formed on the adhesion enhancing layer. Finally, a protruding point layer is formed on the adhesion enhancing layer, and is covering the colored layer. The protruding point layer has a plurality of protruding points with positions corresponding to the touch buttons respectively.
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5 Claims
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1. A keypad, comprising:
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a patterned thin plastic sheet, having a first surface and a second surface, and the patterned thin plastic sheet comprising a plurality of touch buttons that are independently operated, wherein a plurality of hollow patterned structures are on the touch buttons; a metal layer, disposed on the first surface of the patterned thin plastic sheet and on the sidewall of the hollow patterned structures; an adhesion enhancing layer, disposed on the second surface of the patterned thin plastic sheet;
a colored layer, disposed on the adhesion enhancing layer; anda protruding point layer, disposed on the adhesion enhancing layer and covering the colored layer, wherein the protruding point layer has a plurality of protrusions and positions of the protrusions correspond to the touch buttons respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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