Rocking key button assembly and electronic device using the same
First Claim
1. A rocking key button assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
- a key button comprising two opposite key portions;
two elastic retaining members;
two elastic arms; and
two triggers corresponding to the two keys and the two elastic arms, such that when the key portions rocks relative to each other, a corresponding trigger swings relative to the other trigger, and the corresponding elastic arm is compressed;
wherein the elastic retaining members, the elastic arms and the triggers are arranged on the same surface of the key button.
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Abstract
An electronic device (20) includes a housing (24) and a rocking key button assembly (200) rockingly assembled to the housing. The housing includes a shaft portion (264) and a blocking board (268). The key button assembly includes a key button (30) having two opposite key portions (312), two elastic retaining members (40), two elastic arms (50) and two triggers (60). The elastic retaining members are retained to the shaft portion. The elastic arms resist against the blocking board. The key portions can rock relative to each other and about the shaft portion, the corresponding one trigger swings relative to the other trigger and about the shaft portion. The corresponding elastic arm is compressed by the blocking board. The elastic retaining members, the elastic arms and the triggers are arranged at the same side of the key button opposite to the two keys.
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13 Claims
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1. A rocking key button assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
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a key button comprising two opposite key portions; two elastic retaining members; two elastic arms; and two triggers corresponding to the two keys and the two elastic arms, such that when the key portions rocks relative to each other, a corresponding trigger swings relative to the other trigger, and the corresponding elastic arm is compressed; wherein the elastic retaining members, the elastic arms and the triggers are arranged on the same surface of the key button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing comprising a shaft portion, a blocking board; a rocking key button assembly rockingly assembled to the housing, comprising; a key button comprising two opposite key portions; two elastic retaining members retained around the shaft portion; two elastic arms resisting against the blocking board; and two triggers corresponding to the two keys and the two elastic arms such that when the key portions rock relative to each other and about the shaft portion, a corresponding trigger swings relative to the other trigger and about the shaft portion, and a corresponding elastic arm is compressed by the blocking board; wherein the elastic retaining members, the elastic arms and the triggers are arranged on the same surface of the key button. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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