×

Pivotable key structure

  • US 9,240,299 B2
  • Filed: 10/21/2013
  • Issued: 01/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A pivotable key structure, comprising:

  • a housing body having an opening, and an inner surface of the housing body having a mountable portion arranged thereon;

    a carrier connected to the housing body, and an inner surface of the carrier having a mountable portion arranged thereon;

    a pivotable unit including a touchpad module corresponding to the opening and a pivotable member corresponding to the touchpad module, two opposite ends of the pivotable member pivotally disposed on the mountable portions of the housing body and the carrier to define a pivot axis, and a surface of the pivotable member having two operating portions arranged thereon;

    wherein the mountable portion of the carrier has two mounting grooves respectively arranged on a front end and a middle region of the inner surface of the carrier and the mountable portion of the housing body has two mounting grooves respectively arranged on a front end and a middle region of the inner surface of the housing body, and the pivotable unit is pivotally disposed on the carrier to pivot thereon; and

    a switch module electrically connected to the electronic processing unit and arranged on the carrier, and the switch module corresponding to the operating portions;

    wherein the pivotable unit pivots towards the switch module such that one of the operating portions correspondingly presses against the switch module to generate a corresponding control signal.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×