Electrical switch, of the normally-closed type, especially for a portable communication device

US9064652B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9064652-B2
Application numberUS-201113699878-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 26, 2011
Priority dateMay 26, 2010
Publication dateJun 23, 2015
Grant dateJun 23, 2015

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The switch includes a printed circuit, of generally plane shape, and comprising a first face bearing a first contact pad, a second face, opposite the first, bearing a second contact pad, and a through-orifice allowing access between the first face and the second face. The switch also includes a conductor, having a first part, which cooperates with the first contact pad, and a second part, which extends between a first end, fixed to the first part, and a free second end, passing through the orifice. The second part is elastically deformable between a rest position, in which its second end cooperates with the second contact pad, and a stressed position, in which its second end is moved away from the second contact pad.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a flexible membrane keypad comprising of at least one normally closed contact key, the method comprising the steps of: equipping said keypad with at least one double sided printed circuit comprising at least one front contact face and one back contact face, providing an insertion slot in the printed circuit board between the front contact face and the back contact face, and inserting into said slot, a flexible conducting s…

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What does patent US9064652B2 cover?
The switch includes a printed circuit, of generally plane shape, and comprising a first face bearing a first contact pad, a second face, opposite the first, bearing a second contact pad, and a through-orifice allowing access between the first face and the second face. The switch also includes a conductor, having a first part, which cooperates with the first contact pad, and a second part, which…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Boget Christophe, Thales Sa
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01H13/705. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).