Patent classifications
H01H13/02
Keypad Having Illuminated Buttons
A control device for controlling power delivered to an electrical load may illuminate an area around a button of the control device, such as a gap formed between the button and an opening of a faceplate of the control device. The control device may illuminate the gap to provide a nightlight feature, to provide feedback (e.g., a status of the electrical load), and/or to indicate a selected preset. The button may have a cap portion that may be actuated by a user and a diffuser portion that may contact a rear surface of the cap portion and may conduct light emitted by an internal light source to illuminate the gap around the button.
X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM WITH A COMBINED FILTER AND COLLIMATOR POSITIONING MECHANISM
A radiation therapy system includes an X-ray imaging system that is configured with a combined and simplified filter and collimator positioning mechanism. In addition, an X-ray imager of the RT system is only positioned at a few discrete locations within a plane that is a fixed distance from the imaging X-ray source when generating X-ray images. As a result, for each of these discrete imaging positions, the simplified filter and collimator positioning mechanism positions a specific collimator-filter combination in a specific location between the X-ray source and the imager.
Key structure
A key structure includes a circuit board, a triggering part and an elastic element. The elastic element includes an upper support portion, a lower support portion, an upper elastic portion and a lower elastic portion. The lower support portion is located beneath the upper support portion and connected to a peripheral region of the circuit board. The upper elastic portion is connected between the triggering part and the upper support portion. The lower elastic portion is connected between the upper support portion and the lower support portion. The lower elastic portion includes a first section and a second section connected to each other. The first section is connected to the upper support portion. The second section is connected to the lower support portion. There is a vacant space between the second section and the circuit board.
Key structure
A key structure includes a circuit board, a triggering part and an elastic element. The elastic element includes an upper support portion, a lower support portion, an upper elastic portion and a lower elastic portion. The lower support portion is located beneath the upper support portion and connected to a peripheral region of the circuit board. The upper elastic portion is connected between the triggering part and the upper support portion. The lower elastic portion is connected between the upper support portion and the lower support portion. The lower elastic portion includes a first section and a second section connected to each other. The first section is connected to the upper support portion. The second section is connected to the lower support portion. There is a vacant space between the second section and the circuit board.
VOICE-CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A voice-controlled electronic device that includes a device housing having a longitudinal axis bisecting opposing top and bottom surfaces and a side surface extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The device can further include one or more microphones disposed within the device housing and distributed radially around the longitudinal axis; a processor configured to execute computer instructions stored in a computer-readable memory for interacting with a user and processing voice commands received by the one or more microphones and first transducer and second transducers configured to generate sound waves within different frequency ranges.
WIRELESS SWITCH
A wireless switch includes a switch body, a push button connected to the switch body in a state of being movable along an approaching/separating direction between a non-operating position and an operating position, a signal output device accommodated in the switch body and configured to output a switch signal in response to a movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operating position, and a restriction member that restricts the movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operation position when the push button is located at the non-operating position.
ILLUMINATED KEYSWITCH STRUCTURE
An illuminated keyswitch structure includes a base plate, a keycap, and a light-emitting die package. The keycap is movably disposed above the base plate in a vertical direction. The light-emitting die package is disposed under the keycap and includes a plurality of light-emitting dies. The plurality of light-emitting dies are monochromatic light-emitting dies. Therein, among the plurality of light-emitting dies, three light-emitting dies that are adjacently arranged in an arrangement direction perpendicular to the vertical direction emit light of three different colors. The arrangement direction is respectively parallel to along side of each of the three adjacent light-emitting dies.
Keyboard key device
A keyboard key device includes a keycap and a substrate unit. The substrate unit includes a light-emitting component, a light guide plate, and a light transmission plate. The light guide plate has first and second end surfaces, and at least one light-condensing hole. The first end surface is formed with an uneven microstructure for diffuse reflection of light rays. The light transmission plate has first and second side surfaces, and an outer reflective layer coated on the second side surface. A portion of light rays emitted from the light-emitting component and into the light transmission plate pass through the outer reflective layer, and the remainder of the light rays are reflected by the outer reflective layer.
Input operation device
To provide an input operation device capable of detecting, using a simple configuration, a first operation of touching an operation surface with an operation body and a second operation of pressing the operation surface with the operation body. An input operation device 11 includes a detection value changing part 31, which changes a detection value of a capacitive sensor 12, and a supporting part 41, which supports a touch sensor part 21 in a state in which the detection value changing part 31 and the touch sensor part 21 are separated from each other. The detection value changing part 31 is arranged on a back surface 24 side opposite to the operation surface 22 of the touch sensor part 21, and changes the detection value depending on contact with the detection part 23. The supporting part 41 includes an elastically shape-changeable part 42, which elastically changes shape so as to bring the detection part 23 into contact with the detection value changing part 31 in response to pressing of the operation surface 22. The capacitive sensor 12 of the input operation device 11 generates a first detection value indicating a first operation of touching the operation surface 22 and a second detection value indicating a second operation of pressing the operation surface 22 toward the detection value changing part 31.
Optical switch keyboard adjustment method and optical switch keyboard using the same
A method for adjusting an optical switch keyboard and an optical switch keyboard using the adjusting method are provided. The optical switch keyboard has a number of key units. The method includes the following steps. A scan signal is applied to one of a number of scan lines by a control unit at a first scan time point. A light is emitted by a light source according to the scan signal. A light emitted by the light source is detected by a detecting element to generate a detecting electric signal. The detecting electric signal is read by the control unit to obtain a first read signal voltage. When the first read signal voltage is outside the voltage range of the pressed state of the key unit, the period of the scan signal is increased by a first predetermined amount by the control unit to obtain an adjusted scan signal.