An analog input device including at least one mounting panel and a matrix of analog push button assemblies mounted thereon. Each analog push button assembly including an analog pressure sensor including a pressure reception arrangement having an optical sensing sub-arrangement configured to measure an amount of light varied according to a pressure sensed at the pressure reception arrangement and an output terminal for outputting an analog signal corresponding to the amount of light measured, and a plunger element configured to exert the pressure on the pressure reception arrangement. The analog input device may include a multiplexer including an input side coupled to the push button assemblies and an output side; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the output side of the multiplexer; a processor coupled to the analog-to-digital converter and configured to output a data packet; and a communication interface configured to transmit the data packet to a host computing device.

A fingerprint reader/power button system includes a base member defining base leg apertures extending into the base member. A spring member engages the base member to provide a spring force that is directed away from the base member. Spring legs on the spring member define respective spring leg apertures that are located adjacent respective base leg apertures. A support member engages the spring member and includes support legs that are configured to extend through the spring leg apertures and into the base leg apertures. A power actuator element connected to the support member is configured to engage a power actuator engagement element when an actuation force on the support member overcomes the spring force. A fingerprint reader connected to the support member is configured to read a fingerprint from a finger that engages a fingerprint reader surface on the fingerprint reader.

A modular frame including a push-button area is provided. The push-button area has a function key hole group, an alphabet key hole group, a number key hole group, a shift key hole, a space key hole, a backspace key hole, and an enter key hole. The shift key hole is located at one side of the alphabet key hole group and has a first processing region. The space key hole is disposed at a bottom end of the push-button area and has second, third, and fourth processing regions. The backspace key hole has a fifth processing region. The enter key hole is located below the backspace key hole and has sixth and seventh processing regions. The first to seventh processing regions may be selectively performed with a process to switch the modular frame to a first, second, or third configuration.

A keyboard structure including a base, at least one key and an electronic element is provided. The key is disposed on the base and sequentially includes a cap, a limiting structure, an elastic member and a membrane switch from top to down, wherein the elastic member is disposed on the membrane switch, the cap is disposed on the elastic member, and the limiting structure connects the cap and the base, such that the cap is configured to move relative to the base in a vertical direction. The electronic element is disposed on the membrane switch and is surrounded by an electrostatic protection zone, wherein the membrane switch has a hole corresponding to the electrostatic protection zone.

The invention relates to an input device in the form of a single-hand keyboard, comprising a substantially flat housing (1) approximately in the shape of a quadrant of a circle, in which housing a first keyboard circuit board having associated first keys (2) is accommodated, the first keys (2) lying on a first housing side (3) and being arranged along concentric circular arc segments in the manner of a fan. A second keyboard circuit board having associated second keys (4) is accommodated in the housing (1), the second keys lying on the second housing side (5) facing away from the first housing side (3), and the layout of the second keys (4) being mirror-inverted with respect to the layout of the first keys (2). Furthermore, a detection element for determining the current orientation of the input device is provided in the housing (1). The detection element activates only the keyboard circuit board facing upward and deactivates the other keyboard circuit board, depending on the orientation.

A switching device in accordance with the present invention includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and the second electrode includes a body part and a cantilever connected to the body part. In addition, one end of a the cantilever comes into contact with the first electrode by an electrostatic force generated by a voltage applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, and the one end of the cantilever is separated from the first electrode due to heat generated by a voltage applied to both ends of the body part. In addition, the second electrode may include a 2-1 electrode, a 2-2 electrode, and an engineered beam connected in between. The engineered beam comes into contact with the first electrode on the basis of thermal expansion due to heat generated by a current flowing between the body part of the 2-1 electrode and the body part of the 2-2 electrode, or is separated from the first electrode on the basis of thermal expansion due to heat generated by a current flowing through both ends of the body parts of the 2-1 electrode and the 2-2 electrode. According to the present invention, it is possible to achieve high-speed operation while having ultralow power, high reliability through exploiting nano thermal actuation method capable of high-speed thermal expansion and actuation at low operation voltage.

A switch device, having a reset assistant part arranged at the second end of a male leg, and a ram; the reset assistant part being provided with a holding station, both sidewalls of which are each provided with a saddle, both sides of the ram being provided, with a cam matching with the saddle, the ram is hung from the saddle through two cams. Accordingly, a photoelectrical type switch of scissor-leg structure is realized, and the key is enabled to have an obvious stage sense and sound.

A keyboard device includes a substrate, a membrane circuit board, a flexible printed circuit board, a first fixing board, and a second fixing board. The substrate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side edge. The substrate further includes an offset protrusion protruding from the top surface and forms a recessed area on the bottom surface. The membrane circuit board is disposed on the top surface. The membrane circuit board includes an outlet area correspondingly disposed on the offset protrusion. The flexible printed circuit board is disposed on the bottom surface. The flexible printed circuit board includes a fixed portion, a folded portion, and an electrical connection end. The fixed portion is received in the recessed area. The first fixing board is correspondingly disposed on the offset protrusion. The second fixing board is correspondingly received in the recessed area and assembled with the first fixing board.

Keyboards, input devices, and related systems include key mechanisms with keycaps and actuators that provide adjustable feedback in response to user input. The actuators are controllable to provide variable tactile force or audible feedback that is dependent upon the user input. Encoders are able to transduce a location or relative position of a keycap as it is being pressed over time, and a signal is provided to actuators to cause them to provide feedback corresponding to the position of the keycap as it moves. The feedback can change the feel or sound of the keycap based on the keycap positions, time of operation, velocity, user identity, and other factors. Thus, the feel or sound of a keyboard or related input device can be adjusted electronically for efficient testing and increased user customization and feedback modes.

A touch module includes a touchpad assembly and a connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a main body, plural first coupling plates and plural protrusion posts. When the connection assembly is accommodated within a computer casing, the plural first coupling plates are penetrated through plural first openings of the computer casing and the plural protrusion posts are inserted into the corresponding fixing structures. The plural protrusion posts and the corresponding fixing structures are collaboratively formed as a hinge structure. While the touchpad assembly is pressed down, the connection assembly is swung relative to the computer casing by using the plural protrusion posts as the pivotal shafts, so that the touchpad assembly is correspondingly swung. Due to the hinge structure, the touchpad assembly is swung along a fixed direction. Consequently, the touch module is operated stably.