An electronic device and a keyboard module thereof are provided. The keyboard module includes a base plate, a plurality of key structures, a backlight module, and a photocatalyst layer. The base plate includes a plurality of openings. The plurality of key structures is disposed on the base plate and respectively corresponds to the openings. The backlight module is disposed under the base plate and includes a visible light emitting unit and an ultraviolet light emitting unit. The photocatalyst layer is coated on a lower surface of the base plate. An electronic device having the keyboard module is further provided.

A backlight module includes a flexible circuit board and a light guide plate. A first light source assembly, a second light source assembly, and a positioning member are disposed on the flexible circuit board. The light guide plate is disposed over the flexible circuit board and includes a first single key light guide area, a second single key light guide area, and a connection area. The first single key light guide area has a first through hole accommodating the first light source assembly. The second single key light guide area has a second through hole accommodating the second light source assembly. The connection area is located between the first and second single key light guide areas and has an accommodating hole. The flexible circuit board is overlapped with the light guide plate with the positioning member being accommodated in the accommodating hole.

A control device includes a button assembly having one or more buttons and a button carrier that includes a plurality of resilient, independently deflectable spring arms. The control device may be configured as a wall-mounted keypad to control a load control device, or as a thermostat to control a temperature regulation appliance. The button carrier may be configured to prevent interference between the buttons during operation of the control device. The button assembly may be captured between a faceplate of the control device and a housing that is attached to a rear side of the faceplate. The control device may include one or more button retainers that are attached to the buttons and that are configured to align respective outer surfaces of the buttons relative to each other, and relative to the faceplate of the control device, when the buttons are in respective rest positions.

A back light module is applied to a lighting keyboard with a plurality of keyswitches and includes a lighting unit, a light guide plate, a light penetrating membrane, a light calibration layer and an adhering component. The light guide plate has an opening used to accommodate the lighting unit. The light penetrating membrane is disposed on the light guide plate. The light calibration layer is disposed on the light penetrating membrane and has a second contour. The adhering component is disposed between the light guide plate and the light penetrating membrane, and has a first contour greater than the second contour. The adhering component includes a front region, a rear region and a hollow region. The front region is covered by the light calibration layer. The rear region is partly covered or not covered by the light calibration layer. The hollow region corresponds to and is larger than the opening.

A light guiding device is applied to an indication apparatus with a lighting function. The light guiding device includes a light guiding component and a piercing hole structure. The light guiding component has an incident surface and an emergent surface. The piercing hole structure is disposed between the incident surface and the emergent surface. An inner wall of the piercing hole structure includes at least one arc surface portion and at least one plane surface portion. Alight beam from the incident surface can be turned to a first angle via the arc surface portion, and the light beam can be turned to a second angle via the plane surface portion, so as to evenly project the light beam onto the emergent surface. A dimension of the emergent surface is greater than a dimension of the incident surface, and the first angle is greater than the second angle.

A backlight module adapted to an illuminated keyboard is provided. The backlight module includes a light source assembly, a light guide film, and a reflective sheet. The light guide film has a top surface, a bottom surface, a through hole and a light-exit pattern. The light source assembly includes a light-emitting component configured to emit light toward the through hole. A size of the through hole is smaller than a size of the light-emitting component. The light-exit pattern is on the bottom surface and encloses the through hole. The reflective sheet is located above the through hole. A size of the reflective sheet is larger than or equal to the size of the through hole. A distance from the through hole to an outer edge of the light-exit pattern is greater than a distance from to the through hole to an outer edge of the reflective sheet.

A cooktop includes a knob assembly controls a heating part. The knob assembly includes: a knob body disposed at a front surface of a control panel and rotating around a rotation shaft extended in a front-rear direction, a light diffusing part disposed at a rear side of the knob body and diffusing light, and a light source part disposed at a rear side of the light diffusing part and including one or more light sources. The light diffusing part includes a light source corresponding part disposed at a position corresponding to one of the light sources, and a thickness of the light diffusing part along a first straight line that passes from a center of the light diffusing part through the light source corresponding part is greater than a thickness of the light diffusing part along a straight line that does not pass through the light source corresponding part.

A modular accessory device and a transmitter device for coupling to the modular accessory device are provided. The modular accessory device comprises a first connector module for coupling to a first transmitter device, the first connector module comprising a first input member; a power source controller coupled to the first connector module, the power source controller further arranged to be coupled to a power source; a visual indicator member coupled to the first connector module; wherein the first input member is arranged to receive a signal from the first transmitter device to instruct a first provision of power from the power source to the first transmitter device and a second provision of power to the visual indicator member; and further wherein the visual indicator member is arranged to be activated based on an indicator control signal received from the first transmitter device via the first input member.

An illuminated keyswitch structure is provided. A base plate includes plural openings and plural rib portions separating the openings. A drive circuit board is disposed under the base plate. A spacer having a through hole is disposed underneath the base plate and above the drive circuit board. A light-emitting part with low illuminance is disposed on the drive circuit board and in the through hole, and the light-emitting part vertically corresponding to one of the openings of the base plate. A light-permeable covering structure includes a first covering layer and a second covering layer. The second covering layer vertically corresponds to the light-emitting part and said corresponding opening of the base plate. The second covering layer blocks at least partial light of the light-emitting part toward said corresponding opening to reduce illuminating intensity provided there through.

Aspects of the invention relate to a keyboard key structure, a light guide for the keyboard key structure, and a computer key mechanism. The keyboard key structure can include a substrate; a key switch where the bottom of the key switch is configured to be coupled to the substrate; a keycap including a transparent region; a light guide coupled to the side of the key switch, the light guide comprising: a planar bottom surface and a planar top surface that is wider than and parallel to the bottom surface; a light emitting element coupled to the substrate and configured under the bottom surface of the light guide such that the light emitting element, the light guide, and the transparent region of the key cap are in a collinear arrangement.