Key structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11257638
APP PUB NO 20210020393A1
SERIAL NO

16930063

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A key structure includes a bottom plate, a keycap, a lifting mechanism, a thin-film switch layer and a backlight module. The bottom plate has a through hole. The lifting mechanism is pivotally connected to the bottom plate and the keycap. The thin-film switch layer has a reflective structure corresponding to the through hole. The backlight module includes a light source and a reflective layer. The light source is configured to emit light towards the reflective structure. The reflective layer is disposed surrounding the light source to reflect a reflected light from the reflective structure to the thin-film switch layer.

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LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONTAIPEI
LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITEDNO 25 GUANGPU W RD GUANGZHOU SCIENCE CITY GUANGZHOU HI-TECH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE GUANGZHOU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Yi-Wen Taipei, TW 580 6591
Liang, Hsin-Chih Taipei, TW 10 49

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