Key assembly and electronic device having the same

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PATENT NO 9257240
APP PUB NO 20130341172A1
SERIAL NO

13927369

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A key assembly which is configured to provide improved click feeling to a user and an electronic device having the same are provided. The key assembly includes a key body of elastic materials and contact projections, each of the contact projections which is protruded and formed from the key body and presses a switch device spaced apart from the key body by a gap providing a certain interval, wherein the key body is installed such that a contact surface of each of the contact projections is in contact with and pushed back by a certain distance by a pre-loading force of the switch device.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDGYEONGGI DO SOUTH KOREA GYEONGGI-DO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jeon, Yong-Woo Gyeonggi-do, KR 23 226
Park, Jeong-Seok Gyeonggi-do, KR 9 64
Park, Joon-Seo Gyeonggi-do, KR 3 17
Seo, Kwang-Su Gyeonggi-do, KR 6 58

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