Keyswitch structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9837220
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15149443

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A keyswitch structure includes a keycap having a lower surface and an engaging portion protruding from the lower surface, the keycap moving to a lower position when the keycap is pressed, a linking bar coupled with the engaging portion, a distal end of the engaging portion being lower than the linking bar when the keycap moves to the lower position, a baseplate disposed below the keycap, the baseplate having a recessed space corresponding to the engaging portion, and a buffer film disposed on the baseplate, the buffer film substantially extending over the recessed space and having a deformable portion corresponding to the recessed space, wherein when the keycap moves toward the baseplate to the lower position, the distal end of the engaging portion pushes the deformable portion to make the deformable portion extend into the recessed space.

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DARFON ELECTRONICS CORPNO 167-1 SHANYING RD GUISHAN DIST TAOYUAN CITY
DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO LTD99 ZHUYUAN ROAD NEW DISTRICT SUZHOU JIANGSU PROVINCE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hou, Po-Chung Taoyuan County, TW 1 45
Yang, Sung-Fu Taoyuan County, TW 8 81

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