GB2066575B - Illuminated keyboard - Google Patents

Illuminated keyboard

Info

Publication number: GB2066575B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: illuminated keyboard; illuminated; keyboard
Prior art date: 1979-12-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

GB7038143A

Other versions

GB2066575A (en

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Jaeger SA

Original Assignee

Jaeger SA

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1979-12-21

Filing date

1980-11-27

Publication date

1983-09-21

1980-11-27 Application filed by Jaeger SA filed Critical Jaeger SA

1981-07-08 Publication of GB2066575A publication Critical patent/GB2066575A/en

1983-09-21 Application granted granted Critical

1983-09-21 Publication of GB2066575B publication Critical patent/GB2066575B/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/702—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/83—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2219/00—Legends
- H01H2219/002—Legends replaceable; adaptable
- H01H2219/014—LED
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2219/00—Legends
- H01H2219/028—Printed information
- H01H2219/03—Printed information in transparent keyboard
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2219/00—Legends
- H01H2219/036—Light emitting elements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2219/00—Legends
- H01H2219/054—Optical elements
- H01H2219/056—Diffuser; Uneven surface
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2219/00—Legends
- H01H2219/054—Optical elements
- H01H2219/06—Reflector

GB7038143A 1979-12-21 1980-11-27 Illuminated keyboard Expired GB2066575B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
FR7931549A FR2472138A2 (en)	1979-12-21	1979-12-21	LIGHTING DEVICE FOR KEYBOARDS

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB2066575A GB2066575A (en)	1981-07-08
GB2066575B true GB2066575B (en)	1983-09-21

Family

ID=9233114

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB7038143A Expired GB2066575B (en)	1979-12-21	1980-11-27	Illuminated keyboard

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
AR (1)	AR221667A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE8032982U1 (en)
ES (1)	ES498199A0 (en)
FR (1)	FR2472138A2 (en)
GB (1)	GB2066575B (en)
IT (1)	IT1134744B (en)
MX (1)	MX148414A (en)

Families Citing this family (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3133779A1 (en) *	1981-08-26	1983-03-10	Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt	Film push-button switch
FR2511941B1 (en) *	1981-09-01	1988-02-05	Telemecanique Electrique	MODULAR, WATERPROOF, TOUCHPAD KEYBOARD
DE8302660U1 (en) *	1983-02-01	1983-06-16	Hans Widmaier Fabrik Fuer Apparate Der Fernmelde- Und Feinwerktechnik, 8000 Muenchen	Key arrangement for triggering certain symbols of the key surface in each case assigned switching functions or switching signals.
IT8322174V0 (en) *	1983-06-21	1983-06-21	Cavis Cavetti Isolati Spa	CONTROL UNIT, APPLICABLE ON INSTRUMENT PANELS OR DASHBOARDS, PARTICULARLY DESIGNED FOR THE ADJUSTMENT AND CONTROL OF AIR CONDITIONING, INSIDE MOTOR VEHICLES.
US4710602A (en) *	1986-02-03	1987-12-01	General Motors Corporation	Illuminated rocker switch assembly
US4683359A (en) *	1986-03-13	1987-07-28	Eaton Corporation	Illuminated switch assembly with combined light and light shield
FR2598015B1 (en) *	1986-04-23	1990-01-19	Telephonie Ind Commerciale	PLASTRON WITH LIGHTS FOR CONTROL DEVICE WITH LUMINOUS SIGNALING
US4772769A (en) *	1987-02-06	1988-09-20	Burr-Brown Corporation	Apparatus for selective backlighting of keys of a keyboard
DE4124748C2 (en) *	1991-07-25	1995-12-14	Reitberger Gmbh	Keypad, especially for a control panel
GB2266186B (en) *	1992-04-14	1995-09-20	Motorola Gmbh	A keyboard
GB2364275A (en) *	2000-07-05	2002-01-23	Behavior Tech Computer Corp	Backlit keyboard with a push button(s) having an illuminator(s) thereunder which is operable on movement of the button between first and second positions
JP5036103B2 (en) *	2001-05-14	2012-09-26	日本電気株式会社	Portable communication device
DE10357649B4 (en) *	2003-12-10	2014-07-31	Demmel Ag	Keypad with operation buttons
US20060071901A1 (en) *	2004-10-05	2006-04-06	Feldman Mark G	Graphic illumination for contact-less control

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3811025A (en) *	1973-05-17	1974-05-14	Lockheed Electronics Co	Touch panel switch assembly
GB1496640A (en) *	1976-10-12	1977-12-30	Pye Ltd	Actuator for an electric switch
US4160886A (en) *	1977-07-21	1979-07-10	Clare-Pendar Co.	Keyboards and methods of making keyboards

1979
- 1979-12-21 FR FR7931549A patent/FR2472138A2/en active Pending
1980
- 1980-11-27 GB GB7038143A patent/GB2066575B/en not_active Expired
- 1980-11-28 ES ES1980498199A patent/ES498199A0/en active Granted
- 1980-12-10 MX MX185136A patent/MX148414A/en unknown
- 1980-12-11 DE DE8032982U patent/DE8032982U1/en not_active Expired
- 1980-12-16 IT IT26684/80A patent/IT1134744B/en active
- 1980-12-18 AR AR283697A patent/AR221667A1/en active

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ES8204524A2 (en)	1982-05-01
MX148414A (en)	1983-04-18
FR2472138A2 (en)	1981-06-26
AR221667A1 (en)	1981-02-27
IT1134744B (en)	1986-08-13
IT8026684A0 (en)	1980-12-16
DE8032982U1 (en)	1981-04-02
ES498199A0 (en)	1982-05-01
GB2066575A (en)	1981-07-08

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2065373B (en)	1984-07-04	Illuminated key-board switch unit
JPS5693223A (en)	1981-07-28	Keyboard unit
JPS5572237A (en)	1980-05-30	Keyboard
JPS5444833A (en)	1979-04-09	Keyboard
JPS55131909A (en)	1980-10-14	Keyboard switch assembly
GB2066575B (en)	1983-09-21	Illuminated keyboard
GB2041295B (en)	1983-07-20	Keyboard arrangement
JPS56132632A (en)	1981-10-17	Keyboard
GB2040091B (en)	1982-12-08	Keyboard construction
GB2070864B (en)	1983-12-21	Keyboard assembly
GB2053574B (en)	1983-05-18	Illuminated keyboard
GB2060971B (en)	1983-05-18	Illuminated push-button panels
JPS55146493A (en)	1980-11-14	Keyboard
JPS561423A (en)	1981-01-09	Illuminated pushhbutton switch
JPS5628419A (en)	1981-03-20	Keyboard switch
JPS5596517A (en)	1980-07-22	Pushhbutton switch for keyboard
JPS5578417A (en)	1980-06-13	Piezooelectric keyboard
JPS5696417A (en)	1981-08-04	Keyboard unit
GB2046977B (en)	1983-06-15	Illuminated display
JPS54104242A (en)	1979-08-16	Keyboard unit
JPS5399725A (en)	1978-08-31	Keyboard
JPS5598428A (en)	1980-07-26	Keyboard switch
GB2062318B (en)	1983-01-19	Keyboard trainer
GB2047002B (en)	1983-04-20	Keyboard switching unit
JPS54516A (en)	1979-01-05	Keyboard

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1986-07-16	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee