US 11,929,216 B1
Keyboard button with a thin sheet spring design
Minghao Hsieh, New Taipei (TW); Chia-Chen Lin, New Taipei (TW); Jer-Yo Lee, Taipei (TW); Po-Fei Tsai, New Taipei (TW); and Chang-Hsin Chen, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/966,667.
Int. Cl. H01H 13/7073 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 13/7073 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A button mechanism comprising:
a button;
a module in physical communication with the button; and
a thin sheet spring in physical communication with the button and with the module, the thin sheet spring to exert a tension force on the button and the module to bias the button toward a normal position, in response to a force greater than the tension force being exerted on the button, a portion of the thin sheet stretches to enable the button to be placed in a contact position, and in response to the force being removed from the button, the tension force causes the thin sheet to snap back to an original position and to bias the button toward the normal position, wherein the thin sheet spring includes a button opening that is a same shape and a same size as the button, and a plurality of holes located around and in a same shape as the button opening, wherein each leg portion is created by a different set of holes.