Patent ID: 11869729
Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A key structure comprising:
an upper cover defining an opening, the opening passing through the upper cover;
a base, the base and the upper cover cooperatively forming an accommodation space;
an elastic element being accommodated in the accommodation space, the elastic element comprising an element body, a first slot and a second slot arranged on the element body, and a third elastic piece arranged in the first slot;
a first terminal comprising a first terminal body, and a first protruding part and a second protruding part arranged on the first terminal body, the first protruding part engaged with the third elastic piece, the second protruding part engaged with the second slot;
a movable element comprising a movable block and two resisting blocks extending from the movable block, wherein the two resisting blocks and a bottom surface of the movable block cooperatively form a groove, the groove is engaged with the element body located at the first slot and the second slot, the movable block is configured to press against the elastic element to drive the elastic element to move when the movable element is pressed;
a pressure sensing module arranged on the base, the pressure sensing module comprising a pressure sensing element and a conducting element, the pressure sensing element configured to be in contact with the resisting block of the movable element after being pressed by a pressure, monitoring the pressure on the movable element, and converting the pressure into a pressure signal; and
a circuit board electrically connected to the pressure sensing module, and the conducting element being configured for conducting the pressure signal to the circuit board.