Patent ID: 11923159
Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A key switch structure, comprising:
a keycap; and
a keycap support mechanism, the keycap support mechanism supporting the keycap in a vertical direction and comprising:
a base, the base having a first sliding slot and a second sliding slot, the first sliding slot having a first opening in a horizontal direction and a first obstruction block located at the first opening, the second sliding slot having a second opening in the horizontal direction and a second obstruction block located at the second opening, the horizontal direction being perpendicular to the vertical direction;
a first support, the first support having a first sliding portion and a first linkage portion, the first sliding portion being constrained by the first obstruction block to slide parallel to the horizontal direction in the first sliding slot; and
a second support, the second support having a second sliding portion and a second linkage portion, the second sliding portion being constrained by the second obstruction block to slide parallel to the horizontal direction in the second sliding slot, the first linkage portion and the second linkage portion pushing against each other in line contact, so that the first support and the second support are mutually driven through the first linkage portion and the second linkage portion.