Patent ID: 6812420
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G06F,H01H,H01M

Abstract:
A key switch device including:a key top; a support plate disposed below the key top and having a switching pattern; a guiding member which guides a vertical movement of the key top, provided with a first link and a second link between the key top and the support plate; and a switching section including the switching pattern, the switching section being disposed on the support plate and performing a switching operation in association with the vertical movement of the key top; wherein the key switch device includes: a first shaft formed at a lower end of the first link; a second shaft formed at a lower end of the second link; and a mounting member for movably supporting the first and second shafts, the mounting member having a chipped configuration constituted of a linear material with a folded portion and being formed independently from the support plate, the chipped mounting member being disposed outside of the switching section on the support plate; wherein the first or second shaft is supported in a space formed between the folded portion of the mounting member and the support plate.