Patent ID: 8987617
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A multicolor light-emitting computer input device, comprising: a key switch module comprising a bottom plate having a plurality of through holes, at least one press member spaced above said bottom plate, and at least one linking member respectively coupled between said bottom plate and said at least one press member for moving said at least one press member up and down relative to said bottom plate; a circuit board arranged at a top side of said bottom plate, comprising at least one light-emitting diode electrically bonded to a flexible printed circuit layer thereof corresponding to the at least one through hole of said bottom plate of said key switch module, and at least one light guide cap respectively inserted through the at least one through hole of said bottom plate and capped on said at least one light-emitting diode; at least one elastomer member arranged at a top side of said circuit board; and a light guide panel arranged at a bottom side of said bottom plate of said key switch module for receiving light from said at least one light-emitting diode and said at least one light guide cap and guiding the received light toward said at least one press member of said key switch module, said light guide panel comprising at least one receiving hole for accommodating said at least one light guide cap respectively.