Patent ID: 6127640
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A keyswitch assembly for constructing a computer keyboard, comprising:a cap adapted to receive a key-in force of a user of the computer keyboard;a link having an upper portion clippingly connected with the cap and a lower portion;a conductive rubber having an upper portion extending through the link to engage with the cap and a lower portion;a circuit membrane contacting with the lower portion of the conductive rubber;a mounting block having a mounting means extending through the circuit membrane for supportively engaging with the lower portion of the link; anda base plate defining a number of recesses, one of which fittingly receives the mounting block;wherein the mounting block is formed by plastic injection molding, the recess and the mounting block are formed in a rectangular configuration corresponding to each other, and the recess and the mounting block are formed with the recess having a size slightly smaller than the size of the mounting block.