Patent ID: 6166337
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H01H,H04M

Abstract:
A device comprising a housing, a built-in electric printed circuit board and at least one key positioned near to a wall of the housing at an angle relative to the printed circuit board, said at least one key comprising at least a movable key portion that can be depressed substantially perpendicularly to said wall, a movable first contact actuator portion aligned to the movable key portion inside the housing, and a movable contact portion cooperating with the movable key portion for making breakable electrical contact with electrically conducting parts of the printed circuit board, wherein:the key portion is located on a first face of a first part of an elastic carrier plate located near to said wall inside the housing,the first contact actuator portion is located on an opposite second face (27-2) of the first part of the elastic carrier plate,the contact portion is connected to the first face of the elastic carrier plate turned towards the printed circuit board,a movable second contact actuator portion is located on the second face of the second part of said elastic carrier plate and aligned to the contact portion, andthe first and second contact actuator portions are arranged to cooperate such that when the key portion is depressed the first contact actuator portion moves in a first direction, and in response to this movement the second contact actuator portion moves in a second direction causing the contact portion to move towards the printed circuit board.