Patent ID: 6178619
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G06F,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of assembling a flexible keyboard, comprising the steps of:a. providing a flexible membrane switch circuit on a flexible substrate member;b. providing a flexible plate member with a plurality of resilient bodies formed thereon;c. positioning said flexible plate member on said flexible membrane switch circuit, said plurality of resilient bodies being located in correspondence with respective switch positions of said flexible membrane switch circuit;d. providing a flexible cover having a plurality of keytop-shaped portions projecting upwardly from an upper surface thereof with a corresponding plurality or recesses formed in a lower surface of said flexible cover;e. overlaying said flexible cover on said flexible plate member with each of said plurality of resilient bodies being respectively received within said plurality of recesses; and,f. joining respective peripheral portions of said flexible membrane switch circuit, flexible plate member, and said flexible cover by radio heating to complete assembly of said flexible keyboard.