Patent ID: 7795554

Claim:
A button array, comprising: buttons, each of which includes a push portion formed at a first end of the respective button and made of a first resin, the push portion being exposed outward and arranged to be pushed, the push button having a plating layer formed thereon, and a switch contact formed at a second end of the respective button and made of a second resin, the switch contact configured to selectively operate a switch; and an elastically-deformable connection portion formed integrally with the switch contact so as to connect the plurality of buttons to one another, wherein the switch contact, the connection portion, and the push portion are molded by means of dual injection molding, wherein the connection portion includes: at least two elastic bridges provided in parallel between the buttons and arranged to connect the switch contacts to each other, the at least two elastic bridges constructed to be elastically deformed so as to give an elastic force to the buttons, and a fixing frame provided between the at least two elastic bridges and formed with a fixing hole into which a fixing device is inserted to couple the fixing frame with an electronic product, wherein the fixing hole is formed through the center of the fixing frame, and wherein the connection portion is made of the same material as the switch contact.