Patent ID: 7523544

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a compact keypad, comprising: a) preparing a first molding die, the first molding die comprising a first molding cavity with smooth bottom face and at least one second molding cavity with rugged bottom face; b) applying colloid into the first molding die; c) covering a first carrier on the colloid; d) evening the first carrier and the colloid into the first molding die; e) applying an ultraviolet light to the first molding die to cure the colloid into a keypad layer attached to the first carrier; f) forming a background color layer on the first carrier, wherein the background color layer comprises patterns with shapes of hollow letter, number and symbol; g) forming a functional color layer on the background color layer; h) forming a textual color layer on the background color layer and the functional color layer to form a keypad layer; i) preparing a second carrier; j) printing a reflection layer on the second carrier; k) placing the second carrier and a silicon rubber into a second carrier and thermally pressing the second carrier and the silicon rubber to combine the second carrier and the silicon rubber to a resilient layer; l) combining the keypad layer to the resilient layer by attaching the first carrier and the second carrier.