Button lighting structure and electronic device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8803015
APP PUB NO 20130153387A1
SERIAL NO

13818384

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Provided is a button lighting structure that includes: a plurality of button members (5) arranged in a matrix with intervals; and light-emitting element (6) disposed in the interval of the plurality of button members (5). The button lighting structure includes button cover member (7) including plate-like portion (11) having a plurality of openings (14) into which the plurality of button members (5) is inserted, translucent guide (12) that guides the movement of button members (5) pushed into openings (14), and peripheral wall portion (13) formed along the outer periphery of plate-like portion (11), and configured to irregularly reflect, by plate-like portion (11) and peripheral wall portion (13), light from light-emitting element (6) disposed to face plate-like portion (11). Button member (5) includes translucent sidewall portion (5b) into which the light, that is emitted from light-emitting element (6) and that has passed through guide (12), enters.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • NEC PLATFORMS, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Toh, Tadamine Kanagawa, JP 30 366

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