Patents by Inventor Zenzou Tozuka

Zenzou Tozuka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5256843
    Abstract: A keyboard switch having a membrane contact point sheet and a push button key for pressing down a contact point portion of the membrane contact point sheet, further includes a housing including a base portion and a casing portion, a key top which is slidably supported in the casting portion and has a contact point pressing portion projecting toward the base portion in an area extending outside a periphery of the casing portion, and a biasing member for biasing the key top toward a home position. The membrane contact point sheet is disposed on the base portion of the housing so that the contact point portion is confronted with the contact point pressing portion, and is formed in a three-layered structure, including an upper contact point sheet, a spacer, and a lower contact point sheet. The contact point portion has a window hole provided in the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimi Chiba, Sadao Tachibana, Zenzou Tozuka
  • Patent number: 4851618
    Abstract: A keyboard comprises a base plate carrying contact circuits and provided with a plurality of holes, and a key holding frame integrally provided with key housings for receiving keys, vertically flexible posts for determining the lateral position of the base plate relative to the key holding frame, horizontally flexible posts for determining the lateral position of the base plate relative to the key holding frame in cooperation with the vertically flexible posts, fixed posts for determining the longitudinal position of the base plate relative to the key holding frame, and hooks for determining the vertical position of the base plate relative to the key holding fame and to hold the base plate firmly on the key holding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiro Amino, Zenzou Tozuka, Sadao Tachibana, Kazuo Aoki