Patents by Inventor Weimin Zou
Weimin Zou 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).
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Publication number: 20190244773Abstract: A novel keyboard structure includes a base board, scissor-switches, elastic bodies, and keycaps, wherein a circuit is arranged on the base board; when one keycap is depressed, the corresponding elastic body is compressed by the keycap to move in a direction toward the base board, and when a conducting column of the elastic body touches the circuit on the base board, the circuit is connected; after the keycap is released, the keycap moves in a direction away from the base board under the resilient effect of the elastic body, consequently, the conducting column leaves the base board, and the circuit is disconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Weimin Zou, Qing Zhang
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Patent number: 9741502Abstract: A mechanical axle structure suitable for a key includes a base, a function axle for generating a switch signal and a cover plate. The base, the function axle and the cover plate are connected in order from bottom to top. An upper portion of a supporting piece is fixed with a bottom surface of the cover plate, while a lower portion is fixed with the base. The function axle passes through the supporting piece to support against the bottom surface of the cover plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Jiangsu Transimage Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Patent number: 9741501Abstract: A thin-film switch includes an upper conducting layer, a lower conducting layer and an insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer is located between the upper conducting layer and the lower conducting layer, one of the upper conducting layer and the lower conducting layer includes a conducting circuit layer and an anode triggering portion and a cathode triggering portion that are arranged on the conducting circuit layer, the other layer includes a first base material and a conductor that is arranged on the first base material and is conducted with the anode triggering portion and the cathode triggering portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Jiangsu Transimage Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Publication number: 20170194110Abstract: A mechanical axle structure suitable for a key includes a base, a function axle for generating a switch signal and a cover plate. The base, the function axle and the cover plate are connected in order from bottom to top. An upper portion of a supporting piece is fixed with a bottom surface of the cover plate, while a lower portion is fixed with the base. The function axle passes through the supporting piece to support against the bottom surface of the cover plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Publication number: 20170186571Abstract: A backlight keyboard, including a keycap, an elastic body, a conducting circuit board and a base plate from top to bottom, wherein the keycap and the base plate are coupled through a pair of scissors, the elastic body is used for supporting the keycap and transmitting pressure on the keycap to the conducting circuit board to conduct a circuit, the backlight keyboard further includes a backlight module, the backlight module includes a light emitting diode connected with the conducting circuit board and a light guide plate transmitting the light given out from the light emitting diode to the keycap.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Publication number: 20170186570Abstract: A backlight keyboard structure includes a keycap and a base plate. The keycap and the base plate are coupled via a pair of scissors, a conducting circuit board and an elastic body for supporting the keycap and transmitting a pressure of the keycap to the conducting circuit board to conduct a circuit are arranged between the keycap and the base plate. The backlight keyboard structure further includes a backlight module located between the conducting circuit board and the base plate. The pair of scissors can slide on both the base plate and the backlight module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Publication number: 20170186565Abstract: A thin-film switch includes, an upper conducting layer, a lower conducting layer and an insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer is located between the upper conducting layer and the lower conducting layer, one of the upper conducting layer and the lower conducting layer includes a conducting circuit layer and an anode triggering portion and a cathode triggering portion that are arranged on the conducting circuit layer, the other layer includes a first base material and a conductor that is arranged on the first base material and is conducted with the anode triggering portion and the cathode triggering portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Patent number: 9672999Abstract: The invention discloses a mechanical keyboard button structure including a base plate, a circuit board, a mechanical switch and a keycap, wherein the base plate, the circuit board, the mechanical switch and the keycap are connected in order from bottom to top; the mechanism switch is used for guiding the keycap to move up and down and converting a pressure of the keycap into a switch signal to transmit to the circuit board to communicate a circuit; the mechanical switch includes a supporting plate and a switch spindle arranged on the supporting plate and further includes a pair of scissors, the upper portion of the pair of scissors is fixed with the bottom surface of the keycap, while the lower portion is fixed with the supporting plate, and the switch spindle passes through the pair of scissors and supports against the bottom surface of the keycap.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Jiangsu Transimage Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Publication number: 20160336126Abstract: A polyester thin-film switch of a flexible circuit board for a keyboard includes an upper layer polyester thin film, a middle layer and a lower layer polyester thin film, wherein the upper layer polyester thin film and the lower layer polyester thin film are plated with a matching printed circuit formed by copper wires with the width of 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm, the middle layer is an insulating layer, and the insulating layer is opened with a spacer hole for a key to pass through.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Weimin Zou, Guozhi Guan
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Publication number: 20160284491Abstract: A flexible circuit board for keyboard, including an upper layer polyester film, a spacer and a lower layer polyester film, wherein the upper layer polyester film, the spacer and the lower layer polyester film are overlapped in order, the lower surface of the upper layer polyester film is provided with a first printed circuit, the upper surface of the lower layer polyester film is provided with a second printed circuit, the spacer is provided with a third printed circuit, the third printed circuit is provided with a connecting point, and the connecting point contacts and is communicated with the first printed circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Patent number: 8785795Abstract: The present invention discloses a laptop keyboard structure, comprising a base board, a membrane functioning as keys, silica gel keys, scissor-switches and keycaps, wherein the silica gel keys are directly attached to the base board, the keycaps are connected to the base board via the scissor-switches, and beneath the base board is disposed with the membrane, which is arranged with apertures for computer assembly. As the membrane provided in the invention is disposed beneath the base board, structure bores are not required to be arranged on the membrane to cooperate with the key slots, so that fewer structure bores are needed and the fabrication of the membrane is further simplified.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Jiangsu Transimage Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Weimin Zou
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Publication number: 20130175150Abstract: The present invention discloses a laptop keyboard structure, comprising a base board, a FPC board functioning as keys, silica gel keys, scissor-switches and keycaps, wherein the silica gel keys are directly attached to the base board, the keycaps are connected to the base board via the scissor-switches, and beneath the base board is disposed with the FPC board, which is arranged with apertures for computer assembly. As the FPC board provided in the invention is disposed beneath the base board, structure bores are not required to be arranged on the FPC board to cooperate with the key slots, so that fewer structure bores are needed and the fabrication of the FPC board is further simplified. In accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: JIANGSU TRANSIMAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Weimin Zou