Patent
Machine-operator interface methods
Ruediger W. Knodt
- 22 Jun 1987
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TL;DR: In this article, a membrane switch having first and second contacts, a graphic overlay, and a bezel combination, the graphic overlay was molded to the bezel, the overlay supporting a tactile actuator, the actuator was then disposed in relation to contacts for engagement of the contacts upon application of pressure to said actuator.
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Abstract: The present invention is a membrane switch having first and second contacts, a graphic overlay, and a bezel combination, the graphic overlay molded to the bezel, the graphic overlay supporting a tactile actuator, the actuator being molded to the overlay and disposed in relation to the contacts for engagement of the contacts upon application of pressure to said actuator. A plasma, solid area illuminator behind an LCD display is also provided as well as a scrolling device to layer information presented to an operator.
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