Illuminated keyboard switch

Claim 2

An illuminated keyboard switch including: a push button having an indication part for letters, symbols, and pictures formed thereon; a cup-shaped elastic member disposed under the push button and forcing said push button upwardly; a light transmitting membrane switch disposed under said elastic member, said membrane switch having an upper contact and a lower contact that are brought into/out of contact with each other by pressing operation of said push button; a baseboard disposed on a bottom face of said membrane switch, said baseboard having a plurality of through holes provided in an outer peripheral position of the contacts of said membrane switch; and an electro-luminescence (EL) element disposed on a bottom face of said baseboard, said EL element having a light transmitting electrode layer, a light-emitting layer, and a back electrode layer that are sequentially formed on a light transmitting sheet.

Claim 3

The illuminated keyboard switch as set forth in claim 1 wherein said EL element has a plurality of illumination parts.

Claim 4

The illumination keyboard switch as set forth in claim 1 wherein said plurality of illumination parts in said EL element have different illumination colors.

Claim 5

An illuminated keyboard switch including: a push button having an indication part for letters, symbols, and pictures formed thereon; first and second resilient frames that have top ends each engaging with a bottom face of said push button, and intermediate portions intersecting and pivotally engaging with each other in a substantially X-shape; a base member pivotally supporting bottom ends of said first and second resilient frames; a light transmitting membrane switch disposed under said base member, said membrane switch having an upper contact and a lower contact that are brought into/out of contact with each other by pressing operation of said push button; a baseboard disposed on a bottom face of said membrane switch, said baseboard having a plurality of through holes provided in an outer peripheral position of the contacts of said membrane switch; and an electro-luminescence (EL) element disposed on a bottom face of said baseboard, said EL element having a light transmitting electrode layer, a light-emitting layer, and a back electrode layer that are sequentially formed on a light transmitting sheet.

Claim 6

An illuminated keyboard switch including: a push button having an indication part for letters, symbols, and pictures formed thereon; first and second resilient frames that have top ends each engaging with a bottom face of said push button, and intermediate portions intersecting and pivotally engaging with each other in a substantially X-shape; a base member pivotally supporting bottom ends of said first and second resilient frames; a light transmitting membrane switch disposed under said base member, said membrane switch having an upper contact and a lower contact that are brought into/out of contact with each other by pressing operation of said push button; a baseboard disposed on a bottom face of said membrane switch, said baseboard having a plurality of through holes provided in an outer peripheral position of the contacts of said membrane switch; and an electro-luminescence (EL) element disposed on a bottom face of said baseboard, said EL element having a light transmitting electrode layer, a light-emitting layer, and a back electrode layer that are sequentially formed on a light transmitting sheet.