Silicone Rubber Keypad Design Structure
1. Silicone Button & Key
2. Silicone Button Pads,
3. Button & Key flexible webbing
4. Button & Key Travel
5. Carbon Pills & Graphite Pads (Conductive Materials)
Silicone Keypads Surface Symbols & Icons
1. Screen Printing
2. Laser Etching (Legends for LED backlight)
3. Embossed & Debossed Molded Symbols
Silicone Keypads Surface Protection
1. Matte Smooth Coating
2. PU Coating
3. Epoxy Coating
4. Silicone Key with Plastic Button Cap
5. Silicone Key with Metal Button Cap
Notes: PU coating is more wearproof, and protective effects is better than matte smooth coating. However, PU coating is more expensive than matte smooth coating.
And also matte smooth coating have good tactile effect, PU coating is not too hard and not good tactile effect. Most silicone rubber keypads choose matte smooth coating.
Silicone Rubber Keypads Conductive Materials
1. Graphite Pads & Black Carbon Pills
2. Electrically Conductive Printing Ink
3. Metal Domes
4. Golden Pills & Copper Pads
5. Nickle Pills
| |
Life Time |
Resistance |
Diameter |
Thickness |
Advantage |
Disavantage |
| Carbon Pills |
Above 10 Millions |
10-100 Ohms |
1.5-8 mm |
0.2-0.6 mm |
Lower Resistance
Stable Life Time |
Shape Limited |
| Conductive Ink Printing |
Above 10 Millions |
50-350 Ohms |
Available |
10-20 Microns |
Any Shape is Available |
Resistance Limited |
| Metal Domes |
Above 10 Millions |
1-100 Ohms |
Available |
0.05mm-0.1mm |
Lower Resistance |
Bad Tactile Feel
Without Dust Free Functions |
| Metal Pills |
Above 10 Millions |
1-100 Ohms |
Available |
0.05mm-2mm |
Lower Resistance |
Low Production Efficiency High Unit Price |
Silicone Keypad Designers or Manufacturer Notes:
Silicone Keyboard Designers or Manufacturers, not only in consideration of actuation force and silicone rubber keypads structure like silicone buttons travels, keypad conductive materials, silicone rubber buttons webbing, but also should in view of silicone surface & materials demands, like symbols & icons, protective keyboard cover, silicone keypads materials choice &transparency, hardness, color spraying coating.
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