To solve a problem of deterioration in operability, by rattletrap operation keys due to the prescribed gaps formed for manufacturing reasons between the adjacent operation keys provided on an operation panel of an electronic apparatus.
The button key structure is provided with a frame member 44, the operation keys 37, 37 and 39 which are arranged adjacent to each other via the prescribed gaps T, respectively retained by the frame member via support arms 36f, 36g, 37f, 37g, 39d and 39e and is provided with abutting sections 36d, 36e, 37d, 37e and 39c on side surfaces, and a case member 33 with a button hole 56 into which these operation keys are fitted together. The frame member, the arm members and the operation keys are integrally molded, and these operation keys are constituted, such that each abutting section abuts to the button hole by being fitted into the button hole and changes its position so that the prescribed gaps T are made smaller.
| JPH07114857A | 1995-05-02 | |||
| JP2007200668A | 2007-08-09 |
Youichi Yamagata
Masahiko Shinohara