Keypad including polyurethane resin, and apparatus and method for fabricating the same

摘要

There is provided an electronic product having a keypad including polyurethane resin. A cellular phone (100) as the electronic product has a keypad (P) including the polyurethane resin as a keypad surface and being positioned on a circuit board (6) of the cellular phone (100). A method for fabricating the keypad (P) includes the steps of: (a) printing numerals and characters on button-key portions of a polyurethane film to produce a printed polyurethane film; (b) inserting the printed polyurethane film between a first die and a second die; (c) pressing the printed polyurethane film by compressed air injected into the first die connected to a compressor; (d) adsorbing the printed polyurethane film on a concave surface of the second die by sucking air between the printed polyurethane film and the second die connected to a vacuum pump, thereby forming a base keypad having protrusions formed on the button-key portions; and (e) injecting silicone into insides of the protrusions. There is an advantage that the keypad (P) including the polyurethane resin as the keypad surface is not slippery and soft.