摘要 |
An elastomeric material conductive under pressure is suitable for use in a keyboard. When not compressed the material is insulating. When a key (21) is depressed, the pressure renders the material (11) conductive and completes a circuit (14, 11, 16, 17, 15). In order to prolong the life of the material when it is repeatedly compressed, a magnetic field is used during polymerization of an elastomer in which magnetic powder is dispersed. The material becomes piezoconductive in a preferred direction parallel to the applied field. |