Public Kiosk Metal Key Keyboard

Challange:
The rigors imposed by public kiosk deployments or highly harsh environments.

Solution:
 

• The keyboard was designed to combat a variety of areas in which other keyboard technologies cannot accommodate.
• The keyboard utilizes a highly engineered technology, which results in a keyboard that not only has a metal bezel, but also metal key-caps with a touch type tactile feel. This approach eliminates susceptibility to keys being removed, cut with pocketknives and even melted with cigarette lighters.

Application:
Public kiosk, also available as Advanced Input Systems standard.

Innovations:
Metal keys, metal housing, anti vandal.

80-Standard Keyboard

Challange:
Create a small elastomer notebook-like appearance using standard electronic design control circuit.

Solution:
 

• Elastomer wrap around creates a seal when properly mounted.
• Standard elastomer allows customers to create custom legend/color versions at minimal cost.

Application:
Used as an off-the-shelf catalog product and regularly customized for a low-cost solution.

Innovations:
Notebook layout with standardized electronics.

Kiosk Keyboard for Retail Store

Challange:
Keyboard needed to be highly cleanable in a general public environment, but typical Flat Panel dome would have too much force on the keys.

Solution:
 

• Highly cleanable in general public environment.
• Unique, low-profile key space provides acceptable tactile feel and minimizes debris traps.
• Sealed switches.

Application:
Kiosk for retail store where keyboard is subject to frequently being soiled.

Innovations:
Low-profile key geometry.

104-Standard Keyboard

Challange:
Standard Advanced Input Systems 104 keyboard had to accommodate both existing enclosures as well as bezel-less designs.

Solution:
 

• Elastomer was molded with a larger perimeter and mounting holes were placed for bezel-less design.
• Elastomer was also die cut to fit into existing enclosures.

Application:
Advanced Input Systems standard keyboard.

Innovations:
Allows for customization of standard board to accommodate client’s custom legends or language versions with minimal cost.

Standard Desktop Keyboard

Challange:
The goal was to create an Advanced Input Systems standard product design, duplicating the existing laptop layout with a backlit rubber solution. Power consumption had to be kept to a minimum.

Solution:
 

• Elastomer design was fit into existing plastic enclosure.
• LED backlighting used solar-powered LED’s to maximize light output with minimal power consumption.

Application:
Advanced Input Systems standard desktop product.

Innovations:
Solar-powered LED’s. Three levels of light intensity are provided for the user.

High-End Copier Touchscreen Control

Challange:
Display had to be mounted in a rotating-pivoting mechanism with an exact amount of resistance for accuracy of motion.

Solution:
 

• Custom pivoting mount was designed.
• Several prototype models were created until the “feel” of rotation was acceptable to the client.

Application:
Auxiliary control panel for high-end color copiers.

Innovations:
Torque pivot/hinge device.