Posts Tagged ‘metal domes’

The click feeling of metal domes

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

Sometimes we have received customers’ complaints of the click feeling of metal domes, In fact, according to the results of our tests, the data is in the normal range. But why customers complain about this issue?

The click feeling of metal domes = (force- reforce)/force, this is click feeling, usually controlled between 45% -75%. In fact, in metal domes production process, each lot have a little different for the force,so little change also for the feeling. In this industry for the tolerance of metal domes, it’s generally controlled at +/-30g range,so it’s impossible to control in exactly the same feeling.

So as long as it is not outside the tolerance range, it can still be acceptable.

If you have more questions, please feel free to contact us, we are the leading manufacture of metal dome, snap dome,dome arrays and dome sheet in China.

How many types of metal domes?

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

How many types of metal domes? Maybe some guys don’t know this well, so I hereby want to tell more details. Normally there are four types of metal domes as below:

1. Circle metal dome: most used in cellphone;
2. Four-leg metal domes: like four legs turn out to support;
3. Triangle metal domes: normally with two legs and with higher force;
4. Oblong metal domes: almost the same as circle shape.

Also, there are some custom metal domes, such as four-leg metal dome with two legs, center hole metal dome and so on. If you want to know more information, please contct us anytime.

The function of dimple in metal domes

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

As you know, metal domes have dimple and without dimples two kinds, many customers don’t know why there is an dimple in the metal domes. OK, Let me explain the more details about the dimple domes features today:

First, It can increase the travel;
Secondly, it’s with better click feeling than without one;
Third, It has the better dust-prood effect;
Last, whether it’s with better conduction, there is no data to verify.

I think you are clear about the function of dimple in metal domes. In fact, which kind you will use, it’s depending on your design.

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Metal snap domes for cellphone

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Which metal snap domes for cellphone?

There are normal circle and oblong shape metal domes. They are also normally made into the EMI dome array to assemble on the phone. Early, cellphone metal domes are two kinds, with or with one dimple, but now with the technology developing, there are also with three dimples, four dimples, five dimples happened in 2009. More dimples, better click feeling, but the life is a little less than before.

Circle metal dome: 3mm, 3.5mm, 4.5mm, 5mm are most used; Oblong metal dome: 5.0mm*3.8mm, 4.0*3.0 are most used.

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