Brother dome and foil
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| Manufacturer | Brother |
|---|---|
| Switch type | Tactile |
| Sense method | Capacitive |
| Keycap mount | Custom cylindrical |
Brother dome and foil is a capacitive dome with slider switch believed to have been manufactured by Brother since at least the early 1980s, with a patent being filed in 1974.[1] It is a capacitive counterpart to Brother conductive dome and Brother membrane dome with slider, which shared the same keycap mount.
Many aspects of the switch are often compared with the Topre switch, earning it the common nickname "Prototopre". It is a capacitive rubber dome design, but uses a piece of foil attached to the underside of the domes, rather than Topre's separate conical spring. The feel is compared as well, although this switch has a shorter travel and much softer bottom out than Topre switches. Even the proprietary cylindrical keycap mounts are considered to be very similar. They may or may not be partially compatible.
Keyboards
- Various Brother typewriters and other keyboard-equipped devices (eg. printers[2])
- A family of IBM keyboards including earlier models of the IBM RT PC keyboard[3]. These keyboards have a distinctive housing which blends Model F and Model M styling. Other models in this series use the membrane equivalent.
- Some Seiko and Epson brand keyboards[2], including the Epson Q603A and Seikosha 8620
- Minolta KY-1
- Burroughs B25 K2[4]
Gallery
The stem top and keycap mount on a Brother Electronic 8300 typewriter
References
- ↑ Google Patents - Keyboard switch arrangement
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deskthority - Tripleshot keycaps with windows
- ↑ Deskthority - IBM RT E57888
- ↑ Deskthority - Burroughs B25 K2 - 3675 6104
