OVERVIEW OF CUSTOM DESIGNED KEYPADS


Leach’s capabilities also include the design and manufacture of specific customised compact keyboard panels for both military and civil aircraft or mobil systems.

Examples:
  • Up Font Control Panel for SAAB GRIPEN and PILATUS PC-21
  • Target Acquisition Panel for SAAB GRIPEN
  • Warning Panel for SAAB GRIPEN, Bae HAWK, FALCON 50 EX.
  • Panel with Integrated LCD Display for GULFSTREAM business jet
  • Various panels for NH90 helicopter, tanks, submarines, and other military equipment
Overall Panel Characteristics:
  • Front plate material: aluminium or Plexiglas (both available with backlighted legends)
  • Panel can be totally sealed (on customer demand)
  • Key top material: plastic, aluminium, or silicon rubber
  • Display window material: plastic, glass, or EMI shielded glass
  • All types of standard switching components and potentiometers can be integrated (toggle, rotary switch, etc.)
LEACH Compact Key Technology IVEP:
  • Key top size: 8x8 mm to 20x20 mm (various shapes are available)
  • Travel: 0.5 mm to 2 mm
  • Actuation force: 3 to 8 N
  • Switch life: Up to 1 million cycles
  • Backlighted panel minimum thickness: 12 mm
Panels Optical Characteristics:
  • Backlight and indicators:

      • - All NVIS and non NVIS compatible colors are available
      - The standard indicator luminance is 200 Fl, fully sunlight readable
      - NVIS properties can be adapted to customer requirement: NVIS Class A and Class B, as well as specific radiance level are available (for example: NVIS Radiance down to 10E-12).
Displays:
  • into the panel: alphanumeric, DOT matrix or LCD

      • - Sunlight readable DOT matrix displays up to 2500 Fl are available (fully NVIS Green B compatible)

Panel Integrated Electronics:

  • Specific and standard display drivers
  • Dimming electronics
  • FPGA Panel control
  • Filtering