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Kiosk
keyboards must be designed to withstand the rigors of the
unattended, unsupervised environment. Users of the kiosk
will, invariably, abuse and even attempt to vandalize the
equipment, and, if successful, will cause the kiosk to malfunction
and cost the owner down-time and repair expenses. To remedy
this, our kiosk keyboards have several design features that will
limit or prevent damage caused user carelessness or deliberate
vandalism.
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1. Shock-absorbing Design
The trackball is protected from someone striking it by a
steel back-plate. This back-plate prevents the trackball
from being forced into the keyboard housing. In addition,
all of the key switches are also protected from strikes by a
similar steel plate that serves to protect the fragile printed
circuit board, where the switches are mounted.
See diagram.
2. Captive Keycaps with Laser-engraved Legend
Vandals not only will strike the
keyboard, but will also attempt to pull the individual keys out.
This approach is prevented by a unique keycap design that uses a
metal ledge around the key. This ledge will not allow the
keycap to be pulled out.
See diagram.
Abuse, or even normal use, can wear-off the key legends or
labels. Our rugged keyboards feature laser-engraved legends, a
process that actually etches the markings into the stainless
steel or plastic keycaps. This greatly increases the
lifetime of the key legends.
3. IP65/NEMA 4 Rating
The keyboard's front panels are all IP65
rated. IP65 is the European forced-water standard and is
comparable to the American NEMA-4. These ratings insure
that spills, moisture, or even water-jets will not enter or
interfere with the operation of the keyboard.
Click here for a comparison
between IP65 & NEMA-4.
4. All Stainless Steel
Construction
The front panel, the trackball, and the keycaps are
all solid stainless steel. This adds to the inherent
ruggedness of the construction, and resists a 750N load on the
front face (EN 45001).
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