Cloud Tea Switches
Only had a couple of bowls of cypress leaves infused water at midnight, but the fresh tea at dawn will be the best thing of the day. 深夜数瓯唯柏叶，清晨一器是云华。
Happy New year! This is DesignerStudio. With the excitement of the welcoming 2023, we are going to introduce a new tactile product – Yunhua (Cloud Tea) switches. The term Yunhua 云华 is a romantic coreference of tea. We really like this word because it carries humbleness and implicitness in Chinese traditional culture.
Structure Details
Back to the switches, different from most tactile switches in the market, which have sharp and strong bumps, Yunhua (Cloud Tea) tries to pursue a very light tactility for daily use. In order to achieve this, we designed several iterations of the stem, and eventually decided on a smoother bump as shown.
The modified POM stem incorporated with mixed polymer top housing and PA66 bottom housing further smoothens the tactility. What’s more, we choose a regular-length spring (15mm) with light actuation force. The overall typing experience will be “stepping on the cloud” as reviewers suggest. Let’s jump into the specifications. Before that, best wishes to everyone, happy 2023!
Sample Photos
Specifications
Tactile
Mixed Polymer top housing (mix of PC, UPE etc.)
PA66 bottom housing
Modified Pom stem
Spring: 53g 15mm gold plated spring
Actuation Force: 45g
Bottom-out Force: 53g
Pin Mounting: 5-Pin
Travel Distance: 4mm
Standard Factory lube