{"id":934,"date":"2021-06-16T17:22:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/?p=934"},"modified":"2021-06-16T17:22:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:22:51","slug":"whats-air-vent-hole-and-function-of-it-on-dome-array","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/16\/whats-air-vent-hole-and-function-of-it-on-dome-array\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s air vent hole and function of it on dome array?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yzp-no-index\"><\/div>\n<p>The hole on PET around metal dome or the slot between dome and dome\u00a0is called the &#8220;vent\u00a0hole&#8221;\u00a0or \u201cvent slot\u201d, which is very important for the normal operation of metal dome.\u00a0It will result in poor feel and affect the function of the switch\u00a0if without the vent hole.\u00a0Although\u00a0this design may not be used in every applicable product, it is desirable in almost all applications.\u00a0When you press on metal dome,\u00a0the air is trapped underneath\u00a0it.\u00a0So when we press on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/products.htm\">snap dome<\/a>, in order to prevent the air from being compressed underneath, we have to make a vent slot for dome switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different ways to&nbsp;make vent holes of dome array, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>the vent holes&nbsp;can be designed between metal dome&nbsp;and the spacer;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blogimages\/2021\/06\/16\/dome-array.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blogimages\/2021\/06\/16\/dome-array.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"433\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Dome array<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A&nbsp;small opening&nbsp;hole&nbsp;can be made on the top layer of dome retainer;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blogimages\/2021\/06\/16\/Dome-array-drawing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"478\"\/><figcaption>Dome array drawing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It can be made a hole through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestpcbs.com\/products\/index.htm\">PCB board<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blogimages\/2021\/06\/16\/pcb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blogimages\/2021\/06\/16\/pcb.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption>pcb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a word, the improper design of the vent hole\u00a0of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/product-dome-array.htm\">Dome\u00a0array<\/a>\u00a0will seriously affect the feel of metal dome when pressed. Please pay attention for this issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hole on PET around metal dome or the slot between dome and dome\u00a0is called the &#8220;vent\u00a0hole&#8221;\u00a0or \u201cvent slot\u201d, which is very important for the normal operation of metal dome.\u00a0It will result in poor feel and affect the function of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/16\/whats-air-vent-hole-and-function-of-it-on-dome-array\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5286,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,9,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faq","category-metal-dome-related","category-metal-domes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":935,"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934\/revisions\/935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metal-domes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}