Editing Fujitsu Leaf Spring (section)

==3rd Generation==
Individual barrels attached to a metal plate. Leaf spring and button spring attached to PCB below the plate. The slider is separate from the barrel and the keycap.
It does not use rubber gaskets/stoppers in the switches. Linear and clicky versions of the switch exist; the clicky version uses a mechanism within the slider, while the rest of the switch remains identical to the linear variety. The [[FMV77AV]] keyboard is known to use a single piece housing for all of the sliders, similar to the [[IBM]] [[Model M]] keyboard.

===Key feel===
====Linear====
Very smooth linear actuation.

====Clicky====
Weak tactile event, and a quiet clicking sound.

There is no known patent, a measured force curve is available elsewhere.<ref name="clickcurve" />

===Keycaps===
All known keycaps are [[Cylindrical keycap|cylindrical]] double shots, with a slightly unusual shape bearing no texture on the top. Keycaps are made of thick plastic and they are compatible with the 2nd Generation.

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File:FLS-3rdGen-SliderCasing.jpg                 | 3rd Generation slider and housing attached to metal plate.
File:FLS-3rdGen-LeafSpring.jpg                   | 3rd Generation leaf springs attached to PCB and LED.
File:FLS-3rdGen-Keycaps.jpg                      | 3rd Generation [[Cylindrical keycap|cylindrical]] keycaps with and without snap-in slider.
File:Fujitsuten_14-FLS3-3rdGen-Dismantled.jpg    | 3rd Generation switch, dismantled.<ref name="linear3rd" />
File:FLS-3rdGen-HousingSlider-Underside.jpg      | 3rd Generation switch underside, separate housing and plate construction, linear slider.
File:Oakb406_121-FLS3-3rdGen-Click_vs_Linear.jpg | 3rd Generation switches dismantled, linear (top) vs. clicky (bottom).<ref name="clicky3rd" />
<!--File:Fm77av-FLS-3rdGenVar-SinglePieceHousing.jpg | A variant of the 3rd Generation switch with single piece housing for all of the switches.<ref name="singlepiecehousing" />-->
</gallery>