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    Electronic devices having sliding expandable displays
    11.
    发明授权
    Electronic devices having sliding expandable displays 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11071218B2

    公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

    申请号：US16744564

    申请日：2020-01-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Owen D. Hale ,  Tatsuya Sano

    IPC: H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with portions that slide relative to each other. A display may be supported on a surface of the housing such as on a front face of the housing. The housing portions may slide between an unexpanded state in which the display has an unexpanded viewable area on the front face and an expanded state in which the display has an expanded viewable area on the front face that is greater than the unexpanded viewable area. The housing portions may have interior regions that contain electrical components. The display may be formed from a flexible display substrate. A portion of a flexible display may be stored in an interior region of the housing when the housing is in the unexpanded state. In the unexpanded state, the flexible display may have one or more bends and may double back on itself one or more times.

    Coupling structures for electronic device housings
    14.
    发明授权
    Coupling structures for electronic device housings 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10559872B2

    公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

    申请号：US16147703

    申请日：2018-09-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Matthew D. Hill ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Shane Bustle ,  Duy P. Le

    IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B29L31/34 ,  B29C37/00

    Abstract: A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing comprises a first component and a second component separated from the first component by a gap. The housing also includes a first molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and defining at least a portion of an interlock feature, and a second molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and mechanically engaging the interlock feature. The first component, the second component, and the second molded element form a portion of an exterior surface of the housing. A method of forming the housing is also disclosed.

    Force sensing based on capacitance changes
    16.
    发明授权
    Force sensing based on capacitance changes 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10168814B2

    公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

    申请号：US14651214

    申请日：2013-03-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Steven P. Hotelling ,  Martin P. Grunthaner ,  Peter W. Richards ,  Romain A. Teil ,  Charley T. Ogata ,  Michael B. Wittenberg

    IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

    Abstract: A force sensing device for electronic device. The force inputs may be detected by measuring changes in capacitance, as measured by surface flex of a device having a flexible touchable surface, causing flex at a compressible gap within the device. A capacitive sensor responsive to changes in distance across the compressible gap. The sensor can be positioned above or below, or within, a display element, and above or below, or within, a backlight unit. The device can respond to bending, twisting, or other deformation, to adjust those zero force measurements. The device can use measure of surface flux that appear at positions on the surface not directly the subject of applied force, such as when the user presses on a part of the frame or a surface without capacitive sensors.

    ROTATING CONTACT RING WITH LEGS EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE TO A LOWER SURFACE OF THE RING
    20.
    发明申请
    ROTATING CONTACT RING WITH LEGS EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE TO A LOWER SURFACE OF THE RING 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20170093107A1

    公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

    申请号：US15077730

    申请日：2016-03-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor： Daniel C. Wagman ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Eric T. SooHoo

    IPC: H01R35/04

    CPC classification number: H01R35/04 ,  H01R12/714 ,  H01R13/2407 ,  H01R39/00

    Abstract: A rotating contact device is described. The rotating contact device can include a contact ring and a pair of legs extending from a lower ring surface of the contact ring. Along an upper ring surface of the contact ring can be disposed one or more raised contacts. The rotating contact device can also include an inside contact held within an inside of the contact ring. Application of a downwards force on the upper ring surface of the contact ring causes the pair of legs to deflect and the contact ring and the inside contact to rotate and translate. When mated with opposing contacts, this rotation can function to radially wipe the opposing contacts and the upper ring surface.

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