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公开(公告)号：US10775889B1
公开(公告)日：2020-09-15
申请号：US15657040
申请日：2017-07-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Alex J. Lehmann , Robert Y. Cao , Dinesh C. Mathew , Mikael M. Silvanto , Qiliang Xu , Paul X. Wang , Robert J. Lockwood
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/0354 , G01L1/16 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/02
Abstract: A force input/haptic output interface for an electronic device can include a force input sensor and a haptic actuator. In one example, the force input sensor and the haptic actuator are accommodated on a frame positioned below an input surface. In many examples, the frame includes relieved portions that redirect and/or concentrate compression or tension in the haptic actuator into the frame.
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公开(公告)号：US10741344B2
公开(公告)日：2020-08-11
申请号：US16140300
申请日：2018-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Eric A. Knopf , Matthew P. Casebolt , Craig C. Leong , Robert Y. Cao , Bradford J. Zercoe , Dinesh C. Mathew , Zheng Gao , Ryan P. Brooks , Paul X. Wang , Bruce E. Berg
IPC: H01H13/70 , H01H13/7065 , G06F3/02 , H01H3/12 , H01H13/705 , H01H13/88 , G06F1/16 , H01H13/02 , H01H13/14 , H01H13/04 , H01H13/10 , H01H13/83
Abstract: An input mechanism is disclosed. The input mechanism includes a dome support structure defining an opening that extends through the dome support structure, a collapsible dome positioned in the opening and engaged with the dome support structure, and a cover member coupled to the dome support structure and covering the collapsible dome, thereby retaining the collapsible dome within the opening of the dome support structure.
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公开(公告)号：US10424446B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-24
申请号：US15154682
申请日：2016-05-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Craig C. Leong , Bradford J. Zercoe , Thai Q. La , Robert Y. Cao , Alex J. Lehmann , Dinesh C. Mathew
IPC: H01H13/7065 , H01H13/702 , H01H13/10 , H01H13/807 , H01H13/88 , G06F1/16 , H01H3/12
Abstract: Keyboard assemblies having reduced thicknesses and methods of forming the same. A keyboard assembly may include a printed circuit board (PCB) and a single membrane sheet adhered directly to the PCB. The single membrane sheet may substantially cover the PCB. The keyboard assembly may also include a group of dome switches coupled directly to the single membrane sheet. Another keyboard assembly may include a group of conductive pads and a group of membrane pads. Each of the group of membrane pads may be adhered directly to a corresponding one of the group of conductive pads. The keyboard assembly may also include a group of dome switches coupled directly to the membrane pads. Each of the group of dome switches may be coupled directly to a corresponding one of the group of membrane pads.
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公开(公告)号：US20190101960A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-04
申请号：US16145019
申请日：2018-09-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto , Simon R. Trivett , Matthew S. Theobald , Dinesh C. Mathew , Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque , Robert Y. Cao , Ari P. Miller , Kevin M. Robinson , Houtan R. Farahani , Francesco Ferretti , John Raff , Robert J. Lockwood , Genie Kim , Karan Bir , Keith J. Hendren , Gurshan Deol , Antonio Clarke , Prabhu Sathyamurthy , William A. Counts
Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure formed of a plurality of layers cooperating to define an interior volume. The enclosure includes a first layer formed of a first material and defining a user input surface of the enclosure and a first portion of a side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a second layer, formed of a second material different from the first material, positioned below the first layer and defining a second portion of the side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a third layer, formed of a third material different from the first and second materials, positioned below the second layer and defining a bottom surface of the enclosure and a third portion of the side surface of the enclosure.
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公开(公告)号：US20190091946A1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-28
申请号：US16138955
申请日：2018-09-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque , Ari P. Miller , Christopher I. Owen-Elia , Paul X. Wang , Robert Y. Cao
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a keyboard or other input structure having a continuous fiber material. In one aspect, the continuous fiber material is disposed in a layered fiber pattern under tension. The continuous fiber material is continuous in that it is not broken or severed within the webbing. Heat and pressure are then applied to form a structural web. The resulting structural web may be stronger than a webbing of conventional materials yet with reduced relative weight.
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公开(公告)号：US20190073003A1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-07
申请号：US15965840
申请日：2018-04-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Qiliang Xu , Dinesh C. Mathew , Adam T. Garelli , Richard G. Huizar , Genie Kim , Robert J. Lockwood , Robert Y. Cao
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an electronic device having an illuminated body that defines a virtual or dynamic trackpad. The electronic device includes a translucent layer defining a keyboard region and a dynamic input region along an external surface. A keyboard may be. positioned within the keyboard region and including a key surface and a switch element (e.g., to detect a keypress). A light control layer positioned below the translucent layer and within the dynamic input region may have a group of illuminable features. The electronic device may also include a group of light-emitting elements positioned below the optical diffuser. One or more of the light control layer or the group of light-emitting elements may be configured to illuminate the dynamic input region to display a visible boundary of an active input area. At least one of a size or a position of the visible boundary may be dynamically variable.
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87.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10128064B2
公开(公告)日：2018-11-13
申请号：US15262249
申请日：2016-09-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Craig C. Leong , Bradford J. Zercoe , Thai Q. La , Robert Y. Cao , Alex J. Lehmann , Dinesh C. Mathew
IPC: H01H13/7065 , H01H13/702 , H01H13/10 , H01H13/807 , H01H13/88 , G06F1/16 , H01H3/12
Abstract: Keyboard assemblies having reduced thicknesses and methods of forming the same. A keyboard assembly may include a printed circuit board (PCB) and a single membrane sheet adhered directly to the PCB. The single membrane sheet may substantially cover the PCB. The keyboard assembly may also include a group of dome switches coupled directly to the single membrane sheet. Another keyboard assembly may include a group of conductive pads and a group of membrane pads. Each of the group of membrane pads may be adhered directly to a corresponding one of the group of conductive pads. The keyboard assembly may also include a group of dome switches coupled directly to the membrane pads. Each of the group of dome switches may be coupled directly to a corresponding one of the group of membrane pads.
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公开(公告)号：US10083806B2
公开(公告)日：2018-09-25
申请号：US15269790
申请日：2016-09-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Eric A. Knopf , Matthew P. Casebolt , Craig C. Leong , Robert Y. Cao , Bradford J. Zercoe , Dinesh C. Mathew , Zheng Gao , Ryan P. Brooks , Paul X. Wang , Bruce E. Berg
IPC: H01H13/7065 , G06F3/02 , H01H3/12 , H01H13/705 , H01H13/88 , H01H13/02 , H01H13/14 , H01H13/70 , H01H13/04 , H01H13/10 , H01H13/83 , G06F1/16
CPC classification number: H01H13/7065 , G06F1/1662 , G06F3/0202 , H01H3/122 , H01H13/023 , H01H13/04 , H01H13/10 , H01H13/14 , H01H13/70 , H01H13/705 , H01H13/83 , H01H13/88 , H01H2203/038 , H01H2215/004 , H01H2219/028 , H01H2219/056 , H01H2219/062 , H01H2221/07 , H01H2223/03 , H01H2223/054 , H01H2227/022 , H01H2229/02 , H01H2239/056 , H01H2239/074
Abstract: An input mechanism is disclosed. The input mechanism includes a dome support structure defining an opening that extends through the dome support structure, a collapsible dome positioned in the opening and engaged with the dome support structure, and a cover member coupled to the dome support structure and covering the collapsible dome, thereby retaining the collapsible dome within the opening of the dome support structure.
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公开(公告)号：US20180218859A1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-02
申请号：US15939123
申请日：2018-03-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , Brett W. Degner , Ron A. Hopkinson , Asif Hussain , Dinesh C. Mathew , Mikael M. Silvanto , Chang Zhang , Zheng Gao , Robert Y. Cao
IPC: H01H13/705 , H01H13/703 , H03K17/96
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F1/1616 , G06F1/165 , G06F1/1662 , G06F1/169 , G06F1/266 , G06F3/017 , G06F3/0213 , G06F3/0216 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04105 , G06F2203/04106 , G06K9/00375 , H01H3/125 , H01H13/703 , H01H13/705 , H01H13/785 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/86 , H01H2201/036 , H01H2215/05 , H01H2215/052 , H01H2219/002 , H01H2219/004 , H01H2219/046 , H01H2219/056 , H01H2223/002 , H01L41/09 , H03K17/943 , H03K17/9622 , H03K17/9643 , H03K17/9647 , H03K17/98 , H03K2217/94089 , H03K2217/96003 , H03K2217/9653
Abstract: A portable computer includes a display portion comprising a display, a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion and including a glass top case. The glass top case defines an exterior surface and a keyboard opening through the glass top case from the exterior surface to an interior surface. The portable computer further includes a keyboard positioned at least partially within the keyboard opening and comprising a substrate, a key configured to move relative to the substrate, and a fabric cover disposed over the key and defining a user interface surface of the key.
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公开(公告)号：US09997308B2
公开(公告)日：2018-06-12
申请号：US15154706
申请日：2016-05-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Craig C. Leong , Robert Y. Cao , Bradford J. Zercoe , Dinesh C. Mathew , Bruce E. Berg
IPC: H01H13/70 , H01H13/705 , G06F3/02 , H01H13/88 , H01H13/10 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/86 , G06F1/16 , H01H3/12
CPC classification number: H01H13/705 , G06F1/1666 , G06F3/0202 , H01H3/125 , H01H13/10 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/86 , H01H13/88
Abstract: A key mechanism for an electronic device includes a switch housing and a hinged structure. As one example, the hinged structure can be a butterfly hinge. The switch housing includes switch pin retaining mechanisms on opposing sides of the switch housing. The hinged structure includes two separate wings that are positioned adjacent to each other such that a cavity is formed between the two wings. The two wings are coupled together by coupling elements. The wings of the hinged structure can include switch housing pins on each arm of the wing that extend into the cavity and couple to the switch pin retaining mechanisms in the switch housing. Various configurations of switch pin retaining mechanisms and switch housing pins can be used to attach the hinged structure to the switch housing.
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