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公开(公告)号:US11619976B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-04
申请号:US17876350
申请日:2022-07-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Alex J. Lehmann , Zheng Gao
IPC: G06F1/16 , H05K5/00 , H05K7/00 , H03K17/96 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041 , H01H13/83 , G06F3/04886 , H03K17/967 , H03K17/972 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/023 , G06F3/044
Abstract: A device may include a display portion that includes a display housing and a display at least partially within the display housing. The device may also include a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion and including a bottom case, a top case coupled to the bottom case and defining an array of raised key regions, and a sensing system below the top case and configured to detect an input applied to a raised key region of the array of raised key regions.
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公开(公告)号:US10775850B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-15
申请号:US16045651
申请日:2018-07-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Alex J. Lehmann , Zheng Gao
IPC: G06F1/16 , H05K5/00 , H05K7/00 , H03K17/96 , G06F3/0354 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , H01H13/83 , G06F3/0488 , H03K17/967 , H03K17/972 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/023
Abstract: A device may include a display portion that includes a display housing and a display at least partially within the display housing. The device may also include a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion and including a bottom case, a top case coupled to the bottom case and defining an array of raised key regions, and a sensing system below the top case and configured to detect an input applied to a raised key region of the array of raised key regions.
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公开(公告)号:US20200278747A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-03
申请号:US15931192
申请日:2020-05-13
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 , Keith J. Hendren , Bryan W. Posner , Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque , Alex J. Lehmann
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F1/16 , H03K17/96 , H01H13/785 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/86 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/0354 , H03K17/94 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/044 , H03K17/98 , G06F3/041 , G06K9/00 , H01L41/09 , H01H13/703 , H01H13/705
Abstract: A portable computer includes a display portion comprising a display and a base portion pivotally coupled to the display portion. The base portion may include a bottom case and a top case, formed from a dielectric material, coupled to the bottom case. The top case may include a top member defining a top surface of the base portion and a sidewall integrally formed with the top member and defining a side surface of the base portion. The portable computer may also include a sensing system including a first sensing system configured to determine a location of a touch input applied to the top surface of the base portion and a second sensing system configured to determine a force of the touch input.
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公开(公告)号:US10566151B1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-18
申请号:US15416177
申请日:2017-01-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Paul Xiaopeng Wang , Siddhartha Hegde , Daniel D. Sunshine , Zheng Gao
Abstract: An item such as a fabric-based item may have one or more input devices. The input devices may have terminals that are electrically coupled to control circuitry. The control circuitry may make resistance measurements, capacitance measurements, and other measurements on the input devices to determine whether the input devices have been pressed by a user's finger or have otherwise received input. The input devices may be used to form an array of switches for a keyboard, may form buttons on an electronic device housing or case, may be part of an item of clothing, or may be incorporated into other items such as fabric-based items. The input devices may have collapsible fabric structures such as collapsible fabric domes. The terminals of the input devices may be formed from conductive strands of material in the fabric domes or may be supported by other structures that buckle under applied pressure.
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公开(公告)号:US10355419B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-16
申请号:US15396640
申请日:2016-12-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Zheng Gao , Mahmoud R. Amini , Nathan N Ng , Min Chul Kim , Colin Abraham
IPC: H01R13/6582 , H01R13/6591 , H01R13/6581 , H01R13/627 , H01R13/6597 , H01R24/60 , H01R13/73 , H01R107/00
Abstract: Connector systems may include a connector receptacle and connector plug or insert. The connector receptacle may include a tongue. A first plurality of contacts may be formed on a top surface of the tongue. A first ground pad may be located on a top surface of tongue, and a shield may be formed around the tongue. The connector insert may include a housing and a conductive shield around the housing behind a leading edge of the connector insert. A front edge of the shield may be folded into an opening at the leading edge. In other examples, the receptacle shield may include one or more fingers. These fingers may contact the connector insert shield to form a ground path. One or more of these fingers may engage openings in the insert shield to provide a retention force between the connector insert and receptacle.
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公开(公告)号:US10133312B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-20
申请号:US13869605
申请日:2013-04-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Bartley K. Andre , Brandon S. Smith , Charles A. Schwalbach , Gavin J. Reid , Houtan R. Farahani , Zheng Gao , Michael D. McBroom , Hilbert T. Kwan , Joss N. Giddings
IPC: G06F1/16
Abstract: The present application describes various embodiments regarding systems and methods for providing a lightweight and durable portable computing device having a thin profile. The portable computing device can take the form of a laptop computer. The portable computing device can include a case snap system configured to movably attach two portions of a base of the computing device together. The portable computing device can include a lid portion with a support structure having a shaped profile configured to support a display. The portable computing device can include locating features disposed within the base portion configured to locate internal components.
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公开(公告)号:US10126783B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-13
申请号:US15264385
申请日:2016-09-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Houtan R. Farahani , Craig C. Leong , Matthew W. Blum , Zheng Gao , Kevin M. Robinson , Keith J. Hendren
IPC: G06F1/16 , H05K5/00 , H05K7/00 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/01 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/0354
Abstract: A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device.
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公开(公告)号:US20180277995A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15996197
申请日:2018-06-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: George Tziviskos , Jae Hwang Lee , Mahmoud R. Amini , Paul J. Hack , Zheng Gao , Rui Zhou
IPC: H01R13/6581 , H01R13/6585 , H01R24/64 , H01R24/62 , H01R24/60 , H01R24/00 , H01R12/71 , H01R13/6587 , H01R13/6582 , H01R13/6466 , H01R13/504 , H01R13/405 , H01R43/02 , H01R107/00 , H01R13/6594
CPC classification number: H01R13/6581 , H01R12/71 , H01R13/405 , H01R13/504 , H01R13/6466 , H01R13/6582 , H01R13/6585 , H01R13/6587 , H01R13/6594 , H01R24/00 , H01R24/60 , H01R24/62 , H01R24/64 , H01R43/0221 , H01R2107/00
Abstract: Connector receptacles that are able to withstand insertion and other forces, are reliable, and are easy to manufacture. In various examples, the connector receptacle tongue or other portions may be reinforced such that they may withstand the insertion forces exerted through a connector insert.
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公开(公告)号:US10083807B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-25
申请号:US15163580
申请日:2016-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Chia-Chi Wu , Zheng Gao , Ming Gavin Gao , Paul X. Wang , Alex J. Lehmann , Richard Xu , Kenneth M. Silz , Chia-Wei Lee
IPC: H01H13/785 , H01H13/85 , H01H13/52
CPC classification number: H01H13/785 , H01H3/122 , H01H13/52 , H01H13/78 , H01H13/85 , H01H2215/004 , H01H2217/004 , H01H2227/022 , H01H2227/026 , H01H2227/036
Abstract: A key mechanism is disclosed. The key mechanism comprises a keycap, a dome support structure positioned relative to the keycap and defining an opening, an actuation mechanism coupled to the keycap, and a collapsible dome positioned in the opening of the dome support structure. The actuation mechanism is configured to movably support the keycap relative to the dome support structure. The dome comprises an upstop member configured to limit upward travel of the collapsible dome.
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公开(公告)号:US20180081438A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-22
申请号:US15416466
申请日:2017-01-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Alex J. Lehmann , Juan Pu , Paul X. Wang , Qiliang Xu , Zheng Gao
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F3/0202 , G06F3/03543 , G06F3/03545 , G06F3/03547 , G06F3/041 , G06F2203/04105 , H01L41/09 , H01L41/0933 , H01L41/094
Abstract: Disclosed herein are structures, devices, methods and systems for providing haptic output on an electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes an actuator configured to move in a first direction. The electronic device also includes a substrate coupled to the actuator. When the actuator moves in the first direction, the substrate or a portion of the substrate, by virtue of being coupled to the actuator, moves in a second direction. In some implementations, the movement of the substrate is perpendicular to the movement of the actuator.
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