公开(公告)号：US20250112006A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18742349

申请日：2024-06-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Darya Amin-Shahidi ,  Stephanie Moon ,  Alex M. Lee ,  Daniel M. Winslow ,  Scott D. Ridel ,  Jere C. Harrison ,  Jacob Barton ,  Ehsan Masoumi Khalil Abad ,  Kevin Y. Chung ,  Jinhong Qu ,  Sai Sharon Injeti ,  Fu-Ying Huang

IPC: H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/06

Abstract: A device includes a button, a base, a haptic engine coupled to the base, and a fastener fastening the button to the base and allowing movement of the button with respect to the base. The movement of the button with respect to the base enables, in part, a better alignment of the button with a device housing to which the base is attached. The haptic engine may include a core, an electric coil wound around a portion of the core, and an attraction plate separated from the core by a gap. The base may include a frame, a set of tabs extending from the core and fastened to the button to allow the movement of the button with respect to the base, and a set of flexures extending from the tabs and coupling the core to the frame. The attraction plate may also be coupled to the frame.

公开(公告)号：US20250111974A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18742904

申请日：2024-06-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Darya Amin-Shahidi ,  Scott D. Ridel ,  Jinhong Qu

IPC: H01F7/08 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: A device includes a frame and a haptic engine. The frame defines at least one flexure. The haptic engine includes a core attached to the frame, an attraction plate attached to the at least one flexure, and an electric coil wound around at least a portion of the core. The attraction plate is separated from the core by a gap. The electric coil, when energized, creates a magnetic field that causes a width of the gap to temporarily change. Some embodiments include a cushioning pad positioned within the gap or a layer of compliant material that attaches the attraction plate to the at least one flexure or the frame.