Low-travel illuminated key mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US11379049B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16353915

    申请日:2019-03-14

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Embodiments are directed to a low profile key for a keyboard having an overmolded support structure. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a key cap having an illuminable symbol. A support structure having a pair of overmolded wings may pivotally couple to the key cap. A switch housing may surround the support structure and connect each of the first and second wings. A tactile dome may be at least partially positioned within the switch housing and configured to bias the key cap upward. A sensing membrane may be positioned along an underside surface of the tactile dome and configured to trigger a switch event in response to a collapsing of the tactile dome caused by a depression of the key cap. A feature plate may be positioned below the sensing membrane. A light guide panel may define at least one light extraction feature that may be configured to propagate light toward the key cap and cause illumination of the illuminable symbol.

    LOW-TRAVEL ILLUMINATED KEY MECHANISM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190056794A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US15681322

    申请日:2017-08-18

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Embodiments are directed to a low profile key for a keyboard having an overmolded support structure. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a key cap having an illuminable symbol. A support structure having a pair of overmolded wings may pivotally couple to the key cap. A switch housing may surround the support structure and connect each of the first and second wings. A tactile dome may be at least partially positioned within the switch housing and configured to bias the key cap upward. A sensing membrane may be positioned along an underside surface of the tactile dome and configured to trigger a switch event in response to a collapsing of the tactile dome caused by a depression of the key cap. A feature plate may be positioned below the sensing membrane. A light guide panel may define at least one light extraction feature that may be configured to propagate light toward the key cap and cause illumination of the illuminable symbol.

    Microphone port with foreign material ingress protection
    5.
    发明授权
    Microphone port with foreign material ingress protection 有权
    麦克风端口具有异物进入保护

    公开(公告)号:US09497529B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-15

    申请号:US14183306

    申请日:2014-02-18

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An electronic device may be provided with a microphone in a microphone port. A shield may cover a microelectromechanical systems microphone device on a microphone substrate. An opening in the microphone substrate may form a sound port for the microphone. The microphone port may be formed by perforations in the microphone substrate or other layers such as a flexible printed circuit layer, a sheet metal layer, a layer of adhesive, a flexible polymer carrier layer in an adhesive tape, or an electronic device housing. The perforations may be sufficiently small to help resist the intrusions of foreign material such as liquid and dirt into the sound port of the microphone. Larger openings may be formed in other structures such as an electronic device housing. The larger openings may serve as sound passageways for the microphone port while being sufficiently large to resist clogging.

    摘要翻译: 电子设备可以在麦克风端口中设置有麦克风。 屏蔽可覆盖麦克风基板上的微机电系统麦克风装置。 麦克风基板上的开口可以形成麦克风的声音端口。 麦克风端口可以由麦克风基板或其它层中的穿孔形成,例如柔性印刷电路层,金属薄片层,粘合剂层,胶带中的柔性聚合物载体层或电子设备外壳。 穿孔可以足够小以帮助抵抗诸如液体和污物的异物侵入到麦克风的声音口中。 可以在诸如电子设备外壳的其它结构中形成更大的开口。 较大的开口可以用作麦克风端口的声音通道,同时足够大以抵抗堵塞。

    Microphone Port With Foreign Material Ingress Protection
    7.
    发明申请
    Microphone Port With Foreign Material Ingress Protection 有权
    麦克风口采用异物防护

    公开(公告)号:US20150237431A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-20

    申请号:US14183306

    申请日:2014-02-18

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/04

    摘要: An electronic device may be provided with a microphone in a microphone port. A shield may cover a microelectromechanical systems microphone device on a microphone substrate. An opening in the microphone substrate may form a sound port for the microphone. The microphone port may be formed by perforations in the microphone substrate or other layers such as a flexible printed circuit layer, a sheet metal layer, a layer of adhesive, a flexible polymer carrier layer in an adhesive tape, or an electronic device housing. The perforations may be sufficiently small to help resist the intrusions of foreign material such as liquid and dirt into the sound port of the microphone. Larger openings may be formed in other structures such as an electronic device housing. The larger openings may serve as sound passageways for the microphone port while being sufficiently large to resist clogging.

    摘要翻译: 电子设备可以在麦克风端口中设置有麦克风。 屏蔽可覆盖麦克风基板上的微机电系统麦克风装置。 麦克风基板上的开口可以形成麦克风的声音端口。 麦克风端口可以由麦克风基板或其它层中的穿孔形成,例如柔性印刷电路层,金属薄片层,粘合剂层,胶带中的柔性聚合物载体层或电子设备外壳。 穿孔可以足够小以帮助抵抗诸如液体和污物的异物侵入到麦克风的声音口中。 可以在诸如电子设备外壳的其它结构中形成更大的开口。 较大的开口可以用作麦克风端口的声音通道,同时足够大以抵抗堵塞。