公开(公告)号：US20190235569A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16380812

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin J. KALLMAN ,  Eric S. JOL ,  Timothy J. RASMUSSEN

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G04G17/06 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G04G21/08

CPC classification number: G06F1/163 ,  A45C2011/002 ,  G04G17/06 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F1/1635 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F2200/1633

Abstract: A case for an electronic device is disclosed. The case includes a body defining an interior volume configured to receive the electronic device therein. The body includes a user input region formed from a deformable material having an electrical resistance that decreases in response to a touch force on the deformable material, and an electrode pair in contact with the deformable material and configured to be operatively coupled to a sensing circuit configured to detect a change to the electrical resistance of the deformable material due to the touch force. The body also includes a connector configured to operatively couple the electrode pair to the electronic device.