公开(公告)号：US10784062B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US15259075

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Zheng Gao ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Robert J. Lockwood ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Denis Endisch ,  Karan Bir

IPC: H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/70 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: Keyboards include mechanisms that prevent and/or alleviate contaminant ingress. In some embodiments, a keyboard assembly includes a substrate, a key cap, a movement mechanism moveably coupling the key cap to the substrate, and a guard structure coupled to the key cap operable to direct contaminants away from the movement mechanism. In other embodiments, a keyboard includes a base; a web that defines apertures; keys moveably coupled to the base within the apertures; and a gasket coupled to the keys, the gasket fixed between the web and the base, operable to block passage of contaminants into the apertures.

公开(公告)号：US20180068808A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15259075

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul X. Wang ,  Zheng Gao ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Robert J. Lockwood ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  Denis Endisch ,  Karan Bir

IPC: H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/70

Abstract: Keyboards include mechanisms that prevent and/or alleviate contaminant ingress. In some embodiments, a keyboard assembly includes a substrate, a key cap, a movement mechanism moveably coupling the key cap to the substrate, and a guard structure coupled to the key cap operable to direct contaminants away from the movement mechanism. In other embodiments, a keyboard includes a base; a web that defines apertures; keys moveably coupled to the base within the apertures; and a gasket coupled to the keys, the gasket fixed between the web and the base, operable to block passage of contaminants into the apertures.