公开(公告)号：US20180081400A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15272167

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sameer PANDYA ,  Rui QIAO ,  Richard D. SHUMA ,  William GREENBAUM

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  F16J15/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F1/1656 ,  F16J15/064 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04105

Abstract: An electronic device having a housing that defines an interior volume, the housing being suitable for carrying at least a processor within the internal volume, the housing comprising an edge that defines an opening that provides access to the internal volume. The electronic device can have a cover carried at the edge of the housing and within the opening and having an external surface capable of receiving an external force and a sealing element disposed between the housing and the cover, with the sealing element preventing intrusion of liquid into the internal volume. The sealing element can include a sealing material and a sensor contained within the sealing material that senses that an external force is applied to the external surface of the cover and, in response, provides a signal to the processor.