公开(公告)号：US20140240150A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US14270432

申请日：2014-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Benjamin Filson ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Emery Sanford ,  Pinida Jan Moolsintong

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  H01H3/12 ,  H01H13/705 ,  G06F3/023

CPC classification number: H01H11/00 ,  G06F3/0219 ,  G06F3/023 ,  H01H3/12 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H2003/0293 ,  H01H2239/03

Abstract: Configurable buttons for electronic devices such as portable electronic devices are provided. A configurable button may have a button member that moves relative to a device housing when it is desired to activate a switch. The button may have an associated touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect when a user's finger touches a particular portion of the button member. Contact with only this portion of the button member is generally inadvertent, so an actuator may be used to prevent or otherwise restrict motion of the button relative to a device housing. This prevents inadvertent activation of the button when a user is manipulating portions of an electronic device such as clip or lid, but does not intend to depress the button.

Abstract translation: 提供了诸如便携式电子设备之类的电子设备的可配置按钮。 当想要激活开关时，可配置按钮可以具有相对于设备外壳移动的按钮构件。 按钮可以具有相关联的触摸传感器。 触摸传感器可以检测用户的手指何时触摸按钮构件的特定部分。 仅与按钮构件的该部分接触通常是无意的，因此可以使用致动器来防止或以其他方式限制按钮相对于装置壳体的运动。 这防止当用户操纵诸如夹子或盖子的电子设备的部分但是不打算按下按钮时按钮的无意激活。

公开(公告)号：US09600029B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US14611507

申请日：2015-02-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Benjamin Filson ,  Pinida Jan Moolsintong ,  Stephen B. Lynch

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: H05K5/023 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H04M1/0202 ,  H04M2250/22 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  H05K5/0204 ,  H05K5/0226 ,  H05K5/04

Abstract: A portable electronic device may have a clip. The clip may be mounted to a housing using hinge structures. The hinge structures may bias the clip towards a closed position. The clip may be opened to attach the portable electronic device to an object. When in the closed position, the clip may lie flush with the exterior of the device housing. Clip biasing may be provided using a torsion spring, a coil spring, a ribbon spring, a clip with built-in biasing, a tension spring, or a compression spring. A coupling mechanism may be used to attach the clip to the housing. The coupling mechanism may include a ratcheting rotatable mechanism, a fixed attachment structure, a flexible attachment structure, a removable structure, or a structure that includes a spring bias adjustment mechanism. The device may have a button with a touch sensor array.