公开(公告)号：US10468211B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15851355

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Craig C. Leong ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Bradford J. Zercoe ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Bruce E. Berg

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H13/88 ,  H01H13/10 ,  H01H13/85 ,  H01H13/86 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01H3/12

Abstract: A key mechanism for an electronic device includes a switch housing and a hinged structure. As one example, the hinged structure can be a butterfly hinge. The switch housing includes switch pin retaining mechanisms on opposing sides of the switch housing. The hinged structure includes two separate wings that are positioned adjacent to each other such that a cavity is formed between the two wings. The two wings are coupled together by coupling elements. The wings of the hinged structure can include switch housing pins on each arm of the wing that extend into the cavity and couple to the switch pin retaining mechanisms in the switch housing. Various configurations of switch pin retaining mechanisms and switch housing pins can be used to attach the hinged structure to the switch housing.

公开(公告)号：US20190303643A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16355540

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Y. Cao ,  Michael K. McCord ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H01H13/86 ,  H01H13/14 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F21/32 ,  H01H13/52

Abstract: A button assembly for an electronic device is disclosed. The button assembly integrates a biometric sensor below a top surface of the button. The button assembly is positioned relative to a secondary display of an electronic device. The secondary display can be positioned relative to a keyboard, such as above a top row of keys of the keyboard.

公开(公告)号：US10409391B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15258863

申请日：2016-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Erik A. Zweigle ,  Jun Qi ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Molly J. Anderson ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: Embodiments related to an electronic device having an adaptive input row. The adaptive input row may be positioned within an opening of a device and include a cover for receiving a touch and a display that is configured to present an adaptable set of indicia. The adaptive input row may also include one or more sensors for detecting the location of a touch and/or the magnitude of a force of the touch. The adaptive input row may be positioned adjacent or proximate to a keyboard of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10402617B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15239977

申请日：2016-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Y. Cao ,  Michael K. McCord ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque

IPC: G06F21/32 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/52 ,  H01H13/86 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A button assembly for an electronic device is disclosed. The button assembly integrates a biometric sensor below a top surface of the button. The button assembly is positioned relative to a secondary display of an electronic device. The secondary display can be positioned relative to a keyboard, such as above a top row of keys of the keyboard.

公开(公告)号：US10254853B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15261924

申请日：2016-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Erik A. Zweigle ,  Jun Qi ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Molly J. Anderson ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: Embodiments related to an electronic device having an adaptive input row. The adaptive input row may be positioned within an opening of a device and include a cover for receiving a touch and a display that is configured to present an adaptable set of indicia. The adaptive input row may also include one or more sensors for detecting the location of a touch and/or the magnitude of a force of the touch. The adaptive input row may be positioned adjacent or proximate to a keyboard of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：USD841651S1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US29582321

申请日：2016-10-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Designer： Jody Akana ,  Molly Anderson ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Shota Aoyagi ,  Anthony Michael Ashcroft ,  Marine C. Bataille ,  Jeremy Bataillou ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  James M. Cuseo ,  Daniele De Iuliis ,  Markus Diebel ,  Kevin Scott Fetterman ,  M. Evans Hankey ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Julian Jaede ,  Duncan Robert Kerr ,  Dinesh Mathew ,  Sabrina Paseman ,  Gavin J. Reid ,  Peter Russell-Clarke ,  Benjamin Andrew Shaffer ,  Mikael Silvanto ,  Brandon S. Smith ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Joe Sung-Ho Tan ,  Clement Tissandier ,  Eugene Antony Whang ,  Rico Zörkendörfer

公开(公告)号：US20180217669A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15939082

申请日：2018-03-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Ron A. Hopkinson ,  Asif Hussain ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Chang Zhang ,  Zheng Gao ,  Robert Y. Cao

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01H13/85 ,  H01H13/785 ,  H03K17/96

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/165 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F1/266 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0213 ,  G06F3/0216 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06K9/00375 ,  H01H3/125 ,  H01H13/703 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H13/785 ,  H01H13/85 ,  H01H13/86 ,  H01H2201/036 ,  H01H2215/05 ,  H01H2215/052 ,  H01H2219/002 ,  H01H2219/004 ,  H01H2219/046 ,  H01H2219/056 ,  H01H2223/002 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H03K17/943 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K17/9643 ,  H03K17/9647 ,  H03K17/98 ,  H03K2217/94089 ,  H03K2217/96003 ,  H03K2217/9653

Abstract: A device includes a display portion that includes a display housing and a display within the display housing. The device also includes a base portion flexibly coupled to the display portion and comprising a glass member defining a keyboard region configured to receive user input, a first haptic actuator configured to produce a first haptic output at a first area of the keyboard region, and a second haptic actuator configured to produce a second haptic output at a second area of the keyboard region that is different from the first area.

公开(公告)号：US10019038B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15269940

申请日：2016-09-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Adam T. Garelli ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Simon Lancaster Larocque

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  E05D11/00 ,  G06F1/20

CPC classification number: G06F1/1681 ,  E05D11/0054 ,  E05D11/0081 ,  E05D2011/0072 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/1683 ,  G06F1/203

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with upper and lower housing portions that are separated by a gap. Hinge structures may allow the upper housing portion to rotate between a closed position and an open position. A flexible printed circuit in the electronic device may be coupled between components in the upper housing portion such as the display and components in the lower housing portion and may span the gap. A hinge gap cover may cover the gap and may overlap the flexible printed circuit to block the flexible printed circuit from view when the upper housing portion is in the closed position. The hinge gap cover may be formed from a layer of radio-transparent material that is rotatably coupled to the upper housing portion and that is biased towards the lower housing with a spring structure.

公开(公告)号：US20180164882A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15835046

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul V. Johnson ,  Yuan Chen ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Cheng Chen ,  Chia Hsuan Tai ,  Jiaying Wu ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Shih-Chyuan Fan Jiang ,  Shih-Wei Chang ,  Xiaokai Li ,  Zhibing Ge ,  Dinesh C. Mathew

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G02F1/00 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G06F3/013 ,  G02F1/0045 ,  G02F1/0063 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F1/13475 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. Input-output circuitry in the electronic device may be used to gather input from a viewer of the display. The input-output circuitry may include a gaze tracking system that gathers point-of-gaze information, vergence information, and head position information, may be a biometric sensor, may be an input device such as a button or touch sensor, may capture hand gestures, and/or may gather other information. The display may include a pixel array for producing images. An adjustable reflectance and transmittance layer may overlap the pixel array. Control circuitry in the electronic device may individually adjust different areas of the adjustable reflectance and transmittance layer. The control circuitry may place each area in a reflective mirror more or in a content-displaying mode and may move the areas in response to the information.

公开(公告)号：US20170090106A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15261972

申请日：2016-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Y. Cao ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Bradford J. Zercoe ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Mahesh Krishnamurthi ,  Jun Qi ,  Rong Liu ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/7065 ,  H01H13/02 ,  H01H13/14

CPC classification number: G02B6/0061 ,  G02B6/0038 ,  G02B6/0045 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  H01H13/023 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/7065 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H2219/056 ,  H01H2219/06 ,  H01H2219/062 ,  H01H2219/0622

Abstract: Described is an illumination structure for a key of a keyboard. The illumination structure is used to uniformly illuminate the key and any glyphs that are present on the key. The illumination structure includes a light guide having various features that increase total internal reflection and also illuminate the glyphs of the key.