Electronic devices with environmental sensors
    51.
    发明授权
    Electronic devices with environmental sensors 有权
    具有环境传感器的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US09167325B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-20

    申请号:US13658316

    申请日:2012-10-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with environmental sensors. Environmental sensors may include one or more environmental sensor components and one or more acoustic components. Acoustic components may include a speaker or a microphone. Environmental sensor components may include a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, or other sensors or combinations of sensors for sensing attributes of the environment surrounding the device. The environmental sensor may have an enclosure with an opening. The enclosure may be formed from a rigid support structure and a portion of a printed circuit. The opening may be formed in the rigid support structure or the printed circuit. The opening in the enclosure for the environmental sensor may be aligned with an opening in an outer structural member for the device. The outer structural member may be a housing structure or a cover layer for a device display.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有环境传感器。 环境传感器可以包括一个或多个环境传感器部件和一个或多个声学部件。 声学部件可以包括扬声器或麦克风。 环境传感器部件可以包括温度传感器,压力传感器,湿度传感器或用于感测设备周围环境的属性的其他传感器或传感器组合。 环境传感器可以具有带开口的外壳。 外壳可以由刚性支撑结构和印刷电路的一部分形成。 开口可以形成在刚性支撑结构或印刷电路中。 用于环境传感器的外壳中的开口可与装置的外部结构构件中的开口对准。 外部结构构件可以是用于装置显示器的壳体结构或覆盖层。

    Electronic Device With Flexible Printed Circuit Strain Gauge Sensor
    52.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device With Flexible Printed Circuit Strain Gauge Sensor 审中-公开
    具有柔性印刷电路应变片传感器的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150296607A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-15

    申请号:US14251227

    申请日:2014-04-11

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit may have layers of metal and dielectric. Strain gauge resistors may be formed from a strain gauge metal such as constantan. The strain gauge metal may be formed within the flexible printed circuit layers. A strain gauge may include strain gauge circuitry coupled to a strain gauge bridge circuit. Strain gauge resistors for the bridge circuit may be formed from traces that follow parallel meandering paths in the flexible printed circuit layers. A component such as a fingerprint sensor may overlap the strain gauge resistors. Strain gauge resistors may be formed in different overlapping metal layers in the flexible printed circuit layers or may be formed from the same metal layer. Electroplating techniques may be used to form metal traces to which solder balls or wire bonds are coupled.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有柔性印刷电路。 柔性印刷电路可以具有金属和电介质层。 应变计电阻器可以由诸如康铜的应变计金属形成。 应变计金属可以形成在柔性印刷电路层内。 应变仪可以包括耦合到应变仪桥接电路的应变仪电路。 用于桥接电路的应变计电阻器可以由沿着柔性印刷电路层中的平行弯曲路径的迹线形成。 诸如指纹传感器的组件可能与应变计电阻重叠。 应变计电阻器可以形成在柔性印刷电路层中的不同重叠的金属层中,或者可以由相同的金属层形成。 可以使用电镀技术来形成连接焊球或引线键的金属迹线。

    Infrared sensors for electronic devices
    53.
    发明授权
    Infrared sensors for electronic devices 有权
    红外传感器用于电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US08981302B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-17

    申请号:US13740081

    申请日:2013-01-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with proximity sensor capabilities for monitoring for the presence of nearby external objects. The electronic device may make temperature measurements such as measurements involving the monitoring of nearby objects for emitted blackbody light indicative of whether or not the external object is a heat-emitting object such as a human body part. The same sensor that is used in gathering temperature readings may be used in gathering proximity sensor data or separate temperature sensor and proximity sensor detector structures may be used. Motion sensor capabilities may be provided using sensor structures having an array of heat sensing elements. Signals from the array of heat sensing elements may be used in making temperature measurements and in gathering proximity sensor readings. Sensor structures may operate at wavelengths longer than 3 microns such as wavelengths from 3-5 microns or 10-15 microns.

    Abstract translation: 可以为电子设备提供接近传感器能力,用于监视附近的外部物体的存在。 电子设备可以进行温度测量,例如涉及监视附近物体的发射黑体光的指示外部物体是否为诸如人体部分的发热物体的测量。 用于收集温度读数的相同传感器可用于收集接近传感器数据或单独的温度传感器,并且可以使用接近传感器检测器结构。 可以使用具有热敏元件阵列的传感器结构来提供运动传感器功能。 来自热敏元件阵列的信号可用于进行温度测量和收集接近传感器读数。 传感器结构可以在长于3微米的波长下工作,例如3-5微米或10-15微米的波长。

    Lighting Systems
    59.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210370824A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17404185

    申请日:2021-08-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Lighting may be provided using light sources such as lighting systems with arrays of light-emitting diodes. A lighting system may be integrated into a seat, a door panel, a dashboard, or other interior portions of a system such as a vehicle. The interior portions of the vehicle may be illuminated using lighting systems to provide ambient light, to provide custom surface textures and other decorative patterns, to provide icons, text, and other information, and to provide custom gauges and other illuminated regions. Illuminated regions may overlap sensors such as capacitive touch sensors, force sensors, and other sensors. The light-emitting diodes in a lighting system may supply light that passes through openings in a cover layer. The layer may be formed from fabric, leather, or other materials. Lens structures may guide light through the openings.

    Active glare suppression system
    60.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11130391B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US15758660

    申请日:2016-09-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A vehicle may have optical structures such as windows and mirrors that have the potential to allow glare from external objects to shine into the eyes of a driver or other vehicle occupant. A control circuit may gather information on where the eyes of the driver are located using a camera mounted in the vehicle and may gather information on where the sun or other source of glare are located outside of the vehicle. Based on this information, the control circuit may direct a light modulator on a window or mirror to selectively darken an area that prevents the glare from reaching the eyes of the driver. The light modulator may have a photochromic layer that is adjusted by shining light onto the photochromic layer, may be a liquid crystal modulator, an electrochromic modulator, or other light modulator layer.

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