公开(公告)号：US11330351B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US17020564

申请日：2020-09-14

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Stephanie Y. Su ,  Brittany Judoprasetijo ,  Andrew Deng ,  Dale Setlak ,  Carli E. Oster ,  Melody L. Kuna ,  Andrew W. Joyce ,  Ran Xu

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/44 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H04R1/28 ,  H01Q9/04

摘要： A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume and a speaker assembly can be positioned in the internal volume. The speaker assembly can include a speaker enclosure sealed to the housing within the internal volume, the speaker enclosure and the housing defining a speaker volume, and a speaker module in fluid communication with the speaker volume, the speaker module including a diaphragm positioned at an aperture defined by the speaker volume, the diaphragm defining multiple ridges.

公开(公告)号：US10782818B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US16116785

申请日：2018-08-29

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Andrew Deng ,  Travis N. Owens ,  Shubhaditya Majumdar ,  Wei Lin ,  Ying-da Wang ,  Timothy D. Koch ,  Nathan K. Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16

摘要： A force input sensor includes a load cell to adapt a compressive force applied to the force input sensor into a strain experienced by a strain sensor in the load cell. In particular, the load cell includes two compression plates separated from one another by a gap so as to define a volume between them. A flexible substrate (a “diaphragm”)—includes a strain sensor and is disposed and supported within the volume. One of the two compression plates includes a feature (a “loading feature”) that extends toward a central region of the flexible substrate. As a result of this construction, when the compression plates receive a compressive force, the loading feature induces a bending moment in the flexible substrate, thereby straining the strain sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11340725B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US17027296

申请日：2020-09-21

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Andrew Deng ,  Travis N. Owens ,  Shubhaditya Majumdar ,  Wei Lin ,  Ying-Da Wang ,  Timothy D. Koch ,  Nathan K. Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16

摘要： A force input sensor includes a load cell to adapt a compressive force applied to the force input sensor into a strain experienced by a strain sensor in the load cell. In particular, the load cell includes two compression plates separated from one another by a gap so as to define a volume between them. A flexible substrate (a “diaphragm”)—includes a strain sensor and is disposed and supported within the volume. One of the two compression plates includes a feature (a “loading feature”) that extends toward a central region of the flexible substrate. As a result of this construction, when the compression plates receive a compressive force, the loading feature induces a bending moment in the flexible substrate, thereby straining the strain sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210312153A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17020564

申请日：2020-09-14

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Stephanie Y. Su ,  Brittany Judoprasetijo ,  Andrew Deng ,  Dale Setlak ,  Carli E. Oster ,  Melody L. Kuna ,  Andrew W. Joyce ,  Ran Xu

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

摘要： A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume and a speaker assembly can be positioned in the internal volume. The speaker assembly can include a speaker enclosure sealed to the housing within the internal volume, the speaker enclosure and the housing defining a speaker volume, and a speaker module in fluid communication with the speaker volume, the speaker module including a diaphragm positioned at an aperture defined by the speaker volume, the diaphragm defining multiple ridges.

公开(公告)号：US20230418421A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18202620

申请日：2023-05-26

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Andrew Deng ,  Timothy D. Koch ,  Hui-Shan Chang ,  Andrew W. Joyce ,  Henry H. Yang ,  Ran Xu ,  Patrick E. O'Brien ,  Yu Hsuan Chao ,  Dale Setlak ,  Giovanni Gozzini

IPC分类号： G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/0445 ,  G06F3/04144

摘要： A biometric input system for an electronic device is provided. The biometric input system may be a fingerprint sensing system. The biometric input system includes a biometric sensing component, which may be a capacitive sensing component. The biometric input system also includes a composite cover element, which may be a dielectric cap or coating, and the biometric sensing component is capable of receiving a biometric input from a user through the composite cover element. Electronic devices including the biometric input system are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20210004115A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US17027296

申请日：2020-09-21

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Andrew Deng ,  Travis N. Owens ,  Shubhaditya Majumdar ,  Wei Lin ,  Ying-da Wang ,  Timothy D. Koch ,  Nathan K. Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16

摘要： A force input sensor includes a load cell to adapt a compressive force applied to the force input sensor into a strain experienced by a strain sensor in the load cell. In particular, the load cell includes two compression plates separated from one another by a gap so as to define a volume between them. A flexible substrate (a “diaphragm”)—includes a strain sensor and is disposed and supported within the volume. One of the two compression plates includes a feature (a “loading feature”) that extends toward a central region of the flexible substrate. As a result of this construction, when the compression plates receive a compressive force, the loading feature induces a bending moment in the flexible substrate, thereby straining the strain sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20200073504A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16116785

申请日：2018-08-29

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Andrew Deng ,  Travis N. Owens ,  Shubhaditya Majumdar ,  Wei Lin ,  Ying-da Wang ,  Timothy D. Koch ,  Nathan K. Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16

摘要： A force input sensor includes a load cell to adapt a compressive force applied to the force input sensor into a strain experienced by a strain sensor in the load cell. In particular, the load cell includes two compression plates separated from one another by a gap so as to define a volume between them. A flexible substrate (a “diaphragm”)—includes a strain sensor and is disposed and supported within the volume. One of the two compression plates includes a feature (a “loading feature”) that extends toward a central region of the flexible substrate. As a result of this construction, when the compression plates receive a compressive force, the loading feature induces a bending moment in the flexible substrate, thereby straining the strain sensor.