公开(公告)号：US20250112403A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18380613

申请日：2023-10-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mahmoud R. Amini ,  James M. Jeon ,  Ayoub Yari Boroujeni ,  Jack B. Rector, III ,  Caleb J. Flori ,  Colin J. Abraham ,  Youqun Dong ,  Brandon Y. Leung ,  Kevin Bui

IPC: H01R13/52 ,  G06F13/42

Abstract: Connector receptacles and related structures that can be hidden and protected, and that have a low-profile or shallow depth. An example can provide an electronic device having a connector receptacle, where the connector receptacle can be hidden using a cover. The cover can hide the connector receptacle and protect it from debris. The connector receptacle can also have a shallow depth making it suitable for use in small devices. Various cover mechanisms can be used. These cover mechanisms can be bistable, that is they can have a stable open position and a stable closed position. There can be tactile feedback provided to a user as the user moves the cover from the open position to the closed position and from the closed position to the open position.

公开(公告)号：US20250123697A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US18487471

申请日：2023-10-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brandon Y Leung ,  Zhe Zhang ,  Caleb J Flori ,  Lu Zhang ,  Stephen J Marrone ,  Harish Rajagopalan ,  Colin J Abraham ,  Kevin Bui ,  Stephanie Chou

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  H01Q1/22

Abstract: A computer stylus may have a shaft with a metal tube and a cap slidable between open and closed positions. A connector port may be exposed in the open position and hidden in the closed position. An antenna element may be formed from conductive traces on a printed circuit board in the shaft and aligned with a window in the metal tube. The cap may include a metal hook extending from a conductive wall into the shaft. The hook may overlap the antenna element in the closed position. The shaft may include a dielectric bumper in an opening of the hook. The hook and wall may slide relative to the shaft along the dielectric bumper. The cap may include a metal sleeve around the port. The cap may include a conductive bumper on the wall. The conductive bumper may contact the sleeve when the cap is in the closed position.