USING A STRUCTURAL INTERNAL ELEMENT AS A CAPACITIVE ELEMENT TO SENSE PROXIMITY

    公开(公告)号:US20230062180A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17446394

    申请日:2021-08-30

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/044 H03K17/955

    摘要: An electronic device can include a housing, a back cover, a structural member, and a sensing circuit. The housing can at least partially define an internal volume of the electronic device and the back cover can define at least a portion of the internal volume and be connected to the housing. The structural member can be disposed against the back cover and at least partially within the internal volume, the structural member including an electronic component. The sensing circuit can be disposed in the internal volume and electrically coupled to the electronic component. The sensing circuit can detect an amount of charge of the electronic component as part of a user proximity sensor of the electronic device.