Force-Activated Earphone
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230345166A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18216219

    申请日:2023-06-29

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-activated earphone
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11463797B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US17219799

    申请日:2021-03-31

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Electronic device including movable magnet based actuator for deforming a display and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US09949390B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-17

    申请号:US15489926

    申请日:2017-04-18

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An electronic device may include a device housing and a display carried by the device housing. The electronic device may also include an actuator carried between the device housing and the display. The actuator may include an actuator body having an actuator bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom, a first guide member carried by the actuator bottom and spaced inwardly from adjacent portions of the sidewall to define a channel, and at least one coil carried by the sidewall. The actuator may also include a magnet being moveable within the channel and an actuator top coupled to the magnet and that includes a second guide member cooperating with the first guide member. The electronic device may also include a controller configured to drive the at least one coil to relatively move the actuator bottom and actuator top to thereby deform the display.

    Force-activated earphone
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11917354B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US17897149

    申请日:2022-08-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.

    Force-Activated Earphone
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220417642A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17897149

    申请日:2022-08-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.

    Force-Activated Earphone
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210314696A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17351133

    申请日:2021-06-17

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.

    Force-Activated Earphone
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200100013A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16539515

    申请日:2019-08-13

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.

    Force-Activated Earphone
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240292143A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18660107

    申请日:2024-05-09

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

    Force-activated earphone
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11917355B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US17897152

    申请日:2022-08-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.

    Force-activated earphone
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11463796B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US17176310

    申请日:2021-02-16

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G06F3/044

    摘要: An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.