Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Button structures for electronic devices
- Patent Title (中): 电子设备按钮结构
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Application No.: US12794651Application Date: 2010-06-04
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Publication No.: US08526161B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Trent Weber , Michael B. Wittenberg , Michelle A. Yu , Scott Myers , Kurt Stiehl
- Applicant: Trent Weber , Michael B. Wittenberg , Michelle A. Yu , Scott Myers , Kurt Stiehl
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: H01G5/01
- IPC: H01G5/01

Abstract:
An electronic device may have buttons, a display, and a vibrator unit. Buttons may be included in electronic devices such as glass buttons, metal buttons, buttons that are assembled on printed circuit boards, and buttons that are partly formed from antenna structures. Button coatings may be used to improve the sliding performance of metal-on-metal buttons. A layer of polymer may be interposed between a button plate and a housing structure. A glass button member may have an underside on which a layer of patterned ink is formed. Elastomeric members may be used to reduce button rattle. Portions of a button may be provided with conductive features that form portions of an antenna.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110255260A1 BUTTON STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Public/Granted day:2011-10-20
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