Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Liquidproof dome switch
- Patent Title (中): 防水圆顶开关
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Application No.: US12572093Application Date: 2009-10-01
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Publication No.: US08502099B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Gloria Lin , Bruno Germansderfer
- Applicant: Gloria Lin , Bruno Germansderfer
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Van Court & Aldridge LLP
- Main IPC: H01H13/06
- IPC: H01H13/06

Abstract:
A dome switch that may prevent liquid from coming into contact with circuit elements of the switch is disclosed. A deformable dome may include a conductive inner surface region and may be placed over a conductive contact pad such that the dome may deform and the conductive elements may contact each other. At least one sheath may be positioned between the conductive region of the dome and the contact pad positioned below the dome for preventing liquid external to the one or more sheaths from contacting the conductive portions of the switch. In some embodiments, a first sheath may be coupled to the inner surface of the dome about the conductive inner surface region and a second sheath may be coupled to a mounting surface about the conductive contact pad, such that when a user deforms the dome, one of the sheaths may extend into the other sheath.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110079496A1 LIQUIDPROOF DOME SWITCH Public/Granted day:2011-04-07
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