Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Curable foam shims for buttons of electronic devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于电子设备按钮的可固化泡沫垫片
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Application No.: US14038806Application Date: 2013-09-27
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Publication No.: US09472360B2Publication Date: 2016-10-18
- Inventor: Colin M. Ely
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: H01H13/14
- IPC: H01H13/14 ; H01H13/705

Abstract:
Button assemblies using curable foam shims are disclosed. A button assembly may include a housing, a button positioned within the housing, and a curable foam shim positioned within the housing, the foam shim transformable between a compressible state having a first thickness, to a rigid state having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. In this manner, the foam shim can be used to adaptively fill the interior of a button assembly by adapting to the dimensions of various components within the button assembly. In another example, a button assembly is formed using a foam shim by curing from a first state having a first thickness to a second state having a second thickness greater than the first thickness. In this manner, the foam shim can be used to adaptively fill the interior of a button assembly by adapting to the dimensions of various components within the button assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150090576A1 CURABLE FOAM SHIMS FOR BUTTONS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Public/Granted day:2015-04-02
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