Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Screen protection using actuated bumpers
- Patent Title (中): 屏幕保护使用致动保险杠
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Application No.: US14284205Application Date: 2014-05-21
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Publication No.: US09571150B2Publication Date: 2017-02-14
- Inventor: Emery A. Sanford , Wei Guang Wu , Sarah E. Carey , Matthew E. Lang
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: H04M1/02
- IPC: H04M1/02 ; H04B1/3888 ; H04M1/18

Abstract:
An electronic device includes at least one screen. One or more bumpers are moveable between at least a stowed position where the bumper is flush or below the screen and a deployed position where at least a portion of the bumper projects above the screen. One or more sensors detect when the electronic device is subject to one or more drop events. When a drop event is detected, the bumper moves to the deployed position, protecting the screen. In various implementations, the bumper may be moveable by a push-push mechanism or a magnet assisted actuator mechanism. In other implementations, the bumper may include piezoelectric material to which voltage can be applied to move the bumper.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150341070A1 SCREEN PROTECTION USING ACTUATED BUMPERS Public/Granted day:2015-11-26
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