公开(公告)号：AU2017100528A4

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：AU2017100528

申请日：2017-05-12

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： LIGTENBERG CHRISTIAAN A ,  SILVANTO MIKAEL M ,  HOPKINSON RON A ,  RUNDLE NICHOLAS A

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/02

Abstract: Embodiments of keyboards having variations of electrically connecting keys to an internal component of an electronic device are described. Some embodiments 5 include positioning several rows of conductive layers below several rows of keys. The conductive layers may be configured to receive a signal indicating a key has been depressed. Also, the internal component may be configured to scan the conductive layers to determine whether a key or keys have been depressed. In some embodiments, the conductive layers lie outside a portion of the electronic device in which internal 10 components are traditionally located. In some embodiments, a substrate may be integrally connected with the keyboard. The substrate may receive some internal components of the electronic device.