PORTABLE WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICE
    11.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4258688A2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-11

    申请号:EP23157342.9

    申请日:2023-02-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An earphone comprising: a device housing that defines an interior cavity within the device housing; an acoustic port formed through a wall of the device housing; an audio driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic port; a user input region disposed along an exterior surface of the device housing; a flex circuit disposed within the interior cavity, the flex circuit including a first portion bonded at a first location to an inner surface of the device housing directly beneath the user-input region, a second portion bonded at a second location to an inner surface of the device housing spaced apart from the first location, and a third portion extending between the first and second portions; a force pixel disposed within the interior cavity and mounted to the first portion of the flex circuit below the user input region; a plurality of touch pixels disposed within the interior cavity between the force pixel and the user input region; sensor control circuitry disposed within the interior cavity and mounted to the second portion of the flex circuit; and a wireless antenna disposed within the interior cavity defined by the device housing.

    FABRIC KEYBOARD
    13.
    发明公开
    FABRIC KEYBOARD 审中-公开
    织物键盘

    公开(公告)号:EP3180678A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-21

    申请号:EP15757075.5

    申请日:2015-08-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An input device, such as a keyboard, includes one or more keys that each includes a keycap operable to move within an aperture of a frame to activate a switch and fabric disposed over the frame and keycap. A first region of the fabric is bonded to the keycap and a second region of the fabric is bonded to the frame. The first region may be an embossed region and the second region may be an unembossed region. The fabric may dampen sound from within the keyboard, such as noise related to movement of the keycap, activation of the switch, and so on. The fabric may also form a barrier that restricts passage of contaminants into the aperture and/or other portions of the input device.

    Abstract translation: 诸如键盘之类的输入设备包括一个或多个按键,每个按键包括可操作以在框架的孔内移动的按键帽以激活设置在框架和按键帽上的开关和织物。 织物的第一区域结合到键帽,并且织物的第二区域结合到框架。 第一区域可以是压花区域,并且第二区域可以是非压花区域。 织物可能会抑制键盘内的声音,例如与键帽移动相关的噪音,开关的激活等等。 织物还可以形成限制污染物进入输入装置的孔和/或其他部分的屏障。

    MULTI-LAYER MICROPHONE WIND SCREEN FOR AN IN-EAR DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:EP4550674A2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-07

    申请号:EP25165777.1

    申请日:2019-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments describe an eartip including an eartip body having an attachment end and an interfacing end opposite from the attachment end. The eartip body can include an inner eartip body having a sidewall extending between the interfacing end and the attachment end, the sidewall defining a channel and having a first thickness near the attachment end and a second thickness different from the first thickness at the interfacing end. The eartip can also include an attachment structure coupled to the inner eartip body at the attachment end, the attachment structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. The attachment structure can include an upper region interfacing with the sidewall and defining discrete through-holes, a lower region below the upper region where the inner surface defines a plurality of recesses positioned around the lower region, and a mesh extending across the channel and into the upper region.

    FLEXIBLE KEYBOARD ACCESSORY FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:EP4365714A2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-08

    申请号:EP24164354.3

    申请日:2016-08-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An accessory device for use with an electronic device is disclosed. The accessory device may include a cover configured to overlay an electronic device (or device) or fold to form a support structure for the electronic device. The cover may include an attachment feature that electrically couples with the device, and a keyboard foldable with respect to the cover. Further, the keyboard may include a retention feature designed to receive the attachment feature in a folded configuration of the cover. The accessory device may further include an electrically conductive fabric that folds with the cover. The accessory device may include an array of magnets throughout the attachment feature, the cover, and the keyboard. The magnets may be used to magnetically couple together 1) segments of the cover, 2) the cover and the keyboard assembly, 3) and/or the device with the cover.

    PORTABLE WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICE
    17.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4258688A3

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-20

    申请号:EP23157342.9

    申请日:2023-02-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An earphone comprising: a device housing that defines an interior cavity within the device housing; an acoustic port formed through a wall of the device housing; an audio driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic port; a user input region disposed along an exterior surface of the device housing; a flex circuit disposed within the interior cavity, the flex circuit including a first portion bonded at a first location to an inner surface of the device housing directly beneath the user-input region, a second portion bonded at a second location to an inner surface of the device housing spaced apart from the first location, and a third portion extending between the first and second portions; a force pixel disposed within the interior cavity and mounted to the first portion of the flex circuit below the user input region; a plurality of touch pixels disposed within the interior cavity between the force pixel and the user input region; sensor control circuitry disposed within the interior cavity and mounted to the second portion of the flex circuit; and a wireless antenna disposed within the interior cavity defined by the device housing.

    MULTI-LAYER MICROPHONE WIND SCREEN FOR AN IN-EAR DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:EP4124059A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-25

    申请号:EP22194719.5

    申请日:2019-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Claimed is an acoustic shielding component (1200) and an in-ear device with the acoustic shielding component mounted in an opening of the device housing. The acoustic shielding component comprises: a stiffener (1206) formed of a rigid material providing structural integrity to the acoustic shielding component, the stiffener (1206) comprising first and second walls (1216a, 1216b) extending along a length of the stiffener and a plurality of ribs (1214) spaced apart from each other and extending between the first and second walls; a cosmetic mesh (1204) comprising a plurality of interlaced wires, a mesh cover (1208) disposed over the stiffener and having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a mesh wall (1210) extending from an outer periphery of the inner surface of the mesh cover and defining a tab (1212); and an acoustic mesh (1202) disposed between the stiffener and the cosmetic mesh.

    EARBUD CASE WITH PAIRING BUTTON
    20.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3567870A3

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-15

    申请号:EP19179412.2

    申请日:2016-09-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A charging case for a pair of earbuds with a housing having a cavity configured to receive the pair of earbuds; electrical contacts arranged to interface to the pair of earbuds when the pair of earbuds is received within the cavity; a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the cavity and an open position where the lid is displaced from the cavity; a lid sensor configured to detect when the lid is in the closed position and when the lid is in the open position; circuitry coupled to the lid sensor and configured to turn on a wireless radio contained within the pair of earbuds when the lid sensor detects the lid is moved from the closed position to the open position; a charging system including a case battery and charging circuitry coupled to at least one of the electrical contacts and the case battery and configured to charge the pair of earbuds when the pair of earbuds is positioned within the cavity; and data communications circuitry configured to transmit a signal through at least one of the electrical contacts to the pair of earbuds in response to a user depressing a button at an exterior surface of the charging case, the signal causing the pair of earbuds to enter a Bluetooth pairing sequence with a separate electronic device.

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