公开(公告)号：US20130118871A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：US13632758

申请日：2012-10-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera ,  Wey-Jiun Lin ,  Emery Sanford

IPC: H01H9/20

CPC classification number: H01H9/20 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1671 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  H04M1/23 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49895 ,  Y10T29/49954 ,  Y10T70/5889

Abstract: A housing of an electronic device encloses and supports at least one operational component and includes at least one opening sized to accommodate a mechanical input assembly. The mechanical input assembly includes a feature arranged to receive an input event, at least a portion of the feature exposed at an outside surface of the housing, an operational indicia visible on the exposed portion and having a preferred orientation with respect to the housing, the operational indicial providing an indication of how an operation of the operational component is influenced, and a shaft having a size and shape in accordance with the opening, the shaft attached to the external feature at a first end and an integrally formed self-capturing feature at the second end. The self-capturing feature is inserted into the opening until activated. The indicia is then properly aligned and the mechanical input assembly is locked to the housing.

Abstract translation: 电子设备的壳体包围并支撑至少一个操作部件，并且包括尺寸适于容纳机械输入组件的至少一个开口。 机械输入组件包括布置成接收输入事件的特征，暴露在外壳的外表面处的特征的至少一部分，在暴露部分上可见的操作标记并且具有相对于外壳的优选取向， 操作指示提供了如何影响操作部件的操作的指示，以及具有根据开口的尺寸和形状的轴，在第一端附接到外部特征的轴和整体形成的自拍特征 第二端 自拍功能插入打开，直到激活。 然后，标记被正确对准，并且机械输入组件被锁定到壳体。