公开(公告)号：WO2020046419A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：PCT/US2019/020097

申请日：2019-02-28

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： ROACH, Steven C. ,  PANDYA, Sameer ,  DE JONG, Erik G. ,  WANG, Erik L. ,  KARDASSAKIS, Peter J. ,  CARDINALI, Steven P.

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall having a through-hole and a crown assembly including an actuation member. The actuation member may include a crown shaft extending through the through-hole and having an exterior portion defining an input surface and a crown ring coupled to the exterior portion of the crown shaft and electrically isolated from the crown shaft. The crown assembly may further include an optical encoder component attached to the actuation member and defining a group of optical features. The electronic watch may further include an optical detector configured to detect rotation of the crown assembly by detecting motion of the group of optical features and an electrocardiograph sensor comprising a sensing component. The sensing component may be conductively coupled to the actuation member via a conductive path at least partially defined by the crown shaft.

公开(公告)号：WO2020040812A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：PCT/US2019/018522

申请日：2019-02-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： PANDYA, Sameer ,  ROACH, Steven C. ,  ELY, Colin M. ,  DE JONG, Erik G.

IPC: G04G21/02 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G04C3/00

Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has an input mechanism, such as a crown, that may receive translational inputs, rotational inputs, and/or touch inputs. Inputs received at the crown may result in changes in operation of the electronic device and/or outputs, such as graphical outputs, provided by the electronic device. In various embodiments, the crown includes a retainer that couples an outer crown body to an inner crown body and secures an isolator between the outer crown body and the inner crown body. The embodiments of the crown described herein provide a simple and robust input mechanism for receiving rotational, translational, and touch inputs as described above, while simplifying part alignment, ensuring consistent rotation, and allowing for efficient manufacturing.

公开(公告)号：EP4285577A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-06

申请号：EP22720100.1

申请日：2022-03-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： BASS, Dakota, A. ,  DE JONG, Erik, G. ,  PANDYA, Sameer ,  TSUEI, Shang, L. ,  CANALES, Trent, J.

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16

公开(公告)号：EP4050429A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-31

申请号：EP21211152.0

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： DE JONG, Erik G. ,  MU, Junlin ,  PANDYA, Sameer ,  CROWLEY, Patrick J. ,  HERRERA, Antonio ,  HORIUCHI, James G. ,  TANG, Sherry ,  MARTINIS, Mario

IPC: G04R60/06 ,  G04R60/14 ,  G04G17/04

Abstract: A portable or wearable electronic device can include a device housing defining an internal volume, and an electronic component disposed in the internal volume. The electronic component can be an input component and can have a component housing. The electronic device can also include an antenna feed assembly disposed in the internal volume. The antenna feed assembly can include a conductive grounding component electrically connected to the component housing and the device housing, and an antenna feed component electrically connected to the grounding component and disposed adjacent to the component housing. The conductive grounding component can surround a first major surface and a second major surface of the component housing.

公开(公告)号：EP3929668A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-29

申请号：EP21180262.4

申请日：2021-06-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： BARRETT, Daniel J. ,  BASS, Dakota A. ,  PANDYA, Sameer ,  TSUEI, Shang L. ,  PORTER, Elizabeth C. ,  DE JONG, Erik G. ,  XU, Jingjing ,  POK, Jacquelynn M. ,  PILLAI, Kiran S. ,  LIU, Xuan ,  BRINKMAN, Adam J.

IPC: G04G17/04 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H01L51/00

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may have a display panel with an array of pixels on a flexible substrate. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The flexible substrate may have a protruding portion that forms a tail. The tail may be coupled to a printed circuit on which a display driver integrated circuit and/or other circuitry is mounted. When the display is mounted in the housing, the tail may be bent back on itself to create a bend. The bend may be embedded in a molded polymer member. The molded polymer member may be attached to the housing with adhesive and may directly contact an inner surface of the display cover layer.

公开(公告)号：EP3451117A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-06

申请号：EP18191526.5

申请日：2018-08-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： PANDYA, Sameer ,  CLAVELLE, Adam T. ,  De Jong, Erik G. ,  WITTENBERG, Michael B. ,  HARRISON-NOONAN, Tobias J. ,  MELCHER, Martin ,  ZHANG, Zhipeng ,  ROACH, Steven Colin ,  CARDINALI, Steven P.

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a housing to which a carrier is attached. The carrier has a first surface interior to the electronic device, and a second surface exterior to the electronic device. A set of electrodes is deposited on the exterior surface of the carrier. An additional electrode is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while the first electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The additional electrode may be positioned on a user-rotatable crown of the electronic device, on a button of the electronic device, or on another surface of the housing of the electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter of the user based on voltages at the electrodes. The biological parameter may be an electrocardiogram.

公开(公告)号：WO2022204210A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：PCT/US2022/021427

申请日：2022-03-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： BASS, Dakota, A. ,  DE JONG, Erik, G. ,  PANDYA, Sameer ,  TSUEI, Shang, L. ,  CANALES, Trent, J.

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may have a display panel with an array of pixels on a flexible substrate. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The flexible substrate may have a protruding portion that forms a tail. When the display is mounted in the housing, the tail may be bent back on itself to create a bend. The bend may be embedded in molded polymer. The device may have structures that help prevent the display cover layer from being compressed inwardly towards the rear of the housing such as frame structures embedded in the molded polymer and/or housing sidewall structures. Optical components and optical waveguides may be embedded within the molded polymer. Mating chamfers on the display cover layer and housing may help seat the display cover layer in the housing.

公开(公告)号：WO2021231221A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：PCT/US2021/031352

申请日：2021-05-07

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： HIEMSTRA, Daniel J. ,  DE JONG, Erik G. ,  PANDYA, Sameer

IPC: G04G17/08 ,  G04G21/00 ,  A61B5/02427 ,  A61B5/14552 ,  A61B5/256 ,  A61B5/282 ,  A61B5/339 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/7435 ,  G04G21/025 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/181 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: A wearable electronic device may include a display and a housing. The housing may include a chassis defining a first portion of a rear exterior surface of the wearable electronic device, a first portion of a side exterior surface of the wearable electronic device, and an internal wall. The housing may also include a glass shell defining a front wall positioned over the display and defining a front exterior surface of the wearable electronic device and a side wall extending from the front wall and overlapping the internal wall, the side wall defining a second portion of the side exterior surface of the wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may also include a touch sensing system within the housing and configured to detect a touch input applied to the front exterior surface of the wearable electronic device.

公开(公告)号：WO2019050778A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：PCT/US2018/048971

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： PANDYA, Sameer ,  CLAVELLE, Adam T. ,  DE JONG, Erik G. ,  WITTENBERG, Michael B. ,  HARRISON-NOONAN, Tobias J. ,  MELCHER, Martin ,  ZHANG, Zhipeng ,  ROACH, Steven C. ,  CARDINALI, Steven P.

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device, such as a watch, has a housing to which a carrier is attached. The carrier has a first surface interior to the electronic device, and a second surface exterior to the electronic device. A set of electrodes is deposited on the exterior surface of the carrier. An additional electrode is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while the first electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The additional electrode may be positioned on a user-rotatable crown of the electronic device, on a button of the electronic device, or on another surface of the housing of the electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter of the user based on voltages at the electrodes. The biological parameter may be an electrocardiogram.

公开(公告)号：WO2019050682A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：PCT/US2018/047497

申请日：2018-08-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： RUARO, Andrea ,  DI NALLO, Carlo ,  DA COSTA BRAS LIMA, Eduardo, Jorge ,  NATH, Jayesh ,  MARTINIS, Mario ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  WANG, Zheyu ,  PANDYA, Sameer

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/44 ,  H01Q13/16

Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may have a housing with metal sidewalls and a display having conductive display structures. Printed circuits having corresponding ground traces may be coupled to the display for conveying data to and/or from the display. The conductive display structures may be separated from the metal sidewalls by a gap. A conductive interconnect may be coupled to the metal sidewalls and may extend across the gap to the conductive display structures. The conductive interconnect may be coupled to the ground traces on the printed circuits and/or may be shorted or capacitively coupled to the conductive display structures. When configured in this way, the metal sidewalls, the conductive display structures, and the conductive interconnect may define the edges of a slot antenna resonating element for a slot antenna.