LOW PROFILE PLUGS
    1.
    发明申请
    LOW PROFILE PLUGS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:WO2009091495A3

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-23

    申请号:PCT/US2008/088553

    申请日:2008-12-30

    Inventor: STIEHL, Kurt

    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for assembling a plug with a low profile for use with an electronic device are provided. In some embodiments, a 4-pin plug may include a diameter similar to the diameter of a 3-pin plug. In some embodiments, the fourth pin may be coupled to the plug such that a portion of the fourth pin may be coupled to any suitable device on an internal surface of the plug, In some embodiments, the fourth pin may dive into the plug at the same depth as one of the other three pins of the plug. The pins within the plug may be coupled (e.g., soldered) at the ends that may emerge underneath an overmold to any other suitable device to form electrical connections. The plug may be used to transmit audio or transfer data to a user of the electronic device.

    ACCESSORY CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    2.
    发明申请
    ACCESSORY CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES 审中-公开
    电子设备附件控制器

    公开(公告)号:WO2010027585A2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:PCT/US2009/052298

    申请日:2009-07-30

    Abstract: Accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A headset may be provided with a button controller assembly that has user-actuated buttons. The button controller assembly may be formed of housing portions that float with respect to each other. Plastic engagement structures may limit the amount of unimpeded travel that is exhibited by the housing portions. The housing portions may be formed from first and second housings. A rigid frame may be mounted within the second housing. The first housing may flex along its length when the user squeezes the first and second housings together to actuate a desired button. Housings may be formed as double-shot plastic parts having first and second plastics with different properties. Integrated circuits and a microphone may be mounted within the button controller assembly. A nonoperational microphone port may be provided as a visual indicator that the button controller contains a microphone.

    Abstract translation: 还提供了诸如电子设备耳机等附件。 耳机可以设置有具有用户致动按钮的按钮控制器组件。 按钮控制器组件可以由相对于彼此浮动的壳体部分形成。 塑料接合结构可以限制由壳体部分展现的无障碍行程的数量。 壳体部分可以由第一和第二壳体形成。 刚性框架可以安装在第二壳体内。 当使用者将第一和第二壳体挤压在一起以驱动期望的按钮时,第一壳体可以沿其长度弯曲。 壳体可以形成为具有不同性质的第一和第二塑料的双击塑料部件。 集成电路和麦克风可以安装在按钮控制器组件内。 可以提供非操作麦克风端口作为按钮控制器包含麦克风的视觉指示器。

    COMPACT POWER ADAPTER
    3.
    发明申请
    COMPACT POWER ADAPTER 审中-公开
    紧凑型电源适配器

    公开(公告)号:WO2010144237A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-16

    申请号:PCT/US2010/035916

    申请日:2010-05-24

    Abstract: A compact power adapter is disclosed. In one embodiment, a compact power adapter is facilitated by improved approaches to construct and assemble the power adapter. According to one aspect, connectors can serve to electrically couple blades (or prongs) of a power adapter plug to a printed circuit board assembly internal to a housing for the power adapter. The connectors serve to couple AC power to the printed circuit board assembly where the AC power can be converted to DC power. The connectors also facilitate assembly of the power adapter in that reliable interconnections can be provided without wires, soldering or other custom assembly operations. In one embodiment, a base for a power adapter plug of a power adapter can include a metal base connected to a blade (or prong) of the power adapter plug. The metal base can provide mechanical support to the blade as well as electrical connectivity to an internal terminal for the power adapter plug. The internal terminals used by a power adapter plug of a power adapter can be coupled to a printed circuit board assembly using connectors, thereby facilitating interconnection with electrical components used by the power adapter.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种小型电源适配器。 在一个实施例中,通过改进的构造和组装电力适配器的方法来促进小型电力适配器。 根据一个方面,连接器可以用于将电源适配器插头的电路(或插脚)电耦合到用于电力适配器的壳体内部的印刷电路板组件。 连接器用于将AC电力耦合到印刷电路板组件,其中AC电力可以被转换成DC电力。 连接器还便于电源适配器的组装,因为可以在没有电线,焊接或其它定制组装操作的情况下提供可靠的互连。 在一个实施例中,电源适配器的电源适配器插头的底座可以包括连接到电源适配器插头的刀片(或插脚)的金属基座。 金属基座可以为刀片提供机械支撑,以及与电源适配器插头的内部端子的电连接。 由电源适配器的电源适配器插头使用的内部端子可以使用连接器耦合到印刷电路板组件,从而便于与电力适配器使用的电气部件的互连。

    EARBUD CASE WITH PAIRING BUTTON
    6.
    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.

    EARBUDS WITH ACOUSTIC INSERT
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3506647A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-03

    申请号:EP19156242.0

    申请日:2016-09-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An earbud includes a housing that includes a driver assembly positioned within the housing forming a front volume in front of the driver and a back volume behind the driver. An acoustic insert is positioned behind the driver assembly and attached to an interior surface of the housing such that it forms a bass channel that is routed from the back volume to a vent in the housing.Together with the housing the acoustic insert forms a multiport chamber and a bass channel. Bass channel and a rear vent formed through the acoustic insert vent into the multiport chamber which itself vents to the external environment.

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