公开(公告)号：US10600928B1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15677947

申请日：2017-08-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joseph B. Walker ,  Kathleen A. Bergeron ,  Daniel D. Sunshine

IPC: H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/0445 ,  H01L31/053 ,  H02J7/35 ,  D03D1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  B60R16/03 ,  H01L31/032 ,  H01L31/0296

Abstract: An item may include circuitry, a battery that powers the circuitry, and one or more photovoltaic cells that are used to recharge the battery. The photovoltaic cell may be a thin-film photovoltaic cell with a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate may be formed from fabric, leather, polymer, or other soft materials. In arrangements where the substrate is formed from fabric with conductive strands, the photovoltaic cell may include a first electrical terminal coupled to a first conductive strand and a second electrical terminal coupled to a second conductive strand. The first and second conductive strands may be coupled to control circuitry. The control circuitry may route the electricity from the photovoltaic cell to a battery or other circuitry. Items such as cases, covers, bands, headphones, interiors, and other items may have flexible or soft surfaces that can form substrates for photovoltaic films.

公开(公告)号：US10275040B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15681322

申请日：2017-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michelle R. Goldberg ,  Kathleen A. Bergeron ,  Paul X. Wang ,  Alex J. Lehmann ,  William P. Yarak, III ,  Kevin C. Armendariz ,  Zheng Gao

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H11/00 ,  H01H13/88 ,  H01H3/12

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a low profile key for a keyboard having an overmolded support structure. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a key cap having an illuminable symbol. A support structure having a pair of overmolded wings may pivotally couple to the key cap. A switch housing may surround the support structure and connect each of the first and second wings. A tactile dome may be at least partially positioned within the switch housing and configured to bias the key cap upward. A sensing membrane may be positioned along an underside surface of the tactile dome and configured to trigger a switch event in response to a collapsing of the tactile dome caused by a depression of the key cap. A feature plate may be positioned below the sensing membrane. A light guide panel may define at least one light extraction feature that may be configured to propagate light toward the key cap and cause illumination of the illuminable symbol.

公开(公告)号：US09125303B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-01

申请号：US13889220

申请日：2013-05-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kevin S. Fetterman ,  Kathleen A. Bergeron ,  John Douglas Field ,  Edward H. Frank ,  Michelle R. Goldberg ,  Harsha Lakshmanan ,  Manisha P. Pandya ,  Bharat K. Patel ,  Deborah Claire Sharrah ,  Steve Xing-Fu Zhou

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  H02M7/00 ,  H02M1/12

CPC classification number: H05K1/0213 ,  H02M1/12 ,  H02M7/003 ,  H05K1/0218 ,  H05K1/0262 ,  H05K2201/0715 ,  H05K2201/09309 ,  H05K2201/10409

Abstract: One embodiment of a power supply input routing apparatus can include a multilayer printed circuit board configured to accept only an alternating current (AC) line voltage, return and ground signals. The AC power jumper board can advantageously route AC power from one section of the power supply to another without burdening the power supply design with extra layer requirements or negatively increasing power supply area. Embodiments including an electronic device having a power supply as above are also disclosed.

Abstract translation: 电源输入路由设备的一个实施例可以包括被配置为仅接受交流（AC）线路电压，返回和接地信号的多层印刷电路板。 交流电源跳线板可以有利地将交流电源从电源的一部分传递到另一部分，而不会对额外的层要求或负增加的电源区域的电源设计造成负担。 还公开了具有如上所述的电源的电子设备的实施例。