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US 10,296,058 B2Granted
EMI shielding for disconnected contacts
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMeng Chi Lee, Ayewin Oung, Eric S. Jol
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Abstract
Connectors having contact structures that may generate a low amount of EMI outside of an electronic device housing the connector structure, may further provide isolation from EMI present outside of the electronic device, and reduce the chance of a user or user's property encountering a power supply on an exposed contact.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- an enclosure of the electronic device, where the enclosure is connected to ground;
- a first opening in the enclosure;
- a first contact;
- a logic board;
- a second contact on the logic board;
- and
- a first compressible member between the logic board and the first contact, wherein when a sufficient force is applied to the first contact in a connection direction, the first compressible member compresses to form an electrical pathway from a surface of the first contact to the second contact, and when no force is applied, the first compressible member pushes the first contact into the first opening in the enclosure such that the surface of the first contact is flush with a surface of the enclosure, the first contact is disconnected from the second contact, and the first contact is connected to ground through the enclosure.
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An electronic system comprising:
- a host device comprising:
- a host device enclosure, wherein the host device enclosure is connected to ground;
- a plurality of openings in the host device enclosure;
- a plurality of first host device contacts;
- a host device logic board;
- a plurality of second host device contacts on the host device logic board;
- and
- a plurality of first compressible members, each between the host device logic board and a corresponding one of the plurality of first host device contacts, wherein for each of the plurality of first compressible members, when a sufficient force is applied to a corresponding first host device contact in a connection direction, the first compressible member compresses to form an electrical pathway from a surface of the corresponding first host device contact and a corresponding second host device contact, and when no force is applied, the first compressible member pushes the corresponding first host device contact into a corresponding opening in the host device enclosure such that the surface of the corresponding first host device contact is flush with a surface of the host device enclosure, the corresponding first host device contact is disconnected from the corresponding second host device contact, and the corresponding first host device contact is connected to ground through the host device enclosure;
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- an accessory device comprising:
- an accessory device enclosure;
- a plurality of openings in the accessory device enclosure;
- an accessory device logic board;
- and
- a plurality of first accessory device contacts, each located in a corresponding one of the plurality of openings in the accessory device enclosure and electrically connected to the accessory device logic board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.