Control button assembly for media playback device

A playback control button assembly for a media playback device in a vehicle, the playback control button assembly comprising:

• a button housing including a button input area depressible upon a manual input against the button input area, the button housing including:
• an outer layer including a button indication hole and at least a portion of which outer layer is made of an elastic material;
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• an inner layer including a light guide protrusion and at least a portion of which inner layer is made of a material that is less elastic than the outer layer, the light guide protrusion configured to be at least partially transparent and extending at least partially through the button indication hole of the outer layer, the inner layer further including:
• a button assembly opening;
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• a button actuation cantilever extending to the button assembly opening and including a lever plate and a lever arm connected to the lever plate, the lever plate arranged in the button assembly opening, and the lever arm configured to flex to move the lever plate toward a press input sensor until the lever plate actuates the press input sensor;
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• a button subassembly arranged under the inner layer of the button housing, the button subassembly including:
• the press input sensor;
• a lighting device adjacent the press input sensor and configured to emit light toward the press input sensor;
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• a reflective ring arranged to at least partially surround the press input sensor and the lighting device and define a boundary around the press input sensor and the lighting device, the reflective ring configured to reflect the light from the lighting device within the boundary and concentrate the light toward the light guide protrusion, wherein the reflective ring includes a recessed portion configured to receive the lever arm of the button actuation cantilever as the lever arm flexes.

A media playback device with a media playback control button configured to receive manual user input for controlling playback of media content, the media playback device comprising:

• a body including a button cover depressible upon the manual user input, the button cover including:
• an outer layer including a button indication hole;
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• an inner layer including:
• a light guide protrusion, the light guide protrusion configured to be at least partially transparent and extending at least partially through the button indication hole of the outer layer;
• a button assembly opening;
• a button actuation cantilever extending to the button assembly opening and including a lever plate and a lever arm connected to the lever plate, the lever plate arranged in the button assembly opening, and the lever arm configured to flex to move the lever plate toward a press input sensor until the lever plate actuates the press input sensor;
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• a button subassembly arranged under the inner layer of the button cover, the button subassembly including:
• the press input sensor;
• a lighting device adjacent the press input sensor and configured to emit light toward the press input sensor;
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• a reflective ring arranged to at least partially surround the press input sensor and the lighting device and define a boundary around the press input sensor and the lighting device, the reflective ring configured to reflect the light from the lighting device within the boundary and concentrate the light toward the light guide protrusion, and the reflective ring includes a recessed portion configured to receive the lever arm of the button actuation cantilever as the lever arm flexes.