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US 11,378,470 B2Granted
Electronic device with force-sensing apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChang Ju Lee, Nam Gyun Yim, Sol Ji Chang, Hong Seok Lee, Hee Sun Oh, Gye Won Lee, Seung Pil Jung, Jong Yun Kim
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a force-sensing apparatus. The force-sensing apparatus includes a planar-shaped frame, a force sensor, and a displacement portion. The force sensor is disposed on one surface of the frame. The displacement portion has a planar profile and one side coupled at an acute angle to the frame and another side freely disposed above a sensing surface of the force sensor.
Claims20
A force-sensing apparatus, comprising:
- a planar-shaped frame;
- a force sensor disposed on one surface of the frame;
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- a displacement portion having a planar profile and one side coupled at an acute angle to the frame to resiliently deform based on applied external pressure and another side freely disposed above a sensing surface of the force sensor.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a receiving member having a first sidewall and a second sidewall disposed to face the first sidewall;
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- a force-sensing apparatus inserted into the receiving member, and the force-sensing apparatus comprising:
- a frame having one surface bonded to the first sidewall;
- a force sensor disposed on another surface of the frame;
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- a displacement portion connected to the frame, and, having a portion thereof disposed above a sensing surface of the force sensor,
- wherein the frame and the first sidewall are configured to resiliently deform based on applied external pressure.
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A force-sensing apparatus, comprising:
- a frame formed of a planer-shaped member;
- a force sensor disposed on a surface of the frame;
- a displacement portion having a portion disposed above a sensing surface of the force sensor;
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- a button member, disposed on the surface of the frame, spaced apart from the displacement portion,
- wherein a vertical distance from an outer surface of the frame to an outer surface of the button member is equal to or greater than a vertical distance from the outer surface of the frame to the outer surface of the displacement portion, and
- the button member is operable by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.