Wearable device control module with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsJames Piper Miglietta, Daniel D. Gonsalves
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Abstract
Various aspects include wearable devices with electrostatic discharge (ESD) mitigating features. In some examples, a control module is configured to connect to a wearable device, the control module including: a housing having at least one electrostatic discharge (ESD) ingress location, an electronic component in the housing, and a shield plate contained in the housing and connected to ground, the shield plate providing ESD protection for the electronic component.
Claims23
A control module configured to connect to a wearable device, the control module comprising:
- a housing having at least one electrostatic discharge (ESD) ingress location,
- an electronic component in the housing,
- a shield plate contained in the housing and connected to ground, the shield plate providing ESD protection for the electronic component;
- a conductive paint proximate the at least one ESD ingress location and connected to ground, the conductive paint providing ESD protection for the electronic component;
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- a device connector in the housing electrically connected to the conductive paint, wherein the device connector includes a conductive gasket extending through an opening in the housing, wherein the conductive gasket provides a system ground connection.
A control module configured to connect to an aviation headset, the control module comprising:
- a housing,
- an electronic component in the housing,
- a physical interface button on the housing proximate to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) ingress location, and
- a grounding element coupled to the physical interface button and configured to provide ESD protection for the ESD ingress location,
- wherein the grounding element provides ESD protection for the housing and aids in compliance with an ESD protection standard for the aviation headset, and
- wherein the grounding element includes a set of ground pins extending from an internal surface of the physical interface button.
A control module configured to connect to a wearable device, the control module comprising:
- a housing having at least one electrostatic discharge (ESD) ingress location,
- an electronic component in the housing,
- a shield plate contained in the housing and connected to ground, the shield plate providing ESD protection for the electronic component, and
- a digital electronics circuit board and an analog electronics circuit board, wherein the shield plate is configured to divert ESD around the digital electronics circuit board to discharge via the analog electronics circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.