Slide input component assemblies of an electronic device and methods for making the same
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsElvis M. Kibiti, Luen-Chiou Lin, Sean S. Corbin, Shih-Ning Kao, Stephen R. McClure
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Abstract
Slide input component assemblies of an electronic device and methods for making the same are provided. In some embodiments, a slide input component assembly may include a slide button subassembly that may have a knob, a base, a retention mechanism that may couple the knob to the base, and a shell part that may be provided about at least a portion of the base. The slide input component assembly may also include a slide switch subassembly that may have a switch that may be configured to move along a switch path when the slide button subassembly moves along a button path.
Claims20
An input component assembly comprising:
- a slide button subassembly comprising:
- a knob;
- a base;
- a retention mechanism that couples the knob to the base;
- and
- a shell part provided about at least a portion of the base;
- and
- a slide switch subassembly comprising a switch that is configured to move along a switch path when the slide button subassembly moves along a button path.
An electronic device comprising:
- a recess;
- a housing comprising an opening therethrough;
- and
- an input component assembly comprising:
- a slide button subassembly comprising:
- a base comprising a tab;
- a knob coupled to the base;
- and
- a shell part provided about at least a portion of the base;
- and
- a slide switch subassembly comprising a switch that is configured to move along a switch path when the knob moves along the opening, wherein the tab interacts with the recess to limit the movement of the knob along the opening.
A method of assembling an input component assembly, the method comprising:
- coupling a knob to a base using a retention mechanism;
- after the coupling, molding a shell part about at least a portion of the base;
- and
- after the molding, engaging the shell part with a switch such that the shell part moves the switch along a switch path when the knob moves along a button path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.