Shimless button assembly for an electronic device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsEmery A. Sanford, Tyson B. Manullang
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a shimless button assembly. According to such embodiments, a shimless button assembly includes a button component and a switch mechanism. The button component includes a compressible member that is configured to expand and contract in order to occupy a volume of space between the button component and the switch mechanism. The volume of space between the button component and the switch mechanism may be caused by differing tolerances between the various components of the button assembly, such as, for example, the button component and the switch mechanism.
Claims20
A button assembly comprising:
- a button component;
- and
- a switch mechanism, wherein the button component comprises a compressible member configured to expand and contract to occupy a volume between the button component and the switch mechanism, wherein the volume between the button component and the switch mechanism is caused by a tolerance stack associated with the button component and the switch mechanism.
A button assembly comprising:
- a button component;
- and
- a switch mechanism coupled to an expansion component, wherein the expansion component comprises a compressible member configured to expand and contract to occupy a volume between the button component and the switch mechanism, wherein the volume between the button component and the switch mechanism is caused by a tolerance stack associated with the button component and the switch mechanism.
A method for biasing a button assembly, the method comprising:
- placing a glue layer onto an area defined by a compressible member, wherein the compressible member is coupled to a contact plate;
- using the compressible member to bias the contact plate to a switch mechanism;
- and
- enabling the glue layer to harden, wherein when the glue layer hardens, the glue layer causes the compressible member to hold the bias established between contact plate to the switch mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.