Magnetic actuated attachment mechanisms for electronic devices
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorMatthew D. Rohrbach
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Abstract
A band for a wearable device includes first and second band links. The first band link includes one or more magnetic pins and the second band link includes one or more magnets and one or more apertures. In a first position, the first and second band links mechanically and magnetically couple by the magnet pulling the magnetic pin into the aperture. In a second position, the first and second band links mechanically and magnetically decouple by the magnetic pin being forced from the aperture. In this way, the band links may be easily and quickly coupled to and/or decoupled from each other.
Claims20
An electronic system comprising:
- an attachment structure comprising:
- a first aperture having a first opening at a surface of the attachment structure;
- a first movable pin located in the first aperture, the first movable pin having a first position within the first aperture and a second position where a portion of the movable pin extends beyond the surface of the attachment structure;
- a second aperture having a second opening at a surface of the attachment structure;
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- a second movable pin located in the second aperture, the second movable pin having a first position within the second aperture and a second position where a portion of the movable pin extends beyond the surface of the attachment structure;
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- an electronic device comprising:
- a first aperture having a first opening at a surface of the electronic device, the first aperture to accept the portion of the first movable pin when the first movable pin is in the second position;
- a first magnet located in the first aperture, the first magnet to attract the first movable pin of the attachment structure to the second position;
- a second aperture having a second opening at a surface of the electronic device, the second aperture to accept the portion of the second movable pin when the second movable pin is in the second position;
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- a second magnet located in the first aperture, the second magnet to attract the second movable pin of the attachment structure to the second position,
- wherein the surface of the attachment structure is configured to attach with the surface of the electronic device.
An attachment structure for an electronic system comprising the attachment structure and an electronic device, the attachment structure comprising:
- a first aperture having a first opening at a surface of the attachment structure;
- a first movable pin located in the first aperture, the first movable pin having a first position within the first aperture and a second position where a portion of the movable pin extends beyond the surface of the attachment structure when the first movable pin is attracted to a first magnet in the electronic device;
- a second aperture having a second opening at a surface of the attachment structure;
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- a second movable pin located in the second aperture, the second movable pin having a first position within the second aperture and a second position where a portion of the movable pin extends beyond the surface of the attachment structure when the second movable pin is attracted to a second magnet in the electronic device.
An electronic device for an electronic system comprising an attachment structure and the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
- a first aperture having a first opening at a surface of the electronic device, the first aperture to accept a portion of a first movable pin on the attachment structure when the attachment structure and the electronic device are attached;
- a first magnet located in the first aperture, the first magnet to attract the first movable pin of the attachment structure;
- a second aperture having a second opening at a surface of the electronic device, the second aperture to accept a portion of a second movable pin when the attachment structure and the electronic device are attached;
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- a second magnet located in the first aperture, the second magnet to attract the second movable pin of the attachment structure,
- wherein the surface of the electronic device is configured to attach with the surface of the attachment structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.