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US 2026/0299715 A1Published application
Touch input device
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsThomas Joseph LONGO, Tianyu ZHAO, Nayeem Sardarsab DESAI, Cecil Tetteh KUMAH
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Abstract
An input device comprises a touch surface and a printed circuit board comprising a switch. A mounting bracket comprises a boss aligned with the switch, and a plurality of flat springs each comprise a bracket end affixed to the mounting bracket and an opposite end coupled to the printed circuit board.
Claims20
An input device, comprising:
- a touch surface;
- a printed circuit board;
- a switch mounted to the printed circuit board;
- a mounting bracket comprising a boss aligned with the switch;
- and
- a plurality of flat springs each comprising a bracket end affixed to the mounting bracket and an opposite end coupled to the printed circuit board, wherein the bracket end and the opposite end are located within a perimeter of the touch surface.
3 more elements
A computing device comprising:
- an input device comprising:
- a touch surface;
- a printed circuit board;
- a switch mounted to the printed circuit board;
- a mounting bracket comprising a boss aligned with the switch;
- and
- a plurality of flat springs each comprising a bracket end affixed to the mounting bracket and an opposite end coupled to the printed circuit board, wherein the bracket end and the opposite end are located within a perimeter of the touch surface.
4 more elements
A touchpad comprising:
- a touch surface;
- a printed circuit board;
- a switch mounted to the printed circuit board;
- a mounting bracket comprising a boss aligned with the switch;
- a stiffener plate between the mounting bracket and the printed circuit board, the stiffener plate affixed to the printed circuit board;
- and
- a plurality of flat springs each comprising a bracket end affixed to the mounting bracket and an opposite end affixed to the stiffener plate, wherein the bracket end and the opposite end are located within a perimeter of the touch surface.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.