Force-detecting input structure
US10019097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/960755
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An input mechanism, such as a crown, detects amounts of applied force. In various examples, an assembly including an input mechanism has an enclosure; a stem coupled to the enclosure such that the stem is rotatable, translatable, and transversely moveable with respect to the enclosure; a sensor, coupled between the stem and the housing, to which force is transferred when the stem moves with respect to the housing; and a processing unit coupled to the sensor. The processing unit is operable to determine a measurement of the force, based on a signal from the sensor.
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