Mechanical flexural parallel motion trackpad
US12333094B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/03547
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Clickable trackpad designs generally aim to achieve a thin form factor with a minimized footprint that provides consistent user perception of click feel at scale within cost constraints. The clickable trackpad designs found herein adopt a mechanical depression mechanism that allows a user to register a click at any point on the trackpad surface with little variance in the depression force required to register the click. This provides a consistent click feel for the user. Further consistency of the click feel is achieved by establishing simultaneous travel of the entire trackpad surface, no matter where the click force is applied. This motion is a downward translation of the trackpad surface. An end user may press at any location of the trackpad surface to achieve a push button input (or click).
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