Thin profile sealed button assembly
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1. A button assembly comprising:
- a button cap defining a flange;
a push rod positioned below the button cap;
a retainer comprising a body defining;
an aperture adapted to receive the push rod; and
an electrical switch adjacent the push rod;
a first cavity at a first side of the retainer and configured to receive a first fastener; and
a second cavity at a second side of the retainer and configured to receive a second fastenerwherein the flange is configured to;
engage the body to retain the button cap to the body; and
move relative to the body in response to an actuation force applied to the button cap.
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Abstract
A sealed button assembly including a button cap, a push rod, a button retainer, and a bracket is described. The bracket can couple to the button retainer which itself can interlock with the button cap and push rod through a counterbore, the counterbore being defined in a sidewall of the housing of an electronic device.
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27 Claims
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1. A button assembly comprising:
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a button cap defining a flange; a push rod positioned below the button cap; a retainer comprising a body defining;
an aperture adapted to receive the push rod; andan electrical switch adjacent the push rod;
a first cavity at a first side of the retainer and configured to receive a first fastener; and
a second cavity at a second side of the retainer and configured to receive a second fastenerwherein the flange is configured to; engage the body to retain the button cap to the body; and move relative to the body in response to an actuation force applied to the button cap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for assembling a sealed button comprising:
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positioning a seal at least partially within a seal channel of a push rod; positioning the push rod within a through-hole extending through a retainer, the retainer comprising;
a first fastener opening on a first side of the through-hole; and
a second fastener opening on a second side of the through-holepositioning a cap over the retainer such that the push rod is at least partially received within a recess defined in a base of the cap; interlocking a wing of the retainer with a flange defined in the cap to retain the cap to the retainer while allowing the flange to translate relative to the retainer in response to an actuation force applied to the cap; positioning the cap, push rod, and retainer adjacent to a counterbore defined in a housing of an electronic device; positioning a bracket adjacent to the counterbore; and fastening the bracket to the retainer through the counterbore. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device comprising:
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an enclosure defining; a button opening; and a shelf extending into the button opening; and a button comprising; a cap positioned above the shelf and defining a flange; a cap retainer positioned between the cap and the shelf and defining a wing that at least partially overlaps the flange so as to retain the cap to the retainer while allowing the flange to move relative to the enclosure when the cap is pressed;
a first cavity at a first end of the cap retainer; and
a second cavity at a second end of the cap retainer; anda push rod adjacent a bottom surface of the cap and extending through the cap retainer such that motion of the cap moves the push rod but not the cap retainer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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