DEPRESSABLE TOUCH SENSOR
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1. An input device assembly comprising:
- a base;
a sensor support; and
a guide mechanism attached to the base and the sensor support, wherein the guide mechanism allows for only substantially uniform translation of the sensor support towards the base in response to a force biasing the sensor support substantially towards the base.
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Abstract
An input device and a method for providing an input device are provided. The input device assembly includes a base, a sensor support, and a guide mechanism attached to the base and the sensor support. The guide mechanism allows for only substantially uniform translation of the sensor support towards the base in response to a force biasing the sensor support substantially towards the base.
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1. An input device assembly comprising:
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a base; a sensor support; and a guide mechanism attached to the base and the sensor support, wherein the guide mechanism allows for only substantially uniform translation of the sensor support towards the base in response to a force biasing the sensor support substantially towards the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An input device assembly comprising:
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a base; a sensor support configured to support a touch sensor; and a flexure assembly comprising; a first flexure member affixed to the base and having a first substantially planar portion; a second flexure member affixed to the sensor support and having a second substantially planar portion and; and at least one spacing structure interconnecting the first and second flexure members and forming a space between the first and second substantially planar portions such that the first and second substantially planar portions are substantially parallel and overlap, wherein the flexure assembly is configured to generate an opposing force in response to a displacement of the sensor support towards the base. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A depressable touch pad device configured to sense objects in a sensing region comprising:
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a base; a sensor support; a capacitive touch sensor configured to detect input objects in the sensing region physically coupled to the sensor support, the capacitive touch sensor comprising; a sensor substrate; a plurality of sensor electrodes disposed on the sensor substrate; and a processing system communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensor electrodes; and a flexure assembly positioned within a combined footprint of the base, the sensor support, and the capacitive touch sensor, the flexure assembly comprising; a first flexure member affixed to the base at a first interface, the first flexure member having a first substantially planar portion; a second flexure member affixed to the sensor support at a second interface, the second flexure member having a second substantially planar portion, wherein the first and second interfaces do not overlap; and first and second spacing structures interconnecting the first and second flexure members such that the first and second planar portions are separated by a separation distance, are substantially parallel to each other, and overlap each other, and wherein the first spacing structure is adjacent to the first interface and the second spacing structure is adjacent to the second interface, wherein in response to a displacement of the capacitive touch sensor towards the base, the first and second flexure members flex and generate an opposing force and the first and second spacing structures keep the separation distance substantially constant and the first and second substantially planar portions substantially parallel. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for providing an input device assembly, the method comprising:
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providing a base; providing a sensor support; and providing a flexure assembly designed to bend in a bending region and attached to the base and the sensor support, wherein the flexure assembly allows for only substantially uniform translation of the sensor support towards the base in response to a force biasing the sensor support substantially towards the base. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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