TACTILE SWITCH FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. A switch assembly comprising:
- an input member;
a tactile switch operably connected to the input member; and
an electrical contact operably connected to the tactile switch and in electrical communication with the input member.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the disclosure includes an input module. The input module includes a switch, a rotatable and translatable input member operably connected to the switch and configured to actuate the switch, and an electrical contact operably connected to the switch and in electrical communication with the input member. During operation, the electrical connection between the input member and the electrical contact is maintained during translation and rotation of the input member. The input module may be used with a variety of electronic devices and can be used by a user to provide input to those devices.
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25 Claims
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1. A switch assembly comprising:
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an input member; a tactile switch operably connected to the input member; and an electrical contact operably connected to the tactile switch and in electrical communication with the input member.
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- 2. The switch assembly of claim 2, wherein the electrical contact extends from the tactile switch and forms a nub for the tactile switch.
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4. An input module comprising:
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a switch; an input button operably connected to the switch and configured to activate the switch; a shear plate positioned between the switch and the input button;
whereinthe shear plate transmits translational forces applied to the input button to the switch; the shear plate prevents rotational forces applied to the input button from being transmitted to the switch. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An input module comprising:
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a switch; a rotatable and translatable input member operably connected to the switch and configured to actuate the switch; and an electrical contact operably connected to the switch and in electrical communication with the input member;
whereinthe electrical connection between the input member and the electrical contact is maintained during translation and rotation of the input member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A switch assembly comprising:
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a rotatable and translatable input member; a coupling operable connected to the input member and moveable therewith; a tactile switch operably connected to the coupling; and an electrical contact operably connected to the tactile switch and in electrical communication with the coupling;
whereinthe input member is configured to actuate the electrical component when the input member translates; the coupling rotates as the input member rotates; and the electrical connection between the coupling and the electrical contact is maintained during translation and rotation of the input member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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20. A wearable electronic device, comprising:
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an enclosure defining a cavity and a button aperture defined through the enclosure; a processing element received within the cavity; a switch module operably connected to the enclosure, the switch module comprising; a tactile switch in communication with the processing element; a rotatable and translatable input member operably connected to the tactile switch; and
a contact operably connected to the tactile switch and electrically coupled to the input member;
whereinthe electrical coupling between the input member and the contact is maintained during translation and rotation of the input member.
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