US 11,868,542 B2
Low-travel illuminated key mechanism
Michelle R. Goldberg, Palo Alto, CA (US); Kathleen A. Bergeron, Los Gatos, CA (US); Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US); Alex J. Lehmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US); William P. Yarak, III, San Francisco, CA (US); Kevin C. Armendariz, San Francisco, CA (US); and Zheng Gao, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,118.
Application 17/806,118 is a continuation of application No. 16/353,915, filed on Mar. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,379,049.
Application 16/353,915 is a continuation of application No. 15/681,322, filed on Aug. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,275,040, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0300088 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H01H 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01); H01H 13/705 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 13/7065 (2006.01); H01H 13/88 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0202 (2013.01) [H01H 3/122 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/705 (2013.01); H01H 13/7065 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H01H 3/12 (2013.01); H01H 13/88 (2013.01); H01H 2203/02 (2013.01); H01H 2219/044 (2013.01); H01H 2219/056 (2013.01); H01H 2219/062 (2013.01); H01H 2229/048 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A keyboard, comprising:
a key cap;
a tactile dome positioned under the key cap;
a housing positioned under the key cap;
a support structure movably coupled to the key cap and including a first wing and
a second wing, the first wing and the second wing each comprising:
a major arm;
a minor arm; and
a cross-support extending between the major arm and the minor arm; and
a hinge directly joining the major arm of the first wing to the major arm of the second wing;
wherein the cross-support of the first wing extends through the housing or the cross-support of the second wing extends through the housing.