US 11,754,981 B2
Crown for an electronic watch
Ryan C. Perkins, San Francisco, CA (US); Maegan K. Spencer, Emerald Hills, CA (US); and Brad G. Boozer, Saratoga, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/838,247.
Application 17/838,247 is a continuation of application No. 16/408,774, filed on May 10, 2019, granted, now 11,360,440.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/689,775, filed on Jun. 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0326660 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G04G 21/08 (2010.01); G01D 5/347 (2006.01)
CPC G04G 21/08 (2013.01) [G01D 5/3473 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic watch, comprising:
a display;
a housing at least partially surrounding the display;
a cover coupled to the housing and positioned over the display;
a crown coupled to the housing and configured to receive a rotational input, the crown comprising:
a first crown member positioned along an exterior side of the housing and rotationally fixed relative to the housing; and
a second crown member positioned along the exterior side of the housing and coupled to the first crown member, the second crown member configured to rotate relative to the first crown member; and
a rotation sensing element configured to sense a rotation of the second crown member relative to the first crown member.