US 12,189,342 B2
Switch module for electronic crown assembly
Sameer Pandya, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Antonio Herrera, Woodside, CA (US); and Colin M. Ely, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/484,996.
Application 18/484,996 is a continuation of application No. 17/989,057, filed on Nov. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,815,860.
Application 17/989,057 is a continuation of application No. 16/890,880, filed on Jun. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,550,268, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0036523 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/033 (2013.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/332 (2021.01); G04C 3/00 (2006.01); G04G 21/02 (2010.01); G04G 21/08 (2010.01); H01H 19/08 (2006.01); H01H 19/14 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC G04C 3/002 (2013.01) [A61B 5/332 (2021.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); G04G 21/025 (2013.01); G04G 21/08 (2013.01); H01H 19/08 (2013.01); H01H 19/14 (2013.01); H05K 5/0017 (2013.01); H05K 5/0217 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic watch comprising:
an enclosure;
a processing unit within the enclosure;
a crown assembly positioned along a side of the enclosure and comprising:
an actuation member comprising a shaft extending through an opening in the enclosure, the actuation member defining an input surface configured to receive a user input thereon;
a base structure positioned within the enclosure at an end of the shaft;
a collapsible dome coupled to the base structure and configured to collapse in response to a translational input applied to the actuation member;
a first conductive member coupled to the base structure and conductively coupled to the collapsible dome; and
a second conductive member coupled to the base structure, the second conductive member configured to conductively couple to the collapsible dome when the collapsible dome is collapsed, the second conductive member defining:
a portion of a first conductive path from the input surface, through the shaft, and to the processing unit; and
a portion of a second conductive path from the first conductive member and through the collapsible dome when the collapsible dome is collapsed, wherein
the processing unit is configured to:
determine a biological parameter of a user based at least in part on a first signal detected via the first conductive path; and
detect the translational input based at least in part on a second signal detected via the second conductive path.