US 12,242,676 B2
Input device
Wenhao Wang, Shanghai (CN); Yuanzhen Fan, Shanghai (CN); and Haixiang Hu, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/340,260.
Prior Publication US 2024/0427437 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/03547 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/021 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A keyboard, comprising:
a keyboard housing including a base plate defining a trackpad opening; and
a trackpad assembly disposed within the trackpad opening, the trackpad assembly comprising:
a touch input plate configured to receive a user touch input and positioned above the base plate; and
a flexure positioned below the base plate and including:
a first attachment portion directly attached to the touch input plate via a connection extending through the base plate;
a second attachment portion attached to the base plate; and
at least one flexible portion connecting the first attachment portion to the second attachment portion and biasing the first attachment portion upward relative to the second attachment portion.