US 12,093,075 B2
Magnetic attachment system for input device
Joel N. Ruscher, Fremont, CA (US); and Guangtao Zhang, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,930.
Prior Publication US 2024/0085947 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1607 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tablet computing system comprising:
a display;
an enclosure enclosing the display and comprising:
a cover positioned over the display and defining a front exterior surface of the enclosure; and
a housing member coupled to the cover and defining:
an exterior surface defining a stylus charging region and a stylus attachment region; and
an interior surface opposite the exterior surface; and
a magnetic attachment mechanism positioned along the interior surface opposite the stylus attachment region and configured to releasably couple a stylus to the tablet computing system, the magnetic attachment mechanism comprising:
a frame structure; and
a magnet positioned in a recess of the frame structure and configured to:
move from a rest position in the frame structure to an attachment position proximate the interior surface of the housing member in response to the stylus being positioned on the stylus attachment region of the exterior surface of the housing member; and
move from the attachment position to the rest position in response to the stylus being removed from the stylus attachment region.