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Electronic devices with temperature sensors
US9217675B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9217675-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213658690-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Publication date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2015 |
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An electronic device may be provided with electronic components such as buttons and environmental sensors. An environmental sensor may be temperature sensor for gathering temperature data associated with the environment surrounding the device. The temperature sensor may be mounted to a button member for the button. The button member may be an actuating member that moves within an opening in a device housing and that extends beyond an outer surface of the housing into the surrounding environment. The button member may be arranged so that an internal electronic switch is activated when the button member is moved within the opening. The button member may be thermally isolated from other device structures using insulating material on the button member. The button member may be formed from a thermally conductive material that transmits the temperature of environmental materials that contact the button member to the temperature sensor.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device, comprising: a housing; a button having a thermally conductive portion; and a temperature sensor attached to the thermally conductive portion of the button, wherein the button comprises a switch and a button member that actuates the switch, wherein the button member comprises the thermally conductive portion of the button, wherein the button member further comprises an insulating material interposed between the thermally conductive p…
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- What does patent US9217675B2 cover?
- An electronic device may be provided with electronic components such as buttons and environmental sensors. An environmental sensor may be temperature sensor for gathering temperature data associated with the environment surrounding the device. The temperature sensor may be mounted to a button member for the button. The button member may be an actuating member that moves within an opening in a d…
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- Apple Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01K7/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 22 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).