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WO2020231433A1
WO2020231433A1 PCT/US2019/032559 US2019032559W WO2020231433A1 WO 2020231433 A1 WO2020231433 A1 WO 2020231433A1 US 2019032559 W US2019032559 W US 2019032559W WO 2020231433 A1 WO2020231433 A1 WO 2020231433A1
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Kuan-Ting Wu
Cheng-Chieh Chen
Anny WANG
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
    • G06F3/03547—Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
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    • G06F1/1633—Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
    • G06F1/1684—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675

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  • a touchpad or trackpad is a device that can include a tactile sensor for translating motion and position of a user’s fingers to a relative position on an output display.
  • Touchpads can be included in laptop computers, for example, and can be used as a substitute for a mouse.
  • a button can be included with the touchpad that performs an equivalent function to a button on a mouse.
  • the touchpad itself can be a button. Where this is the case, the touchpad can be termed a clickpad.
  • clickpads and various other buttons of electronic devices can include hinges or the like that can allow the button to be compressed by a user, but that can also subsequently cause the button to return to an original position after pressure is withdrawn.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a compressible interface for an electronic device in accordance with the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is an expanded view of a compressible interface for an electronic device in accordance with the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of a compressible interface for an electronic device in accordance with the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of a compressible interface for an electronic device in accordance with the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of a method of manufacturing a compressible interface for an electronic device in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of an electronic device in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Clickpads and various other buttons of electronic devices can include hinges or the like to allow the button to be compressed and subsequently return to an original position.
  • hinges are made from materials with low elasticity and are prone to breakage issues, which can result in deformation of the button, button malfunction, or the like.
  • hinges made from materials with low elasticity can provide a poor touch experience for the user due to slow response or return to original position, poor compressibility requiring relatively high trigger force, or the like.
  • the present disclosure is directed to compressible interfaces for electronic devices that employ an amorphous metal flex hinge.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can have good elasticity and resiliency to reduce the trigger force for operation of the button, can decrease the likelihood of breakage and extend the lifetime of the button, can improve the touch experience for the user, etc.
  • a compressible interface for an electronic device can include a support structure, an amorphous metal flex hinge coupled to the support structure and having an amorphous metal flexible protrusion extending from the support structure, and a user interface including a coupling surface, wherein the coupling surface is coupled to the amorphous metal flexible protrusion.
  • the support structure can include stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, zinc, lithium, or an alloy thereof.
  • the amorphous metal can include aluminum, titanium, vanadium, manganese, chromium, zirconium, tin, or an alloy thereof.
  • the amorphous metal can have an elasticity of from about 1.5% to about 3%.
  • the support structure can include a rigid support bracket for coupling the amorphous metal flexible protrusion to a support frame.
  • the support structure can include a support frame having an interior surface defining an interior space and the amorphous metal flexible protrusion can extend inwardly relative to the interior surface.
  • the coupling surface can also be coupled to a switch component that is actuatable upon compression of the user interface and bending of the amorphous metal flexible protrusion.
  • the user interface includes clickable pad selected from a button, a display screen, a touch-sensitive pad, a scanner, or a switch knob.
  • the user interface includes a user contact surface opposite the coupling surface, wherein the user contact surface includes glass, plastic, ceramic, carbon fiber, or composite, and wherein the user coupling surface further includes an electronic component attached thereto.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge has a thickness of from about 0.1 mm to about 0.5 mm.
  • a method of manufacturing a compressible interface for an electronic device can include coupling an amorphous metal flex hinge to a support structure, wherein the amorphous metal flex hinge includes an amorphous metal and has an amorphous metal flexible protrusion extending from the support structure, and coupling a coupling surface of a user interface with the amorphous metal flex hinge at the amorphous metal flexible protrusion.
  • coupling the coupling surface to the amorphous metal flex hinge can include applying adhesive between the amorphous metal flex hinge and the coupling surface of the user interface.
  • coupling the amorphous metal flex hinge to the support structure can be via a mechanical fastener, an adhesive, or a combination thereof.
  • an electronic device can include a housing carrying electronic components of the electronic device, a support structure, an amorphous metal flex hinge coupled to the support structure and having an amorphous metal flexible protrusion extending from the support structure, and a user interface including a coupling surface, wherein the coupling surface is coupled to the amorphous metal flexible protrusion.
  • the user interface includes clickable pad of a display, a track pad, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a media player, a camera, a printer, a scanner, a smartphone, a keyboard, a mouse, a tablet, smart speaker, or a combination thereof.
  • FIG. 1 One non-limiting example of a compressible interface 100 for an electronic device is illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the compressible interface can include a support structure 110 and an amorphous metal flex hinge 120 coupled to the support structure.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge is coupled to the support structure via an adhesive 162.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can have a thickness T and can include an amorphous metal flexible protrusion 122 extending from the support structure.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusion can extend a distance D beyond edge 112 of the support structure allowing the metal flexible protrusion to flex at or beyond the edge.
  • a user interface 140 can include a coupling surface 142 and can be coupled to the amorphous metal flexible protrusion at the coupling surface.
  • the user interface is coupled to the amorphous metal flex hinge by applying an adhesive 160 between the coupling surface and the amorphous metal flexible protrusion.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusion and attached user interface can subsequently spring back into an original position.
  • FIG. 2 Another example of a compressible interface 200 for an electronic device is illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the support structure 210 is a bracket having an interior surface or edge 212 defining an interior space 214.
  • the support structure can further include attachment eyelets or holes 218 for mechanical attachment of the support structure to an electronic device housing, to a support frame that is attachable to an electronic device housing, or the like.
  • the support structure can include a switch component 250.
  • An amorphous metal flex hinge 220 can be attached to the support structure via an adhesive, mechanical attachment, mechanical interaction, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge includes a plurality of amorphous metal flexible protrusions 222 that can extend from the support structure.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusions can extend inwardly from the interior edge into the interior space.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusions can flex about the interior edge or beyond.
  • an electronic component 230 is coupled to the user interface 240 at the coupling surface 242 opposite the user contact surface 244.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusions are indirectly coupled to the user interface via the electronic component.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusions can be coupled to the electronic component via an adhesive, mechanical attachment, mechanical interaction, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • the electronic component can further include an additional switch component that can engage or interact with the switch component coupled to the support structure.
  • FIGs. 3A and 3B A further example of a compressible interface 300 for an electronic device is illustrated in FIGs. 3A and 3B.
  • the compressible interface can include a support frame 370 (or electronic device housing) and a bracket 310 as support structures.
  • a switch component e.g., dome 350
  • the bracket can be attached to the support frame via a screw 372.
  • fasteners can be employed to attach the bracket to the support frame, such as adhesives, other types of mechanical fasteners, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • the bracket can alternatively be attached to a rim 374 or other suitable location of the support frame rather to an interior surface of the support frame.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge 320 can be directly attached to the support frame at the interior surface, the rim, or the like without the use of a bracket. Other additional attachment points and methods can also be employed.
  • the compressible interface 300 can include an amorphous metal flex hinge 320 coupled to the bracket 310 via an adhesive 362.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can include an amorphous metal flexible protrusion 322 extending from the bracket.
  • An electronic component 330 can be directly coupled to the amorphous metal flexible protrusion via an adhesive 360.
  • the electronic component can be further coupled to a user interface 340 at a coupling surface 342.
  • the electronic component can include an additional switch component (e.g., dome switch 352) that can engage or interact with dome 350 to perform a designated function.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusion when a user applies pressure to a contact surface 344 of the user interface, the amorphous metal flexible protrusion can flex downward to allow the dome switch of the electronic component to engage the dome coupled to the support structure 370, or alternatively the bracket, to perform a designated function.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusion, and attached electronic component and user interface can spring back into an original position, such as is illustrated in FIG. 3A.
  • the support structure can be or include an electronic device housing.
  • the support structure can be or include a support frame that is attachable to an electronic device housing.
  • the support structure can be or include a rigid support bracket that is directly attachable to an electronic device housing, that is directly attachable to a support frame that is attachable to an electronic device housing, or the like.
  • Other suitable support structures can also be employed.
  • the support structure can be made of a variety of materials.
  • the support structure can be made of a light metal material.
  • the support structure can be made of stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, zinc, lithium, cast iron, the like, or an alloy thereof.
  • the support structure can additionally include carbon fibers or other reinforcing fibers.
  • the support structure can include or be made of a metal/carbon fiber composite material, or the like.
  • the support structure can include an interior surface or interior edge defining an interior space to allow the amorphous metal flexible protrusion to extend inwardly relative to the interior surface (e.g., into the interior space).
  • the interior surface can further include a cavity, protrusion, groove, lip, the like, or a combination thereof of the interior surface.
  • the interior space can be a passthrough interior space (e.g., in FIG. 2 with bracket 210). In other examples, the interior space is not a passthrough interior space (e.g., in FIGs. 3A and 3B where support structure includes bracket 310 and support frame 370, for example).
  • an amorphous metal is a solid metallic material with a disordered atomic- scale structure.
  • an amorphous metal is non-crystalline.
  • the amorphous metals described herein are not 100% amorphous.
  • the amorphous metals can include a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase.
  • the amorphous metal can include from about 50% to about 100% amorphous phase.
  • the amorphous metal can include from about 60% to about 99% amorphous phase, from about 70% to about 98% amorphous phase, from about 80% to about 95% amorphous phase, or from about 90% to about 100% amorphous phase.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can include a variety of amorphous metals. Non-limiting examples can include aluminum, titanium, vanadium, manganese, chromium, zirconium, tin, cast iron, the like, or an alloy thereof. In some examples, the amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can include aluminum or an alloy thereof. In some additional examples, the amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can include titanium or an alloy thereof. In still additional examples, the
  • amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can include vanadium or an alloy thereof. In some further examples, the amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can include manganese or an alloy thereof. In still further examples, the
  • amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can include chromium or an alloy thereof. In yet further examples, the amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can include zirconium or an alloy thereof. In additional examples, the amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can include tin or an alloy thereof. In some further examples, the amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can include cast iron or an alloy thereof. In some additional examples, the amorphous metal flex hinge can additionally include carbon fibers or other reinforcing fibers. As such, in some examples, the amorphous metal flex hinge can include or be made of an amorphous metal/carbon fiber composite material, or the like.
  • the amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge can generally have good elasticity.
  • the amorphous metal can have an elasticity of from about 1 % to about 4%, or from about 1.5% to about 3%.
  • the amorphous metal can have an elasticity of from about 1 % to about 2%, from about 1.5% to about 2.5%, from about 2% to about 3%, from about 2.5% to about 3.5%, or from about 3% to about 4%.
  • Elastic modulus can also be used to describe the elasticity of the amorphous metal of the amorphous metal flex hinge. Elastic modulus is also referred to as Young's modulus (E), which describes tensile elasticity, or the tendency of an object to deform along an axis when opposing forces are applied along that axis. It can be defined as the ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain. Generally, the amorphous metal can have an elastic modulus of from about 250 megapascals (MPa) to about 1700 MPa.
  • MPa megapascals
  • the amorphous metal can have an elastic modulus of from about 250 MPa to about 750 MPa, from about 500 MPa to about 1000 MPa, from about 750 MPa to about 1250 MPa, from about 1000 MPa to about 1500 MPa, or from about 1250 MPa to about 1700 MPa.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can have a variety of thicknesses to allow it to have good flexibility and spring effect, which can also depend on the amorphous metal employed.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can have a thickness of from about 0.05 mm to about 0.7 mm, or from about 0.1 mm to about 0.5 mm, or from about 0.2 mm to about 0.4 mm.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can have a thickness of from about 0.1 mm to about 0.3 mm, from about 0.2 mm to about 0.4 mm, from about 0.3 mm to about 0.5, from about 0.4 mm to about 0.6 mm, or from bout 0.5 mm to about 0.7 mm.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can further include an amorphous metal flexible protrusion that extends a distance from the support structure.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can include a single amorphous metal flexible protrusion.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can include a plurality of amorphous metal flexible protrusions.
  • the amorphous metal flexible protrusion can extend a variety of distances from the support structure, depending on the particular application of the compressible interface. Generally, the amorphous metal flexible protrusion can extend from the support structure a distance of from about 1 mm to about 12 mm. In other examples, the amorphous metal flexible protrusion can extend from the support structure a distance of from about 2 mm to about 5 mm.
  • a variety of user interfaces can be employed in the present compressible interfaces.
  • the user interface can be a clickable pad.
  • clickable pads can include a button, a display screen, a touch- sensitive pad, a scanner, a switch knob, or the like.
  • a button can include a mouse button, a keyboard key or button, a computer button, a monitor button, a game controller button, a smartphone button, or the like, for example.
  • a display screen or touch-sensitive pad can include a tablet display, a computer display, a smartphone display, a computer peripheral display (e.g., a printer, scanner, etc.), a camera display, or the like, for example.
  • a scanner can include a fingerprint scanner, a facial recognition scanner, or the like, for example.
  • the user interface is no particularly limited.
  • the user interface can include a user contact surface opposite a coupling surface.
  • the user contact surface can be a surface that is intended to be contacted by a user of an electronic device.
  • the user contact surface can include or be made of a variety of materials. Non-limiting examples can include glass, plastic, ceramic, carbon fiber, a composite material, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • the coupling surface can be a surface that is intended to be directly or indirectly coupled to an amorphous metal flex hinge, as described herein.
  • the coupling surface of the user interface can include an electronic component that is actuatable upon compression of the user interface and bending of the amorphous metal flexible protrusion.
  • electronic components can include a printed circuit board, a printed wiring board, a printed wiring assembly, an etched wiring board, a switch component, a backlight component, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • the electronic component can include a circuit board (e.g. a printed circuit board, for example).
  • the circuit board can include touch or tactile sensor components that can allow the user interface to function as a touchpad or trackpad, for example.
  • the electronic component can include a switch component that is actuatable upon compression of the user interface and bending of the amorphous metal flexible protrusion to contact or engage another switch component or circuit board to complete a circuit or otherwise perform a designated function of the compressible interface.
  • the electronic component can include a circuit board and a switch component.
  • FIG. 4 presents a flow chart of one example method 400 of manufacturing a compressible interface for an electronic device.
  • the method can include coupling 410 an amorphous metal flex hinge to a support structure, wherein the amorphous metal flex hinge includes an amorphous metal and has an amorphous metal flexible protrusion extending from the support structure.
  • the method can further include coupling 420 a coupling surface of a user interface with the amorphous metal flex hinge at the amorphous metal flexible protrusion.
  • coupling the amorphous metal flex hinge to the support structure can be performed in a variety of ways.
  • coupling the amorphous metal flex hinge to the support structure can be performed using adhesive, a mechanical fastener, a mechanical interaction between the amorphous metal flex hinge and the support substrate, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • mechanical fasteners can include screws, pins, clips, clamps, rivets, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • Non-limiting examples of adhesives can include pressure sensitive adhesives, thermal curing adhesives, light curing adhesives, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • Pressure sensitive adhesives can include acrylic-based adhesives, natural rubber-based adhesives, styrene-butadiene rubber-based adhesives, styrenic block copolymer-based adhesives, silicone-based adhesive, epoxy adhesives, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • Thermal curing adhesives can include epoxy adhesives, polyurethane acrylate adhesives, silicone adhesives, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • Light curing adhesives can include epoxy adhesives, urethane acrylate adhesives, cyanoacrylate adhesives, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • Non-limiting examples of mechanical interactions can include friction fitting, mating components, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • coupling the amorphous metal flex hinge to the support structure can include applying a pressure sensitive adhesive between the amorphous metal flex hinge and the support structure.
  • Coupling the amorphous metal flex hinge to the coupling surface of the user interface can also be performed in a variety of ways.
  • the coupling surface is generally coupled to the amorphous metal flexible protrusion of the
  • amorphous metal flex hinge Non-limiting examples of coupling methods can include mechanical fasteners, mechanical interactions, adhesives, the like, or a combination thereof, as described above with respect to coupling the amorphous metal flex hinge to the support structure.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can be coupled to the coupling surface of the user interface by applying an adhesive, such as a pressure sensitive adhesive, a thermal curing adhesive, a light curing adhesive, the like, or a combination thereof, between the amorphous metal flexible protrusion and the coupling surface.
  • the adhesive can be a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can be indirectly coupled to the user interface via an electronic component.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can be coupled to the electronic component via mechanical fasteners, mechanical interactions, adhesives, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • the amorphous metal flex hinge can be coupled to the electronic component by applying an adhesive between the electronic component and the amorphous metal flexible protrusion of the amorphous metal flex hinge.
  • the adhesive can be a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the electronic component can be coupled to the coupling surface of the user interface in a variety of ways. Non-limiting examples can include mechanical fasteners, mechanical interactions, adhesives, the like, or a combination thereof, such as are described above.
  • the compressible interfaces disclosed herein can be used in a variety of electronic devices.
  • the electronic device can include a housing carrying electronic components of the electronic device and a compressible interface as described herein can be coupled to the housing.
  • the support structure of the user interface can be coupled to the housing of the electronic device using mechanical fasteners, mechanical interactions, adhesives, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • the compressible interface can include a user interface.
  • the user interface can be included as part of the electronic device to perform a variety of functions.
  • the user interface can be a clickable pad, or the like, of a display, a track pad, a clickpad, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a media player, a camera, a printer, a scanner, a smartphone, a keyboard, a mouse, a tablet, a smart speaker, the like, or a combination thereof.
  • FIG. 5 One non-limiting example of an electronic device 590 is illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • the electronic device is a laptop computer and the compressible interface 500 is a clickpad of the laptop computer.
  • the compressible interface can be employed in numerous ways across numerous electronic devices.
  • the electronic device of FIG. 5 is not intended to be limiting.
  • the term“about” is used to provide flexibility to a numerical range endpoint by providing that a given value may be“a little above” or“a little below” the endpoint.
  • the degree of flexibility of this term can be dictated by the particular variable and would be within the knowledge of those in the field technology determine based on experience and the associated description herein.
  • an atomic ratio range of about 1 at% to about 20 at% should be interpreted to include not only the explicitly recited limits of about 1 at% and about 20 at%, but also to include individual atomic percentages such as 2 at%, 11 at%, 14 at%, and sub-ranges such as 10 at% to 20 at%, 5 at% to 15 at%, etc.

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Une interface compressible pour un dispositif électronique comprend une structure de support, une charnière souple métallique amorphe couplée à la structure de support et ayant une partie saillante souple métallique amorphe s'étendant à partir de la structure de support, et une interface utilisateur comprenant une surface de couplage, la surface de couplage étant couplée à la partie saillante souple métallique amorphe.
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