Compressible seal for rotatable and translatable input mechanisms

An electronic device has a housing and a rotatable and translatable input mechanism. The housing has an aperture and the rotatable and translatable input mechanism has a shaft positioned at least partially within the aperture and a manipulation structure coupled to the shaft. The manipulation struct...

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1. Verfasser:	Ely, Colin M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CALCULATING COMPUTING CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BYMECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY CONTROLLING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRIC SWITCHES ELECTRICITY ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES HOROLOGY MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES PHYSICS REGULATING RELAYS SELECTORS TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An electronic device has a housing and a rotatable and translatable input mechanism. The housing has an aperture and the rotatable and translatable input mechanism has a shaft positioned at least partially within the aperture and a manipulation structure coupled to the shaft. The manipulation structure may be manipulated to rotationally and translationally move the shaft to provide rotational and translational input to the electronic device. A compressible seal is positioned in a gap between the housing and the rotatable and translatable input mechanism. The compressible seal may resist and/or prevent passage of contaminants into the aperture and/or obscure one or more internal components. The compressible seal may be configured to collapse or bend when the rotatable and translatable member translates.