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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Cupertino, CA (US);
Haran Balaram, Cupertino, CA (US);
Colin M. Ely, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A first electronic device is positionable between one or more contact positions and an aligned position with respect to a second electronic device. One or more actuators of the first electronic device are activated in response to one or more sensors of the first electronic device determining that the first electronic device and second electronic device are misaligned. Activation of the actuator may result in the first electronic device moving to the aligned position. In some implementations, the actuator may move the first electronic device toward the aligned position when activated. In other implementations, the actuator may overcome static friction to put the first electronic device in motion when activated and when the first electronic device is in motion one or more alignment mechanisms may overcome the kinetic friction to move the first electronic device to the aligned position.