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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2021
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Chase A. Thompson, Sylmar, CA (US);
Adam S. Trock, Simi Valley, CA (US);
MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC., Northridge, CA;
Abstract
This disclosure relates to ingress-tolerant input devices. Aspects of the disclosure relate to an ingress-tolerant switch assembly for operating an electronic device in an ingress-protected manner. The switch assembly includes a button configured to be coupled to an outer surface of an enclosure of the electronic device. The switch assembly also includes a spring operably coupled to the button and a magnet coupled to the spring. A pressing force applied by a user to the button overcomes a spring force of the spring to move the magnet into proximity of the magnetic sensor to cause the magnetic sensor to generate a sensor signal for performing a function of the electronic device.