Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Manufacturing of computing devices
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Application No.: US13651000Application Date: 2012-10-12
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Publication No.: US10086484B2Publication Date: 2018-10-02
- Inventor: David J. Morgenstern , Laura M. DeForest , Michelle R. Goldberg , Nicholas Alan Rundle , Yuna Hu , Michael K. Morishita , Jacek M. Kolodziejski
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dickinson Wright RLLP
- Main IPC: B23P17/00
- IPC: B23P17/00 ; B21D24/04 ; B21D22/20 ; B21D19/08 ; B21D22/26 ; B23P11/00 ; B23C3/00 ; B21K23/00

Abstract:
Examples of tooling fixtures and methods for manufacturing computing devices are described. According to some examples, a computer component may be shaped using successive steps of forging after deep drawing. In some examples, certain components may be assembled to form sub-assemblies of computer components and the sub-assembly may then be machined to drive closer tolerances. According to other examples, a work holding tool is described which may include a first plurality of individually movable pins for supporting a first surface of a work piece, the tool also having a second plurality of individually movable pins for applying a restraining force over a second opposite surface of the work piece to retain the work piece in position while maintaining it in its natural state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140102162A1 MANUFACTURING OF COMPUTING DEVICES Public/Granted day:2014-04-17
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