Battery removal apparatus
    44.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09680187B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-13

    申请号:US13903867

    申请日:2013-05-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01M10/425 G06F1/1635 H01M2/1066 Y10T156/1994

    Abstract: This application relates generally to battery removal apparatuses. For example, one battery removal apparatus disclosed herein comprises a pull tab configured to be disposed between a battery and a casing of a portable computing device. The pull tab is shaped such that at least one area of the battery and the casing are exposed to one another when the battery, the pull tab and the casing are compressed together. An adhesive layer is shaped to cover the at least one exposed area such that the battery adheres to the casing, and the pull tab is reinforced so as to prevent the pull tab from tearing when used to remove the battery from the portable computing device. Other battery removal apparatuses include a pull string battery removal apparatus as well as a battery removal apparatus that incorporates both a pull tab and one or more pull strings.

    Dual shot strobe lens and flex and stiffener features of a camera
    45.
    发明授权
    Dual shot strobe lens and flex and stiffener features of a camera 有权
    双镜头闪光灯镜头和相机的弯曲和加强功能

    公开(公告)号:US09596397B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-14

    申请号:US14609404

    申请日:2015-01-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device having a lens and a lens retaining member is disclosed. The lens and the lens retaining member may both be molded in a single mold cavity. However, the lens includes a first material that is clear and translucent, while the lens retaining member includes a second material that is opaque. The lens retaining member may include an alignment such that the lens and lens retaining member, when secured to a flexible circuit, may self-align with a window. The window allows a light source to emit light while the lens retaining member blocks or reflects light. In another embodiment, a container having a first member and a second member may be positioned around a camera module. The container may act as an EMI shield for the camera module.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种具有透镜和透镜保持构件的电子设备。 透镜和透镜保持构件都可以模制在单个模腔中。 然而,透镜包括透明和半透明的第一材料,而透镜保持构件包括不透明的第二材料。 透镜保持构件可以包括对准,使得当固定到柔性电路时,透镜和透镜保持构件可以与窗口自对准。 窗口允许光源发光,同时透镜保持构件阻挡或反射光。 在另一个实施例中,具有第一构件和第二构件的容器可以位于照相机模块周围。 容器可以用作相机模块的EMI屏蔽。

    Housing features of an electronic device
    46.
    发明授权
    Housing features of an electronic device 有权
    电子设备的外壳特性

    公开(公告)号:US09591110B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-07

    申请号:US14618744

    申请日:2015-02-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04M1/0249

    Abstract: An enclosure and a method for forming an enclosure are disclosed. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include a non-metal portion allowing for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves. The non-metal portion may be interlocked to the enclosure and in particular, to a region within the enclosure including a first material having a relatively high strength and stiffness compared to the non-metal portion. Interlocking means may include forming dovetail cuts into the enclosure to receive the non-metal portion, a hole or cavity drilled into the enclosure which includes internal threads, and a rod inserted into the first material to provide a tension to the non-metal portion. Methods of assembling internal components using anodization are also disclosed.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于形成外壳的外壳和方法。 外壳可以由诸如铝的金属形成,并且还包括允许透射和接收电磁波的非金属部分。 非金属部分可以互锁到外壳,特别是与外壳内的区域相连,包括与非金属部分相比具有相对高的强度和刚度的第一材料。 联锁装置可以包括形成燕尾切口进入外壳以接纳非金属部分,钻入包围内部的孔或空腔,其包括内螺纹,以及插入第一材料中的杆以向非金属部分提供张力。 还公开了使用阳极氧化组装内部部件的方法。

    Electronic Devices With Replaceable Subassemblies
    47.
    发明申请
    Electronic Devices With Replaceable Subassemblies 审中-公开
    具有可更换组件的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160070414A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-10

    申请号:US14846354

    申请日:2015-09-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include electrical components. The electrical components may be calibrated. Calibration data may be stored in non-volatile memory on a component assembly or may be stored in a remote databased while a subassembly identifier is stored in the non-volatile memory. If a subassembly in a device becomes damaged, a replacement subassembly may be installed in the device. Control circuitry in the device may retrieve calibration data for the replacement subassembly from non-volatile memory on the subassembly or from the remote database.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括电气部件。 电气部件可以被校准。 校准数据可以存储在组件组件上的非易失性存储器中,或者可以存储在远程数据库中,而组件标识符存储在非易失性存储器中。 如果设备中的子组件损坏,则可能会在设备中安装更换子组件。 设备中的控制电路可以从子组件或远程数据库中的非易失性存储器检索替换子组件的校准数据。

    THERMAL GAP PAD
    48.
    发明申请
    THERMAL GAP PAD 有权
    热盖板

    公开(公告)号:US20160004284A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-07

    申请号:US14323874

    申请日:2014-07-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This application relates to efficiently distributing heat within a portable computing device. More specifically an apparatus for conducting heat between internal components of the portable computing device is disclosed. The apparatus, referred to as a thermal gap pad, is configured to bridge a variably sized gap between internal components. This is accomplished by wrapping a resilient core in a layer of highly thermally conductive material. The resilient core allows a shape of the thermal gap pad to vary in accordance with a size of the gap. A resilience of the thermal gap pad can be adjusted to account for an amount of variance in the gap. In some embodiments, an electrically conductive layer can be added to facilitate the passage of electrical current through the thermal gap pad.

    Abstract translation: 本申请涉及在便携式计算设备内有效地分配热量。 更具体地,公开了一种用于在便携式计算设备的内部部件之间传导热量的装置。 被称为热间隙垫的装置构造成在内部部件之间桥接可变尺寸的间隙。 这通过将弹性芯包裹在高导热材料层中来实现。 弹性芯允许热间隙垫的形状根据间隙的大小而变化。 可以调节热间隙垫的弹性以考虑间隙中的变化量。 在一些实施例中,可以添加导电层以促进电流通过热间隙垫。

    Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Strain Relief Structures For Coupled Printed Circuits
    50.
    发明申请
    Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Strain Relief Structures For Coupled Printed Circuits 有权
    用于耦合印刷电路的电磁干扰屏蔽和应变消除结构

    公开(公告)号:US20140177180A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-26

    申请号:US13726509

    申请日:2012-12-24

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Electrical components in an electronic device are mounted on substrates such as printed circuits. Printed circuits contain signal paths formed from metal traces. The signal lines in the signal paths of the printed circuits are coupled together using electrical connection structures such as printed circuit board-to-board connectors, contacts joined by anisotropic conductive film, or contacts joined using solder. Electrical connection structures may be surrounded by conductive resilient ring-shaped structures such as conductive foam structures or spring structures. The conductive foam structures may be provided with a metal layer with which the conductive foam structures are soldered to a ring of metal on a printed circuit. Strain relief structures may be formed from an elastomeric ring that surrounds the electrical connection structures or an overmolded plastic structure. Coating layers and conductive plastic may be used in providing strain relief structures with electromagnetic interference shielding capabilities.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备中的电气部件安装在诸如印刷电路的基板上。 印刷电路包含由金属迹线形成的信号路径。 印刷电路的信号路径中的信号线通过诸如印刷电路板对板连接器,由各向异性导电膜连接的触点或使用焊料连接的触点之类的电连接结构耦合在一起。 电连接结构可以由诸如导电泡沫结构或弹簧结构的导电弹性环形结构围绕。 导电泡沫结构可以设置有金属层,导电泡沫结构通过该金属层焊接到印刷电路上的金属环。 应变消除结构可以由围绕电连接结构或包覆成型的塑料结构的弹性体环形成。 涂层和导电塑料可用于提供具有电磁干扰屏蔽能力的应变消除结构。

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