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公开(公告)号:US20160062213A1
公开(公告)日:2016-03-03
申请号:US14604657
申请日:2015-01-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Marwan Rammah , Eric N. Nyland , Matthew D. Hill , Sawyer I. Cohen , Scott A. Myers , David A. Pakula , Michael Benjamin Wittenberg , Ashutosh Y. Shukla
CPC classification number: G03B17/12 , G02B7/003 , G03B17/02 , G03B43/00 , H04M1/0264 , H04N5/2257
Abstract: An electronic device having a securing member for a camera module is disclosed. The securing member may include several flexible spring elements extending around the camera module to maintain the position of the camera module during an assembly process of the electronic device. The securing member and the housing may be made from an electrically conductive material or materials. In this manner, the securing member may further provide the camera module with an electrical ground to prevent excessive electric charge within the camera module. In some embodiments, an alignment member is positioned on the housing and aligns the camera module and/or securing member with an aperture of the housing.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种具有相机模块固定部件的电子装置。 固定构件可以包括围绕照相机模块延伸的多个柔性弹簧元件,以在电子设备的组装过程期间保持相机模块的位置。 固定构件和壳体可以由导电材料或材料制成。 以这种方式,固定构件还可以向相机模块提供电接地,以防止相机模块内的过度电荷。 在一些实施例中,对准构件定位在壳体上并且使相机模块和/或固定构件与壳体的孔对准。
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公开(公告)号:US20160004896A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-07
申请号:US14855123
申请日:2015-09-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin J. Pope , Shawn Arnold , Barry J. Corlett , Terry L. Gilton , Syed Husaini , Steven Webster , Scott A. Myers , Matthew D. Hill , Benjamin B. Lyon
CPC classification number: G06K9/00087 , G06F3/044 , G06K9/0002 , G06K9/0004 , G06K9/00053 , G06K9/00073
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire.
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公开(公告)号:US20140216914A1
公开(公告)日:2014-08-07
申请号:US14247419
申请日:2014-04-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin J. Pope , Shawn Arnold , Barry J. Corlett , Terry L. Gilton , Syed Husaini , Steven Webster , Scott A. Myers , Matthew D. Hill , Benjamin B. Lyon
IPC: G06K9/00
CPC classification number: G06K9/00087 , G06F3/044 , G06K9/0002 , G06K9/0004 , G06K9/00053 , G06K9/00073
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire.
Abstract translation: 一种装置包括指纹传感器,其具有被配置为电容耦合到用户指纹的一组电容性元件。 指纹传感器可以设置在电子设备的控制按钮或显示元件下方,例如控制按钮和显示组件中的一个或多个。 响应元件响应于用户指纹的接近度,例如响应于控制按钮的运动的第一电路中的一个或两个,以及响应于指纹和显示元件的表面之间的耦合的第二电路。 指纹传感器比响应元件更靠近指纹。 控制按钮或显示组件可以包括各向异性介电材料,例如蓝宝石。
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公开(公告)号:US20240372245A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-07
申请号:US18772078
申请日:2024-07-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Matthew D. Hill , Michael B. Wittenberg , Shane Bustle , Duy P. Le
Abstract: A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing comprises a first component and a second component separated from the first component by a gap. The housing also includes a first molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and defining at least a portion of an interlock feature, and a second molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and mechanically engaging the interlock feature. The first component, the second component, and the second molded element form a portion of an exterior surface of the housing. A method of forming the housing is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11838432B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-05
申请号:US17068619
申请日:2020-10-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Bryan D. Keen , Devon A. Monaco , Sherry Lee , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury , Eric N. Nyland , Matthew D. Hill , Arun R. Varma , Lucy E. Browning , Sawyer I. Cohen , Benjamin J. Pope , Abhishek Choudhury , James W. Bilanski , Yaodong Wang , Daniel J. Morizio , Nicholas W. Ruhter , David A. Karol , Sean M. Gordoni
CPC classification number: H04M1/0206 , G06F1/1637 , G06F1/1686 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/0264 , H04M1/0266 , H05K1/115 , H05K1/118 , H05K1/189 , H05K5/0047 , H05K5/0086 , H05K5/0217 , H04M2201/38
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing defining an internal volume and a circuit board assembly within the internal volume. The circuit board assembly includes a first circuit board, a wall structure soldered to the first circuit board, and a second circuit board soldered to the wall structure and supported above the first circuit board by the wall structure. The second circuit board defines an exterior top surface of the circuit board assembly. A processor is coupled to the first circuit board and positioned within an internal volume defined between the first circuit board and the second circuit board and at least partially surrounded by the wall structure. A memory module is coupled to the exterior top surface of the circuit board assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US11792309B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-17
申请号:US17378695
申请日:2021-07-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Matthew D. Hill , Derek C. Krass , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Lucy Elizabeth Browning , Michael Benjamin Wittenberg , James B. Smith , Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Scott A. Myers
CPC classification number: H04M1/0249 , H04M1/02 , H04M1/0202 , H04M1/0247 , H04M1/23
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11750900B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-05
申请号:US17687497
申请日:2022-03-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Scott W. Miller , Brian A. Argyres , Lindsay M. Alanen , Matthew D. Hill , Nicholas D. Smyth , Shujun Tang
Abstract: Various embodiments include a chassis for a multi-camera system and techniques for forming such a chassis. The chassis may comprise multiple chassis portions that define cavities for mounting cameras. Some embodiments include a chassis portion comprising an integrated shield can-chassis that may be formed as a single component. According to some embodiments, subtractive manufacturing may be used to form one or more features of the chassis.
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公开(公告)号:US20230261695A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-17
申请号:US18306116
申请日:2023-04-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Harish Rajagopalan , Bilgehan Avser , David Garrido Lopez , Forhad Hasnat , Mattia Pascolini , Mikal Askarian Amiri , Rodney A. Gomez Angulo , Thomas W. Yang , Jiechen Wu , Eric N. Nyland , Simone Paulotto , Jennifer M. Edwards , Matthew D. Hill , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury , David A. Hurrell , Siwen Yong , Jiangfeng Wu , Daniel C. Wagman , Soroush Akbarzadeh , Robert Scritzky , Subramanian Ramalingam
CPC classification number: H04B3/52 , G01R31/2822 , H01Q1/2283 , H01Q13/24 , H04B3/54
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an antenna module having a substrate. A phased antenna array of dielectric resonator antennas and a radio-frequency integrated circuit for the array may be mounted to one or more surfaces of the substrate. The dielectric resonator antennas may include dielectric columns excited by feed probes. The feed probes may be printed onto sidewalls of the dielectric columns or may be pressed against the sidewalls by biasing structures. A plastic substrate may be molded over each dielectric column and each of the feed probes in the array. The feed probes may cover multiple polarizations. The array may include elements for covering multiple frequency bands. The dielectric columns may be aligned a longitudinal axis and may be rotated at a non-zero and non-perpendicular angle with respect to the longitudinal axis.
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公开(公告)号:US20230224392A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-13
申请号:US17903900
申请日:2022-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Matthew D. Hill , Rasamy Phouthavong , Jun Sik Ham , James A. Bertin , Benjamin J. Kallman , Sherry Cao
CPC classification number: H04M1/0266 , H01L51/5215 , H01L51/5234 , H01L27/323 , H04M2201/38
Abstract: A portable electronic device may include an enclosure including a front cover defining a front exterior surface, and a display positioned below the front cover and including a set of transparent conductive traces positioned in a graphically active region of the display and including a first plurality of transparent conductive traces and a second plurality of transparent conductive traces oriented perpendicular to the first plurality of transparent conductive traces. The portable electronic device may further include a proximity sensor including an optical emitter below the display and configured to emit light through the display and through the front cover. The optical emitter may be arranged relative to an optical receiver along a direction oblique to the first plurality of transparent conductive traces and to the second plurality of transparent conductive traces.
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公开(公告)号:US20230221782A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-13
申请号:US17903963
申请日:2022-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: David A. Hurrell , Gregory N. Stephens , Isabel Yang , John J. Baker , Sherry Lee , Matthew D. Hill , Obinna Onyemepu , Douglas G. Fournier , Benjamin J. Pope , Michael W. Firka , Griffin L. Schmitt , Arun R. Varma , Robert Hrabchak
CPC classification number: G06F1/203 , H05K7/20481 , H05K7/205 , H04M1/0202
Abstract: A mobile phone may include an enclosure defining an internal volume, the enclosure including a front cover formed from a transparent material and defining a front exterior surface, a rear cover formed from a glass material and defining a rear exterior surface, and a housing component defining a side exterior surface. The mobile phone may include a circuit board assembly within the internal volume. The circuit board assembly may include a circuit board, a circuit component coupled to an exterior surface of the circuit board, and a cowling coupled to the circuit board and covering the circuit component, the cowling having a thickness less than about 0.5 mm and including a base structure formed from an aluminum alloy having a thickness less than about 0.4 mm and a thermally conductive structure positioned over the base structure and configured to dissipate heat.
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