公开(公告)号：EP3629124A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-01

申请号：EP19174183.4

申请日：2019-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： HENDREN, Keith J. ,  GARELLI, Adam T. ,  POSNER, Bryan W. ,  ENDISCH, Denis H ,  MATHEW, Dinesh C ,  WANG, Paul X.

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  F16M13/00 ,  F16M11/10

Abstract: A computing device can include a housing including a peripheral housing defining an aperture, the peripheral housing having a constant cross-sectional area. The computing device can also include a display having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, the display disposed within the aperture defined by the peripheral housing and attached to the housing at one or more locations such that the first major surface and the second major surface of the display are substantially unobstructed by any other portion of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：EP4464924A3

公开(公告)日：2025-03-26

申请号：EP24205359.3

申请日：2019-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： HENDREN, Keith J. ,  GARELLI, Adam T. ,  POSNER, Bryan W. ,  ENDISCH, Denis H ,  MATHEW, Dinesh C ,  WANG, Paul X.

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  F16M13/00 ,  F16M11/10

Abstract: A computing device can include a housing including a peripheral housing defining an aperture, the peripheral housing having a constant cross-sectional area. The computing device can also include a display having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, the display disposed within the aperture defined by the peripheral housing and attached to the housing at one or more locations such that the first major surface and the second major surface of the display are substantially unobstructed by any other portion of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：EP4464924A2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-20

申请号：EP24205359.3

申请日：2019-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： HENDREN, Keith J. ,  GARELLI, Adam T. ,  POSNER, Bryan W. ,  ENDISCH, Denis H ,  MATHEW, Dinesh C ,  WANG, Paul X.

IPC: F16M11/38

Abstract: A computing device can include a housing including a peripheral housing defining an aperture, the peripheral housing having a constant cross-sectional area. The computing device can also include a display having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, the display disposed within the aperture defined by the peripheral housing and attached to the housing at one or more locations such that the first major surface and the second major surface of the display are substantially unobstructed by any other portion of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：EP4134784A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-15

申请号：EP22188508.0

申请日：2022-08-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： KRAHN, Scott J ,  GARELLI, Adam T ,  HAMEL, Bradley J ,  MATHEW, Dinesh C ,  KIM, Hoon Sik ,  HENDREN, Keith J ,  CAO, Robert Y ,  LAM, Terry C ,  ROBINSON, Kevin M ,  FARAHANI, Houtan R ,  SANO, Tatsuya

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: A foldable display device may have housing portions coupled by a hinge. The hinge may have a series of interconnected links. The links may be formed from interdigitated fingers in a friction clutch. The fingers or other portions of the links may be provided with crescent-shaped slots that receive pins. During folding of the device, the pins may slide along the crescent-shaped slots, thereby ensuring that adjacent links rotate relative to each other about a rotation axis that lies outside of the hinge and within a flexible display panel. Links may also be formed from link members with curved mating bearing surfaces that slide relative to each other as adjacent links are rotated relative to each other. A housing rotation synchronization mechanism may be formed using a set of gears that extends between the first and second housing portions.