公开(公告)号：WO2023038784A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：PCT/US2022/041093

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： RENDA, Nicholas A. ,  CATALANO, Carlo ,  WANG, Chen ,  CRAMER, David R. ,  ATOM, Kellen M. ,  CORBET, Lindsay D. ,  KUNA, Melody L. ,  DURAND, Robert J. ,  TERNULLO, Stephanie L. ,  VENKATESH, Sunita ,  LELE, Suvrat ,  CHEUNG, Wang Chung Alston

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, and a housing at least partially surrounding the display and comprising a first housing member defining a first portion of an exterior surface of the electronic device and a second housing member defining a second portion of the exterior surface of the electronic device and configured to function as an antenna. The electronic device also includes a joining structure positioned between the first housing member and the second housing member including a reinforcement plate and a molded element at least partially encapsulating the reinforcement plate and engaged with the first housing member and the second housing member, thereby retaining the first housing member to the second housing member.

公开(公告)号：EP4307086A3

公开(公告)日：2024-04-10

申请号：EP23212993.2

申请日：2019-08-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： RENDA, Nicholas A. ,  BERK, Jonathan L. ,  SARACCO, Dylan A ,  DIFONZO, John C. ,  SALVATTI, Alexander V. ,  WEIRSHAUSER, Eric J.

IPC: G01R33/07 ,  G01R33/09 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/3234

Abstract: A portable computing device that includes a base portion that carries an audio module and a display housing that carries a display is disclosed. The display housing is coupled with, and rotatable with respect to, the base portion. The display housing includes a magnet, and the base portion includes a magnetic field sensor that detects an external magnetic field of the magnet. The magnetic field sensor provides a signal that deactivates the display. In order to reduce layout changes in the portable computing device, the magnetic field sensor is positioned in an audio housing that carries the audio module. However, the magnetic field sensor is designed and oriented to detect the magnetic field from the magnet in the display housing and effectively ignore magnets associated with the audio module. In order to reduce the amount of electrical connections, the magnetic field sensor is electrically coupled to the audio module.

公开(公告)号：EP4307086A2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-17

申请号：EP23212993.2

申请日：2019-08-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： RENDA, Nicholas A. ,  BERK, Jonathan L. ,  SARACCO, Dylan A ,  DIFONZO, John C. ,  SALVATTI, Alexander V. ,  WEIRSHAUSER, Eric J.

IPC: G06F1/3234

Abstract: A portable computing device that includes a base portion that carries an audio module and a display housing that carries a display is disclosed. The display housing is coupled with, and rotatable with respect to, the base portion. The display housing includes a magnet, and the base portion includes a magnetic field sensor that detects an external magnetic field of the magnet. The magnetic field sensor provides a signal that deactivates the display. In order to reduce layout changes in the portable computing device, the magnetic field sensor is positioned in an audio housing that carries the audio module. However, the magnetic field sensor is designed and oriented to detect the magnetic field from the magnet in the display housing and effectively ignore magnets associated with the audio module. In order to reduce the amount of electrical connections, the magnetic field sensor is electrically coupled to the audio module.

公开(公告)号：EP3629043A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-01

申请号：EP19192782.1

申请日：2019-08-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： RENDA, Nicholas A. ,  BERK, Jonathan L. ,  SARACCO, Dylan A ,  DIFONZO, John C. ,  SALVATTI, Alexander V. ,  WEIRSHAUSER, Eric J.

IPC: G01R33/07 ,  G01R33/09 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/3234

Abstract: A portable computing device that includes a base portion that carries an audio module and a display housing that carries a display is disclosed. The display housing is coupled with, and rotatable with respect to, the base portion. The display housing includes a magnet, and the base portion includes a magnetic field sensor that detects an external magnetic field of the magnet. The magnetic field sensor provides a signal that deactivates the display. In order to reduce layout changes in the portable computing device, the magnetic field sensor is positioned in an audio housing that carries the audio module. However, the magnetic field sensor is designed and oriented to detect the magnetic field from the magnet in the display housing and effectively ignore magnets associated with the audio module. In order to reduce the amount of electrical connections, the magnetic field sensor is electrically coupled to the audio module.