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公开(公告)号:US11637919B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-25
申请号:US17068432
申请日:2020-10-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: John J. Baker , Eric W. Bates , Lucy E. Browning , Kodiak Burke , Benjamin S. Bustle , Trent Canales , Tyler B. Cater , Sawyer I. Cohen , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Michael Firka , Kevin M. Froese , Jun Sik Ham , Matthew D. Hill , Hugh J. Jay , Benjamin J. Kallman , Paul U. Leutheuser , Matthew W. Miller , Michael K. Mondry , Donald J. Parr , Benjamin J. Pope , Matthew P. Rao , Griffin Schmitt , Allegra Shum , Christopher R. Xydis , Luman Zhang , Yaocheng Zhang , Zhipeng Zhang , Xiao Ying Zhao
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing member defining a first portion of an exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a first portion of an exterior rear surface of the portable electronic device, at least a portion of an exterior side surface of the portable electronic device, a recess along an interior side of the housing member, and a ledge feature along the interior side of the housing member. The device also includes a top module coupled to the housing member and including a front cover defining a second portion of the exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a display stack attached to the front cover, and a frame member extending at least partially around a periphery of the display stack and set apart from a surface of the recess by a gap.
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公开(公告)号:US20210168230A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-03
申请号:US17068432
申请日:2020-10-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: John J. Baker , Eric W. Bates , Lucy E. Browning , Kodiak Burke , Benjamin S. Bustle , Trent Canales , Tyler B. Cater , Sawyer I. Cohen , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Michael Firka , Kevin M. Froese , Jun Sik Ham , Matthew D. Hill , Hugh J. Jay , Benjamin J. Kallman , Paul U. Leutheuser , Matthew W. Miller , Michael K. Mondry , Donald J. Parr , Benjamin J. Pope , Matthew P. Rao , Griffin Schmitt , Allegra Shum , Christopher R. Xydis , Luman Zhang , Yaocheng Zhang , Zhipeng Zhang , Xiao Ying Zhao
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing member defining a first portion of an exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a first portion of an exterior rear surface of the portable electronic device, at least a portion of an exterior side surface of the portable electronic device, a recess along an interior side of the housing member, and a ledge feature along the interior side of the housing member. The device also includes a top module coupled to the housing member and including a front cover defining a second portion of the exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a display stack attached to the front cover, and a frame member extending at least partially around a periphery of the display stack and set apart from a surface of the recess by a gap.
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公开(公告)号:US10606355B1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-31
申请号:US15691483
申请日:2017-08-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yaocheng Zhang , Kevin M. Froese , Benjamin J. Pope , Scott A. Myers
Abstract: According to some embodiments, an electronic device can include a processor and a haptic feedback system. The haptic feedback system can include a mass that is coupled to a magnetic element and variable magnetic elements capable of establishing a magnetic field in communication with the magnetic element that varies in accordance with the processor receiving a signal that indicates that a touch event is detected at a touch sensitive layer, where the magnetic field causes displacement of the magnetic element. The haptic feedback system can further include a magnetic field sensor in communication with the processor, where the magnetic field sensor is capable of (i) detecting a change in the magnetic field that is induced by the displacement of the magnetic element, and (ii) providing a detection signal to the processor that corresponds to a current position of the mass that is coupled to the magnetic element.
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公开(公告)号:US09967375B1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-08
申请号:US15593252
申请日:2017-05-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Xiao Ying Zhao , Timothy S. Lui , Tyler B. Cater , Rasamy Phouthavong , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin J. Pope , David A. Hurrell , Christopher R. Xydis , Edward S. Huo , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Michael W. Firka , Martin J. Auclair , Kurtis J. Mundell , Salome Bavetta , Paul Leutheuser , Hani Esmaeili , Kevin M. Froese , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury , Tang Yew Tan , Eric W. Bates , Yaocheng Zhang
CPC classification number: H05K5/0217 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1633 , G06F1/1684 , G06F1/1698 , H01H9/04 , H04B1/3816 , H04M1/0249 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/18 , H04R1/025 , H04R1/44 , H04R2499/11 , H05K7/1461
Abstract: An electronic device having liquid-resistant modifications that prevent liquid ingress into an opening (or openings) in an enclosure of the electronic device is disclosed. For example, the electronic device may include a coating formed from a liquid-resistant material that is applied internally to the enclosure. The electronic device may further include a frame that carries a protective transparent layer designed to cover a display assembly. In order to secure the frame with the enclosure, the electronic device may include an adhesive assembly disposed over an outer perimeter of the coating. The adhesive assembly may include several adhesive parts initially separate from one another. However, with the adhesive parts between the frame and the enclosure, the adhesive parts can be compressed by the frame and the enclosure, causing the adhesive parts to expand and engage each other. As a result, the coating and the adhesive parts provide a seal against liquid.
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公开(公告)号:US09832567B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-28
申请号:US15266892
申请日:2016-09-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yaocheng Zhang , Benjamin J. Pope , Teodor Dabov
CPC classification number: H04R1/44 , H04R1/023 , H04R2499/11 , H05K5/0213 , H05K5/0217
Abstract: An electronic device having an assembly is disclosed. The assembly is designed to regulate fluid flow into the electronic device. The assembly may include a membrane having air-permeable and liquid-resistant properties. In other to protect the membrane, the assembly includes a support member and a compressible membrane. Also, the assembly may further include a first housing member and a second housing member that combine to surround the membrane. Each feature of the assembly may include an opening to allow air to pass the assembly. When disposed in an opening of the electronic device, the assembly allows the device to receive air that is used by an operational component in the electronic device. The assembly protects the operational component from liquid ingress while allowing the operational component to communicate with the environment external to the device. The operation component may include a microphone, an audio speaker, or a pressure sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20160071664A1
公开(公告)日:2016-03-10
申请号:US14553985
申请日:2014-11-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Sawyer I. Cohen , Tyler B. Cater , Marwan Rammah , Yaocheng Zhang , Edward S. Huo , Dhaval N. Shah , Scott A. Myers , Vivek Katiyar
IPC: H01H13/50
CPC classification number: H01H13/705 , H01H13/52 , H01H2221/062 , H01H2221/064 , H01H2221/08
Abstract: Systems and methods for forming button assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. According to some embodiments, the button assemblies include one or more sound improvement features to improve the sound that the button assemblies make when pressed by users of the electronic devices. According to some embodiments, the button assemblies include shims that provide proper alignment of the various components of the button assemblies and to accommodate any tolerance stack up of the various components of the button assemblies. The shims can include alignment features to prevent the shims from shifting within the button assemblies. According to some embodiments, thicknesses of the shims are customized to accommodate varying tolerance stack ups of the components of the button assemblies. In some embodiments, the button assemblies include a combination of sound improvement features and shims.
Abstract translation: 公开了用于形成用于电子设备的按钮组件的系统和方法。 根据一些实施例,按钮组件包括一个或多个声音改进特征,以在根据电子设备的用户按压时改善按钮组件所产生的声音。 根据一些实施例,按钮组件包括提供按钮组件的各种部件的适当对准并且适应按钮组件的各种部件的任何公差叠加的垫片。 垫片可以包括对准特征,以防止垫片在按钮组件内移动。 根据一些实施例,垫片的厚度被定制以适应按钮组件的部件的不同公差叠加。 在一些实施例中,按钮组件包括声音改进特征和垫片的组合。
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公开(公告)号:US20230221802A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-13
申请号:US17903945
申请日:2022-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ava Iranmanesh , Yaocheng Zhang , Douglas G. Fournier , Benjamin J. Pope , Richard Dinh
IPC: G06F3/01 , H04M1/02 , G06F3/0488 , G09G3/18
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , H04M1/0266 , G06F3/0488 , G09G3/18 , H04M2201/08 , H04M2201/38
Abstract: A portable electronic device may include an enclosure defining an interior cavity and having a front cover, and a haptic engine positioned in the interior cavity. The haptic engine may include a first body component defining a first side of the haptic engine and including a first spring flexure and a first end element molded over a portion of the first spring flexure, a second body component defining a second side of the haptic engine opposite the first side and including a second spring flexure and a second end element molded over a portion of the second spring flexure, a movable mass component coupled to the first spring flexure and the second spring flexure, and a coil configured to induce a linear movement of the movable mass component in response to the actuation signal thereby producing a haptic output.
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公开(公告)号:US11632448B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-18
申请号:US17068654
申请日:2020-10-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: John J. Baker , Yaocheng Zhang , Paul U. Leutheuser , Kevin M. Froese , Tushar Deshpande , Kai Wu , Marta M. Giachino , Sean Suri , Matthew D. Hill , Tyler B. Cater , Benjamin J. Pope , Jun Sik Ham
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing member. The portable electronic device also includes a front cover coupled to the housing member and defining a top surface defining a portion of an exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a peripheral side surface, and a chamfered edge extending from the bottom surface to the peripheral side surface. The portable electronic device further includes a display stack attached to the bottom surface of the front cover, an opaque coating positioned on at least a portion of each of the peripheral side surface, the chamfered edge, and the bottom surface and configured to absorb light emitted by the display stack, and a rear cover coupled to the housing member and defining a second portion of the exterior rear surface of the portable electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:US11606450B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-14
申请号:US16271665
申请日:2019-02-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Logan M. Ames , Lucy E. Browning , Martin J. Auclair , Ricky C. Lee , Paul U. Leutheuser , Yaocheng Zhang , John J. Baker
Abstract: This disclosure describes features and methods of formation of a data port for a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a device housing having a wall defining a data port opening. An anchoring feature is formed along a portion of the wall defining the data port opening. A structural support member is positioned within the data port opening and reinforces the data port opening. A polymer material fills a gap between the structural support member and a portion of the wall defining the data port opening. The polymer material engages the anchoring feature to retain the structural support member within the data port opening.
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公开(公告)号:US10028397B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-17
申请号:US15593253
申请日:2017-05-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Xiao Ying Zhao , Timothy S. Lui , Tyler B. Cater , Rasamy Phouthavong , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin J. Pope , David A. Hurrell , Christopher R. Xydis , Edward S. Huo , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Michael W. Firka , Martin J. Auclair , Kurtis J. Mundell , Salome Bavetta , Paul Leutheuser , Hani Esmaeili , Kevin M. Froese , Ihtesham H. Chowdhury , Tang Yew Tan , Eric W. Bates , Yaocheng Zhang
Abstract: An electronic device having several modifications designed to prevent liquid ingress into an opening (or openings) of the electronic device is disclosed. For example, the electronic device includes a SIM tray having a sealing element designed to provide a seal at an opening that receives the SIM tray. The sealing element may include a first section and a second section extending from the first section, with the first section designed to bend with respect to (and in some cases collapse onto) the second section. The electronic device may further include an audio module fitted with a sealing element. The sealing element may include extensions extending away from a main body of the sealing element, with some extension designed to engage the audio module, and other extensions designed to engage an audio module interface. The sealing element provides a seal against liquid ingress into the audio module.
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