Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unitary housing for electronic device
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Application No.: US16180989Application Date: 2018-11-05
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Publication No.: US10696235B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Christopher D. Prest , Stephen P. Zadesky , Trent Weber , Lucy E. Browning
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: B60R7/04
- IPC: B60R7/04 ; A45C11/00 ; B60R11/02 ; G06F1/18 ; H01L23/043 ; H01L23/047 ; H01L23/053 ; H01L23/057 ; H01L23/10 ; H05K5/00 ; H05K13/00 ; G06F1/16 ; H05K5/02 ; H05K5/04 ; H05K5/06 ; B60R11/00

Abstract:
An electronic device having a unitary housing is disclosed. The device can include a first housing component having an open cavity, an internal electronic part disposed within the cavity, a second housing component disposed across the cavity, and a support feature disposed within the cavity and arranged to support the second housing component. The first housing component can be formed from metal, while the second housing component can be formed from a plurality of laminated foil metal layers. The second housing component can be attached to the first housing component via one or more ultrasonic welds, such that a fully enclosed housing is created. The fully enclosed housing can be hermetically sealed, and the outside surfaces thereof can be machined or otherwise finished after the ultrasonic welding.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190135188A1 UNITARY HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2019-05-09
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