Invention Application
- Patent Title: Portable Computer Battery Indicator
- Patent Title (中): 便携式电脑电池指示灯
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Application No.: US14866581Application Date: 2015-09-25
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Publication No.: US20160087316A1Publication Date: 2016-03-24
- Inventor: Keith J. Hendren , Bartley K. Andre , Duncan Robert Kerr , Christopher J. Stringer , Daniel J. Coster , Christiaan A. Ligtenberg , John Brock , Thomas W. Wilson , Dinesh C. Mathew , Brett W. Degner , Tomas E. Ponce
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Main IPC: H01M10/48
- IPC: H01M10/48 ; G08B5/36 ; F21V5/00

Abstract:
A portable computer may include battery indicator light structures. Battery status information in the portable computer may be presented to a user using an array of light-emitting diodes or other light emitters. Light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a printed circuit board.A stiffener may provide the printed circuit board with rigidity. The printed circuit board may include a connector that allows the board to be connected to a main logic board. A switch on the printed circuit board may be actuated by a power button on the portable computer. An opaque member with an array of holes may be used to reduce light bleed between adjacent light-emitting diodes. Diffusing plastic may be mounted within the array of holes. Bumps in the diffusing plastic may mate with corresponding holes on a portable computer housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US09985323B2 Portable computer battery indicator Public/Granted day:2018-05-29
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