Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices and methods for attaching components to computer housings
- Patent Title (中): 将组件连接到计算机外壳的设备和方法
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Application No.: US13921960Application Date: 2013-06-19
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Publication No.: US08897001B2Publication Date: 2014-11-25
- Inventor: Eric A. Knopf , David P. Tarkington , Houtan R. Farahani
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Agency: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; H05K7/00 ; G06F1/16 ; B26D3/14 ; G06F1/18 ; G06F1/20 ; H05K13/00

Abstract:
An aesthetically pleasing small form factor desktop computer is described. The small form factor desktop computer can be formed of a single piece seamless housing that in the described embodiment is machined from a single billet of aluminum. In some embodiments, the housing includes a fastening system for securing and electrically grounding internal components to the housing. Fewer components and less time and effort can be required for assembly of the small form factor desktop computer and the absence of seams in the single piece housing can provide good protection against environmental contamination of internal components as well as EM shielding.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130279107A1 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING COMPONENTS TO COMPUTER HOUSINGS Public/Granted day:2013-10-24
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