Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Small form factor desktop computer
- Patent Title (中): 小型台式电脑
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Application No.: US13887172Application Date: 2013-05-03
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Publication No.: US09132562B2Publication Date: 2015-09-15
- Inventor: Chiew-Siang Goh , Houtan R. Farahani , Eric A. Knopf , Ricardo A. Mariano , Joseph B. Moak , Matthew S. Theobald
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Downey Brand LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: 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. The single piece seamless housing includes an aesthetically pleasing foot support having at least a portion formed of RF transparent material that provides easy user access to selected internal components as well as offers electromagnetic (EM) shielding. This simplicity of design can accrue many advantages to the small form factor desktop computer besides those related to aesthetic look and feel. 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
- US20130286577A1 SMALL FORM FACTOR DESK TOP COMPUTER Public/Granted day:2013-10-31
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