Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Printed circuit board features of a portable computer
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Application No.: US15354543Application Date: 2016-11-17
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Publication No.: US09971384B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Gavin J. Reid , Joss N. Giddings , William F. Leggett , Thomas R. Tate , Gary S. Thomason
- Applicant: APPLE INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, LLP
- Main IPC: H01R12/00
- IPC: H01R12/00 ; G06F1/16 ; H05K1/02 ; H05K3/00 ; H05K3/30 ; G06F1/20 ; H01R13/50 ; H01R13/6582
Abstract:
Tools and fixtures for assembling a printed circuit board (PCB), such as a main logic board (MLB), in a portable computer device are described. A connector assembly having an electrically conductive gasket mounted on an edge of the MLB is described. In addition, a keyboard assembly including a notched portion of the MLB for accommodating more than one type of keyboard is described. In addition, a PCB assembly having a bracket to support a weak region of the PCB during assembly is described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170068280A1 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FEATURES OF A PORTABLE COMPUTER Public/Granted day:2017-03-09
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