公开(公告)号：US20170068279A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-09

申请号：US15258895

申请日：2016-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel W. JARVIS ,  James B. SMITH ,  Kuldeep P. LONKAR ,  Timothy S. LUI ,  Robert F. MEYER ,  Michael W. FIRKA ,  Lee E. HOOTON ,  Thomas R. LUCE

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/1658 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F2200/1631 ,  G06F2200/1634 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H04M1/0252 ,  H04M1/0277

Abstract: This application relates to a portable electronic device includes at least a device housing having walls that define a cavity, the walls having edges that define an opening that leads into the cavity. Component assembly features used to secure components received through the opening to each other and/or to the walls during an assembly operation, and a protective cover formed of transparent material and disposed within the opening and secured to the housing.

Abstract translation: 本申请涉及一种便携式电子设备，其至少包括具有限定空腔的壁的设备壳体，所述壁具有限定通向空腔的开口的边缘。 用于在组装操作期间将通过开口彼此接收和/或到达壁的部件固定的部件组件特征，以及由透明材料形成并设置在开口内并固定到壳体的保护盖。

公开(公告)号：US20160276757A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US15074817

申请日：2016-03-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James B. SMITH ,  Gregory N. STEPHENS ,  Boon W. SHIU ,  Shayan MALEK ,  Marwan RAMMAH ,  Scott A. MYERS ,  Ashutosh Y. SHUKLA ,  Eric N. NYLAND ,  Matthew D. HILL ,  Michael Benjamin WITTENBERG ,  Rasamy PHOUTHAVONG ,  Benjamin Shane BUSTLE

IPC: H01R11/01 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H01R4/48 ,  H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q1/50 ,  H01Q1/20 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01R4/48 ,  H01R11/01

Abstract: The subject matter of the disclosure relates to connectors for antenna feed assemblies and display coupling components of a mobile device. The flexible connectors can be configured with a flexible spring connector component that couples a mobile device antenna to a main logic board of the mobile device within a housing of the mobile device such that the flexible connector can withstand a drop event, while at the same providing for an in-line inductance as part of an antenna-defined design requirement. The display of the mobile device can be coupled to a housing of the mobile device using a pin-screw arrangement that allows the display to controllably shift in the X-direction and the Y-direction, while only being purposefully constrained in the Z-direction (with reference to a 3-dimensional graph having X, Y, and Z axes). This configuration can prevent the display from being pulled out of alignment during a drop event.

公开(公告)号：US20190082529A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16127071

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason SLOEY ,  Simon C. HELMORE ,  James B. SMITH

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H01P3/08

Abstract: This application relates to a flexible cable for a portable electronic device, where the portable electronic device includes operational components having connectors that are capable of being electrically coupled to the flexible cable. The flexible cable includes a dielectric substrate having a generally planar shape, an upper grounding plane, a lower grounding plane, and a first signal transmission line that is separated by the upper and lower grounding planes, where the dielectric substrate is capable of electromagnetically shielding the first signal transmission line.

公开(公告)号：US20210072801A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16818680

申请日：2020-03-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew U. LEOPOLD ,  Owen D. HALE ,  Daniel W. JARVIS ,  David A. PAKULA ,  James B. SMITH ,  Ian A. SPRAGGS ,  Gregory N. STEPHENS

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K7/02 ,  H01R12/52 ,  H05K9/00 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: A distributed auxiliary hub for a portable electronic device is disclosed. The distributed auxiliary hub, located on a stacked circuit assembly, can distribute electrical signals to multiple different destinations. The distributed auxiliary hub is displaced and separate from a main logic board, and as a result, can provide supplemental functions. Although the distributed auxiliary hub is electrically coupled to the main logic board, the distributed auxiliary hub includes dedicated integrated circuits responsible for executing functions related to battery charging and powering of electronic components (e.g., haptic feedback module, speaker module, etc.). As a result, the distributed auxiliary hub, when executing these aforementioned functions, is not reliant upon the main logic board to transmit electrical current to the battery and/or electronic components. The distributed auxiliary hub, when electrically coupled to an external resource, is capable of directly transmitting electrical current to electronic components.

公开(公告)号：US20190082535A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15875886

申请日：2018-01-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott A. MYERS ,  James B. SMITH ,  Dale T. MORGAN ,  Shayan MALEK

IPC: H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K3/46 ,  H05K3/00

Abstract: An interposer for mechanically and electrically connecting two circuit boards is described. The interposer can be bent to enclose an area of a circuit board. The interposer can include a first layer external to the enclosed area. The first layer can be conductive and can serve as an EMI shield. The interposer can also include a second layer internal to the enclosed area. The second layer can be non-conductive but can carry multiple discrete pins that can electrically couple the first and second circuit boards and provide signal transmission pathways between the circuit boards. The interposer can be formed by folding a sheet of conductive material having different cutout regions that forms a comb pattern into multiple stacked layers. Then, the bent regions that connect the stacked layers can be removed so that the conductive bars in the comb patterns can be separated and isolated to form discrete pins.

公开(公告)号：US20170223156A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15485063

申请日：2017-04-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gregory N. STEPHENS ,  James B. SMITH

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H04B1/3816 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H01R12/70

CPC classification number: H04M1/026 ,  G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  H01R12/7005 ,  H01R12/714 ,  H01R13/5202 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04B1/3816

Abstract: This application relates to methods and apparatus pertaining to a SIM tray that includes a deformable portion. When the SIM tray is subjected to stresses that result from tolerance stacking, the deformable portion accommodates the differences tolerance errors by allowing the non-deformable portion of the SIM tray to move substantially independently from one another. Creating the deformable portion can be accomplished by utilizing materials with lower relative moduli of elasticity, dovetails, magnets, or other means.