公开(公告)号：US11838709B1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17391555

申请日：2021-08-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James G. Griffin, II ,  Lukas Satas ,  Michael S. Nashner ,  Zuguang Chen ,  Jason T. Parker

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/32 ,  B60N2/879 ,  B60Q3/233 ,  B60N2/70 ,  B60N2/56

CPC classification number: H04R1/023 ,  B60N2/5642 ,  B60N2/70 ,  B60N2/879 ,  B60Q3/233

Abstract: A system such as a vehicle, building, vessel, aircraft, or electronic device system may have a layer of material with invisible laser-drilled openings. The layer of material may include an outer layer of fabric overlapping an inner layer such as an inner foam layer. Laser-drilled openings may include outer openings in the fabric layer and inner openings in the foam layer. Each of the inner openings may be overlapped by multiple outer openings. The exposed surface of the fabric layer may have strands of material of different appearances and/or may otherwise be configured to help visually hide the laser-drilled openings. Laser-drilled openings may also have small sizes to help make the laser-drilled openings invisible. Laser-drilled openings may overlap components such as audio components, heating and cooling components, and/or light-emitting components.

公开(公告)号：US20240022842A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US18476203

申请日：2023-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： James G. Griffin, II ,  Lukas Satas ,  Michael S. Nashner ,  Zuguang Chen ,  Jason T. Parker

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  B60N2/56 ,  B60N2/70 ,  B60N2/879 ,  B60Q3/233

CPC classification number: H04R1/023 ,  B60N2/5642 ,  B60N2/70 ,  B60N2/879 ,  B60Q3/233

Abstract: A system such as a vehicle, building, vessel, aircraft, or electronic device system may have a layer of material with invisible laser-drilled openings. The layer of material may include an outer layer of fabric overlapping an inner layer such as an inner foam layer. Laser-drilled openings may include outer openings in the fabric layer and inner openings in the foam layer. Each of the inner openings may be overlapped by multiple outer openings. The exposed surface of the fabric layer may have strands of material of different appearances and/or may otherwise be configured to help visually hide the laser-drilled openings. Laser-drilled openings may also have small sizes to help make the laser-drilled openings invisible. Laser-drilled openings may overlap components such as audio components, heating and cooling components, and/or light-emitting components.