公开(公告)号：US08359710B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US13369492

申请日：2012-02-09

申请人： Brett W. Degner ,  Patrick Kessler ,  Chris Ligtenberg

发明人： Brett W. Degner ,  Patrick Kessler ,  Chris Ligtenberg

IPC分类号： E05C17/64

CPC分类号： G06F1/1681 ,  E05D11/084 ,  E05Y2900/606 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1679 ,  Y10T16/538 ,  Y10T16/53828 ,  Y10T16/53845 ,  Y10T16/5403 ,  Y10T16/54038

摘要： A portable computer is provided that has a housing. Upper and lower portions of the housing may be joined using a hinge. A clutch mechanism may be associated with the hinge. The clutch mechanism may exhibit asymmetrical friction during opening and closing of the portable computer housing portions. Additional closing force may help to prevent the computer from having a lid that is too easy to close, without overwhelming the clutch with unnecessary friction. The clutch may have a clutch spring that is attached to a clutch shaft using a slot in the shaft. A lobe may be provided in the spring in the vicinity of the slot. A protective cap may be provided over the tip of the shaft to prevent damage to nearby wires. A friction band in the clutch may be used to directly engage an end of the spring.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种具有壳体的便携式计算机。 壳体的上部和下部可以使用铰链连接。 离合器机构可以与铰链相关联。 离合器机构在便携式计算机外壳部分的打开和关闭期间可能表现出不对称的摩擦。 附加的关闭力可能有助于防止计算机具有太容易关闭的盖子，而不会以不必要的摩擦压倒离合器。 离合器可以具有使用轴中的狭槽附接到离合器轴的离合器弹簧。 可以在槽的附近的弹簧中设置一个凸角。 可以在轴的尖端上方设置保护盖，以防止损坏附近的电线。 可以使用离合器中的摩擦带直接接合弹簧的端部。

公开(公告)号：US20120206892A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-16

申请号：US13370276

申请日：2012-02-09

申请人： Erik James Shahoian ,  Chris Ligtenberg

发明人： Erik James Shahoian ,  Chris Ligtenberg

IPC分类号： H05K1/14 ,  H05K3/36 ,  H01R12/71

CPC分类号： H05K1/144 ,  H05K1/141 ,  H05K2201/0311 ,  H05K2201/042 ,  H05K2201/09027 ,  H05K2201/09063 ,  H05K2201/10378 ,  H05K2201/10409 ,  H05K2203/167 ,  Y10T29/49126

摘要： Non-rectangular interposers for space efficient, reliable to manufacture, high speed interconnections between two printed circuit boards, such as a motherboard and a mating board. One example provides space efficiency with a non-rectangular interposer, where the interposer may be at least approximately circular. Reliable manufacturing may be provided by the inclusion of one or more openings to accept one or more alignment features. In one example, a first opening is provided to accept a threaded boss, which may be used to fasten the two printed circuit boards and interposer together. In another example, a second opening may be provided to accept an alignment pin, wherein the pin aligns the interposer to the two printed circuit boards. Contacts may be provided on each side to mate with contacts on each of the two printed circuit boards.

摘要翻译： 非矩形内插器，用于空间高效，可靠的制造，两个印刷电路板（如主板和配对板）之间的高速互连。 一个示例使用非矩形插入器提供空间效率，其中插入件可以至少近似为圆形。 可以通过包括一个或多个开口来接受一个或多个对准特征来提供可靠的制造。 在一个示例中，提供第一开口以接纳螺纹凸台，其可用于将两个印刷电路板和插入件紧固在一起。 在另一示例中，可以提供第二开口以接受对准销，其中该引脚将插入件对准到两个印刷电路板。 可以在每一侧设置触点以与两个印刷电路板中的每一个上的触点配合。

公开(公告)号：US08168319B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-01

申请号：US12340618

申请日：2008-12-19

申请人： Bradley L. Spare ,  Michael D. Hillman ,  Robert L. Coish ,  Chris Ligtenberg

发明人： Bradley L. Spare ,  Michael D. Hillman ,  Robert L. Coish ,  Chris Ligtenberg

IPC分类号： H01M2/10 ,  H01M2/20 ,  H01M2/02 ,  H01M10/48

CPC分类号： H01M2/1022 ,  H01M2/1066 ,  H01M2/30 ,  H01M6/42

摘要： Portable computer battery structures are provided. The portable computer battery structures may include a battery with a metal enclosure and a battery cable with a floating end. The battery may have six cells. Three pairs of parallel-connected cells may be connected together in series. The six cells may be substantially planar in shape. The battery may have a connector with at least five conductive pins and six recesses. The battery cable may have a cable with at least five conductive pins that mate with the five pins of the battery's connector and with six support pins that slide into the six recesses of the battery's connector. The batter connector may be formed on a printed circuit board substrate that folds over on itself.

摘要翻译： 提供便携式计算机电池结构。 便携式计算机电池结构可以包括具有金属外壳的电池和具有浮动端的电池电缆。 电池可能有六个电池。 三对并联电池可以串联在一起。 六个单元的形状可以是基本上平面的。 电池可以具有至少五个导电针和六个凹槽的连接器。 电池电缆可以具有至少五个导电引脚的电缆，其与电池连接器的五个引脚相配合，并且具有滑动到电池连接器的六个凹槽中的六个支撑引脚。 面糊连接器可以形成在自身折叠的印刷电路板基板上。

公开(公告)号：US08132293B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-13

申请号：US12335520

申请日：2008-12-15

申请人： Brett W. Degner ,  Patrick Kessler ,  Chris Ligtenberg

发明人： Brett W. Degner ,  Patrick Kessler ,  Chris Ligtenberg

IPC分类号： E05C17/64

CPC分类号： G06F1/1681 ,  E05D11/084 ,  E05Y2900/606 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1679 ,  Y10T16/538 ,  Y10T16/53828 ,  Y10T16/53845 ,  Y10T16/5403 ,  Y10T16/54038

摘要： A portable computer is provided that has a housing. Upper and lower portions of the housing may be joined using a hinge. A clutch mechanism may be associated with the hinge. The clutch mechanism may exhibit asymmetrical friction during opening and closing of the portable computer housing portions. Additional closing force may help to prevent the computer from having a lid that is too easy to close, without overwhelming the clutch with unnecessary friction. The clutch may have a clutch spring that is attached to a clutch shaft using a slot in the shaft. A lobe may be provided in the spring in the vicinity of the slot. A protective cap may be provided over the tip of the shaft to prevent damage to nearby wires. A friction band in the clutch may be used to directly engage an end of the spring.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种具有壳体的便携式计算机。 壳体的上部和下部可以使用铰链连接。 离合器机构可以与铰链相关联。 离合器机构在便携式计算机外壳部分的打开和关闭期间可能表现出不对称的摩擦。 附加的关闭力可能有助于防止计算机具有太容易关闭的盖子，而不会以不必要的摩擦压倒离合器。 离合器可以具有使用轴中的狭槽附接到离合器轴的离合器弹簧。 可以在槽的附近的弹簧中设置一个凸角。 可以在轴的尖端上方设置保护盖，以防止损坏附近的电线。 可以使用离合器中的摩擦带直接接合弹簧的端部。

公开(公告)号：US07999748B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12061159

申请日：2008-04-02

申请人： Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett William Degner ,  Douglas Blake Kough

发明人： Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett William Degner ,  Douglas Blake Kough

IPC分类号： H01Q1/24

CPC分类号： H01Q1/2266 ,  H01H3/122 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H2231/032 ,  H01H2239/02

摘要： Key antennas are provided for an electronic device such as a laptop computer. The electronic device may have radio-frequency transceivers that transmit and receive signals using the key antennas. An antenna resonating element may be mounted beneath a keycap of each key antenna. The antenna resonating element may be spirally wrapped and integrated into the keycap. The key antenna may function as an antenna and may also function as an input key for an electronic device. A flexible communications path may pass through a hole in a conductive housing of the electronic device and may be used to couple the antenna resonating element to the radio-frequency transceiver. The antenna resonating element may be coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver by a weak spring. The weak spring may form a portion of the antenna resonating element.

摘要翻译： 为诸如膝上型计算机的电子设备提供关键天线。 电子设备可以具有使用密钥天线发送和接收信号的射频收发器。 天线谐振元件可以安装在每个键天线的键帽的下方。 天线谐振元件可以螺旋地包裹并集成到键帽中。 关键天线可以用作天线，并且还可以用作电子设备的输入键。 柔性通信路径可以通过电子设备的导电外壳中的孔，并且可以用于将天线谐振元件耦合到射频收发器。 天线谐振元件可以通过弱弹簧耦合到射频收发器。 弱弹簧可以形成天线谐振元件的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20110103041A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12691714

申请日：2010-01-21

申请人： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Adam Garelli

发明人： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs ,  Adam Garelli

IPC分类号： G02F1/13357 ,  H05K13/00

CPC分类号： G02B6/0011 ,  G02B6/0031 ,  G02B6/0033 ,  G02B6/0073 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  Y10T29/49002

摘要： An electronic device such as a portable computer may have a housing with a rectangular recess in which layers of display structures such as a light guide panel layer and other light guide structures are directly mounted without intervening chassis members. Mating alignment features in the housing and display structures may be used to align the display structures relative to the housing. A display may be formed from glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor glass layer. Backlight for the display may be generated by an array of light-emitting diodes. The light guide panel may direct light from the light-emitting diodes through the glass layers. A clamp may be used to hold the light-emitting diodes and light guide structures in place in the recess. An undercut in the housing may also hold the light guide structures in place.

摘要翻译： 诸如便携式计算机的电子设备可以具有矩形凹部的壳体，其中直接安装诸如导光板层和其它导光结构的显示结构层，而没有中间的底座构件。 可以使用壳体和显示结构中的配合对准特征来相对于壳体对准显示结构。 显示器可以由玻璃层形成，例如滤色器玻璃层和薄膜晶体管玻璃层。 用于显示器的背光可以由一组发光二极管产生。 导光板可以将来自发光二极管的光引导通过玻璃层。 可以使用夹具将发光二极管和导光结构保持在凹部中的适当位置。 壳体中的底切也可以将光导结构保持在适当位置。

公开(公告)号：US20100315570A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-16

申请号：US12483206

申请日：2009-06-11

申请人： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs

发明人： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs

IPC分类号： H05K7/04 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC分类号： G06F1/1637 ,  G02F1/133308 ,  G02F2001/133317 ,  G02F2001/13332 ,  G02F2001/133331 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  H01L27/1214 ,  H01L27/1218 ,  H01L27/124 ,  H05K5/0017

摘要： An electronic device housing may have upper and lower portions that are attached with a hinge. At least one portion of the housing may have a rear planar surface and peripheral sidewalls having edges. A display module may be mounted in the housing. The display module may have glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor substrate. The color filter glass layer may serve as the outermost glass layer in the display module. The edges of the display module may be aligned with the edges of the peripheral housing sidewalls to create the appearance of a borderless display for the electronic device. The display module may be provided with an opening that allows a camera or other electronic components to receive light. Traces may be provided on the underside of the thin-film transistor substrate to serve as signal paths for the electrical components.

摘要翻译： 电子设备外壳可以具有与铰链连接的上部和下部。 壳体的至少一部分可以具有后平面表面和具有边缘的周边侧壁。 显示模块可以安装在壳体中。 显示模块可以具有玻璃层，例如滤色器玻璃层和薄膜晶体管基板。 滤色器玻璃层可以用作显示模块中的最外层玻璃层。 显示模块的边缘可以与外围壳体侧壁的边缘对齐，以产生用于电子设备的无边界显示器的外观。 显示模块可以设置有允许相机或其他电子部件接收光的开口。 迹线可以设置在薄膜晶体管基板的下侧，用作电气部件的信号路径。

公开(公告)号：US07850378B1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-14

申请号：US11129252

申请日：2005-05-13

申请人： Chris Ligtenberg ,  Bart Andre

发明人： Chris Ligtenberg ,  Bart Andre

IPC分类号： B41J5/00 ,  G06F3/023

CPC分类号： G06F1/1662 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： A keyboard assembly configured for converting keystroke activation into electrical signals. The keyboard assembly includes a plurality of key caps, each of the plurality of key caps being configured to transition between a rest position and a depressed position. The keyboard assembly also includes a web-like structure having a plurality of interconnected ribs defining a plurality of apertures. The plurality of key caps are disposed such that the plurality of key caps move within the plurality of apertures and traverse a plane formed by an upper surface of the web-like structure when the plurality of key caps transition between the rest position and the depressed position.

摘要翻译： 键盘组件，其配置用于将击键激活转换为电信号。 键盘组件包括多个键帽，多个键帽中的每一个构造成在静止位置和按压位置之间转换。 键盘组件还包括具有限定多个孔的多个互连肋的网状结构。 多个键帽被布置成使得当多个键帽在静止位置和下压位置之间转动时，多个键帽在多个孔内移动并横过由网状结构的上表面形成的平面 。

公开(公告)号：US20100310916A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-09

申请号：US12580976

申请日：2009-10-16

申请人： Robert L. Coish ,  Ron Hopkinson ,  John Raff ,  Chris Ligtenberg

发明人： Robert L. Coish ,  Ron Hopkinson ,  John Raff ,  Chris Ligtenberg

IPC分类号： H01M2/10 ,  H01M4/82

CPC分类号： H01M2/1066 ,  Y10T29/49108

摘要： By being embedded in a portable computing device, a battery pack is made essentially inaccessible to unauthorized users, thereby allowing for a battery pack that can be made smaller and of lighter construction material, thereby facilitating greater component density within the portable computing device, lower cost to manufacture, and more environmentally secure. In another embodiment, the battery pack can take the form of a battery assembly formed of a single piece housing having a cantilever portion to provide additional stiffness.

摘要翻译： 通过嵌入在便携式计算设备中，电池组基本上对未经授权的用户来说是不可访问的，从而允许可以制造得更小的电池组和更轻的结构材料，从而有助于在便携式计算设备内更大的组件密度，更低的成本 制造，更环保。 在另一个实施例中，电池组可以采取由具有悬臂部分的单件壳体形成的电池组件的形式，以提供额外的刚度。

公开(公告)号：US20100302169A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-02

申请号：US12476000

申请日：2009-06-01

申请人： Aleksandar Pance ,  Alex J. Crumlin ,  Nicholas Vincent King ,  Duncan Kerr ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  James E. Orr, IV

发明人： Aleksandar Pance ,  Alex J. Crumlin ,  Nicholas Vincent King ,  Duncan Kerr ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  James E. Orr, IV

IPC分类号： G06F3/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/0237 ,  G06F3/0238 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H2217/038 ,  H01H2219/016 ,  H01H2219/037 ,  H01H2219/039 ,  H01H2219/062

摘要： Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that provide increased control of backlit keys for a keyboard. Some embodiments may include controllers within the keyboard that are capable of dynamically programming illumination of the keyboard based upon interaction, where each key of the keyboard may be individually programmed in a dynamic manner. For example, a spell checking function may be executing on a computer system, and as the user types various words, the keyboard may dynamically program the illumination of keyboard controllers such that the next letter of the word being typed is illuminated by the keyboard. Also, different keyboard illumination schemes may be generated based upon mouse movements by the user and/or based upon which application is currently executing.

摘要翻译： 公开了提供对键盘的背光键的增加的控制的方法和装置。 一些实施例可以包括键盘内的控制器，其能够基于交互来动态地编程键盘的照明，其中键盘的每个键可以以动态方式单独编程。 例如，拼写检查功能可以在计算机系统上执行，并且当用户键入各种单词时，键盘可以动态地对键盘控制器的照明进行编程，使得键入的单词的下一个字母被键盘照亮。 此外，可以基于用户的鼠标移动和/或基于当前正在执行哪个应用来生成不同的键盘照明方案。