公开(公告)号：US20150338887A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-26

申请号：US14641216

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Houtan R. Farahani ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Matthew W. Blum ,  Zheng Gao

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F1/1662 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1635 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/166 ,  G06F1/1666 ,  G06F1/1688 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  H01H3/125 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H2219/014 ,  H01H2219/036 ,  H01H2221/07 ,  H01R12/721 ,  H01R13/6315 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H01R2201/06

Abstract: A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device.

Abstract translation: 公开了具有若干特征的便携式电子设备。 该装置可以包括保持构件，其保持从装置的顶部延伸到底部的柔性电路，从而允许一些部件从装置的顶部移动到底部。 该装置可以包括可以用顶部中的显示器固定盖板以覆盖保持构件和其它内部部件。 该设备可以包括全向端口，其被设计成接收连接器不同的取向并向设备提供电力。 该装置可以包括具有蝶形键帽的柔性键盘。 该装置可以包括用于音频驱动器的开口阵列，其中一些阵列包括通孔和盲孔。 该装置还可以包括具有力反馈传感器和触觉装置的触摸板。

公开(公告)号：US11960334B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US18301975

申请日：2023-04-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Jacob S. Kononiuk ,  Robert J. Lockwood ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Kevin M. Keeler ,  Bruce E. Berg ,  Yi-Chen Kuo ,  Kevin M. Robinson ,  Houtan R. Farahani

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  E05D11/00 ,  E05D11/10

CPC classification number: G06F1/1683 ,  E05D11/0054 ,  E05D11/0081 ,  E05D2011/0072 ,  E05D11/1028 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1681

Abstract: Cable assemblies for providing electrical communication between hinged sections of an electronic device are described. The cable assemblies can include a cover that covers one or more cables that run through a hinge region of the electronic device. The cable and cover can be drawn over a mandrel of the hinge region. The cover and the portions of the mandrel can be visible to a user at the hinge region of the electronic device. The cover can be sufficiently rigid to guide a path of the cable and protect the cable from bending beyond a prescribed angle during rotation of the electronic device at the hinge region. The cover can also be sufficiently rigid to prevent ceasing or folding of the cover and the cable during rotation of the electronic device at the hinge region.

公开(公告)号：US11907426B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17703740

申请日：2022-03-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ari P. Miller ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Daniel K. Boothe ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Kevin M. Robinson ,  Ryan J. Mihelich ,  Robert J. Lockwood

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04R1/24 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  H04R7/04 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R9/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R1/24 ,  H04R7/04 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R2400/03 ,  H04R2499/11 ,  H04R2499/13 ,  H04R2499/15

Abstract: An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.

公开(公告)号：US20230247349A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US17817541

申请日：2022-08-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Houtan R. Farahani ,  Richard D. Kosoglow ,  Trevor J. Edmonds ,  Vanessa M. Wijaya ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Zachary Sorscher ,  Ron A. Hopkinson ,  Chi Xu ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Rodrigo Dutervil Mubarak

IPC: H04R1/34 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H04R1/345 ,  H04R1/028 ,  G06F1/1688 ,  H04R2499/15

Abstract: In at least one example, an electronic device can include a lower base portion including a housing. The housing can define an internal volume of the lower portion and a rear side defining an aperture. The device can also include an upper portion rotatably connected to the lower portion at the rear side, an audio component disposed in the internal volume, and a channel extending from the audio component to the aperture.

公开(公告)号：US11545317B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17651972

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ian A. Guy ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Edward J. Cooper ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Kevin M. Robinson

IPC: H01H3/12 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/7065

Abstract: Key assemblies having a foldable stabilizer are disclosed. The stabilizer can be positioned under a keycap to help guide the keycap and limit rotation or movement when the key is pressed. The stabilizer can have a pointed-star shape with multiple folding axes and can have multiple points of connection or linkage to the keycap or other surrounding components. The stabilizer can unfold or flatten as the keycap is pressed and can fold as the keycap is raised.

公开(公告)号：US11282656B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16536091

申请日：2019-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ian A. Guy ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Edward J. Cooper ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Kevin M. Robinson

IPC: H01H3/12 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/7065

Abstract: Key assemblies having a foldable stabilizer are disclosed. The stabilizer can be positioned under a keycap to help guide the keycap and limit rotation or movement when the key is pressed. The stabilizer can have a pointed-star shape with multiple folding axes and can have multiple points of connection or linkage to the keycap or other surrounding components. The stabilizer can unfold or flatten as the keycap is pressed and can fold as the keycap is raised.

公开(公告)号：US20210149458A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17158480

申请日：2021-01-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Simon J. Trivett ,  Matthew S. Theobald ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Kevin M. Robinson ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Francesco Ferretti ,  John Raff ,  Robert J. Lockwood ,  Genie Kim ,  Karan Bir ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Gurshan Deol ,  Antonio Clarke ,  Prabhu Sathyamurthy ,  William A. Counts

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure formed of a plurality of layers cooperating to define an interior volume. The enclosure includes a first layer formed of a first material and defining a user input surface of the enclosure and a first portion of a side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a second layer, formed of a second material different from the first material, positioned below the first layer and defining a second portion of the side surface of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a third layer, formed of a third material different from the first and second materials, positioned below the second layer and defining a bottom surface of the enclosure and a third portion of the side surface of the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US10328527B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US14298499

申请日：2014-06-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peter N. Russell-Clarke ,  Michael S. Nashner ,  Houtan R. Farahani

IPC: B23K26/352 ,  B44C1/22 ,  B44C1/00 ,  B44C1/10 ,  B23K26/0622 ,  B23K26/361 ,  B41M5/24 ,  B41M5/26 ,  B23K101/36

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to laser-based processes for forming features on the surface of a part. The feature may include a geometric element, a color element, and/or a surface finish element. In some cases, the laser-formed features are formed as a pattern of textured features that produce an aesthetic and/or tactile effect on the surface of the part. In some cases, the texture features may be sufficiently small that they may not be discerned by the unaided human eye. Also, in some cases, a multiple laser-based processes are combined to form a single feature or a finished part having a specific aesthetic and/or tactile effect.

公开(公告)号：US10133312B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US13869605

申请日：2013-04-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bartley K. Andre ,  Brandon S. Smith ,  Charles A. Schwalbach ,  Gavin J. Reid ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Zheng Gao ,  Michael D. McBroom ,  Hilbert T. Kwan ,  Joss N. Giddings

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: The present application describes various embodiments regarding systems and methods for providing a lightweight and durable portable computing device having a thin profile. The portable computing device can take the form of a laptop computer. The portable computing device can include a case snap system configured to movably attach two portions of a base of the computing device together. The portable computing device can include a lid portion with a support structure having a shaped profile configured to support a display. The portable computing device can include locating features disposed within the base portion configured to locate internal components.

公开(公告)号：US10126783B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15264385

申请日：2016-09-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Houtan R. Farahani ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Matthew W. Blum ,  Zheng Gao ,  Kevin M. Robinson ,  Keith J. Hendren

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device.