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公开(公告)号：US10915151B2
公开(公告)日：2021-02-09
申请号：US16145019
申请日：2018-09-27
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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US10761571B1
公开(公告)日：2020-09-01
申请号：US16424332
申请日：2019-05-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Edward J. Cooper , Ari P. Miller , Kevin M. Robinson , Ian A. Guy
Abstract: This application relates to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a housing including (i) a first case, and (ii) a second case that is capable of pivoting relative to the first case. The portable electronic device further includes a linkage assembly that includes a first joint that is joined to the first case, a second joint that is joined to the first case, a third joint that is joined to the second case, where the second and third joints define a first link, and a fourth joint that is joined to the second case, the first and fourth joints defining a second link, where when an input motion is applied at the second link, the second link oscillates to cause the first link to move such that the first and second cases pivot between a closed configuration and an open configuration.
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13.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20190094973A1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-28
申请号：US16121454
申请日：2018-09-04
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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US12189439B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-07
申请号：US18094157
申请日：2023-01-06
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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20220325848A1
公开(公告)日：2022-10-13
申请号：US17653854
申请日：2022-03-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brett W. Degner , Kevin M. Robinson , Christoph M. Pistor , Mehrdad Hooshmand , Simon J. Trivett , Bradley J. Hamel , Kristopher P. Laurent , David H. Narajowski , Stephen V Jayanathan , Laura M. DeForest
IPC: F16M11/12
Abstract: Support systems and stands for electronic devices include tilt hinges, lift arms, and their component parts. Some tilt hinges include assemblies for guiding and retaining bars or protrusions into preferred positioning within receiver openings to unify the parts, particularly as they move, and to reduce wobble or slop in the joints. Lift arms provide simplified and low-cost guidance and counterbalance mechanisms for controlling movement of the electronic device relative to the base of a stand. In some cases, the lift arms have sheaths to help protect or cover mechanisms while allowing additional space for the mechanisms within the lift arm. Other interconnection systems hide and protect a connector interface between the stand and the electronic device within a housing until unlocked and the connector is moved into an exposed position. These systems improve efficiency, comfort, ergonomics, accessibility, and user satisfaction of the electronic devices and their supports.
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16.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20220214751A1
公开(公告)日：2022-07-07
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
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.
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17.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11307661B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-19
申请号：US16121454
申请日：2018-09-04
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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US11106249B1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-31
申请号：US16439571
申请日：2019-06-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Aidan N. Zimmerman , Kevin M. Robinson , Scott J. Krahn , Chien-Tsun Chen , Bradley J. Hamel , Arthur Stanley Brigham
Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a first and a second set of friction elements engaged each other by an applied force perpendicular to the friction elements. The first and the second set of friction elements are capable of rotational movement about a cylindrical element that passes through each of the friction elements. Also, the first set of friction elements is capable of movement relative to the second set of friction elements. However, the first set friction elements can remain in a fixed position based upon the applied force, until an external force overcomes the applied. During rotation of the first set of friction elements about the cylindrical element, the frictional engagement that controls the position of the first set of friction elements is based primarily on engagement between the friction elements, as opposed to engagement, if any, between the friction elements and the cylindrical element.
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公开(公告)号：US11029735B2
公开(公告)日：2021-06-08
申请号：US16808075
申请日：2020-03-03
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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US10683591B1
公开(公告)日：2020-06-16
申请号：US16276203
申请日：2019-02-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel A. Podhajny , Daniel D. Sunshine , Didio V. Gomes , Kevin M. Robinson , Mariel L. Lanas , Ari P. Miller , Houtan Farahani
Abstract: An item such as a removable device cover or a portable electronic device may have a fabric hinge. The item may have first and second structures that are configured to rotate relative to each other. The fabric hinge may have first and second fabric layers that are coupled to the first structure and third and fourth fabric layers that are coupled to the second structure. A center portion of the fabric hinge may have one side that is coupled to the first and second fabric layers and an opposing second side that is coupled to the third and fourth fabric layers. In the center portion, first strands of material may extend outwardly into the first and fourth fabric layers and second parallel strands that are interspersed with the first strands may extend outwardly into the second and third fabric layers.
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