公开(公告)号：US20230239602A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18295620

申请日：2023-04-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel D. Sunshine ,  Kathryn P. Crews ,  Tirshathah A. Hunter ,  Kathleen A. Bergeron ,  Mingjing Ha ,  Shubham A. Gandhi ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Yung-Yu Hsu ,  David W. Lum

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G10L15/20 ,  H04R5/02 ,  G06F1/18

CPC classification number: H04R1/023 ,  G06F1/181 ,  G06F1/1605 ,  G10L15/20 ,  H04R5/02

Abstract: An electronic device such as a voice-controlled speaker device may have a housing characterized by a vertical longitudinal axis. A flexible substrate such as a flexible mesh substrate with component support regions coupled by flexible segments may be wrapped around the housing and the vertical axis. The housing may have surface regions with compound curvature. The flexible substrate may conform to the regions with compound curvature. A fabric spacer layer may be interposed between the flexible substrate and the housing. Electrical components such as input-output devices may be mounted to the component support regions. A display may be formed from an array of light-emitting devices that are mounted on respective component support regions. Light from the light-emitting devices may pass through the fabric spacer layer toward the housing and back out away from the housing. An outer fabric layer may cover the mesh.

公开(公告)号：US20200333421A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16584805

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ryan C. Perkins ,  Erik G. de Jong ,  Tirshathah A. Hunter

IPC: G01S1/04 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: A holder for a wirelessly locatable tag may include a snap assembly coupling a first element of the holder to a second element of the holder thereby securing the wirelessly locatable tag within a recess of the holder, the snap assembly including a male assembly having a protrusion component, a female assembly defining an opening that is configured to receive the protrusion component, a groove defined in one of either the male assembly or the female assembly, a compression ring positioned in the groove and configured to retain the male assembly to the female assembly, and a compliant member positioned in the groove and providing a biasing force on the compression ring.