公开(公告)号：US10409391B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15258863

申请日：2016-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Erik A. Zweigle ,  Jun Qi ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Molly J. Anderson ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: Embodiments related to an electronic device having an adaptive input row. The adaptive input row may be positioned within an opening of a device and include a cover for receiving a touch and a display that is configured to present an adaptable set of indicia. The adaptive input row may also include one or more sensors for detecting the location of a touch and/or the magnitude of a force of the touch. The adaptive input row may be positioned adjacent or proximate to a keyboard of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10254853B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15261924

申请日：2016-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Erik A. Zweigle ,  Jun Qi ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Molly J. Anderson ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: Embodiments related to an electronic device having an adaptive input row. The adaptive input row may be positioned within an opening of a device and include a cover for receiving a touch and a display that is configured to present an adaptable set of indicia. The adaptive input row may also include one or more sensors for detecting the location of a touch and/or the magnitude of a force of the touch. The adaptive input row may be positioned adjacent or proximate to a keyboard of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10054734B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US14881062

申请日：2015-10-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Huang ,  Xinyu Zhu ,  Jun Qi

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0073 ,  G02F1/133615 ,  G02F1/13362

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels that display images for a user. The backlight unit may have a light-guide layer. An array of light-emitting diodes may emit light into an edge of the light-guide layer. The light guide layer may overlap a backlight reflector. A quarter wave plate may be interposed between the light guide layer and the backlight reflector. A turning film may be interposed between a lower polarizer in the array of pixels and the light guide layer. The lower polarizer may be a reflective polarizer. Light exiting the upper surface of the turning film may have a dominant polarization. A half wave plate may be used to rotate the dominant polarization into alignment with a pass axis of the reflective polarizer.

公开(公告)号：US20180232009A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15952111

申请日：2018-04-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Joss Nathan Giddings ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Jun Qi ,  Paul Xiaopeng Wang

IPC: G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F2200/1612 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H04M1/185 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which a display is mounted. A gasket may be mounted in a groove between the display and housing. The gasket may contain an embedded stiffener. Corner brackets may be installed in the corners of the housing. The housing may have inner and outer concentric ribs. Recesses in the housing may be configured to receive the corner brackets. The recesses may be formed between the inner and outer concentric ribs. Gap filling structures such as a foam layer may be interposed between a rear housing wall and a display backlight unit. Display color variations may be corrected by using a backlight unit having an array of light-emitting diodes of different colors. An electrostatic discharge protection layer may be grounded to a housing using conductive tape. Black edge coatings and adhesive-based structures may block stray light. Camera window regions may be supported using adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US09990001B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US14754455

申请日：2015-06-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Adam T. Garelli ,  Joss Nathan Giddings ,  Thomas W. Wilson, Jr. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Jun Qi ,  Meizi Jiao ,  Paul Xiaopeng Wang

IPC: F21V7/04 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/18

CPC classification number: G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F2200/1612 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H04M1/185 ,  H05K5/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which a display is mounted. A gasket may be mounted in a groove between the display and housing. The gasket may contain an embedded stiffener. Corner brackets may be installed in the corners of the housing. The housing may have inner and outer concentric ribs. Recesses in the housing may be configured to receive the corner brackets. The recesses may be formed between the inner and outer concentric ribs. Gap filling structures such as a foam layer may be interposed between a rear housing wall and a display backlight unit. Display color variations may be corrected by using a backlight unit having an array of light-emitting diodes of different colors. An electrostatic discharge protection layer may be grounded to a housing using conductive tape. Black edge coatings and adhesive-based structures may block stray light. Camera window regions may be supported using adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US20180087767A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15613073

申请日：2017-06-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Glenn K. Trainer ,  Rong Liu ,  Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Yupin Sun ,  Jun Qi ,  Jason W. Brinsfield ,  Ethan L. Huwe ,  Craig M. Stanley ,  Molly J. Anderson ,  Javier Mendez

IPC: F21V33/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/12

CPC classification number: H04R1/2888 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/007 ,  F21V23/0485 ,  F21V33/0056 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/165 ,  H01H13/023 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2217/960785 ,  H04R1/025 ,  H04R1/026 ,  H04R1/26 ,  H04R1/2811 ,  H04R1/2826 ,  H04R1/30 ,  H04R1/403 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R7/12 ,  H04R7/127 ,  H04R7/18 ,  H04R9/022 ,  H04R9/025 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H04R31/006 ,  H04R2201/028 ,  H04R2201/34 ,  H04R2201/401 ,  H04R2400/03 ,  H04R2400/13 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H05K1/0274 ,  H05K1/141 ,  H05K2201/09063 ,  H05K2201/10106 ,  H05K2201/10378

Abstract: This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.

公开(公告)号：US20170363800A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15265361

申请日：2016-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rong Liu ,  Mengyang Liang ,  Yu P. Sun ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: A display such as a liquid crystal display may have an array of pixels that is illuminated using backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may have a light guide layer that distributes light from light-emitting diodes across the display. The light guide layer may have a planar portion that provides backlight illumination to the array of pixels and may have bent edge portions that curve out of the plane of the planar portion. Light scattering structures may be formed in the planar portion to extract backlight illumination from the light guide layer. A light sensor adjacent to the bent portion may monitor leaked light. The light guide layer may have two bent portions on opposing edges of the light guide layer.

公开(公告)号：US09719639B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14564456

申请日：2014-12-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mingxia Gu ,  Chenhua You ,  Jun Qi ,  Yanming Li ,  Young Cheol Yang ,  Jean-Jacques Drolet ,  Wei Chen ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  F21K9/60

CPC classification number: F21K9/60 ,  G02F1/133617

Abstract: A display has an array of display pixels formed from display layers such as one or more polarizer layers, a substrate on which an array of display pixel elements such as color filter elements and downconverter elements are formed, a liquid crystal layer, and a thin-film transistor layer that includes display pixel electrodes and display pixel thin-film transistors for driving control signals onto the display pixel electrodes to modulate light passing through the display pixels. A light source such as one or more laser diodes or light-emitting diodes may be used to generate light for the display. The light may be launched into the edge of a polymer layer or other light guide plate structure. A light guide plate may include phase-matched structures such as holographically recorded gratings or photonic lattices that direct the light upwards through the array of display pixels.

公开(公告)号：US20170090106A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15261972

申请日：2016-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Y. Cao ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Bradford J. Zercoe ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Mahesh Krishnamurthi ,  Jun Qi ,  Rong Liu ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H13/7065 ,  H01H13/02 ,  H01H13/14

CPC classification number: G02B6/0061 ,  G02B6/0038 ,  G02B6/0045 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  H01H13/023 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/7065 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H2219/056 ,  H01H2219/06 ,  H01H2219/062 ,  H01H2219/0622

Abstract: Described is an illumination structure for a key of a keyboard. The illumination structure is used to uniformly illuminate the key and any glyphs that are present on the key. The illumination structure includes a light guide having various features that increase total internal reflection and also illuminate the glyphs of the key.

公开(公告)号：US20170052301A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US14943202

申请日：2015-11-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rong Liu ,  Yu P. Sun ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G09G3/36 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G09G3/34

Abstract: A backlight unit may include a turning film that receives light from a light guide layer. The turning film may have a plurality of elongated protrusions that extend across the turning film. Each protrusion may have a concave surface. The concave surface may be a curved surface that curves inward towards the interior of the turning film. Light from the light guide layer may pass through the turning film and be reflected towards a viewer by the concave surfaces of the protrusions. In a liquid crystal display, the turning film may be interposed between the light guide layer and a lower polarizer. In certain embodiments, the turning film may be the only optical layer interposed between the light guide layer and the lower polarizer. In other embodiments, the turning layer and a diffuser layer may be the only optical layers interposed between the light guide layer and the lower polarizer.

Abstract translation: 背光单元可以包括从导光层接收光的转向膜。 转向膜可以具有跨越转向膜延伸的多个细长突起。 每个突起可以具有凹面。 凹面可以是朝向转向膜的内部向内弯曲的曲面。 来自导光层的光可以通过转向膜，并且通过突起的凹面反射到观察者。 在液晶显示器中，转动膜可以插入在导光层和下偏振器之间。 在某些实施例中，转向膜可以是介于导光层和下偏振器之间的唯一光学层。 在其他实施例中，转向层和扩散层可以是介于导光层和下偏振器之间的唯一光学层。