公开(公告)号：US10218827B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15449797

申请日：2017-03-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew D. Hill ,  Derek C. Krass ,  Benjamin Shane Bustle ,  Lucy Elizabeth Browning ,  Michael Benjamin Wittenberg ,  James B. Smith ,  Ashutosh Y. Shukla ,  Scott A. Myers

IPC: H04B1/38 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An enclosure and a method for forming an enclosure are disclosed. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include a non-metal portion allowing for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves. The non-metal portion may be interlocked to the enclosure and in particular, to a region within the enclosure including a first material having a relatively high strength and stiffness compared to the non-metal portion. Interlocking means may include forming dovetail cuts into the enclosure to receive the non-metal portion, a hole or cavity drilled into the enclosure which includes internal threads, and a rod inserted into the first material to provide a tension to the non-metal portion. Methods of assembling internal components using anodization are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20170279943A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15449797

申请日：2017-03-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew D. Hill ,  Derek C. Krass ,  Benjamin Shane Bustle ,  Lucy Elizabeth Browning ,  Michael Benjamin Wittenberg ,  James B. Smith ,  Ashutosh Y. Shukla ,  Scott A. Myers

IPC: H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/0249

Abstract: An enclosure and a method for forming an enclosure are disclosed. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include a non-metal portion allowing for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves. The non-metal portion may be interlocked to the enclosure and in particular, to a region within the enclosure including a first material having a relatively high strength and stiffness compared to the non-metal portion. Interlocking means may include forming dovetail cuts into the enclosure to receive the non-metal portion, a hole or cavity drilled into the enclosure which includes internal threads, and a rod inserted into the first material to provide a tension to the non-metal portion. Methods of assembling internal components using anodization are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20160072932A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-10

申请号：US14618744

申请日：2015-02-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew D. Hill ,  Derek C. Krass ,  Benjamin Shane Bustle ,  Lucy Elizabeth Browning ,  Michael Benjamin Wittenberg ,  James B. Smith ,  Ashutosh Y. Shukla ,  Scott A. Myers

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/0249

Abstract: An enclosure and a method for forming an enclosure are disclosed. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include a non-metal portion allowing for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves. The non-metal portion may be interlocked to the enclosure and in particular, to a region within the enclosure including a first material having a relatively high strength and stiffness compared to the non-metal portion. Interlocking means may include forming dovetail cuts into the enclosure to receive the non-metal portion, a hole or cavity drilled into the enclosure which includes internal threads, and a rod inserted into the first material to provide a tension to the non-metal portion. Methods of assembling internal components using anodization are also disclosed.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于形成外壳的外壳和方法。 外壳可以由诸如铝的金属形成，并且还包括允许透射和接收电磁波的非金属部分。 非金属部分可以互锁到外壳，特别是与外壳内的区域相连，包括与非金属部分相比具有相对高的强度和刚度的第一材料。 联锁装置可以包括形成燕尾切口进入外壳以接纳非金属部分，钻入包围内部的孔或空腔，其包括内螺纹，以及插入第一材料中的杆以向非金属部分提供张力。 还公开了使用阳极氧化组装内部部件的方法。