Portable Computer Housing with Integral Display
    33.
    发明申请
    Portable Computer Housing with Integral Display 审中-公开
    带整体显示屏的便携式电脑外壳

    公开(公告)号:US20130215642A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-22

    申请号:US13855259

    申请日:2013-04-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a portable computer may have a housing with a rectangular recess in which layers of display structures such as a light guide panel layer and other light guide structures are directly mounted without intervening chassis members. Mating alignment features in the housing and display structures may be used to align the display structures relative to the housing. A display may be formed from glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor glass layer. Backlight for the display may be generated by an array of light-emitting diodes. The light guide panel may direct light from the light-emitting diodes through the glass layers. A clamp may be used to hold the light-emitting diodes and light guide structures in place in the recess. An undercut in the housing may also hold the light guide structures in place.

    Abstract translation: 诸如便携式计算机的电子设备可以具有矩形凹部的壳体,其中直接安装诸如导光板层和其它导光结构的显示结构层,而没有中间的底座构件。 可以使用壳体和显示结构中的配合对准特征来相对于壳体对准显示结构。 显示器可以由玻璃层形成,例如滤色器玻璃层和薄膜晶体管玻璃层。 用于显示器的背光可以由一组发光二极管产生。 导光板可以将来自发光二极管的光引导通过玻璃层。 可以使用夹具将发光二极管和导光结构保持在凹部中的适当位置。 壳体中的底切也可以将光导结构保持在适当位置。

    Flexible cable durability
    36.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11656661B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17361254

    申请日:2021-06-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems can mitigate the ingress of debris such as small foreign particles or fluids passing into a joint of an electronic device. Some aspects of the systems prevent particles from passing between a flexible cable and a mandrel surface used to limit bending of the cable. Other aspects provide particle relief features including gaps, grooves, or reduced-size sections of the mandrel so that particles can pass into them and thereby cause no damage or pass out of the electronic device. Another aspect provides a protective layer configured to limit pressure applied to the cable by particles or other contaminants. These apparatuses and systems can improve the life and durability of the mandrel and cable, thereby improving the reliability of operating the electronic device.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAY
    38.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220214724A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17383251

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device can include a base portion and a display portion rotatably mounted to the base portion. The display portion can have a display housing including a trim that at least partially defines an orifice and a portion of the exterior surface of the electronic device. A display call can be positioned at the orifice in contact with the trim and can be secured to the display housing.

    Display having optical films with bent alignment structures

    公开(公告)号:US11003208B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16412285

    申请日:2019-05-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a laptop computer or other device may have a housing. A display may be coupled to the housing. The display may have a pixel array configured to display an image. Backlight illumination for the pixel array may be provide by a backlight unit. The backlight unit may have a light guide layer. A light source may provide light to an edge of the light guide layer. The light guide layer may scatter the light outwardly to serve as the backlight illumination for the pixel array. The backlight unit may have optical films interposed between the light guide layer and the pixel array. The optical films may include flexible polymer layers such as diffuser layers and prism films. The optical films may each have a bent alignment portion that bends back on itself while wrapping around an edge of the light guide layer.

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