Portable computing system
    31.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10228721B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-12

    申请号:US15215530

    申请日:2016-07-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device.

    Enclosure features of a portable computing device
    33.
    发明授权
    Enclosure features of a portable computing device 有权
    便携式计算设备的外壳功能

    公开(公告)号:US09575514B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-21

    申请号:US14825147

    申请日:2015-08-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An enclosure for a portable computing device is disclosed. The enclosure includes a top case and a bottom case. The bottom case includes a retention feature that receives a snap member. The top case includes a tapered protrusion that is received by the snap member in order to secure the top case to the bottom case. Other features may be included. For example, the retention feature may also receive a tab member that secures the snap member to the retention feature. The retention feature and the tapered protrusion allow for alternate securing means between the top case and the bottom case. As a result, fewer fasteners are required to secure the top case with the bottom case.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于便携式计算设备的外壳。 外壳包括顶盖和底壳。 底部壳体包括接收卡扣构件的保持特征。 顶部壳体包括锥形突出部,该锥形突出部被卡扣部件接收以便将顶部壳体固定到底部壳体。 可能包括其他功能。 例如,保留特征还可以接收将捕捉构件固定到保持特征的标签构件。 保持特征和锥形突起允许在顶壳和底壳之间的交替固定装置。 因此,需要较少的紧固件来固定顶壳与底壳。

    TREATMENT OF SUBSTRATE SUB-SURFACE
    34.
    发明申请
    TREATMENT OF SUBSTRATE SUB-SURFACE 有权
    基层表面处理

    公开(公告)号:US20160202732A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-14

    申请号:US14834315

    申请日:2015-08-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F1/1656 G06F1/1688

    Abstract: Perforated structures and methods for forming perforated structures are disclosed. The perforated structures include partial holes or blind-holes that pass partially through the substrate. The partial holes can be positioned proximate to through-holes that pass entirely through the substrate. The partial holes add mechanical strength to the perforated substrate. Described are methods for modifying the optical appearance of the partial holes such that the partial holes appear indistinguishable from the through-holes, which allows for flexibility in designing cosmetically appealing patterns within the perforated structures.

    Abstract translation: 公开了用于形成穿孔结构的穿孔结构和方法。 穿孔结构包括部分穿过基底的部分孔或盲孔。 部分孔可以靠近穿过基底的通孔定位。 部分孔向穿孔基材增加机械强度。 描述了用于改变部分孔的光学外观的方法,使得部分孔看起来与通孔不可区分,这允许在多孔结构内设计美观吸引人的图案的灵活性。

    SMALL FORM FACTOR DESKTOP COMPUTER
    35.
    发明申请
    SMALL FORM FACTOR DESKTOP COMPUTER 审中-公开
    小型桌面计算机

    公开(公告)号:US20160044831A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-11

    申请号:US14822762

    申请日:2015-08-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An aesthetically pleasing small form factor desktop computer is described. The small form factor desktop computer can be formed of a single piece seamless housing that in the described embodiment is machined from a single billet of aluminum. The single piece seamless housing includes an aesthetically pleasing foot support having at least a portion formed of RF transparent material that provides easy user access to selected internal components as well as offers electromagnetic (EM) shielding. This simplicity of design can accrue many advantages to the small form factor desktop computer besides those related to aesthetic look and feel. Fewer components and less time and effort can be required for assembly of the small form factor desktop computer and the absence of seams in the single piece housing can provide good protection against environmental contamination of internal components as well as EM shielding.

    Abstract translation: 描述了美观的小型台式计算机。 小型台式计算机可以由单件无缝外壳形成,在所述实施例中,由单个铝合金坯加工。 单件无缝外壳包括美观的脚部支撑件,其具有由RF透明材料形成的至少一部分,其提供用户对所选择的内部部件的访问以及提供电磁(EM)屏蔽。 除了与美学外观相关的设计外,这种简单的设计可以为小型台式电脑带来许多优点。 组装小型台式计算机可能需要更少的组件和更少的时间和精力,并且在单件外壳中不存在接缝可以提供良好的防止内部组件的环境污染以及EM屏蔽的保护。

    Retractable keyboards
    39.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11181949B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16536014

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Keyboards are disclosed that are retractable. Movable magnetic or mechanical linkage elements are configured to reposition keycaps and stabilizers between different relative positions. Structures in a movable layer can act on the keycaps or stabilizers to move the keycaps and stabilizers into a retracted position for storage and for saving space in an electronic device. The stabilizers can be scissor mechanisms, butterfly mechanisms, and similar devices. The movable layer can be moved in response to rotation of a hinge or other mechanical element in the electronic device.

    LASER-FORMED FEATURES
    40.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210291300A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17342617

    申请日:2021-06-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to laser-based processes for forming features on the surface of a part. The feature may include a geometric element, a color element, and/or a surface finish element. In some cases, the laser-formed features are formed as a pattern of textured features that produce an aesthetic and/or tactile effect on the surface of the part. In some cases, the texture features may be sufficiently small that they may not be discerned by the unaided human eye. Also, in some cases, a multiple laser-based processes are combined to form a single feature or a finished part having a specific aesthetic and/or tactile effect.

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