Laser Processing of Display Components for Electronic Devices
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    发明申请
    Laser Processing of Display Components for Electronic Devices 审中-公开
    电子设备显示元件的激光加工

    公开(公告)号:US20130284347A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-31

    申请号:US13928881

    申请日:2013-06-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with display structures such as glass and polymer layers in a liquid crystal display. The glass layers may serve as substrates for components such as a color filter layer and thin-film transistor layer. The polymer layers may include films such as a polarizer film and other optical films. During fabrication of a display, the polymer layers and glass layers may be laminated to one another. Portions of the polymer layers may extend past the edges of the glass layers. Laser cutting techniques may be used to trim away excess portions of the polymer layer that do not overlap underlying portions of the glass layers. Laser cutting may involve application of an adjustable infrared laser beam.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以在液晶显示器中提供诸如玻璃和聚合物层的显示结构。 玻璃层可以用作诸如滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层的部件的基板。 聚合物层可以包括诸如偏振膜和其它光学膜的膜。 在制造显示器期间,聚合物层和玻璃层可以彼此层压。 聚合物层的一部分可以延伸超过玻璃层的边缘。 可以使用激光切割技术来修剪不与玻璃层的下面部分重叠的聚合物层的多余部分。 激光切割可涉及应用可调节的红外激光束。

    Systems having fibers with antireflection coatings

    公开(公告)号:US11644617B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17408300

    申请日:2021-08-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02B6/04 G02B6/102

    Abstract: A system may include one or more electronic devices. Fiber bundles may be provided to convey light. A fiber bundle may have a bend along its length. Fibers for the fiber bundle may be formed from polymer cores coated with polymer claddings. The fibers may have end faces coated with antireflection coatings. The antireflection coatings may be formed from amorphous fluoropolymer deposited from solution. The fluoropolymer may be applied to the end faces of the fibers by dipping, spraying, or by dispensing with a needle dispenser or other dispensing tool. An optical component such as a light-emitting device for a communications system, an illumination system, or a sensor system may provide infrared light that is guided through the fiber bundle.

    Electronic Devices With Optical Fiber Ribbons

    公开(公告)号:US20220236507A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17528023

    申请日:2021-11-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A light pipe such as a fiber ribbon may be formed from fibers joined by binder such as extruded binder. The fiber ribbon or other light pipe may have bends. A light source may provide light to an input of a fiber ribbon that is guided by the fiber ribbon to a corresponding output. The output may be located in an interior portion of an electronic device or may be positioned so that light from the output exits the electronic device and illuminates external objects. The light source may have light-emitting devices on a substrate. The light-emitting devices may be vertical cavity surface-emitting laser diodes or other lasers and/or may be light-emitting diodes. Light-emitting devices may be arranged in discrete clusters corresponding to the locations of fiber cores in the fiber ribbon.

    Electronic device displays with laser-welded edges

    公开(公告)号:US10401689B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15197002

    申请日:2016-06-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having substrate layers such as a color filter layer, thin-film transistor layer, or other display layers. An array of pixels may be formed from thin-film circuitry on a display layer. A color filter layer may be formed from an array of color filter elements on a display layer. The color filter elements may provide the array of pixels with the ability to display color images. In a liquid crystal display configuration, a liquid crystal layer may be interposed between the substrate layers. A ring of sealant may surround the liquid crystal layer and may be interposed between the substrate layers. The display may have a periphery. The substrate layers may be welded with a glass weld such as a laser glass weld or other weld on an edge surface of the substrate layers running along the periphery.

    Localized Deflection Using a Bending Haptic Actuator

    公开(公告)号:US20170357325A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:US15622017

    申请日:2017-06-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/016 G06F3/0412 G06F3/0414 G06F3/044

    Abstract: An electronic device configured to provide localized haptic feedback to a user on one or more regions or sections of a surface of the electronic device. A support structure is positioned below the surface, and one or more haptic actuators are coupled to the support structure. In some examples, the support structure is shaped or configured to amplify a response to a haptic actuator. When a haptic actuator is actuated, the support structure deflects, which causes the surface to bend or deflect at a location that substantially corresponds to the location of the activated haptic actuator. In some examples, prior to providing haptic feedback, at least one haptic actuator is electrically pre-stressed to place the haptic actuator(s) in a pre-stressed state. When haptic feedback is to be provided, at least one haptic actuator transitions from the pre-stressed state to a haptic output state to produce one or more deflections in the surface. In other examples, a haptic structure incorporates a piezoelectric element that is shaped to reduce the overall cost of the haptic structure while still providing high actuation performance.

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