公开(公告)号：US09773598B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US15408204

申请日：2017-01-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew D. Lauder ,  Matthew Dean Rohrbach ,  Daniel J. Coster ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Jiang Ai ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Elvis M. Kibiti ,  John P. Ternus ,  Sean D. Lubner

IPC: H01F7/02 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H01F7/0205 ,  A45C11/00 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  H01F7/04 ,  Y10T24/32

Abstract: A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US08665045B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-04

申请号：US13784267

申请日：2013-03-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Lauder ,  Matthew D. Rohrbach ,  Daniel J. Coster ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Jiang Ai ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Elvis M. Kibiti ,  John P. Ternus ,  Sean D. Lubner

IPC: H01F7/00 ,  H01F1/00 ,  H01F7/02 ,  B65D5/52 ,  B65D25/24

CPC classification number: H01F7/02 ,  G06F1/1613 ,  G06F1/1615 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1675 ,  G06F1/1683 ,  G06F2200/1633 ,  H01F7/0252 ,  Y10T24/32 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.

Abstract translation: 描述磁性附着机构和方法。 磁性附接机构可以用于以优选的构造将至少两个物体可释放地附接在一起，而不需要紧固件而不需要外部干预。 磁性连接机构可以用于将附件装置可释放地附接到电子设备。 附件装置可用于增加电子装置的有用性的功能。

公开(公告)号：US11675390B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US16986091

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  John P. Ternus ,  Justin R. Wodrich

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H01M10/04 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H01M50/213 ,  H01M50/293 ,  H01M50/216 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K77/10 ,  H01M50/409 ,  H01M50/105 ,  H01M50/469 ,  H10K102/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G09G3/035 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/2092 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H01M10/0436 ,  H01M50/213 ,  H01M50/216 ,  H01M50/293 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K77/111 ,  G06F2203/04101 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G09G2330/027 ,  H01M50/105 ,  H01M50/409 ,  H01M50/469 ,  H01M2220/30 ,  H04M1/0216 ,  H04M1/0262 ,  H10K2102/311 ,  Y02D10/00 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery. A flexible printed circuit may include flexible and rigid portions or openings that allow some rigid portions to flex with respect to other rigid portions.

公开(公告)号：US10916363B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US16806351

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew D. Lauder ,  Matthew Dean Rohrbach ,  Daniel J. Coster ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Jiang Ai ,  Jonathan P. Ive ,  Elvis M. Kibiti ,  John P. Ternus ,  Sean D. Lubner

IPC: H01F7/02 ,  H01F7/04 ,  G06F1/16 ,  A45C11/00

Abstract: A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10712774B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16138913

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  John P. Ternus ,  Kevin D. Gibbs

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided having internal components mounted to a structural glass support member. The structural glass support member may have a planar front surface that forms a front surface of the device. The structural glass support member may have bent portions that form sidewall surfaces of the device. Portions of the structural glass support member may form a transparent display cover layer. A rigid or flexible display may be mounted to the structural glass support member. Additional internal device components may be mounted to the display. A thin enclosure for enclosing the internal components in the device may be mounted to the structural glass support member. The thin enclosure may be mounted to the structural glass support member using a peripheral member. The thin enclosure may be free from attachments to internal components or may be adhesively bonded to one or more internal components.

公开(公告)号：US10546901B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US16203410

申请日：2018-11-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  John P. Ternus ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: G02F1/1345 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G02B5/20

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.

公开(公告)号：US20190212603A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16355569

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul S. Drzaic ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  John P. Ternus

IPC: G02F1/1345

CPC classification number: G02F1/13452 ,  G02F2201/42

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a thin-film transistor layer. One or more holes in the thin-film transistor layer may be used to form pathways from display circuitry to other circuitry underneath the display. One or more conductive bridges may pass through holes in the thin-film transistor layer and may have one end that couples to the display circuitry and a second end that couples to a printed circuit underneath the display. These conductive bridges may be formed from wire bonding. Wire bond connections may be encapsulated with potting material to improve the reliability of the wire bond and increase the resiliency of the display. Display signal lines may be routed through holes in a thin-film transistor layer to run along a backside of the display thereby reducing the need for space in the border region for display circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US10318061B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15974545

申请日：2018-05-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Stephen Brian Lynch ,  John P. Ternus ,  Justin R. Wodrich

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H01M2/02 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M2/16 ,  H01M2/18 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01M10/04 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G09G3/3208

Abstract: Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery. A flexible printed circuit may include flexible and rigid portions or openings that allow some rigid portions to flex with respect to other rigid portions.

公开(公告)号：US20190096966A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16203410

申请日：2018-11-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Richard P. Howarth ,  Julian Hoenig ,  Christopher J. Stringer ,  John P. Ternus ,  Stephen Brian Lynch

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.

公开(公告)号：US10048721B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15801013

申请日：2017-11-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stephen R. McClure ,  Joshua D. Banko ,  Kevin D. Gibbs ,  Benjamin M. Rappoport ,  John P. Ternus

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing including a plurality of steps. The plurality of mounting steps are formed by at least removing a preselected amount of housing material at predetermined locations on the interior surface. At least some of the mounting steps are used to mount at least some of the plurality of internal operating components housing.