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公开(公告)号:US20220404663A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-22
申请号:US17894022
申请日:2022-08-23
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Michael W. Firka , Ashley E. Fletcher , Benjamin J. Pope , Lee E. Hooton , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Garam Young , Blake M. Coughenour
摘要: An electronic device has an electrically adjustable shutter. The shutter may be placed in a transparent state or a nontransparent state. The shutter may overlap a portion of a display, may overlap a liquid contact indictor or a structure with text in a device, or may overlap an optical component such as an optical proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, visible light-emitting diode or laser, infrared light-emitting diode or laser, visible light image sensor, or infrared light image sensor. Control circuitry in the electronic device may place the shutter in an opaque state to hide an overlapped component from view or may place the shutter in a transparent state to allow the overlapped component to transmit or receive light. The adjustable shutter may exhibit changes in its transmission spectrum in different modes of operation and may be used as a camera filter or neutral density filter.
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公开(公告)号:US20210344784A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-04
申请号:US17378695
申请日:2021-07-17
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: 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分类号: H04M1/02
摘要: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US10547717B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-28
申请号:US16241914
申请日:2019-01-07
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Matthew D. Hill , Derek C. Krass , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Lucy Elizabeth Browning , Michael Benjamin Wittenberg , James B. Smith , Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Scott A. Myers
摘要: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20190217513A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16360929
申请日:2019-03-21
申请人: Apple Inc.
IPC分类号: B29C45/14
CPC分类号: B29C45/14786 , B29C45/14311 , B29K2101/12 , B29L2031/3437 , B29L2031/3456 , B29L2031/3481 , H04M1/0202
摘要: Compound structures and methods for forming the same are described. The compound structures can be used to form an enclosure. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include one or more non-metal regions that allow for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves, such as radio frequency waves. The non-metal region can include a first section, a second section, and an optional cosmetic section. The first section can be firmly molded onto a metal section of the enclosure by small pores formed within the metal section. The second section can engage with interlock features of the first section. The optional cosmetic section can cover the first section and the second section such that the first section and the second section are not visible from an exterior of the enclosure.
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公开(公告)号:US09780827B2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-03
申请号:US15263259
申请日:2016-09-12
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Tyler B. Cater , Sawyer I. Cohen , Edward S. Huo , David A. Pakula , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Dhaval N. Shah , Yaocheng Zhang , Vivek Katiyar
IPC分类号: H01H1/64 , H01H1/66 , H01H9/02 , H01H9/06 , H01H13/00 , H01H19/04 , H01H19/08 , H01H21/00 , H04B1/3888 , H01H13/06 , H04M1/23 , H04M1/02 , H04B1/38
CPC分类号: H04B1/3888 , H01H13/06 , H01H2205/016 , H01H2207/032 , H01H2213/00 , H01H2213/002 , H01H2213/016 , H01H2223/002 , H04B2001/3894 , H04M1/0249 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/236
摘要: This application relates to various button related embodiments for use with a portable electronic device. In some embodiments, a snap clip can be integrated with a button bracket to save space where two separate brackets would take up too much space in the portable electronic device. In other embodiments, a tactile switch can be waterproofed by welding a polymeric layer atop a tactile switch assembly. In this way water can be prevented from contacting moisture sensitive components of the tactile switch assembly. The weld joining the polymeric layer to the tactile switch can include at least one gap to trapped gas surrounding the tactile switch assembly to enter and exit during heat excursions caused by various operating and/or assembly operations.
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公开(公告)号:US11792309B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-17
申请号:US17378695
申请日:2021-07-17
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Matthew D. Hill , Derek C. Krass , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Lucy Elizabeth Browning , Michael Benjamin Wittenberg , James B. Smith , Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Scott A. Myers
CPC分类号: H04M1/0249 , H04M1/02 , H04M1/0202 , H04M1/0247 , H04M1/23
摘要: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US10942412B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-09
申请号:US16808911
申请日:2020-03-04
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: Michael W. Firka , Ashley E. Fletcher , Benjamin J. Pope , Lee E. Hooton , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Garam Young , Blake M. Coughenour
摘要: An electronic device has an electrically adjustable shutter. The shutter may be placed in a transparent state or a nontransparent state. The shutter may overlap a portion of a display, may overlap a liquid contact indictor or a structure with text in a device, or may overlap an optical component such as an optical proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, visible light-emitting diode or laser, infrared light-emitting diode or laser, visible light image sensor, or infrared light image sensor. Control circuitry in the electronic device may place the shutter in an opaque state to hide an overlapped component from view or may place the shutter in a transparent state to allow the overlapped component to transmit or receive light. The adjustable shutter may exhibit changes in its transmission spectrum in different modes of operation and may be used as a camera filter or neutral density filter.
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公开(公告)号:US20190141171A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-09
申请号:US16241914
申请日:2019-01-07
申请人: Apple Inc.
发明人: 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分类号: H04M1/02
摘要: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20180311875A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-01
申请号:US16028346
申请日:2018-07-05
申请人: Apple Inc.
IPC分类号: B29C45/14 , B29L31/34 , B29K101/12 , H04M1/02
CPC分类号: B29C45/14786 , B29C45/14311 , B29K2101/12 , B29L2031/3437 , B29L2031/3456 , B29L2031/3481 , H04M1/0202
摘要: Compound structures and methods for forming the same are described. The compound structures can be used to form an enclosure. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include one or more non-metal regions that allow for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves, such as radio frequency waves. The non-metal region can include a first section, a second section, and an optional cosmetic section. The first section can be firmly molded onto a metal section of the enclosure by small pores formed within the metal section. The second section can engage with interlock features of the first section. The optional cosmetic section can cover the first section and the second section such that the first section and the second section are not visible from an exterior of the enclosure.
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公开(公告)号:US10016921B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-10
申请号:US15059100
申请日:2016-03-02
申请人: Apple Inc.
IPC分类号: A47B81/00 , B29C45/14 , B29K101/12 , B29L31/34 , H04M1/02
CPC分类号: B29C45/14786 , B29C45/14311 , B29K2101/12 , B29L2031/3437 , B29L2031/3456 , B29L2031/3481 , H04M1/0202
摘要: Compound structures and methods for forming the same are described. The compound structures can be used to form an enclosure. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include one or more non-metal regions that allow for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves, such as radio frequency waves. The non-metal region can include a first section, a second section, and an optional cosmetic section. The first section can be firmly molded onto a metal section of the enclosure by small pores formed within the metal section. The second section can engage with interlock features of the first section. The optional cosmetic section can cover the first section and the second section such that the first section and the second section are not visible from an exterior of the enclosure.
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