Electronic Devices Having Electrically Adjustable Optical Shutters

    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.

    IPC分类号: G02F1/137 G02F1/133 G02B26/00

    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.

    HOUSING FEATURES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    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.

    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.

    Housing features of an electronic device

    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.

    IPC分类号: H04B1/38 H04M1/02 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.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING A COMPOUND STRUCTURE

    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

    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.

    Electronic devices having electrically adjustable optical shutters

    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.

    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.

    HOUSING FEATURES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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    发明申请

    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.

    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.