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公开(公告)号:US20200375031A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-26
申请号:US16993115
申请日:2020-08-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Kirk M. Mayer , John Arthur Maasberg
Abstract: Strands of material may be intertwined using weaving techniques, knitting techniques, non-woven or entanglement techniques, or braiding techniques. Fabric that is formed from the strands of material may be used in forming a fabric-based item. The fabric based item may include electrical components. The strands may include conductive strands that form signal paths. The signal paths can carry electrical signals associated with operation of the electrical components. Each strand may have an elongated core and a coating. Strands may also include intermediate layers between the cores and coatings. The cores, intermediate layers, and coatings may be formed from polymer without conductive filler, polymer with conductive filler, and/or metal. A polymer core may be provided with recesses to help retain subsequently deposited layers such as a metal coating layer. The recesses may be grooves that extend along the longitudinal axis of the core.
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公开(公告)号:US20180228024A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-09
申请号:US15942159
申请日:2018-03-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Kirk M. Mayer , John Arthur Maasberg
CPC classification number: H05K1/038 , C23C18/16 , C23C18/1633 , C25D7/0607 , H01B13/0026 , H01B13/0036 , H05K3/103 , H05K2201/0281
Abstract: Strands of material may be intertwined using weaving techniques, knitting techniques, non-woven or entanglement techniques, or braiding techniques. Fabric that is formed from the strands of material may be used in forming a fabric-based item. The fabric based item may include electrical components. The strands may include conductive strands that form signal paths. The signal paths can carry electrical signals associated with operation of the electrical components. Each strand may have an elongated core and a coating. Strands may also include intermediate layers between the cores and coatings. The cores, intermediate layers, and coatings may be formed from polymer without conductive filler, polymer with conductive filler, and/or metal. A polymer core may be provided with recesses to help retain subsequently deposited layers such as a metal coating layer. The recesses may be grooves that extend along the longitudinal axis of the core.
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公开(公告)号:US20180195210A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-12
申请号:US15912291
申请日:2018-03-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , John Arthur Maasberg , Kathryn P. Crews , Kirk M. Mayer , Yohji Hamada
CPC classification number: D02G3/441 , D03D1/0088 , D10B2401/16 , D10B2401/18
Abstract: An item may include fabric or other materials formed from intertwined strands of material. The item may include circuitry that produces signals. The strands of material may include non-conductive strands and conductive strands. The non-conductive strands and conductive strands may be close in size. The conductive strands may carry the signals produced by the circuitry. Each conductive strand may have a strand core, a conductive coating on the strand core, and an insulating coating on the conductive coating. The strand cores may be strands formed from polymer. The conductive coating may be formed from metal. The insulating coating may have a relatively thin thickness and may be formed from a polymer.
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公开(公告)号:US20180168027A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-14
申请号:US15882836
申请日:2018-01-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin A. Cousins , Kurt R. Stiehl , Samuel G. Smith , Kirk M. Mayer , Siddhartha Hegde , Melody Kuna
IPC: H05K1/02 , H05K1/11 , G06F1/16 , H05K1/09 , H05K1/03 , A45C13/00 , H05K3/10 , A45C11/00 , H04M1/18 , H04M1/23
CPC classification number: H05K1/028 , A45C13/005 , A45C2011/003 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1662 , G06F1/1683 , H04M1/185 , H04M1/23 , H05K1/0296 , H05K1/038 , H05K1/0393 , H05K1/09 , H05K1/111 , H05K1/189 , H05K3/06 , H05K3/10 , H05K3/108 , H05K2201/05
Abstract: An electronic device such as a cover for a portable device may be provided with a body having hinge portions. The hinge portions may allow the body to bend about one or more bend axes. The cover may have electrical components such as a keyboard. A keyboard may be mounted at one end of the cover and a connector may be mounted at an opposing end of the cover. A flexible fabric signal path structure may be formed from metal traces on a flexible fabric substrate. At one end of the cover, the flexible fabric signal path structure may be coupled to a printed circuit in the keyboard using conductive adhesive. At the opposing end of the cover, the metal traces on the flexible fabric substrate may be coupled to the connector.
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公开(公告)号:US20190191557A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-20
申请号:US16280920
申请日:2019-02-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Kirk M. Mayer , John Arthur Maasberg
CPC classification number: H05K1/038 , C23C18/16 , C23C18/1633 , C25D7/0607 , H01B13/0026 , H01B13/0036 , H05K3/103 , H05K2201/0281
Abstract: Strands of material may be intertwined using weaving techniques, knitting techniques, non-woven or entanglement techniques, or braiding techniques. Fabric that is formed from the strands of material may be used in forming a fabric-based item. The fabric based item may include electrical components. The strands may include conductive strands that form signal paths. The signal paths can carry electrical signals associated with operation of the electrical components. Each strand may have an elongated core and a coating. Strands may also include intermediate layers between the cores and coatings. The cores, intermediate layers, and coatings may be formed from polymer without conductive filler, polymer with conductive filler, and/or metal. A polymer core may be provided with recesses to help retain subsequently deposited layers such as a metal coating layer. The recesses may be grooves that extend along the longitudinal axis of the core.
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公开(公告)号:US20200029429A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-23
申请号:US16582485
申请日:2019-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Kirk M. Mayer , John Arthur Maasberg
Abstract: Strands of material may be intertwined using weaving techniques, knitting techniques, non-woven or entanglement techniques, or braiding techniques. Fabric that is formed from the strands of material may be used in forming a fabric-based item. The fabric based item may include electrical components. The strands may include conductive strands that form signal paths. The signal paths can carry electrical signals associated with operation of the electrical components. Each strand may have an elongated core and a coating. Strands may also include intermediate layers between the cores and coatings. The cores, intermediate layers, and coatings may be formed from polymer without conductive filler, polymer with conductive filler, and/or metal. A polymer core may be provided with recesses to help retain subsequently deposited layers such as a metal coating layer. The recesses may be grooves that extend along the longitudinal axis of the core.
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公开(公告)号:US09974170B1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-15
申请号:US15146601
申请日:2016-05-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Kirk M. Mayer , John Arthur Maasberg
CPC classification number: H05K1/038 , C23C18/16 , C23C18/1633 , C25D7/0607 , H01B13/0026 , H01B13/0036 , H05K3/103 , H05K2201/0281
Abstract: Strands of material may be intertwined using weaving techniques, knitting techniques, non-woven or entanglement techniques, or braiding techniques. Fabric that is formed from the strands of material may be used in forming a fabric-based item. The fabric based item may include electrical components. The strands may include conductive strands that form signal paths. The signal paths can carry electrical signals associated with operation of the electrical components. Each strand may have an elongated core and a coating. Strands may also include intermediate layers between the cores and coatings. The cores, intermediate layers, and coatings may be formed from polymer without conductive filler, polymer with conductive filler, and/or metal. A polymer core may be provided with recesses to help retain subsequently deposited layers such as a metal coating layer. The recesses may be grooves that extend along the longitudinal axis of the core.
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公开(公告)号:US20180042368A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-15
申请号:US15237497
申请日:2016-08-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Kirk M. Mayer , Yoji Hamada , Liming Wang
CPC classification number: A45F5/00 , A45F2005/008 , A45F2200/0508 , A45F2200/0516 , A45F2200/0525 , A45F2200/0558 , A61B5/0205 , A61B5/681 , G04G17/00
Abstract: A portable electronic device may have an electronic device strap. The strap may include inner and outer fabric layers and optional intermediate fabric layers. The inner fabric layer may have strands of material that are characterized by a larger denier per filament value than the outer fabric layer to help draw moisture away from the body of a user. The fabric layers may have stretchable warp fibers that allow the strap to be stretched. Weft fibers at the bottom of grooves that span the width of the strap may be provided with different colors than other weft strands. When the strap is stretched, the visibility of the weft fibers at the bottoms of the grooves may increase. A hook-and-loop fastener may be used to close the strap. Loops for the fastener may be formed from warp strands and may have multiple sizes.
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公开(公告)号:US09883583B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-30
申请号:US14843617
申请日:2015-09-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin A. Cousins , Kurt R. Stiehl , Samuel G. Smith , Kirk M. Mayer , Siddhartha Hegde , Melody Kuna
IPC: H05K1/02 , H05K1/03 , H05K3/10 , G06F1/16 , H05K1/09 , H05K1/11 , A45C13/00 , H04M1/18 , H04M1/23 , A45C11/00
CPC classification number: H05K1/028 , A45C13/005 , A45C2011/003 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1662 , G06F1/1683 , H04M1/185 , H04M1/23 , H05K1/0296 , H05K1/038 , H05K1/0393 , H05K1/09 , H05K1/111 , H05K1/189 , H05K3/06 , H05K3/10 , H05K3/108 , H05K2201/05
Abstract: An electronic device such as a cover for a portable device may be provided with a body having hinge portions. The hinge portions may allow the body to bend about one or more bend axes. The cover may have electrical components such as a keyboard. A keyboard may be mounted at one end of the cover and a connector may be mounted at an opposing end of the cover. A flexible fabric signal path structure may be formed from metal traces on a flexible fabric substrate. At one end of the cover, the flexible fabric signal path structure may be coupled to a printed circuit in the keyboard using conductive adhesive. At the opposing end of the cover, the metal traces on the flexible fabric substrate may be coupled to the connector.
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公开(公告)号:US20170060192A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-02
申请号:US14843617
申请日:2015-09-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin A. Cousins , Kurt R. Stiehl , Samuel G. Smith , Kirk M. Mayer , Siddhartha Hegde , Melody Kuna
CPC classification number: H05K1/028 , A45C13/005 , A45C2011/003 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1662 , G06F1/1683 , H04M1/185 , H04M1/23 , H05K1/0296 , H05K1/038 , H05K1/0393 , H05K1/09 , H05K1/111 , H05K1/189 , H05K3/06 , H05K3/10 , H05K3/108 , H05K2201/05
Abstract: An electronic device such as a cover for a portable device may be provided with a body having hinge portions. The hinge portions may allow the body to bend about one or more bend axes. The cover may have electrical components such as a keyboard. A keyboard may be mounted at one end of the cover and a connector may be mounted at an opposing end of the cover. A flexible fabric signal path structure may be formed from metal traces on a flexible fabric substrate. At one end of the cover, the flexible fabric signal path structure may be coupled to a printed circuit in the keyboard using conductive adhesive. At the opposing end of the cover, the metal traces on the flexible fabric substrate may be coupled to the connector.
Abstract translation: 诸如用于便携式设备的盖子的电子设备可以设置有具有铰链部分的主体。 铰链部分可以允许主体围绕一个或多个弯曲轴线弯曲。 盖可以具有诸如键盘的电气部件。 键盘可以安装在盖的一端,并且连接器可以安装在盖的相对端。 柔性织物信号路径结构可以由柔性织物基底上的金属迹线形成。 在盖的一端,柔性织物信号路径结构可以使用导电粘合剂耦合到键盘中的印刷电路。 在盖的相对端,柔性织物基底上的金属迹线可以连接到连接器。
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