公开(公告)号：US20190082555A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16127043

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lee E. HOOTON ,  Marwan RAMMAH ,  James A. BERTIN ,  Stoyan P. HRISTOV ,  William A. COUNTS

IPC: H05K7/20 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  F28F21/08

Abstract: This application relates to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes an operational component capable of generating heat and walls that define a cavity capable of carrying the operational component. The portable electronic device further includes a support plate that is welded to at least one of the walls. The support plate includes a thermally conductive layer that is thermally coupled to the operational component, where the thermally conductive layer includes a first material that is capable of conducting at least some of the heat away from the electronic component. The support plate further includes a first stiffness promoting layer that is welded to the thermally conductive layer, where the first stiffness promoting layer includes a second material having sufficient material hardness for welding the support plate to at least one of the walls such as to increase a stiffness of the support plate.

公开(公告)号：US20200310489A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16586726

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ian A. SPRAGGS ,  Stoyan P. HRISTOV ,  Daniel W. JARVIS ,  Jason B. NEEVEL ,  Nicholas G. MERZ ,  Garrett R. OWOC ,  David A. PAKULA

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a portable electronic device is described. The portable electronic device includes a housing having side walls and a back wall that define a cavity, where the back wall includes (i) a first section having a first exterior surface, and (ii) a second section having a second exterior surface that is parallel to and vertically displaced from the first exterior surface. The portable electronic device further includes a brace structure joined to the back wall, a trim structure welded to the brace structure, where the trim structure has an external surface that is vertically displaced from the second exterior surface, and a camera module disposed within the cavity and carried by the brace structure.

公开(公告)号：US20190082546A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16127064

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Marwan RAMMAH ,  Lee E. HOOTON ,  Srikanth V. THIRUPPUKUZHI ,  Stoyan P. HRISTOV ,  Adam J. BRINKMAN ,  James A. BERTIN

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H05K5/06 ,  H05K9/00

Abstract: This application relates to an enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes a protruding trim structure having walls that define a cavity, where the protruding trim structure is capable of carrying an electronic component within the cavity. The enclosure further includes a support plate that is coupled to the enclosure and the protruding trim structure, and a brace structure that secures and supports the protruding trim structure such that when the protruding trim structure is exposed to an external load during a drop event, the protruding trim structure is capable of redirecting an amount of the load away from the protruding trim structure and the electronic component.