公开(公告)号：US20230247349A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US17817541

申请日：2022-08-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Houtan R. Farahani ,  Richard D. Kosoglow ,  Trevor J. Edmonds ,  Vanessa M. Wijaya ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Zachary Sorscher ,  Ron A. Hopkinson ,  Chi Xu ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Rodrigo Dutervil Mubarak

IPC: H04R1/34 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H04R1/345 ,  H04R1/028 ,  G06F1/1688 ,  H04R2499/15

Abstract: In at least one example, an electronic device can include a lower base portion including a housing. The housing can define an internal volume of the lower portion and a rear side defining an aperture. The device can also include an upper portion rotatably connected to the lower portion at the rear side, an audio component disposed in the internal volume, and a channel extending from the audio component to the aperture.

公开(公告)号：US20250105490A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18476035

申请日：2023-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nikolaos Chiotellis ,  Michael J. Williams ,  Joel D. Barrera ,  Marc Soriano Baliarda ,  Ayoub Yari Boroujeni ,  Trevor J. Edmonds ,  Jerzy S. Guterman

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q9/04

Abstract: An electronic device such as a laptop computer may have an upper housing and a lower housing. The lower housing may have a clutch barrel coupled to the upper housing by a hinge. The upper housing may be rotatable relative to the lower housing between an open position and a closed position. The upper housing may have a curved metal surface facing the clutch barrel. The device may have an antenna with a radiating arm on a curved interior surface of a substrate in the clutch barrel. The radiating arm may extend parallel to the curved metal surface. The radiating arm may remain separated from the curved metal surface across its lateral area as the upper housing is rotated from the open position to the closed position. This may ensure that the antenna is provided with a uniform capacitive load from the upper housing at all upper housing positions.

公开(公告)号：US11963288B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17843884

申请日：2022-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Trevor J. Edmonds ,  Jay S. Nigen ,  Richard D. Kosoglow ,  Ron A. Hopkinson

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  G06F1/20 ,  H05K7/20

CPC classification number: H05K1/0203 ,  G06F1/203 ,  H05K7/2039 ,  H05K2201/10128

Abstract: An assembly for heat-generating components includes a metal and a non-metal layer. To secure to a circuit board that carries a heat-generating component, a metal standoff is secured on a perimeter of the circuit board. Multiple protruding elements of the metal layer of the assembly secure within a respective opening of the standoff. The assembly secures, through metal-to-metal contact, to the standoff by multiple mechanical couplings. The assembly not only covers the circuit board, but also extends laterally beyond the circuit board (and the circuit board components). As a result, the assembly receives thermal energy from a heat-generating component(s) on the circuit board and allows the thermal energy to flow through assembly from one portion of the assembly covering the heat-generating component(s) to the lateral portion of the assembly that does not cover the heat-generating component(s).

公开(公告)号：US20230395984A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US17832465

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joel D. Barrera ,  Nikolaos Chiotellis ,  Michael J. Williams ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Trevor J. Edmonds ,  Joshua P. Song ,  Richard D. Kosoglow

IPC: H01Q13/18 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H04R1/02

CPC classification number: H01Q13/18 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have an upper housing and a lower housing separated by a slot. An antenna module may be mounted in the lower housing and may include a cavity. An antenna element may be disposed within the cavity. Grounded traces may be patterned onto walls of the module and may be coupled to conductive walls of the lower housing by conductive gaskets. The antenna element may have a high band arm displaced farther into the cavity than a low band arm by a shim. The antenna module may have an acoustic port aligned with a speaker port. The acoustic port may allow sound waves from a speaker to pass into the cavity from the speaker port. The cavity may be configured to optimize an audio response of the speaker while concurrently optimizing radio-frequency performance of the antenna element.