AUDIO PORT CONFIGURATION FOR COMPACT ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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    发明申请
    AUDIO PORT CONFIGURATION FOR COMPACT ELECTRONIC DEVICES 审中-公开
    用于紧凑型电子设备的音频端口配置

    公开(公告)号:US20130251182A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-26

    申请号:US13892906

    申请日:2013-05-13

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A portable electronic device that provides compact configurations for audio elements are disclosed. The audio elements can be drivers (e.g., speakers) or receivers (e.g., microphones). In one embodiment, an audio element can be mounted on or coupled to an intermediate structure (e.g., a flexible electrical substrate) having an opening therein to allow audio sound to pass there through. In another embodiment, an audio chamber can be formed to assist in directing audio sound between an opening an outer housing and a flexible electronic substrate to which the audio element is mounted or coupled thereto. In still another embodiment, a barrier, such as a mesh barrier, can be provided in an opening of an outer housing so that undesired foreign substances can be blocked from further entry into the opening in the outer housing.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种为音频元件提供紧凑配置的便携式电子设备。 音频元件可以是驱动器(例如,扬声器)或接收器(例如,麦克风)。 在一个实施例中,音频元件可以安装在其上具有开口的中间结构(例如,柔性电气基板)上或耦合到其中,以允许音频声音通过其中。 在另一个实施例中,可以形成音频室,以帮助将音频声音引导到音频元件安装或耦合到外部外壳和柔性电子基板的开口之间。 在另一个实施例中,可以在外壳的开口中设置诸如网状屏障的屏障,使得不希望的异物被阻止以进一步进入外壳中的开口。

    COLD WORKED METAL HOUSING FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240422926A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18819502

    申请日:2024-08-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A cold worked stainless steel bezel for a portable electronic device is provided. The bezel is secured flush to a housing to form part of the case of the portable electronic device. A brace that includes a slot for receiving a wall extending from the bezel is fixed to the housing. When the bezel engages the housing, the wall of the bezel is inserted in the slot of the brace and releasably held by a spring that engages both the brace and the wall. The bezel can be released by disengaging the spring, (e.g., using a special tool or a magnetic field). Because the bezel is manufactured from cold worked stainless steel, it is hard and resistant to impacts. Cold worked steel also facilitates manufacturing within design constraints and tolerances, and requires very little machining after manufacturing to comply with those constraints.

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