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公开(公告)号：US20240324131A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-26
申请号：US18675518
申请日：2024-05-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Que Anh S. Nguyen , Michael B. Wittenberg
IPC: H05K5/03 , H05K5/00 , H05K5/02 , H10K77/10 , H10K102/00
CPC classification number: H05K5/03 , H05K5/0017 , H05K5/0226 , H10K77/111 , H10K2102/311
Abstract: A foldable display may have a display cover layer and a flexible display panel. The foldable display may bend around a bend axis. The display panel may have an array of pixels configured to display an image through the display cover layer. The display cover layer may be formed from a layer of glass. A recess may be formed in the layer of glass that extends along the bend axis. The recess may form a flexible locally thinned portion in the layer of glass that allows the glass layer to bend about the bend axis. To ensure that the display cover layer exhibits satisfactory impact resistance during drop events, corner portions of the display cover layer and other edge portions of the display cover layer may be provided with greater thickness relative to other portions of the display cover layer outside of the locally thinned portion.
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公开(公告)号：US20240098913A1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-21
申请号：US18523628
申请日：2023-11-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg , Owen D. Hale , Tatsuya Sano
CPC classification number: H05K5/0217 , H05K5/0017 , H10K50/84 , H10K59/12 , H10K77/111 , H10K2102/311
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with portions that slide relative to each other. A display may be supported on a surface of the housing such as on a front face of the housing. The housing portions may slide between an unexpanded state in which the display has an unexpanded viewable area on the front face and an expanded state in which the display has an expanded viewable area on the front face that is greater than the unexpanded viewable area. The housing portions may have interior regions that contain electrical components. The display may be formed from a flexible display substrate. A portion of a flexible display may be stored in an interior region of the housing when the housing is in the unexpanded state. In the unexpanded state, the flexible display may have one or more bends and may double back on itself one or more times.
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公开(公告)号：US11889642B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-30
申请号：US18157502
申请日：2023-01-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg , Owen D. Hale , Tatsuya Sano
CPC classification number: H05K5/0217 , H05K5/0017 , H10K50/84 , H10K59/12 , H10K77/111 , H10K2102/311
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with portions that slide relative to each other. A display may be supported on a surface of the housing such as on a front face of the housing. The housing portions may slide between an unexpanded state in which the display has an unexpanded viewable area on the front face and an expanded state in which the display has an expanded viewable area on the front face that is greater than the unexpanded viewable area. The housing portions may have interior regions that contain electrical components. The display may be formed from a flexible display substrate. A portion of a flexible display may be stored in an interior region of the housing when the housing is in the unexpanded state. In the unexpanded state, the flexible display may have one or more bends and may double back on itself one or more times.
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公开(公告)号：US20230156939A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-18
申请号：US18157502
申请日：2023-01-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg , Owen D. Hale , Tatsuya Sano
CPC classification number: H05K5/0217 , H05K5/0017 , H10K50/84 , H10K59/12 , H10K77/111 , H10K2102/311
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with portions that slide relative to each other. A display may be supported on a surface of the housing such as on a front face of the housing. The housing portions may slide between an unexpanded state in which the display has an unexpanded viewable area on the front face and an expanded state in which the display has an expanded viewable area on the front face that is greater than the unexpanded viewable area. The housing portions may have interior regions that contain electrical components. The display may be formed from a flexible display substrate. A portion of a flexible display may be stored in an interior region of the housing when the housing is in the unexpanded state. In the unexpanded state, the flexible display may have one or more bends and may double back on itself one or more times.
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125.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20230079485A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-16
申请号：US17649787
申请日：2022-02-02
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Hoon Sik Kim , Michael B. Wittenberg
Abstract: In some aspects, mobile devices with foldable and rollable displays can use a sensor to detect vertical acceleration with respect to the ground to determine if the mobile device has been dropped. If the sensor detects that the mobile device has been dropped the foldable device can fold or retract at least partially to afford protection from the fragile display from striking the ground. Even folding the display to an angle less the 180 degrees can afford some protection because the mobile device can strike edges of the mobile device instead of the display itself. In various embodiments, a rollable device can retract the display if predetermined acceleration limits are exceeded.
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公开(公告)号：US11602062B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-07
申请号：US17349050
申请日：2021-06-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg , Owen D. Hale , Tatsuya Sano
Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with portions that slide relative to each other. A display may be supported on a surface of the housing such as on a front face of the housing. The housing portions may slide between an unexpanded state in which the display has an unexpanded viewable area on the front face and an expanded state in which the display has an expanded viewable area on the front face that is greater than the unexpanded viewable area. The housing portions may have interior regions that contain electrical components. The display may be formed from a flexible display substrate. A portion of a flexible display may be stored in an interior region of the housing when the housing is in the unexpanded state. In the unexpanded state, the flexible display may have one or more bends and may double back on itself one or more times.
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公开(公告)号：US11436964B1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-06
申请号：US17225520
申请日：2021-04-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Ying-Chih Wang , Michael J. Brown , Michael B. Wittenberg , Paul C. Kelley , Rasamy Phouthavong , Tyler R. Kakuda , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Marwan Rammah
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. The pixels may be overlapped by a cover layer. The display may have peripheral edges with curved cross-sectional profiles. An inactive area in the display may be formed along a peripheral edge of the display or may be surrounded by the pixels. Electrical components such as optical components may be located in the inactive area. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels, may have an opening that overlaps portions of the inactive area, may have an output surface that overlap portions of the inactive area, and/or may convey light associated with optical components in the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US20220115770A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-14
申请号：US17555920
申请日：2021-12-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew D. Hill , Michael B. Wittenberg , Shane Bustle , Duy P. Le
Abstract: A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing comprises a first component and a second component separated from the first component by a gap. The housing also includes a first molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and defining at least a portion of an interlock feature, and a second molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and mechanically engaging the interlock feature. The first component, the second component, and the second molded element form a portion of an exterior surface of the housing. A method of forming the housing is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号：US20220113834A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-14
申请号：US17558103
申请日：2021-12-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg , Daniel J. Barrett , Erik G. de Jong , Lucy E. Browning , Marwan Rammah , Rasamy Phouthavong , Sameer Pandya
Abstract: An electronic device may have light-emitting devices. A light-emitting device may include light-emitting diodes, a display, or other components that emit visual output. One or more image transport layers may be included in the electronic device. An image transport layer may have an input surface that receives an image and an output surface to which the image transport layer transports the image for viewing by a user. The image transport layers may have areas with compound curvature and other shapes. Deformed image transport layer structures such as deformed fibers in a coherent fiber bundle may be configured to hide gaps in displays and other structures. Displays may include light detectors that serve as a two-dimensional touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect touch input on an output surface of an image transport layer. Image transport layer material may be incorporated into buttons, elongated housings, wearable devices, and other equipment.
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公开(公告)号：US11231814B1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-25
申请号：US17013057
申请日：2020-09-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael B. Wittenberg , Daniel J. Barrett , Erik G. de Jong , Lucy E. Browning , Marwan Rammah , Rasamy Phouthavong , Sameer Pandya
Abstract: An electronic device may have light-emitting devices. A light-emitting device may include light-emitting diodes, a display, or other components that emit visual output. One or more image transport layers may be included in the electronic device. An image transport layer may have an input surface that receives an image and an output surface to which the image transport layer transports the image for viewing by a user. The image transport layers may have areas with compound curvature and other shapes. Deformed image transport layer structures such as deformed fibers in a coherent fiber bundle may be configured to hide gaps in displays and other structures. Displays may include light detectors that serve as a two-dimensional touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect touch input on an output surface of an image transport layer. Image transport layer material may be incorporated into buttons, elongated housings, wearable devices, and other equipment.
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