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公开(公告)号:US10575421B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-25
申请号:US15989133
申请日:2018-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: David Pakula , Stephen Brian Lynch , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Tang Yew Tan , Lee Hua Tan
Abstract: An electronic device having an enclosure formed from at least one glass cover and a peripheral structure formed adjacent the periphery of the glass cover is disclosed. The peripheral structure can be secured adjacent to the glass cover with an adhesive. The peripheral structure can be molded adjacent the glass cover so that a gapless interface is formed between the peripheral structure and the periphery of the glass cover. In one embodiment, the peripheral structure includes at least an inner peripheral structure and an outer peripheral structure.
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公开(公告)号:US20190074333A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-07
申请号:US16179713
申请日:2018-11-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin M. Rappoport , Jeremy C. Franklin , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Scott A. Myers , Richard P. Howarth , Julian Hoenig , Christopher J. Stringer , John P. Ternus , Stephen Brian Lynch
IPC: H01L27/32 , G02B27/01 , G06F1/16 , G02B5/20 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/3208 , H01L51/00 , H04R1/02 , G06F3/042 , G06F3/01
Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.
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公开(公告)号:US20190042041A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-07
申请号:US16147253
申请日:2018-09-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Scott A. Myers , Stephen Brian Lynch
Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays and internal components. An internal component may be positioned under the flexible display. The internal component may be an output device such as a speaker that transmits sound through the flexible display or an actuator that deforms the display in a way that is sensed by a user. The internal component may also be a microphone or pressure sensor that receives sound or pressure information through the flexible display. Structural components may be used to permanently or temporarily deform the flexible display to provide tactile feedback to a user of the device.
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公开(公告)号:US20190033911A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-31
申请号:US16144986
申请日:2018-09-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin M. Rappoport , Jeremy C. Franklin , Stephen Brian Lynch , Scott A. Myers , John Raff , Richard P. Howarth , Wei Chen , Christopher J. Stringer , Julian Hoenig
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display cover layer mounted to the device using an adhesive bond with a display. The display may be a flexible display. The flexible display may include Organic Light Emitting Diode display technology. The display may be mounted to a rigid support structure. The rigid support structure may be mounted to a device housing member. Mounting the display cover layer to the display may eliminate the need to mount the display cover layer to the device housing and may allow active display pixels to be visible under the display cover layer closer to the device housing than in conventional devices. Providing the electronic device with active display pixels closer to the device housing may reduce the need for an inactive border around the display and may improve the aesthetic appeal of the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:US20180315371A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-01
申请号:US16029395
申请日:2018-07-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Mark Rappoport , Christopher J. Stringer , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Jeremy C. Franklin , John Patrick Ternus , Julian Hoeing , Richard P. Howarth , Scott Andrew Myers , Stephen Brian Lynch
IPC: G09G3/3225 , G06F3/0481 , G06F3/041 , H01L27/32
CPC classification number: G09G3/3225 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0416 , G06F3/0481 , G06F2203/04804 , G09G2300/0456 , G09G2300/046 , G09G2320/0626 , G09G2330/022 , G09G2354/00 , G09G2360/14 , G09G2360/144 , H01L27/323
Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for applying concealment of components of an electronic device. In one embodiment, an electronic device may include a component that is disposed behind a display (e.g., a transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display) that is configured to selectively become transparent at certain transparency regions. Additionally, the electronic device includes data processing circuitry configured to determine when an event requesting that the component be exposed occurs. The data processing circuitry may control portions of the display to become transparent, to expose the component upon the occurrence of the event requesting that the component be exposed.
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公开(公告)号:US20180270976A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-20
申请号:US15989133
申请日:2018-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: David Pakula , Stephen Brian Lynch , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Tang Yew Tan , Lee Hua Tan
CPC classification number: H05K5/03 , A45C11/00 , A45F5/00 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1656 , G06F3/041 , H04M1/0249 , H04M1/0266 , H05K5/0017
Abstract: An electronic device having an enclosure formed from at least one glass cover and a peripheral structure formed adjacent the periphery of the glass cover is disclosed. The peripheral structure can be secured adjacent to the glass cover with an adhesive. The peripheral structure can be molded adjacent the glass cover so that a gapless interface is formed between the peripheral structure and the periphery of the glass cover. In one embodiment, the peripheral structure includes at least an inner peripheral structure and an outer peripheral structure.
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公开(公告)号:US20180260072A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15974545
申请日:2018-05-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jeremy C. Franklin , Scott A. Myers , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Stephen Brian Lynch , John P. Ternus , Justin R. Wodrich
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F1/16 , G09G3/20 , G06F1/32 , G06F3/044 , H01M2/10 , H01M2/16 , H01M2/18 , H01L51/00 , H01L27/32 , H04M1/02 , H01M10/04 , G09G3/3208 , H01M2/02
CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/163 , G06F1/1652 , G06F1/1677 , G06F1/3265 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04101 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04105 , G09G3/20 , G09G3/2092 , G09G3/3208 , G09G2330/027 , G09G2380/02 , H01L27/323 , H01L51/0097 , H01L2251/5338 , H01M2/1022 , H01M2/16 , H01M2/18 , H01M10/0436 , H01M2002/0205 , H01M2220/30 , H04M1/0216 , H04M1/0262 , H04M1/0268 , Y02D10/153 , Y02E10/549
Abstract: Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured to allow the flexible electronic device to be deformed. Flexible displays may include flexible display layers, flexible touch-sensitive layers, and flexible display cover layers. The flexible housing may be a multi-stable flexible housing having one or more stable positions. The flexible housing may include a configurable support structure that, when engaged, provides a rigid support structure for the flexible housing. The flexible internal components may include flexible batteries, flexible printed circuits or other flexible components. A flexible battery may include flexible and rigid portions or may include a lubricious separator layer that provides flexibility for the flexible battery. A flexible printed circuit may include flexible and rigid portions or openings that allow some rigid portions to flex with respect to other rigid portions.
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公开(公告)号:US10055039B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-21
申请号:US15783272
申请日:2017-10-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Scott A. Myers , Stephen Brian Lynch , Anthony S. Montevirgen
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F3/0488 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/0481 , G06F3/044 , H04M1/23 , H04M1/02
CPC classification number: G06F3/041 , G06F1/1652 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/044 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/04886 , G06F2203/04102 , G06F2203/04112 , H04M1/0268 , H04M1/0283 , H04M1/236 , H04M2250/16 , H04M2250/22
Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.
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公开(公告)号:US20180159969A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15863729
申请日:2018-01-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Scott A. Myers , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Stephen Brian Lynch
CPC classification number: H04M1/0266 , G06F1/1637 , H04M1/0268
Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with concave displays that reduce the risk of damage in the event of a drop while maximizing the internal volume of the device. Concave displays may be formed from one or more flexible layers including a flexible display layer. The flexible display layer may be mounted to a rigid support structure or a rigid cover layer. Flexible display layers that conform to the curved shape of a rigid cover structure provide additional internal volume in which internal components of the device may be positioned.
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公开(公告)号:US20180152551A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-31
申请号:US15879307
申请日:2018-01-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Stephen Brian Lynch
Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with convex displays. A convex display may be used to maximize the internal volume of a device. Convex displays may be formed from one or more flexible layers. A flexible display layer may be mounted to a rigid support structure or a rigid cover layer. Flexible display layers that conform to the curved shape of a rigid structure may provide additional internal volume in which internal components of the device may be positioned.
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