公开(公告)号：US09402303B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-26

申请号：US13908280

申请日：2013-06-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Amy Qian ,  Carl R. Peterson ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Joseph F. Alverson ,  Kevin D. Gibbs

IPC: H05K1/11 ,  H05K3/46 ,  H05K1/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H05K1/14

CPC classification number: H05K1/0221 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  H05K1/028 ,  H05K1/147 ,  H05K2201/042 ,  H05K2201/0715 ,  H05K2201/09063 ,  H05K2201/09145 ,  H05K2201/09236 ,  H05K2201/09618 ,  H05K2201/10128

Abstract: An electronic device contains electrical circuits. The circuits may include circuitry on printed circuit boards and components such as a touch screen display and buttons. Signal paths for routing signals between the electrical circuits may be formed from metal traces on flexible printed circuit cables. The flexible printed circuit cables may be bent around one or more bend axes. A flexible printed circuit cable may be formed from a flexible polymer substrate having one or more layers of polymer. Upper and lower ground layers may be supported by the flexible polymer substrate. The metal traces for the signal paths may lie between the upper and lower ground layers. Longitudinal slits within the flexible printed circuit may be formed that pass through the ground layers and the polymer layers. Vias may be formed that couple the ground layers together. The vias may run along the edges of the slits.

Abstract translation: 电子设备包含电路。 电路可以包括印刷电路板上的电路和诸如触摸屏显示器和按钮的部件。 用于在电路之间路由信号的信号路径可以由柔性印刷电路电缆上的金属迹线形成。 柔性印刷电路电缆可围绕一个或多个弯曲轴弯曲。 柔性印刷电路电缆可以由具有一层或多层聚合物的柔性聚合物基材形成。 上下接地层可以由柔性聚合物基底支撑。 用于信号路径的金属迹线可位于上层和下层之间。 可以形成柔性印刷电路内的纵向狭缝，其穿过接地层和聚合物层。 可以形成将接地层耦合在一起的通孔。 通孔可以沿着狭缝的边缘延伸。

公开(公告)号：US20160009064A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

申请号：US14328600

申请日：2014-07-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Justin Richard Wodrich ,  Yoji Hamada

IPC: B32B37/10

CPC classification number: B32B37/1009 ,  B30B5/02 ,  B32B37/0046 ,  B32B37/10 ,  B32B37/12 ,  B32B2309/12 ,  B32B2457/00

Abstract: An expandable member configured to inflate and actuate a first element toward a second element in order to adhesively attach the first element with the second element is disclosed. The expandable member is made of a material (or materials) having a low tensile strength and flexural modulus such that the expandable member may conform to complex, or non-linear shapes. Also, the expandable member provides a sufficient force to the first element such that the first element applies at least a minimum threshold pressure to the adhesive layer in order to activate the adhesive layer. In some embodiments, the expandable members are used to actuate the first element. The described embodiments may be used to adhesively attach external or internal components of an electronic device.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种被构造成使第一元件朝向第二元件膨胀并致动以便将第一元件与第二元件粘合地附接的可膨胀元件。 可膨胀构件由具有低拉伸强度和挠曲模量的材料（或材料）制成，使得可膨胀构件可以符合复杂或非线性形状。 此外，可膨胀构件向第一元件提供足够的力，使得第一元件对粘合剂层施加至少最小阈值压力以激活粘合剂层。 在一些实施例中，可膨胀构件用于致动第一元件。 所描述的实施例可以用于粘合地附接电子设备的外部或内部部件。

公开(公告)号：US09071672B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-30

申请号：US14589917

申请日：2015-01-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Samuel G. Smith ,  Jared A. Sartee ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Andrew D. Lauder ,  Jeremy C. Franklin

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04B1/3888

CPC classification number: H04B1/3888 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45C2011/003 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1675 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H01F7/0252 ,  H01F41/00 ,  H04M1/0206 ,  H04M1/0266 ,  H05K5/02 ,  Y02D10/153 ,  Y10T24/32 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: A cover is described that is magnetically attached to a tablet device. The cover includes at least as flap. In the described embodiment, the flap includes a plurality of segments where the first segment includes a first plurality of edge attach magnets arrayed along a first edge of the flap and where a second segment includes a second plurality of edge attach magnets arrayed along a second edge of the flap opposite the first edge.

Abstract translation: 描述了磁性地连接到平板电脑设备的盖子。 该盖至少包括作为襟翼。 在所描述的实施例中，翼片包括多个段，其中第一段包括沿着翼片的第一边缘排列的第一多个边缘附接磁体，并且其中第二段包括沿着第二边缘排列的第二多个边缘附着磁体 的翼片与第一边缘相对。

公开(公告)号：US20140185857A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-03

申请号：US14195974

申请日：2014-03-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eric A. Uttermann ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Stephen C. McClure ,  Sean S. Corbin ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Rodney A. Gomez Angulo

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H04R1/02

CPC classification number: H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H04R1/028 ,  Y10T29/49016 ,  Y10T156/1089

Abstract: A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include a single piece housing formed from a radio opaque material with a cover formed from a radio transparent material. To implement a wireless interface, an antenna stack-up can be provided that allows an antenna to be mounted to a bottom of the cover. Methods and apparatus are provided for improving wireless performance. For instance, in one embodiment, a metal housing can be thinned to improve antenna performance. As another example, a faraday cage can be formed around speaker drivers to improve antenna performance.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种便携式计算设备。 便携式计算设备可以采用许多形式，例如膝上型计算机，平板计算机等。 便携式计算设备可以包括由无线电不透明材料形成的单件壳体，其具有由无线电透明材料形成的盖。 为了实现无线接口，可以提供允许将天线安装到盖的底部的天线叠加。 提供了用于改善无线性能的方法和装置。 例如，在一个实施例中，金属外壳可以变薄以改善天线性能。 作为另一示例，可以围绕扬声器驱动器形成法拉第笼，以改善天线性能。

公开(公告)号：US20140092034A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：US13770527

申请日：2013-02-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Kevin D. Gibbs ,  Amy Qian ,  John Raff ,  Carl R. Peterson

IPC: G09F13/04 ,  H05K1/02

CPC classification number: G09F13/0413 ,  H05K1/0274 ,  H05K1/028 ,  H05K1/147 ,  H05K1/189 ,  H05K2201/10128

Abstract: Electronic devices may include displays. A display may include backlight structures that generate light and display layers that generate images using the generated light. An electronic device may include an opaque flexible printed circuit that is wrapped around one or more edges of the backlight structures. The opaque flexible printed circuit may prevent light from the backlight structures from reaching other electronic components or escaping from the device. The opaque flexible printed circuit may include signal lines that communicate signals between a printed circuit board and the display. The opaque flexible printed circuit may be a layer of the printed circuit board that extends from an edge of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board may include an additional flexible extended printed circuit layer that wraps around a surface of the printed circuit board and forms a portion of a conductive shield over that surface.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括显示器。 显示器可以包括产生光的背光结构和使用所产生的光产生图像的显示层。 电子设备可以包括缠绕在背光结构的一个或多个边缘上的不透明柔性印刷电路。 不透明的柔性印刷电路可以防止来自背光结构的光到达其他电子部件或从装置逸出。 不透明柔性印刷电路可以包括在印刷电路板和显示器之间传递信号的信号线。 不透明的柔性印刷电路可以是印刷电路板的从印刷电路板的边缘延伸的层。 印刷电路板可以包括附加的柔性扩展印刷电路层，其包裹在印刷电路板的表面上并在该表面上形成导电屏蔽的一部分。