公开(公告)号：US09779894B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US14553985

申请日：2014-11-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sawyer I. Cohen ,  Tyler B. Cater ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Yaocheng Zhang ,  Edward S. Huo ,  Dhaval N. Shah ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Vivek Katiyar

IPC: H01H3/12 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/705 ,  H01H13/52

CPC classification number: H01H13/705 ,  H01H13/52 ,  H01H2221/062 ,  H01H2221/064 ,  H01H2221/08

Abstract: Systems and methods for forming button assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. According to some embodiments, the button assemblies include one or more sound improvement features to improve the sound that the button assemblies make when pressed by users of the electronic devices. According to some embodiments, the button assemblies include shims that provide proper alignment of the various components of the button assemblies and to accommodate any tolerance stack up of the various components of the button assemblies. The shims can include alignment features to prevent the shims from shifting within the button assemblies. According to some embodiments, thicknesses of the shims are customized to accommodate varying tolerance stack ups of the components of the button assemblies. In some embodiments, the button assemblies include a combination of sound improvement features and shims.

公开(公告)号：US20240304128A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18667315

申请日：2024-05-17

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

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G09F9/30

CPC classification number: G09G3/20 ,  G02B6/0006 ,  G02B6/0008 ,  G02B2006/12111 ,  G09F9/301

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240267447A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18243531

申请日：2023-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Laura M. Burke ,  Woonyong Bae ,  Joel Ravi ,  Daniel W. Jarvis ,  Jason P. Shannon ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Alexander K. Mark ,  Maxwell Zhang ,  Ekaterina Pease ,  Sara Salmon ,  Ethan Stobbe

IPC: H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/026

Abstract: A mobile phone may include a connector module configured to couple to a charging cable, antenna circuitry conductively coupled to a first housing component and a second housing component, and a processing system configured to, in accordance with a determination that the connector module is decoupled from the charging cable, cause the second housing component to operate as a first radiating element for the antenna circuitry, and in accordance with a determination that the connector module is coupled to the charging cable and that an operational condition of the connector module is satisfied, cause the first housing component to operate as at least a portion of a second radiating element for the antenna circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US20240064220A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18243485

申请日：2023-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Richard H. Koch ,  Chen Zhong ,  Matthew A. Lashinsky ,  Bryan Zin ,  Daniel W. Jarvis ,  Jason P. Shannon ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Hugh J. Jay

IPC: H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/0268 ,  H04M2201/38

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing component defining a side exterior surface of the portable electronic device and a front cover assembly coupled to the housing component and including a front cover defining a front exterior surface of the portable electronic device and an interior surface opposite to the front exterior surface, a display stack attached to the interior surface of the front cover, a support frame coupled to the display stack and defining a plurality of engagement features, and a molded frame member coupled to the interior surface of the front cover and extending at least partially around a periphery of the display stack, the molded frame member encapsulating at least a portion of the support frame and engaging the plurality of engagement features.

公开(公告)号：US11630537B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

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

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/044

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.

公开(公告)号：US11516908B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US16682146

申请日：2019-11-13

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

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H05K1/18 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01Q1/40

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. The pixels may be overlapped by a cover layer. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels and may have an input surface that receives the image from the pixels and a corresponding output surface on which the received image is viewable through the cover layer. Circuitry may be embedded within the image transport layer. The circuitry that is embedded within the image transport layer may include capacitive touch sensor circuitry, antenna resonating element structures, input-output components, signal lines, and other circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US20220329678A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17471789

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xuyang Zhang ,  Jason P. Shannon ,  Jon F. Housour ,  Robert F. Meyer ,  Owen D. Hale ,  Dale T. Morgan ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Benjamin Morse ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  David A. Pakula ,  Simon C. Helmore ,  Gareth L. Rose ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Melissa A. Wah ,  Jacob Barton ,  Ian A.. Spraggs

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a sensor array including a first camera module having a first field of view, a second camera module having a second field of view different from the first field of view, and a light source, and a rear cover formed from a glass material and defining a raised sensor array region positioned over the sensor array. The raised sensor array region defines a first hole extending through the rear cover and positioned proximate a first corner region of the raised sensor array region, and a second hole extending through the rear cover and positioned proximate a second corner region diagonal from the first corner region. The first camera module includes a first camera housing defining a recess at a corner of the first camera housing, and the second camera module includes a second camera housing extending into the recess.

公开(公告)号：US20220286539A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17471748

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ethan R. Stobbe ,  Cameron Bauer ,  Samuel J. Pliska ,  Macey E. Dade ,  Baris Ozgen ,  Lee E. Hooton ,  Benjamin S. Bustle ,  Jason M. Gillier ,  Stoyan P. Hristov ,  Anthony B. Sinclair ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Mitchell T. Hoertz ,  Michael D. Quinones ,  David A. Pakula ,  Brandon R. Collins-Smoot ,  Matthew R. McGuire ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Simon C. Helmore ,  Gareth L. Rose ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Zachary S. Scott ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Melissa A. Wah ,  Jacob Barton ,  Laura M. Burke ,  Jesse P. Harris ,  Samruddhi A. Deshpande ,  Ekaterina Pease ,  David J. Dunsmoor ,  Nawaf Al-Baghly

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing having a wall defining an opening in the housing and at least a portion of four side surfaces of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may further include a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover positioned in the opening in the housing and over the display, the front cover defining a front surface, a peripheral side surface extending from the front surface and at least partially surrounded by the wall of the housing, and a notch that, together with a portion of the wall of the housing, defines an acoustic port of the portable electronic device. The electronic device may further include an acoustic port cover positioned at least partially in the acoustic port and a speaker at least partially within the housing and configured to direct sound through the acoustic port cover.

公开(公告)号：US20220283024A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17471851

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason B. Neevel ,  Christopher S. Tomasetta ,  Jonathan M. Lee ,  Ekaterina Pease ,  Nicholas Merz ,  Daniel Jarvis ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  David A. Pakula ,  Richard H. Koch ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Laura M. Burke

IPC: G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/04

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a front cover defining a front side of the portable electronic device, a display stack below the front cover and comprising a plurality of display layers configured to produce a graphical output in a display region of the display stack, the graphical output visible through the front cover, and a light sensor module positioned at least partially within the housing and coupled to the display stack in the display region. The light sensor module may be configured to receive ambient light passing through the front cover and through the plurality of display layers and, while a blanking interval is positioned over the light sensor module, produce an output corresponding to the received ambient light, the portable electronic device configured to determine an ambient light value based at least in part on the output from the light sensor module.

公开(公告)号：US10447834B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15606920

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Abhijeet Misra ,  Steven J. Osborne ,  Ian A. Spraggs ,  Marwan Rammah ,  William A. Counts

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H04M1/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an enclosure for an electronic device. In one aspect, an embodiment includes an enclosure having an enclosure component and an internal component that may be affixed along a bonding region. The enclosure component may be formed from an enclosure material and defines an exterior surface of the enclosure and an opening configured to receive a display. The internal component may be formed from a metal material different than the enclosure material. The bonding region may include an interstitial material that has a melting temperature that is less than a melting temperature of either one of the enclosure material or the metal material. The bonding region may also include one or more of the enclosure material or the metal material.