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公开(公告)号：US10966332B2
公开(公告)日：2021-03-30
申请号：US15891533
申请日：2018-02-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yohji Hamada , John J. Baker , Peter F. Coxeter , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Joseph B. Walker
Abstract: Electronic equipment may include structured fabric. Structured fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device, may be used to form a band that holds an electronic device against a user's body, or may be used to cover one or more openings in an electronic device. Structured fabrics may be soft and pliable while maintaining the ability to hold a given shape without added support. Structured fabric may be formed by laminating fabric such as warp-knit fabric with a stiffener such as polymer film. Structured fabrics may include openings through which signals such as optical or audio signals pass. To maintain the geometry and shape of the openings in the structured fabric without covering the openings, the stiffener and adhesive that are attached to the fabric may be cut to form a pattern of openings that align with the openings in the fabric.
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公开(公告)号：US10900154B2
公开(公告)日：2021-01-26
申请号：US16750281
申请日：2020-01-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel A. Podhajny , Daniel D. Sunshine , Yohji Hamada
IPC: H05K1/03 , D04B21/14 , H05K3/02 , H05K3/34 , H05K1/18 , H05K1/11 , F21V23/06 , F21V19/00 , F21V33/00
Abstract: Conductive yarns in a knitted fabric may include insulating cores covered with metal layers that form signal paths. Open circuits may be formed in the yarns by removing metal from the insulating cores at selected locations within the yarns. The fabric may be formed from rows of interlocked loops of the yarn. The open circuits may be located on the loops so that each loop with an open circuit has a first segment of the metal layer that is separated from a second segment of the layer by a portion of the loop from which the metal layer has been removed. Each electrical component may have terminals that span a respective one of the open circuits and that are shorted respectively to the metal of the first and second segments.
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公开(公告)号：US20190136423A1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-09
申请号：US16240594
申请日：2019-01-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Yohji Hamada
Abstract: Weaving equipment may include warp strand positioning equipment that positions warp strands and weft strand positioning equipment that inserts weft strands among the warp strands to form fabric. One or more of the warp strands may be selectively modified along its length using a warp strand modification unit. The warp strand modification unit may be interposed between the fabric and a reed, may be interposed between the fabric and the warp strand positioning equipment, may be mounted to the reed, or may be incorporated elsewhere in the weaving equipment. Warp strand modifications may include adding segments of metallic paint coatings or other conductive coatings, adding insulating coatings, applying other liquids to segments of the warp strand, modifying the stretchiness of warp strands, removing material from segments of the warp strand, and attaching electrical components to the warp strand.
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公开(公告)号：US20180272644A1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-27
申请号：US15920340
申请日：2018-03-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yohji Hamada , Siddhartha Hegde , Zebinah P. Masse , Rimple Bhatia , Peter F. Coxeter , Amit S. Barve , Donald L. Olmstead , Javier Mendez
Abstract: Electronic equipment may include seamless spacer fabric. Seamless spacer fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device such as a speaker. A seamless spacer fabric may include a seamless fabric outer layer, a spacer fabric inner layer, and an adhesive layer that bonds the seamless outer layer to the spacer fabric inner layer. The spacer fabric layer may have a seam region where one portion of the spacer fabric layer is joined with another portion of the fabric layer. The seamless fabric outer layer may cover the seam region to hide it from view. One or more additional seam hiding layers or strips may be formed on opposing sides of the spacer fabric layer to cover the seam. The seamless spacer fabric may have an array of openings that extends uniformly around the perimeter of the seamless spacer fabric.
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公开(公告)号：US20180195210A1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-12
申请号：US15912291
申请日：2018-03-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , John Arthur Maasberg , Kathryn P. Crews , Kirk M. Mayer , Yohji Hamada
CPC classification number: D02G3/441 , D03D1/0088 , D10B2401/16 , D10B2401/18
Abstract: An item may include fabric or other materials formed from intertwined strands of material. The item may include circuitry that produces signals. The strands of material may include non-conductive strands and conductive strands. The non-conductive strands and conductive strands may be close in size. The conductive strands may carry the signals produced by the circuitry. Each conductive strand may have a strand core, a conductive coating on the strand core, and an insulating coating on the conductive coating. The strand cores may be strands formed from polymer. The conductive coating may be formed from metal. The insulating coating may have a relatively thin thickness and may be formed from a polymer.
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公开(公告)号：US20180168059A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-14
申请号：US15891533
申请日：2018-02-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yohji Hamada , John J. Baker , Peter F. Coxeter , Benjamin M. Rappoport , Joseph B. Walker
CPC classification number: H05K5/03 , B32B3/266 , B32B5/026 , B32B37/12 , B32B37/18 , B32B38/0004 , B32B38/0008 , B32B2250/03 , B32B2305/182 , B32B2457/00
Abstract: Electronic equipment may include structured fabric. Structured fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device, may be used to form a band that holds an electronic device against a user's body, or may be used to cover one or more openings in an electronic device. Structured fabrics may be soft and pliable while maintaining the ability to hold a given shape without added support. Structured fabric may be formed by laminating fabric such as warp-knit fabric with a stiffener such as polymer film. Structured fabrics may include openings through which signals such as optical or audio signals pass. To maintain the geometry and shape of the openings in the structured fabric without covering the openings, the stiffener and adhesive that are attached to the fabric may be cut to form a pattern of openings that align with the openings in the fabric.
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公开(公告)号：US20170251555A1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-31
申请号：US15514440
申请日：2015-09-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel D. Sunshine , Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Yohji Hamada
Abstract: Apparatus, comprising fabric (62) formed from fibers (74); and an electrical component (20) having first and second perpendicular fiber guiding structures, wherein a first of the fibers is soldered in the first fiber guiding structure and a second of the fibers is soldered in the second fiber guiding structure.
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公开(公告)号：US11530501B1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-20
申请号：US15947679
申请日：2018-04-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel A. Podhajny , Yohji Hamada
Abstract: A warp knitting system may knit a seamless tube of fabric. The fabric may have a spacer between outer and inner fabric layers. The knitting system may have first and second needle guide systems. The first and second needle guide systems may each have selectively linked needle bed sections that guide respective needles. A guide bar system may have guide bars that dispense strands of material during knitting. Each guide bar may be positioned using a respective guide bar positioner. The guide bar system may be shifted relative to the needles using a rotational positioner. The needle guide systems and guide bar system may be formed from selectively coupled links. The selectively coupled links may be configured to adjust the diameter of the tube of fabric to a desired value. The thickness of the tube may be adjusted by adjusting a gap between the first and second needle guide systems.
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公开(公告)号：US11504945B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-22
申请号：US16358590
申请日：2019-03-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sofiane Berlat , Aedhan M. Loomis , Peter F. Coxeter , Sarah J. Montplaisir , Timon A. Wright , Yohji Hamada , Patrick Perry , Chad J. Miller , Andrew L. Rosenberg , Daniel A. Podhajny , Daniel D. Sunshine , Jessica J. Lu , Lia M. Uesato , Donald L. Olmstead
IPC: B32B7/09 , D04B1/08 , D04B21/20 , D04B1/22 , D05B1/06 , D05B93/00 , B29C70/24 , B29C65/00 , A45C11/00 , B32B3/26 , B32B5/06
Abstract: An item may be formed from structures that include holes. Stitching may be used to form a seam that joins the structures. The stitching may be formed from a chain stitch that passes through the holes. The holes may be formed from loops of knit fabric or other holes. Leather layers, polymer layers, fabric layers, and other structures with holes may be joined using the stitching. During fabrication, a layer of material with holes may be placed on an adjustable-shape fixture having a bed of needles. The shape of the bed of nails in the adjustable-shape fixture may then be changed. After the fixture has been used to transform the shape of one or more of the structures, the structures may be placed on needles in an assembly fixture and the stitching between the structures may be formed. The item may be an electronic device cover or other item.
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公开(公告)号：US20220275543A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-01
申请号：US17750287
申请日：2022-05-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Daniel A. Podhajny , Kathryn P. Crews , Yohji Hamada
Abstract: Weaving equipment may include warp strand positioning equipment that positions warp strands and weft strand positioning equipment that inserts weft strands among the warp strands to form fabric. One or more of the warp strands may be selectively modified along its length using a warp strand modification unit. The warp strand modification unit may be interposed between the fabric and a reed, may be interposed between the fabric and the warp strand positioning equipment, may be mounted to the reed, or may be incorporated elsewhere in the weaving equipment. Warp strand modifications may include adding segments of metallic paint coatings or other conductive coatings, adding insulating coatings, applying other liquids to segments of the warp strand, modifying the stretchiness of warp strands, removing material from segments of the warp strand, and attaching electrical components to the warp strand.
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