Electronic Device with Antenna Connections Between Curved Conductors

    公开(公告)号:US20250087873A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-13

    申请号:US18626251

    申请日:2024-04-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted display device may include an antenna that radiates through a cover. The antenna may have an antenna resonating element layered onto the cover and having a three-dimensional curvature. The antenna resonating element may have an antenna ground. A pressure-activated connector may electrically couple the antenna resonating element to the antenna ground. If desired, the pressure-activated connector may lock the antenna resonating element to the antenna ground. The pressure-activated connector may include a metal finger, a metal spring, a metal ball, a curling metal receptacle, a dimple, a metal screw, a screw receptacle, metal burs, and/or rotational locking structures. The pressure-activated connector may form a robust mechanical connection between the first and second conductors despite the curvature of the antenna resonating element, which minimizes electrical discontinuities that can otherwise deteriorate antenna performance.

    Head-Mounted Display With Low Light Operation

    公开(公告)号:US20200341563A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16856080

    申请日:2020-04-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display system includes a controller and a head-mounted display. The head-mounted display includes a display, a head support coupled to the display for supporting the display on a head of a user to be viewed by the user, and sensors coupled to the head support for sensing an environment from the head-mounted display unit in low light. The sensors include one or more of an infrared sensor for sensing the environment with infrared electromagnetic radiation, or a depth sensor for sensing distances to objects of the environment, and also include an ultrasonic sensor for sensing the environment with ultrasonic sound waves. The controller determines graphical content according to the sensing of the environment with the one or more of the infrared sensor or the depth sensor and with the ultrasonic sensor, and operates the display to provide the graphical content concurrent with the sensing of the environment.

    Electronic Device with Lightweight Antenna Shielding

    公开(公告)号:US20240405451A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18424602

    申请日:2024-01-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have first and second rear-facing displays, a front-facing display, a cover at a front side overlapping the front-facing display, and an antenna that radiates through the cover. The antenna may be formed from traces on a flexible printed circuit. The antenna may be provided with a conductive shield on a dielectric carrier. The flexible printed circuit may be mounted to the carrier opposite the shield. A biasing member may be mounted to the carrier and may press the flexible printed circuit against the cover. To minimize weight of the device, the shield may be formed from conductive traces patterned onto the carrier. The carrier may include first and second substrates formed from respective shots of co-molded plastic. The second substrate may include plateable grade plastic and the conductive traces may be patterned onto plateable outer surfaces of the second substrate opposite the first substrate.

    Electronic Device with Antenna Polarization Diversity

    公开(公告)号:US20250087871A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-13

    申请号:US18623219

    申请日:2024-04-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a housing with a cover having three-dimensional curvature. A front-facing display may be mounted to the cover and may display images through the cover. The cover may have a peripheral region laterally surrounding the front-facing display. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element layered onto the cover overlapping the peripheral region. The antenna may be switchable between a first polarization state and a second polarization state. In the first polarization state, the antenna conveys radio-frequency signals having a first polarization with an earbud. In the second polarization state, the antenna conveys radio-frequency signals having a second polarization with the earbud. One or more processors may gather wireless performance metric data from the radio-frequency signals and may adjust the antenna between the polarization states to optimize the wireless performance metric data.

    Head-mounted display with low light operation

    公开(公告)号:US12242064B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-04

    申请号:US18218787

    申请日:2023-07-06

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A display system includes a controller and a head-mounted display. The head-mounted display includes a display, a head support coupled to the display for supporting the display on a head of a user to be viewed by the user, and sensors coupled to the head support for sensing an environment from the head-mounted display unit in low light. The sensors include one or more of an infrared sensor for sensing the environment with infrared electromagnetic radiation, or a depth sensor for sensing distances to objects of the environment, and also include an ultrasonic sensor for sensing the environment with ultrasonic sound waves. The controller determines graphical content according to the sensing of the environment with the one or more of the infrared sensor or the depth sensor and with the ultrasonic sensor, and operates the display to provide the graphical content concurrent with the sensing of the environment.

    WIRE LOCK SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240427375A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18510500

    申请日:2023-11-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wearable apparatus includes a head-mountable display frame, a first mechanical stop, a cover glass, a second mechanical stop, and a cable. The head-mountable display frame includes a first interface portion defining a first channel. The first mechanical stop is defined by the head-mountable display frame. The cover glass is attachable to the head-mountable display frame and includes a second interface portion defining a second channel. The second mechanical stop is defined by the cover glass, and is positionable against the first mechanical stop when the first interface portion is mated to the second interface portion, and the first interface portion and the second interface portion define a lumen. The cable is disposed along at least a portion of the lumen.

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