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公开(公告)号:US12113565B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-08
申请号:US18305360
申请日:2023-04-23
Applicant: Apple Inc. , BJ Watrous
Inventor: Erik L. Wang , Phillip Michael Hobson , Kenneth A. Jenks , Adam D. Mittleman , Bartley K. Andre , Daniel J. Coster , Daniele De Iuliis , Richard P. Howarth , Jonathan P. Ive , Steven P. Jobs , Duncan Robert Kerr , Shin Nishibori , Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Douglas B. Satzger , Calvin Q. Seid , Christopher J. Stringer , Eugene Anthony Whang , Rico L. Zorkendorfer
IPC: G06F1/16 , H04B1/3888 , H04M1/02 , H05K5/00 , H05K7/00
CPC classification number: H04B1/3888 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1637 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1658 , H04M1/0252 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/0266 , H04M1/0274 , H04M1/0277 , H04M2250/22 , Y10T29/49002
Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20230261685A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-17
申请号:US18305360
申请日:2023-04-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Erik L. Wang , Phillip Michael Hobson , Kenneth A. Jenks , Adam D. Mittleman , Bartley K. Andre , Daniel J. Coster , Daniele De Iuliis , Richard P. Howarth , Jonathan P. Ive , Steven P. Jobs , Duncan Robert Kerr , Shin Nishibori , Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Douglas B. Satzger , Calvin Q. Seid , Christopher J. Stringer , Eugene Anthony Whang , Rico L. Zorkendorfer
IPC: H04B1/3888 , G06F1/16 , H04M1/02
CPC classification number: H04B1/3888 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1658 , H04M1/026 , G06F1/1637 , H04M1/0252 , Y10T29/49002 , H04M1/0274 , H04M1/0277 , H04M2250/22 , H04M1/0266
Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20210167808A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-03
申请号:US17174158
申请日:2021-02-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Erik L. Wang , Phillip Michael Hobson , Kenneth A. Jenks , Adam D. Mittleman , Bartley K. Andre , Daniel J. Coster , Daniele De Iuliis , Richard P. Howarth , Jonathan P. Ive , Steven P. Jobs , Duncan Robert Kerr , Shin Nishibori , Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Douglas B. Satzger , Calvin Q. Seid , Christopher J. Stringer , Eugene Anthony Whang , Rico L. Zorkendorfer
IPC: H04B1/3888 , G06F1/16 , H04M1/02
Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20180040943A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-08
申请号:US15784814
申请日:2017-10-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Phillip M. Hobson , Stephen P. Zadesky , Erik L. Wang , Tang Yew Tan , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Adam D. Mittleman , Kenneth A. Jenks , Robert J. Hill , Robert W. Schlub
IPC: H01Q1/24 , H01Q13/10 , H01Q9/42 , H01Q9/04 , H01Q1/50 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q21/28 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q1/27 , H01Q1/46
CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/273 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/46 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q1/50 , H01Q5/371 , H01Q5/40 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q9/0421 , H01Q9/42 , H01Q13/10 , H01Q21/28 , H01R2201/02
Abstract: A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors.
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公开(公告)号:US09730338B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-08
申请号:US13971684
申请日:2013-08-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Erik L. Wang , Phillip M. Hobson , Kenneth A. Jenks , Adam D. Mittleman
CPC classification number: H05K5/0017 , H04M1/0249 , H05K5/061
Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. Hard stop structures may be used to vertically align the first and second parts. A frame in the device may have an integral gasket.
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公开(公告)号:US20170149127A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-25
申请号:US15424605
申请日:2017-02-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Qingxiang Li , Robert W. Schlub , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Adam D. Mittleman , Yi Jiang , Emily McMilin , Li-jun Zhang
CPC classification number: H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/2266 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/243 , H01Q1/44 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q9/0421 , H01Q9/42 , H01Q13/10
Abstract: Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antennas such as inverted-F antennas that contain antenna resonating elements and antenna ground elements. Antenna resonating elements may be formed from patterned conductive traces on substrates such as flex circuit substrates. Antenna ground elements may be formed from conductive device structures such as metal housing walls. Support and biasing structures such as dielectric support members and layer of foam may be used to support and bias antenna resonating elements against planar device structures. The planar device structures against which the antenna resonating elements are biased may be planar dielectric members such as transparent layers of display cover glass or other planar structures. Adhesive may be interposed between the planar structures and the antenna resonating elements.
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公开(公告)号:US20140233169A1
公开(公告)日:2014-08-21
申请号:US14266561
申请日:2014-04-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Phillip Michael Hobson , Erik L. Wang , Kenneth A. Jenks , Robert J. Hill , Robert W. Schlub , Richard H. Dinh , Tang Yew Tan , Adam D. Mittleman , Bartley K. Andre , Daniel J. Coster , Daniele De Iuliis , Richard P. Howarth , Jonathan P. Ive , Steven P. Jobs , Duncan Robert Kerr , Shin Nishibori , Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Douglas B. Satzger , Calvin Q. Seid , Christopher J. Stringer , Eugene Antony Whang , Rico Zorkendorfer
CPC classification number: H04M1/0202 , H01Q1/243 , H01Q9/0421 , H04M1/0266 , H05K5/0247
Abstract: A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors.
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公开(公告)号:US11683063B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-20
申请号:US17897003
申请日:2022-08-26
Applicant: Apple Inc. , BJ Watrous
Inventor: Erik L. Wang , Phillip Michael Hobson , Kenneth A. Jenks , Adam D. Mittleman , Bartley K. Andre , Daniel J. Coster , Daniele De Iuliis , Richard P. Howarth , Jonathan P. Ive , Steven P. Jobs , Duncan Robert Kerr , Shin Nishibori , Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Douglas B. Satzger , Calvin Q. Seid , Christopher J. Stringer , Eugene Anthony Whang , Rico L. Zorkendorfer
IPC: G06F1/16 , H05K5/00 , H05K7/00 , H04B1/3888 , H04M1/02
CPC classification number: H04B1/3888 , G06F1/1626 , G06F1/1637 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1658 , H04M1/026 , H04M1/0252 , H04M1/0266 , H04M1/0274 , H04M1/0277 , H04M2250/22 , Y10T29/49002
Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.
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公开(公告)号:US11297172B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-05
申请号:US16842590
申请日:2020-04-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Adam D. Mittleman , Kenneth A. Jenks , Karen Y. Cheng
IPC: H04M1/02
Abstract: A portable electronic device such as a handheld electronic device is provided. The device may have upper and lower portions. The upper portion may have clips that attach to springs on the lower portion. The device may have a housing with a bezel. A prong on the springs may ground the bezel. A vibrator mounting bracket may hold a vibrator in place within the housing. The vibrator mounting bracket may have an end that engages the housing. A threaded insert may be welded to the spring. A screw that passes through a hole in the vibrator mounting bracket may be screwed into the threaded insert to attach the vibrator to the housing. An elastomeric member may bias the vibrator towards the bracket. An acoustic module may serve as a subassembly for the device. Components such as an antenna, dock connector, microphone, and speaker may be attached to the acoustic module.
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公开(公告)号:US10707561B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US16450863
申请日:2019-06-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Phillip M. Hobson , Stephen P. Zadesky , Erik L. Wang , Tang Yew Tan , Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Adam D. Mittleman , Kenneth A. Jenks , Robert J. Hill , Robert W. Schlub
IPC: H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q9/04 , H01Q9/42 , H01Q13/10 , H01Q21/28 , H01Q5/371 , H01Q5/40 , H01Q1/50 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q1/27 , H01Q1/46
Abstract: A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors.
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