Handheld computing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10775844-B2
Application number	US-201816216955-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2018
Priority date	Sep 5, 2008
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

A minimum Z height handheld electronic device and methods of assembly is described. The electronic device includes a single seamless housing having a front opening and a cover disposed within the front opening and attached to the seamless housing without a bezel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a housing comprising:
a bottom wall,
a first sidewall extending from the bottom wall,
a second sidewall extending from the bottom wall and separated from the first sidewall by the bottom wall,

a first mounting bracket coupled to the first sidewall;
a second mounting bracket coupled to the second sidewall;
a display assembly carried by the housing; and
a metal frame that covers a surface of the display assembly, wherein the metal frame attaches to the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket;
a back volume seal located on the bottom wall; and
a speaker module located in the back volume seal, wherein the back volume seal defines an acoustic volume for the speaker module.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a radio transparent portion formed from a non-conductive material.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the bottom wall comprises the non-conductive material.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a cover that covers the display assembly.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the display assembly comprises a touch sensing layer secured to the cover.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a battery attached to the metal frame.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Dabov Teodor
• Lim Huileng
• Yeates Kyle
• Lynch Stephen Brian

Classifications

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49947

  by applying separate fastener · CPC title

• Y10T29/49995

  Shaping one-piece blank by removing material · CPC title

• G06F1/1626 Primary

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• H04M1/026

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title