Portable electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10996713-B2
Application number	US-201816056306-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2018
Priority date	Aug 7, 2017
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

An electronic disclosed herein may include a band formed from metal that combines with a bottom wall formed from a non-metal to form an enclosure that carries internal components. The electronic device may include a transparent cover and a display assembly partially covered by a border having a uniform dimension. The electronic device may include a vision system designed for facial recognition of a user of the electronic device. A bracket assembly may hold the vision system. The bracket assembly may not be affixed to the enclosure and may move relative to the enclosure. The electronic device may include a battery assembly having multiple battery components coupled together. The electronic device may further include a receiver coil for wireless charging of the battery assembly. The electronic device may include a circuit board assembly having stacked circuit boards. The electronic device may further include a dual camera assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing having a band coupled with a first transparent protective cover and a second transparent protective cover, the band combining with the first transparent protective cover and the second transparent protective cover to form an internal volume;
a bracket assembly positioned in the internal volume and lacking an affixation with the housing, the bracket assembly carrying a vision system that provides facial recognition information;
an alignment module coupled with the first transparent protective cover, wherein a position of the vision system is adjusted when the vision system contacts the alignment module, the alignment module comprising a rail that aligns the vision system;
a display assembly coupled with the first protective cover, the display assembly comprising a notch in a location corresponding to the vision system;
a battery located in the internal volume; and
a wireless power receiving module, wherein the battery is inductively charged from the wireless power received module.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the vision system comprises:
a first camera module capable of capturing an image of an object external to the housing;
a light emitting module capable of emitting light defining a dot pattern that is projected onto the object; and
a second camera module capable of capturing at least a portion of the dot pattern that is reflected from the object.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the bracket assembly comprises a spring element that provides a force in a direction away from the second transparent protective cover.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the alignment module and the spring element retain bracket assembly in the internal volume.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an ambient light sensor;
a light emitter; and
a microphone, wherein the alignment module aligns the ambient light sensor, the light emitter and the microphone.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising an audio module that defines a speaker, the speaker positioned in an opening of the alignment module.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a border that covers an outer edge of the display assembly, the border having a uniform thickness in a plane that is parallel with respect to the first protective cover.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the band comprises a metal band that forms sidewall components.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Pakula David A
• Jarvis Daniel W
• Elkayam Shimon
• Garbus Brandon R
• Graham Christopher S
• Larsson Karl Ruben F
• Fletcher Ashley E
• Kole Jared M
• Jol Eric S
• Oro Aaron A
• Quinones Michael D
• Stephens Gregory N
• Spraggs Ian A
• Bertin James A
• Helmore Simon C
• Wah Melissa A
• Hill Matthew D
• Housour Jon F
• Fournier Douglas G
• Tomasetta Christopher S

Classifications

• H04N23/45

  for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• H04M1/0277

  for a printed circuit board assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0264

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title