Electronic device display assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11513383-B2
Application number	US-202017031767-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2020
Priority date	Sep 24, 2020
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device can include a housing that at least partially defines an exterior surface and an internal volume of the electronic device, and a display assembly at least partially disposed in the internal volume. The display assembly can include a transparent cover that at least partially defines the exterior surface of the electronic device, a backlight unit disposed between the cover and the housing, a frame coupling the cover to the backlight unit, a portion of the frame at least partially defining an aperture, and an electronic component disposed in the internal volume and extending through the aperture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing at least partially defining an exterior surface and an internal volume of the electronic device;
a display assembly at least partially disposed in the internal volume, the display assembly comprising:
a transparent cover at least partially defining the exterior surface of the electronic device;
a backlight unit disposed between the transparent cover and the housing;
a frame coupling the transparent cover to the backlight unit, the frame comprising members that at least partially define an aperture, a member defining a component aperture; and

an electronic component disposed in the internal volume and extending through the component aperture;
wherein the frame directly contacts the transparent cover.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the backlight unit further comprises a mounting component coupled to the frame, the mounting component further defining the component aperture.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the frame defines a retention feature to receive an attachment component, the attachment component coupling the mounting component to the frame.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic component comprises a flexible electrical connector.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a surface of the frame at least partially defining the component aperture is angled relative to the exterior surface defined by the transparent cover.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the frame defines a notch; and
the transparent cover is secured to the frame with an adhesive positioned in the notch.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive comprises a reworkable pressure sensitive adhesive.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a glass-filled polymer.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame extends around a periphery of the transparent cover.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a continuous ring.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame at least partially defines a seal between the transparent cover and the backlight unit.

12. An electronic device, comprising:
an enclosure at least partially defining an exterior surface, an interior surface, and an internal volume of the electronic device;
a display assembly at least partially disposed in the internal volume;
a support component attached to the interior surface that at least partially defines the internal volume; and
a retention component attached to the display assembly, the retention component comprising a protruding portion that at least partially defines a retention volume and an aperture in communication with the retention volume;
the support component at least partially disposed through the aperture and in the retention volume fixing a directional movement of the display assembly relative to the enclosure.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein:
the support component comprises a first support component and the retention component comprises a first retention component; and
the electronic device further comprises a second support component attached to the interior surface and a second retention component attached to the display assembly, the second support component at least partially disposed in an aperture defined by the second retention component.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the retention component is attached to a backlight unit of the display assembly.

15. An illumination component, comprising:
an LED package;
a light pipe defining:
a light receiving surface positioned opposite the LED package;
a light emitting surface positioned perpendicular to the light receiving surface; and
a reflection surface positioned at an acute angle relative to the light receiving surface and the light emitting surface; and

a multi-layer reflective coating deposited on the reflection surface.

16. The illumination component of claim 15 , wherein the multi-layer reflective coating is formed by a vapor deposition process.

17. The illumination component of claim 15 , wherein the multi-layer reflective coating comprises alternating titanium dioxide layers and silicon dioxide layers.

18. The illumination component of claim 15 , wherein the reflective coating has a thickness of between 1000 nm and 3000 nm.

19. The illumination component of claim 15 , wherein the LED package is spaced apart from the light receiving surface by between 0.1 mm and 0.2 mm.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Farrell Lauren M
• Garelli Adam T
• Graves Brian P
• Tarkington David P
• Benson Eric L
• Zweigle Erik A
• Fleischman Kwonil D
• Wang Paul X
• Lee Simon S
• Xu Tingjun
• Rundle Nicholas A

Classifications

• G02F1/133331

  Cover glasses · CPC title

• G02B5/10

  with curved faces · CPC title

• G02F1/133317

  Intermediate frames, e.g. between backlight housing and front frame · CPC title

• G06F2200/1631

  Panel PC, e.g. single housing hosting PC and display panel · CPC title

• G02F1/13452

  Conductors connecting driver circuitry and terminals of panels · CPC title