Electronic Device With Composite Display Housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016259366-A1
Application number	US-201315028847-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 23, 2013
Priority date	Oct 23, 2013
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be mounted in a display housing having multiple display housing layers. The display housing layers may include metal layers and fiber composite layers. A fiber composite display housing layer may have an array of dimples. The fiber composite display housing layer may be attached to a planar metal layer using adhesive. An array of openings may be formed in the metal layer to lighten the display housing. A foam layer or other core may be sandwiched between display housing layers. Components may be embedded in the foam. Edge members may run along peripheral edges of the display housing layers. Electrical components may be mounted on printed circuits and housed within cavities in the display housing. The electrical components may include light-emitting diodes for a display. Heat from the electrical components may be dissipated in the metal layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . Apparatus, comprising:
a display; and a display housing in which the display is mounted, wherein the display housing includes a fiber composite display housing layer with an array of depressions and a planar display housing layer that is attached to the fiber composite display housing layer.

2 . The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the planar display housing layer comprises a planar fiber composite display housing layer.

3 . The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the planar display housing layer comprises a planar metal display housing layer.

4 . The apparatus defined in claim 3 further comprising an electrical component that dissipates heat through the planar metal display housing layer.

5 . The apparatus defined in claim 4 wherein the electrical component comprises a light-emitting diode that generates light for the display.

6 . The apparatus defined in claim 1 further comprising core material sandwiched between the fiber composite display housing layer and the planar display housing layer.

7 . The apparatus defined in claim 6 wherein the core material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: polymer, foam, a honeycomb structure, or foamed metal.

8 . The apparatus defined in claim 7 further comprising wires embedded within the core material.

9 . The apparatus defined in claim 7 further comprising hollow tubing embedded within the core material.

10 . The apparatus defined in claim 7 wherein the planar display housing layer has an opening, wherein a component passes through the opening, and wherein at least part of the component is embedded within the core material.

11 . The apparatus defined in claim 1 further comprising adhesive that attaches the fiber composite display housing layer to the planar display housing layer.

12 . The apparatus defined in claim 11 further comprising a plurality of openings in the planar display housing layer.

13 . The apparatus defined in claim 12 wherein the planar display housing layer comprises a planar metal layer and wherein the plurality of openings comprises an array of openings that lighten the planar metal layer.

14 . The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the display housing has peripheral edges, the apparatus further comprising an edge member that runs along at least one of the peripheral edges.

15 . The apparatus defined in claim 14 wherein the edge member comprises a metal band having a protrusion that is sandwiched between the fiber composite display housing layer and the planar display housing layer.

16 . The apparatus defined in claim 14 wherein the edge member is attached to the fiber composite display housing layer.

17 . The apparatus defined in claim 14 wherein the edge member is attached to the planar display housing layer.

18 . The apparatus defined in claim 14 wherein the edge member is attached to the display housing with fasteners.

19 . The apparatus defined in claim 14 wherein the edge member is attached to the display housing with adhesive.

20 . The apparatus defined in claim 1 further comprising a speaker driver that passes through an opening in the fiber composite display housing layer.

21 . The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the planar display housing layer is attached to the fiber composite display housing layer with fasteners.

22 . An electronic device, comprising:
a display; and a housing in which the display is mounted, wherein the housing includes a fiber composite layer and a metal layer, wherein the fiber composite layer includes an array of depressions, and wherein adhesive attaches the fiber composite layer to the metal layer.

23 . The electronic device defined in claim 22 wherein the metal layer comprises a planar metal layer.

24 . The electronic device defined in claim 22 further comprising a cut in each depression.

25 . The electronic device defined in claim 22 further comprising:
a printed circuit board mounted between the display and the fiber composite layer; and
an electrical component mounted on the printed circuit board.

26 . The electronic device defined in claim 22 further comprising:
a printed circuit board mounted between the fiber composite layer and the metal layer; and
an electrical component mounted on the printed circuit board.

27 . The electronic device defined in claim 22 further comprising a metal member between the fiber composite layer and the metal layer.

28 . The electronic device defined in claim 27 further comprising a threaded hole in the metal member.

29 . The electronic device defined in claim 22 further comprising:
an electrical component on a first surface of the metal layer; and
a heat spreader on an opposing surface of the metal layer that dissipates heat from the electrical component.

30 . A display housing, comprising:
a fiber composite layer having a plurality of fibers in a thermoplastic binder material; a metal layer that is attached to the fiber composite layer; and a core layer that is interposed between the fiber composite layer and the metal layer, wherein the fiber composite layer has an array of dimples.

31 . The display housing defined in claim 30 further comprising:
a printed circuit; and
an electrical component on the printed circuit, wherein the printed circuit and the electrical component are between the fiber composite layer and the metal layer and wherein the electrical component contacts the metal layer and dissipates heat into the metal layer.

32 . The display housing defined in claim 31 wherein the fiber composite layer comprises a partial height depression in one of the dimples.

33 . The display housing defined in claim 30 further comprising wires embedded in the core layer.

34 . The display housing defined in claim 30 further comprising a screw boss formed from part of the fiber composite layer.

35 . The display housing defined in claim 30 further comprising a mounting bracket attached to the fiber composite layer.

36 . The display housing defined in claim 30 wherein the fiber composite layer has a portion that is configured to form a stand.

37 . The display housing defined in claim 30 further comprising an additional metal layer, wherein the fiber composite layer is interposed between the metal layer and the additional metal layer.

38 . Apparatus, comprising:
a display; and a display housing in which the display is mounted, wherein the display housing has an array of depressions and includes fiber composite material.

39 . The apparatus defined in claim 38 wherein the display housing has a first display housing layer in which the depressions are formed and has a second display housing layer that is attached to the first display housing layer.

40 . The apparatus defined in claim 39 wherein the second display housing layer is formed from the fiber composite material.

41 . The apparatus defined in claim 39 wherein the first display housing layer is formed from the fiber composite material.

42 . The apparatus defined in claim 39 wherein the first display hou

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Kenney Kevin M
• Rundle Nicholas A
• Garelli Adam T
• Montplaisir Sarah J
• Crowley Matthew W
• Mathew Dinesh C

Classifications

• H04N5/64

  Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06) · CPC title

• G06F1/20

  Cooling means · CPC title

• G06F1/1601 Primary

  Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64) · CPC title

• G06F1/203

  for portable computers, e.g. for laptops · CPC title