WO2016081072A3 - Portable computing system - Google Patents

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WO2016081072A3
WO2016081072A3 PCT/US2015/053026 US2015053026W WO2016081072A3 WO 2016081072 A3 WO2016081072 A3 WO 2016081072A3 US 2015053026 W US2015053026 W US 2015053026W WO 2016081072 A3 WO2016081072 A3 WO 2016081072A3
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Prior art keywords
top portion
retention member
bottom portion
array
computing system
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PCT/US2015/053026
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French (fr)
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Hilbert T. Kwan
Howard E. Bujtor
Stephen V. Jayanathan
Houtan R. Farahani
Christopher BRUNI
Ming Kun Shi
Qi Tian
Jing Zhang
Jason O. METTLER
Kevin M. Robinson
Hsinhan Wu
Katherine J. SPRIGGS
Lindsay D. Corbet
You Fu TAN
Jerzy S. GUTERMAN
Edward T. Sweet
Justin D. Crosby
Daniel K. Boothe
Ari P. Miller
Fabio T. Campos
Nicholas I. Reid
Matthew W. Blum
Bart K. Andre
Wey-Jiun Lin
Bryan W. Posner
Dinesh C. Mathew
Robert Y. Cao
Mikael M. Silvanto
Keith J. Hendren
Bradford J. Zercoe
Craig C. LEONG
John M. Brock
Thai Quoc La
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Apple Inc.
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Priority claimed from US14/641,216 external-priority patent/US10133314B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/642,677 external-priority patent/US9411380B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/825,137 external-priority patent/US10001812B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/825,147 external-priority patent/US9575514B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/825,143 external-priority patent/US9841787B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/832,976 external-priority patent/US9989992B2/en
Priority claimed from US14/834,315 external-priority patent/US9710023B2/en
Application filed by Apple Inc. filed Critical Apple Inc.
Priority to CN201590001019.6U priority Critical patent/CN207586791U/en
Publication of WO2016081072A2 publication Critical patent/WO2016081072A2/en
Publication of WO2016081072A3 publication Critical patent/WO2016081072A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1633—Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
    • G06F1/1684—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
    • G06F1/1688—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1633—Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
    • 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

Abstract

A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device.
PCT/US2015/053026 2014-09-30 2015-09-29 Portable computing system WO2016081072A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201590001019.6U CN207586791U (en) 2014-09-30 2015-09-29 Portable computing system

Applications Claiming Priority (50)

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US201462058087P 2014-09-30 2014-09-30
US201462058074P 2014-09-30 2014-09-30
US201462058081P 2014-09-30 2014-09-30
US62/058,087 2014-09-30
US62/058,074 2014-09-30
US62/058,081 2014-09-30
US201562101826P 2015-01-09 2015-01-09
US201562101838P 2015-01-09 2015-01-09
US201562101854P 2015-01-09 2015-01-09
US62/101,854 2015-01-09
US62/101,826 2015-01-09
US62/101,838 2015-01-09
US201562104611P 2015-01-16 2015-01-16
US201562104597P 2015-01-16 2015-01-16
US62/104,597 2015-01-16
US62/104,611 2015-01-16
US201562106667P 2015-01-22 2015-01-22
US201562106687P 2015-01-22 2015-01-22
US201562106689P 2015-01-22 2015-01-22
US62/106,689 2015-01-22
US62/106,667 2015-01-22
US62/106,687 2015-01-22
US201562111036P 2015-02-02 2015-02-02
US201562111042P 2015-02-02 2015-02-02
US62/111,036 2015-02-02
US62/111,042 2015-02-02
US201562128955P 2015-03-05 2015-03-05
US62/128,955 2015-03-05
US201562129692P 2015-03-06 2015-03-06
US14/641,216 2015-03-06
US62/129,692 2015-03-06
US14/641,216 US10133314B2 (en) 2014-05-26 2015-03-06 Portable computing system
US201562129842P 2015-03-07 2015-03-07
US201562129843P 2015-03-07 2015-03-07
US201562129841P 2015-03-07 2015-03-07
US62/129,843 2015-03-07
US62/129,841 2015-03-07
US62/129,842 2015-03-07
US14/642,677 2015-03-09
US14/642,677 US9411380B2 (en) 2014-05-26 2015-03-09 Portable computing system
US14/825,147 2015-08-12
US14/825,137 US10001812B2 (en) 2015-03-05 2015-08-12 Chin plate for a portable computing device
US14/825,143 2015-08-12
US14/825,147 US9575514B2 (en) 2015-01-09 2015-08-12 Enclosure features of a portable computing device
US14/825,143 US9841787B2 (en) 2015-01-22 2015-08-12 Retention features of a portable computer
US14/825,137 2015-08-12
US14/832,976 2015-08-21
US14/832,976 US9989992B2 (en) 2015-01-16 2015-08-21 Logo features of a portable computer
US14/834,315 US9710023B2 (en) 2015-01-09 2015-08-24 Treatment of substrate sub-surface
US14/834,315 2015-08-24

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