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Granted Patent B2
US 12,130,670 · App. 17/934,288 · Granted Oct 29, 2024

Electronic device

Inventors: Daniela M. Deschamps (Palo Alto, CA); Ross L. Jackson (San Francisco, CA); Colin M. Ely (Sunnyvale, CA); Tyler S. Atura Bushnell (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: APPLE INC.
G06F1/1656G06F1/1626G06F1/1637A45C2011/002
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,130,670
App. No.
17/934,288
Granted
Oct 29, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.

Claims (37)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing defining an internal volume and an aperture;

a button disposed in the aperture, the button including a plunger extending into the internal volume; and

a speaker frame disposed in the internal volume and defining an opening;

wherein the plunger extends through the opening.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the speaker frame supports a first speaker and a second speaker.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the opening is defined between the first speaker and the second speaker.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the plunger extends between the first speaker and the second speaker.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a speaker assembly including the first speaker, the second speaker, and the speaker frame;

the speaker assembly and the housing defining a front volume.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising an inner housing separated from the housing, the speaker assembly disposed between the housing and the inner housing.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a back volume defined by the inner housing and the speaker assembly, the back volume separated from the front volume by the speaker assembly.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the plunger extends through the front volume into the back volume.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising a gasket surrounding the plunger, the gasket forming a fluid-tight seal between the front volume and the back volume.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing defining an internal volume;

a plunger extending into the internal volume; and

a frame structurally supporting a first speaker and a second speaker, the frame disposed in the internal volume and defining an opening between the first and second speakers;

wherein the plunger is aligned with the opening.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the plunger extends through the opening.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the housing defines an aperture.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a button disposed in the aperture.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the plunger extends from the button into the internal volume.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising a gasket forming a fluid-tight seal between the plunger and the frame.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the gasket comprises an O-ring disposed around the plunger.

17. An electronic device, comprising:

an outer housing defining an aperture;

an inner housing spaced part from the outer housing and defining an internal volume, the inner housing and the outer housing defining a speaker volume;

a button having a plunger, the button disposed in the aperture; and

a speaker assembly including a speaker frame defining a hole;

wherein the plunger is aligned with the hole and extends into the speaker volume toward the inner housing.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , further comprising an electrical contact disposed on the inner housing.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the plunger is aligned with the electrical contact.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the speaker frame is disposed between the inner housing and the outer housing to define:

a front volume between the frame and the outer housing; and

a back volume between the frame and the inner housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2022
From: ATURA BUSHNELL, TYLER S.; DESCHAMPS, DANIELA M.; JACKSON, ROSS L.; ELY, COLIN M.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 061181/0980 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63374738 · Sep 6, 2022
Provisional Application 63364012 · May 2, 2022
Provisional Application 63266829 · Jan 14, 2022
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