IP Library Granted Patent US 12,411,459
Granted Patent B2
US 12,411,459 · App. 18/151,177 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Electronic device

Inventors: Molly J. Anderson (San Francisco, CA); Clement C. Tissandier (San Francisco, CA); Tyler S. Atura Bushnell (San Francisco, CA); Christopher M. Werner (San Jose, CA); Brad G. Boozer (Campbell, CA); Daniela M. Deschamps (Palo Alto, CA); David W. Robison (San Jose, CA); Michael R. Parker (Loomis, CA)
Assignee: APPLE INC.
G04G17/045G04G17/08G04G21/08
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Patent No.
US 12,411,459
App. No.
18/151,177
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
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 (52)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing including a sidewall defining an upper peripheral edge surrounding an opening; and

a transparent display cover disposed in the opening, the transparent display cover including an outward facing surface;

wherein;

the transparent display cover is positioned such that the upper peripheral edge is level with the outward facing surface; and

the transparent display cover is spaced apart from the sidewall to define a gap forming a cavity extending below the transparent display cover.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device includes a display assembly comprising the transparent display cover.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the outward facing surface is planar.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display assembly further comprises a touch interface.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion extending from the sidewall, the protrusion defining a recess.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising a crown disposed in the recess.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the protrusion surrounds a portion of the crown.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein:

the recess is a first recess;

the protrusion further defines a second recess; and

the electronic device further comprises a button disposed in the second recess.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing sidewall defining:

a first speaker vent;

a second speaker vent; and

an aperture between the first speaker vent and the second speaker vent; and

a button disposed between the first speaker vent and the second speaker vent in the aperture.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein:

the housing sidewall defines an internal volume;

the electronic device further comprises a first speaker disposed within the internal volume, the first speaker positioned to direct sound through the first speaker vent; and

the electronic device further comprises a second speaker disposed within the internal volume, the second speaker positioned to direct sound through the second speaker vent.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the housing sidewall further defines a front speaker volume disposed between the housing sidewall and the first and second speakers.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein:

the first speaker vent comprises at least two openings defined by the housing sidewall; and

the second speaker vent consists of a single opening defined by the housing sidewall.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the housing sidewall defines:

a first side of the electronic device; and

a second side of the electronic device opposite the first side;

wherein the first side defines the first and second speaker vents and the aperture.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the second side defines a protrusion defining a recessed feature.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising a crown disposed in the recessed feature.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing defining an internal volume and an upper peripheral edge, the housing including:

a first sidewall defining a first speaker vent and a second speaker vent; and

a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, the second sidewall including a protrusion defining a recessed feature;

a transparent display cover flush with the upper peripheral edge;

a button disposed between the first speaker vent and the second speaker vent; and

a dial disposed in the recessed feature.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the upper peripheral edge of the housing is configured to protect the transparent display cover from inadvertent contact during use.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the protrusion is configured to protect the dial from inadvertent contact during use.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein:

the first sidewall defines an aperture between the first speaker vent and the second speaker vent; and

the button is disposed in the aperture.

20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein:

the protrusion is a first protrusion;

the housing includes a second protrusion extending upward toward the upper peripheral edge, the second protrusion including an upper portion separated from a lower portion by a non-metallic material portion, the upper portion defining the upper peripheral edge; and

the upper peripheral edge surrounds the display cover.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: ATURA BUSHNELL, TYLER S.; ANDERSON, MOLLY J.; TISSANDIER, CLEMENT C.; BOOZER, BRAD G.; PARKER, MICHAEL R.; WERNER, CHRISTOPHER M.; DESCHAMPS, DANIELA M.; ROBISON, DAVID W.
To: APPLE INC.
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Provisional Application 63374738 · Sep 6, 2022
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