Single repeat woven panel
A woven panel for a computing device includes a woven pattern having a repeat size of greater than 25 cm by 25 cm. The woven pattern has a thread density of at least 25 threads by 25 threads per square cm. The woven panel is integrated to a computing device and is tailored to the specifics of the computing device, thereby improving the visual aesthetic and the tactile feel of the computing device.
1 . A computing device, comprising:
one or more electronic components;
a housing surrounding the one or more electronic components, the housing including an input surface, the input surface including a plurality of input sensors; and
a woven fabric panel positioned on the input surface and at least partially covering the input surface, the woven fabric panel including:
a palmrest zone on the input surface having a tactile feel based on the woven fabric panel in the palmrest zone having a high loft weave pattern that is irregular throughout the palmrest zone;
a cutout zone on the input surface including a plurality of keyset cutouts cut from the woven fabric panel for the plurality of input sensors, the cutout zone being fray resistant at the plurality of keyset cutouts based on the woven fabric panel in the cutout zone having a smaller thread size than both the palmrest zone and an edge zone of the woven fabric panel; and
the edge zone on the input surface cut to an edge of the housing, the edge zone being fray resistant based on the woven fabric panel in the edge zone having a greater thread density than the cutout zone and the palmrest zone of the woven fabric panel;
wherein the woven fabric panel has a repeat size that does not repeat across the input surface.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the woven fabric panel covers an entirety of the input surface.
3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the woven fabric panel has a woven pattern that is irregular.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the woven fabric panel in the palmrest zone has a satin-type weave pattern that is irregular throughout the palmrest zone.
5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the woven fabric panel in the edge zone has a twill weave that is irregular throughout the edge zone.
6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the housing further includes a flexible hinge connecting the housing to a display of the computing device, and the woven fabric panel further includes a hinge zone at the flexible hinge that is flexible based on the woven fabric panel in the hinge zone having a weave with a greater airspace than the palmrest zone, the cutout zone, and the edge zone of the woven fabric panel.
7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the hinge zone has a greater airspace based on one or more of:
warp including one or more twisted threads in the hinge zone; or
weft having threads of different sizes in the hinge zone.
8 . A method for applying a fabric covering to a computing device, comprising:
weaving the fabric panel of claim 1 from the woven pattern of claim 1 ;
cutting the fabric panel to fit a surface of the computing device of claim 1 ; and
applying the cut fabric panel to the surface of the computing device, of claim 1 .
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the woven pattern is a crepe pattern.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein cutting the fabric panel includes cutting the plurality of keyset cutouts.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein applying the fabric panel to the surface includes applying the fabric to an entirety of the surface of the computing device.
12 . The device of claim 3 , wherein a repeated thread pattern within the woven pattern does not repeat at laterally adjacent, longitudinally adjacent, and diagonally adjacent edges of replicated instances of the repeated thread pattern in the woven pattern.
13 . The device of claim 3 , wherein, in the woven pattern, no more than 2 floating yarns are next to each other.