WO2012027300A3 - Very small form factor consumer electronic product - Google Patents

Very small form factor consumer electronic product Download PDF

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WO2012027300A3
WO2012027300A3 PCT/US2011/048692 US2011048692W WO2012027300A3 WO 2012027300 A3 WO2012027300 A3 WO 2012027300A3 US 2011048692 W US2011048692 W US 2011048692W WO 2012027300 A3 WO2012027300 A3 WO 2012027300A3
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Prior art keywords
electronic product
consumer electronic
features
form factor
small form
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PCT/US2011/048692
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French (fr)
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WO2012027300A2 (en
Inventor
Teodor Dabov
Kyle Yeates
Anthony Montevirgen
Eric S. Jol
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Apple Inc.
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Priority claimed from US12/870,513 external-priority patent/US8634178B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/870,656 external-priority patent/US8415570B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/870,526 external-priority patent/US8368643B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/872,764 external-priority patent/US8492661B2/en
Application filed by Apple Inc. filed Critical Apple Inc.
Priority to EP11749319.7A priority Critical patent/EP2609798A2/en
Priority to KR1020137007721A priority patent/KR101543135B1/en
Publication of WO2012027300A2 publication Critical patent/WO2012027300A2/en
Publication of WO2012027300A3 publication Critical patent/WO2012027300A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
    • H05K5/02—Details
    • H05K5/0204—Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K9/00—Screening of apparatus or components against electric or magnetic fields
    • H05K9/0067—Devices for protecting against damage from electrostatic discharge
    • 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
    • G06F1/1601—Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
    • H05K5/06—Hermetically-sealed casings
    • H05K5/061—Hermetically-sealed casings sealed by a gasket held between a removable cover and a body, e.g. O-ring, packing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
    • H05K5/06—Hermetically-sealed casings
    • H05K5/069—Other details of the casing, e.g. wall structure, passage for a connector, a cable, a shaft

Abstract

A very small form factor consumer electronic product includes at least a single piece housing having an integral front and side walls that cooperate to form a cavity in cooperation with a front opening where an edge of the side walls define a rear opening and at least some of the edges have flanges. The consumer electronic product also includes an user input assembly having a size and shape in accordance with the front opening and a clip assembly having a size and shape in accordance with the rear opening and having an external user actionable clip, a plurality of internal hooking features, and a plurality of internal latching features. The clip assembly is secured by engaging at least some of the hooking features and the flanges on the edges of the housing and engaging the latching features and corresponding attachment features on the internal support plate.
PCT/US2011/048692 2010-08-27 2011-08-22 Very small form factor consumer electronic product WO2012027300A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP11749319.7A EP2609798A2 (en) 2010-08-27 2011-08-22 Very small form factor consumer electronic product
KR1020137007721A KR101543135B1 (en) 2010-08-27 2011-08-22 Very small form factor consumer electronic product

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/870,513 US8634178B2 (en) 2010-08-27 2010-08-27 ESD protection in a very small form factor consumer electronic product
US12/870,656 US8415570B2 (en) 2010-08-27 2010-08-27 Inhibiting moisture intrusion in a very small form factor consumer electronic product
US12/870,513 2010-08-27
US12/870,526 US8368643B2 (en) 2010-08-27 2010-08-27 Very small form factor consumer electronic product
US12/870,526 2010-08-27
US12/870,656 2010-08-27
US12/872,764 2010-08-31
US12/872,764 US8492661B2 (en) 2010-08-27 2010-08-31 Inhibiting moisture intrusion in a very small form factor consumer electronic product

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WO2012027300A2 WO2012027300A2 (en) 2012-03-01
WO2012027300A3 true WO2012027300A3 (en) 2012-08-02

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US6844845B1 (en) * 2003-01-06 2005-01-18 Garmin Ltd. Waterproof combined global positioning system receiver and two-way radio and method of waterproof enclosure fabrication
US20080064235A1 (en) * 2006-09-11 2008-03-13 Apple Computer, Inc. Electrical components coupled to circuit boards
WO2008033670A2 (en) * 2006-09-11 2008-03-20 Apple Inc. Highly portable media devices
WO2008075139A1 (en) * 2006-12-21 2008-06-26 Nokia Corporation Mounting components in electronic devices
WO2008094729A1 (en) * 2007-02-01 2008-08-07 Motorola, Inc. Submersible electrical connector assembly and method of forming same
US20090291598A1 (en) * 2008-05-23 2009-11-26 Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc. Earphone jack assembly and a portable electronic device using the earphone jack assembly
US20090305752A1 (en) * 2008-06-06 2009-12-10 Hyekyung Kim Housing and clip assembly for portable electronics device
US20100006314A1 (en) * 2008-07-11 2010-01-14 H2O Audio, Inc. Waterproof enclosure for audio device

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EP2609798A2 (en) 2013-07-03

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