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US 10,542,628 B2Granted
Enclosure for an electronic device having a shell and internal chassis
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsChristopher D. Prest, Colin M. Ely, Naoto Matsuyuki, Joseph C. Poole
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Abstract
A housing or enclosure for an electronic device is formed from a shell and chassis may positioned along an interior of the shell. The shell may be formed from a hard or cosmetic material and the chassis may be formed from a machinable material. The chassis may define one or more machined surfaces that are configured to receive or mount a component of the electronic device.
Claims13
An electronic device, comprising:
- a shell forming an exterior surface of the electronic device, the shell comprising a first material;
- a chassis formed along an interior of the shell and defining a machined shelf, the chassis comprising a second material;
- a display positioned at least partially within the shell;
- and
- a transparent cover positioned over the display and compliantly coupled to the machined shelf to form a seal between the transparent cover and the machined shelf.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a ceramic shell forming an external surface of the electronic device and defining a display opening and a first portion of a component opening formed along the external surface;
- a display positioned within the display opening;
- a machined chassis formed from a material different than the ceramic shell and coupled to an interior surface of the shell, the machined chassis defining a second portion of the component opening;
- and
- a component positioned within the component opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.