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US 10,827,635 B1Granted
Electronic device enclosure having a textured glass component
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsAndi M. Limarga, James R. Wilson, Matthew S. Rogers, Que Anh S. Nguyen, Bijumon Varkey
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Abstract
Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may provide a combination of optical and tactile properties to the electronic devices. In some cases, a textured cover assembly may be provided over decorative coating.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- and
- an enclosure at least partially surrounding the display and at least partially defining an internal volume, the enclosure including a cover assembly comprising a glass cover member having an exterior surface defining a textured region including surface features having a ratio of a mean amplitude to a mean spacing ranging from 0.01 to 0.3, the textured region having:
- a transmissive haze ranging from 50% to 90%;
- and
- a graininess less than 1.5 along the textured region.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a cover assembly coupled to the housing and including a glass cover member having an exterior surface defining a textured region, the textured region having a clarity value ranging from 5% to 30% and the textured region including a set of peaks and valleys comprising:
- a mean pitch between adjacent peaks ranging from 5 microns to 15 microns;
- a root mean square height (Sq) ranging from 0.25 microns to 1.5 microns;
- and
- a mean peak curvature (Ssc) ranging from 0.5 microns−1 to 2 microns−1.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display positioned at least partially within the housing;
- a first cover assembly coupled to the housing, defining a transparent portion positioned over the display, and including a first glass cover member;
- and
- a second cover assembly coupled to the housing and including:
- a second glass cover member having:
- a textured exterior surface defining an irregular set of hills and valleys having a mean peak spacing from 5 microns to 20 microns and a root mean square slope (Sdq) from 0.1 to less than 1;
- and
- a gloss value from 5 units to 20 gloss units as measured at 60 degrees.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.