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US 10,870,261 B2Granted
Structured glass for an electronic device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsLi Zhang, John Raff, Florence W. Ow, Guangtao Zhang, Soyoung Kim, Victor Luzzato, Daniel B. Sargent
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Abstract
An electronic device can include a three-dimensional glass feature. In one embodiment, the three-dimensional glass feature is a cavity formed on the inside portion of a cover glass of an electronic device.
Claims19
An electronic device, comprising:
- a glass structure defining:
- a first glass surface;
- a second glass surface that is opposite the first glass surface;
- a cavity formed into the second glass surface in a region of the glass structure having a first thickness, the cavity defined by:
- a stepped region having a second thickness that is less than the first thickness and defined by a third glass surface;
- and
- a bottom region having a third thickness that is less than the second thickness and defined by a fourth glass surface;
- an enclosure coupled to the glass structure;
- a processing unit within the enclosure;
- and
- a camera operationally connected to the processing unit and extending at least partially into the cavity;
- wherein:
- the first glass surface defines a portion of an exterior of the electronic device.
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A method of manufacturing a glass structure of an electronic device, comprising:
- placing a set of glass layers;
- fusing the set of glass layers to form a monolithic glass structure defining:
- a first glass surface;
- and
- a second glass surface that is opposite the first glass surface, the monolithic glass structure forming a cover glass for an electronic device;
- forming a cavity in a region of the monolithic glass structure having a first thickness, the cavity defined by:
- a stepped region having a second thickness that is less than the first thickness and defined by a third glass surface;
- and
- a bottom region having a third thickness that is less than the second thickness and defined by a fourth glass surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.