# US 12,193,183 B2 · Electronic device display and housing assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,193,183 B2 - Document ID: US12193183B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/934,275 - Filed: 2022-09-22 - Published: 2023-07-20 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2022-01-14 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Michael R. Parker; Daniel T. McDonald; Devon K. Copeland; Tyler S. Atura Bushnell; Christopher M. Werner; Michael A. Fisher; Natalie Y. Homsi; Alexandros J. Petrakis; Trent J. Canales - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12193183B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - H05K 5/06: Hermetically-sealed casings {(specially adapted for small components H05K5/0095)} - A61B 5/681: {Wristwatch-type devices} - G04G 17/02: Component assemblies - G04G 17/04: Mounting of electronic components - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/1698: {the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone (details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266)} - H01Q 1/273: {Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals} - H01Q 9/42: with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G04G: ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a housing sidewall defining an opening; a display component disposed in the opening and defining a gap between the housing and the display component; a cavity defined by the sidewall and the display component, the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap; an epoxy at least partially defining the cavity and in direct contact with the housing sidewall; and an antenna component defining the cavity and in fluid communication with the external environment through the gap. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the epoxy is at least partially disposed between the display component and the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a polymer frame supporting a printed circuit board disposed in an internal volume, the polymer frame stacked between the epoxy and the display component and defining the cavity. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display component at least partially defines the cavity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing sidewall comprises: an upper portion; a lower portion; and a middle portion disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion, the middle portion having a lower surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the epoxy is bonded to the lower surface of the middle portion. ### Claim 7 An electronic device, comprising: a housing sidewall having an upper sidewall portion and a lower sidewall portion bonded to a middle sidewall portion, the middle sidewall portion disposed between the upper and lower sidewall portions, the housing defining an opening; a display disposed in the opening and defining a gap between the housing and the display; an epoxy seal disposed between the display and the housing, the epoxy extending laterally across the gap, and the epoxy seal bonded directly to the middle sidewall portion; and an antenna component disposed between the epoxy seal and the display, the antenna layer defining a cavity in communication with an external environment through the gap. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the lower sidewall portion and the display define an internal volume. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the epoxy seal defines at least a part of the internal volume. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the middle sidewall portion is non-conductive. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the upper sidewall portion is conductive. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the housing sidewall, the epoxy seal, and the display define the cavity in fluid communication with the external environment through the gap. ### Claim 13 An electronic device, comprising: a sidewall defining an internal volume and an opening, the sidewall including: an upper portion; a lower portion; and a middle portion disposed between and bonded to the upper portion and the lower portion; a display cover disposed in the opening and defining the internal volume; a side cavity defined by the display cover and the sidewall, the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through a gap formed between the display cover and the sidewall; an epoxy layer contacting the lower portion and the middle portion and at least partially defining the cavity; and an antenna layer disposed between the epoxy layer and the display cover and defining the cavity such that the antenna layer is in fluid communication with the external environment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, further including an insulating polymer layer disposed between the epoxy layer and the display cover, the polymer layer defining the cavity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the epoxy layer is bonded directly to a lower surface of the middle portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the lower portion is bonded directly to the lower surface of the middle portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the middle portion is non-conductive. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the upper portion is conductive.