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US 12,556,860 B2Granted
Electronic device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsEric T. Chiang, David W. Robison, Nikolas T. Vitt, Tyler S. Atura Bushnell
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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.
Claims19
A wearable electronic watch, comprising:
- a housing having a sidewall, the sidewall defining:
- an internal volume, the sidewall extending 360-degrees circumferentially around the internal volume;
- a first strap receiving feature;
- a second strap receiving feature opposite the first strap receiving feature;
- a first sidewall portion extending between the first strap receiving feature and the second strap receiving feature;
- a second sidewall portion disposed opposite the first sidewall portion and extending between the first strap receiving feature and the second strap receiving feature;
- a first aperture defined by the first sidewall portion;
- a second aperture defined by the second sidewall portion between about 155 and 205 degrees counterclockwise relative to the first aperture;
- and
- a third aperture defined by the second sidewall portion closer to the second aperture than the first aperture, the second aperture defined between the first aperture and the third aperture;
- and
- a first microphone disposed in the internal volume and configured to receive sound through the first aperture;
- a second microphone disposed in the internal volume and configured to receive sound through the second aperture;
- and
- a third microphone disposed in the internal volume and configured to receive sound through the third aperture.
12 more elements
A wearable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing sidewall defining:
- an internal volume;
- a first band receiving feature;
- a second band receiving feature opposite the first band receiving feature;
- a first sidewall portion extending between the first band receiving feature and the second band receiving feature, the first sidewall portion defining a first aperture closer to the first band receiving feature than the second band receiving feature;
- a second sidewall portion disposed opposite the first sidewall portion and extending between the first band receiving feature and the second band receiving feature, the second sidewall portion defining a second aperture positioned between about 155 and 205 degrees counterclockwise from the first aperture along the second sidewall portion and a third aperture between 30 and 60 degrees counterclockwise from the second aperture along the second sidewall portion, the second aperture defined closer to the second band receiving feature than the first band receiving feature, and the second aperture defined between the first aperture and the third aperture along the second sidewall portion;
- a first microphone disposed in the internal volume adjacent the first aperture;
- a second microphone disposed in the internal volume adjacent the second aperture;
- and
- a third microphone disposed in the internal volume adjacent the third aperture.
7 more elements
A wearable electronic device, comprising:
- a sidewall defining:
- an internal volume;
- a first band receiving feature disposed in the sidewall;
- a second band receiving feature disposed opposite the first band receiving feature in the sidewall;
- a first sidewall portion extending between the first band receiving feature and the second band receiving feature;
- a second sidewall portion disposed opposite the first sidewall portion and extending between the first strap receiving feature and the second strap receiving feature;
- a first aperture defined by the first sidewall portion;
- a second aperture defined by the second sidewall portion;
- a third aperture defined by the second sidewall portion;
- and
- a fourth aperture defined by the first sidewall portion;
- a first microphone disposed in the internal volume adjacent the first aperture;
- a second microphone disposed in the internal volume adjacent the second aperture;
- a third microphone disposed in the internal volume adjacent the third aperture;
- and
- a speaker disposed in the internal volume adjacent the fourth aperture;
- wherein:
- a distance along the sidewall between the first and second apertures is larger than a distance along the sidewall between the second and third apertures;
- the fourth aperture is adjacent the first aperture;
- and
- the second band receiving feature is disposed between the first aperture and the second aperture along the sidewall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.