# US 2014/0192488 A1 · Handheld device assembly

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- Number: US 2014/0192488 A1
- Document ID: US20140192488A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/203,245
- Filed: 2014-03-10
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2009-09-08
- Assignees: Apple Inc.
- Applicants: Apple Inc.
- Inventors: Fletcher Rothkopf; Stephen B. Lynch; Wey-Jiun Lin; Kyle Yeates
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192488A1

## CPC

- H05K 9/0022: {of components mounted on printed circuit boards [PCB] (shields integrated within PCB H05K1/0218; shields integrated within component packages H10W42/20)}
- H01M 50/24: adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658)
- H01M 50/247: specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
- H05K 1/189: characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

This is directed to several handheld device components to be placed in a handheld device, as well as methods or systems for mounting or retaining components within the device. In particular, this is directed to a rigid shield used in an SMT process and securing connected flex connectors by adhering the flexes together. This is also directed to using foam in combination with a hard material to create an acoustic seal, or several layers of foam to create an acoustic and mechanical seal. This is also directed to selectively folding a sheet of material placed around a battery cell.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising an electromagnetic interference shielding plate for a component mounted on a flex, comprising:
a flex;
a first component mounted on the flex;
a second component mounted on the flex, wherein the second component is shielded from noise generated by the first component; and
a metal plate, wherein the metal plate is positioned on a side of the flex opposite the second component, such that the second component is mounted to the flex via a SMT process and the metal plate is positioned between the first component and the second component.