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US 2023/0421196 A1Published application
Electronic device housing having a radio-frequency transmissive component
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDaniel R. Bloom, Chelsea E. Wojeski, Edward Siahaan, Nathan Morris, Ryan S. Haley, Tian Shi Li, Toni Ristoski
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Abstract
An electronic device component including a thermoset composite material is described herein. The electronic device component may be a structural component of the housing and define an exterior surface of the housing. The electronic device component may also be transparent to radio-frequency signals.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a first housing component formed from a first metal material and defining a first portion of an exterior surface of the housing,
- a second housing component formed from a second metal material and defining a second portion of the exterior surface of the housing;
- and
- a dielectric component positioned between and bonded to the first and the second housing components, the dielectric component including a thermoset composite material comprising an epoxy matrix and nano-sized oxide particles dispersed within the epoxy matrix.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a radio-frequency (RF) component;
- and
- an enclosure at least partially surrounding the RF component and comprising:
- a housing formed from a metal material and defining:
- an exterior surface;
- a first surface extending inward from a first portion of the exterior surface, and
- a second surface facing the first surface and extending inward from a second portion of the exterior surface;
- and
- a window formed from an RF-transmissive material, positioned over the RF component, and adhered to the first and the second surfaces, the RF-transmissive material including a thermoset composite material comprising nano-sized silica particles dispersed within a thermoset matrix.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a housing component formed from a metal material, having a textured wall, and defining a first portion of an exterior surface of the housing;
- and
- a structural component bonded to the textured wall and defining a second portion of the exterior surface, the structural component formed from a thermoset composite material comprising:
- a cross-linked epoxy material;
- and
- nano-sized oxide particles dispersed within the cross-linked epoxy material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.