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US 8,551,283 B2Granted
Offset control for assembling an electronic device housing
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDavid Pakula, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Scott Myers, Tang Yew Tan
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Abstract
Housings for electronic devices are disclosed. According to one aspect, adjoining surfaces of electronic device housings can be mounted or arranged such that adjoining surfaces are flush to a high degree of precision. The electronic devices can be portable and in some cases handheld.
Claims25
A method for assembling a device housing of an electronic device, said method comprising:
- providing an outer glass member for the device housing;
- providing a protective side structural member having a receptive plane that is to receive the outer glass member;
- applying a liquid adhesive to a portion of the outer glass member and/or a portion of the protective side structural member;
- positioning the outer glass member adjacent to the receptive plane of the protective side structural member;
- applying a first force to push the outer glass member against a planar reference surface;
- applying a second force to push the protective side structural member against the planar reference surface, wherein the second force is independently applied from the first force;
- curing the liquid adhesive into a solid bonding material that bonds together the outer glass member and the protective side structural member, thereby assembling the outer glass member with the protective side structural member;
- and
- subsequently removing the first force and the second force,
- wherein the first force is provided by a plurality of mechanical members distributed over an inner surface of the outer glass member.
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A method for assembling a device housing of an electronic device, said method comprising:
- providing an outer housing member for the device housing;
- providing a protective side structural member;
- applying a first force to push the outer housing member against a planar reference surface;
- applying a second force to push the protective side structural member against the planar reference surface, wherein the second force is independently applied from the first force;
- securing together the outer housing member and the protective side structural member, thereby assembling a portion of the device housing including at least the outer housing member with the protective side structural member;
- and
- subsequently removing the assembled portion of the device housing from the planar reference surface,
- wherein the first force is provided by a plurality of mechanical members distributed over an inner surface of the outer housing member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.