US Patent Application 18233362. ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH STRUCTURAL GLASS MEMBERS simplified abstract
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ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH STRUCTURAL GLASS MEMBERS
Organization Name
Apple Inc.==Inventor(s)==
[[Category:Jeremy C. Franklin of San Francisco CA (US)]]
[[Category:Fletcher R. Rothkopf of Los Altos CA (US)]]
[[Category:John P. Ternus of Los Altos Hills CA (US)]]
[[Category:Kevin D. Gibbs of San Carlos CA (US)]]
ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH STRUCTURAL GLASS MEMBERS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18233362 titled 'ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH STRUCTURAL GLASS MEMBERS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes electronic devices with internal components mounted on a structural glass support member. - The structural glass support member has a flat front surface that serves as the front surface of the device. - The structural glass support member also has bent portions that form the side surfaces of the device. - Some parts of the structural glass support member can act as a transparent display cover layer. - A rigid or flexible display can be mounted on the structural glass support member, along with other internal components. - A thin enclosure is used to enclose the internal components in the device. - The thin enclosure is attached to the structural glass support member using a peripheral member. - The thin enclosure may not be attached to the internal components or may be adhesively bonded to some of them.
Original Abstract Submitted
Electronic devices may be provided having internal components mounted to a structural glass support member. The structural glass support member may have a planar front surface that forms a front surface of the device. The structural glass support member may have bent portions that form sidewall surfaces of the device. Portions of the structural glass support member may form a transparent display cover layer. A rigid or flexible display may be mounted to the structural glass support member. Additional internal device components may be mounted to the display. A thin enclosure for enclosing the internal components in the device may be mounted to the structural glass support member. The thin enclosure may be mounted to the structural glass support member using a peripheral member. The thin enclosure may be free from attachments to internal components or may be adhesively bonded to one or more internal components.
