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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Yaocheng Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kevin M. Froese, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott A. Myers, Saratoga, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Pope, Mountain View, CA (US);
David A. Hurrell, San Mateo, CA (US);
Salome Bavetta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric N. Nyland, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device having openings covered by a vent assembly is disclosed. The vent assembly may include multiple adhesive layers surrounding an air-permeable, liquid resistant membrane that allow air to flow into and/or out of the electronic device, while also preventing liquid ingress into the electronic device. The membrane may be supported by several structural elements. For example, the vent assembly includes an adhesive layer secured with the membrane, with the adhesive layer including a web region having multiple ribs that engage the membrane. Also, the vent assembly includes a mesh material that includes a porous region that receives a portion of the adhesive layer. Also, an additional vent assembly may cover an additional opening of the electronic device and provide protection for an operational component in the electronic device. The additional vent assembly may allow air into the additional opening for the operational component.