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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen R. McClure, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua D. Banko, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan Ternus, Redwood City, CA (US);
Matthew B. Morris, Alapaha, CA (US);
Peter M. Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin Gibbs, San Carlos, CA (US);
Timothy G. Van Vorhis, Cupertino, CA (US);
Martin B. Adamcyk, Belmont, CA (US);
Arthur J. Lucchesi, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Scott Carpenter, Livermore, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include a single piece housing and a display module. The display module can include a protective top glass cover that is bonded to a plastic display frame and surrounded by a seal frame. The display module can also include a display panel and its associated circuitry suspended from the display frame below the protective glass cover. The display module is coupled to the single piece housing using mounting clips in a manner that allows the display module to move relative to the single piece housing during an impact event. The plastic display frame can include inserts that provide structural support near openings in the single piece housing.