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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Tyler R. Kakuda, Stockton, CA (US);
Daniel J. Barrett, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael J. Brown, Campbell, CA (US);
Hao Dong, San Jose, CA (US);
David A. Doyle, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Erik G. De Jong, San Francisco, CA (US);
James P. Landry, Campbell, CA (US);
Di Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Kiran S. Pillai, San Bruno, CA (US);
Yi Qiao, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device may include a display, a cover layer overlapping the display, and a housing have housing sidewalls. An encapsulant material may surround at least part of the display and may be used to couple the cover layer to the housing sidewalls. A rigid outer material having a higher elastic modulus than the encapsulant material may also be used to couple the cover layer to the housing sidewalls. The rigid outer material may be a molded material that surrounds an outer perimeter of the encapsulant, or the rigid outer material may be a metal or plastic frame member having a C-shaped cross-section or other geometry. The display may overlap the housing sidewall. The encapsulant may absorb mechanical stresses on the cover layer to protect the display, whereas the rigid outer material may transfer mechanical stresses on the cover layer to the housing.