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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Anthony Pham Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Laura M. Deforest, San Mateo, CA (US);
Michelle Goldberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen Vincent Jayanathan, Oakland, CA (US);
Kevin Scott Fetterman, Los Altos, CA (US);
James M. Cuseo, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joshua Ryan Funamara, San Jose, CA (US);
Anthony Pham Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Laura M. DeForest, San Mateo, CA (US);
Michelle Goldberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen Vincent Jayanathan, Oakland, CA (US);
Kevin Scott Fetterman, Los Altos, CA (US);
James M. Cuseo, Los Altos, CA (US);
Joshua Ryan Funamara, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Examples of computing devices and assemblies for mounting computer components to an enclosure or other structure of the computing device are described. In some examples, the mounting assembly may include a compliant member having a plurality of corner portions configured to engage the corners of the component. The mounting assembly may also include a bracket configured to enclose at least a portion of the compliant member. The mounting bracket may be configured to mount the component at an angle relative to the enclosure or other structure, and may include one or more features adapted for improved cooling of the component mounted therein. The compliant member may include a plurality of ribs or other retaining elements for maintaining the component in a spaced apart position relative to the mounting bracket.