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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Houtan R. Farahani, San Ramon, CA (US);
Joseph B. Moak, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew D. Rohrbach, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 5/08 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B23C 3/30 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 13/00 (2006.01); B26D 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20336 (2013.01); B23C 3/30 (2013.01); B23C 5/08 (2013.01); B26D 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2013.01); G06F 1/181 (2013.01); G06F 1/182 (2013.01); G06F 1/185 (2013.01); G06F 1/187 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); G06F 1/203 (2013.01); H05K 13/00 (2013.01); B23C 2220/36 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49169 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 83/04 (2015.04); Y10T 83/869 (2015.04); Y10T 83/9391 (2015.04);
Abstract
One automated process for evenly applying a thin layer within a device housing includes applying a vacuum hold from a curved surface applicator to the thin layer, pressing the thin layer against the device housing with the applicator, wherein said pressing includes applying pressure from the center of the applicator first and then radially expanding said pressure, and pressing the cylindrical outer housing against an outer region of the thin layer to effect a hard pressed application at the outer surface thereof.