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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Nicholas G. Merz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shayan Malek, San Jose, CA (US);
Sawyer I. Cohen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timothy Lui, Rialto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for securing a flexible circuit to a mounting structure is disclosed. The system can include a surface-mount device, flexible circuit, stiffener, and bracket. The stiffener is used as an intermediate coupling device between the flexible circuit and bracket. The flexible circuit is coupled to the stiffener with a heat-activated adhesive. Next, the surface-mount device is mounted to the flexible circuit with surface-mounting techniques. A peripheral area of the stiffener is then welded to the bracket. The bracket in turn can be fastened to the enclosure of an electronic device.