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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Kelvin Kwong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device may have a display and other electrical components that are sensitive to electrostatic charge. A button may pass through an opening in a layer of the display. A metal trim may surround the button. The housing may have an opening with a clear lens surrounded by a metal trim. To prevent damage from electrostatic discharge, an electrostatic discharge path may be formed in the device that includes a metal trim surrounding a component such as a button member or camera lens, metal traces on the inner surface of a display layer or a housing, a grounded metal housing structure, and a spring or other conductive structure that couples the metal traces to the grounded metal housing structure. Displays may be provided with electrostatic discharge paths that route electrostatic charge to grounded metal housing structures.