Patent ID: 11968795
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  G | IPC F  G  H

Claim 10:
11. A structural midframe for an electronic device, the structural midframe comprising:
a shape defining an aperture and configured to be slidably inserted into a housing member;
an inner surface associated with an inner diameter and an outer surface associated with an outer diameter;
an antenna region located on the outer surface, the antenna region including a substantially planar region and at least two alignment protrusions for aligning a flexible printed circuit board having an antenna that is configured to be assembled onto the structural midframe;
a plurality of features for mounting a plurality of printed circuit boards, one or more heat spreaders, and one or more heatsinks onto the structural midframe;
a hinge-bearing surface having a concave surface forming an inverse of a portion of a sphere, the hinge-bearing surface configured to interface with a sphere of a ball joint.