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Timestamp: 2014-07-12 11:22:59
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 60', 'Application No. 2002315170', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 200480042692', 'Application No. 200480042692']

Patent US7804487 - Housing for a computing device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsImproved housing for a computing device is disclosed. The improved housing is provided with one of an illuminable connector, a touch pad arrangement, and a palm rest stiffening plate. Normally, the illuminable connector and the touch pad arrangement are provided on external portions of a housing of the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7804487?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7804487 - Housing for a computing deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7804487 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/012,751Publication dateSep 28, 2010Filing dateDec 7, 2001Priority dateMay 14, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6357887, US6933929, US7443388, US8256913, US20090009350Publication number012751, 10012751, US 7804487 B1, US 7804487B1, US-B1-7804487, US7804487 B1, US7804487B1InventorsThomas Acampora, Kevin Scott FettermanOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (58), Non-Patent Citations (27), Referenced by (6), Classifications (12), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHousing for a computing deviceUS 7804487 B1Abstract Improved housing for a computing device is disclosed. The improved housing is provided with one of an illuminable connector, a touch pad arrangement, and a palm rest stiffening plate. Normally, the illuminable connector and the touch pad arrangement are provided on external portions of a housing of the computing device such that they are available for user interaction. The palm rest stiffening plate is provided internal to a housing to provide stiffness or rigidity to a palm rest region of the housing.
1. A portable computer housing, comprising:
a bottom portion providing a bottom surface for said portable computer housing;
a top portion providing a top surface for said portable computer housing, said top surface having a palm rest region;
a stiffener affixed to an inner surface of the palm rest region of said top portion; and
an EMI gasket disposed between the inner surface of the housing and the stiffening plate to ground the stiffening plate to the housing,
wherein said top portion and said bottom portion are coupled together to form said portable computer housing, and wherein said stiffener operates to provide stiffness to the palm rest region substantially beyond the stiffness otherwise provided by said top portion, said palm rest region having a first stiffness when it is only supported by a top surface, said palm rest region having a second stiffness that is greater than the first stiffness when it is supported additionally with the stiffener.
2. A portable computer housing as recited in claim 1, wherein said stiffener is formed from aluminum.
3. A portable computer housing as recited in claim 2, wherein said top and bottom portions are formed from plastic.
4. A portable computer housing as recited in claim 1, wherein said stiffener is a plate.
5. A portable computer housing as recited in claim 4, wherein said stiffener has dimples across a substantial portion of its surface to improve stiffness.
6. A stiffening system for providing strength to a portable computer housing, said stiffener system comprising:
a computer housing, said computer housing including at least:
a top portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, said top portion including a palm rest region on the outer surface, and
a bottom portion, said bottom portion being configured to be coupled to said top portion such that said top portion and said bottom portion when coupled together form said portable computer housing; and
a stiffening plate coupled to the inner surface of said top portion of said computer housing, said stiffening plate being configured to strengthen said palm rest region, the stiffening plate and top portion working together to form a combined structure that provides stiffness to the palm rest region substantially beyond the stiffness otherwise provided by said top portion alone, the combined structure helping prevent bowing and undue flexing at the palm rest region; and
wherein said stiffening plate includes a plurality of dimples for stiffness, and wherein said stiffening plate is bonded to the inner surface of said top portion at the dimples.
7. A stiffening system as recited in claim 6, wherein said computer housing is a base of said portable computer housing.
8. A stiffening system as recited in claim 6, wherein said top portion of said computer housing includes an aperture for receiving a keyboard.
9. A stiffening system as recited in claim 6, wherein said palm rest of said computer housing includes an opening for receiving a track pad.
10. A stiffening system as recited in claim 9, wherein said stiffening plate includes an opening for receiving a track pad.
11. A stiffening system as recited in claim 6, wherein said stiffening plate is formed from aluminum.
12. A stiffening system as recited in claim 6, wherein said stiffening plate is coupled to the inner surface of said top portion with an adhesive.
13. A stiffening system as recited in claim 12, wherein the stiffening plate and top portion form a single monolithic member with the required strength for supporting the palm rest region.
14. A stiffening system as recited in claim 6, wherein each of the dimples is bonded to the inner surface of said top portion with an adhesive.
15. A stiffening system as recited in claim 6, wherein said top portion without a stiffening plate has a first stiffness at the palm rest region, and said top portion with a stiffening plate has a second stiffness at the palm rest region that is greater than the first stiffness.
a housing configured to enclose internally various components for performing computer operations associated with the computing device, the housing having one or more weak points where the housing has limited structure and support, wherein the inner surface of the housing includes a conductive coating;
a stiffening plate configured to help strengthen the weak points of the housing, the stiffening plate being affixed to an inner surface of the housing with an adhesive so as to form a laminate structure, the laminate structure providing the required strength for supporting the housing at the weak points, wherein the housing is formed from a first material and the stiffening plate is formed from a second material that is different than the first material; and
an EMI gasket is disposed between the inner surface of the housing and the stiffening plate to ground the stiffening plate to the housing.
17. The portable computing device as recited in claim 16 wherein the housing is formed from plastic and wherein the stiffening plate is formed from metal.
18. The portable computing device as recited in claim 17 wherein the housing is formed from polycarbonate or ABS plastic and the stiffening plate is formed from aluminum.
19. The portable computing device as recited in claim 16 wherein the conductive coating is formed by nickel plating and wherein the EMI gasket is a strip of foam surrounded by a conductive material.
20. The portable computing device as recited in claim 16 wherein the adhesive is a two part epoxy that forms a bond between the material of the stiffening plate and the material of the housing.
21. The portable computing device as recited in claim 16 wherein the housing contains a storage drive and a keyboard and wherein the one or more weak points includes sections around the storage drive or section around the keyboard.
22. The portable computing device as recited in claim 16 wherein the housing contains a storage drive, a keyboard and a palm rest region, and wherein the one or more weak points includes sections of the palm rest region, sections around the keyboard, and sections around the storage drive, and wherein the stiffening plate is affixed to the inner surface of the housing in the section of the palm rest region, the sections around the keyboard, and the sections around the storage drive.
a housing configured to enclose internally various components for performing computer operations associated with the computing device, the housing having one or more weak points where the housing has limited structure and support; and
a stiffening plate configured to help strengthen the weak points of the housing, the stiffening plate being affixed to an inner surface of the housing with an adhesive so as to form a laminate structure, the laminate structure providing the required strength for supporting the housing at the weak points, wherein the stiffening plate includes a plurality of depressions that protrude away from the surface of the stiffening plate, the depressions of the stiffening plate forming a corrugated laminate structure that increases the stiffness of the laminate structure.
24. The portable computing device as recited in claim 23 wherein each of the depressions has an apex and wherein the apexes serve as attachment areas for adhering the stiffening plate to the housing.
25. The portable computing device as recited in claim 24 wherein the adhesive is placed at each apex so as to bond the depressions to the inner surface of the housing.
26. The portable computing device as recited in claim 25 wherein each of the depressions includes a flat surface at their apex, and wherein the adhesive is disposed between the flat surfaces and the inner surface of the housing.
27. The portable computing device as recited in claim 24 wherein the depressions are patterned across the stiffening plate to maximize the strength of the laminate structure.
28. The portable computing device as recited in claim 24 wherein the depressions are dimples.
29. The portable computing device as recited in claim 28 wherein the dimples are shallow so as not to impact the overall depth of the stiffening plate.
30. The portable computing device as recited in claim 28 wherein the dimple depth is not greater than 0.8 mm and wherein the overall depth of the stiffening plate is not greater than 1.3 mm.
31. The portable computing device as recited in claim 23 wherein the housing corresponds to a base of a portable computer, a top member of the housing including an opening for placement of a keyboard of the portable computer and a palm rest area in front of the opening for supporting a user's hand when using the keyboard, and wherein the stiffening plate is attached to the inner surface of the top member, the stiffening plate including a platform that is attached at the palm rest area and one or more extensions that are attached to portions of the top member that surround the opening.
32. The portable computing device as recited in claim 23 wherein the housing contains a palm rest region, and wherein the one or more weak points includes sections of the palm rest regions.
33. The portable computing device as recited in claim 32 wherein the stiffening plate is affixed to the inner surface of the housing in the area of the palm rest region and wherein the stiffening plate has a shape that substantially coincides with the shape of the palm rest region. Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a Divisional application of co-pending prior application Ser. No. 09/426,408 filed on Oct. 25, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,357,887, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/134,084, entitled �HOUSING FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE�, and filed on May 14, 1999, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. This application is also related to U.S. application Ser. No. 09/389,975, entitled �DISPLAY HOUSING FOR COMPUTING DEVICE�, filed Sep. 3, 1999.
Also, as base housings get thinner and lighter, the base housings unfortunately get more flexible and thus less stiff. This even more true with base housings that provide industrial design features into the base housings because non-rectangular structures often associated with modern industrial designs offer even less rigidity. While internal ridges have been used to increase strength, recent designs are not always amenable to providing for internal ribs. For example, when there is limited space inside the housing the ribs may not provide the desired stiffness. Furthermore, in some applications, particularly around sensitive parts such as a Compact Disk (CD) drive or Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) drive, the strength of the walls enclosing the CD/DVD drive need to substantially resist deflections to prevent damage to the CD/DVD drive. As an example, in some of today's portable computers, a deflection of more than � millimeter around the CD/DVD drive can damage the sensitive parts of the CD/DVD drive. The ability of housing to sufficiently resist such deflection is becoming increasingly difficult as base housing become thinner and provide industrial design features. As an example, in the case of a portable computer, one test that can be applied to test deflection is that a base housing must not deflect more than 1 millimeter when put under a 10 lb. force.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Broadly speaking, the invention relates to an improved housing for a computing device. A first aspect of the invention pertains to an illuminable connector suitable for use with the computing device. A second aspect of the invention pertains to a touch pad arrangement also suitable for use with the computing device. Both the illuminable connector and the touch pad arrangement can be provided on external portions of a housing of the computing device such that they are available for user interaction. A third aspect of the invention pertains to a palm rest stiffening plate.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention pertains to an improved housing for a computing device. More particularly, a first aspect of the invention pertains to an illuminable connector suitable for use with the computing device. A second aspect of the invention pertains to a touch pad arrangement also suitable for use with the computing device. Both the illuminable connector and the touch pad arrangement can be provided on external portions of a housing of the computing device such that they are available for user interaction. A third aspect of the invention pertains to a palm rest stiffening plate.
According to a first aspect of the invention, a connector with an illuminable enclosure is provided. In one embodiment, the illumination provided is used to show a computer user (operator) whether or not a connection is made between a plug and a socket that are operatively coupled together. For ease of discussion, the term �illuminable connector� herein refers to a connector that includes an illuminable enclosure.
A touch pad, sometimes referred to as �a pressure sensitive tablet� or a �track pad�, is an input device that typically is configured to move a pointer (or cursor) on a display screen (e.g., LCD display 118). The movement of an object, such as a finger or stylus, across the touch pad causes the pointer to move in a similar direction on the screen. Although touch pads can be provided in different apparatus, typically touch pads are provided on portable computers. For example, the computer system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes the touch pad 108 and the associated buttons 110 and 112 at the palm rest 113.
The track pad 414 includes an input surface 30 that is configured to receive user inputs (e.g., top surface of the track pad). The track pad 414 can detect the user inputs in a variety of ways including pressure and capacitance. The track pad label 416 serves to protect the track pad 414 from foreign matter (e.g., fluids, dust, etc.) by sealing against the outer surface 418 in at least the second recessed surface. Preferably, the track pad label 416 is used to protect the input surface 430 of the track pad 414. Correspondingly, the track pad label 416 includes a contact surface 432 and an adhesive surface 434. The adhesive surface 434 is used to couple the track pad label 416 to the track pad 414 and the second recessed surface 428.
The stiffening plate 510 also includes a plurality of dimples 512 that serve to increase the stiffness (i.e., shear strength) of the stiffening plate 510 when adhered to an adjacent surface such as a computer housing. Preferably, the dimples when adhered to an adjacent surface create a box like structure at each of the dimple positions. That is, the dimples and the surface form a corrugated laminate structure, which provides a stiff structure having good shearing strength. Referring to FIG. 5B, an example of a dimple box structure 514 is shown. The dimple box structure 514 includes stiffening plate 510 having dimples 512. Preferably, dimples 510 provide flat surfaces 515 that are coupled to a surface 516 with an adhesive 518. For the most part, each dimple 512 represents a glue joint for adhering the stiffening plate 510 to a surface 516. Advantageously, when the combination of the stiffening plate 510, surface 516 and adhesive 518 is bonded together, a plurality of joined boxes (e.g., honeycomb) are created which yield the desired shear strength. For example, such a structure can enable a thin, lightweight housing to withstand deflection of more than � millimeter when put under a 10 lb. force.
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