PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-9213375-B2
Application Number: US-201213605625-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B2

Title: Enclosure assembly and systems and methods for using the same

Abstract:
An enclosure assembly and systems and methods for using the same are disclosed. The enclosure assembly may include a base plate, a plurality of sidewalls, and one or more insulator layers disposed on the sidewalls. When coupled to a module, the enclosure assembly may least partially enclose the module to prevent the spread of EMI, to assist in heat dissipation, to protect the structural integrity of the module, and the like.

Claims:
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system comprising:
 a circuit board; 
 a module mounted on the circuit board and having a substrate, wherein the substrate has first and second opposing surfaces connected by an edge surface, wherein the substrate has at least one exposed electrically conductive element on the edge surface, and wherein the first surface is coupled to the circuit board; and 
 a conductive enclosure assembly that at least partially encloses the module, wherein the conductive enclosure assembly comprises a base plate, a plurality of sidewalls that each extends from a corresponding edge of the base plate, and an insulator layer disposed on at least one of the sidewalls, and wherein the insulator layer is coupled to the at least one exposed electrically conductive element. 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first surface is a bottom surface of the substrate. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 2 , wherein the edge surface is substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface. 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the insulator layer is interposed between the edge surface and the at least one of the sidewalls. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 4 , wherein the insulator layer is in direct contact with the at least one of the sidewalls and the at least one exposed electrically conductive element. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one exposed electrically conductive element comprises an electrical terminal that is an endpoint of an electrical trace that runs through the substrate. 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sidewalls comprises four sidewalls that completely surround a periphery of the module. 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the insulator layer is operative to prevent electrical shorting of the at least one exposed electrical element to the conductive enclosure assembly. 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the insulator comprises one of a Polyimide Tape and an insulative paint. 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the module and the conductive enclosure assembly sandwich the circuit board when the conductive enclosure assembly encloses the module. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 10 , wherein the substrate and the base plate sandwich the circuit board, and wherein the base plate is operative to couple to a ground point on the circuit board. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sidewalls forms a contiguous wall along the edges of the enclosure assembly. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sidewalls at least partially encloses five surfaces of the module. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the module comprises one of a camera module and a camera LED module. 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the insulator layer is in direct contact with the at least one exposed electrically conductive element. 
     
     
       16. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the substrate has a periphery, and wherein the insulator layer comprises a single insulator layer that runs around the periphery. 
     
     
       17. The system of  claim 16 , wherein the insulator layer surrounds at least three sides of the substrate. 
     
     
       18. The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one exposed electrically conductive element comprises a plurality of exposed electrically conductive elements, wherein the insulator layer comprises a plurality of separate dielectric elements, and wherein each dielectric element of the plurality of separate dielectric elements is coupled to a respective exposed electrically conductive element of the plurality of exposed electrically conductive elements.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     This can relate to an enclosure assembly and systems and methods for using the same. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Many electronic devices include one or more electronic modules. These electronic modules may include electronic components or assemblies (e.g., a camera module, a speaker module, a camera LED, etc.) that may each be dedicated for a particular function of the electronic device. It is known that a camera module typically communicates high-speed signals with one or more other components of an electronic device. These high-speed signals may cause electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) that may interfere with the operation of other components of the electronic device. In addition, a camera module typically heats up during operation, and excess heat may affect the performance of the camera module. Moreover, a typical camera module may include one or more movable components (e.g., an auto-focus motor) whose performance may be affected by intrusive particles. Furthermore, a typical camera module may also include fragile components (e.g., a substrate) that may be subject to damage during assembly of the electronic device. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An enclosure assembly and systems and methods for using the same are provided. 
     In some embodiments, a system may be provided. The system may include a circuit board, and a module mounted on the circuit board and having a substrate. The substrate may include at least one exposed electrically conductive element. The system may also include a conductive enclosure assembly operative to at least partially enclose the module. The conductive enclosure assembly may include a base plate, a plurality of sidewalls that each extends from a corresponding edge of the base plate, and an insulator layer disposed on at least one of the sidewalls. The insulator layer may be operative to couple to the at least one exposed electrically conductive element when the conductive enclosure assembly encloses the module. 
     In some embodiments, an enclosure assembly for enclosing a module may be provided. The enclosure assembly may include a bottom surface, a plurality of side surfaces coupled to the bottom surface to form a module containing area having an inner surface, and at least one dielectric element disposed on the inner surface of the module containing area and operative to couple to at least one exposed electrical terminal on the module when the enclosure assembly encloses the module. 
     In some embodiments, a method for at least partially enclosing a module with an enclosure assembly may be provided. The module may include a casing and a substrate having a plurality of exposed leads. The enclosure assembly may include a module enclosing region having at least one dielectric disposed thereon. The method may include coupling the at least one dielectric to the plurality of exposed leads, and fixing the casing to the module enclosing region to at least partially enclose the module. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other aspects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout, and in which: 
         FIG. 1A  is a schematic view of an illustrative electronic device, in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 1B  is a front view of the electronic device of  FIG. 1A , in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 1C  is a back view of the electronic device of  FIG. 1A , in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 2A  is a view of a camera module and a circuit board of the electronic device of  FIG. 1A , from a first perspective, in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 2B  is another view of the camera module and circuit board of the electronic device of  FIG. 1A , from a second perspective, in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of an enclosure assembly, in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 4A  is a view, similar to  FIG. 2A , of the camera module and circuit board of  FIG. 2A  being enclosed by the enclosure assembly of  FIG. 3 , in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 4B  is a view, similar to  FIG. 2B , of the camera module and circuit board of  FIG. 2A  being enclosed by the enclosure assembly of  FIG. 3 , in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 4C  is a side view of the camera module, circuit board, and enclosure assembly of  FIG. 4A , taken from an X-direction of  FIG. 4A , in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 4D  is an exploded view of the camera module, circuit board, and enclosure assembly of  FIG. 4A , in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a first alternate enclosure assembly, in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view of a second alternate enclosure assembly, in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view of a third alternate enclosure assembly, in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a module, in accordance with at least one embodiment; 
         FIG. 9  is a perspective view of the third alternate enclosure assembly of  FIG. 7  enclosing the module of  FIG. 8 , in accordance with at least one embodiment; and 
         FIG. 10  shows an illustrative process  1000  of enclosing the camera module of  FIG. 2A  using the enclosure assembly of  FIG. 3 , in accordance with at least one embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An enclosure assembly and systems and methods for using the same are described with reference to  FIGS. 1-10 . 
       FIG. 1A  is a schematic view of an illustrative electronic device  100 . In some embodiments, electronic device  100  may perform a single function (e.g., a device dedicated to storing image content) and, in other embodiments, electronic device  100  may perform multiple functions (e.g., a device that stores image content, plays music, and receives and transmits telephone calls). Moreover, in some embodiments, electronic device  100  may be any portable, mobile, or hand-held electronic device configured to control output of content. Alternatively, electronic device  100  may not be portable at all, but may instead be generally stationary. Electronic device  100  may include any suitable type of electronic device operative to control output of content. For example, electronic device  100  may include a media player (e.g., an iPod™ available by Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.), a cellular telephone (e.g., an iPhone™ available by Apple Inc.), a personal e-mail or messaging device (e.g., a Blackberry™ available by Research In Motion Limited of Waterloo, Ontario), any other wireless communication device, a pocket-sized personal computer, a personal digital assistant (“PDA”), a tablet, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a music recorder, a still camera, a movie or video camera or recorder, a radio, medical equipment, any other suitable type of electronic device, and any combinations thereof. 
     Electronic device  100  may include a processor or control circuitry  102 , memory  104 , communications circuitry  106 , power supply  108 , input component  110 , output component  112 , and a detector  114 . Electronic device  100  may also include a bus  103  that may provide a transfer path for transferring data and/or power, to, from, or between various other components of device  100 . In some embodiments, one or more components of electronic device  100  may be combined or omitted. Moreover, electronic device  100  may include other components not combined or included in  FIG. 1A . For example, electronic device  100  may include motion detection circuitry, light sensing circuitry, positioning circuitry, or several instances of the components shown in  FIG. 1A . For the sake of simplicity, only one of each of the components is shown in  FIG. 1A . 
     Memory  104  may include one or more storage mediums, including for example, a hard-drive, flash memory, permanent memory such as read-only memory (“ROM”), semi-permanent memory such as random access memory (“RAM”), any other suitable type of storage component, or any combination thereof. Memory  104  may include cache memory, which may be one or more different types of memory used for temporarily storing data for electronic device applications. Memory  104  may store media data (e.g., music, image, and video files), software (e.g., for implementing functions on device  100 ), firmware, preference information (e.g., media playback preferences), lifestyle information (e.g., food preferences), exercise information (e.g., information obtained by exercise monitoring equipment), transaction information (e.g., information such as credit card information), wireless connection information (e.g., information that may enable device  100  to establish a wireless connection), subscription information (e.g., information that keeps track of podcasts or television shows or other media a user subscribes to), contact information (e.g., telephone numbers and e-mail addresses), calendar information, any other suitable data, or any combination thereof. 
     Communications circuitry  106  may be provided to allow device  100  to communicate with one or more other electronic devices or servers using any suitable communications protocol. For example, communications circuitry  106  may support Wi-Fi (e.g., an 802.11 protocol), Ethernet, Bluetooth™, high frequency systems (e.g., 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5.6 GHz communication systems), infrared, transmission control protocol/internet protocol (“TCP/IP”) (e.g., any of the protocols used in each of the TCP/IP layers), hypertext transfer protocol (“HTTP”), BitTorrent™, file transfer protocol (“FTP”), real-time transport protocol (“RTP”), real-time streaming protocol (“RTSP”), secure shell protocol (“SSH”), any other communications protocol, or any combination thereof. Communications circuitry  106  may also include circuitry that can enable device  100  to be electrically coupled to another device (e.g., a computer or an accessory device) and communicate with that other device, either wirelessly or via a wired connection. 
     Power supply  108  may provide power to one or more of the other components of device  100 . In some embodiments, power supply  108  can be coupled to a power grid (e.g., when device  100  is not a portable device, such as a desktop computer). In some embodiments, power supply  108  can include one or more batteries for providing power (e.g., when device  100  is a portable device, such as a cellular telephone). As another example, power supply  108  can be configured to generate power from a natural source (e.g., solar power using solar cells). 
     One or more input components  110  may be provided to permit a user to interact or interface with device  100 . For example, input component  110  can take a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, an electronic device pad, dial, click wheel, scroll wheel, touch screen, one or more buttons (e.g., a keyboard), mouse, joy stick, track ball, a microphone, and combinations thereof. For example, input component  110  may include a multi-touch screen. Each input component  110  can be configured to provide one or more dedicated control functions for making selections or issuing commands associated with operating device  100 . 
     Electronic device  100  may also include one or more output components  112  that may present information (e.g., textual, graphical, audible, and/or tactile information) to a user of device  100 . Output component  112  of electronic device  100  may take various forms, including, but not limited, to audio speakers, in-ear earphones, headphones, audio line-outs, visual displays, antennas, infrared ports, rumblers, vibrators, or combinations thereof. 
     For example, output component  112  of electronic device  100  may include an image display  112  as an output component. Such an output component display  112  may include any suitable type of display or interface for viewing image data captured by detector  114 . In some embodiments, display  112  may include a display embedded in device  100  or coupled to device  100  (e.g., a removable display). Display  112  may include, for example, a liquid crystal display (“LCD”), a light emitting diode (“LED”) display, an organic light-emitting diode (“OLED”) display, a surface-conduction electron-emitter display (“SED”), a carbon nanotube display, a nanocrystal display, any other suitable type of display, or combination thereof. Alternatively, display  112  can include a movable display or a projecting system for providing a display of content on a surface remote from electronic device  100 , such as, for example, a video projector, a head-up display, or a three-dimensional (e.g., holographic) display. 
     In some embodiments, output component  112  may include an audio output module that may be coupled to an audio connector (e.g., a male audio jack) for interfacing with an audio device (e.g., a headphone, an in-ear earphone, a microphone, etc.). 
     It should be noted that one or more input components  110  and one or more output components  112  may sometimes be referred to collectively herein as an I/O interface (e.g., input component  110  and output component  112  as I/O interface  111 ). It should also be noted that input component  110  and output component  112  may sometimes be a single I/O component, such as a touch screen that may receive input information through a user&#39;s touch of a display screen and that may also provide visual information to a user via that same display screen. 
     Detector  114  may include one or more sensors of any suitable type that may capture human recognition data (e.g., face data) that may be utilized to detect the presence of one or more individuals. For example, detector  114  may include an image sensor and/or an infrared sensor. The image sensor may include one or more cameras with any suitable lens or number of lenses that may be operative to capture images of the surrounding environment of electronic device  100 . For example, the image sensor may include any number of optical or digital lenses for capturing light reflected by the device&#39;s environment as an image. The captured light may be stored as an individual distinct image or as consecutive video frame images of a recording (e.g., several video frames including a primary frame and one or more subsequent frames that may indicate the difference between the primary frame and the subsequent frame). As used herein, the term “camera lens” may be understood to mean a lens for capturing light or a lens and appropriate circuitry for capturing and converting captured light into an image that can be analyzed or stored by electronic device  100  as either an individual distinct image or as one of many consecutive video frame images. 
     In some embodiments, detector  114  may also include one or more sensors that may detect any human feature or characteristic (e.g., physiological, psychological, physical, movement, etc.). For example, detector  114  may include a microphone for detecting voice signals from one or more individuals. As another example, detector  114  may include a heartbeat sensor for detecting heartbeats of one or more individuals. As yet other examples, detector  114  may include a fingerprint reader, an iris scanner, a retina scanner, a breath sampler, and a humidity sensor that may detect moisture and/or sweat emanating from any suitable portion of an individual&#39;s body. For example, detector  114  may include a humidity sensor that may be situated near or coupled to one or more portions of input component  110 , and that may detect moisture and/or sweat from an individual&#39;s hands. It should be appreciated that any detector  114  may include any sensor that may detect any human feature or characteristic. 
     In some embodiments, detector  114  may also include positioning circuitry for determining a current position of device  100 . The positioning circuitry may be operative to update the current position at any suitable rate, including at relatively high rates to provide an estimation of speed and distance traveled. In some embodiments, the positioning circuitry may include a global positioning system (“GPS”) receiver for accessing a GPS application function call that may return geographic coordinates (i.e., a geographic location) of the device. The geographic coordinates may be fundamentally, alternatively, or additionally, derived from any suitable trilateration or triangulation technique. For example, the positioning circuitry may determine the current location of device  100  by using various measurements (e.g., signal-to-noise ratio (“SNR”) or signal strength) of a network signal (e.g., a cellular telephone network signal) that may be associated with device  100 . For example, a radio frequency (“RF”) triangulation detector or sensor integrated with or connected to device  100  may determine the (e.g., approximate) current location of device  100 . Device  100 &#39;s current location may be determined based on various measurements of device  100 &#39;s own network signal, such as, for example: (1) an angle of the signal&#39;s approach to or from one or more cellular towers, (2) an amount of time for the signal to reach one or more cellular towers or device  100 , (3) the strength of the signal when it reaches one or more towers or device  100 , or any combination of the aforementioned measurements. Other forms of wireless-assisted GPS (e.g., enhanced GPS or A-GPS) may also be used to determine the current position of device  100 . Instead or in addition, the positioning circuitry may determine the current location of device  100  based on a wireless network or access point that may be in range or a wireless network or access point to which device  100  may be currently connected. For example, because wireless networks may have a finite range, a wireless network that may be in range of device  100  may indicate that device  100  is located in within a detectable vicinity of the wireless network. In some embodiments, device  100  may automatically connect to a wireless network that may be in range in order to receive valid modes of operation that may be associated or that may be available at the current position of device  100 . 
     In some embodiments, detector  114  may also include motion sensing circuitry for detecting motion of an environment of device  100  and/or objects in the environment. For example, the motion sensing circuitry may detect a movement of an object (e.g., an individual) about device  100  and may generate one or more signals based on the detection. 
     Processor  102  of device  100  may control the operation of many functions and other circuitry provided by device  100 . For example, processor  102  may receive input signals from input component  110  and/or drive output signals through display  112 . Processor  102  may load a manager program (e.g., a program stored in memory  104  or another device or server accessible by device  100 ) to process or analyze data received via detector  114  or inputs received via input component  110  to control output of content that may be provided to the user via output component  112  (e.g., display  112 ). Processor  102  may associate different metadata with the human recognition data captured by detector  114 , including, for example, positioning information, device movement information, a time code, a device identifier, or any other suitable metadata. Electronic device  100  (e.g., processor  102 , any circuitry of detector  114 , or any other component available to device  100 ) may be configured to capture data with detector  114  at various resolutions, frequencies, intensities, and various other characteristics as may be appropriate for the capabilities and resources of device  100 . 
     Electronic device  100  may also be provided with a housing  101  that may at least partially enclose one or more of the components of device  100  for protecting them from debris and other degrading forces external to device  100 . In some embodiments, one or more of the components may be provided within its own housing (e.g., input component  110  may be an independent keyboard or mouse within its own housing that may wirelessly or through a wire communicate with processor  102 , which may be provided within its own housing). 
       FIG. 1B  is a front view of electronic device  100 . As shown in  FIG. 1B , housing  101  may at least partially enclose I/O interface  111 . Moreover, electronic device  100  may include a camera module  132  (e.g., an auto-focus (“AF”) camera) that may reside within housing  101 . Housing  101  may include a glass-covered aperture  120  that may provide camera module  132  with visual access to at least a portion of the environment (e.g., the portion of the environment that the front side of electronic device  100  may be facing). In particular, glass-covered aperture  120  may be situated adjacent to camera module  132  and may provide visual access to optics components (not shown in  FIG. 1B ) of camera module  132 . For example, when a user operates electronic device  100  to capture one or more images of the environment, camera module  132  may be operable to capture the one or more images in the +Z-direction. 
     Although typical electronic devices may only include a single camera module, electronic device  100  may include a plurality of camera modules.  FIG. 1C  is a back view of electronic device  100 . As shown in  FIG. 1C , electronic device  100  may include a glass-filled aperture  122  through another portion of housing  101  and may, in addition to camera module  132 , include a camera module  196  (e.g., another AF camera). Glass-covered aperture  122  may be situated on a back surface of housing  101  (e.g., near a top portion of the back surface) and may face a direction opposite the +Z direction of  FIG. 1B . Similar to glass-covered aperture  120 , glass-covered aperture  122  may be situated adjacent to camera module  196  and may provide visual access to optics components (not shown in  FIG. 1B ) of camera module  196 . When a user operates electronic device  100  to capture one or more images of the environment, additionally or alternative, camera module  196  may, for example, be operable to capture the one or more images in a direction opposite the +Z-direction of  FIG. 1B . Situating camera modules  132  and  196  on opposite sides of electronic device  100  may allow electronic device  100  to capture images regardless of the orientation of electronic device  100  with respect to its environment. 
       FIG. 2A  is a view of camera module  132  and a circuit board  170  of the electronic device  100 , from a first perspective.  FIG. 2B  is another view of camera module  132  and circuit board  170 , from a second perspective. As shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B , camera module  132  may include a casing  134 , a base structure  136 , and a substrate  180 . Casing  134  may be composed of and/or include any suitable material (e.g., metal, ferromagnetic metal, gold coating, silver coating, nickel coating, etc.) and may include surfaces  134   p ,  134   f ,  134   s , and  134   r . Casing  134  may reside on base structure  136 . In some embodiments, casing  134  and base structure  136  may form a single unit. Base structure  136  may also be composed of any suitable material (e.g., plastic), and may include surfaces  136   p ,  136   f ,  136   s , and  136   r . Base structure  136  may, in turn, reside on substrate  180 . Substrate  180  may be composed of any suitable material (e.g., ceramic) and may include at least surfaces  182 ,  183 , and  184 . Substrate  180  may also include a plurality of traces (not shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B ), some of which may terminate as an exposed electrical terminal  188  on a particular surface of substrate  180 . 
     Camera module  132  may include optics component  146  and an optics protector  144 . Optics protector  144  may provide physical protection for at least a portion of optics component  146 . Optics component  146  may reside within casing  134  and may include one or more lenses that may be employed by camera module  132  during a capture of images. A voice coil motor (“VCM”) (not shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B ) may also reside within casing  134 . In some embodiments, a portion of the VCM may reside within casing  134 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B , camera module  132  may reside on a portion of circuit board  170 . In particular, substrate  180  may reside on (e.g., via anisotropic conductive film (“ACF”) bonding) a circuit board portion  170   b  of circuit board  170 . In some embodiments, circuit board portion  170   b  may be cut or trimmed so as to not extend beyond camera module  132 . This trimming of circuit board portion  170   b  may, for example, be performed prior to, during, or after mounting of substrate  180  thereon. Circuit board portion  170   b  may be coupled to a circuit board portion  170   a  via a connecting portion  170   c . Circuit board portion  170   a  may include several of components  174  mounted thereon, and may, for example, be coupled to one or more other components (e.g., processor  102 , memory  104 , etc.) of electronic device  100 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B , connecting portion  170   c  may bend and lead to each of circuit board portions  170   a  and  170   b . Circuit board portion  170   b  may be substantially parallel to circuit board portion  170   a , and may be coupled to a bottom surface of substrate  180 . Although not shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B , certain electrical contacts (e.g., that may reside on a bottom surface of substrate  180 ) may couple to a corresponding electrical contact on circuit board portion  170   b . In this manner, circuit board  170  may allow communication of information or data between camera module  132  and one or more other components of electronic device  100 . Moreover, circuit board  170  may include one or more accessible ground contacts (not shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B ) that may provide ground points for any components of electronic device  100  that may require grounding. For example, one or more electrical contacts on the bottom surface of substrate  180  may couple to corresponding ground points of circuit board portion  170   b.    
     During usage, camera module  132  and  192  may, for example, be configured to communicate with other components (e.g., processor  102 , memory  104 , etc.) of electronic device  100  via high-speed signals. These high-speed signals may leak or be undesirably emitted by various electrical components. In particular, these high-speed signals may leak via exposed electrical terminals  188  of substrate  180 , which may result in electromagnetic interference (“EMI”). This EMI may interfere with the operation of one or more components of electronic device  100 . 
     In addition, camera module  132  may heat up during operation thereof. For example, the continuous operation of an image sensor of camera module  132  may increase the temperature of camera module  132 . This increase in temperature, if maintained, may affect the performance of one or more components of camera module  132  over time. Moreover, camera module  132  may include one or more internal movable components (e.g., an auto-focus motor) that may each move in a predefined manner during operation. If external particles (e.g., dust or dirt from filthy environments) find their way into electronic device  100  and into casing  134 , the performance of the movable components of camera module  132  may become affected. 
     Furthermore, camera module  132  may also include one or more fragile components (e.g., substrate  180 ). During assembly of electronic device  100 , various tools may be utilized to integrate certain components to housing  101 . If care is not exercised during this assembly, the fragile components of camera module  132  may become damaged. For example, a substrate  180  of camera module  132  may crack (e.g., micro crack) or fracture. 
     Each of the aforementioned issues may affect both the performance of camera module  132  and electronic device  100 . 
       FIG. 3  is a perspective view of an enclosure assembly  300 . Enclosure assembly  300  may be configured to exhibit a box-like or tray-like shape for enclosing and/or containing an object. Enclosure assembly  300  may be composed of any suitable material (e.g., metal, stainless steel, etc.). Moreover, enclosure assembly  300  may also be coated with a conductive coating (e.g., a gold coating, a silver coating, a nickel coating, a bronze coating, etc.). As shown in  FIG. 3 , enclosure assembly  300  may include a base plate  310 , and a plurality of sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340 . Each one of base plate  310  and sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may include corresponding internal and external sides. For example, base plate  310  may include an internal surface  310   i  and an external surface  310   e . Sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may include internal surfaces  320   i ,  330   i , and  340   i , respectively, and external surfaces  320   e ,  330   e , and  340   e . Moreover, enclosure assembly  300  may include a gap  352  that may exist between a portion of sidewall  330  and a portion of sidewall  340 , and a gap  354  that may exist between a portion of sidewall  320  and a portion of sidewall  330 . Enclosure assembly  300  may also include a corner portion  327  that may be adjacent to gap  352 , and a corner portion  325  that may be adjacent to gap  354  and corner portion  325  may, for example, be configured to align with a corresponding corner portion of substrate  180 . 
     Each one of gaps  352  and  354  may, for example, provide spacing that may allow manufacturing and/or assembly of electronic device  100  to be made simpler. However, each one of gaps  352  and  354  may expose certain portions of camera module  132 , which may affect camera module  132 &#39;s ability to cause EMI. Thus, in some embodiments, after enclosure assembly  300  encloses camera module  132  and circuit board portion  170   b , conductive tape (not shown in  FIG. 3 ) may be applied to at least partially cover gaps  352  and  354 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , enclosure assembly  300  may also include an insulator layer  360  that may be composed of any suitable material (e.g., Polyimide Tape, insulative paint, etc.). In some embodiments insulator layer  360  may be a dielectric. Insulator  360  may reside above base plate  310  (e.g., by a predetermined distance n) and on internal surfaces of sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340 . In particular, insulator layer  360  may include insulator layer portions  362 ,  363 , and  364  that may reside along sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340 , respectively (e.g., along internal surfaces  320   i ,  330   i , and  340   i , respectively). Insulator layer  360  may include a corner portion  365  that may reside along internal surface  325   i  of corner portion  325 , and may also include a corner portion  367  that may reside along an internal surface of corner portion  327 . In addition to providing alignment with a corresponding corner portion of substrate  180 , corner portion  325  may also provide alignment for positioning of insulator layer  360  onto sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  of enclosure assembly  300 . 
     Enclosure assembly  300  may be manufactured in any one of variety of ways. In some embodiments, for example, enclosure assembly  300  may be manufactured by first forming the entirety of sidewalls  320 ,  330 ,  340 , and corner portions  325  and  327  as a single unit, and then coupling the single unit to base plate  310 . In other embodiments, for example, enclosure assembly  300  may be manufactured by first forming each one of sidewalls  320 ,  330 ,  340 , and corner portions  325  and  327  individually. These individual components may then be coupled to each other and to base plate  310 . In yet other embodiments, the entirety of enclosure assembly  300  may be formed as a single unit. For example, the entirety of enclosure assembly  300  may be formed by welding or stamping. Thus, it should be appreciated that enclosure assembly  300  may be manufactured or produced using any suitable method. 
       FIG. 4A  is a view, similar to  FIG. 2A , of camera module  132  and circuit board  170  being enclosed by enclosure assembly  300 .  FIG. 4B  is a view, similar to  FIG. 2B , of camera module  132  and circuit board  170  being enclosed by enclosure assembly  300 .  FIG. 4C  is a side view of camera module  132 , circuit board  170 , and enclosure assembly  300 , taken from an X-direction of  FIG. 4A .  FIG. 4D  is an exploded view of camera module  132 , circuit board  170 , and enclosure assembly  300 . As shown in  FIG. 4D , camera module  132  may include a VCM  143  that may couple to optics components  146 . For example, VCM  143  may include any suitable type of motor and may be electronically controlled (e.g., via processor  102 ) to control optics components  146  during image and/or video capture. Camera module  132  may also include a filter  192  that may reside within base structure  136 . For example, filter  192  may include any one of a glass filter, a color filter, a dust shield, and any combination thereof, and may be configured to both prevent entry of foreign debris into casing  134  and control an image capturing condition for an image sensor  187 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , enclosure assembly  300  may be employed in electronic device  100  to at least partially enclose camera module  132  and circuit board  170 . In some embodiments, camera module  132  may be fully assembled and mounted to circuit board portion  170   b , prior to being enclosed by enclosure assembly  300 . As shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , enclosure assembly  300  may be configured to at least partially enclose substrate  180 , base structure  136 , and casing  134  of camera module  132 , and circuit board portion  170   b  of circuit board  170 . For example, enclosure assembly  300  may at least partially enclose these components by capping or caging around portions of these components. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4C , sidewall  330  may couple to surface  134   f  of casing  134 . In addition, when sidewall  330  couples to surface  134   f , portions of sidewall  330  may also couple to surface  136   f  of base structure  136 . In some embodiments, sidewall  330  may couple to surface  134   f  by fixing to it via one or more conductive coupling members  402 . Conductive coupling members  402  may be composed of any suitable material (e.g., conductive epoxy, solder, etc.). As one example, conductive coupling members  402  may be welded joints. For example, when sidewall  330  is placed adjacent to surface  134   f , one or more portions of sidewall  330  may be welded (e.g., via spot welding, laser welding, etc.) to surface  134   f  to form one or more welded joints. As another example, conductive coupling members  402  may be solder joints. For example, solder may first be applied to either portions of sidewall  330  or portions of surface  134   f . Subsequently, sidewall  300  and surface  134   f  may be placed adjacent to each other and fixed via the applied solder. 
     Although not shown in  FIG. 4C , sidewall  320  may similarly couple to each of surface  134   p  of casing  134  and surface  136   p  of base structure  136 . Moreover, sidewall  340  may also similarly couple to each of surface  134   s  of casing  134  and surface  136   s  of base structure  136 . In this manner, sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  of enclosure assembly  300  may at least partially enclose camera module  132 . 
     In addition to the sidewalls of enclosure assembly  300  fixing to respective surfaces of casing  134  and base structure  136 , base plate  310  may also fix to camera module  132 . As shown in  FIG. 4C , rather than directly fixing to surfaces of camera module  132 , base plate  310  may fix to circuit board portion  170   b  (e.g., to a bottom surface of circuit board portion  170   b ). Circuit board portion  170   b  may, in turn, fix to substrate  180  of camera module  132  (e.g., via ACF bonding, as described above with respect to  FIGS. 2A and 2B ). In particular, base plate  310  may fix to circuit board portion  170   b  via one or more conductive coupling members. 
     In some embodiments, these conductive coupling members may be the same as conductive coupling members  402  that may be used for the sidewalls of enclosure assembly  300 . For example, base plate  310  may fix to circuit board portion  170   b  via conductive epoxy, solder, or the like. In other embodiments, the conductive coupling members may be slightly different from conductive coupling members  402 . For example, the conductive coupling members may be composed of softer conductive material (e.g., that may be useful for absorbing shock between circuit board portion  170   b  and base plate  310 ). In contrast, conductive coupling members  402  may be composed of stiffer or harder conductive material (e.g., that may have higher silver (“Ag”) loading for improving conductivity between the sidewalls of enclosure assembly  300  and the corresponding surfaces of camera module  132 ). 
     When enclosure assembly  300  encloses camera module  132  and circuit board portion  170   b , enclosure assembly  300  may become grounded. For example, as described above with respect to  FIGS. 2A and 2B , circuit board  170  may be coupled to ground, and may include one or more accessible ground points. In particular, various regions of circuit board portion  170   b  may include ground points in the form of exposed copper. As shown in  FIGS. 4C and 4D , sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may not only couple and fix to corresponding surfaces of casing  134  and base structure  136 , but may also couple and fix to circuit board portion  170 . That is, while a first portion (e.g., the portion having a length of ‘m’) of each of sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may couple and fix to the corresponding surfaces of casing  134  and base structure  136 , a second portion (e.g., the portion having a length of ‘n’) of each of sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may couple to side portions of circuit board portion  170   b . These side portions of circuit board portion  170   b  may include some of the one or more accessible ground points, and may thus ground enclosure assembly  300 . 
     In some embodiments, portions of base plate  310  may also couple to ground. For example, when base plate  310  fixes to circuit board portion  170   b , base plate  310  may fix to some of the one or more of the accessible ground points of circuit board portion  170   b . In this manner, enclosure assembly  300  may further couple to ground. 
     When enclosure assembly  300  is grounded in the aforementioned manners, components that may directly contact any portion of enclosure assembly  300  may have a direct path to ground. For example, casing  134  of camera module  132 , which may fix to the sidewalls of enclosure assembly  300 , may be grounded. In addition to grounding camera module  132 , enclosure assembly  300  may also serve one or more other purposes for camera module  132  and circuit board portion  170   b . For example, as described above with respect to  FIGS. 2A and 2B , camera module  132  may be subject to one or more of: (i) EMI cause by exposed electrical terminals, (ii) physical damage, (iii) heat build-up during operation, and (iv) foreign article intrusion. Enclosure assembly  300  may be specifically configured to resolve and/or prevent one or more of these aforementioned issues. 
     As one benefit of enclosure assembly  300 , enclosure assembly  300  may act as an EMI shield around at least a portion of camera module  132 . As shown  FIGS. 2A ,  2 B, and  4 D, substrate  180  may include exposed electrical terminals  188  that may reside on various surfaces of substrate  180 . Each of these exposed electrical terminals  188  may be an endpoint of an electrical trace that may run through substrate  180  and couple to corresponding electrical contacts of an image sensor  187 . Image sensor  187  may be capable of capturing one or more images focused on by optics components  146 , and may couple to and reside between substrate  180  and circuit board portion  170   b . Image sensor  187  may be visually coupled to optics components  146  through an opening  180   a  of substrate  180 , and may communicate captured image data (e.g., at high speeds) via the electrical traces having exposed electrical terminals  188 . As described above, these exposed electrical terminals  188  may cause EMI that may leak and interfere with the operation of other components within electronic device  100 . However, because enclosure assembly  300  may be grounded, its enclosure of camera module  132  (e.g., via sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340 , and base plate  310 ) may at least partially form an EMI shield around camera module  132 . Such a shield may prevent EMI caused by the exposed electrical terminals  188  from leaking to other components of electronic device  100 . 
     Because exposed electrical terminals  188  may carry data signals, it may be important that exposed electrical terminals  188  not directly contact any portion (e.g., sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340 , and base plate  310 ) of enclosure assembly  300 , upon which exposed electrical terminals  188  may be shorted to ground. To prevent shorting exposed electrical terminals  188  to ground, each one of exposed electrical terminals  188  may couple to a corresponding portion of insulator layer  360  of enclosure assembly  300 . In particular, surface  182  of substrate  180  and electrical terminals  188  exposing from surface  182  may couple to insulator layer portion  362  of insulator layer  360 . Moreover, surface  183  of substrate  180  and electrical terminals  188  exposing from surface  183  may couple to insulator layer portion  363  of insulator layer  360 , and surface  184  of substrate  180  and electrical terminals  188  exposing from surface  184 , may couple to insulator layer portion  364  of insulator layer  360 . In this manner, each exposed electrical terminal  188  may be prevented from being shorted to ground. 
     As another benefit of enclosure assembly  300 , enclosure assembly  300  may assist in dissipating heat from camera module  132 . In some embodiments, casing  134  may be composed of metal, and base structure  136  may be composed of a material (e.g., plastic) that may at least partially deform when subjected to extended periods of heat. Due to high power draw camera module  132  (e.g., by image sensor  187 ) during image and/or video capturing operations, camera module  132  may generate large amounts of heat, which may affect the structural integrity of base structure  136 . However, when enclosure assembly  300  encloses camera module  132 , sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may couple to surfaces  136   p ,  136   f , and  136   s , respectively, of base structure  136 . Moreover sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may also couple to surfaces  134   p ,  134   f , and  134   s , respectively, of casing  134 , as well as surfaces  182 ,  183 , and  184 , respectively, of substrate  180 . This direct contact of a metallic and heat conductive enclosure assembly  300  with hot portions of camera module  132  may assist in dissipating some of heat away from camera module  132 . 
     As yet another benefit of enclosure assembly  300 , enclosure assembly  300  may protect portions of camera module  132  from physical damage. In some embodiments, substrate  180  may be composed of stiff and/or brittle material (e.g., ceramic) that may become damaged (e.g., cracked) during assembly of electronic device  100 . For example, substrate  180  may become damaged when subjected to sharp impacts or shocks. However, when enclosure assembly  300  encloses camera module  132 , sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may provide physical barriers around portions of substrate  180  (e.g., surfaces  182 ,  183 , and  184 ). In this manner, substrate  180  may be protected from becoming physically damaged. 
     As still another benefit of enclosure assembly  300 , enclosure assembly  300  may prevent dust and/or other foreign particles (e.g., that may enter electronic device  100  in environmentally filthy conditions) from interfering with the operation of camera  132 . In some embodiments, casing  134  may include one or more openings that may lead to VCM  143  residing within. When electronic device  100  is operating in dusty conditions, for example, foreign debris may find its way through the one or more openings and interrupt (e.g., jam) VCM  143  during its operation. However, when enclosure assembly  300  encloses camera module  132 , sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340  may cover these one or more openings, and thus prevent any foreign debris from entering into casing  134 . 
     As a further benefit of enclosure assembly  300 , enclosure assembly  300  may prevent circuit board portion  170   b  from separating (e.g., peeling off) from camera module  132 . In particular, when enclosure assembly  300  encloses camera module  132  and circuit board portion  170   b , circuit board portion  170   b  may be sandwiched between enclosure assembly  300  and substrate  180 , and thus, may be kept in place. 
     It should be appreciated that insulator layer  360  may be applied on the sidewalls of enclosure assembly  300  in any of a variety of ways. In some embodiments, for example, insulator layer  360  may be deposited onto the sidewalls via spray painting and/or inkjet printing. In these embodiments, portions of sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340 , that are not to receive insulator layer  360 , may first be masked. The masking may, for example, be removed after insulator layer  360  is deposited onto the sidewalls. In other embodiments, insulator layer  360  may be deposited onto the sidewalls in the form of one or more tapes. 
     Although  FIG. 3  shows insulator layer  360  as a single continuous layer that may span the various sidewalls of enclosure assembly  300 , in some embodiments, insulator layer  360  may instead include a plurality of insulator layer components. For example, rather than spanning insulator layer  360  over the sidewalls of enclosure assembly  300 , insulator layer  360  may include a plurality of separate insulator layer components that may each be positioned on corresponding locations of the sidewalls of enclosure assembly  300 . For example, each of the separate insulator layer components may be positioned so as to match a corresponding exposed electrical terminal  188  of substrate  180 , when enclosure assembly  300  encloses camera module  132 . 
     Moreover, in some embodiments, rather than residing on enclosure assembly  300 , insulator layer  360  may instead reside on surfaces  182 ,  183 , and  184  of substrate  180 . In particular, insulator layer  360  may be applied to insulate or cover exposed electrical terminals  188  of substrate  180 , prior to enclosing camera module  132  and circuit board portion  170   b  with enclosure assembly  300 . In these embodiments, for example, the insulator layer components may be shaped and sized to reside on corresponding exposed electrical terminals  188 . In this manner, each exposed electrical terminal  188  may be insulated from being coupled to ground, when enclosure assembly  300  encloses camera module  132 . 
     Although  FIGS. 2A ,  2 B, and  4 A- 4 D have been described with reference to camera module  132 , it should be appreciated that the same or similar description can be made with reference to camera module  196  and/or any other suitable electronic module of electronic device  100 . For example, rather than enclosing camera module  132 , an enclosure assembly may be provided to enclose any suitable module (e.g., camera LED module) that may be included in an electronic device. In particular, enclosure assembly  300  or any other similar enclosure assembly may be configured and/or altered to enclose any module that may benefit from any one of the advantages that enclosure assembly  300  may provide for camera module  132 , for example. 
       FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a first alternate enclosure assembly  500 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , alternate enclosure assembly  500  may be similar to enclosure assembly  300 . For example, alternate enclosure assembly  500  may include a base plate  510 , and a plurality of sidewalls  520 ,  530 , and  540 . Each one of base plate  510  and sidewalls  520 ,  530 , and  540  may include corresponding internal and external sides. For example, base plate  510  may include an internal surface  510   i  and an external surface  510   e . Sidewalls  520 ,  530 , and  540  may include internal surfaces  520   i ,  530   i , and  540   i , respectively, and external surfaces  520   e ,  530   e , and  540   e . Similar to corner portion  325 , corner portion  525  of alternate enclosure assembly  500  may be configured to align with a corresponding corner portion of substrate  180 . In addition, sidewalls  530  and  540  may directly couple to each other without an interconnecting corner portion. 
     However, rather than including gaps (e.g., such as gaps  352  and  354 ) between sidewalls, alternate enclosure assembly  500  may not include any gaps. In particular, sidewalls  520  and  530  may couple to each other via corner portion  525 , without any gaps or open spacing therebetween. By not including gaps between the various sidewalls of alternate enclosure assembly  500 , alternate enclosure assembly  500  may enclose more portions of camera module  132 . This may, for example, improve protection from EMI caused by camera module  132  and improve heat dissipation for camera module  132 . 
     Similar to enclosure assembly  300 , alternate enclosure assembly  500  may also include insulator layer  360 . Moreover, similar to enclosure assembly  300 , alternate enclosure assembly  500  may be manufactured in any of a variety of ways. 
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view of a second alternate enclosure assembly  600 . As shown in  FIG. 6 , alternate enclosure assembly  600  may be similar to enclosure assemblies  300  and  500 . For example, alternate enclosure assembly  600  may include a base plate  610 , and a plurality of sidewalls  620 ,  630 , and  640 . Each one of base plate  610  and sidewalls  620 ,  630 , and  640  may include corresponding internal and external sides. For example, base plate  610  may include an internal surface  610   i  and an external surface  610   e . Sidewalls  620 ,  630 , and  640  may include internal surfaces  620   i ,  630   i , and  640   i , respectively, and external surfaces  620   e ,  630   e , and  640   e . Sidewalls  620  and  630  may also couple to each other via a corner portion  625 , without any gaps or open spacing therebetween. Similar to corner portion  325 , corner portion  625  may be configured to align with a corresponding corner portion of substrate  180 . In addition, sidewalls  630  and  640 , sidewalls  640  and  650 , and sidewalls  650  and  620  may directly couple to each other without any interconnecting corner portions. 
     However, in addition to sidewalls  620 ,  630 , and  640 , alternate enclosure assembly  600  may also include a sidewall  650  that may have an external surface  650   e  and an internal surface  650   i . By including sidewall  650  (e.g., in addition to sidewalls  620 ,  630 , and  640 ), alternate enclosure assembly  600  may further enclose camera module  132  and circuit board  170 . For example, a length VI of alternate enclosure assembly  600  may be larger than any one of lengths III and V of enclosure assemblies  300  and  500 , respectively. This larger length may allow alternate enclosure assembly  600  to accommodate and at least partially enclose connecting portion  170   c  of circuit board  170 . As part of the enclosure, sidewall  650  may electrically connect to connecting portion  170   c . For example, connecting portion  170   c  may include a plurality of ground points disposed thereon (not shown) that may electrically couple (e.g., using vias) to portions of sidewall  650 . In this manner, in addition to enclosure assembly  600  being grounded (e.g., at base plate  610 ) via ground points of circuit board portion  170   a , enclosure assembly  600  (e.g., sidewall  650 ) may be further grounded (e.g., at sidewall  650 ) via ground points of connecting portion  170   c  of circuit board  170 . This may, for example, improve protection from EMI caused by camera module  132  and improve heat dissipation for camera module  132 . 
     Similar to enclosure assemblies  300  and  500 , alternate enclosure assembly  600  may also include insulator layer  360 . Moreover, similar to enclosure assemblies  300  and  500 , alternate enclosure assembly  600  may be manufactured in any of a variety of ways. 
     As described above, enclosure assembly  300  or any other similar enclosure assembly (e.g., enclosure assemblies  500  and  700 ) may be configured and/or altered to enclose any suitable module.  FIG. 7  is a perspective view of a third alternate enclosure assembly  700 . Alternate enclosure assembly  700  may be similar to any one of enclosure assemblies  300 ,  500 , and  600 . In some respects, alternate enclosure assembly  700  may be more similar to alternate enclosure assembly  500 . As shown in  FIG. 7 , for example, alternate enclosure assembly  700  may include a base plate  710 , and a plurality of sidewalls  720 ,  730 , and  740 . Each one of base plate  710  and sidewalls  720 ,  730 , and  740  may include corresponding internal and external sides. For example, base plate  710  may include an internal surface  710   i  and an external surface  710   e . Sidewalls  720 ,  730 , and  740  may include internal surfaces  720   i ,  730   i , and  740   i , respectively, and external surfaces  720   e ,  730   e , and  740   e . However, rather than including a corner portion (e.g., such as corner portions  325 ,  525 , and  625 ), sidewalls  720 ,  730 , and  740  may form a single contiguous wall adjacent to base plate  710 . 
     Similar to enclosure assemblies  300 ,  500 , and  600 , alternate enclosure assembly  700  may also include an insulator layer  760 . Insulator layer  760  may reside above base plate  710  and on internal surfaces of sidewalls  720 ,  730 , and  740 . In particular, insulator layer portions  762 ,  763 , and  764  may reside along sidewalls  720 ,  730 , and  740 , respectively (e.g., along internal surfaces  720   i ,  730   i , and  740   i , respectively). 
       FIG. 8  is perspective view of a module  832 . Module  832  may be similar to camera module  132 , and may, for example, be any suitable module that may be included in electronic device  100 . As shown in  FIG. 8 , module  832  may include a casing  834  and a substrate  880 . Casing  834  may be composed of any suitable material (e.g., metal) and may include surfaces  834   p ,  834   f ,  834   s , and  834   r . Casing  834  may, for example, reside on substrate  880 . Substrate  880  may be composed of any suitable material and may include surfaces  882 ,  883 , and  884 . Substrate  880  may also include exposed electrical terminals  888  that may be exposed on one or more surfaces  882 ,  883 , and  884  of substrate  880 . 
     Similar to camera module  132 , camera module  132  may reside on a portion of circuit board  170 . In particular, substrate  880  may reside (e.g., be mounted) on circuit board portion  170   b  of circuit board  170 . As described above with respect to  FIGS. 2A and 2B , circuit board portion  170   a  may include a plurality of components  174  mounted thereon, and may, for example, be coupled to one or more other components (e.g., processor  102 , memory  104 , etc.) of electronic device  100 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , connecting portion  170   c  may bend and lead to each one of circuit board portions  170   a  and  170   b . Although not shown in  FIG. 8 , each one of a plurality of electrical contacts on the bottom surface of substrate  880  may couple to a corresponding electrical contact on circuit board portion  170   b . In this manner, circuit board  170  may allow communication of information or data between module  832  and one or more components of electronic device  100 . Moreover, circuit board  170  may include one or more accessible ground contacts (not shown in  FIG. 8 ) that may provide ground points for any components of electronic device  100  that may require grounding. For example, one or more electrical contacts on the bottom surface of substrate  880  may couple to corresponding ground points of circuit board  170 . 
       FIG. 9  is perspective view of alternate enclosure assembly  700  enclosing module  832 . Alternate enclosure assembly  700  may be employed in electronic device  100  to at least partially enclose module  832  and circuit board  170 . In particular, alternate enclosure assembly  700  may be configured to at least partially enclose substrate  880  and casing  834  of module  832 , and circuit board portion  170   b  of circuit board  170 . For example, alternate enclosure assembly  700  may at least partially enclose these components by capping or caging around portions of these components. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , sidewalls  720 ,  730 , and  740  may at least partially enclose surfaces  882 ,  883 , and  884 , respectively, of substrate  880 . Further, sidewalls  720 ,  730 , and  740  may also at least partially enclose surfaces  834   p ,  834   f , and  834   s , respectively, of casing  834 . Moreover, ground points of circuit board portion  170   b  may also couple to base plate  710  when alternate enclosure assembly  700  encloses circuit board portion  170   b . This may result in alternate enclosure assembly  700  being coupled to ground. As shown in  FIG. 9 , for example, a point  722  of alternate enclosure assembly  700  may provide (e.g., via an electrical lead  930 ) a component  950  of electronic device  100  with access to ground. Although not shown in  FIG. 9 , insulator layer  360  of alternate enclosure assembly  700  may also couple to one or more of the exposed electrical terminals  888  of substrate  880 . 
     Alternate enclosure assembly  700  may serve one or more purposes for module  832  and circuit board  170 . Similar to enclosure assembly  300 , for example, module  832  may be subject to one or more of: (i) causing EMI by its exposed electrical terminals  888 , (ii) physical damage, (iii) heat build-up during operation, and (iv) foreign article intrusion when electronic device  100  is operating in dirty and/or dusty environments. Alternate enclosure assembly  700  may, for example, be configured to resolve and/or prevent each one of these aforementioned potential issues in a similar manner as described above for enclosure assembly  300 . 
       FIG. 10  shows an illustrative process  1000  of enclosing a module (e.g., camera module  132 ) using an enclosure assembly (e.g., enclosure assembly  300 ). The module may include a casing (e.g., casing  134 ) and a substrate (e.g., substrate  180 ) having exposed leads (e.g., exposed electrical terminals  188 ). Moreover, the enclosure assembly may include a module enclosing region having disposed thereon at least one dielectric (e.g., insulator layer  360 ). Process  1000  may begin at step  1002 . 
     At step  1004 , the process may include coupling the at least one dielectric to the exposed leads. For example, the process may include coupling insulator layer  360  to exposed electrical terminals  188 . In some embodiments, the at least one dielectric may include dielectric components that may each correspond to a respective one of the exposed leads. In these embodiments, the process may include coupling each of the dielectric components to a respective one of the exposed leads. For example, insulator layer  360  may include insulator layer components that may each correspond to a respective one of exposed electrical terminals  188 , and the coupling may include coupling each of the insulator layer components to a respective one of exposed electrical terminals  188 . 
     At step  1006 , the process may include fixing the casing to the module enclosing region to at least partially enclose the module. For example, the process may include fixing casing  134  to the module enclosing region to at least partially enclose camera module  132 . In some embodiments, the module enclosing region may be formed from base plate  310  and sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340 , and the fixing may include fixing casing  134  to each one of sidewalls  320 ,  330 , and  340 . 
     Moreover, in some embodiments, prior to the coupling and the fixing, the process may include attaching the substrate to a circuit board. For example, prior to the coupling and the fixing, the process may include mounting substrate  180  onto circuit board portion  170   b . In these embodiments, the process may also include attaching circuit board portion  170   b  to base plate  310 . 
     It is to be understood that the steps shown in process  1000  of  FIG. 10  are merely illustrative and that existing steps may be modified or omitted, additional steps may be added, and the order of certain steps may be altered. 
     While there have been described an enclosure assembly and systems and methods for using the same, it is to be understood that many changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Insubstantial changes from the claimed subject matter as viewed by a person with ordinary skill in the art, now known or later devised, are expressly contemplated as being equivalently within the scope of the claims. Therefore, obvious substitutions now or later known to one with ordinary skill in the art are defined to be within the scope of the defined elements. It is also to be understood that various directional and orientational terms such as “up” and “down,” “front” and “back,” “top” and “bottom,” “left” and “right,” “length” and “width,” and the like are used herein only for convenience, and that no fixed or absolute directional or orientational limitations are intended by the use of these words. For example, the devices of this invention can have any desired orientation. If reoriented, different directional or orientational terms may need to be used in their description, but that will not alter their fundamental nature as within the scope and spirit of this invention. Moreover, an electronic device constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention may be of any suitable three-dimensional shape, including, but not limited to, a sphere, cone, octahedron, or combination thereof. 
     Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention can be practiced by other than the described embodiments, which are presented for purposes of illustration rather than of limitation.

Metadata:
Filing Date: 20120906
Publication Date: 20151215
Grant Date: 20151215
Priority Date: 20120906
Inventors: HEGDE SHASHIKANT G.
SHUKLA ASHUTOSH Y.
WILLIAMS KENTA K.
Assignee: APPLE INC
CPC Classifications: [{"code": "G06F1/1626", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F1/1686", "inventive": true, "first": true, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F1/1686", "inventive": true, "first": true, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H05K3/323", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04M1/026", "inventive": false, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04N23/57", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04M1/0264", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "Y10T29/49002", "inventive": false, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04M1/0264", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04N23/57", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04M1/026", "inventive": false, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "Y10T29/49002", "inventive": false, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F1/1626", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H05K3/323", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "Y10T29/49002", "inventive": false, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F1/1686", "inventive": true, "first": true, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04N5/2257", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04M1/026", "inventive": false, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H05K3/323", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "H04M1/0264", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F1/1626", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}]
Family ID: 50187349