US Patent:
20110090630, Apr 21, 2011
Inventors:
Kathleen A. Bergeron - Los Gatos CA, US
Laura DeForest - Sunnyvale CA, US
Kevin S. Fetterman - Los Altos CA, US
Michelle Goldberg - Sunnyvale CA, US
Timothy S. Hibbard - Menlo Park CA, US
Chung-Tse Huang - Fongshan City, TW
William F. Leggett - San Francisco CA, US
Zachary Joseph Zeliff - Taipei, TW
Assignee:
APPLE INC. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
G06F 1/16
B05D 1/36
Abstract:
A display housing for a portable computing device that utilizes a plastic cover bonded to an internal metal frame is described. To account for thermal cycling issues and in particular to prevent bond slippage, multiple types of adhesives are employed to join the metal frame and the plastic cover. In particular, a very high bond (VHB) adhesive material is used in certain areas to bond the metal inner frame to the plastic cover and a liquid adhesive is used in other areas. The plastic cover can be translucent to light. A method of coating the plastic cover to block light, such as from a backlight used for the display, is described.