Electronic device with an enclosure stiffener

An electronic device can include a processor, output device(s) coupled thereto, and an outer housing or enclosure containing these and other electronic and/or optical items. The enclosure can include a substantially thin contoured component having an external surface exposed to a user and an interna...

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Main Authors Garelli, Adam T, Rundle, Nicholas A, Mathew, Dinesh C, Lancaster-Larocque, Simon Regis Louis
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.05.2018
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:An electronic device can include a processor, output device(s) coupled thereto, and an outer housing or enclosure containing these and other electronic and/or optical items. The enclosure can include a substantially thin contoured component having an external surface exposed to a user and an internal surface. A stiffening plate situated with respect to the internal surface provides a substantial increase in the torsional stiffness and/or bending stiffness of the enclosure. The stiffening plate and contoured component can form a cavity therebetween, and one or more ridges, fins, plates, foam structures and/or other structural items can be located within the cavity. In various embodiments, the device can be a laptop computer and the contoured component can be a dome shaped outer housing behind the display portion thereof.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514641199