US 11,889,647 B2
Display panel bend reinforcement
Izhar Z. Ahmed, Saratoga, CA (US); John J. Baker, Campbell, CA (US); Bulong Wu, San Jose, CA (US); Daniel W. Jarvis, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Douglas G. Fournier, San Jose, CA (US); Eric W. Bates, San Jose, CA (US); Hao Dong, Santa Clara, CA (US); Isabel S Gueble, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Jason C. Law, Foster City, CA (US); Jingjing Xu, Cupertino, CA (US); Kikue S. Burnham, San Ramon, CA (US); Paul U. Leutheuser, Saratoga, CA (US); Sarah Trabia, San Jose, CA (US); Sawyer I. Cohen, Menlo Park, CA (US); Shaorui Yang, San Jose, CA (US); Shaowei Qin, Milpitas, CA (US); Siddharth Avachat, San Jose, CA (US); Yaocheng Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Ying-Chih Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Zhen Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Benjamin R. Pope, Woodside, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/997,665.
Prior Publication US 2022/0061179 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 5/06 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/28 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/064 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); H05K 1/028 (2013.01); H05K 3/284 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing at least partially defining an aperture and an internal volume;
a display assembly positioned in the aperture, the display assembly comprising:
a display layer including pixels, the display layer comprising a first portion, a bend portion, and a second portion disposed at least partially below the first portion;
the bend portion and a plane extending between the first portion and the second portion at least partially defining a bend volume;
a potting material disposed in the bend volume and contacting a surface of the bend portion;
a display integrated circuit positioned directly on the second portion of the display layer;
a supportive material surrounding and contacting the display integrated circuit; and
a flexible circuit electrically coupled to the display layer; and
an enclosure disposed in the internal volume adjacent to the display assembly, the enclosure having a shape corresponding to a shape of the display assembly.