US 12,216,504 B2
Component port for an electronic device resistant to damage from foreign debris
Alan Luu, San Francisco, CA (US); Renato Cabanban, San Diego, CA (US); Dennis Mccray, San Diego, CA (US); and Chang Wei Tsao, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,813.
Prior Publication US 2023/0409085 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1656 (2013.01) [G06F 1/163 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable computing device, comprising:
a housing;
at least one internal component positioned within the housing, the internal component comprising an electronic component with an aperture;
a port defined by the housing, the port comprising:
an exterior portion defining an opening in the wearable computing device, the exterior portion extending into the wearable computing device in a linear, longitudinal direction to define a first inner wall, the exterior portion defining a first linear pathway, the aperture of the electronic component being entirely behind the first inner wall in the longitudinal direction with respect to the opening such that the first inner wall is more proximal to the opening than the aperture of the electronic component in the longitudinal direction, and
an interior portion extending inward from the exterior portion of the port to the aperture of the internal component, the interior portion defining a second linear pathway,
the interior portion joining the exterior portion at an angle relative to the exterior portion, the angle ranging from 10 degrees to 85 degrees, the port defining a singular path into the housing and to the electronic component, the singular path defined only by the first and second linear pathways of the exterior portion and the interior portion.