US 12,446,175 B2
Laminate rear cover with stiffened functional layer
Devin S J Caplow-Munro, Seattle, WA (US); Apoorva Sharma, Sammamish, WA (US); Charbel Khawand, Sammamish, WA (US); and Gary Russell McClary, Palisade, CO (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on May 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/198,045.
Prior Publication US 2024/0389253 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 5/03 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/03 (2013.01) [H04M 1/185 (2013.01); H05K 5/04 (2013.01); H01Q 1/243 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a mobile device, including:
a chassis that has a recessed region;
electronic components disposed in the chassis; and
embedded in the recessed region, a rear cover, wherein the rear cover is removable, wherein the rear cover has flexural rigidity, and wherein the rear cover includes:
a cover layer that is RF-transparent; and
a functional layer that is disposed beneath the cover layer, wherein the functional layer includes a plurality of electrical connections, wherein the functional layer is laminated to the cover layer, wherein at least one electrical connection of the plurality of electrical connections is connected to the electronic components disposed in the chassis, and wherein the functional layer is structured such that inclusion of the functional layer in the rear cover provides a majority of the flexural rigidity of the rear cover.