US 12,461,565 B2
Electronic devices with flexible displays having fastened bent edges
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US); Scott A. Myers, Saratoga, CA (US); and Christopher Stringer, Woodside, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/772,737.
Application 18/772,737 is a continuation of application No. 17/733,576, filed on Apr. 29, 2022, granted, now 12,066,867.
Application 17/733,576 is a continuation of application No. 16/909,864, filed on Jun. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,320,865, issued on May 3, 2022.
Application 16/909,864 is a continuation of application No. 16/691,293, filed on Nov. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,698,449, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 16/691,293 is a continuation of application No. 15/802,318, filed on Nov. 2, 2017, granted, now 10,488,888, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Application 15/802,318 is a continuation of application No. 15/016,772, filed on Feb. 5, 2016, granted, now 9,817,444, issued on Nov. 14, 2017.
Application 15/016,772 is a continuation of application No. 14/247,124, filed on Apr. 7, 2014, granted, now 9,256,250, issued on Feb. 9, 2016.
Application 14/247,124 is a continuation of application No. 13/452,061, filed on Apr. 20, 2012, granted, now 8,724,304, issued on May 13, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0370059 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2025.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H10K 77/10 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 1/1652 (2013.01) [G06F 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/1601 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); H04L 1/00 (2013.01); H10K 77/111 (2023.02); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a flexible display having a curved portion and having an array of pixels that extends onto the curved portion;
a display cover layer overlapping the flexible display and having a curved edge that overlaps the curved portion of the flexible display;
a rear housing wall having an opening that passes through the rear housing wall; and
a curved sidewall coupled between the rear housing wall and the curved edge of the display cover layer.