Fastening techniques for electronic devices
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1. A computing device, comprising:
- an upper shell comprising an upper boss protruding from the upper shell, the upper boss defining a cavity;
a lower shell comprising a lower boss protruding from the lower shell;
a threaded insert comprising;
an insert portion received at the cavity of the upper boss;
a flanged portion wider than the insert portion; and
a lateral movement reduction feature, wherein the lateral movement reduction feature comprises a protrusion at an interface of the flanged portion of the threaded insert and the lower boss to be received at the lower boss to reduce lateral movement of the upper boss with respect to the lower boss; and
a fastener received through the lower boss and through the threaded insert to fasten the upper shell and lower shell to each other.
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Abstract
A computing device including fastening features. The computing device may include an upper shell comprising an upper boss protruding from the upper shell, the upper boss defining a cavity. The computing device may include a lower shell comprising a lower boss protruding from the lower shell. The computing device may include a threaded insert including an insert portion received at the cavity of the upper boss. The threaded insert may include a flange portion wider than the insert portion, and a lateral movement reduction feature. The computing device may include a fastener received through the lower boss and through the threaded insert to fasten the upper shell and lower shell to each other.
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36 Claims
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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an upper shell comprising an upper boss protruding from the upper shell, the upper boss defining a cavity; a lower shell comprising a lower boss protruding from the lower shell; a threaded insert comprising; an insert portion received at the cavity of the upper boss; a flanged portion wider than the insert portion; and a lateral movement reduction feature, wherein the lateral movement reduction feature comprises a protrusion at an interface of the flanged portion of the threaded insert and the lower boss to be received at the lower boss to reduce lateral movement of the upper boss with respect to the lower boss; and a fastener received through the lower boss and through the threaded insert to fasten the upper shell and lower shell to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 31)
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6. A method to fasten an upper shell to a lower shell, comprising:
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receiving a first portion of a fastener through a lower boss of the lower shell; receiving an insert portion of a threaded insert into an upper boss of the upper shell, wherein the threaded insert further comprises a flanged portion wider than the insert portion and a lateral movement reduction feature; receiving a second portion of the fastener through the threaded insert, wherein the lateral movement reduction feature comprises a protrusion at an interface of the flanged portion of the threaded insert and the lower boss; and receiving the protrusion at the interface of the flanged portion and the lower boss to reduce lateral movement of the upper boss with respect to the lower boss. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 32)
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10. A computing device, comprising:
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an upper shell; a keyboard panel comprising a through-hole;
a fastening feature to couple the upper shell to the keyboard panel, the fastening feature comprising a deformable post protruding from the upper shell to be received through the through-hole, and deformed against an inner side of the through-hole; anda cavity defined within the deformable post, wherein the deformable post is deformed against two or more sides of the keyboard panel by melting the plastic post via a heating element applied to at an inner wall of the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 33)
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15. A method to fasten an upper shell to a keyboard panel, comprising:
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receiving a deformable plastic post of the upper shell at a through-hole of the keyboard panel; coupling the upper shell to the keyboard panel via a fastening feature, the fastening feature comprising the deformable post protruding from the upper shell to be received through the through-hole, and deformed against an inner side of the through-hole and deforming the deformable plastic post against two or more sides of the keyboard panel by melting the plastic post via a heating element applied to at an inner wall of the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 34, 35)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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an upper shell comprising an upper boss protruding from the upper shell, the upper boss defining a cavity; a keyboard panel comprising through-holes; a fastening feature to couple the upper shell to the keyboard panel, the fastening feature comprising; an adhesive layer disposed at the perimeter of the keyboard panel; a plastic post protruding from the upper shell to be received through the through-holes, and deformed against an inner side of the through-holes; and two or more tabs protruding from the keyboard panel to be interleaved with two or more tabs at the upper shell; a lower shell comprising a lower boss protruding from the lower shell; a threaded insert comprising; an insert portion to be received at the cavity of the upper boss; a flanged portion to be wider than the insert portion; and a lateral movement reduction feature, wherein the lateral movement reduction feature comprises a protrusion at an interface of the flanged portion of the threaded insert and the lower boss to be received at the lower boss to reduce lateral movement of the upper boss with respect to the lower boss; and a fastener to be received through the lower boss and through the threaded insert to fasten the upper shell and lower shell to each other. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method to fasten an upper shell to a keyboard panel and a lower shell, comprising:
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applying adhesive layer at the perimeter of the keyboard panel and pressing the adhesive layer to the upper skin; receiving a plastic post of the upper shell at a through-hole of the keyboard panel and deforming the plastic post against an inner side of the through-hole; receiving two or more tabs protruding from the keyboard panel at two or more tabs of the upper shell; receiving a first portion of a fastener through a lower boss of the lower shell; receiving an insert portion of a threaded insert into an upper boss of the upper shell, wherein the threaded insert further comprises a flanged portion to be wider than the insert portion, and a lateral movement reduction feature, wherein the lateral movement reduction feature comprises a protrusion at an interface of the flanged portion of the threaded insert and the lower boss; receiving the protrusion at the flanged portion at the lower boss to reduce lateral movement of the upper boss with respect to the lower boss; and receiving a second portion of the fastener through the threaded insert. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 36)
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