Apple Patent for a Electronic Device with a Curved Glass Housing Member | A computer in a single sheet of curved glass

Apple registered a patent where imagines the iMac made from a single sheet of curved glass. The patent describes an electronic device where the upper part has a display area, and lower part has the input area (like the keyboard), the both areas are a connected with a continuous curved surface made of glass.

Patent Application 
ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH GLASS HOUSING MEMBER
Applicant: Apple Inc, Cupertino, CA (US)
Appl. No.: 16/401,004
Filed: May 1, 2019

Link: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Link: US Patent and Trademark Office - Patent Application Text Database


ABSTRACT
An electronic device may include a glass housing member that includes an upper portion defining a display area, a lower portion defining an input area, and a transition portion joining the upper portion and the lower portion and defining a continuous, curved surface between the upper portion and the lower portion. The electronic device may include a display coupled to the glass housing member and configured to provide a visual output at the display area. The electronic device may include an input device coupled to the glass housing member and configured to detect inputs at the input area. The electronic device may include a support structure coupled to the glass housing member and configured to support the computing device.

APPLICATION(S)
This application is a nonprovisional patent application of and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/701,507, filed Jul. 20, 2018, and titled “Electronic Device with Glass Housing Member,” the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD
The described embodiments relate generally to an electronic device. More particularly, the present embodiments relate to an electronic device that includes a glass housing member.

BACKGROUND
Many electronic devices include multiple distinct components in which input and output devices are provided. For example, a display enclosure may be separate from an input device or keyboard enclosure. Additionally, the enclosure(s) of some traditional electronic devices may be formed from materials that are easily scratched or that provide an inferior tactile feel or visual appearance.

SUMMARY
An electronic device may include a glass housing member that includes an upper portion defining a display area, a lower portion defining an input area, and a transition portion extending between the upper portion and the lower portion and defining part of a continuous surface defined by the upper portion, the lower portion, and the transition portion. The electronic device may include a display coupled to the glass housing member and configured to provide a visual output at the display area. The electronic device may include an input device coupled to the glass housing member and configured to detect an input at the input area. The electronic device may include a support structure coupled to the glass housing member and configured to support the glass housing member.
A desktop computer may include a display, an input device operably coupled to the display, and a glass sheet. The glass sheet may include a first portion defining a planar display area, a second portion defining a planar input area, and a curved portion between the planar display area and the planar input area. The desktop computer may include a support structure coupled to the glass sheet and configured to support the glass sheet.
An electronic device may include a slumped glass housing member defining a continuous exterior surface of the electronic device and an opening extending through the slumped glass housing member. The electronic device may include a support structure coupled to the slumped glass housing member and configured to support the slumped glass housing member. The electronic device may include a display coupled to an upper portion of the slumped glass housing member. The electronic device may include a keyboard having a storage configuration in which the keyboard is positioned at least partially within the opening and a use configuration in which the keyboard is extended from the opening.