Tunable Antenna With Slot-Based Parasitic Element
    41.
    发明申请
    Tunable Antenna With Slot-Based Parasitic Element 审中-公开
    可调谐天线与基于槽的寄生元件

    公开(公告)号:US20160211570A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-21

    申请号:US15085095

    申请日:2016-03-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna. The antenna may have a resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. A short circuit path may bridge the gap. An antenna feed may be coupled across the gap in parallel with the short circuit path. Low band tuning may be provided using an adjustable inductor that bridges the gap. The antenna may have a slot-based parasitic antenna resonating element with a slot formed between portions of the peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and the antenna ground. An adjustable capacitor may bridge the slot to provide high band tuning.

    Abstract translation: 可以提供包含无线通信电路的电子设备。 无线通信电路可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以形成双臂倒F天线。 天线可以具有由外围导电电子器件壳体部件的部分形成的谐振元件,并且可以具有通过间隙与天线谐振元件分离的天线接地。 短路路径可以桥接间隙。 天线馈送可以与短路路径平行地跨越间隙耦合。 可以使用桥接间隙的可调电感器来提供低频调谐。 天线可以具有基于槽的寄生天线谐振元件,在外围导电电子器件壳体部件和天线接地部分之间形成有槽。 可调电容器可以桥接插槽以提供高频带调谐。

    Electronic Device Antenna Carrier Coupled to Printed Circuit and Housing Structures
    42.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device Antenna Carrier Coupled to Printed Circuit and Housing Structures 有权
    耦合到印刷电路和外壳结构的电子装置天线载体

    公开(公告)号:US20150311579A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-29

    申请号:US14262486

    申请日:2014-04-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 H01Q9/42 H01Q13/10

    Abstract: Electronic device antenna structures may include first and second antennas. A housing may have a periphery that is surrounded by peripheral conductive structures such as a segmented peripheral metal member. A segment of the peripheral metal member may be separated from a ground by an opening. An antenna feed for the first antenna may have a positive antenna terminal coupled to the peripheral metal member and a ground terminal coupled to the ground. A return path for the first antenna may span the opening in parallel with the antenna feed. A plastic carrier may be mounted to a printed circuit and a metal housing structure using screws. The plastic carrier may support an antenna resonating element for the second antenna and may support the return path for the first antenna. The screws may short metal structures on the plastic carrier to the metal structures and traces on the printed circuit.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备天线结构可以包括第一和第二天线。 壳体可以具有被诸如分段的外围金属构件的外围导电结构包围的周边。 外围金属构件的一段可以通过开口与地面分离。 用于第一天线的天线馈电可以具有耦合到外围金属构件的正天线端子和耦合到地的接地端子。 第一天线的返回路径可以与天线馈线平行地跨越开口。 塑料载体可以使用螺钉安装到印刷电路和金属外壳结构。 塑料载体可以支撑用于第二天线的天线谐振元件,并且可以支撑用于第一天线的返回路径。 螺钉可能使塑料载体上的金属结构短于印刷电路上的金属结构和迹线。

    Electronic device having multiport antenna structures with resonating slot
    43.
    发明授权
    Electronic device having multiport antenna structures with resonating slot 有权
    具有谐振槽的多端口天线结构的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US09153874B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-06

    申请号:US13846459

    申请日:2013-03-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include an inverted-F antenna resonating element and an antenna ground that form an inverted-F antenna having first and second antenna ports. The antenna structures may include a slot antenna resonating element. The slot antenna resonating element may serve as a parasitic antenna resonating element for the inverted-F antenna at frequencies in a first communications band and may serve as a slot antenna at frequencies in a second communications band. The slot antenna may be directly fed using a third antenna port. An adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the first port to tune the inverted-F antenna. The inverted-F antenna may also be tuned using an adjustable capacitor bridging the slot antenna resonating element.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以包括反F天线谐振元件和形成具有第一和第二天线端口的倒F天线的天线接地。 天线结构可以包括缝隙天线谐振元件。 时隙天线谐振元件可以用作第一通信频带中的频率处的倒F天线的寄生天线谐振元件,并且可以用作第二通信频带中的频率处的时隙天线。 可以使用第三天线端口直接馈送缝隙天线。 可调电容器可以耦合到第一端口以调谐倒F天线。 倒F天线也可以使用桥接天线槽谐振元件的可调节电容进行调谐。

    Antenna System Having Two Antennas and Three Ports
    44.
    发明申请
    Antenna System Having Two Antennas and Three Ports 有权
    天线系统有两个天线和三个端口

    公开(公告)号:US20140266923A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-18

    申请号:US13846481

    申请日:2013-03-18

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna and a monopole antenna sharing a common antenna ground. The antenna structures may have three ports. A first antenna port may be coupled to an inverted-F antenna resonating element at a first location and a second antenna port may be coupled to the inverted-F antenna resonating element at a second location. A third antenna port may be coupled to the monopole antenna. Tunable circuitry can be used to tune the antenna structures. An adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the first port to tune the inverted-F antenna. An additional adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the third port to tune the monopole antenna. Transceiver circuitry for supporting wireless local area network communications, satellite navigation system communications, and cellular communications may be coupled to the first, second, and third antenna ports.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以形成双臂倒F天线和共享共同天线接地的单极天线。 天线结构可以具有三个端口。 第一天线端口可以在第一位置处耦合到倒F天线谐振元件,并且第二天线端口可以在第二位置处耦合到倒F天线谐振元件。 第三天线端口可以耦合到单极天线。 可调电路可用于调谐天线结构。 可调电容器可以耦合到第一端口以调谐倒F天线。 附加可调电容器可以耦合到第三端口以调谐单极天线。 用于支持无线局域网通信,卫星导航系统通信和蜂窝通信的收发器电路可以耦合到第一,第二和第三天线端口。

    Electronic device antennas having split return paths

    公开(公告)号:US10854968B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US15701239

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and control circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include multiple antennas and transceiver circuitry. An antenna in the electronic device may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing structure and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. A split return path may bridge the gap. The split return path may be coupled between a first point on the inverted-F antenna resonating element arm and second and third points on the antenna ground. The split return path may include a first inductor coupled between the first and second points and a second inductor coupled between the first and third points. The first and second inductors may be adjustable.

    Electronic device antennas including conductive display structures

    公开(公告)号:US10581153B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-03

    申请号:US15701250

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and control circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include multiple antennas and transceiver circuitry. An antenna in the electronic device may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing structure and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. The antenna ground for the antenna may include a conductive frame for the display. The conductive frame may have a first portion that is separated from the antenna resonating element arm by a first distance and a second portion that is separated from the antenna resonating element arm by a second distance that is less than the first distance. The second portion may be configured to form a distributed impedance matching capacitance with the antenna resonating element arm.

    Electronic device having shared antenna structures

    公开(公告)号:US10530042B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US15699879

    申请日:2017-09-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include multiple antennas and transceiver circuitry. The antennas may include antenna structures at opposing first and second ends of the electronic device. The antenna structures at a given end of the device may include antenna structures that are shared between multiple antennas. The electronic device may include a first antenna with an inverted-F antenna resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive housing structure and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. A return path may bridge the gap. The electronic device may also include a second antenna that includes the antenna ground and an additional antenna resonating element. The antenna resonating element of the second antenna may be parasitically coupled to the return path of the inverted-F antenna at given frequencies.

    Electronic device antennas having multiple operating modes

    公开(公告)号:US10305453B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15700580

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and control circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include an antenna with an inverted-F antenna resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing structure and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. The antenna may include a first adjustable component coupled between the antenna resonating element arm and the antenna ground on a first side of the antenna feed and a second adjustable component coupled between the antenna resonating element arm and the antenna ground on a second side of the antenna feed. Control circuitry in the electronic device may adjust the first and second adjustable components between a first tuning mode, a second tuning mode, and a third tuning mode.

    Electronic Device Antennas Having Shared Structures for Near-Field Communications and Non-Near Field Communications

    公开(公告)号:US20190081398A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US15700565

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include antenna structures such as an antenna resonating element arm and an antenna ground. A split return path may be coupled between the antenna resonating element arm and the antenna ground. The antenna structures may form one or more inverted-F antennas when operated at non-near-field communications frequencies. The antenna structures may be coupled to near-field communications transceiver circuitry using a conductive path. When operated at near-field communications frequencies, near-field communications signals may be conveyed using the conductive path, the antenna resonating element arm, the return path, and the antenna ground. A capacitor may be coupled between the conductive path and an antenna ground. The capacitor may short non-near-field communications signals to the antenna ground and block near-field communications signals from passing from the conductive path to the antenna ground.

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