公开(公告)号：US09502750B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-22

申请号：US13855568

申请日：2013-04-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Salih Yarga ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q5/378

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/245 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q5/378 ,  H01Q9/0421

Abstract: An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest. The wireless communications bands may include a communications band at a first frequency. The antenna may have a parasitic antenna resonating element that supports a low efficiency resonance. In response to operation of the electronic device in free space, the low efficiency resonance will be located at a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency. In response to operation of the electronic device in proximity to a user's body or other external object, the antenna will be loaded and the low efficiency resonance associated with the parasitic antenna resonating element will shift to the communications band at the first frequency. The antenna may include a resonating element formed on a flexible printed circuit or a dielectric carrier such as a plastic support structure.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有用于在感兴趣的无线通信频段中提供覆盖的天线。 无线通信频带可以包括第一频率的通信频带。 天线可以具有支持低效率谐振的寄生天线谐振元件。 响应于电子设备在自由空间中的操作，低效率谐振将位于大于第一频率的第二频率处。 响应于电子设备在用户身体或其他外部物体附近的操作，天线将被加载，并且与寄生天线谐振元件相关联的低效率谐振将以第一频率移动到通信频带。 天线可以包括形成在柔性印刷电路或电介质载体（例如塑料支撑结构）上的谐振元件。

公开(公告)号：US20160064812A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-03

申请号：US14476453

申请日：2014-09-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Liang Han ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Salih Yarga ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Xu Han ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H01Q1/22

CPC classification number: H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an antenna. The antenna may have an antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. The antenna resonating element may be formed from peripheral conductive housing structures. An audio jack or other connector may be mounted in an opening in the peripheral conductive housing structures. The audio jack may overlap the antenna ground. Contacts in the audio jack may be coupled to an interference mitigation circuit. The interference mitigation circuit may include capacitors coupled to the ground and inductors coupled between the contacts and the capacitors. Radio-frequency signal blocking inductors may be coupled between the interference mitigation circuit and respective ports in an audio circuit.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有天线。 天线可以具有天线谐振元件和天线接地。 天线谐振元件可以由外围导电壳体结构形成。 音频插孔或其他连接器可以安装在外围导电外壳结构中的开口中。 音频插孔可能与天线接地重叠。 音频插孔中的触点可以耦合到干扰抑制电路。 干扰减轻电路可以包括耦合到接地的电容器和耦合在触点和电容器之间的电感器。 射频信号阻塞电感器可以耦合在干扰减轻电路和音频电路中的相应端口之间。

公开(公告)号：US09236659B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-12

申请号：US14096417

申请日：2013-12-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Erdinc Irci ,  Salih Yarga ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Liang Han ,  Thomas E. Biedka ,  Nicholas S. Reimnitz

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q9/14 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q5/357

CPC classification number: H01Q13/103 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q5/357 ,  H01Q9/145 ,  H01Q9/42

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a housing. The 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 a slot. An antenna feed may have a positive antenna terminal coupled to the peripheral metal member and a ground terminal coupled to the ground and may feed both an inverted-F antenna structure that is formed from the peripheral metal member and the ground and a slot antenna structure that is formed from the slot. Control circuitry may tune the antenna by controlling adjustable components that are coupled to the peripheral metal member. The adjustable components may include adjustable inductors and adjustable capacitors.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有壳体。 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狭槽与地面分离。 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面的接地端子，并且可以馈送由外围金属构件和地面形成的倒F形天线结构和缝隙天线结构， 由槽形成。 控制电路可以通过控制耦合到外围金属构件的可调组件来调谐天线。 可调部件可以包括可调电感器和可调电容器。

公开(公告)号：US20150303568A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-22

申请号：US14254604

申请日：2014-04-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Salih Yarga ,  Miroslav Samardzija ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H01Q5/00

CPC classification number: H01Q7/005 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/245 ,  H01Q5/321 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with antenna structures. The antenna structures may be coupled to non-near-field communications circuitry such as cellular telephone transceiver circuitry or wireless local area network circuitry. When operated at non-near-field communication frequencies, the antenna structures may be configured to serve as one or more inverted-F antennas or other antennas for supporting far field wireless communications. Proximity sensor circuitry and near-field communications circuitry may also be coupled to the antenna structures. When operated at proximity sensor frequencies, the antenna structures may be used in forming capacitive proximity sensor electrode structures. When operated at near-field communications frequencies, the antenna structures may be used in forming an inductive near-field communications loop antenna.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有天线结构。 天线结构可以耦合到非近场通信电路，例如蜂窝电话收发机电路或无线局域网电路。 当在非近场通信频率下操作时，天线结构可以被配置为用作一个或多个倒F天线或用于支持远场无线通信的其它天线。 接近传感器电路和近场通信电路也可以耦合到天线结构。 当在接近传感器频率下操作时，天线结构可以用于形成电容式接近传感器电极结构。 当在近场通信频率下操作时，天线结构可用于形成感应式近场通信环形天线。

公开(公告)号：US20150099474A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-09

申请号：US14050023

申请日：2013-10-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Salih Yarga ,  Miroslav Samardzija ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H01Q1/52 ,  H04B1/00

CPC classification number: H04B1/0064 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/521 ,  H01Q5/371 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a primary antenna that is used for transmitting and receiving signals and a secondary antenna that is used for receiving signals. The primary and secondary antennas may be used together in a diversity arrangement when receiving signals. The electronic device may have a transceiver. A phase shifter may be interposed between the transceiver and the secondary antenna. Control circuitry may select a communications band of interest for transmitting signals with the primary antenna. The control circuitry can adjust the phase shifter in real time based on which communications band of interest has been selected for transmission with the primary antenna. The phase shifter may impose a phase shift on signals carried between the secondary antenna and the transceiver that ensures that primary antenna efficiency degradation associated with the presence of the secondary antenna in the vicinity of the primary antenna is avoided.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有用于发送和接收信号的主天线和用于接收信号的辅助天线。 当接收信号时，主和次天线可以以分集布置一起使用。 电子设备可以具有收发器。 可以在收发器和辅助天线之间插入移相器。 控制电路可以选择用于与主天线发射信号的感兴趣的通信频带。 控制电路可以基于已经选择感兴趣的通信频带来实时地调整移相器以与主天线进行传输。 移相器可以在辅助天线和收发器之间携带的信号上施加相移，从而确保与主天线附近的辅助天线的存在相关联的主要天线效率降低被避免。