Electronic device with reduced emitted radiation during loaded antenna operating conditions
    2.
    发明授权
    Electronic device with reduced emitted radiation during loaded antenna operating conditions 有权
    加载天线工作条件下发射辐射减少的电子设备

    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.

    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。

    Electronic device with dual clutch barrel cavity antennas
    3.
    发明授权
    Electronic device with dual clutch barrel cavity antennas 有权
    具有双离合器桶腔天线的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US09350068B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-24

    申请号:US14733746

    申请日:2015-06-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device has antennas formed from cavity antenna structures. The electronic device may have a metal housing. The metal housing may have an upper housing in which a component such as a display is mounted and a lower housing in which a component such as a keyboard is mounted. Hinges may be used to mount the upper housing to the lower housing for rotation about a rotational axis. Cavity antennas may be formed in a clutch barrel region located between the hinges and running along the rotational axis. A flexible printed circuit may be formed between the cavity antennas. Each cavity antenna may have a first end that is adjacent to one of the hinges and a second end that is adjacent to the flexible printed circuit. Cavity walls for the cavity antennas may be formed from metal housing structures such as metal portions of the lower housing.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备具有由空腔天线结构形成的天线。 电子设备可以具有金属外壳。 金属壳体可以具有其上安装有诸如显示器的部件的上壳体和安装诸如键盘的部件的下壳体。 可以使用铰链将上壳体安装到下壳体以围绕旋转轴线旋转。 空腔天线可以形成在位于铰链之间并沿着旋转轴线延伸的离合器筒区域中。 可以在空腔天线之间形成柔性印刷电路。 每个空腔天线可以具有与一个铰链相邻的第一端和邻近柔性印刷电路的第二端。 空腔天线的腔壁可以由诸如下壳体的金属部分的金属外壳结构形成。

    Antenna for Computer Stylus
    5.
    发明申请
    Antenna for Computer Stylus 有权
    电脑触控笔天线

    公开(公告)号:US20150363013A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-17

    申请号:US14307257

    申请日:2014-06-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/03545 H01Q1/2258 H01Q1/44 H01Q9/42

    Abstract: A computer stylus may have an elongated body with a metal tube that serves as an antenna ground for an antenna. An antenna resonating element for the antenna may be formed from metal traces that wrap around a longitudinal axis for the elongated body. The antenna may be an inverted-F antenna. A ground antenna feed terminal for the inverted-F antenna may be coupled to the metal tube with a sheet metal member, conductive fabric, and solder. A clip may run along a side of the elongated body at a location that does not overlap the metal traces of the antenna resonating element. The antenna may be fed at a location on an opposing side of the elongated body from the clip. Antenna signals from the inverted-F antenna may be reflected towards the tip by metal structures at the end of the elongated body opposing the tip.

    Abstract translation: 计算机触控笔可以具有细长体,其具有用作天线的天线接地的金属管。 用于天线的天线谐振元件可由围绕细长主体的纵向轴线缠绕的金属迹线形成。 天线可以是倒F天线。 用于倒F型天线的接地天线馈电端子可以用金属片,导电织物和焊料耦合到金属管。 夹子可以在不与天线谐振元件的金属迹线重叠的位置沿着细长主体的侧面延伸。 天线可以在细长主体的与夹子相对的一侧的位置处进给。 来自倒F天线的天线信号可以在与尖端相对的细长体的端部处的金属结构向尖端反射。

    Electronic Device Having Array of Satellite Navigation System Antennas
    6.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device Having Array of Satellite Navigation System Antennas 审中-公开
    具有阵列卫星导航系统天线的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150338523A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-26

    申请号:US14285321

    申请日:2014-05-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include a pair of antennas. The antennas may be formed from inverted-F antenna resonating elements located along one of the peripheral edges of a device housing. The housing may be formed of metal and may serve as an antenna ground for the antennas. The antennas may be used to receive satellite navigation system signals that are processed by a satellite navigation system receiver. An orientation sensor may be used to gather information on the orientation of the electronic device relative to the Earth. Information on received signal strength may be obtained from the satellite navigation system receiver. Based on orientation information or received signal strength information or other information, switching circuitry may be adjusted to switch an optimum one of the antennas into use or phase shifter circuitry may be adjusted to optimize signal reception.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有无线电路。 无线电路可以包括一对天线。 天线可以由沿着设备壳体的一个外围边缘定位的倒F天线谐振元件形成。 壳体可以由金属形成并且可以用作天线的天线接地。 天线可以用于接收由卫星导航系统接收机处理的卫星导航系统信号。 方位传感器可用于收集关于电子设备相对于地球的取向的信息。 关于接收信号强度的信息可以从卫星导航系统接收机获得。 基于取向信息或接收信号强度信息或其他信息,可以调整开关电路以将最佳天线切换到使用中,或者可以调整移相器电路以优化信号接收。

    Electronic Devices With Hybrid Antennas
    8.
    发明申请
    Electronic Devices With Hybrid Antennas 有权
    混合天线的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150311594A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-29

    申请号:US14260800

    申请日:2014-04-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01Q13/10 H01Q1/2266 H01Q1/243 H01Q9/0421 H01Q21/28

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with hybrid planar inverted-F slot antennas and indirectly fed slot antennas. A hybrid antenna may be used to form a dual band wireless local area network antenna. An indirectly fed slot antenna may be use to form a cellular telephone antenna. Antenna slots may be formed in a metal electronic device housing wall. The housing wall may have a planar rear portion and sidewall portions that extend upwards from the planar rear portion. The slots may have one or more bends. A hybrid antenna may have a slot antenna portion and a planar inverted-F antenna portion. The planar inverted-F antenna portion may have a metal resonating element patch that is supported by a support structure. The support structure may be a plastic speaker box containing a speaker driver that is not overlapped by the metal resonating element patch.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有混合平面倒F槽隙天线和间接馈送的时隙天线。 可以使用混合天线来形成双频无线局域网天线。 可以使用间接馈送的缝隙天线来形成蜂窝电话天线。 天线槽可以形成在金属电子器件壳体壁中。 壳体壁可以具有从平面后部向上延伸的平面后部部分和侧壁部分。 槽可以具有一个或多个弯曲。 混合天线可以具有缝隙天线部分和平面倒F天线部分。 平面倒F天线部分可以具有由支撑结构支撑的金属谐振元件贴片。 支撑结构可以是包含不与金属谐振元件贴片重叠的扬声器驱动器的塑料扬声器盒。

    Electronic Device With Antennas Isolated Using Phase Shifter
    9.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device With Antennas Isolated Using Phase Shifter 有权
    使用移相器隔离天线的电子设备

    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.

    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。

    Distributed loop antenna with multiple subloops

    公开(公告)号:US08922443B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-30

    申请号:US13629005

    申请日:2012-09-27

    Applicant: Apple, Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01Q7/00 H01Q1/243 H01Q5/378

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with antenna structures. The antenna structures may be formed using a dielectric carrier structure. The antenna structures may have first and second loop antenna resonating elements. The first loop antenna resonating element may indirectly feed the second loop antenna resonating element. The second loop antenna resonating element may be a distributed loop element formed from multiple antenna resonating element subloops. The second loop antenna resonating element may be formed from a strip of metal with a width that loops around the dielectric carrier. An opening in the metal may separate first and second subloop antenna resonating elements from each other in the second loop antenna resonating element. Openings in the metal may form metal segments that collectively form an inductance for the first subloop. Antenna currents may flow through metal traces on the carrier and portions of an electronic device housing wall.

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