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Antennas and antenna carrier structures for electronic devices

An antenna, antenna support technology, applied in the direction of antenna, resonant antenna, antenna parts, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2010-12-08
APPLE INC
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However, with conventional portable electronic devices, design compromises must be made to accommodate compact antennas

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[0025] The present invention relates generally to electronic devices, and more particularly, to antennas for wireless electronic devices.

[0026] A wireless electronic device may be any suitable electronic device. As an example, a wireless electronic device may be a desktop computer or other computing device. A wireless electronic device may also be a portable electronic device, such as a laptop computer, tablet computer, or small portable computer sometimes referred to as an ultraportable. Portable electronic devices may also be smaller devices. Examples of smaller portable electronic devices include wristwatch devices, pendant devices, earphone and earbud devices, and other wearable and miniaturized devices. By one suitable arrangement, the portable electronic device may be a handheld electronic device.

[0027] Examples of portable and handheld electronic devices include cellular telephones, media players with wireless communication capabilities, handheld computers (als...

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Antenna support structures and antennas are provided for wireless electronic devices such as portable electronic devices. Antenna resonating elements may be formed from conductive coatings on two-shot molded interconnect device dielectric antenna support structures. The conductive coatings may be formed from wet-plated copper or other conductive materials. The antenna support structure may have tabs that electrically connect antenna resonating elements to the case of a wireless electronic device that serves as an antenna ground plane. The antenna support structure may be curved about its longitudinal axis so that the antenna resonating elements on the support structure protrude upwards to enhance antenna performance. In a portable electronic device such as a portable computer, the antennasupport structure may be mounted within a dielectric portion of the computer housing that is located between the display portion of the housing and the base of the housing.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 019,218, filed January 4, 2008, and U.S. Patent Application No. 12 / 142,744, filed June 19, 2008, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety . technical field [0003] The present invention relates to antennas, and more particularly, to antenna structures and antennas for electronic devices. Background technique [0004] Many modern electronic devices use antennas. For example, portable electronic devices are often provided with wireless communication capabilities. Portable electronic devices may communicate with wireless base stations using wireless communications. As an example, a cellular telephone may communicate using the 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 1900 MHz cellular telephone bands (eg, the primary Global System for Mobile Communications or GSM cellular telephone bands). Portable electronic devices may also use other types of commu...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01Q1/22H01Q9/42
CPCH01Q9/42H01Q1/2266
Inventor E·阿亚拉G·A·斯普林格D·B·基奥M·I·麦克唐纳
Owner APPLE INC
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