公开(公告)号：US20240079790A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18458726

申请日：2023-08-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peter A Dvorak ,  Eric W Bates ,  McKinley McQuaide ,  Ronald Lam ,  Ana Papio Toda ,  Yiren Wang ,  Hao Xu ,  Han Wang ,  Yuan Tao ,  Jack R Lanzi ,  Jingni Zhong

IPC: H01Q13/18 ,  H04R9/02

CPC classification number: H01Q13/18 ,  H04R9/02 ,  H01Q1/241

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with peripheral conductive housing structures having a segment that forms a resonating element for an antenna. A speaker may be mounted to a mid-chassis of the electronic device. A printed circuit may be mounted to the speaker and may have a ground trace for the antenna. A conductive spring may extend through the printed circuit and the speaker to couple the ground trace to the mid-chassis. A conductive contact pad may be welded to an aluminum layer such as an aluminum layer used to form the mid-chassis. A conductive spring such as the conductive spring coupled to the ground traces may press against the contact pad. The contact pad may include gold or nickel-plated stainless steel. The contact pad may provide a strong electrical connection between the conductive spring and the aluminum layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240079777A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18458671

申请日：2023-08-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yiren Wang ,  Yuan Tao ,  Hao Xu ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Sidharath Jain ,  Haozhan Tian ,  Yuancheng Xu ,  Harlan S Dannenberg ,  Eric W Bates ,  Peter A Dvorak ,  Nicole E Cazares ,  Obinna O Onyemepu ,  Victor C Lee ,  Han Wang

IPC: H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q9/04

CPC classification number: H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q9/0442 ,  H01Q9/045

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an antenna having a resonating element formed from a segment of peripheral conductive housing structures. A speaker may be aligned with first openings in the segment. A vent may be aligned with second openings in the segment. A connector may protrude through the segment. A trace combiner for the antenna may be patterned onto the speaker and may be coupled to the segment. Tuners for the antenna may be disposed on first and second flexible printed circuits that extend along opposing sides of the connector. The tuners may be controlled through the speaker. The second flexible printed circuit may extend along the vent. The vent may have a vent cowling with a cut-out region next to the tuner on the second flexible printed circuit.