Electronic device with balanced-fed satellite communications antennas
    21.
    发明授权
    Electronic device with balanced-fed satellite communications antennas 有权
    具有平衡馈线卫星通信天线的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US09318806B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-19

    申请号:US14058024

    申请日:2013-10-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01Q5/328 H01Q1/243 H01Q5/371

    Abstract: An electronic device may include balance-fed antenna structures that do not have direct paths to ground. The antenna structures may serve as a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna and may have a dipole structure having a first and second antenna resonating element arms. The antenna structures may include a conductive path that conveys antenna signals between a first feed terminal on the first antenna resonating element arm and a transmission line. The conductive path may overlap with the second antenna resonating element arm such that current flow through the conductive path induces corresponding current flow in the second antenna resonating element arm. The antenna structures may include an impedance matching short-circuit stub path that couples the first antenna resonating element arm to the second antenna resonating element arm. Choke inductors may be used to help block indirect paths from the antenna structures to ground through adjacent circuitry.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括不具有到地的直接路径的平衡馈送天线结构。 天线结构可以用作全球定位系统(GPS)天线,并且可以具有具有第一和第二天线谐振元件臂的偶极结构。 天线结构可以包括在第一天线谐振元件臂上的第一馈电端子和传输线之间传送天线信号的导电路径。 导电路径可以与第二天线谐振元件臂重叠,使得流过导电路径的电流在第二天线谐振元件臂中引起相应的电流。 天线结构可以包括将第一天线谐振元件臂耦合到第二天线谐振元件臂的阻抗匹配短路短路路径。 扼流电感器可用于帮助阻止从天线结构到通过相邻电路接地的间接路径。

    Electronic Device Antenna With Reduced Lossy Mode
    22.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device Antenna With Reduced Lossy Mode 有权
    减少有损模式的电子天线

    公开(公告)号:US20160064801A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-03

    申请号:US14476490

    申请日:2014-09-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 H01Q5/328 H01Q9/42 H01Q13/10

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an antenna. The antenna may have an antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. An adjustable inductor may be coupled between the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground. An antenna feed may have a positive feed terminal coupled to the antenna resonating element and a ground antenna feed coupled to the antenna ground. The adjustable inductor may have first and second inductors coupled to respective first and second ports of a switch. The switch may have a third port coupled to the antenna ground. A capacitor may have a first terminal coupled to ground and a second terminal coupled to the first inductor at the first port of the switch. An inductor may be coupled between the antenna resonating element and antenna ground at a location between the adjustable inductor and the antenna feed.

    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。 可调电感器可以耦合在天线谐振元件和天线接地之间。 天线馈电可以具有耦合到天线谐振元件的正馈线端子和耦合到天线地的接地天线馈线。 可调电感器可以具有耦合到开关的相应第一和第二端口的第一和第二电感器。 开关可以具有耦合到天线接地的第三端口。 电容器可以具有耦合到地的第一端子和在开关的第一端口处耦合到第一电感器的第二端子。 电感器可以在天线谐振元件和天线接地之间的可调电感器和天线馈电之间的位置耦合。

    Electronic device antenna with multiple feeds for covering three communications bands
    23.
    发明授权
    Electronic device antenna with multiple feeds for covering three communications bands 有权
    具有多个馈线的电子设备天线,用于覆盖三个通信频带

    公开(公告)号:US09276319B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-01

    申请号:US13889987

    申请日:2013-05-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antennas. An antenna may be formed from an antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. The antenna resonating element may have a shorter portion that resonates at higher communications band frequencies and a longer portion that resonates at lower communications band frequencies. An extended portion of the antenna ground may form an inverted-F antenna resonating element portion of the antenna resonating element. The antenna resonating element may be formed from a peripheral conductive electronic device housing structure that is separated from the antenna ground by an opening. A first antenna feed may be coupled between the peripheral conductive electronic device housing structures and the antenna ground across the opening. A second antenna feed may be coupled to the inverted-F antenna resonating element portion of the antenna resonating element.

    Abstract translation: 可以提供包括射频收发器电路和天线的电子设备。 天线可以由天线谐振元件和天线接地形成。 天线谐振元件可以具有在较高通信频带频率下谐振的较短部分和在较低通信频带频率下谐振的较长部分。 天线接地的延伸部分可以形成天线谐振元件的倒F天线谐振元件部分。 天线谐振元件可以由外部导电电子器件外壳结构形成,该外壳导电电子器件壳体结构通过开口与天线接地分开。 第一天线馈电可以耦合在外围导电电子器件外壳结构和穿过开口的天线接地之间。 第二天线馈送可以耦合到天线谐振元件的倒F天线谐振元件部分。

    Electronic device with multiband antenna
    24.
    发明授权
    Electronic device with multiband antenna 有权
    具有多频天线的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US09257750B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-09

    申请号:US13895194

    申请日:2013-05-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest. The wireless communications bands may include first, second, third, and fourth communications bands. The antenna may have an antenna resonating element with first, second, and third arms and may have an antenna ground. The antenna ground may be formed form metal housing structures and other conductive structures in the electronic device. The first arm may be configured to exhibit an antenna resonance in the first and third communications bands. The second arm may be configured to exhibit an antenna resonance in the second communications band. The third arm may be configured to exhibit an antenna resonance in the fourth communications band. The third arm may be located between the first arm and the ground. A diagonal crossover path may pass over a return path and may couple the second and third arms.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有用于在感兴趣的无线通信频带中提供覆盖的天线。 无线通信频带可以包括第一,第二,第三和第四通信频带。 天线可以具有第一,第二和第三臂的天线谐振元件,并且可以具有天线接地。 天线接地可以形成为电子设备中的金属外壳结构和其它导电结构。 第一臂可以被配置为在第一和第三通信频带中展现天线谐振。 第二臂可以被配置为在第二通信频带中展现天线谐振。 第三臂可以被配置为在第四通信频带中展现天线谐振。 第三臂可以位于第一臂和地面之间。 对角线交叉路径可以越过返回路径并且可以耦合第二和第三臂。

    Electronic Device With Shared Antenna Structures and Balun
    25.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device With Shared Antenna Structures and Balun 有权
    具有共享天线结构和平衡 - 不平衡变换器的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150249292A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-03

    申请号:US14195130

    申请日:2014-03-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with shared antenna structures that can be used to form both a near-field-communications antenna such as a loop antenna and a non-near-field communications antenna such as an inverted-F antenna. The antenna structures may include conductive structures such as metal traces on printed circuits or other dielectric substrates, internal metal housing structures, or other conductive electronic device housing structures. A main resonating element arm may be separated from an antenna ground by an opening. A non-near-field communications antenna return path and antenna feed path may span the opening. A balun may have first and second electromagnetically coupled inductors. The second inductor may have terminals coupled across differential signal terminals in a near-field communications transceiver. The first inductor may form part of the near-field communications loop antenna.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有共享天线结构,其可以用于形成诸如环形天线的近场通信天线和诸如倒F天线的非近场通信天线。 天线结构可以包括导电结构,例如印刷电路或其它电介质基板上的金属迹线,内部金属外壳结构或其它导电电子器件外壳结构。 主谐振元件臂可以通过开口与天线接地分开。 非近场通信天线返回路径和天线馈送路径可以跨越开口。 平衡 - 不平衡转换器可以具有第一和第二电磁耦合电感器。 第二电感器可以具有耦合在近场通信收发器中的差分信号端子上的端子。 第一电感器可以形成近场通信环形天线的一部分。

    Electronic Device With Multiband Antenna
    26.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device With Multiband Antenna 有权
    多频天线电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20140340265A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-20

    申请号:US13895194

    申请日:2013-05-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest. The wireless communications bands may include first, second, third, and fourth communications bands. The antenna may have an antenna resonating element with first, second, and third arms and may have an antenna ground. The antenna ground may be formed form metal housing structures and other conductive structures in the electronic device. The first arm may be configured to exhibit an antenna resonance in the first and third communications bands. The second arm may be configured to exhibit an antenna resonance in the second communications band. The third arm may be configured to exhibit an antenna resonance in the fourth communications band. The third arm may be located between the first arm and the ground. A diagonal crossover path may pass over a return path and may couple the second and third arms.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有用于在感兴趣的无线通信频带中提供覆盖的天线。 无线通信频带可以包括第一,第二,第三和第四通信频带。 天线可以具有第一,第二和第三臂的天线谐振元件,并且可以具有天线接地。 天线接地可以形成为电子设备中的金属外壳结构和其它导电结构。 第一臂可以被配置为在第一和第三通信频带中展现天线谐振。 第二臂可以被配置为在第二通信频带中展现天线谐振。 第三臂可以被配置为在第四通信频带中展现天线谐振。 第三臂可以位于第一臂和地面之间。 对角线交叉路径可以越过返回路径并且可以耦合第二和第三臂。

    Electronic Device With Hybrid Inverted-F Slot Antenna
    27.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device With Hybrid Inverted-F Slot Antenna 有权
    具有混合倒置F插槽天线的电子装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140266941A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-18

    申请号:US14096417

    申请日:2013-12-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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。

    Electronic Device with Multi-Feed Antenna Structures

    公开(公告)号:US20240079766A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-07

    申请号:US18458949

    申请日:2023-08-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01Q1/38 H01Q1/50 H01Q13/10

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with peripheral conductive housing structures having a first segment and a second segment. First and second antenna feeds may be coupled between the first segment and the ground structures. The first feed may convey signals in a first band and the second feed may convey signals in a second band. The first segment may be near-field coupled to a slot between the second segment and the ground structures. A first tuner may be coupled between the second segment and the ground structures and may adjust a resonance of the first segment in the first and second bands. A second tuner coupled to the first feed may perform impedance matching in the first band and aperture tuning in the second band. A third tuner coupled to the second feed may perform impedance matching in the second band and aperture tuning in the first band.

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