Electronic Devices Having Circuitry in Housing Attachment Structures

    公开(公告)号:US20200186179A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16589643

    申请日:2019-10-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device housing may be formed from housing members. A first housing member may form a display cover layer that overlaps pixels. During operation, the pixels may display an image that is viewable through the display cover layer. The second housing member may have a rear wall portion and a sidewall. A band may be coupled to the sidewall or other portion of the second housing member. The first and second housing members may be attached together using a housing member attachment structure. The housing member attachment structure may have layers of adhesive and printed circuit structures. The printed circuit structures may include metal traces that form an antenna and that form capacitive force sensor electrodes on opposing sides of a compressible member.

    Electronic Device Wide Band Antennas
    32.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190372205A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-05

    申请号:US15991498

    申请日:2018-05-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may have a housing with metal sidewalls and a display having conductive display structures. The display structures may be separated from the sidewalls by a slot for an antenna that runs around the display module. A conductive interconnect may be coupled between the sidewalls and the display structures. A feed and tuning element may be coupled between the display structures and the sidewalls. A first length of the slot from the interconnect to the tuning element may radiate in a satellite band and a cellular band. A second length of the slot from the interconnect to the feed may radiate in a 2.4 GHz band. Harmonics of the second length may radiate in bands at and above 5.0 GHz. If desired, the tuning element may be omitted, and the antenna may be coupled to separate low band and high band matching circuits.

    Electronic Devices Having Millimeter Wave Ranging Capabilities

    公开(公告)号:US20190257933A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US15901564

    申请日:2018-02-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may be provided with a phased antenna array for conveying first signals at a first frequency between 10 GHz and 300 GHz and a non-millimeter wave antenna for conveying second signals at a second frequency below 10 GHz. The device may include conductive housing sidewalls and a display. Conductive structures in the display and the conductive housing sidewalls may define a slot element in the non-millimeter wave antenna. The phased antenna array may be mounted within the slot element, aligned with a spatial filter in the display, or aligned with a dielectric window in the conductive housing sidewalls. Control circuitry may process signals transmitted by the phased antenna array and a reflected version of the transmitted signals that has been received by the phased antenna array to detect a range between the device and an external object.

    Electronic Device Having Multiband Antenna With Embedded Filter

    公开(公告)号:US20170214136A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-27

    申请号:US15008130

    申请日:2016-01-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01Q5/321 H01Q1/243 H01Q5/10 H01Q9/42

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display in a housing with a metal wall. An antenna may have an antenna ground formed from the wall and an antenna resonating element. Transceiver circuitry may be coupled to an antenna feed that extends between the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground. A return path may extend between the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground in parallel with the feed. The antenna resonating element may have segments that are coupled by a frequency dependent filter. At a first frequency, the filter may have a low impedance so that the antenna resonating element has a first effectively length. At a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency, the filter may have a high impedance so that the antenna resonating element has a second effective length that is shorter than the first effective length.

    Electronic devices having circuitry in housing attachment structures

    公开(公告)号:US11626898B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17326214

    申请日:2021-05-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device housing may be formed from housing members. A first housing member may form a display cover layer that overlaps pixels. During operation, the pixels may display an image that is viewable through the display cover layer. The second housing member may have a rear wall portion and a sidewall. A band may be coupled to the sidewall or other portion of the second housing member. The first and second housing members may be attached together using a housing member attachment structure. The housing member attachment structure may have layers of adhesive and printed circuit structures. The printed circuit structures may include metal traces that form an antenna and that form capacitive force sensor electrodes on opposing sides of a compressible member.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    40.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220272849A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17447561

    申请日:2021-09-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A portable or wearable electronic device can include a device housing defining an internal volume, and an electronic component disposed in the internal volume. The electronic component can be an input component and can have a component housing. The electronic device can also include an antenna feed assembly disposed in the internal volume. The antenna feed assembly can include a conductive grounding component electrically connected to the component housing and the device housing, and an antenna feed component electrically connected to the grounding component and disposed adjacent to the component housing. The conductive grounding component can surround a first major surface and a second major surface of the component housing.

Patent Agency Ranking