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公开(公告)号：US10372166B2
公开(公告)日：2019-08-06
申请号：US15212029
申请日：2016-07-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brian M. Gable , Carlo Di Nallo , Colin M. Ely , Craig A. Horton , Erik G. de Jong , Fletcher R. Rothkopf , Henry B. Wettersten , Hoishun Li , Jason C. Sauers , Jayesh Nath , Mario Martinis , Mattia Pascolini , Michael P. Coleman , Rex T. Ehman , Zheyu Wang
IPC: G06F1/16 , H01Q1/22 , H04B1/3888 , H04M1/02 , H05K5/00 , H05K5/04 , B29C70/76 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q21/28 , H04M1/18 , B29L31/34
Abstract: A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing includes a first conductive component defining a first interface surface, a second conductive component defining a second interface surface facing the first interface surface, and a joint structure between the first and second interface surfaces. The joint structure includes a molded element forming a portion of an exterior surface of the housing, and a sealing member forming a watertight seal between the first and second conductive components. Methods of forming the electronic device housing are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号：US20190123431A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-25
申请号：US16226414
申请日：2018-12-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Rex T. Ehman , Jayesh Nath , Carlo Di Nallo , James G. Horiuchi , Erik G. de Jong , Jason C. Sauers , Makiko K. Brzezinski , Siwen Yong , Lijun Zhang , Yi Jiang , Zheyu Wang , Mario Martinis , Eduardo Da costa Bras Lima , Xu Han , Mattia Pascolini , Trevor J. Ness
Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may have a housing with metal portions such as metal sidewalls. The housing may form an antenna ground for an antenna. An antenna resonating element for the antenna may be formed from a stack of capacitively coupled component layers such as a display layer, touch sensor layer, and near-field communications antenna layer at a front face of the device. An additional antenna may be formed from a peripheral resonating element that runs along a peripheral edge of the device and the antenna ground. A rear face antenna may be formed using a wireless power receiving coil as a radio-frequency antenna resonating element or may be formed from metal antenna traces on a plastic support for light-based components.
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公开(公告)号：US20180048058A1
公开(公告)日：2018-02-15
申请号：US15234918
申请日：2016-08-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Rex T. Ehman , Jayesh Nath , Carlo Di Nallo , James G. Horiuchi , Erik G. de Jong , Jason C. Sauers , Makiko K. Brzezinski , Siwen Yong , Lijun Zhang , Yi Jiang , Zheyu Wang , Mario Martinis , Eduardo Da Costa Bras Lima , Xu Han , Mattia Pascolini , Trevor J. Ness
CPC classification number: H01Q1/273 , H01Q1/2291 , H01Q1/243 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q1/50 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q9/0421 , H01Q9/14 , H04B5/0031
Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may have a housing with metal portions such as metal sidewalls. The housing may form an antenna ground for an antenna. An antenna resonating element for the antenna may be formed from a stack of capacitively coupled component layers such as a display layer, touch sensor layer, and near-field communications antenna layer at a front face of the device. An additional antenna may be formed from a peripheral resonating element that runs along a peripheral edge of the device and the antenna ground. A rear face antenna may be formed using a wireless power receiving coil as a radio-frequency antenna resonating element or may be formed from metal antenna traces on a plastic support for light-based components.
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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.
Inventor： Erdinc Irci , Carlo Di Nallo , Jayesh Nath , Zheyu Wang , Eduardo Da Costa Bras Lima , Hongfei Hu , Mario Martinis , Mattia Pascolini
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.
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公开(公告)号：US09537219B2
公开(公告)日：2017-01-03
申请号：US14500819
申请日：2014-09-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Enrique Ayala Vazquez , Mattia Pascolini , Hongfei Hu , Erdinc Irci , Yuehui Ouyang , Jennifer M. Edwards , Jayesh Nath , Salih Yarga , Yijun Zhou , Hao Xu
CPC classification number: H01Q9/0442 , H01Q1/243 , H01Q5/328 , H01Q5/335 , H01Q9/42
Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element, an antenna ground, and other resonating element structures. A tip of the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground may be separated by a peripheral housing gap filled with plastic. The antenna may be sensitive to capacitance changes induced by the presence of a user's hand overlapping the gap or other portions of the antenna. A hand capacitance sensing electrode may be mounted in the plastic of the gap or elsewhere in the vicinity of the antenna. A transmission line may couple the hand capacitance sensing electrode to the antenna to retune the antenna in the event that the user's hand overlaps the antenna.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有带天线的无线电路。 天线可以具有倒F天线谐振元件，天线接地和其它谐振元件结构。 天线谐振元件的尖端和天线接地可以由填充有塑料的外围壳体间隙分开。 天线可能对由与天线的间隙或其他部分重叠的用户手的存在引起的电容变化敏感。 手电容感测电极可以安装在间隙的塑料或天线附近的别处。 在用户的手与天线重叠的情况下，传输线可以将手电容感测电极耦合到天线以重新调谐天线。
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公开(公告)号：US09444425B2
公开(公告)日：2016-09-13
申请号：US14310240
申请日：2014-06-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew A. Mow , Thomas E. Biedka , Liang Han , Ming-Ju Tsai , James G. Judkins , Enrique Ayala Vazquez , Jayesh Nath , Hongfei Hu , Nanbo Jin , Hao Xu , Yijun Zhou , Yuehui Ouyang , Victor Lee , Mattia Pascolini , Ruben Caballero
CPC classification number: H03H7/38 , H04B1/0458 , H04B1/18 , H04B1/48 , H04B17/29
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. Control circuitry may be used to adjust the wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include antennas that are tuned, adjustable impedance matching circuitry, antenna port selection circuitry, and adjustable transceiver circuitry. Wireless circuit adjustments may be made by ascertaining a current usage scenario for the electronic device based on sensor data, information from cellular base station equipment or other external equipment, signal-to-noise ratio information or other signal information, antenna impedance measurements, and other information about the operation of the electronic device.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有无线电路。 控制电路可用于调整无线电路。 无线电路可以包括被调谐的天线，可调阻抗匹配电路，天线端口选择电路和可调收发器电路。 可以通过基于传感器数据，来自蜂窝基站设备或其他外部设备的信息，信噪比信息或其他信号信息，天线阻抗测量等来确定电子设备的当前使用场景来进行无线电路调整 关于电子设备的操作的信息。
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公开(公告)号：US20160261023A1
公开(公告)日：2016-09-08
申请号：US14640902
申请日：2015-03-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Carlo Di Nallo , Erik G. de Jong , Jayesh Nath , Mattia Pascolini , Tang Y. Tan , Yiren Wang , Zheyu Wang
IPC: H01Q1/24
Abstract: An electronic device may have components mounted in a housing. The device may include wireless transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. A display may be mounted in the housing. The display may have a cover layer having an inner surface with a recess. The recess may run along a peripheral edge of the cover layer. An antenna structure such as an inverted-F antenna resonating element may be formed from a metal trace on a dielectric antenna carrier. The resonating element may be mounted in the recess without adhesive. Conductive vias may pass through the dielectric carrier. Metal members with dimples may be soldered to a flexible printed circuit and may be used to ground metal traces on the carrier and the flexible printed circuit to the housing when the carrier is attached to the housing with fasteners.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有安装在壳体中的部件。 该设备可以包括无线收发器电路和天线结构。 显示器可以安装在外壳中。 显示器可以具有带有凹部的内表面的覆盖层。 凹部可以沿着覆盖层的周边边缘延伸。 诸如倒F天线谐振元件的天线结构可以由电介质天线载体上的金属迹线形成。 谐振元件可以安装在凹槽中而不粘合。 导电孔可以通过电介质载体。 具有凹坑的金属构件可以焊接到柔性印刷电路，并且当载体用紧固件附接到壳体时，可以将载体上的金属迹线和柔性印刷电路接地到壳体。
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78.发明授权公开(公告)号：US09379427B2
公开(公告)日：2016-06-28
申请号：US13871996
申请日：2013-04-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Hao Xu , Jayesh Nath , Peter Bevelacqua , Daniel W. Jarvis , Jared M. Kole , Jennifer M. Edwards , Mattia Pascolini , Richard H. Dinh , Robert W. Schlub , Ruben Caballero
CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 , H01Q9/0442 , H01Q9/42 , H04B1/18
Abstract: Custom antenna structures may be used to improve antenna performance and to compensate for manufacturing variations in electronic device antennas. An electronic device antenna may include an antenna tuning element and conductive structures formed from portions of a peripheral conductive housing member and other conductive antenna structures. The antenna tuning element may be connected across a gap in the peripheral conductive housing member. The custom antenna structures may be used to couple the antenna tuning element to a fixed custom location on the peripheral conductive housing member to help satisfy design criteria and to compensate for manufacturing variations in the conductive antenna structures that could potentially lead to undesired variations in antenna performance. Custom antenna structures may include springs and custom paths on dielectric supports.
Abstract translation: 可以使用定制天线结构来改善天线性能并补偿电子设备天线中的制造变化。 电子设备天线可以包括天线调谐元件和由外围导电外壳构件和其它导电天线结构的部分形成的导电结构。 天线调谐元件可以跨越外围导电外壳构件中的间隙连接。 定制天线结构可用于将天线调谐元件耦合到外围导电外壳构件上的固定定制位置，以帮助满足设计标准并补偿导电天线结构中可能导致天线性能不期望变化的制造变化 。 定制天线结构可以包括弹簧和电介质支撑件上的定制路径。
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公开(公告)号：US20140292598A1
公开(公告)日：2014-10-02
申请号：US13851471
申请日：2013-03-27
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Peter Bevelacqua , Hao Xu , Jayesh Nath , Jennifer M. Edwards , Mattia Pascolini
IPC: H01Q9/04
CPC classification number: H01Q9/0442 , H01Q1/2266 , H01Q5/371 , H01Q5/378 , H01Q5/392 , H01Q9/42
Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna and an additional antenna such as a monopole antenna sharing a common antenna ground. The antenna structures may have three ports. A first antenna port may be coupled to an inverted-F antenna resonating element at a first location and a second antenna port may be coupled to the inverted-F antenna resonating element at a second location. A third antenna port may be coupled to the additional antenna. An adjustable component may be coupled to the first antenna port to tune the inverted-F antenna. The inverted-F antenna may be near-field coupled to the additional antenna so that the inverted-F antenna may serve as a tunable parasitic antenna resonating element that tunes the additional antenna.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以形成双臂倒F天线和附加天线，例如共享公共天线地的单极天线。 天线结构可以具有三个端口。 第一天线端口可以在第一位置处耦合到倒F天线谐振元件，并且第二天线端口可以在第二位置处耦合到倒F天线谐振元件。 第三天线端口可以耦合到附加天线。 可调组件可以耦合到第一天线端口以调谐倒F天线。 反F天线可以近场耦合到附加天线，使得倒F天线可以用作调谐附加天线的可调谐寄生天线谐振元件。
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公开(公告)号：US20140167794A1
公开(公告)日：2014-06-19
申请号：US13715648
申请日：2012-12-14
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Jayesh Nath , Liang Han , Matthew A. Mow , Ming-Ju Tsai , Joshua G. Nickel , Hao Xu , Peter Bevelacqua , Mattia Pascolini , Robert W. Schiub , Ruben Caballero
IPC: G01R35/00
CPC classification number: G01R35/007 , G01R31/2822 , G01R31/2879 , G01R31/3191
Abstract: A manufacturing system for assembling wireless electronic devices is provided. The manufacturing system may include test stations for testing the radio-frequency performance of components that are to be assembled within the electronic devices. A reference test station may be calibrated using calibration coupons having known radio-frequency characteristics. The calibration coupons may include transmission line structures. The reference test station may measure verification standards to establish baseline measurement data. The verification standards may include circuitry having electrical components with given impedance values. Many verification coupons may be measured to enable testing for a wide range of impedance values. Test stations in the manufacturing system may subsequently measure the verification standards to generate test measurement data. The test measurement data may be compared to the baseline measurement data to characterize the performance of the test stations to ensure consistent test measurements across the test stations.
Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于组装无线电子设备的制造系统。 制造系统可以包括用于测试要在电子设备内组装的组件的射频性能的测试站。 可以使用具有已知射频特性的校准试样来校准参考测试台。 校准试样可以包括传输线结构。 参考测试站可以测量验证标准以建立基线测量数据。 验证标准可以包括具有给定阻抗值的电气部件的电路。 可以测量许多验证券，以测试宽范围的阻抗值。 制造系统中的测试台随后可以测量验证标准以产生测试测量数据。 可以将测试测量数据与基线测量数据进行比较，以表征测试站的性能，以确保跨越测试站的一致的测试测量。
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