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公开(公告)号:US10461429B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-29
申请号:US15461248
申请日:2017-03-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher J. Durning , Hongfei Hu , Erdinc Irci , Salih Yarga , Christopher T. Cheng , Enrique Ayala Vazquez , Nanbo Jin , Erica J. Tong , Mattia Pascolini , Denis J. Lin , Salome Bavetta , Sherry Lee
Abstract: A consumer electronic product includes a switchable inductor array coupled to the RF antenna, the switchable inductor array comprising inductive elements and a switch circuit coupled to the inductor array to select at least one of the inductive elements and couple the selected inductive element with the RF antenna. The product can further include an assembly having a mesh that is strengthened by a stiffener. A multi-layer adhesive have a conductive layer that can be used to shield the RF antenna and adhesive layers that can provide adhesion between the stiffener and the housing of the product. The assembly can be covered by a cowling that is made of metal to provide further shielding. To reduce potential coupling between the RF antenna and the cowling, the cowling can have a portion that is formed of plastic to distance its metal portion from the antenna.
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公开(公告)号:US10249937B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-02
申请号:US15257542
申请日:2016-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Nanbo Jin , Anand Lakshmanan , Christopher T. Cheng , Erica J. Tong , Han Wang , Mattia Pascolini , Scott A. Myers , Xu Gao , Richard H. Dinh , Tang Yew Tan
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include cellular telephone antennas, wireless local area network antennas, antenna structures for receiving satellite navigation system signals, and other antennas. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element such as an inverted-F antenna resonating element. The inverted-F antenna resonating element may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element arm formed from metal traces on a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit may be soldered to an antenna grounding clip. A screw may attach the clip, a speaker tab, a connector bracket, and other metal structures to a metal device housing that serves as ground for the antenna. The screw may be isolated from the antenna grounding clip and the other metal structures by an insulating structure such as an insulating gasket.
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公开(公告)号:US10707032B1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US15829629
申请日:2017-12-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Colin M. Ely , Daniel William Jarvis , Benjamin J. Pope , Erik G. de Jong , Tyler S. Bushnell , Christopher T. Cheng , Trevor J. Ness , William C. Lukens , Steven P. Cardinali , Robert D. Turner
Abstract: Electronic devices having input structures that are operative to translate a relatively small travel of an input surface to a larger travel elsewhere. For example, force exerted on an input surface of an input body may cause a corresponding input body to move a first distance. An arm, lever mechanism, or the like may have an end or other portion that moves a second distance in response to the input body's motion. The second distance may be greater than the first; in some embodiments, the second distance may be an order of magnitude or more than the first distance. The travel may close or open a switch in response to the force exerted on the input surface.
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公开(公告)号:US10707558B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US15837873
申请日:2017-12-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Hongfei Hu , Benjamin Hane Bustle , Enrique Ayala Vazquez , Nanbo Jin , Miguel Christophy , Erdinc Irci , Salih Yarga , Erica Tong , Anand Lakshmanan , Mattia Pascolini , Tyler Cater , Christopher T. Cheng
Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. The peripheral conductive structures may form housing sidewalls. A slot may be machined into a metal housing that separates the housing sidewalls from a planar rear housing portion that forms a ground for an antenna. The slot may be filled with plastic filler. A parasitic antenna resonating element arm that supports an antenna resonance at high band frequencies may be embedded within the plastic filler. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed from a portion of the planar rear housing portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20180115053A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-26
申请号:US15837873
申请日:2017-12-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Hongfei Hu , Benjamin hane Bustle , Enrique Ayala Vazquez , Nanbo Jin , Miguel Christophy , Erdinc Irci , Salih Yarga , Erica Tong , Anand Lakshmanan , Mattia Pascolini , Tyler Cater , Christopher T. Cheng
CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 , H01Q5/357 , H01Q13/103
Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. The peripheral conductive structures may form housing sidewalls. A slot may be machined into a metal housing that separates the housing sidewalls from a planar rear housing portion that forms a ground for an antenna. The slot may be filled with plastic filler. A parasitic antenna resonating element arm that supports an antenna resonance at high band frequencies may be embedded within the plastic filler. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed from a portion of the planar rear housing portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20180069297A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-08
申请号:US15257542
申请日:2016-09-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Nanbo Jin , Anand Lakshmanan , Christopher T. Cheng , Erica J. Tong , Han Wang , Mattia Pascolini , Scott A. Myers , Xu Gao , Richard H. Dinh , Tang Yew Tan
CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 , H01Q1/2291 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q5/328 , H01Q9/42
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include cellular telephone antennas, wireless local area network antennas, antenna structures for receiving satellite navigation system signals, and other antennas. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element such as an inverted-F antenna resonating element. The inverted-F antenna resonating element may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element arm formed from metal traces on a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit may be soldered to an antenna grounding clip. A screw may attach the clip, a speaker tab, a connector bracket, and other metal structures to a metal device housing that serves as ground for the antenna. The screw may be isolated from the antenna grounding clip and the other metal structures by an insulating structure such as an insulating gasket.
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公开(公告)号:US09876272B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-23
申请号:US14829008
申请日:2015-08-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Hongfei Hu , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Enrique Ayala Vazquez , Nanbo Jin , Miguel Christophy , Erdinc Irci , Salih Yarga , Erica Tong , Anand Lakshmanan , Mattia Pascolini , Tyler Cater , Christopher T. Cheng
CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 , H01Q5/357 , H01Q13/103
Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. The peripheral conductive structures may form housing sidewalls. A slot may be machined into a metal housing that separates the housing sidewalls from a planar rear housing portion that forms a ground for an antenna. The slot may be filled with plastic filler. A parasitic antenna resonating element arm that supports an antenna resonance at high band frequencies may be embedded within the plastic filler. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed from a portion of the planar rear housing portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20170054196A1
公开(公告)日:2017-02-23
申请号:US14829008
申请日:2015-08-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Hongfei Hu , Benjamin Shane Bustle , Enrique Ayala Vazquez , Nanbo Jin , Miguel Christophy , Erdinc Irci , Salih Yarga , Erica Tong , Anand Lakshmanan , Mattia Pascolini , Tyler Cater , Christopher T. Cheng
IPC: H01Q1/24
CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 , H01Q5/357 , H01Q13/103
Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. The peripheral conductive structures may form housing sidewalls. A slot may be machined into a metal housing that separates the housing sidewalls from a planar rear housing portion that forms a ground for an antenna. The slot may be filled with plastic filler. A parasitic antenna resonating element arm that supports an antenna resonance at high band frequencies may be embedded within the plastic filler. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed from a portion of the planar rear housing portion.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有带天线的无线电路。 用于天线的天线谐振元件臂可以由沿设备壳体的边缘延伸的周边导电结构形成。 外围导电结构可以形成外壳侧壁。 槽可以被加工成金属壳体,其将壳体侧壁与形成天线接地的平面后壳体部分分离。 槽可以填充塑料填料。 在高频带上支持天线谐振的寄生天线谐振元件臂可以嵌入在塑料填充物内。 寄生天线谐振元件可以由平面后壳体部分的一部分形成。
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