公开(公告)号：US10199718B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US14822091

申请日：2015-08-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sammy M. Khalifa ,  Daniel Lau ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Richard A. Besen ,  Gregory N. Stephens

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q13/10

Abstract: An antenna may be formed from a peripheral conductive housing structure in an electronic device that is separated from an antenna ground by a gap. An antenna feed may be formed from a metal trace on a flexible printed circuit that spans the gap. The metal trace may have a line segment that joins a wider pad portion of the trace at a junction. A stiffener on the flexible printed circuit may have a protrusion that overlaps the junction. A metal bracket attached to the peripheral housing structure may be soldered to the pad. A metal member with meandering paths may form a return path in the antenna. The meandering path may have parallel segments that extend along an inner surface of the peripheral conductive housing structure to prevent the metal member from rotating when a screw is used to screw the metal member to the peripheral conductive housing structure.

公开(公告)号：US20160072178A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-10

申请号：US14822091

申请日：2015-08-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sammy M. Khalifa ,  Daniel Lau ,  Scott A. Myers ,  Richard A. Besen ,  Gregory N. Stephens

IPC: H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q13/10

Abstract: An antenna may be formed from a peripheral conductive housing structure in an electronic device that is separated from an antenna ground by a gap. An antenna feed may be formed from a metal trace on a flexible printed circuit that spans the gap. The metal trace may have a line segment that joins a wider pad portion of the trace at a junction. A stiffener on the flexible printed circuit may have a protrusion that overlaps the junction. A metal bracket attached to the peripheral housing structure may be soldered to the pad. A metal member with meandering paths may form a return path in the antenna. The meandering path may have parallel segments that extend along an inner surface of the peripheral conductive housing structure to prevent the metal member from rotating when a screw is used to screw the metal member to the peripheral conductive housing structure.

Abstract translation: 天线可以由电子设备中的外围导电壳体结构形成，该电子设备通过间隙与天线接地分离。 天线馈电可以由跨越间隙的柔性印刷电路上的金属迹线形成。 金属迹线可以具有在结处连接迹线的较宽焊盘部分的线段。 柔性印刷电路上的加强件可以具有与接合部重叠的突起。 附接到外围壳体结构的金属支架可以焊接到垫上。 具有曲折路径的金属构件可以在天线中形成返回路径。 曲折路径可以具有沿着周边导电外壳结构的内表面延伸的平行段，以防止金属构件在使用螺钉将金属构件螺合到外围导电外壳结构时旋转。