公开(公告)号：US20210098869A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US16584159

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrea Ruaro ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Mario Martinis ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Mattia Pascolini

IPC: H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with metal sidewalls. One of the metal sidewalls may have an opening. The electronic device may have a speaker module that has a speaker housing member. Conductive structures on the speaker housing member may have an opening that forms a slot element. The opening of the metal sidewall may be aligned with slot element. The slot element and an interior cavity of the speaker housing member may form a cavity-backed slot antenna. An antenna feed structure may be disposed at the opening of the speaker housing member. An antenna feed may be directly coupled to the antenna feed structure. The antenna feed structure may indirectly feed the slot antenna resonating element by capacitive coupling. A sealing member may be disposed at the opening of the metal sidewall.

公开(公告)号：US10355344B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15903733

申请日：2018-02-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrea Ruaro ,  Carlo Di Nallo ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Jiaxiao Niu ,  Mario Martinis ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Zheyu Wang

IPC: H04B7/02 ,  H04L1/02 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H04B1/40 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H04B5/00

Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may be provided with a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver, satellite receiver, and cellular transceiver. A first antenna may include a radiating slot between a conductive housing wall and a display module. A second antenna may include conductive structures that radiate through a rear face of the device. The WLAN transceiver and the satellite receiver may be coupled to the first antenna. A switch may be coupled between the cellular transceiver and the first and second antennas. Control circuitry may adjust the switch to route signals between the cellular transceiver and a selected one of the first and second antennas based on wireless performance metric data so that the antenna exhibiting superior wireless performance at cellular telephone frequencies is used for cellular telephone communications regardless of environmental conditions.

公开(公告)号：US20230420830A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18324835

申请日：2023-05-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Yuko N Kanagy ,  Jiaxiao Niu ,  Mario Martinis ,  Andrea Ruaro ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Mattia Pascolini

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  G04G17/04 ,  G04C10/00 ,  H02J50/10

CPC classification number: H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H01Q9/0407 ,  G04G17/045 ,  G04C10/00 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: An electronic device may have conductive sidewalls and a rear wall. The rear wall may have a first portion mounted to the sidewalls and a second portion protruding away from the first portion to define a cavity. A sensor board may be mounted within the cavity. A coil structure may be mounted within the cavity and surrounding the sensor board. An antenna may have an antenna ground separated from a patch element by an antenna volume. The patch element may include a first conductive trace on the first portion of the rear wall, a second conductive trace on the sensor board, and a conductive interconnect structure that couples the first conductive trace to the second conductive trace. The coil structure may be disposed outside of the antenna to minimize impact of the coil structure on performance of the antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20210075094A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16562355

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Andrea Ruaro ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Jiaxiao Niu ,  Mario Martinis ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Michael R. Parker ,  Rex T. Ehman

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01Q1/48

Abstract: An electronic device may include a rear housing wall, antenna resonating element, coil, sensor board, and antenna grounding ring structures. The coil may receive wireless charging signals through the grounding ring structures and the rear housing wall. The grounding ring structures may include concentric ring-shaped traces. The ring-shaped traces may be separated by at least one gap. The ring-shaped traces and the gaps may configure the grounding ring structures to short antenna currents at relatively high frequencies from the antenna resonating element to a ground trace on the sensor board while blocking currents at relatively low frequencies. This may allow the ground trace to form part of an antenna without substantially impairing wireless charging efficiency of the coil.

公开(公告)号：US10673127B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US16584106

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrea Ruaro ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Mario Martinis ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Mattia Pascolini

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q5/25 ,  H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q5/30

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 clip and blade structures may form conductive paths for coupling antenna elements.

公开(公告)号：US12207726B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US17478453

申请日：2021-09-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ryan C. Perkins ,  Johan Avendal ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Carlo Di Nallo ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Samuel B. Schaevitz ,  Christopher M. Werner

IPC: A45F5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  E05B73/00 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G04G21/04 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06K7/00 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/077 ,  G06T13/40 ,  H01M50/109 ,  H01M50/184 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q5/25 ,  H01Q5/378 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01R4/28 ,  H04B1/3888 ,  H04B5/79 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/30 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/21 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R7/02 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W12/03 ,  A63B24/00 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H04B1/717 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining a first exterior surface of the tag, a second housing member removably coupled to the first housing member and defining a second exterior surface of the tag, and an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly may include an antenna frame defining a top surface and a peripheral side surface, a first antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device using a first wireless protocol, a second antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to send a localization signal to the electronic device using a second wireless protocol different than the first protocol, and a third antenna on the antenna frame along the top surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device via a third wireless protocol different than the first and second protocols.

公开(公告)号：US20230232547A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US17934532

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Trent J. Canales ,  Devon K. Copeland ,  YoungHoon Kim ,  Michael R. Parker ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Tyler S. Atura Bushnell

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  G04G17/04 ,  G04G17/06 ,  H01Q1/27

CPC classification number: H05K5/0026 ,  G04G17/045 ,  G04G17/06 ,  H01Q1/273

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.

公开(公告)号：US20220004834A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17478453

申请日：2021-09-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ryan C. Perkins ,  Johan Avendal ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Carlo Di Nallo ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Samuel B. Schaevitz ,  Christopher M. Werner

IPC: G06K19/07 ,  H01Q5/25 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q5/378 ,  H04L9/30 ,  G06K19/077

Abstract: A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining a first exterior surface of the tag, a second housing member removably coupled to the first housing member and defining a second exterior surface of the tag, and an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly may include an antenna frame defining a top surface and a peripheral side surface, a first antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device using a first wireless protocol, a second antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to send a localization signal to the electronic device using a second wireless protocol different than the first protocol, and a third antenna on the antenna frame along the top surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device via a third wireless protocol different than the first and second protocols.

公开(公告)号：US11108139B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16562355

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Andrea Ruaro ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Jiaxiao Niu ,  Mario Martinis ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Michael R. Parker ,  Rex T. Ehman

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H04B5/00

Abstract: An electronic device may include a rear housing wall, antenna resonating element, coil, sensor board, and antenna grounding ring structures. The coil may receive wireless charging signals through the grounding ring structures and the rear housing wall. The grounding ring structures may include concentric ring-shaped traces. The ring-shaped traces may be separated by at least one gap. The ring-shaped traces and the gaps may configure the grounding ring structures to short antenna currents at relatively high frequencies from the antenna resonating element to a ground trace on the sensor board while blocking currents at relatively low frequencies. This may allow the ground trace to form part of an antenna without substantially impairing wireless charging efficiency of the coil.

公开(公告)号：US10950932B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16584159

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrea Ruaro ,  Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima ,  Mario Martinis ,  Dimitrios Papantonis ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Mattia Pascolini

IPC: H01Q13/10 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/48

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with metal sidewalls. One of the metal sidewalls may have an opening. The electronic device may have a speaker module that has a speaker housing member. Conductive structures on the speaker housing member may have an opening that forms a slot element. The opening of the metal sidewall may be aligned with slot element. The slot element and an interior cavity of the speaker housing member may form a cavity-backed slot antenna. An antenna feed structure may be disposed at the opening of the speaker housing member. An antenna feed may be directly coupled to the antenna feed structure. The antenna feed structure may indirectly feed the slot antenna resonating element by capacitive coupling. A sealing member may be disposed at the opening of the metal sidewall.