公开(公告)号：US20250087873A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18626251

申请日：2024-04-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Killian J. Poore ,  Jas Mukesh Gajaria ,  Jiangfeng Wu ,  Mei-Li Chi ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Siwen Yong ,  Yi Jiang ,  Shirley S. Lu

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/48

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted display device may include an antenna that radiates through a cover. The antenna may have an antenna resonating element layered onto the cover and having a three-dimensional curvature. The antenna resonating element may have an antenna ground. A pressure-activated connector may electrically couple the antenna resonating element to the antenna ground. If desired, the pressure-activated connector may lock the antenna resonating element to the antenna ground. The pressure-activated connector may include a metal finger, a metal spring, a metal ball, a curling metal receptacle, a dimple, a metal screw, a screw receptacle, metal burs, and/or rotational locking structures. The pressure-activated connector may form a robust mechanical connection between the first and second conductors despite the curvature of the antenna resonating element, which minimizes electrical discontinuities that can otherwise deteriorate antenna performance.

公开(公告)号：US20250087872A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18626226

申请日：2024-04-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Killian J. Poore ,  Jas Mukesh Gajaria ,  Jiangfeng Wu ,  Mei-Li Chi ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Siwen Yong ,  Yi Jiang ,  Shirley S. Lu

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/44 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H05K7/20

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted display device may include an antenna that radiates through a cover. The antenna may have a ground and an antenna resonating element layered onto the cover. The ground may include conductive structures separated from the resonating element by a volume. The device may include a fan that conveys air through a vent in a chassis of the electronic device through a tunnel. The tunnel may be free from conductive material and may extend through the volume of the antenna. The fan may include blades enclosed within metal walls. A conductive mesh may be coupled between the metal walls and may separate the blades from the tunnel. This may serve to extend the volume of the antenna to also include at least some of the volume of the fan, thereby maximizing efficiency bandwidth of the antenna without sacrificing thermal dissipation by the fan.