公开(公告)号：US09966667B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US15806986

申请日：2017-11-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Nanbo Jin ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Liang Han ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Erica J. Tong ,  Erdinc Irci ,  Salih Yarga ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Benjamin Shane Bustle ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q13/10

CPC classification number: H01Q13/103 ,  H01Q1/245

Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from conductive housing structures running along the edges of a device. The antenna may have a pair of switchable return paths that bridge a slot between the antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. An adjustable component and a feed may be coupled in parallel across the slot. The adjustable component may switch a capacitor into use or out of use and the return paths may be selectively opened and closed to compensate for antenna loading due to the presence of external objects near the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20150341073A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-26

申请号：US14283039

申请日：2014-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Salih Yarga ,  Yijun Zhou ,  Erdinc lrci ,  Jayesh Nath ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Liang Han ,  James G. Judkins ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H04B1/40

CPC classification number: H04B1/40 ,  H04B1/0458 ,  H04B1/18

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 an antenna that is tuned using tunable components. The control circuitry may gather information on the current operating mode of the. electronic device, sensor data from a proximity sensor, accelerometer, microphone, and other sensors, antenna impedance information for the antenna, and information on the use of connectors in the electronic device. Based on this gathered data, the control circuitry can adjust the tunable components to compensate for antenna detuning due to loading from nearby external objects, may adjust transmit power levels, and may make other wireless circuit adjustments.

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。 无线电路可以包括使用可调组件调谐的天线。 控制电路可以收集关于当前操作模式的信息。 电子设备，来自接近传感器的传感器数据，加速度计，麦克风和其他传感器，用于天线的天线阻抗信息，以及关于在电子设备中使用连接器的信息。 基于收集的数据，控制电路可以调整可调组件以补偿由于来自附近的外部物体的负载引起的天线失谐，可以调整发射功率电平，并且可以进行其他无线电路调整。

公开(公告)号：US09065175B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-23

申请号：US13655215

申请日：2012-10-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sean S. Corbin ,  Taylor H. Gilbert ,  Rodney A. Gomez Angulo ,  Yi Jiang ,  Conor P. Lenahan ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Stephen R. McClure ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Salih Yarga ,  Jiang Zhu

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/18

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H05K1/0215 ,  H05K1/189 ,  H05K2201/0281 ,  H05K2201/10409

Abstract: An electronic device may have a conductive housing with an antenna window. Antenna structures may be mounted adjacent to the antenna window. The antenna structures may have a dielectric carrier. Patterned metal antenna traces may be formed on the surface of the dielectric carrier. A proximity sensor may be formed from a flexible printed circuit mounted on the dielectric carrier. The flexible printed circuit may have a tail that contains a transmission line for feeding the antenna structures. The transmission line may include a positive signal conductor that is maintained at a desired distance from the conductive housing using a polymer sheet. A portion of the antenna structures may protrude between a microphone and a camera module. Plastic camera module housing structures may have an inner surface coated with a shielding metal. A U-shaped conductive fabric layer may be used as a grounding structure.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有带有天线窗口的导电壳体。 天线结构可以安装在天线窗口附近。 天线结构可以具有电介质载体。 图案化的金属天线迹线可以形成在电介质载体的表面上。 接近传感器可以由安装在电介质载体上的柔性印刷电路形成。 柔性印刷电路可以具有包含用于馈送天线结构的传输线的尾部。 传输线可以包括使用聚合物片材从导电壳体保持在期望距离的正信号导体。 天线结构的一部分可以在麦克风和相机模块之间突出。 塑料相机模块外壳结构可以具有涂覆有屏蔽金属的内表面。 可以使用U形导电织物层作为接地结构。

公开(公告)号：US20140292587A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US13855568

申请日：2013-04-02

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Salih Yarga ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/245 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q5/378 ,  H01Q9/0421

Abstract: An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest. The wireless communications bands may include a communications band at a first frequency. The antenna may have a parasitic antenna resonating element that supports a low efficiency resonance. In response to operation of the electronic device in free space, the low efficiency resonance will be located at a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency. In response to operation of the electronic device in proximity to a user's body or other external object, the antenna will be loaded and the low efficiency resonance associated with the parasitic antenna resonating element will shift to the communications band at the first frequency. The antenna may include a resonating element formed on a flexible printed circuit or a dielectric carrier such as a plastic support structure.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有用于在感兴趣的无线通信频带中提供覆盖的天线。 无线通信频带可以包括第一频率的通信频带。 天线可以具有支持低效率谐振的寄生天线谐振元件。 响应于电子设备在自由空间中的操作，低效率谐振将位于大于第一频率的第二频率处。 响应于电子设备在用户身体或其他外部物体附近的操作，天线将被加载，并且与寄生天线谐振元件相关联的低效率谐振将以第一频率移动到通信频带。 天线可以包括形成在柔性印刷电路或电介质载体（例如塑料支撑结构）上的谐振元件。

公开(公告)号：US20140253392A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-11

申请号：US13790549

申请日：2013-03-08

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Salih Yarga ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q5/335 ,  H01Q5/371

Abstract: An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest such as a low frequency communications band, a middle frequency communications band, and a high frequency communications band. Slot structures in the antenna that might reduce efficiency in the high frequency communications band may be avoided by capacitively loading the antenna and omitting meandering paths in the antenna. A capacitor may be coupled between an antenna ground formed from a metal housing structure and an antenna resonating element having a curved shape that conforms to the shape of the edge of the electronic device. The capacitor may have interdigitated fingers and may be adjustable to tune the antenna. The antenna may transmit and receive radio-frequency signals through a display cover layer in a display and a dielectric antenna window portion of the housing.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有用于在诸如低频通信频带，中频通信频带和高频通信频带的无线通信频带中提供覆盖的天线。 可以通过电容加载天线并省略天线中的曲折路径来避免天线中可能降低高频通信频带效率的天线结构。 电容器可以耦合在由金属外壳结构形成的天线接地和具有符合电子设备的边缘形状的弯曲形状的天线谐振元件之间。 电容器可以具有叉指，并且可调节天线。 天线可以通过显示器中的显示器覆盖层和壳体的电介质天线窗口部分来发射和接收射频信号。

公开(公告)号：US20140100004A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-10

申请号：US13647106

申请日：2012-10-08

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Salih Yarga ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Robert W. Schlub

IPC: H01Q1/38 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H01Q9/06

CPC classification number: H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q9/06

Abstract: Antenna structures for an antenna may be formed from a dielectric carrier with metal structures. The metal structures may be patterned to cover all sides of the dielectric carrier. The dielectric carrier may have a shape with six sides or other shape that creates a three-dimensional layout for the antenna structures. The antenna structures may have a tunable circuit that allows the antenna to be tuned. The tunable circuit may have first and second terminals coupled to one of the sides of the carrier. The metal structures may be configured to form an inverted-F antenna resonating element. Portions of the metal structures may form a first arm for an inverted-F antenna and portions of the metal structures may form a second arm for the inverted-F antenna. The antenna may operate in multiple communications bands. The tunable circuit may tune one band without significantly tuning other bands.

Abstract translation: 用于天线的天线结构可以由具有金属结构的电介质载体形成。 金属结构可以被图案化以覆盖电介质载体的所有侧面。 电介质载体可以具有六边或其他形状的形状，其形成天线结构的三维布局。 天线结构可以具有允许天线被调谐的可调谐电路。 可调谐电路可以具有耦合到载体的一个侧面的第一和第二端子。 金属结构可以被配置为形成倒F天线谐振元件。 金属结构的部分可以形成用于倒F天线的第一臂，并且金属结构的部分可以形成用于倒F天线的第二臂。 天线可以在多个通信频带中操作。 可调电路可以调谐一个频带而不显着调谐其他频带。