公开(公告)号：WO2018057752A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：PCT/US2017/052743

申请日：2017-09-21

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  MELCHER, Martin

Inventor： MELCHER, Martin ,  JIANG, Yi ,  WU, Jiangfeng ,  YONG, Siwen ,  ZHANG, Lijun ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  WILSON, James

IPC: C03C17/06 ,  G06F1/18 ,  H04M1/72

CPC classification number: H01Q1/245 ,  C03C17/06 ,  C03C2217/25 ,  C03C2218/33 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F1/181 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q15/0013 ,  H01Q21/0006 ,  H04B1/3833 ,  H04M1/0283 ,  H04M1/72

Abstract: Methods and devices useful in radio frequency (RF) signal transmission are provided. By way of example, a wireless electronic device may include a transceiver, and an enclosure in which the transceiver is disposed. The enclosure may include an RF transparent layer and an RF opaque coating disposed on the RF transparent layer, where the RF opaque coating includes a pattern formed therein to enable RF signals to pass therethrough.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于射频（RF）信号传输的方法和设备。 作为示例，无线电子设备可以包括收发器和其中设置收发器的外壳。 外壳可以包括RF透明层和设置在RF透明层上的RF不透明涂层，其中RF不透明涂层包括在其中形成的图案以使RF信号能够通过其中。

公开(公告)号：WO2014197127A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-11

申请号：PCT/US2014/034653

申请日：2014-04-18

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： IRCI, Erdinc ,  GUTERMAN, Jerzy ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W.

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q21/28

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: An electronic device housing may have a base unit and a lid. Aligned antenna windows may be formed on opposing upper and lower surfaces of the base unit along a hinge. Antenna structures that are located between respective upper and lower antenna windows on the upper and lower surfaces may be based on a pair of antennas that are coupled to switching circuitry that can select which antenna to switch into use or may be based on an antenna having a position that may be adjusted relative to the upper and lower antenna windows using a mechanical coupling to the lid or using a positioner. A sensor such as a lid position sensor may monitor how the lid is positioned relative to the base unit. Information from the lid position sensor may be used in adjusting the antenna structures to optimize performance.

Abstract translation: 电子设备外壳可以具有基座单元和盖子。 对准的天线窗口可以沿着铰链形成在基座单元的相对的上表面和下表面上。 位于上表面和下表面上的相应上和下天线窗口之间的天线结构可以基于耦合到切换电路的一对天线，该交换电路可以选择哪个天线切换到使用中，或者可以基于具有 可以使用与盖子的机械联接或使用定位器相对于上部和下部天线窗口来调节的位置。 诸如盖位置传感器的传感器可以监视盖相对于基座的位置。 来自盖位置传感器的信息可用于调整天线结构以优化性能。

公开(公告)号：WO2013115939A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-08

申请号：PCT/US2013/020467

申请日：2013-01-07

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： HU, Hongfei ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W. ,  MOW, Matthew, A. ,  JIN, Nanbo

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q5/00

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q5/321 ,  H01Q5/328 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/42

Abstract: An electronic device antenna may be provided with an antenna ground. An antenna resonating element may have a first end that is coupled to the ground using an inductor and may have a second end that is coupled to a peripheral conductive housing member in an electronic device. The peripheral conductive housing member may have a portion that is connected to the ground and may have a portion that is separated from the ground by a gap. The gap may be bridged by an inductor that couples the second end of the antenna resonating element to the antenna ground. The inductor may be bridged by a switch. A tunable circuit such as a capacitor bridged by a switch may be interposed in the antenna resonating element. The switches that bridge the gap and the capacitor may be used in tuning the antenna.

Abstract translation: 电子设备天线可以设置有天线接地。 天线谐振元件可以具有使用电感器耦合到地面的第一端，并且可以具有耦合到电子设备中的外围导电壳体构件的第二端。 外围导电壳体构件可以具有连接到地面的部分，并且可以具有通过间隙与地面分离的部分。 间隙可以由将天线谐振元件的第二端耦合到天线地的电感器桥接。 电感器可以由开关桥接。 诸如由开关桥接的电容器的可调谐电路可以插入在天线谐振元件中。 桥接间隙的开关和电容器可用于调谐天线。

公开(公告)号：WO2013103564A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-11

申请号：PCT/US2012/071627

申请日：2012-12-26

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W. ,  JIN, Nanbo ,  MOW, Matthew, A. ,  HU, Hongfei ,  NICKEL, Joshua, G.

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q5/00

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q5/357

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antennas. An antenna may be formed from an antenna resonating element arm and an antenna ground. The antenna resonating element arm may have a shorter portion that resonates at higher communications band frequencies and a longer portion that resonates at lower communications band frequencies. A short circuit branch may be coupled between the shorter portion of the antenna resonating element arm and the antenna ground. A series-connected inductor and switch may be coupled between the longer portion of the antenna resonating element arm and the antenna ground. An antenna feed branch may be coupled between the antenna resonating element arm and the antenna ground at a location that is between the short circuit branch and the series-connected inductor and switch.

Abstract translation: 可以提供包含无线通信电路的电子设备。 无线通信电路可以包括射频收发器电路和天线。 天线可以由天线谐振元件臂和天线接地形成。 天线谐振元件臂可以具有在较高通信频带频率下谐振的较短部分和在较低通信频带频率下谐振的较长部分。 短路支路可以耦合在天线谐振元件臂的较短部分和天线接地之间。 串联的电感器和开关可以耦合在天线谐振元件臂的较长部分和天线接地之间。 在天线谐振元件臂和天线接地之间的天线馈电支路可以在短路支路和串联连接的电感器和开关之间的位置耦合。

公开(公告)号：WO2012039879A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-29

申请号：PCT/US2011/049018

申请日：2011-08-24

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  GUTERMAN, Jerzy ,  XU, Hao ,  KOUGH, Douglas, Blake ,  CAMACHO, Eduardo, Lopez ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W. ,  CABALLERO, Ruben

Inventor： GUTERMAN, Jerzy ,  XU, Hao ,  KOUGH, Douglas, Blake ,  CAMACHO, Eduardo, Lopez ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W. ,  CABALLERO, Ruben

IPC: H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q5/357 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q5/378

Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antenna resonating elements such as dual-band antenna resonating elements that resonate in first and second communications bands. The antenna structures may also contain parasitic antenna elements such as elements that are operative in only the first or second communications band and elements that are operative in both the first and second communications bands. The antenna resonating elements and parasitic elements may be mounted on a common dielectric carrier. The dielectric carrier may be mounted within a slot or other opening in a conductive element. The conductive element may be formed from conductive housing structures in an electronic device such as a portable computer. The portable computer may have a clutch barrel with a dielectric cover. The dielectric cover may overlap and cover the slot and the dielectric carrier.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 天线结构可以包括诸如在第一和第二通信频带中共振的双频天线谐振元件的天线谐振元件。 天线结构还可以包含诸如仅在第一或第二通信频带中操作的元件的寄生天线元件和在第一和第二通信频带中都可操作的元件。 天线谐振元件和寄生元件可以安装在公共介电载体上。 电介质载体可以安装在导电元件中的槽或其它开口内。 导电元件可以由诸如便携式计算机的电子设备中的导电外壳结构形成。 便携式计算机可以具有带电介质盖的离合器筒。 电介质盖可以重叠并覆盖槽和电介质载体。

公开(公告)号：WO2011123147A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-06

申请号：PCT/US2010/049543

申请日：2010-09-20

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  NICKEL, Josh ,  ZAVALA, Juan ,  ZHOU, Yijun ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W. ,  CABALLERO, Ruben

Inventor： NICKEL, Josh ,  ZAVALA, Juan ,  ZHOU, Yijun ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W. ,  CABALLERO, Ruben

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q9/04

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q5/364 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/42

Abstract: Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. An inverted-F antenna may have first and second short circuit legs and a feed leg. The first and second short circuit legs and the feed leg may be connected to a folded antenna resonating element arm. The antenna resonating element arm and the first short circuit leg may be formed from portions of a conductive electronic device bezel. The folded antenna resonating element arm may have a bend. The bezel may have a gap that is located at the bend. Part of the folded resonating element arm may be formed from a conductive trace on a dielectric member. A spring may be used in connecting the conductive trace to the electronic device bezel portion of the antenna resonating element arm.

Abstract translation: 提供包含无线通信电路的电子设备。 无线通信电路可以包括射频收发器电路和天线结构。 倒F天线可以具有第一和第二短路腿和馈送腿。 第一和第二短路腿和进给腿可以连接到折叠天线谐振元件臂。 天线谐振元件臂和第一短路支腿可以由导电电子元件边框的部分形成。 折叠天线谐振元件臂可以具有弯曲部。 挡板可能有一个位于弯头处的间隙。 折叠谐振元件臂的一部分可以由电介质构件上的导电迹线形成。 可以使用弹簧将导电线路连接到天线谐振元件臂的电子设备边框部分。

公开(公告)号：WO2011005518A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-13

申请号：PCT/US2010/039490

申请日：2010-06-22

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  CHIANG, Bing ,  KOUGH, Douglas, Blake ,  AYALA VAZQUEZ, Enrique ,  SPRINGER, Gregory, Allen ,  XU, Hao ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W. ,  CAMACHO, Eduardo, Lopez ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  GUTERMAN, Jerzy ,  JIANG, Yi

Inventor： CHIANG, Bing ,  KOUGH, Douglas, Blake ,  AYALA VAZQUEZ, Enrique ,  SPRINGER, Gregory, Allen ,  XU, Hao ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W. ,  CAMACHO, Eduardo, Lopez ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  GUTERMAN, Jerzy ,  JIANG, Yi

IPC: H01Q13/18 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H01Q13/18 ,  G06F1/1616 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q1/38

Abstract: Antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device (10) may have a housing (12) in which an antenna is mounted. The housing may have an antenna window (68) for the antenna. The antenna window may be formed from dielectric or from antenna window slots (82) in a conductive member such as a conductive wall of the electronic device housing. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element (70) that is backed by a conductive antenna cavity (72). The antenna resonating element may have antenna resonating element slots or may be formed using other antenna configurations such as inverted-F configurations. The antenna cavity may have conductive vertical sidewalls and a conductive rear wall. The antenna cavity walls may be formed from conductive layers on a dielectric antenna support structure.

Abstract translation: 为便携式电脑等电子设备提供天线。 电子设备（10）可以具有安装天线的壳体（12）。 壳体可以具有用于天线的天线窗口（68）。 天线窗口可以由导电构件（例如电子设备壳体的导电壁）中的电介质或天线窗口（82）形成。 天线可以具有由导电天线腔（72）支撑的天线谐振元件（70）。 天线谐振元件可以具有天线谐振元件插槽，或者可以使用诸如倒F配置的其它天线配置来形成。 天线腔可以具有导电的垂直侧壁和导电后壁。 天线腔壁可以由电介质天线支撑结构上的导电层形成。

公开(公告)号：WO2022055690A8

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：PCT/US2021/046925

申请日：2021-08-20

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： ZHANG, Lijun ,  WU, Jiangfeng ,  ZHANG, Lu ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  YONG, Siwen ,  JIANG, Yi

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02C11/00 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02C11/10

Abstract: A head-mounted device such as a pair of glasses may have display systems. The display systems may present images to eye boxes for viewing by a user. The glasses may have clear lenses through which real-world objects may be viewed from the eye boxes. The glasses may have a metal frame that surrounds the lenses and may have temples that are coupled to the frame using hinges. Radio-frequency transceiver circuitry such as cellular telephone transceiver circuitry may be coupled to one or more antennas in the head-mounted device. The antennas may have antenna resonating elements formed by placing dielectric-filled gaps in the metal frame to divide the frame into segments. Antenna resonating elements formed from segments of the metal frame may be coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver circuitry using transmission lines.

公开(公告)号：WO2018217420A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：PCT/US2018/030724

申请日：2018-05-02

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： JIANG, Yi ,  WU, Jiangfeng ,  ZHANG, Lijun ,  YONG, Siwen ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia

IPC: H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q15/00

Abstract: An electronic device may include a substrate and a conductive layer on the substrate. The conductive layer may be patterned to form a first region and a second region that surrounds and defines the shape of the first region. The first region may be formed from a continuous portion of the conductive layer. The second region may include a grid of openings that divides the conductive layer into an array of patches. The first region may form an antenna resonating element for an antenna. The second region may block antenna currents from the antenna resonating element and may be transparent to radio-frequency electromagnetic waves. The openings may have a width that is too narrow to be discerned by the human eye. This may configure the first and second regions to appear as a single continuous conductive layer despite the fact that an antenna resonating element is formed therein.

公开(公告)号：WO2015134117A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-11

申请号：PCT/US2015/011262

申请日：2015-01-13

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： OUYANG, Yuehui ,  DARNELL, Dean, F. ,  AYALA VAZQUEZ, Enrique ,  TONG, Erica, J. ,  HU, Hongfei ,  MOW, Matthew, A. ,  PASCOLINI, Mattia ,  TSAI, Ming-Ju ,  JIN, Nanbo ,  SCHLUB, Robert, W.

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q5/35 ,  H01Q5/371

CPC classification number: H01Q3/247 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q5/35 ,  H01Q5/371 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q21/30 ,  H04B5/0081

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with shared antenna structures that can be used to form both a near-field-communications antenna such as a loop antenna and a non-near-field communications antenna such as an inverted-F antenna. The antenna structures may include conductive structures such as metal traces on printed circuits or other dielectric substrates, internal metal housing structures, or other conductive electronic device housing structures. A main resonating element arm may be separated from an antenna ground by an opening. A non-near-field communications antenna return path and antenna feed path may span the opening. A balun may have first and second electromagnetically coupled inductors. The second inductor may have terminals coupled across differential signal terminals in a near-field communications transceiver. The first inductor may form part of the near-field communications loop antenna.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有共享天线结构，其可以用于形成诸如环形天线的近场通信天线和诸如倒F天线的非近场通信天线。 天线结构可以包括导电结构，例如印刷电路或其它电介质基底上的金属迹线，内部金属外壳结构或其它导电电子器件外壳结构。 主谐振元件臂可以通过开口与天线地分离。 非近场通信天线返回路径和天线馈送路径可以跨越开口。 平衡 - 不平衡转换器可以具有第一和第二电磁耦合电感器。 第二电感器可以具有耦合在近场通信收发器中的差分信号端子上的端子。 第一电感器可以形成近场通信环形天线的一部分。