Electronic device with speaker and antenna isolation
US10784572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/40
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may have a speaker mounted in a housing. The housing may have a top face and a longitudinal axis that passes through the top face. A printed circuit may lie parallel to the top face. Input-output circuitry such as a touch sensor and other components may be mounted on the top face overlapping the printed circuit. First and second antennas may be formed on the printed circuit. A speaker may be mounted in the housing facing along the longitudinal axis. A metal layer on a movable portion of the speaker may be patterned to form a slot antenna isolation element or other antenna isolation element. The antenna isolation element may be configured to exhibit a resonance at a frequency of operation of the first and second antennas and may therefore enhance isolation between the first and second antennas.
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