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Electronic device with antenna feed bolt

US10938111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 2019
Grant dateMar 2, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q13/106
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device may have metal structures such as metal electronic device housing structures and other conductive structures. The conductive structures may have a slot or other opening. An antenna may be formed from the conductive structures. Control circuitry in the electronic device may receive input from input-output devices and may use the input-output devices to provide a user with output. The control circuitry may be coupled to a radio-frequency transceiver that is used to transmit and receive wireless communications. The radio-frequency transceiver may be coupled to the antenna using a transmission line. The transmission line may have a radio-frequency connector that is coupled to a radio-frequency connector on an antenna feed bolt. The antenna feed bolt may have a shaft that spans the opening in the conductive structures and may be coupled to antenna feed terminals on opposing sides of the opening. The antenna may have a tuning bolt.

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