Planar inverted F antenna
View Patent ↗The present invention is related to a planar inverted F antenna (PIFA), which the antenna portion is allocated on a quality conductive metal element within the electronic unit. The antenna portion and the metal element are incorporated into a single component.
1. A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus, comprising:
a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion for secure coupling to an electronic unit; and,
at least one peripherally projecting F antenna portion integrally formed with said metal grounding member, said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member, wherein said metal grounding member is formed with a rigid metal plate configuration defining an edge portion bounding said substantially planar portion, said F antenna portion extending outward from said edge portion.
2. A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus comprising:
a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion for secure coupling to an electronic unit; and,
a plurality of peripherally projecting F antenna portions integrally formed with said metal grounding member, each said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member;
wherein a pair of said F antenna portions extend from a common edge portion of said metal grounding member to be disposed in laterally spaced manner one relative to the other.
3. A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus comprising:
a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion for secure coupling to an electronic unit; and,
at least one peripherally projecting F antenna portion integrally formed with said metal grounding member, said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member;
wherein said metal grounding member is captured within an electronic unit selected from the group consisting of: a desktop personal computer device, a notebook personal computer device, a tablet personal computer device, and a personal digital assistant device.
4. An apparatus having a planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) device, comprising:
an electronic unit having first and second housing members;
a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion captured between said first and second housing members of said electronic unit; and,
at least one peripherally projecting F antenna portion integrally formed with said metal grounding member, said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member to be secured to said electronic unit thereby, wherein said metal grounding member is formed with a rigid metal plate configuration defining an edge portion bounding said substantially planar portion, said F antenna portion extending outward from said edge portion.
5. A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus comprising:
an electronic unit having first and second housing members;
a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion captured between said first and second housing members of said electronic unit; and,
a plurality of peripherally projecting F antenna portions integrally formed with said metal grounding member, each said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member to be secured to said electronic unit thereby;
wherein a pair of said F antenna portions extend from a common edge portion of said metal grounding member to be disposed in laterally spaced manner one relative to the other.
6. A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus comprising:
an electronic unit having first and second housing members;
a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion captured between said first and second housing members of said electronic unit; and,
at least one peripherally projecting F antenna portion integrally formed with said metal grounding member, said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member to be secured to said electronic unit thereby;
wherein said electronic unit is selected from the group consisting of: a desktop personal computer device, a notebook personal computer device, a tablet personal computer device, and a personal digital assistant device.