IP Library Granted Patent US 7,379,026
Granted Patent B2
US 7,379,026 · App. 11/169,536 · Granted May 27, 2008

Electronic device with antenna, antenna structure, and method for adjusting antenna or electronic device

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Patent No.
US 7,379,026
App. No.
11/169,536
Granted
May 27, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The electronic device includes a device body, a radiation element for performing reception and/or radiation of electromagnetic wave as an antenna to be equipped with the device body, and a dielectric member placed close to or in contact with the radiation element within the device body, the dielectric member being movable from the outside of the device body to shift the resonance frequency of the antenna. According to the present invention, it is possible, for an electronic device such as a notebook PC having a wireless communication function, to compensate the deviations of resonance frequency of antennas caused by errors in mounting of the antennas for individual devices, the difference in the dimension of structures or the like, to match the resonance frequency to the specified central frequency.

Claims (23)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a device body;

an inverted F-type antenna mounted on the device body;

a dielectric member provided close to an end portion of a radiation element of the inverted F-type antenna, the dielectric member being mounted such that the dielectric constant of the inverted F-type antenna is changeable by adjusting the distance between the dielectric member and the end portion;

a ground, wherein the dielectric member is at a predetermined position on the ground, and wherein at least a part of the dielectric member can be rotated; and

a display screen for image and a display panel that has a peripheral side face adjacent to the display screen, wherein the inverted F-type antenna is mounted on the peripheral side face of the display panel, and wherein the dielectric member is adjustable from the outside of a cover that covers the peripheral side face of the display panel.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the dielectric member comprises a resin member.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a screw member for fixing the dielectric member,

wherein the distance between the dielectric member and the end portion is adjustable by rotating the screw member.

4. An antenna structure disposed within an electronic device, comprising:

a radiation element for performing reception and/or radiation of electromagnetic wave;

a dielectric member placed close to or in contact with the radiation element, the dielectric member being configured so that at least a part thereof can be moved from the outside of the electronic device after the radiation element is mounted within the electronic device;

a ground, wherein the dielectric member is at a predetermined position on the ground, and wherein at least a part of the dielectric member can be rotated; and

a screw member for mounting the dielectric member on the ground, wherein the ground that is placed with a predetermined space from the radiation element, wherein at least a part of the dielectric member can be moved by rotating the screw member.

5. The antenna structure according to claim 4 , wherein

the radiation element has an end portion;

the dielectric member is placed close to the end portion of the radiation element, and the distance between the dielectric member and the end portion is adjustable.

6. An antenna structure disposed within an electronic device, comprising:

a radiation element for performing reception and/or radiation of electromagnetic wave;

a dielectric member placed close to or in contact with the radiation element, the dielectric member being configured so that at least a part thereof can be moved from the outside of the electronic device after the radiation element is mounted within the electronic device;

a ground, wherein the dielectric member is at a predetermined position on the ground, and

wherein at least a part of the dielectric member can be rotated; and

a screw member for mounting the dielectric member on the ground, wherein the ground that is placed with a predetermined space from the radiation element, wherein at least a part of the dielectric member can be moved by rotating the screw member.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 25, 2015
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 037160/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2005
From: USUI, HIDEYUKI; AGATA, HIROAKI
To: LENOVO PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 017074/0107 →