Electronic apparatus with a positioning structure for cable orientation
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, an antenna unit provided on the inner surface of the upper peripheral portion of the display housing of a notebook PC includes a projection that positions a power feeder connected to an electronic component adjacent to the antenna unit such that the power feeder extends at a constant distance from the core member of the antenna unit. The projection projects from the core member at a position at which it does not interfere with an antenna wire, and includes a recess that receives the power feeder.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a rectangular flat display housing;
a main unit coupled to a lower end of the display housing via hinges;
at least one electronic component provided inside an upper peripheral portion of the display housing;
an antenna unit provided inside the upper peripheral portion closer to a corner of the display housing than the at least one electronic component, the antenna unit being separate from the at least one component; and
a cable electrically coupling the at least one electronic component to the main unit, the cable extending through the hinges and along a peripheral portion of the display housing adjacent to the antenna unit;
wherein the antenna unit comprises a non-conductive positioning structure positioning the cable for the at least one electronic component such that the cable extends at a constant distance from the antenna unit.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the antenna unit includes a core member formed of an insulating material, and an antenna wire wound around the core member; and
the non-conductive positioning structure protrudes from the core member at a position at which the non-conductive positioning structure does not interfere with wireless signals transmitted or received through the antenna wire.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the non-conductive positioning structure includes a recess receiving the cable to define the constant distance between the core member and the cable.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the recess includes a claw preventing the cable from being displaced from the recess.
5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:
the at least one electronic component includes a plurality of electronic components; and
the recess receives a plurality of cables connecting the plurality of electronic components to the main unit.
6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the non-conductive positioning structure includes a rib projecting from the display housing and cooperating with the recess to limit movement of the cable.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the non-conductive positioning structure includes a rib projecting from the display housing between the antenna unit and the cable.
8. An electronic device comprising:
a rectangular flat display housing;
an electronic component provided inside an upper peripheral portion of the display housing;
an antenna unit provided inside the upper peripheral portion closer to a corner of the display housing than the at least one electronic component, the antenna unit being separate from the electronic component; and
a cable electrically coupled to the electronic component and physically separated from the antenna unit, the cable extending near the antenna unit along a peripheral portion of the display housing; and
wherein the antenna unit comprises a non-conductive positioning structure positioning the cable for the electronic component such that the cable extends at a constant distance from the antenna unit.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the non-conductive positioning structure includes a recess to receive the cable, the recess being formed so that the non-conductive positioning structure is situated between a front surface of the peripheral portion of the display housing and the cable.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the recess of the non-conductive positioning structure is formed so that the non-conductive positioning structure also is situated between (i) a reinforcement plate attached to the antenna unit and (ii) the cable.
11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the non-conductive positioning structure includes a recess to receive the cable, the recess being formed so that the non-conductive positioning structure is situated between a front surface of the peripheral portion of the display housing and the cable.
12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the recess of the non-conductive positioning structure is formed so that the non-conductive positioning structure also is situated between (i) a reinforcement plate attached to the antenna unit and (ii) the cable.
13. An electronic device comprising:
a main unit including an integrated circuit;
a display housing rotationally coupled to the main unit, the display housing including a plurality of peripheral portions surrounding a display panel, the plurality of peripheral portions comprise an upper peripheral portion and at least one side peripheral portion;
an electronic component situated inside the upper peripheral portion of the display housing;
a cable electrically coupling the electronic component to the integrated circuit; and
an antenna unit provided inside the upper peripheral portion without electrical connectivity with the cable, the antenna unit comprises a non-conductive positioning structure positioning the cable for the electronic component such that the cable extends at a constant distance from the antenna unit.
14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the non-conductive positioning structure of the antenna unit includes a recess to receive the cable, the recess being formed so that the non-conductive positioning structure is situated between (i) a front surface of the upper peripheral portion of the display housing and (ii) the cable.
15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the recess of the non-conductive positioning structure is formed so that the non-conductive positioning structure also is situated between (iii) a reinforcement plate attached to the antenna unit and (iv) the cable.
16. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein:
the antenna unit includes a core member formed of an insulating material, and an antenna wire wound around the core member; and
the non-conductive positioning structure protrudes from the core member at a position at which the non-conductive positioning structure does not interfere with wireless communications via the antenna wire.
17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the non-conductive positioning structure includes a recess receiving the cable to define the constant distance between the core member of the antenna unit and the cable.
18. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the recess is adapted to prevent the cable from being displaced from the recess.
19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein:
the at least one electronic component includes a plurality of electronic components; and
the recess receives a plurality of cables connecting the plurality of electronic components to the integrated circuit.