IP Library Granted Patent US 10,283,838
Granted Patent B2
US 10,283,838 · App. 15/674,772 · Granted May 7, 2019

Multi-mode mobile device and radiation enhancing device

Inventor: Shih-Chiang Wei (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
H01Q1/2266H01Q1/2291H01Q5/307H01Q5/385H01Q5/392H01Q13/10
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Patent No.
US 10,283,838
App. No.
15/674,772
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-mode portable apparatus is provided and includes an upper part, a base, a hinge assembly, and an antenna unit. The upper part includes a cover and a screen frame relative to the cover. The base includes a frame and a bottom cover relative to the frame, in which the bottom cover includes a metal covering part having a first slot and a second slot. The hinge assembly is connected between the upper part and the base thereby allowing the multi-mode portable apparatus to be capable of being flipped to operate in a laptop mode or a tablet mode. The antenna unit is disposed on the upper part, in which the antenna unit operates in at least one operating frequency band.

Claims (36)

1. A multi-mode portable apparatus, comprising:

an upper part, including a cover and a screen frame relative to the cover;

a base, including a frame and a bottom cover relative to the frame, wherein the bottom cover includes a metal covering part having a first slot and a second slot;

a hinge assembly, connected between the upper part and the base thereby allowing the upper part to be manipulated with relation to the base, so as to position the upper part relative to the base to be operated in a laptop mode or a tablet mode;

an antenna unit, disposed on the upper part, wherein the antenna unit operates in at least one operating frequency band;

wherein, when the multi-mode portable apparatus is positioned to operate in the tablet mode, the first slot and the second slot are substantially adjacent and configured to be coupled with the antenna unit;

wherein the bottom cover has an angled edge; and

wherein the metal covering part comprises a first metal surface and a second metal surface, the angled edge is located between the first metal surface and the second metal surface, and the first metal surface and the second metal surface are located on different planes.

2. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the antenna unit is a slot antenna disposed on the cover of the upper part, and the frame of the base includes a keyboard embedded therein.

3. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the length of the first slot and the length of the second slot substantially equal half of the wavelength of the operating frequency band.

4. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the length of the first slot is longer than the length of the second slot.

5. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first slot and the second slot are substantially in linear shapes.

6. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first slot and the second slot are disposed substantially in parallel.

7. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first slot and the second slot are sized to operate in between 2400 MHz and 2500 MHz, and 5150 MHz and 5850 MHz, respectively.

8. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the multi-mode portable apparatus operates in the tablet mode, the screen frame, the cover, the bottom cover, and the frame are arranged sequentially, and the antenna unit is adjacent to the first slot and the second slot, so that the first slot and the second slot are emitted by the antenna unit to radiate.

9. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal covering part at least partially covers the outer surface.

10. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first slot is located on the first metal surface, and the second slot is located on the second metal surface.

11. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the multi-mode portable apparatus is operating in the tablet mode, the angled edge of the bottom cover is adjacent to the antenna unit.

12. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal covering part further comprises a third slot and a fourth slot respectively located on the first metal surface and the second metal surface.

13. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the length of the third slot and the length of the fourth slot substantially equal half of the wavelength of the operating frequency band.

14. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the length of the third slot is longer than the length of the fourth slot.

15. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the third slot and the fourth slot are substantially in linear shapes, and the first slot, the second slot, the third slot and the fourth slot are substantially in parallel.

16. A radiation enhancing device, comprising:

an antenna unit, capable of being operating in an operating frequency band; and

a metal covering part, having a first slot and a second slot, wherein the length of the first slot and the length of the second slot substantially equal half of the wavelength of the operating frequency band, the antenna unit is adjacent to the first slot and the second slot, and the first slot and the second slot are configured to be emitted by the antenna unit in order to radiate, wherein the first slot and the second slot are located at different planes and substantially in linear shapes and parallel to each other;

wherein the metal covering part is at least a part of a bottom cover having an angled edge; and

wherein the metal covering part comprises a first metal surface having the first slot located therein and a second metal surface having the second slot located therein, wherein the angled edge is located between the first metal surface and the second metal surface, and the first metal surface and the second metal surface are located on different planes.

17. A multi-mode portable apparatus, comprising:

an upper part, including a cover and a screen frame relative to the cover;

a hinge assembly, connected to the upper part;

an antenna unit, located at the vicinity close to an edge of the upper part opposite to the hinge assembly, wherein the antenna unit is configured to be operating in at least one operating frequency band;

a base connected to the hinge assembly, and including a frame and a bottom cover relative to the frame, wherein the bottom cover includes a metal covering part having a first slot and a second slot located at the vicinity close to an edge of the base opposite to the hinge assembly, wherein the hinge assembly allows the upper part to be manipulated with relation to the base, so as to position the upper part relative to the base to be operated in a laptop mode or a tablet mode;

wherein, when the multi-mode portable apparatus is positioned to operate in the tablet mode, the first slot and the second slot are substantially adjacent and configured to be coupled with the antenna unit;

wherein the bottom cover has an angled edge; and

wherein the metal covering part comprises a first metal surface and a second metal surface, wherein the angled edge is located between the first metal surface and the second metal surface, and the first metal surface and the second metal surface are located on different planes.

18. The multi-mode portable apparatus as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the distance between the antenna unit and the first slot or the second slot ranges from 0 mm to 5 mm.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
To: WNC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072255/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2017
From: WEI, SHIH-CHIANG
To: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043267/0747 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 106115589 A · May 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62450573 · Jan 26, 2017
Related Publication 20180212305A1 · Jul 26, 2018