ANTENNA SYSTEM AND WIFI ROUTER APPARATUS

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . An antenna system comprising:

a metal housing portion defining a first portion of a housing chamber;

a non-metal housing portion defining a second portion of the housing chamber;

a housing connecting interface defined between the metal housing portion and the non-metal housing portion;

a printed circuit board disposed within the housing chamber coupled to the metal housing portion; and

a first dipole antenna electrically coupled to a first feedline included in the printed circuit board, the first dipole antenna positioned in the second portion of the housing chamber and spaced from the housing connecting interface.

22 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the first dipole antenna is configured such that a first direction of a first dipole current associated with the first dipole antenna is approximately normal to a plane defined by the housing connecting interface.

23 . The system of claim 22 , wherein a spacing between a first point on a plane defined by the housing connecting interface and a second point on the first dipole antenna is between about 5 mm and 20 mm.

24 . The system of claim 22 , further comprising a second dipole antenna electrically coupled to a second feedline included in the printed circuit board, the second dipole antenna positioned in the second portion of the housing chamber.

25 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the second dipole antenna is configured such that a second direction of a second dipole current associated with the second dipole antenna is approximately normal to the plane defined by the housing connecting interface.

26 . The system of claim 24 , wherein a spacing between a first point on a plane defined by the housing connecting interface and a second point on the first dipole antenna is between about 5 mm and 20 mm, and wherein a spacing between the first point on the plane defined by the housing connecting interface and a third point on the second dipole antenna is between about 30 mm to 60 mm.

27 . The system of claim 26 , wherein a first distance between a first central point of the first antenna and a second central point of the second dipole antenna is between about 25 mm and 45 mm.

28 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the metal housing portion has a first triangular prism shape oriented in a first configuration and the non-metal housing portion has a second triangular prism shape oriented in a second configuration that is inverted relative to the first configuration.

29 . The system of claim 28 , wherein a first maximum radiation direction of the first dipole antenna is approximately parallel to a plane defined by the housing connecting interface.

30 . The system of claim 28 , wherein the first dipole antenna is positioned near a base of the second triangular prism shape of the non-metal housing portion.

31 . The system of claim 28 , wherein the first dipole antenna is oriented approximately 20-50 degrees relative to a plane of a base of the metal housing portion.

32 . The system of claim 21 , wherein a first maximum radiation direction of the first dipole antenna is approximately parallel to a plane defined by the housing connecting interface.

33 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the printed circuit board is coupled to the metal housing portion through a structure.

34 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the non-metal housing portion is RF transparent.

35 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the printed circuit board extends from the first portion of the housing chamber into the second portion of the housing chamber.

36 . A WiFi router apparatus, comprising:

a metal housing portion defining a first portion of a housing chamber;

a non-metal housing portion defining a second portion of a housing chamber, wherein the metal housing portion and the non-metal housing portion are connected along a housing connecting interface to form an enclosure around at least one antenna;

wherein the at least one antenna is located within the second portion of the housing chamber and spaced from the housing connecting interface, and wherein a radiation pattern associated with the at least one antenna is generally parallel to a plane defined by the housing connecting interface; and

wherein heat-generating components of the at least one antenna are physically coupled to the metal housing portion.

37 . A WiFi router apparatus, comprising:

a metal housing portion defining a first portion of a housing chamber;

a non-metal housing portion defining a second portion of a housing chamber, wherein the metal housing portion and the non-metal housing portion are connected along a housing connecting interface to form an enclosure around a first antenna;

wherein the first antenna is located within the second portion of the housing chamber, and wherein a spacing between a first point on a plane defined by the housing connecting interface and a second point on the first antenna is between about 5 mm and 20 mm; and

wherein heat-generating components of the first antenna are physically coupled to the metal housing portion.

38 . The apparatus of claim 37 , further comprising a second antenna, and wherein:

a first distance between a first central point of the first antenna and a second central point of the second antenna is between about 25 mm and 45 mm; and

a second distance between the second antenna and the plane defined by the housing connecting interface is between about 30 mm to 60 mm.

39 . The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein the first antenna is a dipole antenna, and wherein the dipole antenna is configured such that a first direction of a first dipole current associated with the first dipole antenna is approximately normal to the plane defined by the housing connecting interface.