Distributed, tunable radiating element
An information handling system (IHS) includes an antenna system. The antenna system includes an antenna; a radiating element, the radiating element being capacitively coupled with the antenna; and, a tuner module electrically coupled to the antenna and the radiating element, the tuner module tuning the antenna and the radiating element.
1. An antenna system comprising:
an antenna, the antenna having a width extending in an X direction;
a radiating element, the radiating element being capacitively coupled with the antenna, the radiating element extending in the X direction beyond the width of the antenna, the radiating element comprising a Y dimension portion and a Z dimension portion, the Z dimension portion extending perpendicular to the Y dimension portion, the radiating element comprising a projection extending from the Y dimension portion, the projection being electrically coupled with the antenna; and,
a tuner module electrically coupled to the antenna and the radiating element, the tuner module tuning the antenna and the radiating element, the tuner module comprising a proxy sensor, the proxy sensor detecting when a human body approaches the antenna, the tuner module reducing transmit power of the antenna system when the human body approaches the antenna.
2. The antenna system of claim 1 , wherein:
the radiating element is mounted to an inside edge of an A Cover of a display chassis, a Z dimension portion of the radiating element fitting with a Z dimension of the A Cover.
3. The antenna system of claim 1 , wherein:
the radiating element comprises a protrusion, the radiating element being coupled to the antenna along a Y-dimension via the protrusion.
4. The antenna system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a grounding portion, the antenna being mounted to the grounding portion.
5. The antenna system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a spring contact, the spring contact being electrically coupled to the tuner module, the spring contact being electrically coupled with the radiating element.
6. The antenna system of claim 1 wherein:
the antenna system is mounted within a top edge bezel of a display chassis.
7. A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
an antenna system, the antenna system comprising
an antenna, the antenna having a width extending in an X direction;
a radiating element, the radiating element being capacitively coupled with the antenna, the radiating element extending in the X direction beyond the width of the antenna, the radiating element comprising a Y dimension portion and a Z dimension portion, the Z dimension portion extending perpendicular to the Y dimension portion, the radiating element comprising a projection extending from the Y dimension portion, the projection being electrically coupled with the antenna; and,
a tuner module electrically coupled to the antenna and the radiating element, the tuner module tuning the antenna and the radiating element, the tuner module comprising a proxy sensor, the proxy sensor detecting when a human body approaches the antenna, the tuner module reducing transmit power of the antenna system when the human body approaches the antenna.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the radiating element is mounted to an inside edge of an A Cover of a display chassis, a Z dimension portion of the radiating element fitting with a Z dimension of the A Cover.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the radiating element comprises a protrusion, the radiating element being coupled to the antenna along a Y-dimension via the protrusion.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the antenna system further comprises:
a grounding portion, the antenna being mounted to the grounding portion.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the antenna system further comprises:
a spring contact, the spring contact being electrically coupled to the tuner module, the spring contact being electrically coupled with the radiating element.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the antenna system is mounted within a top edge bezel of a display chassis.