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Granted Patent B2
US 11,804,657 · App. 17/448,746 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Chassis for an electronic device, electronic device, antenna module, and method for fabricating an electronic device

Inventors: Jayprakash Thakur (Bangalore, IN); Maruti Tamrakar (Chennai, IN); Sagar Gupta (Ghaziabad, IN); Harry G. Skinner (Beaverton, OR); Prakash Kurma Raju (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H01Q13/10H05K1/0237H05K1/0277
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Patent No.
US 11,804,657
App. No.
17/448,746
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chassis for an electronic device is provided. The chassis comprises a chassis part made of conducting material. At least one slot antenna is formed in the chassis part made of conducting material.

Claims (42)

1. A chassis for an electronic device, wherein the chassis comprises a chassis part made of a conducting material, and at least one slot antenna is formed in the chassis part made of the conducting material,

wherein the at least one slot antenna is formed by an opening in the chassis part made of the conducting material;

wherein the opening is filled with a non-conducting material;

wherein the non-conducting material to fill the opening has a base; and

wherein the base is configured to improve an arrangement of the non-conducting material and wherein the base is arranged in a second opening in the chassis.

2. The chassis of claim 1 , wherein the at least one slot antenna is formed on a lateral part of the chassis.

3. The chassis according to claim 1 , wherein the second opening in the chassis is configured to improve a radiation performance of the at least one slot antenna.

4. The chassis according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis is entirely made of conducting material.

5. The chassis according to claim 1 , further comprising a radiation shielding configured to electromagnetically shield the slot antenna from an interior of the chassis.

6. The chassis according to claim 5 , further comprising at least one conducting gasket arranged between the radiation shielding and another part of the chassis.

7. The chassis according to claim 5 , further comprising two conducting gaskets arranged between the radiation shielding and a respective other part of the chassis, wherein the two conducting gaskets are arranged at opposite sides of the radiation shielding.

8. The chassis according to claim 1 , further comprising a second slot antenna formed in the chassis part made of conducting material or formed in another chassis part made of conducting material, wherein the second slot antenna is arranged at a lateral part of the chassis opposite to the at least one slot antenna.

9. The chassis according to claim 1 , wherein

the chassis comprises a first chassis part and a second chassis part connected to each other,

the first chassis part is adapted for placing the chassis on a surface such that the first chassis part is arranged between the surface and the second chassis part, and

the at least one slot antenna is formed in the second chassis part.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a chassis according to claim 1 ; and

an antenna feed configured to excite the at least one slot antenna based on a feed signal.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the antenna feed comprises an exciter, which is proximity coupled to the at least one slot antenna.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the antenna feed is formed on a printed circuit board or on a flexible printed circuit board.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein

the antenna feed comprises a feed line, and

the feed line forms a short circuit or an open circuit.

14. An antenna module for a portable electronic device, comprising:

a chassis, comprising a chassis part made of a conducting material and a chassis part made of a non-conducting material,

wherein a slot antenna is formed by an opening in the chassis part made of the conducting material,

wherein the opening is filled with the non-conducting material,

wherein the non-conducting material to fill the opening has a base, and

wherein the base is arranged to form the chassis part made of the non-conducting material; and

an antenna feed arranged within the chassis and configured to excite the slot antenna based on a feed signal.

15. The antenna module according to claim 14 , wherein all sides of the chassis are made of conducting material except one side comprising the chassis part made of a non-conducting material.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

an antenna arranged in a lateral part of a chassis of the electronic device,

wherein the antenna is formed by an opening in a chassis part made of a conducting material,

wherein the opening is filled with a non-conducting material,

wherein the non-conducting material to fill the opening has a base, and

wherein the base is configured to improve an arrangement of the non-conducting material and wherein the base is arranged in a second opening in the chassis;

an electronic circuitry; and

a radiation shielding arranged in the lateral part of the chassis and between the antenna and the electronic circuitry, wherein the radiation shielding is configured to shield the antenna from electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic circuitry.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16 , further comprising at least one conducting gasket arranged between the radiation shielding and a part of the chassis.

18. The electronic device according to claim 16 , further comprising a feeding element, wherein the feeding element is arranged within a space formed by the radiation shielding around the antenna, wherein the feeding element is proximity coupled to the antenna.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2021
From: THAKUR, JAYPRAKASH; SKINNER, HARRY G; KURMA RAJU, PRAKASH; TAMRAKAR, MARUTI; GUPTA, SAGAR
To: INTEL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 20216793 · Dec 23, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220200154A1 · Jun 23, 2022