Slot antennas for electronic user devices and related methods
Example slot antennas for electronic user device and related methods are disclosed herein. An example electronic user device includes a first housing; a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing; a display screen carried by the second housing; a dual-band antenna carried by the second housing; and a bezel about the display screen, the bezel to cover the dual-band antenna.
1. An electronic user device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing;
a display screen carried by the second housing;
a dual-band antenna carried by the second housing, the dual-band antenna to be excited via capacitive coupling; and
a bezel about the display screen, the bezel to cover the dual-band antenna.
2. The electronic user device of claim 1 , wherein the second housing includes a first surface, the display screen supported by the first surface, a portion of the dual-band antenna spaced apart from the first surface.
3. The electronic user device of claim 1 , further including wireless communication circuitry and a communication line to cause signals to be transmitted between the dual-band antenna and the wireless communication circuitry, the wireless communication circuitry including at least one of a transmitter, a receiver, a transceiver, or a wireless controller.
4. The electronic user device of claim 1 , further including a grounding plate carried by the second housing.
5. The electronic user device of claim 4 , further including a metal strip disposed between a portion of the dual-band antenna and the grounding plate.
6. The electronic user device of claim 1 , wherein the dual-band antenna is to resonate at a 2.4 GHz frequency band.
7. The electronic user device of claim 1 , wherein the dual-band antenna is to resonate at a 5 GHz frequency band.
8. The electronic user device of claim 1 , further including:
a metal strip disposed between a portion of the dual-band antenna and a metal surface associated with the second housing; and
a cable communicatively coupled to the metal strip and wireless communication circuitry, the metal strip to excite the dual-band antenna for transmission of a signal received from the wireless communication circuitry via the cable.
9. An electronic user device comprising:
a display housing, a metal surface disposed within an interior of the display housing;
a display screen carried by the display housing;
an antenna operable to resonate at a first frequency and a second frequency, the first frequency and the second frequency corresponding to wireless frequency bands, a portion of the antenna spaced apart from the metal surface, the antenna to be excited via capacitive coupling; and
a bezel coupled to the display housing and covering the antenna.
10. The electronic user device of claim 9 , further including an antenna feed disposed between the portion of the antenna and the metal surface.
11. The electronic user device of claim 10 , further including a communication line coupled to the antenna feed.
12. The electronic user device of claim 10 , further including a grounding plate coupled to the antenna feed.
13. The electronic user device of claim 12 , wherein the grounding plate is disposed between the metal surface and the portion of the antenna.
14. The electronic user device of claim 9 , wherein the first frequency corresponds to a 2.4 GHz frequency band and the second frequency corresponds to a 5 GHz frequency band.
15. An electronic user device comprising:
a housing;
a display screen carried by the housing;
a dual-band antenna;
means for communicating signals, the means for communicating signals communicatively coupled to the dual-band antenna, the means for communicating signals in a gap defined between a surface of the housing and a portion of the dual-band antenna; and
a bezel about the display screen, the bezel covering the dual-band antenna and the means for communicating signals.
16. The electronic user device of claim 15 , wherein the means for communicating signals is to excite the dual-band antenna via capacitive coupling.
17. The electronic user device of claim 15 , wherein the electronic user device is a laptop and the housing defines a lid of the laptop.
18. The electronic user device of claim 17 , wherein the dual-band antenna is capable of resonating at a 2.4 GHz frequency band and a 5 GHz frequency band in response to activation of the means for communicating signals.
19. The electronic user device of claim 15 , further including a metal sheet to provide for grounding.
20. The electronic user device of claim 19 , wherein the means for communicating signals is coupled to the metal sheet.