IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,495,531
Granted Patent B2
US 12,495,531 · App. 18/191,879 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Electronic apparatus

Inventors: Daisuke Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP); Tetsuya Sano (Kanagawa, JP); Tabito Miyamoto (Kanagawa, JP); Takayuki Morino (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H05K9/0018G06F1/1656H01Q1/243H05K5/0247
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Patent No.
US 12,495,531
App. No.
18/191,879
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: a chassis side surface formed by a chassis member; an electromagnetic shielding wall of a radio wave non-transmissive material formed by the chassis member; a component installation space located between the chassis side surface and the electromagnetic shielding wall; and an antenna module and an electrical component arranged in the component installation space. The electromagnetic shielding wall at least covers laterally an antenna element in the antenna module.

Claims (59)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a chassis side surface formed by a chassis member;

an electromagnetic shielding wall of a radio wave non-transmissive material formed by the chassis member;

a component installation space located between the chassis side surface and the electromagnetic shielding wall; and

an antenna module and an electrical component arranged in the component installation space,

wherein the electromagnetic shielding wall at least covers laterally an antenna element in the antenna module,

wherein the chassis member is a composite structure of a metal material and a resin material that is integrally molded to an interior surface of the metal material, and

wherein the resin material extends from the interior surface of the metal material to fill holes formed in the metal material to form one or more radio wave windows in the chassis side surface for transmitting and receiving radio waves of the antenna module.

2 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the electromagnetic shielding wall is a metal material and is located to be parallel to the one or more radio wave windows.

3 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least part of the electromagnetic shielding wall and a chassis side surface member forming the chassis side surface are separated from each other to form a through portion, and

wherein the electrical component is located in the through portion.

4 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least part of the electromagnetic shielding wall and the chassis side surface are connected to each other via a radio wave non-transmissive placement table integrated with the electromagnetic shielding wall and a radio wave transmissive placement table continuous with the radio wave non-transmissive placement table, and

wherein the antenna module is placed from the radio wave non-transmissive placement table to the radio wave transmissive placement table.

5 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the radio wave non-transmissive placement table is the metal material, and

wherein the antenna module is fixed to the radio wave non-transmissive placement table by a screw and is electrically connected to a ground pattern.

6 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the radio wave transmissive placement table is made of a single continuous material from the chassis side surface to a chassis front surface, and

wherein the antenna element in the antenna module is located at a position overlapping the radio wave transmissive placement table in a plan view.

7 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the antenna module and the electrical component are arranged to partially overlap each other in a plan view.

8 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising

a cover covering one side of a chassis,

wherein a part of the cover covering the component installation space is a radio wave transmissive material and a part of the cover surrounding the part is a radio wave non-transmissive material having conductivity,

wherein a conductive film is located from the part of the radio wave transmissive material to the part of the radio wave non-transmissive material in the cover, and

wherein a space between the electromagnetic shielding wall and the conductive film is closed with a conductive cushion material.

9 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

a display covering one side of the component installation space;

a conductive film located on an inner surface of the display; and

a conductive cushion material closing a space between the electromagnetic shielding wall and the conductive film.

10 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the antenna module is composed of a flexible substrate.

11 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the electrical component is a speaker.

12 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more radio wave windows include:

a first window that forms part of the chassis side surface along a first axis of the electronic apparatus; and

a second window that forms part of the chassis side surface along a second axis of the electronic apparatus that is perpendicular to the first axis.

13 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a chassis side surface formed by a chassis member;

an electromagnetic shielding wall of a radio wave non-transmissive material formed by the chassis member;

a component installation space located between the chassis side surface and the electromagnetic shielding wall; and

an antenna module and an electrical component arranged in the component installation space,

wherein the electromagnetic shielding wall at least covers laterally an antenna element in the antenna module,

wherein at least part of the electromagnetic shielding wall and the chassis side surface are connected to each other via a radio wave non-transmissive placement table integrated with the electromagnetic shielding wall and a radio wave transmissive placement table continuous with the radio wave non-transmissive placement table, and

wherein the antenna module is placed from the radio wave non-transmissive placement table to the radio wave transmissive placement table.

14 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a chassis side surface formed by a chassis member;

an electromagnetic shielding wall of a radio wave non-transmissive material formed by the chassis member;

a component installation space located between the chassis side surface and the electromagnetic shielding wall;

an antenna module and an electrical component arranged in the component installation space; and

a cover covering one side of a chassis,

wherein the electromagnetic shielding wall at least covers laterally an antenna element in the antenna module,

wherein a part of the cover covering the component installation space is a radio wave transmissive material and a part of the cover surrounding the part is a radio wave non-transmissive material having conductivity,

wherein a conductive film is located from the part of the radio wave transmissive material to the part of the radio wave non-transmissive material in the cover, and

wherein a space between the electromagnetic shielding wall and the conductive film is closed with a conductive cushion material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2023
From: TAKAHASHI, DAISUKE; SANO, TETSUYA; MIYAMOTO, TABITO; MORINO, TAKAYUKI
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 063236/0739 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-080887 · May 17, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230413498A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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