IP Library Granted Patent US 11,658,388
Granted Patent B2
US 11,658,388 · App. 17/645,808 · Granted May 23, 2023

Electronic apparatus

Inventors: Osamu Yamamoto (Yokohama, JP); Kenji Watamura (Yokohama, JP); Yuichi Onda (Yokohama, JP); Masaharu Yoneda (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
H01Q1/2266G06F1/169G06F1/1616G06F1/1637G06F1/1662H01Q1/38H01Q1/48
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Patent No.
US 11,658,388
App. No.
17/645,808
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a storage chassis, an electronic component, an antenna circuit, and a proximity sensor circuit. A pair of main faces facing each other in the thickness direction and end faces of the storage chassis define a storage space. The electronic component is disposed in the storage space. The antenna circuit is disposed in the storage space so that at least a part of the antenna circuit overlaps the electronic component when viewed in the thickness direction. The proximity sensor circuit is connected to the antenna circuit, and detects proximity of an object based on a physical quantity that changes according to proximity of the object. The antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna element, and an antenna ground. The proximity sensor circuit is located in an end space defined between the electronic component and the end face.

Claims (20)

1. An electronic apparatus configured to be placed on a placement surface, comprising:

a storage chassis having a pair of main faces facing each other in a thickness direction of the storage chassis and an end face extending from one main face to the other main face, the main faces and the end face defining a storage space;

an electronic component disposed in the storage space;

an antenna circuit disposed in the storage space whereby at least a part of the antenna circuit overlaps with the electronic component in the thickness direction; and

a proximity sensor circuit connected to the antenna circuit, the proximity sensor circuit configured to detect proximity of an object based on a physical quantity that changes according to proximity of the object, wherein

the antenna circuit includes

a substrate,

an antenna element disposed on the substrate, and

an antenna ground disposed on the substrate and surrounding the antenna element, and

the proximity sensor circuit is located in an end space defined between the electronic component and the end face.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:

a first chassis including a display; and

a second chassis rotatably connected to the first chassis,

wherein

the storage chassis is rotatably connected to the first chassis or the second chassis, the storage chassis is configured to shift between a standing posture and a lying posture according to an opening angle between the first chassis and the second chassis, wherein in the standing posture, the storage chassis abuts the placement surface to support the second chassis, wherein in the lying posture, the storage chassis does not support the second chassis, and

wherein, when the storage chassis shifts from the lying posture to the standing posture, at least a part of the antenna element approaches the placement surface.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein at least a part of the antenna element overlaps the end face.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of main faces are a first main face and a second main face, the first main face is higher than the second main face when the storage chassis is in the lying posture, and

at least a part of the antenna element extends from the first main face to the end face.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the proximity sensor circuit is connected to the antenna ground.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070266/0918 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2021
From: YAMAMOTO, OSAMU; WATAMURA, KENJI; ONDA, YUICHI; YONEDA, MASAHARU
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 058469/0789 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 202139806 · Mar 12, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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