Electronic apparatus having an antenna device
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsTabito Miyamoto, Shinichi Kubota, Fumitake Mizoguchi, Hiroaki Kinoshita
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a hinge device rotatably coupling a main body chassis and a display chassis; and an antenna device for transmitting and receiving a radio wave. The hinge device includes a metal hinge shaft, a metal bearing part, a metal chassis mount member, and a hinge chassis that is made of a radio wave transmissive material. The antenna device includes a holder component housed in the hinge chassis, an antenna element supported by the holder component and a ground element supported by the holder component and electrically connected to the bearing part.
Claims13
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a first chassis and a second chassis;
- a hinge device rotatably connects said first chassis to said second chassis, wherein said hinge device includes:
- a hinge shaft;
- a bearing part rotatably supports a first end of said hinge shaft;
- a chassis mount member fixes a second end of said hinge shaft to said first chassis or said second chassis;
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- a hinge chassis, made of a radio wave transmissive material, houses said bearing part;
- and
- an antenna device includes:
- a holder component, housed within said hinge chassis, is fixed to said bearing part via a metal screw;
- an antenna element supported by said holder component;
- and
- a ground element, supported by said holder component, is electrically connected to said bearing part and said metal screw.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a first chassis and a second chassis;
- a hinge device, rotatably connecting said first chassis to said second chassis, includes:
- a hinge shaft;
- a bearing part rotatably supports a first end of said hinge shaft;
- a chassis mount member fixes a second end of said hinge shaft to said first chassis or said second chassis;
- and
- a hinge chassis, made of a radio wave transmissive material, houses said bearing part;
- and
- an antenna device includes:
- a holder component housed in said hinge chassis;
- an antenna element supported by said holder component;
- and
- a ground element supported by said holder component and electrically connected to said bearing part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.