US 2016/0079655 A1 · WIDEBAND ANTENNA FOR MOBILE SYSTEM WITH METAL BACK COVER

Abstract

A device is set forth, comprising: a metallic back cover having interior and exterior portions; a chassis disposed on the interior portion of said metallic back cover for mounting components; a metallic edge ring surrounding said metallic back cover and said chassis; a gap extending through the exterior portion of the back cover and through the edge, for defining one dimension of an antenna conducting plane; a ground plane covering the chassis such that said antenna conducting plane and ground plane wrap around the chassis and components mounted thereon; an antenna feed extending through the ground plane to the antenna conducting plane; and a shorting pin connecting the ground plane to the antenna conducting plane.

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Dependent claims

A device comprising:

a back cover having a conducting central portion and a further conducting portion on an exterior thereof, the further conducting portion being separated from the central portion by a gap;
a conducting ground plane interior to said back cover;
an interior chassis adjacent the conducting ground plane;
a metal edge ring surrounding the interior chassis and having a portion separated by said gap, wherein the portion separated by said gap and the further conducting portion on the exterior of the back cover comprise an antenna conducting plane;
an antenna feed connected to the antenna conducting plane;
and
a shorting pin connecting the ground plane to the antenna conducting plane.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wideband antenna for mobile system with metal back cover

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Wideband antenna for mobile system with metal back cover

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Abstract

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