Antenna integration in hinge shroud
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsBenny J. Bologna, Patrick A. Hampton
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for positioning an antenna in a portable information handling system. A portable information handling system includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The portable information handling system also includes a hinge assembly coupling the first and second housing portions, the hinge assembly comprising at least one gear to rotate the first and second housing portions relative to each other. In addition, the system includes an antenna frame coupled to the gear. The portable information handling system also includes an antenna coupled to the antenna frame, the antenna operable to communicate wirelessly with a wireless-enabled device.
Claims20
A portable information handling system comprising:
- a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion;
- a hinge assembly coupling the first and second housing portions, the hinge assembly comprising at least one gear to rotate the first and second housing portions relative to each other;
- an antenna frame coupled to the gear;
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- an antenna coupled to the antenna frame, the antenna operable to communicate wirelessly with a wireless-enabled device.
A method of positioning an antenna in a portable information handling system, comprising:
- rotationally coupling a first housing portion and a second housing portion of the portable information handling system with a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly comprising at least one gear to rotate the first and second housing portions relative to each other;
- coupling an antenna frame to the gear;
- coupling an antenna to the antenna frame, the antenna operable to communicate wirelessly with a wireless-enabled device.
A hinge assembly for a portable information handling system, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first gear and a second gear, the first and second gears rotating a first housing portion relative to a second housing portion of the portable information handling system;
- a first antenna frame coupled to the first gear;
- a second antenna frame coupled to the second gear;
- a first antenna coupled to the first antenna frame, the first antenna operable to communicate wirelessly with a wireless-enabled device;
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- a second antenna coupled to the second antenna frame, the second antenna operable to communicate wirelessly with the wireless-enabled device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.