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Electronic devices having ventilation systems with antennas

  • US 10,268,236 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2016
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus, comprising:

  • a housing having walls separating an interior from an exterior, wherein at least one of the walls has an opening;

    a plastic structure mounted in the interior of the housing having at least one ventilation port opening, wherein the at least one ventilation port opening is defined by at least one wall that surrounds the opening and the at least one ventilation port opening at least partially overlaps the opening in the housing;

    a fan that directs air through the ventilation port opening; and

    an antenna resonating element on the plastic structure, wherein the antenna resonating element includes a metal trace on the plastic structure, wherein the metal trace has a portion that extends into the ventilation port opening, and wherein the metal trace is coupled to the at least one wall.

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