MULTISECTOR PARALLEL PLATE ANTENNA FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
First Claim
1. A multisector parallel plate electronic device antenna, comprising:
- a plurality of parallel plate antenna sectors, each parallel plate antenna sector having a conductive upper plate, a conductive lower plate that is parallel to the upper plate, and a conductive rear wall structure that joins the upper and lower plates.
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Abstract
Electronic device antennas with multiple parallel plate sectors are provided for handling multiple-input-multiple-output wireless communications. Each antenna sector in a multisector parallel plate antenna may have upper and lower parallel plates with curved outer edges and a straight inner edge. A vertical rear wall may be used to connect the upper and lower parallel plates in each antenna sector along the straight inner edge. Each antenna sector may have an antenna probe. The antenna probe may be formed from a monopole antenna loaded with a planar patch. The planar loading patch may be provided in the form of a conductive disk that is connected to the end of a conductive antenna feed member. The conductive member may be coupled to the center conductor of a transmission line that is used to convey radio-frequency signals between the antenna probe and radio-frequency transceiver circuitry. The antenna sectors may have interplate dielectric structures.
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20 Claims
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1. A multisector parallel plate electronic device antenna, comprising:
a plurality of parallel plate antenna sectors, each parallel plate antenna sector having a conductive upper plate, a conductive lower plate that is parallel to the upper plate, and a conductive rear wall structure that joins the upper and lower plates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device, comprising:
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storage and processing circuitry that handles data signals for the electronic device; and wireless communications circuitry that transmits and receives the data signals, wherein the wireless communications circuitry comprises a multisector parallel plate antenna that has a plurality of parallel plate antenna sectors and wherein each parallel plate antenna sector has conductive first and second parallel plates. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device, comprising:
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storage and processing circuitry that handles data signals for the electronic device; and wireless communications circuitry that transmits and receives the data signals, wherein the wireless communications circuitry comprises a multisector parallel plate antenna, wherein the multisector parallel plate antenna comprises a plurality of parallel plate antenna sectors, and wherein each parallel plate antenna sector has; a conductive upper plate having a curved outer edge and at least one straight edge; a conductive lower plate having a curved outer edge and at least one straight edge; and a conductive planer rear wall that joins the conductive upper plate to the conductive lower plate along the straight edges of the conductive upper and lower plates. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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