ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20130106662A1
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: ISHIDA, Tatsuya
• Granted Patent: US 9,391,357 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2266 disposed inside the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/44 using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna , e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspectH01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence

Abstract

Provided is an electronic apparatus including a casing that is formed of a non-conductive material and is configured such that a hole is formed in a part of the casing, an antenna element that is formed on an outer surface of the casing, a logo mark that is configured such that at least a part thereof is formed of a conductor to be disposed to cover the hole of the casing, a part of a conductor portion comes into contact with the antenna element, and another part of the conductor portion is exposed to the hole of the casing, and a feeding wire that is connected to the logo mark through the hole formed in the casing.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a casing that is formed of a non-conductive material and is configured such that a hole is formed in a part of the casing;

an antenna element that is formed on an outer surface of the casing;

a logo mark that is configured such that at least a part thereof is formed of a conductor to be disposed to cover the hole of the casing, a part of a conductor portion comes into contact with the antenna element, and another part of the conductor portion is exposed to the hole of the casing; and

a feeding wire that is connected to the logo mark through the hole formed in the casing.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, thither comprising

a decorative layer that covers outer surfaces of the antenna element and the casing,

wherein a thickness of the logo mark is greater than that of the decorative layer.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a strength of the logo mark is higher than that of the decorative layer.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim. 1, further comprising:

a radio communication module that is capable of performing radio communication with an external apparatus by controlling a feeding pattern to the feeding wire in accordance with a transmitted signal.

2. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a casing that is formed of a non-conductive material and is configured such that a hole is formed in a part of the casing;

a logo mark that is configured such that at least a part thereof is formed of a conductor to be disposed to cover the hole of the casing, a part of a conductor portion is exposed to the hole of the casing, and the conductor portion serves as an antenna element; and

a feeding wire that is connected to the logo mark through the hole formed in the casing.

3. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a casing that is formed of a non-conductive material and is configured such that a hole is formed in a part of the casing;

an antenna element that is formed on an outer surface of the casing;

a feeding wire that is wired through the hole of the casing from an inside of the casing and is formed to feed power to the antenna element; and

a logo mark that is formed of a non-conductor and is disposed to cover the hole of the casing.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the feeding wire is wired through a gap formed between the outer surface of the casing and one surface of the logo mark and is connected to a part of the antenna element exposed to the gap.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a conductor layer that is formed of a conductor and is formed in a lower portion of the logo mark so that a part thereof comes into contact with the antenna element and another part thereof is exposed to the hole of the casing,

wherein the feeding wire is connected to the conductor layer.