ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130342408A1
• Filed: 12/05/2012
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: Chang, Chih-Hua, Su, Chung-Cheng
• Application Number:
  US13/705,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20130342408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/720
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/22 by structural association with other equipment or articles
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 13/10 Resonant slot antennas

Abstract

An electronic device including a metal casing, a first slot and a speaker is provided. The metal casing is electrically connected to a system ground plane. The first slot passes through the metal casing. The metal casing forms a slot antenna by using the first slot so as to receive or transmit a first radiofrequency signal. The speaker is disposed inside the metal casing, and corresponds to the first slot.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a metal casing, electrically connected to a system ground plane;

a first slot, passing through the metal casing, wherein the metal casing forms a slot antenna by using the first slot so as to receive or transmit a first radiofrequency signal; and

a speaker, disposed inside the metal casing and corresponding to the first slot.

2. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a substrate, disposed inside the metal casing, wherein the system ground plane and the speaker are disposed on the substrate.

3. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a first coaxial wire, comprising an outer conductor and an inner conductor, wherein the outer conductor of the first coaxial wire is electrically connected to a first connection point on the metal casing, the inner conductor of the first coaxial wire is electrically connected to a second connection point on the metal casing, and the first slot is located between the first connection point and the second connection point so that the first coaxial wire crosses the first slot.

4. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a first mesh structure, disposed inside the first slot, wherein a material of the first mesh structure is a non-conductive material.

5. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a first mesh structure, covering the first slot along inner wall of the metal casing, wherein a material of the first mesh structure is a non-conductive material.

6. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the first slot is an open slot, and a length of the first slot is a quarter of a wavelength of the first radio frequency signal.

7. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the first slot is a closed slot, and a length of the first slot is a half of the wavelength of the first radio frequency signal.

8. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a second slot, passing through the metal casing, wherein the metal casing further forms the slot antenna by using the second slot so as to receive or transmit a second radio frequency signal.

9. The electronic device as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

a second coaxial wire, comprising an outer conductor and an inner conductor, wherein the outer conductor of the second coaxial wire is electrically connected to a third connection point on the metal casing, the inner conductor of the second coaxial wire is electrically connected to a fourth connection point on the metal casing, and the first slot and the second slot are aligned adjacently to each other between the third connection point and the fourth connection point so that the second coaxial wire crosses the first slot and the second slot.

10. The electronic device as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

a second mesh structure, disposed inside the second slot, wherein a material of the second mesh structure is a non-conductive material.

11. The electronic device as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

a second mesh structure, covering the second slot along inner wall of the metal casing, wherein a material of the second mesh structure is a non-conductive material.

12. The electronic device as recited in claim 8, wherein both the first slot and the second slot are open slots, an opening of the first slot is located at a first side of the metal casing, an opening of the second slot is located at a second side of the metal casing, and the first side and the second side are adjacent to each other.

13. The electronic device as recited in claim 8, wherein the first slot and the second slot are both closed slots.

14. The electronic device as recited in claim 8, wherein the first slot is an open slot, and the second slot is a closed slot, respectively.