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Multi-element antenna structure with wrapped substrate

  • US 8,896,488 B2
  • Filed: 03/01/2011
  • Issued: 11/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device antenna structure, comprising:

  • a plastic support structure having opposing first and second surfaces, wherein the first surface comprises a planar surface and wherein the second surface comprises a curved surface that opposes the planar surface;

    an antenna resonating element substrate having first and second antenna resonating elements for first and second respective antennas, wherein the antenna resonating element substrate is wrapped around the plastic support structure and covers the first and second surfaces, the planar and curved surfaces meet along an axis, the first antenna resonating element and the second antenna resonating element on the antenna resonating element substrate are each bent over the axis by at least 90 degrees, the first and second antenna resonating elements each have respective first portions on the first surface that extend in a direction parallel to the axis and each have respective second portions on the second surface that extend from the first portions, a segment of the second portion of the first antenna resonating element extends parallel to the axis, and the segment is located at a greater distance from the axis than the first portion of the first antenna resonating element;

    a first antenna feed coupled to the first antenna resonating element at the second surface; and

    a second antenna feed coupled to the second antenna resonating element at the second surface.

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