Electronic device provided with antenna device

• US 9,136,590 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2013
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Hotta, Hiroyuki, Sato, Koichi, Kashiwagi, Ippei
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, THO GIA
• Application Number:
  US14/015,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20140097993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702, 455/89, 455/90, 455/575.7
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2266 disposed inside the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/48 Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

In an electronic device, a first housing for receiving a wireless circuit unit and a ground part, a second housing in which a ground part, a hinge mechanism which connects the first and second housings to each other to allow the first and second housings to be rotated, and first and second antennas which resonate for the same frequency band. The first and second antennas are provided in an intermediate portion of the hinge mechanism, and arranged side by side and apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a longitudinal direction of the mechanism. In the mechanism, one of end portions of the mechanism is made electrically conductive, and the other end portion is decreased in electrical conductivity.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing in which first electronic components including a wireless circuit unit are provided;

a second housing in which second electronic components are provided;

a hinge mechanism which connects the first housing and the second housing to each other to allow the first and second housing to be rotated; and

first and second antennas which are provided in an intermediate portion of the hinge mechanism, and arranged side by side and apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a longitudinal direction of the hinge mechanism, the first and second antennas being provided to resonate for the same frequency band,

wherein one of end portions of the hinge mechanism is made electrically conductive, and the other end portion is decreased in electrical conductivity.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the first antenna and the second antenna are used as a main antenna and an auxiliary antenna, respectively, one of the end portions of the hinge mechanism which is close to the first antenna is made electrically conductive, and the other of the end portions of the hinge mechanism which is close to the second antenna is restricted decreased in electrical conductivity.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism configured to electrically connect a ground portion provided in the first housing and a ground portion in the second housing to each other with a predetermined capacitance, the mechanism being provided at the other of the end portions of the hinge mechanism which is decreased in electrical conductivity.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second antennas comprise respective feeding points located close to the end portions of the hinge mechanism.