Electronic apparatus

• US 9,391,357 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Graham
• Application Number:
  US13/660,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20130106662A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702
• 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 1/44 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 decorative layer that covers outer surfaces of the antenna element and 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, the logo mark having a thickness and strength greater than that of the decorative layer; and

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

2. 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.