Antenna integrated with metal chassis
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1. An antenna, comprising:
- a grounded segment extending from a metal chassis of an electronic device, wherein the metal chassis includes one or more bands of conductive material bounding its height and width near a side edge thereof, and further wherein at least one of the bands of conductive material includes a window located therein, and further wherein the grounded segment extends into the window; and
a feed portion coplanar with the grounded segment, the grounded segment and feed portion jointly tuned to cause the antenna to communicate in selected bands of frequencies.
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Abstract
One aspect provides an antenna. The antenna, in this aspect, includes a grounded segment extending from a metal chassis of an electronic device, and a feed portion coplanar with the grounded segment, the grounded segment and feed portion jointly tuned to cause the antenna to communicate in selected bands of frequencies.
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18 Claims
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1. An antenna, comprising:
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a grounded segment extending from a metal chassis of an electronic device, wherein the metal chassis includes one or more bands of conductive material bounding its height and width near a side edge thereof, and further wherein at least one of the bands of conductive material includes a window located therein, and further wherein the grounded segment extends into the window; and a feed portion coplanar with the grounded segment, the grounded segment and feed portion jointly tuned to cause the antenna to communicate in selected bands of frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device, comprising:
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a metal chassis having one or more bands of conductive material bounding its height and width near a side edge thereof; storage and processing circuitry positioned within the metal chassis; input-output devices associated with the storage and processing circuitry and positioned within the metal chassis; and wireless communications circuitry including an antenna, the antenna including; a grounded segment extending from the metal chassis, wherein the metal chassis includes a window located in at least one of the one or more bands of conductive material bounding its height and width, and further wherein the grounded segment extends into the window; and a feed portion coplanar with the grounded segment, the grounded segment and feed portion jointly tuned to cause the antenna to communicate in selected bands of frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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