Wearable electronic device and antenna therefor
First Claim
1. A wearable electronic device comprising:
- a receiver mounted on a circuit substrate which has a substantially circular outline, said circuit substrate being secured into a housing having a side wall which defines a substantially circular cavity; and
a loop antenna, comprising;
a conductor formed into a single turn loop comprising two elongated sides and two shortened sides which form a rectangular antenna aperture, wherein said two elongated sides include an upper elongated side and a lower elongated side which are fabricated in a form of an arc which conforms substantially to said substantially circular cavity of said housing, and wherein said circuit substrate is positioned between said upper elongated side and said lower elongated side, andsaid single turn loop terminating in connection tabs, located symmetrically about a midpoint of one of said two elongated sides, for coupling to the receiver.
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Abstract
An internal antenna (302) for a wearable electronic device (1000) includes first and second elongated conductor segments (416, 418) which are fabricated in a form of an arc to conform substantially to a portion of a substantially circular housing cavity, and first and second shortened conductor segments (420, 422). The first and second elongated conductor segments (416, 418) and the first and second shortened conductor segments (420, 422) are formed into a single turn loop having a rectangular antenna aperture (436). Connection tabs (424) are formed contiguous with, and located symmetrically about, a midpoint of one of the first and second elongated conductor segments (416, 418) and couple the antenna (302) to a receiver (1104) which is located on a circuit substrate (406) which is positioned between the first and second elongated conductor segments (416, 418).
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1. A wearable electronic device comprising:
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a receiver mounted on a circuit substrate which has a substantially circular outline, said circuit substrate being secured into a housing having a side wall which defines a substantially circular cavity; and a loop antenna, comprising; a conductor formed into a single turn loop comprising two elongated sides and two shortened sides which form a rectangular antenna aperture, wherein said two elongated sides include an upper elongated side and a lower elongated side which are fabricated in a form of an arc which conforms substantially to said substantially circular cavity of said housing, and wherein said circuit substrate is positioned between said upper elongated side and said lower elongated side, and said single turn loop terminating in connection tabs, located symmetrically about a midpoint of one of said two elongated sides, for coupling to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An internal antenna for a wearable electronic device, comprising:
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first and second elongated conductor segments which are fabricated in a form of an arc to conform substantially to a portion of a circle; first and second shortened conductor segments, said first and second elongated conductor segments and said first and second shortened conductor segments being formed into a single turn loop having a rectangular antenna aperture; and connection tabs, formed contiguous with and located symmetrically about a midpoint of one of said first and second elongated conductor segments, for coupling the antenna to a receiver which is located on a circuit substrate which is positioned between said first elongated conductor segment and said second elongated conductor segment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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Specification