Single-Piece Metal Housing With Integral Antennas

摘要

An enhanced portable communication device includes a one-piece metal back plate, configured to reduce device thickness by eliminating the plastic-to-metal joints normally needed to isolate the device antennas and provide rigidity. The one-piece metal back plate includes four integral antennas in an embodiment, forming an antenna pair at each end of the device. An opening and gap used to form each antenna pair may be filled with a nonconductive material such as plastic. In an embodiment, an I/O port is exposed through the nonconductive material in the gap.

主权项

1. A portable electronic device housing comprising:
a single-piece conductor having a periphery and having one or more antenna arms formed in the periphery, each antenna arm comprising a strip of the conductor electrically connected to the remainder of the conductor at one end and extending to a terminal end, partially enclosing an opening in the housing; and a non-conductive material configured and positioned to enclose the remainder of the opening in the housing that is not partially enclosed by the one or more antenna arms.