Mobile wireless communications device with electrically conductive continuous ring and related methods

摘要

A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing that may include an electrically conductive continuous ring defining a perimeter of the portable housing. The electrically conductive continuous ring may be configured to function as an antenna. The mobile wireless communications device may further include a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing and may include an electrically conductive layer defining a ground plane. The mobile wireless communications device may further include wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB and coupled to the antenna. The mobile wireless communications device may also include an electrically conductive shorting member coupled between the electrically conductive continuous ring and the ground plane.

主权项

1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
a portable housing comprising an electrically conductive continuous closed ring defining a perimeter of said portable housing, said electrically conductive continuous closed ring configured to function as an antenna; a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by said portable housing and comprising an electrically conductive layer defining a ground plane; wireless transceiver circuitry carried by said PCB and electrically coupled to said antenna; and at least one electrically conductive first mechanical fastener electrically and mechanically coupled between said electrically conductive continuous closed ring and said ground plane; and at least one second electrically conductive mechanical fastener mechanically coupled between said electrically conductive continuous closed ring and said PCB but not electrically coupled to said PCB.