Electronic Device with Sheet Metal Antenna

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Killian J. Poore of San Jose CA (US)

Jiangfeng Wu of San Jose CA (US)

Mei-Li Chi of San Jose CA (US)

Jason C. Sauers of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Siwen Yong of San Francisco CA (US)

Yi Jiang of Cupertino CA (US)

Electronic Device with Sheet Metal Antenna

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240405407 titled 'Electronic Device with Sheet Metal Antenna

Original Abstract Submitted

an electronic device may have first and second rear-facing displays, a front-facing display, a cover at a front side overlapping the front-facing display, and an antenna that radiates through the cover. the antenna may be formed from sheet metal. the antenna may have a resonating element formed from a first portion of the sheet metal and an antenna ground that includes a second portion of the sheet metal separated from the first portion by a cavity. a third portion of the sheet metal may couple the first portion to the second portion and may be folded around the cavity to produce a spring force that presses the first portion against the cover. the first portion and the cover may have the same compound curvature. the second portion may form a conductive cavity for the antenna.