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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Jiang Zhu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Qingxiang LI, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert W. Schlub, Cupertino, CA (US);
Miroslav Samardzija, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gordon Coutts, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rodney A. Gomez Angulo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yi Jiang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Boon W. Shiu, San Jose, CA (US);
Salih Yarga, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Emily B. Mcmilin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ruben Caballero, San Jose, CA (US);
Jiang Zhu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Qingxiang Li, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert W. Schlub, Cupertino, CA (US);
Miroslav Samardzija, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gordon Coutts, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rodney A. Gomez Angulo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yi Jiang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Boon W. Shiu, San Jose, CA (US);
Salih Yarga, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Emily B. McMilin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ruben Caballero, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A display cover layer may be mounted in an electronic device housing using housing structures such as corner brackets. A slot antenna may be formed from a corner bracket opening, metal traces on a hollow plastic support structure, or other conductive structures. The slot antenna may have a main portion with opposing ends. An antenna feed may be located at one of the ends. The slot antenna may have a slot with one or more bends. The bends may provide the slot antenna with a C-shaped outline. A side branch slot may extend from the main portion of the slot at a location between the two bends. The presence of the side branch slot may enhance antenna bandwidth. A hollow enclosure may serve as an antenna support structure and as a speaker box enclosing a speaker driver. The antenna feed may be positioned so as to overlap the speaker driver.