EP3454411B1 - Antenna arrangement for wearable device - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to radio frequency antennas and wearable devices and, in particular to an antenna arrangement in a wearable device.
- LTE Long-Term Evolution
- IEEE 802.11 protocols IEEE 802.11 protocols
- Bluetooth® protocols Bluetooth® protocols
- satellite navigation system protocols satellite navigation system protocols
- radio protocols e.g. Long-Term Evolution (LTE) protocols
- LTE Long-Term Evolution
- a single wearable device may support even dozens of radio protocols. This may pose a challenge in implementing antennas that would support all the protocols in such manner that the communication performance is at acceptable level.
- a portable device comprises a single loop multifeed (SLM) antenna system which includes a continuous conductive ring located along and adjacent to a first device periphery area.
- the SLM antenna system also comprises multiple communication feeds each respectively coupled to one of multiple transceivers and to the conductive ring.
- the SLM antenna system includes multiple ground connection points each of which is coupled to a ground plane. Each ground connection point is selectively positioned at a corresponding location on the continuous conductive ring in order to configure, within the SLM antenna system, multiple corresponding antenna elements.
- the SLM antenna system enables frequency tuning associated with a first antenna element to be performed independently of frequency tuning associated with a second antenna element and supports signal propagation via the multiple antennas using respective frequency bands.
- US 2015/309533 discloses a wrist apparatus including a frame arranged to house at least one electronic circuitry of the wrist apparatus, and at least one antenna integrated on a surface of the frame with a laser direct structuring process, in which conductive material is disposed at laser-defined locations on the frame.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a simplified structure of a housing for a wearable device.
- the wearable device may be a smart watch, a wrist computer, or any device attachable to a human body.
- the wearable device typically comprises the housing comprising a chassis 100 and one or more electronic circuitries 110 enclosed by the chassis 100.
- the wearable device may further comprise an attachment structure suitable for attaching the housing to the human body.
- the attachment structure may comprise a strap for attaching the housing to an arm, wrist, torso, waist, head, neck, foot, and/or leg.
- the attachment structure may comprise an earlobe attachment structure, or it may comprise a frame of glasses or goggles.
- the chassis 100 is metallic, or it may be formed of another material suitable for providing the chassis 100 with capabilities of operating as an antenna.
- the chassis 100 itself is arranged to function as one or more antennas which distinguishes the embodiments from solutions where an antenna is formed or attached to the chassis.
- the chassis 100 may be made of one integral piece of metallic material such as aluminium or steel.
- the chassis 100 may be arranged to have a circumferential shape, and the actual shape may be designed according to implementation.
- the circumferential chassis 100 may take the form of an annulus or a hollow rectangle, as illustrated in Figure 2 .
- the actual shape of the chassis may be affected by the design of the wearable device, e.g. the otherwise regular shape of the chassis may be broken by positioning of buttons or other mechanical objects of the wearable device.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an example of an antenna arrangement for the wearable device. This example does not comprise the first further antenna and the second further antenna as claimed but is nevertheless useful for the understanding of the invention.
- the antenna arrangement comprises:
- the wearable device may comprise an application processor 112 executing one or more computer program applications in the wearable device.
- the application processor 112 may execute a measurement application employing one or more sensors of the wearable device or connected to the wearable device.
- the application processor 112 may execute a calendar application or an e-mail application. At least some of the applications executed by the application processor may require a communication connection over a radio interface.
- the application processor 112 may configure a wireless modem 114 to establish a radio connection.
- the wireless modem 114 may support one or more radio communication protocols, e.g. one or more of the protocols described in the Background.
- the wireless modem may comprise hardware and software required to generate and/or receive radio signals according to the one or more radio communication protocols.
- An output of block 114 may be coupled to the antenna matching circuitry 116 configured to provide impedance matching to the antenna or antennas formed by the chassis 100.
- the antenna matching circuitry may comprise a dedicated matching circuitry for each antenna feed electrode 124, 126.
- the chassis 100 is configured to form one or more antennas for signals transmitted and/or received according to a cellular communication protocol such as a 3G, 4G, or 5G cellular communication protocol.
- a cellular communication protocol such as a 3G, 4G, or 5G cellular communication protocol.
- 3G protocol is Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) standardized within the 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
- 4G protocol is the LTE or LTE-Advanced standardized also within the 3GPP.
- Standardization of the 5G is currently under way within the 3GPP.
- the coupling between the feed electrodes 124, 126 and the chassis 100 may be galvanic or capacitive.
- Figure 3 illustrates the arrangement of Figure 2 in a planar view from above the chassis.
- first grounding electrode 120 and a second grounding electrode 122 there exists a first feed electrode 124 and a second feed electrode 126.
- the first feed electrode 124 and the second feed electrode 126 are coupled to the chassis on opposite sides of the first grounding electrode 120 along a circumference of the chassis 100.
- first feed electrode 124 and the second feed electrode 126 are coupled to the chassis on opposite sides of the second grounding electrode 122 along the circumference of the chassis 100.
- the first feed electrode 124 is disposed at a location clockwise from the second grounding electrode 122 while the second feed electrode 126 is disposed at a location counter clockwise from the second grounding electrode 122.
- the first feed electrode 124 is disposed at a location counter clockwise from the first grounding electrode 122 while the second feed electrode 126 is disposed at a location clockwise from the first grounding electrode 120. In this manner, a number of radiators with different radiation characteristics are formed.
- radiating surfaces are formed between the feed electrodes 124, 126 and the grounding electrodes 120, 122.
- a first radiating surface is formed in the chassis 100 between the first feed electrode 124 and the second grounding electrode 122. As illustrated by the dashed line between the first feed electrode 124 and the second grounding electrode 122, this surface forms an L-shaped antenna.
- the locations of the first feed electrode 124 and the second grounding electrode 122 may be selected such that they are provided on different edges of the chassis to form the L-shape and such that the distance between the first feed electrode 124 and the second grounding electrode 122 is proportional to a desired wavelength ⁇ of radiated or absorbed radio signal, e.g. half of the wavelength ⁇ /2.
- a second radiating surface is formed in the chassis 100 between the second feed electrode 126 and the second grounding electrode 122. As illustrated by the dashed line between the second feed electrode 126 and the second grounding electrode 122, this surface also forms an L-shaped antenna.
- the locations of the second feed electrode 124 and the second grounding electrode 122 may be selected such that they are provided on different edges of the chassis to form the L-shape and such that the distance between the first feed electrode 124 and the second grounding electrode 122 is proportional to the desired wavelength ⁇ of radiated or absorbed radio signal, e.g. quarter of the wavelength ⁇ /4.
- the desired wavelengths of the first and second radiating surfaces may be different to support multiple resonance frequencies, e.g. one resonance frequency below 1000 Megahertz (MHz) and another resonance frequency above 1 500 MHz.
- radiating surfaces may be formed between the feed electrodes 124, 126 and the grounding electrodes 120, 122, as illustrated in Figure 3 .
- each radiating surface may be configured to provide different radiation characteristics such as different resonance frequencies by suitable positioning of the electrodes.
- Further radiating surfaces may be arranged by increasing the number of grounding electrodes and feed electrodes coupling the chassis with the antenna matching circuitry 116.
- only one feed electrode and only one grounding electrode is coupled to the chassis.
- the chassis may form one or two radiating surfaces with different or even the same radiation characteristics.
- FIG 4 illustrates an embodiment where the antenna arrangement comprises further antennas disposed on top of the chassis 100.
- two further antennas 300, 302 are coupled to the electronic circuitry 110.
- the antenna matching circuitry 116 may provide different antenna matching configurations to antenna(s) formed by the chassis and the further antenna(s) attached to the chassis 100.
- the further antennas 300, 302 may be attached to the chassis by using any state-of-the-art methods such as laser direct-structuring (LDS).
- Each of the further antennas 300, 302 may be a strip-line antenna, a patch antenna, or an inverted F-antenna (IFA), for example.
- IFA inverted F-antenna
- a first antenna 302 is disposed on top of the grounding electrode 122 coupled to the metallic chassis 100.
- the first antenna 302 may be configured to form an antenna providing a resonance frequency on a frequency band of a wireless local area network (WLAN) complying with IEEE 802.11 technology.
- WLAN wireless local area network
- Providing the antenna on top of the grounding electrode 122 improves the isolation and reduces interference between the WLAN and the cellular communications operated in the wearable device.
- a second antenna 300 is disposed on top of the chassis and configured to provide a resonance frequency on a frequency band of a satellite positioning system.
- the second antenna 300 may be disposed such that the second antenna does not extend over any grounding electrode 120, 122 coupled to the metallic chassis.
- a notch filter 304 may be provided between the at least one feed electrode 124, 126 coupling the antenna matching circuitry 116 to the chassis 100.
- the notch filter 304 may be configured to suppress a satellite positioning system frequency from a transmission/reception signal of the cellular antenna system, thus improving the isolation between the satellite positioning system antenna 300 and the cellular antenna(s).
- the first and the second antenna 300, 302 may be arranged to have no galvanic contact with the chassis.
- dielectric material may be disposed between the chassis and the antenna 300, 302.
- an antenna of any narrowband communication system may be provided at a location that is not on top of a grounding electrode coupled to the chassis, because the notch filter may then be employed to improve the isolation.
- An antenna of a wideband communication system may be provided on top of the grounding electrode to provide for better isolation without additional filtering.
- FIGs 5A and 5B illustrate an embodiment according to another embodiment.
- the antenna arrangement of any embodiment described above may be implemented in a frame 510 that is configured to be attached to the chassis 100 of the wearable device.
- the chassis 100 is denoted by 502 and an outer shape of the frame is designed to conform to an internal shape of the chassis such that the frame can be attached inside the circumference of the chassis, as illustrated in Figure 5B .
- the frame 510 may be made of any dielectric material.
- the antennas may be formed on the frame by using laser direct-structuring (LDS), adhesion, or any other solution for attaching metallic components on a non-metallic surface.
- LDS laser direct-structuring
- the antennas 300 and 302 are now formed on the frame according to the above-described principles.
- the chassis 100 forms the cellular antenna.
- the cellular antenna 500 is formed on the frame.
- the cellular antenna may be formed on an outer circumference of the frame and it may extend along in a plurality of directions along the outer perimeter, as illustrated in Figure 5A .
- the cellular antenna may be disposed on another surface of the frame, e.g. top surface on which a display screen is provided to enable radiation in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the display screen.
- the cellular antenna may be provided such that it extends in parallel with one or both of the antennas 300 and 302.
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- The invention relates to radio frequency antennas and wearable devices and, in particular to an antenna arrangement in a wearable device.
- Most of the smart watches and other wearable devices manufactured today are provided with a wireless modem capable of communicating according to one or more wireless communication protocols, e.g. Long-Term Evolution (LTE) protocols, IEEE 802.11 protocols, Bluetooth® protocols, satellite navigation system protocols, and other radio protocols. A single wearable device may support even dozens of radio protocols. This may pose a challenge in implementing antennas that would support all the protocols in such manner that the communication performance is at acceptable level.
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US 2015/048979 discloses a method and portable device providing multi-band, multi-antenna signal communication in a portable device having wireless communication capability. A portable device comprises a single loop multifeed (SLM) antenna system which includes a continuous conductive ring located along and adjacent to a first device periphery area. The SLM antenna system also comprises multiple communication feeds each respectively coupled to one of multiple transceivers and to the conductive ring. The SLM antenna system includes multiple ground connection points each of which is coupled to a ground plane. Each ground connection point is selectively positioned at a corresponding location on the continuous conductive ring in order to configure, within the SLM antenna system, multiple corresponding antenna elements. The SLM antenna system enables frequency tuning associated with a first antenna element to be performed independently of frequency tuning associated with a second antenna element and supports signal propagation via the multiple antennas using respective frequency bands. -
US 2015/309533 discloses a wrist apparatus including a frame arranged to house at least one electronic circuitry of the wrist apparatus, and at least one antenna integrated on a surface of the frame with a laser direct structuring process, in which conductive material is disposed at laser-defined locations on the frame. - The invention is defined by the independent claim. Embodiments are defined in the dependent claims.
- In the following the invention will be described in greater detail by means of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
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Figure 1 illustrates a simplified view of a chassis and electronics of a wearable device; -
Figure 2 illustrates an antenna arrangement according to an example not falling within the scope of the independent claim but useful for the understanding of the invention; -
Figure 3 illustrates an effect of the antenna arrangement ofFigure 2 ; -
Figure 4 illustrates an antenna arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention; and -
Figures 5A and5B illustrate an antenna arrangement according to another embodiment. - The following embodiments are examples. Although the specification may refer to "an", "one", or "some" embodiment(s) in several locations, this does not necessarily mean that each such reference is referring to the same embodiment(s), or that the feature only applies to a single embodiment. Single features of different embodiments may also be combined to provide other embodiments. Furthermore, words "comprising" and "including" should be understood as not limiting the described embodiments to consist of only those features that have been mentioned and such embodiments may contain also features/structures that have not been specifically mentioned.
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Figure 1 illustrates a simplified structure of a housing for a wearable device. The wearable device may be a smart watch, a wrist computer, or any device attachable to a human body. The wearable device typically comprises the housing comprising achassis 100 and one or moreelectronic circuitries 110 enclosed by thechassis 100. The wearable device may further comprise an attachment structure suitable for attaching the housing to the human body. The attachment structure may comprise a strap for attaching the housing to an arm, wrist, torso, waist, head, neck, foot, and/or leg. The attachment structure may comprise an earlobe attachment structure, or it may comprise a frame of glasses or goggles. - In some embodiments of the invention, the
chassis 100 is metallic, or it may be formed of another material suitable for providing thechassis 100 with capabilities of operating as an antenna. In the embodiments, thechassis 100 itself is arranged to function as one or more antennas which distinguishes the embodiments from solutions where an antenna is formed or attached to the chassis. Thechassis 100 may be made of one integral piece of metallic material such as aluminium or steel. Thechassis 100 may be arranged to have a circumferential shape, and the actual shape may be designed according to implementation. For example, thecircumferential chassis 100 may take the form of an annulus or a hollow rectangle, as illustrated inFigure 2 . The actual shape of the chassis may be affected by the design of the wearable device, e.g. the otherwise regular shape of the chassis may be broken by positioning of buttons or other mechanical objects of the wearable device. -
Figure 2 illustrates an example of an antenna arrangement for the wearable device. This example does not comprise the first further antenna and the second further antenna as claimed but is nevertheless useful for the understanding of the invention. - Referring to
Figures 1 and 2 , the antenna arrangement comprises: - an
electronic circuitry 110 comprising at least an antenna matchingcircuitry 116; - a
metallic chassis 100 enclosing theelectronic circuitry 110; at least onegrounding electrode metallic chassis 100; and at least onefeed electrode circuitry 116 to thechassis 100. - Referring to
Figure 2 , the wearable device may comprise anapplication processor 112 executing one or more computer program applications in the wearable device. For example, theapplication processor 112 may execute a measurement application employing one or more sensors of the wearable device or connected to the wearable device. As another example, theapplication processor 112 may execute a calendar application or an e-mail application. At least some of the applications executed by the application processor may require a communication connection over a radio interface. For that purpose, theapplication processor 112 may configure awireless modem 114 to establish a radio connection. Thewireless modem 114 may support one or more radio communication protocols, e.g. one or more of the protocols described in the Background. The wireless modem may comprise hardware and software required to generate and/or receive radio signals according to the one or more radio communication protocols. An output ofblock 114 may be coupled to the antenna matchingcircuitry 116 configured to provide impedance matching to the antenna or antennas formed by thechassis 100. The antenna matching circuitry may comprise a dedicated matching circuitry for eachantenna feed electrode - In an example, the
chassis 100 is configured to form one or more antennas for signals transmitted and/or received according to a cellular communication protocol such as a 3G, 4G, or 5G cellular communication protocol. An example of the 3G protocol is Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) standardized within the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). An example of the 4G protocol is the LTE or LTE-Advanced standardized also within the 3GPP. Standardization of the 5G is currently under way within the 3GPP. Other cellular protocols exist, such as WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access). - The coupling between the
feed electrodes chassis 100 may be galvanic or capacitive. -
Figure 3 illustrates the arrangement ofFigure 2 in a planar view from above the chassis. In the example ofFigures 2 and 3 , there exists afirst grounding electrode 120 and asecond grounding electrode 122. Additionally, there exists afirst feed electrode 124 and asecond feed electrode 126. Thefirst feed electrode 124 and thesecond feed electrode 126 are coupled to the chassis on opposite sides of thefirst grounding electrode 120 along a circumference of thechassis 100. In a similar manner, thefirst feed electrode 124 and thesecond feed electrode 126 are coupled to the chassis on opposite sides of thesecond grounding electrode 122 along the circumference of thechassis 100. As illustrated inFigures 1 and 2 , thefirst feed electrode 124 is disposed at a location clockwise from thesecond grounding electrode 122 while thesecond feed electrode 126 is disposed at a location counter clockwise from thesecond grounding electrode 122. In a similar manner, thefirst feed electrode 124 is disposed at a location counter clockwise from thefirst grounding electrode 122 while thesecond feed electrode 126 is disposed at a location clockwise from thefirst grounding electrode 120. In this manner, a number of radiators with different radiation characteristics are formed. - As illustrated in
Figure 3 , radiating surfaces are formed between thefeed electrodes grounding electrodes chassis 100 between thefirst feed electrode 124 and thesecond grounding electrode 122. As illustrated by the dashed line between thefirst feed electrode 124 and thesecond grounding electrode 122, this surface forms an L-shaped antenna. The locations of thefirst feed electrode 124 and thesecond grounding electrode 122 may be selected such that they are provided on different edges of the chassis to form the L-shape and such that the distance between thefirst feed electrode 124 and thesecond grounding electrode 122 is proportional to a desired wavelength λ of radiated or absorbed radio signal, e.g. half of the wavelength λ/2. - A second radiating surface is formed in the
chassis 100 between thesecond feed electrode 126 and thesecond grounding electrode 122. As illustrated by the dashed line between thesecond feed electrode 126 and thesecond grounding electrode 122, this surface also forms an L-shaped antenna. The locations of thesecond feed electrode 124 and thesecond grounding electrode 122 may be selected such that they are provided on different edges of the chassis to form the L-shape and such that the distance between thefirst feed electrode 124 and thesecond grounding electrode 122 is proportional to the desired wavelength λ of radiated or absorbed radio signal, e.g. quarter of the wavelength λ/4. The desired wavelengths of the first and second radiating surfaces may be different to support multiple resonance frequencies, e.g. one resonance frequency below 1000 Megahertz (MHz) and another resonance frequency above 1 500 MHz. - Further radiating surfaces may be formed between the
feed electrodes grounding electrodes Figure 3 . By using two feed electrodes and two grounding electrodes, up to four radiating surfaces may be formed, and each radiating surface may be configured to provide different radiation characteristics such as different resonance frequencies by suitable positioning of the electrodes. Further radiating surfaces may be arranged by increasing the number of grounding electrodes and feed electrodes coupling the chassis with theantenna matching circuitry 116. - In an example, only one feed electrode and only one grounding electrode is coupled to the chassis. In such an embodiment the chassis may form one or two radiating surfaces with different or even the same radiation characteristics.
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Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment where the antenna arrangement comprises further antennas disposed on top of thechassis 100. Referring toFigure 4 , twofurther antennas electronic circuitry 110. Theantenna matching circuitry 116 may provide different antenna matching configurations to antenna(s) formed by the chassis and the further antenna(s) attached to thechassis 100. Thefurther antennas further antennas - In the embodiment of
Figure 4 , afirst antenna 302 is disposed on top of thegrounding electrode 122 coupled to themetallic chassis 100. Thefirst antenna 302 may be configured to form an antenna providing a resonance frequency on a frequency band of a wireless local area network (WLAN) complying with IEEE 802.11 technology. Providing the antenna on top of thegrounding electrode 122 improves the isolation and reduces interference between the WLAN and the cellular communications operated in the wearable device. - A
second antenna 300 is disposed on top of the chassis and configured to provide a resonance frequency on a frequency band of a satellite positioning system. Thesecond antenna 300 may be disposed such that the second antenna does not extend over anygrounding electrode notch filter 304 may be provided between the at least onefeed electrode antenna matching circuitry 116 to thechassis 100. Thenotch filter 304 may be configured to suppress a satellite positioning system frequency from a transmission/reception signal of the cellular antenna system, thus improving the isolation between the satellitepositioning system antenna 300 and the cellular antenna(s). - The first and the
second antenna antenna - In general, an antenna of any narrowband communication system may be provided at a location that is not on top of a grounding electrode coupled to the chassis, because the notch filter may then be employed to improve the isolation. An antenna of a wideband communication system may be provided on top of the grounding electrode to provide for better isolation without additional filtering.
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Figures 5A and5B illustrate an embodiment according to another embodiment. Referring toFigure 5A , the antenna arrangement of any embodiment described above may be implemented in aframe 510 that is configured to be attached to thechassis 100 of the wearable device. InFigure 5A , thechassis 100 is denoted by 502 and an outer shape of the frame is designed to conform to an internal shape of the chassis such that the frame can be attached inside the circumference of the chassis, as illustrated inFigure 5B . Theframe 510 may be made of any dielectric material. The antennas may be formed on the frame by using laser direct-structuring (LDS), adhesion, or any other solution for attaching metallic components on a non-metallic surface. In the embodiment ofFigure 5A and5B , theantennas - In the above-described embodiments, the
chassis 100 forms the cellular antenna. In the embodiment ofFigures 5A and5B , thecellular antenna 500 is formed on the frame. The cellular antenna may be formed on an outer circumference of the frame and it may extend along in a plurality of directions along the outer perimeter, as illustrated inFigure 5A . In another embodiment, the cellular antenna may be disposed on another surface of the frame, e.g. top surface on which a display screen is provided to enable radiation in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the display screen. The cellular antenna may be provided such that it extends in parallel with one or both of theantennas - According to these principles, even a higher number of additional antennas may be attached to the wearable device. It will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that, as the technology advances, the inventive concept can be implemented in various ways. The invention and its embodiments are not limited to the examples described above but may vary within the scope of the claims.
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- An antenna arrangement for a wearable apparatus, comprising:an electronic circuitry (110) comprising at least an antenna matching circuitry (116);a metallic chassis (100) enclosing the electronic circuitry (110) and configured to operate as an antenna or antennas;at least one grounding electrode (120, 122) coupled to the metallic chassis;at least one feed electrode (124, 126) coupling the antenna matching circuitry to the chassis;a first further antenna (302) disposed on top of one of the at least one grounding electrode configured to function as an antenna of a wideband communication system; anda second further antenna (300) disposed on top of the chassis such that the second antenna does not extend over any grounding electrode coupled to the metallic chassis, and configured to provide a resonance frequency on a frequency band of a narrowband communication system,wherein the first and second further antenna are attached to the chassis and wherein the first and second further antenna are coupled to the antenna matching circuitry with further feed electrodes, wherein the antenna matching circuitry provides different antenna matching configurations to the antenna or antennas formed by the chassis and to said first and second further antenna.
- The antenna arrangement of claim 1, wherein the metallic chassis is circumferential.
- The antenna arrangement of claim 2, comprising at least a first grounding electrode (120) and a second grounding electrode (122) coupled to the metallic chassis, wherein the at least one feed electrode (124) is coupled to the chassis between the first and second grounding electrode, wherein a distance between the at least one grounding electrode and the at least one feed electrode along the circumferential chassis is configured according to desired resonance frequency characteristics.
- The antenna arrangement of claim 3, wherein the distance is one half or one fourth of a desired wavelength of a radio signal emitted or absorbed by the chassis.
- The antenna arrangement of claim 3 or 4, comprising at least a first feed electrode (124) and a second feed electrode (126) coupling the antenna matching circuitry to the chassis, wherein the first feed electrode and the second feed electrode are coupled to the chassis on opposite sides of the first grounding electrode along a circumference of the chassis.
- The antenna arrangement of claim 5, wherein a first radiating surface of the chassis between the first feed electrode and the first grounding electrode provides for different resonance frequency characteristics than a second radiating surface of the chassis between the second feed electrode and the first grounding electrode.
- The antenna arrangement of any preceding claim, wherein the first and second further antenna have no galvanic contact with the chassis.
- The antenna arrangement of claim 7, wherein dielectric material is disposed between the chassis and the first and second further antenna.
- The antenna arrangement of any preceding claim, wherein the first further antenna is configured to form an antenna providing a resonance frequency on a frequency band of a wireless local area network.
- The antenna arrangement of any preceding claim, wherein the second further antenna (300) is configured to provide a resonance frequency on a frequency band of a satellite positioning system.
- The antenna arrangement of any preceding claim, further comprising a notch filter (304) between the at least one feed electrode coupling the antenna matching circuitry to the chassis, wherein the notch filter is configured to suppress a transmission frequency of the narrowband communication system.
- The antenna arrangement of any preceding claim, wherein the at least one further antenna is coupled to the at least one further feed electrode via capacitive coupling.
- A wearable device comprising the antenna arrangement of any preceding claim.
- A wrist computer comprising the antenna arrangement of any preceding claim 1 to 12.
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