Electronic device with metal frame antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10075569-B2
Application number	US-201615351161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2016
Priority date	Nov 13, 2015
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing and a connection part. The housing includes a first housing portion that includes a first side face, and a second housing portion that includes a second side face. The connection part connects the first housing portion and the second housing portion. A first conductive member extends along at least a portion of the first side face, a first non-conductive member is disposed on the first side face, a second conductive member extends along at least a portion of the second side face, a second non-conductive member is disposed on the second side face, and when the second housing portion faces the first housing portion, the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member are substantially aligned.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing comprising:
a first housing portion that includes a first side face, and
a second housing portion that includes a second side face; and
a connection part that connects the first housing portion and the second housing portion,

wherein a first conductive member extends along at least a portion of the first side face,
wherein a first non-conductive member is disposed on a perimeter of the first side face,
wherein a second conductive member extends along at least a portion of the second side face,
wherein a second non-conductive member is disposed on a perimeter of the second side face, and
wherein, when the second housing portion faces the first housing portion, the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member are substantially aligned and radiation radiated from an antenna radiator formed by at least a portion of the first housing portion radiates through the second non-conductive member of the second housing portion.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a ground member positioned within the housing,
wherein the second conductive member is electrically connected to the ground member.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a communication circuit disposed within the housing,
wherein the first conductive member is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and
wherein the second conductive member is not electrically connected to the communication circuit.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive member includes a metallic material,
wherein the second conductive member includes a material that is the same as the metallic material of the first conductive member, and
wherein the metallic material includes at least one of aluminum, stainless steel, and amorphous metal alloy.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third non-conductive member,
wherein the first side face includes two gaps that are spaced apart from each other to electrically separate portions of the first conductive member from each other,
wherein the first non-conductive member fills at least one of the two gaps, and
wherein the third non-conductive member fills at least a portion of another one of the two gaps.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising:
a fourth non-conductive member,
wherein the second side face includes two gaps that are spaced apart from each other to electrically separate portions of the second conductive member from each other,
wherein the second non-conductive member fills at least one of the two gaps, and
wherein the fourth non-conductive member fills at least a portion of another one of the two gaps.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein, in a state where the second housing portion faces the first housing portion, the third non-conductive member and the fourth non-conductive member are substantially aligned.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member includes one non-conductive member or a pair of non-conductive members spaced apart from each other.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein one of the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member includes one non-conductive member and another of the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member includes a pair of non-conductive members that are spaced apart from each other, and
wherein, when the second housing portion faces the first housing portion, one of the pair of non-conductive members is aligned to the one non-conductive member.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connection part includes a shaft configured to provide a pivot movement such that the first housing portion and the second housing portion are folded to or unfolded from each other.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the connection part includes a connection structure configured to connect the first housing portion and the second housing portion such that the first housing portion and the second housing portion are slid in a direction parallel to the first housing when the first housing portion and second housing portion at least partially face each other.

12. A portable electronic device comprising:
a first electronic device portion including a first housing having a first side face; and
a second electronic device portion including a second housing having a second side face, the second housing connected to the first housing and folded to at least partially overlap with the first housing,
wherein the first side face of the first electronic device includes:
a first metal portion,
a second metal portion electrically spaced apart from the first metal portion, and
a first non-metal portion between the first metal portion and the second metal portion,

wherein the second side face of the second electronic device includes:
a third metal portion,
a fourth metal portion electrically spaced apart from the third metal portion, and
a second non-metal portion between the third metal portion and the fourth metal portion, and

wherein the first non-metal portion and the second non-metal portion are aligned to each other when the second housing is folded to overlap with the first housing.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 ,
wherein the first side face of the first electronic device includes:
a fifth metal portion that is electrically spaced apart from the second metal portion, and
a third non-metal portion between the second metal portion and the fifth metal portion,

wherein the second side face of the second electronic device includes:
a sixth metal portion that is electrically spaced apart from the fourth metal portion, and
a fourth non-metal portion between the fourth metal portion and the sixth metal portion, and

wherein the third non-metal portion and the fourth non-metal portion are aligned to each other when the second housing is folded to overlap with the first housing.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jaehyung
• Bang Jinkyu
• Kim Jinu
• Kim Donghwan
• Kim Taegyu
• Chang Kiyoung

Classifications

• H04M1/0269

  mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing · CPC title

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M1/0214

  Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235) · CPC title

• H04M1/026

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title