Conductive cover, housing assembly and terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10314186-B2
Application number	US-201715688558-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2017
Priority date	Jan 4, 2017
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a conductive cover, a housing assembly and a terminal. The conductive cover includes a first portion, a second portion, a conductive suspended strip and a conductive connecting member. A slot is defined between the second portion and the first portion. The conductive suspended strip is located in the slot and has a length equal to a length of the slot. An insulating layer is provided between the conductive suspended strip and the first portion, and another insulating layer is provided between the conductive suspended strip and the second portion. The conductive connecting member bridges over the slot, is electrically connected with the first portion and the second portion, and is insulated from the conductive suspended strip.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A conductive cover for a terminal, comprising:
a first portion;
a second portion, a slot being defined between the second portion and the first portion to partition the first portion from the second portion;
a conductive suspended strip, located in the slot and having a length equal to a length of the slot, an insulating layer being provided between the conductive suspended strip and the first portion, and another insulating layer being provided between the conductive suspended strip and the second portion, the insulating layer having a thickness ranging from 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm; and
a conductive connecting member, bridging over the slot, electrically connected with the first portion and the second portion, and insulated from the conductive suspended strip.

2. The conductive cover according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive suspended strip comprises:
two first horizontal segments spaced apart;
a second horizontal segment, located between the two first horizontal segments, and located at a side of the two first horizontal segments and parallel to the two first horizontal segments; and
two vertical connecting segments, extending in a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the two first horizontal segments, and each having two ends connected to one corresponding first horizontal segment and the second horizontal segment.

3. The conductive cover according to claim 2 , wherein each of the two first horizontal segments has a side wall surface facing the first portion, and the side wall surface facing the first portion and one corresponding vertical connecting segment are at a right angle.

4. The conductive cover according to claim 2 , wherein each of the two first horizontal segments has a side wall surface facing the second portion, and the side wall surface facing the second portion and one corresponding vertical connecting segment are at a rounded angle.

5. The conductive cover according to claim 2 , wherein the second horizontal segment and each of the two vertical connecting segments are provided with a smooth-transition connecting portion therebetween.

6. The conductive cover according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the conductive connecting members are provided and spaced apart from each other along a length direction of the slot.

7. The conductive cover according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive cover comprises a cover body and a cover lateral plate surrounding a periphery of the cover body, the cover body and the cover lateral plate define a mounting chamber with an open side, the first portion is configured as the cover lateral plate, and the second portion is configured as the cover body.

8. The conductive cover according to claim 1 , wherein two slots are defined in the conductive cover and divide the conductive cover into two first portions and one second portion, the two first portions are located at upper and lower ends of the second portion, and one conductive suspended strip is arranged in one slot.

9. A housing assembly for a terminal, comprising a conductive cover, the conductive cover comprising:
a first portion;
a second portion, a slot being defined between the second portion and the first portion to partition the first portion from the second portion;
a conductive suspended strip, located in the slot and having a length equal to a length of the slot, an insulating layer being provided between the conductive suspended strip and the first portion, and another insulating layer being provided between the conductive suspended strip and the second portion, the insulating layer having a thickness ranging from 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm; and
a conductive connecting member, bridging over the slot, electrically connected with the first portion and the second portion, and insulated from the conductive suspended strip, the conductive cover being divided into a plurality of spaced signal areas, and each of the plurality of signal areas comprising a part of the first portion, a part of the second portion and a part of the conductive suspended strip.

10. The housing assembly according to claim 9 , wherein one of the plurality of signal areas is configured as a GPS/Wi-Fi (global position system/wireless fidelity) antenna area, an NFC (near field communication) antenna area, or a communication antenna area.

11. The housing assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of signal areas comprises one GPS/Wi-Fi antenna area and two communication antenna areas.

12. The housing assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the GPS/Wi-Fi antenna area is arranged at a first corner area of a first end of the housing assembly, one of the two communication antenna areas is arranged at a second corner area of the first end of the housing assembly, and the other one of the two communication antenna areas is arranged at a second end of the housing assembly.

13. A terminal, comprising:
a housing assembly having a conductive cover, wherein the conductive cover comprises:
a first portion;
a second portion, a slot being defined between the second portion and the first portion to partition the first portion from the second portion;
a conductive suspended strip, located in the slot and having a length equal to a length of the slot, an insulating layer being provided between the conductive suspended strip and the first portion, and another insulating layer being provided between the conductive suspended strip and the second portion, the insulating layer having a thickness ranging from 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm;
a conductive connecting member, bridging over the slot, electrically connected with the first portion and the second portion, and insulated from the conductive suspended strip, the conductive cover being divided into a plurality of spaced signal areas, and each of the plurality of signal areas comprising a part of the first portion, a part of the second portion and a part of the conductive suspended strip;
a first antenna circuit, located in one of the plurality of signal areas and comprising a first signal source, a first matching circuit and a first inductor, the first inductor having two ends, the first matching circuit having two ends, one end of the first inductor being electrically connected with the first portion, the other end of the first inductor being electrically connected with one end of the first matching circuit, and the other end of the first matching circuit being electrically connected with the first signal source;
a second antenna circuit, located in another one of the plurality of signal areas and comprising a second signal source, a second matching circuit and a second inductor, the second inductor having two ends, the second matching circuit having two ends, one end of the second inductor being electrically connected with the first portion, the other end of the second inductor being electrically connected with one end of the second matching circuit, and the other end of the second matching circuit being electrically connected with the second signal source; and
a camera assembly arranged adjacent to the first antenna circuit or the second antenna circuit.

14. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the first antenna circuit is configured as a GPS/Wi-Fi antenna circuit, and the camera assembly is located adjacent to the first antenna circuit.

15. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the camera assembly is configured as a single camera or a dual camera.

16. The terminal according to claim 13 , wherein one of the plurality of signal areas is configured as a communication antenna area, and the camera assembly is located in the communication an

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xinbao
• Zhao Ning
• Gu Liang

Classifications

• H01Q5/364

  Creating multiple current paths · CPC title

• H01Q5/35

  using two or more simultaneously fed points · CPC title

• H01Q21/28

  Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• H05K5/0247 Primary

  Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring · CPC title