Internal coil structure and method for operating the same in a wireless terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10515757-B2
Application number	US-201715822009-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 24, 2017
Priority date	Oct 27, 2015
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

A coil arrangement structure supporting wireless communication and a method for operating the same in a wireless terminal are provided. The coil arrangement structure includes a closed-loop metal frame and a coil arranged asymmetrically within the metal frame. The coil is arranged such that a distance between an outer side of the coil and an inner side of the metal frame is not constant and the coil is arranged integrally on a front surface of a display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless terminal comprising:
a metal frame;
a display within the metal frame;
a first coil for an antenna within the metal frame, the first coil and the metal frame having a gap therebetween; and
a lumped element disposed on an input line or an output line of the first coil which connects the first coil to a power source,
wherein the first coil is disposed in a shape of a polygon, and nearest distances between at least two sides of the polygon and the metal frame are different.

2. The wireless terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first coil overlaps the display, and a portion of the first coil arranged on an active area of the display comprises a transparent metal line.

3. The wireless terminal of claim 1 , further comprising at least one second coil within the metal frame.

4. The wireless terminal of claim 3 ,
wherein one of the at least one second coil is formed on a flexible printed circuit board, and
wherein the one of the at least one second coil is not on an active area of the display.

5. The wireless terminal of claim 3 , wherein a direction of a current in one of the at least one second coil and a direction of a current in the first coil are substantially same in an area where the one of the at least one second coil and the first coil are disposed closely.

6. The wireless terminal of claim 5 , wherein the one of the at least one second coil is symmetrically disposed with the first coil.

7. The wireless terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a periodic pattern between the first coil and the metal frame for increasing isolation between the first coil and the metal frame.

8. The wireless terminal of claim 3 ,
wherein the first coil is for a first communication scheme, and
wherein one of the at least one second coil is for a second communication scheme.

9. The wireless terminal of claim 1 , wherein the shape of the first coil is one of a shape of a quadrangle and a shape of a triangle.

10. A wireless terminal comprising:
a circular metal frame;
a display within the circular metal frame;
a first circular coil within the circular metal frame, the first circular coil and the circular metal frame having a gap therebetween; and
a lumped element disposed on an input line or an output line of the first circular coil which connects the first circular coil to a power source,
wherein nearest distances between at least two portions of the first circular coil and the circular metal frame are different.

11. The wireless terminal of claim 10 , wherein the first circular coil overlaps the display, and a portion of the first circular coil arranged on an active area of the display comprises a transparent metal line.

12. The wireless terminal of claim 10 , further comprising at least one second coil within the circular metal frame.

13. The wireless terminal of claim 12 ,
wherein one of the at least one second coil is formed on a flexible printed circuit board, and
wherein the one of the at least one second coil is not on an active area of the display.

14. The wireless terminal of claim 12 , wherein a direction of a current in one of the at least one second coil and a direction of a current in the first circular coil are substantially same in an area where the one of the at least one second coil and the first circular coil are disposed closely.

15. The wireless terminal of claim 14 , wherein the one of the at least one second coil is symmetrically disposed with the first circular coil.

16. The wireless terminal of claim 10 , further comprising a periodic pattern between the first coil and the circular metal frame for increasing isolation between the first circular coil and the circular metal frame.

17. The wireless terminal of claim 12 ,
wherein the first circular coil is for a first communication scheme, and
wherein one of the at least one second coil is for a second communication scheme.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Yoon-Geon
• Ko Seung-Tae
• Lim Sang-Ho
• Hong Won-Bin

Classifications

• H01Q7/00

  Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop · CPC title

• H05K1/18

  structurally associated with non-printed electric components (H05K1/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• H01F2038/143

  for signals · CPC title

• G04R20/26

  the radio signal being a near-field communication signal · CPC title