Electronic device comprising antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10601113-B2
Application number	US-201816125163-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2018
Priority date	Sep 7, 2017
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate, a rear plate facing away from the front plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, the housing including at least one antenna element extended along one portion of the side member, a display exposed through the front plate and including a display panel and a shield layer, a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna element, a support member, at least a portion of which is positioned in the space in parallel with the shield layer, and a conductive patch layer interposed between the shield layer and the support member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a front plate, a rear plate facing away from the front plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate,
wherein at least a portion of the side member is formed of an electrically conductive material;

a display positioned in the space between the front plate and the rear plate, the display including a first conductive layer parallel to the front plate;
a conductive structure interposed between the display and the rear plate, the conductive structure including a second conductive layer parallel to the first conductive layer and overlapping at least partially with the first conductive layer when viewed from above the front plate;
a printed circuit board interposed between the conductive structure and the rear plate;
a wireless communication circuit positioned on the printed circuit board and electrically connected with a portion of the side member; and
a conductive patch layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein at least one portion of the conductive patch layer is extended along the portion of the side member in a first direction or in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the patch layer is attached to the second conductive layer.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the patch layer is electrically isolated from at least one of the first conductive layer or the second conductive layer.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the patch layer is formed of copper.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second conductive layer includes an opening,
wherein the electronic device further comprises a battery partially positioned in the opening, and
wherein the patch layer is extended in the first direction across the opening.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the patch layer includes:
a first portion extended in the first direction; and
a second portion extended from one end of the first portion in the second direction.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the patch layer further includes:
a third portion extended from another end of the first portion in the second direction.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the patch layer is extended along an edge of the second conductive layer.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the patch layer includes patterns arranged regularly.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an insulating member interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer,
wherein the insulating member does not overlap with the patch layer when viewed from above the front plate.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the insulating member has permittivity or permeability.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the insulating member includes a highly-resistant (HR) tape.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer is formed of copper.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the side member includes two or more regions, which are physically spaced from each other and are formed of an electrically conductive material.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is electrically connected to the two or more regions formed of an electrically conductive material.

16. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a front plate, a rear plate facing away from the front plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, the housing including at least one antenna element extended along one portion of the side member;
a display exposed through the front plate and including a display panel and a shield layer;
a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna element;
a support member, at least a portion of which is positioned in the space in parallel with the shield layer; and
a conductive patch layer interposed between the shield layer and the support member.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the conductive patch layer is electrically connected to the shield layer or the support member.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the conductive patch layer is electrically isolated from at least one of the support member and the shield layer.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the support member includes an opening formed to be spaced from the antenna element.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , further comprising:
a battery,
wherein the opening is formed to correspond to a size of the battery.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bae Hong Pyo
• Kim Dong Yeon
• Nam Ho Jung
• Park Sung Koo
• Park Jae Woon
• Seo Min Cheol
• Yun Him Chan
• Lee Han Dug
• Lee Hyun Woo
• Lee Hyung Joo
• Lim Byung Man
• Choi Nak Chung

Classifications

• H04M1/0262

  for a battery compartment · CPC title

• H01Q9/0407

  Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna (dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40) · CPC title

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• H01Q1/526

  Electromagnetic shields · CPC title

• H01Q1/38

  formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface  H01Q15/142)} · CPC title