Electronic device with multi-slot antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10629982-B2
Application number	US-201715585550-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2017
Priority date	May 27, 2016
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device with a multi-slot antenna is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing including a first side, a second side facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral side surrounded by a portion of a space between the first and second sides, a second housing including a third side facing in a third direction and a fourth side facing in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, a first conductive member forming at least a portion of the first lateral side and including a slot, an intermediate plate located inside the first housing and including a portion adjacent to a slot of the first conductive member, wherein the portion comprises or forms an opening facing in the first or second direction, and a wireless communication circuit electrically coupled to a portion of the first conductive member around the slot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing comprising a first side facing in a first direction, a second side facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral side surrounded by at least a portion of a space between the first and second sides and facing in a third direction perpendicular to each of the first and second directions;
a metal frame disposed to surround at least a portion of the first lateral side;
at least one slot antenna formed in at least a portion of the metal frame facing the first lateral side, and facing the third direction; and
a feeding flange having a protruding shape configured to feed the at least one slot antenna.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the metal frame is an exterior metal frame and surrounding at least a portion of a boundary of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the slot antenna has a first length extended along the metal frame and a first thickness.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the metal frame is configured at a position spaced apart from the slot antenna to operate as an antenna radiator.

5. An electronic device comprising:
a housing comprising a first side facing in a first direction, a second side facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first lateral side surrounded by at least a portion of a space between the first and second sides and facing in a third direction perpendicular to each of the first and second side, and a substrate disposed between the first and second sides and having a ground plane disposed to face each of the first and second side;
a rear case coupled to a second side of the housing;
a metal frame disposed to surround at least a portion of the first side of the housing;
a first slot antenna disposed between the substrate and the metal frame and having a first length and a first thickness; and
a second slot antenna disposed adjacent to the first slot antenna, formed in at least a region of the external metal frame facing the first side, facing in the third direction, and having a second length and a second thickness.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first and second lengths are approximately the same.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second slot antenna is utilized as a hole through which a connecting member connected to another housing passes.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first and second slot antennas are fed by a feeding flange.

9. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein a third slot having a third length and a third thickness is disposed at the rear case, and a third slot antenna is disposed to substantially face the first slot antenna and is disposed adjacent to the second slot antenna.

10. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the metal frame is configured at a position spaced apart from the second slot antenna to operate as an antenna radiator.

11. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second slot antenna is filled with an insulating material.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hosaeng
• Kwon Hongil
• Kim Seonil
• Lim Jae-Ho
• Kim Seongeun
• Kim Seunghwan
• Kim Younghoon
• SUNG Kicheol
• Lee Kyung-Jong
• Joo Young-Min

Classifications

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q5/10

  Resonant antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/44 Primary

  using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) · CPC title