Antenna device for portable terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10673126-B2
Application number	US-201815937017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2018
Priority date	Jan 30, 2013
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

An antenna device of a portable terminal including conductive components is provided. The antenna device includes a first radiator connected to a power feeding unit of the portable terminal and a second radiator connected to each of the power feeding unit and a ground part of the portable terminal. At least one of the conductive components is connected to at least one the first radiator and the second radiator. The conductive components may be used as a radiator of the antenna device such that the antenna device may be easily installed within an inner space of a miniaturized and lightened portable terminal and the inner space of the portable terminal may be efficiently used.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable communication device comprising:
a circuit board including a conductive layer and a feeding line, the conductive layer is formed on the circuit board such that a slit is located between a first portion of the conductive layer and a second portion of the conductive layer, the feeding line is located across the slit to connect the first and second portions, the first portion of the conductive layer at least partially forms a ground portion of the portable communication device; and
a conductive component at least partially mounted on the second portion of the conductive layer and directly connected to the feeding line,
wherein the conductive component is adapted to radiate using a power supplied via the feeding line.

2. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein a first end of the feeding line is connected to the first portion of the conductive layer, and a second end of the feeding line is connected to the second portion of the conductive layer.

3. The portable communication device of claim 1 , further comprising another conductive component at least partially mounted on a third portion of the conductive layer and adapted to radiate using the power.

4. The portable communication device of claim 3 , wherein the feeding line is electrically connected to the conductive component and the other conductive component.

5. The portable communication device of claim 3 , wherein the other conductive component is electrically connected to the ground portion of the portable communication device.

6. The portable communication device of claim 3 , wherein the other conductive component includes a connector to electrically connect the conductive component to an external device such that the external device is to measure a characteristic corresponding to the radiating of the conductive component.

7. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive component comprises a universal serial bus connector, a charge connector, an interface connector, an earphone-microphone socket, a storage medium socket, or any combination thereof.

8. The portable communication device of claim 1 , further comprising a third conductive component at least partially mounted on the second portion of the conductive layer, the third conductive component electrically connected to the second portion of the conductive layer.

9. The portable communication device of claim 8 , wherein the third conductive component comprises a C-clip, a double-sided tape, a screw, or any combination thereof.

10. The portable communication device of claim 8 , further comprising an antenna being separated from the conductive component, wherein the third conductive component forming at least part of a radiating portion of the antenna.

11. The portable communication device of claim 8 , further comprising a cover forming at least part of an outer surface of the portable communication device,
wherein the third conductive component is electrically connected to at least part of the cover.

12. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein at least part of the second portion of the conductive layer is adapted to radiate using the power.

13. The portable communication device of claim 11 , wherein the third conductive component comprises a bracket, a frame, a decoration member, or any combination thereof.

14. The portable communication device of claim 11 , wherein the cover is substantially planar.

15. A portable communication device comprising:
a circuit board including a conductive layer and a feeding line, the conductive layer is formed on the circuit board such that a slit is located between a first portion of the conductive layer and a second portion of the conductive layer, the feeding line is located across the slit to connect the first and second portions, the first portion of the conductive layer at least partially forming forms a ground portion of the portable communication device, the second portion of the conductive layer at least partially forms a radiating portion of the portable communication device and adapted to radiate using a power supplied via the feeding line; and
a conductive component at least partially mounted on the second portion of the conductive layer, and directly and electrically connected to the feeding line.

16. The portable communication device of claim 15 , wherein the conductive component is adapted to form at least one subportion of the radiating portion of the portable communication device.

17. The portable communication device of claim 15 , further comprising a second conductive component at least partially mounted on a third portion of the conductive layer and electrically connected to the feeding line and adapted to radiate using the power supplied via the feeding line.

18. The portable communication device of claim 17 , wherein the second conductive component is electrically connected to the ground portion of the portable communication device.

19. A portable communication device comprising:
a case forming at least part of an outer surface of the portable communication device;
a circuit board at least partially accommodated by the case, the circuit board including a conductive layer and a feeding line, the conductive layer is formed on the circuit board such that a slit is located between a first portion of the conductive layer and a second portion of the conductive layer, the feeding line is located across the slit to connect the first and second portions, the first portion of the conductive layer at least partially forms a ground portion of the portable communication device, at least part of the second portion of the conductive layer is adapted to radiate using a power supplied via the feeding line; and
a conductive component electrically connected to the case, at least partially mounted on the second portion of the conductive layer, directly and electrically connected to the feeding line, and adapted to radiate using the power supplied via the feeding line.

20. The portable communication device of claim 19 , further comprising a coupling element electrically connected to the conductive component or the at least part of the second portion such that a characteristic with respect to the radiating of the conductive component or the at least part of the second portion is to be adjusted using the coupling element.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hwang Soon-Ho
• Park Sung-Koo
• Lee Kyung-Jae
• Byun Joon-Ho

Classifications

• H01Q13/10

  Resonant slot antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q1/50

  Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors · CPC title

• H01Q1/44

  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