Electronic device including antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10854957-B2
Application number	US-202016778171-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2020
Priority date	Feb 19, 2019
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device in accordance with an example embodiment of the disclosure includes a first non-conductive cover defining a first surface of the electronic device, a second non-conductive cover including a first portion defining a second surface of the electronic device, and a second portion defining one portion of a lateral surface of the electronic device, a conductive frame defining an other portion of the lateral surface of the electronic device, and an antenna module, wherein the antenna module is positioned so that the one surface is substantially perpendicular to the second surface at a position within a specified proximity to the lateral surface of the electronic device and is configured to transmit and/or receive a signal through the lateral surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first non-conductive cover defining at least a portion of a first surface of the electronic device;
a second non-conductive cover including a first portion defining at least a portion of a second surface of the electronic device opposite the first surface, and a second portion extending from an edge of the first portion and defining one portion of a first lateral surface of the electronic device between the first surface and the second surface;
a conductive frame defining another portion of the first lateral surface of the electronic device; and
a first antenna module including one surface defining a radiator,
wherein the first antenna module is positioned so that the one surface is substantially perpendicular to the second surface at a position within a specified proximity to the first lateral surface of the electronic device and is configured to transmit and/or receive a signal through the first lateral surface,
wherein the second non-conductive cover comprises glass,
wherein at least a half of the one surface of the first antenna module is directed toward the second portion of the second non-conductive cover.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display, wherein the first non-conductive cover is a glass cover covering the display, and wherein the second non-conductive cover is a back cover.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display, wherein the second non-conductive cover is a glass cover covering the display, and wherein the first non-conductive cover is a back cover.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second non-conductive cover includes an inorganic oxide, and wherein the inorganic oxide includes at least one of glass, ceramic or sapphire.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna module includes a non-conductive member comprising non-conductive material disposed between the second portion and the one surface of the first antenna module.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein an air gap is defined between the non-conductive member, the second portion and the one surface.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna module includes a first type antenna having a radiating surface directed toward a position between the first portion and the second portion.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one surface of the first antenna module partially overlaps the conductive frame.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion includes a planar portion, and wherein the second portion includes a curved portion extending from an edge of the planar portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna module is configured to transmit and/or receive the signal having a frequency between 6 GHz and 100 GHz.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a second antenna module;
wherein the second antenna module includes:
a first type antenna including a first radiating surface directed toward the second surface; and
a second type antenna including a second radiating surface directed toward a second lateral surface of the electronic device.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the second radiating surface is positioned to be directed toward a portion of the second non-conductive cover extending to the second lateral surface when viewed from the second lateral surface.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the conductive frame includes an opening in the first lateral surface configured to expose a physical button,
wherein the second radiating surface is provided in a first direction of the opening, and
wherein a third radiating surface of the first antenna module is provided in a second direction of the opening.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein each of the first antenna module and the second antenna module is configured to transmit or receive a signal having a mmWave frequency band as a first frequency band.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the conductive frame is configured to act as an antenna radiator configured to transmit and receive a signal of a second frequency band.

16. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein a height of a portion of the second non-conductive cover extending along the second lateral surface is less than a height of a portion of the second non-conductive cover extending along the first lateral surface.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the height of the portion of the second non-conductive cover extending along the second lateral surface is less than a height of the conductive frame defining the second lateral surface.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein a height of a portion of the first non-conductive cover extending along the second lateral surface is less than a height of the conductive frame defining the second lateral surface or the height of the portion of the second non-conductive cover extending along the second lateral surface.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein a height of a portion of the second non-conductive cover extending along the first lateral surface is greater than the height of a portion of the first non-conductive cover extending along the second lateral surface.

20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the height of the portion of the second non-conductive cover extending along the first lateral surface is greater than a height of the conductive frame defining the first lateral surface.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Moon Heecheul
• Seok Sangyoup
• Son Kwonho
• Yun Inkuk
• Lee Sunghyup
• Jung Heeseok
• Yoon Chongo
• Choi Jongchul

Classifications

• H04M1/026 Primary

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title

• H04B1/40

  Circuits · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H04M1/0249

  Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly · CPC title

• H01Q21/08

  the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path {(waveguide fed H01Q21/0037)} · CPC title