Mobile device and antenna structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11038258-B2
Application number	US-201916557320-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2019
Priority date	Nov 8, 2012
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

A mobile device, at least including a metal housing, being substantially a hollow structure, wherein the metal housing has a back region and at least one side region, a first slit, formed on the metal housing, a dielectric substrate, comprising at least a first protruded portion, a first connection element, positioned between the metal housing and the dielectric substrate, and electrically coupled to the metal housing and a first signal source, positioned inside and electrically coupled to the metal housing, wherein at least one portion of the metal housing is configured to receive and transmit at least one wireless signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile device, comprising:
a metal housing, being substantially a hollow structure, wherein the metal housing has a back region and at least one side region;
a first slit, formed on the metal housing, wherein the first slit extends from the back region to the at least one side region;
a second slit, wherein the second slit extends from the back region to the at least one side region;
a dielectric substrate, comprising at least a first protruded portion;
a first connection element, positioned between the metal housing and the dielectric substrate, and electrically coupled to the metal housing; and
a first signal source, positioned inside the metal housing and electrically coupled to the metal housing through the first connection element;
wherein at least one portion of the metal housing is configured to receive and transmit at least one wireless signal.

2. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a first nonconductive partition, at least partially disposed in the first slit of the metal housing.

3. The mobile device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first nonconductive partition is substantially a ring structure.

4. The mobile device as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:
a first feeding element, positioned between the metal housing and the dielectric substrate, and electrically coupled to the first connection element.

5. The mobile device as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising:
an impedance adjustment element, electrically coupled to the first connection element and the metal housing, wherein the mobile device receives and transmits wireless signals by tuning an impedance value of the impedance adjustment element.

6. The mobile device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the impedance adjustment element is a capacitance adjustment element.

7. The mobile device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first feeding element is electrically coupled through a metal spring to the metal housing.

8. The mobile device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein an end of the first feeding element is electrically coupled to the metal spring, and another end of the first feeding element is electrically coupled to the first signal source.

9. The mobile device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein an area of the first nonconductive partition is not greater than an opening area of the first slit of the metal housing.

10. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a second nonconductive partition, disposed in the second slit of the metal housing.

11. The mobile device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein an area of the second nonconductive partition is not greater than an opening area of the second slit of the metal housing.

12. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a metal layer, at least partially disposed on the dielectric substrate.

13. The mobile device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first connection element electrically couples the metal layer to the metal housing.

14. The mobile device as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising:
a second connection element, located on the dielectric substrate;
wherein the first signal source is further electrically coupled through the second connection element to the metal layer.

15. The mobile device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the dielectric substrate further comprises a second protruded portion, a second connection element is located on the second protruded portion, and the second connection element is electrically coupled to the metal housing.

16. The mobile device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the first signal source is further electrically coupled through the second connection element to the metal layer.

17. The mobile device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the metal layer substantially does not dispose on the second protruded portion of the dielectric substrate.

18. The mobile device as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising a first region which is defined by the metal layer and is formed by a portion of the dielectric substrate, and the metal layer substantially does not dispose on the first region.

19. The mobile device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein a vertical projection of the first slit at least partially overlaps the first region of the dielectric substrate.

20. The mobile device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the metal layer substantially does not dispose on the first protruded portion of the dielectric substrate.

21. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a first RF (Radio Frequency) module; and
a first matching circuit, wherein the first RF module and the first matching circuit are disposed on the dielectric substrate, and wherein the first signal source is electrically coupled to the first RF module and the first matching circuit.

22. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a second signal source;
a second feeding element;
a second connection element; and
a second protruded portion, extending from the dielectric substrate, wherein the second signal source and the second feeding element are positioned between the metal housing and the dielectric substrate, and wherein the second connection element is located on the second protruded portion;
wherein the second signal source is electrically coupled through the second feeding element and the second connection element to the metal housing.

23. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more electronic components, located on the dielectric substrate.

24. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connection element is a metal spring.

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Tsai Tiao-Hsing
• Chiu Chien-Pin
• Wu Hsiao-Wei
• Kuo Chao-Chiang

Classifications

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · 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

• H01Q13/106

  Microstrip slot antennas (patch antenna elements H01Q9/0407) · CPC title

• H01Q1/50

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

• H01Q1/2266

  disposed inside the computer · CPC title