Electronic device including antenna device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11462818-B2
Application number	US-202117459165-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2021
Priority date	Feb 19, 2019
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing structure including a first side surface member, a second housing structure including a second side surface member, a hinge structure configured to rotatably connect the first housing structure and the second housing structure and configured to provide a folding axis on which the first housing structure and the second housing structure rotate, and at least one printed circuit board, wherein the first side surface member or the second side surface member includes a first side surface portion a second side surface portion, a third side surface portion, a fourth side surface portion, a fifth side surface portion, a first slit a second slit a third slit, and a fourth slit, and a fifth slit, and wherein at least part of at least one of the second side surface portion, the third side surface portion, and the fourth side surface portion is formed of a radiation conductor and is electrically connected to the at least one printed circuit board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable communication device comprising:
a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion including conductive material;
a flexible display including a first display portion accommodated in the first housing portion, and a second display portion accommodated in the second housing portion, the flexible display foldable about a folding axis when the housing is folded;
a hinge structure accommodated in the housing, and connected with the first housing portion and the second housing portion;
a wireless communication circuit accommodated in the housing, and electrically connected with the housing; and
a camera module accommodated in the first housing portion,
wherein the first housing portion includes:
a first side surface portion located opposite to the hinge structure and parallel with the folding axis,
a second side surface portion extended from a first end of the first side surface portion and perpendicular to the folding axis,
a third side surface portion extended from a second end of the first side surface portion and perpendicular to the folding axis,
a first slit formed in the second side surface portion,
a second slit formed in the second side surface portion, closer to the hinge structure than the first slit,
a third slit formed in the first side surface portion,
a fourth slit formed in the third side surface portion, and
a fifth slit formed in the third side surface portion, closer to the hinge structure than the fourth slit,

wherein a first length between the third side surface portion and the third slit is longer than a second length between the first side surface portion and the fourth slit,
wherein the third slit is disposed closer to the third side surface portion than the second side surface portion, and
wherein a first part of the first side surface portion and a first part of the third side surface portion disposed between the third slit and the fourth slit are configured to operate as a first antenna supporting a first frequency band.

2. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first length is shorter than a third length between the second side surface portion and the third slit.

3. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein a second part of the third side surface portion disposed between the fourth slit and the fifth slit is configured to operate as a second antenna supporting a second frequency band at least partially different from the first frequency band.

4. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first length is not less than 30 mm.

5. The portable communication device of claim 3 ,
wherein the first frequency band is a low frequency band, and
wherein the second frequency band is a mid/high frequency band.

6. The portable communication device of claim 1 ,
wherein a first part of third side surface portion includes a ground terminal, a power supply terminal, and a switch terminal,
wherein the ground terminal is provided in the first part of the third side surface portion to be electrically connected with a ground portion included in a printed circuit board in a position adjacent to the fourth slit,
wherein the power supply terminal is provided in the first part of the third side surface portion to be electrically connected with a power supply portion included in the printed circuit board between the ground terminal and the switch terminal, and
wherein the switch terminal is provided in the first part of the third side surface portion to be electrically connected with a switch portion included in the printed circuit board in a position adjacent to the power supply terminal.

7. The portable communication device of claim 3 ,
wherein the second part of the third side surface portion includes a power supply terminal, and
wherein the power supply terminal is provided in the second part of the third side surface portion to be electrically connected with a power supply portion included in a printed circuit board in a position adjacent to the fourth slit.

8. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth slits are filled with an insulating material.

9. The portable communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing portion and the second housing portion are rotated on the hinge structure to be folded to allow a first surface to face a third surface or to allow the first surface to be positioned side by side.

10. The portable communication device of claim 9 , wherein, in the folded position where the first surface faces the third surface, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth slits of the first housing portion adjacently face a sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth slits of the second housing portion.

11. The portable communication device of claim 10 , wherein, in the position where the first surface and the third surface are disposed side by side, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth slits of the first housing portion are symmetrical with the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth of the second housing portion with respect to the folding axis.

12. The portable communication device of claim 4 , wherein the first length is not more than 50 mm.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Shinho
• Oh Dongjun
• Lee Jonghyuck
• Hwang Soonho

Classifications

• G06F1/1698

  the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone (details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266) · CPC title

• G06F1/1681

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

• G06F1/1641

  the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components (G06F1/1647 takes precedence) · CPC title