Electronic device including an antenna structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11611142-B2
Application number	US-202117327022-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2021
Priority date	Oct 28, 2019
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing structure that includes a ceramic portion including a ceramic material, and a polymer portion formed on an inner surface of the ceramic portion and including a polymer material, and an antenna structure that is disposed within the housing structure and radiates a radio frequency (RF) signal to an outside of the housing structure. The housing structure includes a first portion including at least a portion of a region through which the RF signal passes, and a second portion formed around the first portion. In the first portion, a ratio of a thickness of the polymer portion to an entire thickness of the first portion is a first ratio. In the second portion, a ratio of a thickness of the polymer portion to an entire thickness of the second portion is a second ratio.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a ceramic portion including a ceramic material, and a polymer portion formed on an inner surface of the ceramic portion and including a polymer material, the housing includes a first portion and a second portion around the first portion; and
an antenna structure disposed within the housing and configured to radiate a radio frequency (RF) signal passing through the first portion of the housing,
wherein the ceramic portion of the first portion is thinner than the ceramic portion of the second portion, and
wherein the antenna structure is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the polymer portion of the first portion.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first portion includes at least a portion of a region through which the RF signal passes,
wherein, in the first portion, a ratio of a thickness of the polymer portion to an entire thickness of the first portion is a first ratio, and
wherein, in the second portion, a ratio of a thickness of the polymer portion to an entire thickness of the second portion is a second ratio.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio and the second ratio are substantially equal.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio is greater than the second ratio.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio is greater than “0” and the second ratio is “0”.

6. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio is “0” and the second ratio is greater than “0”.

7. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the housing is formed such that the first ratio is greater than 0.5.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display disposed within the housing so as to be visually exposed through a first surface of the housing,
wherein the antenna structure is disposed such that the RF signal is radiated through a second surface of the housing, and
wherein the second surface includes the first portion.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that a thickness of the polymer portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed such that a thickness of the ceramic portion is 0.1 mm or more and 0.4 mm or less.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the antenna structure is disposed to be spaced apart from the first portion as much as a given interval, and
wherein the given interval is 0.4 mm or more and 10 mm or less.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display disposed within the housing,
wherein the housing includes:
a front plate through which the display is visually exposed,
a back plate facing away from the front plate, and
a bracket including a frame structure surrounding a space between the front plate and the back plate, and

wherein the first portion is included in the back plate.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein, when viewed from above the back plate, at least a portion of the polymer portion overlaps the antenna structure.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the antenna structure includes a conductive pattern, and
wherein the conductive pattern is disposed on a surface of the antenna structure or is disposed within the antenna structure.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Kyungbin
• Yoon Chongo
• Yun Sumin
• Roh Hyunseock
• Park Gyubok
• Jung Jinwoo
• Chun Jaebong
• Hwang Hochul

Classifications

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/2266

  disposed inside the computer · CPC title

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title

• H04M1/0277

  for a printed circuit board assembly · CPC title

• H05K5/0086 Primary

  portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus (casings for switching devices H01H9/02) · CPC title