Electronic device having antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11962077-B2
Application number	US-201917594663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2019
Priority date	Sep 9, 2019
Publication date	Apr 16, 2024
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device having an antenna, according to the present disclosure, includes: a first cone radiator which is provided between a first substrate and a second substrate, the upper part of which is connected to the first substrate and the lower part of which is connected to the second substrate, and which has an opening at the top thereof; a metal patch which is formed on the first substrate so as to be separated from the top opening; a second cone radiator which is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the upper part of which is connected to the first substrate and the lower part of which is connected to the second substrate, and which has an opening at the top thereof; and a shorting pin which is formed to electrically connect the metal patch and a ground layer of the second substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device having an antenna, the electronic device comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate by a predetermined gap and provided with a ground layer;
a first cone radiator provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, an upper part of which is connected to the first substrate, a lower part of which is connected to the second substrate, and provided with an upper aperture at the upper part;
a metal patch disposed on the first substrate, and spaced apart from the upper aperture of the first cone radiator;
a second cone radiator provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, an upper part of which is connected to the first substrate, a lower part of which is connected to the second substrate, and provided with an upper aperture at the upper part; and
a shorting pin disposed to electrically connect the metal patch and the ground layer of the second substrate,
wherein the metal patch comprises:
a first dielectric region from which metal is removed in a region where the upper aperture of the first cone radiator is disposed; and
a second dielectric region from which metal is removed in a region where the upper aperture of the second cone radiator is disposed, and
wherein a diameter of the upper aperture of the second cone radiator is smaller than a diameter of the upper aperture of the first cone radiator.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the metal patch is a circular patch,
the first dielectric region of the circular patch is disposed to surround the upper aperture of the first cone radiator, and
the second dielectric region of the circular patch is disposed at one side of the upper aperture of the second cone radiator.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third cone radiator, an upper part of which is connected to the first substrate, and a lower part of which is connected to the second substrate, and provided with an upper aperture at the upper part,
wherein the metal patch further comprises a third dielectric region from which metal is removed in a region where the upper aperture of the third cone radiator is disposed, and
the upper aperture of the first cone radiator, the upper aperture of the second cone radiator and the upper aperture of the third cone radiator are disposed adjacent to the metal patch to share the metal patch.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the upper aperture of the first cone radiator, the upper aperture of the second cone radiator and the upper aperture of the third cone radiator are disposed inside a diameter of the metal patch so as to allow the first dielectric region, the second dielectric region and the third dielectric region of the metal patch to be disposed to surround the upper aperture of the first cone radiator, the upper aperture of the second cone radiator and the upper aperture of the third cone radiator, respectively.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the upper aperture of the first cone radiator is disposed within a diameter of the metal patch so as to allow the first dielectric region of the metal patch to be disposed to surround the upper aperture of the first cone radiator, and
a partial region of the upper aperture of the second cone radiator and the upper aperture of the third cone radiator is disposed outside a diameter of the metal patch so as to allow the second dielectric region and the third dielectric region to be disposed at one side of the upper aperture of the second cone radiator and the upper aperture of the third cone radiator.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the shorting pin is configured with a plurality of shorting pins spaced apart at a predetermined angle to vertically connect the metal patch and the ground layer of the second substrate.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
at least one non-metal supporter configured to vertically connect the first substrate and the second substrate so as to support the first substrate and the second substrate.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first shorting pin among the plurality of shorting pins is connected to one side of the first cone radiator on the metal patch, and a second shorting pin among the plurality of shorting pins is connected to the other side of the first cone radiator on the metal patch.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first shorting pin and the second shorting pin among the plurality of shorting pins are connected to the one side and the other side of the first cone radiator on the metal patch, and
the first shorting pin and a third shorting pin among the plurality of shorting pins are connected to one side of the second cone radiator on the metal patch.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first power feeder disposed on the second substrate to transmit a signal to the first cone radiator through a lower aperture; and
a second power feeder disposed on the second substrate to transmit a signal to the second cone radiator through a lower aperture,
wherein end portions of the first power feeder and the second power feeder are defined in ring shapes so as to correspond to the shapes of the lower apertures of the first cone radiator and the second cone radiator, respectively.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a transceiver circuit connected to the first and second cone radiators through the first and second power feeders, respectively, to control a first signal in a first frequency band to be radiated through the first cone radiator, and to control a second signal to be radiated in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band through the second cone radiator.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a fastener configured to be connected to the second substrate through an inside of an end portion of the first power feeder and an end portion of the second power feeder,
wherein the first and second cone radiators are fixed to the second substrate on which the first power feeder and the second power feeder are disposed through the fastener.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first cone radiator further comprises:
an outer rim configured to constitute the upper aperture of the first cone antenna so as to connect the first cone radiator to the first substrate; and
a fastener configured to connect the outer rim and the first substrate, and
wherein the first cone radiator is mechanically fastened to the first substrate through three fasteners on a region facing the outer rim.

14. A vehicle having an antenna, the vehicle comprising:
a first cone radiator disposed to connect a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate by a predetermined gap, and provided with a first upper aperture and a first lower aperture;
a metal patch disposed on the first substrate, and spaced apart from the first upper aperture;
a second cone radiator disposed to connect the first substrate and the second substrate, and provided with a second upper aperture and a second lower aperture;
a first power feeder disposed on the second substrate to transmit a first signal through the first lower aperture of the first cone radiator; and
a second power feeder disposed on the second substrate to transmit a second signal through the second lower aperture of the first cone radiator,
wherein the metal patch comprises:
a first dielectric region from which metal is removed in a region where the first upper aperture of the first cone radiator is disposed; and
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Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Ryu Seungwoo
• Lee Joohee
• Jung Junyoung

Classifications

• H01Q1/36 Primary

  Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; {Particular materials used therewith}(H01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/24

  with receiving set · CPC title

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q9/0407

  Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna (dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40) · CPC title

• H04B7/0413

  MIMO systems · CPC title