Antenna structure and high-frequency multi-band wireless communication terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11962099-B2
Application number	US-202117357197-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2021
Priority date	Dec 28, 2018
Publication date	Apr 16, 2024
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024

Abstract

An antenna structure and a high-frequency multi-band wireless communication terminal are provided. The antenna structure includes: a metal plate, on which a first accommodation groove is provided; an antenna unit, including a radiating patch and a first coupling piece; and a radio frequency module, where the radio frequency module is disposed on a first side of the metal plate, and the radio frequency module is electrically connected to the radiating patch; where at least one of the radiating patch and the first coupling piece is disposed inside the first accommodation groove, the radiating patch is insulated from the metal plate, the first coupling piece is insulated from the metal plate, the radiating patch and the first coupling piece are disposed opposite to each other, the radiating patch is insulated from the first coupling piece, the first coupling piece is located between the radiating patch and the radio frequency module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna structure, comprising:
a metal plate, wherein the metal plate is provided with a first accommodation groove;
an antenna unit, wherein the antenna unit comprises a radiating patch and a first coupling piece; and
a radio frequency module, wherein the radio frequency module is disposed on a first side of the metal plate, and the radio frequency module is electrically connected to the radiating patch;
wherein at least one of the radiating patch and the first coupling piece is disposed inside the first accommodation groove, the radiating patch is insulated from the metal plate, the first coupling piece is insulated from the metal plate, the radiating patch and the first coupling piece are disposed opposite to each other, the radiating patch is insulated from the first coupling piece, the first coupling piece is located between the radiating patch and the radio frequency module, the radiating patch is configured to generate resonance in a first preset band, and the first coupling piece is configured to generate resonance in a second preset band;
wherein the radio frequency module comprises a radio frequency integrated circuit and a power management integrated circuit, and the radio frequency integrated circuit is electrically connected to the radiating patch and the power management integrated circuit;
the radio frequency module further comprises a first ground layer, a second ground layer, and a third insulating dielectric layer, and the third insulating dielectric layer is located between the first ground layer and the second ground layer;
the radio frequency integrated circuit and the power management integrated circuit are located on the second ground layer, and
the radio frequency integrated circuit is electrically connected to the power management integrated circuit through a first wire, the radio frequency integrated circuit is electrically connected to the radiating patch through a second wire, and the first wire and the second wire are located inside the third insulating dielectric layer.

2. The antenna structure according to claim 1 , comprising a first plurality of accommodation grooves, each of the plurality of accommodation grooves being the first accommodation grooves, the first plurality of accommodation grooves are disposed at intervals,
the antenna structure further comprises a plurality of antenna units corresponding to the first plurality of accommodation grooves, each of the plurality of antenna units is the antenna unit, and at least one of the radiating patch and the first coupling piece in one of the plurality of antenna units is disposed inside an accommodation groove of the first plurality of accommodation grooves corresponding to the one of the plurality of antenna units.

3. The antenna structure according to claim 2 , wherein the first accommodation groove is provided with a first insulating dielectric layer, and the radiating patch is disposed inside the first insulating dielectric layer.

4. The antenna structure according to claim 3 , wherein a second insulating dielectric layer covers a surface of the first ground layer, a first plurality of coupling pieces are disposed on the second insulating dielectric layer, each of the first plurality of coupling pieces is the first coupling piece, and the first plurality of coupling pieces are disposed at intervals.

5. The antenna structure according to claim 3 , wherein one of the first plurality of coupling pieces is disposed in the first insulating dielectric layer in the first accommodation groove, and the first coupling piece and the radiating patch that belong to the same one of the plurality of antenna units are located in the same one of the first plurality of accommodation grooves.

6. The antenna structure according to claim 5 , wherein a second insulating dielectric layer covers a surface of the first ground layer, the second insulating dielectric layer is provided with a third accommodation groove, the third accommodation groove has a depth equal to a thickness of the second insulating dielectric layer, the metal plate between two of the first plurality of accommodation grooves extends into the third accommodation groove, and the metal plate between the two of the first plurality of accommodation grooves and the first ground layer are connected to the ground.

7. The antenna structure according to claim 3 , wherein the radio frequency module is provided with a feeding ejector pin, and the feeding ejector pin is electrically connected to the radiating patch.

8. The antenna structure according to claim 2 , wherein the first accommodation groove is provided with a first insulating dielectric layer, the radiating patch is disposed on the first insulating dielectric layer, and the radiating patch extends by a first preset height from a surface of the first insulating dielectric layer; and
a second insulating dielectric layer covers a surface of the first ground layer, a second plurality of accommodation grooves corresponding to the plurality of antenna units are disposed on the second insulating dielectric layer at intervals, each of the first plurality of coupling pieces is disposed inside a corresponding one of the second plurality of accommodation grooves, and a difference between a depth of one of the second plurality of accommodation grooves and a thickness of the first coupling piece is greater than or equal to the first preset height;
wherein the radiating patch is located inside one of the second plurality of accommodation groove.

9. The antenna structure according to claim 2 , wherein the metal plate is provided with a positioning groove, the first plurality of accommodation grooves are connected to the positioning groove, and the radio frequency module is mounted in the positioning groove.

10. The antenna structure according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of antenna units, each of the plurality of antenna units being the antenna unit, wherein a second insulating dielectric layer is disposed on the radio frequency module, a first plurality of coupling pieces are disposed in the second insulating dielectric layer, the first plurality of coupling pieces are disposed at intervals, each of the first plurality of coupling pieces is the first coupling piece, a plurality of radiating patches are disposed in the second insulating dielectric layer and are disposed at intervals, each of the plurality of radiating patches is the radiating patch, and the radio frequency module is mounted in the first accommodation groove.

11. The antenna structure according to claim 10 , also comprising: a metal piece, wherein the metal piece is disposed on the second insulating dielectric layer, the metal piece is located between two adjacent of the first plurality of coupling pieces, the metal piece is grounded, and the metal piece and the metal plate are in contact with each other.

12. The antenna structure according to claim 10 , wherein the second insulating dielectric layer covers the first ground layer, the second insulating dielectric layer is provided with a third accommodation groove, the third accommodation groove is located between two adjacent of the first plurality of coupling pieces, the third accommodation groove has a depth equal to a thickness of the second insulating dielectric layer, the metal plate between two of the first plurality of accommodation grooves extends into the third accommodation groove, and the metal plate between the two of the first plurality of accommodation grooves is electrically connected to the first ground layer.

13. The antenna structure according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna unit further comprises a second coupling piece, the s

Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Huan-Chu
• Wang Yijin
• Jian Xianjing

Classifications

• H01Q5/10 Primary

  Resonant antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q5/307

  Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way · CPC title

• H01Q23/00

  Antennas with active circuits or circuit elements integrated within them or attached to them · 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