Antenna and electronic device comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11984667-B2
Application number	US-202117406672-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2021
Priority date	Feb 19, 2019
Publication date	May 14, 2024
Grant date	May 14, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device including an improved antenna structure is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna structure including a side surface member including first to fifth conductive parts, a first to fifth insulation part between the conductive parts. The electronic device includes a display and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected with the first to the fifth conductive parts, and configured to transceive in a designated frequency band. The second conductive part includes a feeding structure that at least partially overlaps the display in within a predetermined distance of the first insulation part, and is electrically connected with the wireless communication circuit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
an antenna structure including:
a side surface member including a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a third conductive part, a fourth conductive part, and a fifth conductive part, which at least partially surround a space between a first surface and a second surface facing in the opposite directions,
a first insulation part between the first conductive part and the second conductive part,
a second insulation part between the second conductive part and the third conductive part,
a third insulation part between the third conductive part and the fourth conductive part,
a fourth insulation part between the fourth conductive part and the fifth conductive part,
a fifth insulation part between the first conductive part and the fifth conductive part, and
a sixth conductive part and a seventh conductive part, which are separated from the antenna structure between the first surface and the second surface, and are electrically connected with the wireless communication circuit,
wherein the first conductive part forms a part of a first side surface facing in a first direction and a part of a third side surface facing in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction,
wherein the second conductive part forms a part of the third side surface and a part of a second side surface facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction,
wherein the third conductive part forms a part of the second side surface,
wherein the fourth conductive part forms a part of the second side surface and a part of a fourth side surface facing in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction,
wherein the fifth conductive part forms a part of the first side surface and a part of the fourth side surface,
wherein the sixth conductive part is disposed closer to the third side surface than the seventh conductive part, and
wherein the sixth conductive part and the seventh conductive part are disposed closer to the second side surface than the first side surface;

a display disposed between the first surface and the second surface and exposed through the first surface; and
a wireless communication circuit electrically connected with the first conductive part, the second conductive part, the third conductive part, the fourth conductive part, and the fifth conductive part, and configured to transceive in a designated frequency band,
wherein the second conductive part includes a feeding structure that at least partially overlaps the display within a predetermined distance of the first insulation part, when viewed above the first surface, and is electrically connected with the wireless communication circuit.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display includes a ground layer at least partially overlapping the feeding structure when viewed above the second surface.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second conductive part forms a plurality of resonant frequencies in the designated frequency band by the ground layer of the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a nonconductive bonding member disposed between an edge part of the display and the antenna structure, spacing the feeding structure apart from the display.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first insulation part is disposed within a second predetermined distance of a corner that connects the first conductive part and the second conductive part.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed between the first surface and the second surface,
wherein the PCB includes at least one ground layer.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first conductive part, the second conductive part, the third conductive part, the fourth conductive part, or the fifth conductive part is electrically connected with the at least one ground layer.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a ground member disposed within a second predetermined distance of a corner that connects the first conductive part and the second conductive part when viewed above the first surface,
wherein the ground member does not overlap the first conductive part, the second conductive part, or the PCB when viewed above the first surface.

9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the feeding structure overlaps at least a portion of the PCB when viewed above the first surface, and
wherein the electronic device further comprises a flexible conductive member disposed between the feeding structure and the PCB to electrically connect the feeding structure and the PCB.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second conductive part further includes a protrusion that at least partially overlaps the display in part within a second predetermined distance of the first insulation part when viewed above the first surface, and
wherein the second conductive part protrudes and is extended in the fourth direction.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the second conductive part further includes a first space recessed between the feeding structure and the protrusion in the third direction when viewed above the first surface.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna structure further includes a conductive area connecting the first conductive part, the second conductive part, the third conductive part, the fourth conductive part, and the fifth conductive part between the first surface and the second surface.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is further configured to transceive signals of different frequencies in a designated first frequency band through the second conductive part, the third conductive part, the fifth conductive part, and the seventh conductive part.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is further configured to transceive signals of different frequencies in a designated second frequency band through one of the first conductive part and the second conductive part, the fourth conductive part, the fifth conductive part, and the sixth conductive part.

15. An electronic device, comprising:
an antenna structure, wherein the antenna structure includes:
a side surface member including a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a third conductive part, a fourth conductive part, and a fifth conductive part, which at least partially surround a space between a first surface and a second surface facing in opposite directions,
a first insulation part between the first conductive part and the second conductive part,
a second insulation part between the second conductive part and the third conductive part,
a third insulation part between the third conductive part and the fourth conductive part,
a fourth insulation part between the fourth conductive part and the fifth conductive part,
a fifth insulation part between the first conductive part and the fifth conductive part, and
a sixth conductive part and a seventh conductive part, which are separated from the antenna structure between the first surface and the second surface, and are electrically connected with the wireless communication circuit,
wherein the first conductive part forms a part of a first side surface facing in a first direction and a part of a third side surface facing in a third direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction,
wherein the second conductive part forms a part of the third side surface and a part of a second side surface facing in a second direction, which is opposite to the first di

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Junwoo
• NAM Hojung
• An Chankyu
• Park Sungkoo
• Son Cheolhong
• Hwang Soonho

Classifications

• H01Q5/50 Primary

  Feeding or matching arrangements for broad-band or multi-band operation · CPC title

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/0277

  for a printed circuit board assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/026 Primary

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title