Electronic device including antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12021296-B2
Application number	US-202017438976-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2020
Priority date	Mar 15, 2019
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may comprise: a first housing structure comprising a first surface facing in a first direction, a second surface facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first side surface and a second side surface facing opposite to each other and surrounding at least a part of the space between the first surface and the second surface, and a third side surface and a fourth side surface facing opposite to each other while being perpendicular to the first side surface; a second housing structure comprising a third surface facing in a third direction, a fourth surface facing in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, a fifth side surface and a sixth side surface facing opposite to each other and surrounding at least a part of the space between the third surface and the fourth surface, and a seventh side surface and an eighth side surface facing opposite to each other while being perpendicular to the fifth side surface; a hinge structure connecting between the first side surface and the fifth side surface; a display disposed along at least a part of the third surface; at least one antenna disposed near the first side surface inside the first housing structure; and at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and/or receive a signal in a selected or designated frequency band through the at least one antenna. Various other embodiments may be possible.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing structure comprising a first surface oriented in a first direction, a second surface oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first side surface substantially orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first surface comprises a metallic plate with at least one opening, the metallic plate forming the first surface;
a keyboard disposed in the first surface;
at least one antenna disposed near the first side surface inside the first housing structure under the metallic plate wherein the at least one opening at least partially overlaps the at least one antenna, the at least one antenna including at least one radiator disposed on a plane substantially parallel to the first surface and wherein the at least one antenna is configured to use a portion of the metallic plate with the at least one opening as an additional radiator;
a second housing structure comprising a third surface oriented in a third direction, a fourth surface oriented in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, and a second side surface substantially orthogonal to the third surface and the fourth surface;
a display disposed along at least a portion of the third surface of the second housing structure;
a hinge structure connecting between the first side surface and the second side surface; and
at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and/or receive a signal in a selected or specified frequency band through the at least one antenna.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a support member, the support member being non-conductive and disposed adjacent to the first side surface inside the first housing structure,
wherein the at least one antenna is disposed in one surface of the support member facing the first surface.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first housing structure comprises a second plate forming the second surface, and
a partial region of the second plate at least partially overlapping with the at least one antenna when viewed from above the second surface is formed of non-conductive materials.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first opening formed in the first side surface; and
a plurality of through-holes formed in the support member to at least partially overlap with the first opening when viewed from above the first side surface, and
wherein the at least one opening includes a second opening formed in the first surface and a third opening formed in the first surface.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising a heat sink at least partially overlapping with the plurality of through-holes when viewed from above the first side surface.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the support member comprises:
a plate disposed facing the first surface, wherein the at least one antenna is disposed on the plate; and
a side wall disposed facing the first side surface, and comprising the plurality of through-holes.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein
the second housing structure comprises a metallic second plate forming the second surface, and
the electronic device further comprises a conductive member electrically connected with the metallic plate and the metallic second plate and disposed in the support member.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the conductive member comprises a plurality of second through-holes formed in a portion extended to between the first opening and the plurality of through-holes, and
at least some of the plurality of second through-holes are formed to have resonance lengths for the selected or specified frequency band.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , further comprising:
a first flexible conductive member disposed in the plurality of through-holes formed in the support member, and electrically connecting with the metallic plate and the conductive member; and
a second flexible conductive member disposed between the metallic second plate and the conductive member.

10. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising at least one electrical path electrically connecting the at least one antenna and the at least one wireless communication module,
wherein the at least one electrical path is disposed in a recess having a wiring pattern, formed in the support member.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing structure comprises:
an integral metallic case forming the first surface, the first side surface, a second side surface substantially parallel to the first side surface, a third side surface substantially orthogonal to the first side surface and the second side surface and a fourth side surface substantially parallel to the third side surface; and
a metallic cover forming the second surface.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one radiator comprises a first conductive pattern and the at least one antenna comprises a flexible printed circuit board comprising a second conductive pattern physically separated from the first conductive pattern,
the first conductive pattern is electrically connected with the at least one wireless communication module, and
the second conductive pattern is electrically connected with a ground plane disposed inside the first housing structure.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoo Jangsun
• Choi Jingyu
• Kim Jongmyung
• Moon Jihye
• Yang Cheehwan
• Lee Kwangyong
• Lee Myeonggil
• Lee Seungwoon

Classifications

• H05K7/20

  Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating · CPC title

• G06F1/20

  Cooling means · 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

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• G06F1/203

  for portable computers, e.g. for laptops · CPC title