Electronic device comprising an antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12199335-B2
Application number	US-202217994147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2022
Priority date	Jun 16, 2021
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first frame, a first opening formed in a first area of the first frame, a first antenna module, a cover that includes a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material and is disposed in the first area of the first frame, and a first wireless communication circuit. The first dielectric material includes an engagement groove, and the second dielectric material includes a protrusion corresponding to the engagement groove. The first dielectric material and the second dielectric material may come into contact as the protrusion of the second dielectric material engages with the engagement groove of the first dielectric material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first frame forming a portion of a first side surface of the electronic device;
at least one opening formed in a first area of the first frame;
an antenna module that is disposed in the electronic device to wirelessly radiate a signal toward the at least one opening of the first frame, wherein the antenna module includes a printed circuit board and conductive patches disposed on one surface of the printed circuit board that faces the at least one opening;
a cover disposed in the at least one opening of the first frame, wherein the cover includes:
a first dielectric material forming the first side surface, and including an engagement groove, and
a second dielectric material disposed between the first dielectric material and the antenna module, and including a protrusion corresponding to the engagement groove of the first dielectric material,
wherein the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material come into contact as the protrusion of the second dielectric material is engaged with the engagement groove of the first dielectric material; and

a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna module,
wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to feed power to the conductive patches to transmit and/or receive a signal in a frequency band of 10 gigahertz (GHz) or higher.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first dielectric material includes:
a first surface facing exterior of the electronic device and having at least one area formed as a curved surface, and
a second surface that is in contact with the second dielectric material in at least one area, and

wherein the first surface and the second surface meet at a first edge of the first dielectric material.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first dielectric material includes:
a first surface that faces exterior of the electronic device and is formed as a curved surface in at least one area,
a second surface that is in contact with the second dielectric material in at least one area, and
a third surface between the first surface and the second surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the signal having the frequency band of 10 GHz or higher received by the wireless communication circuit passes through the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material is lower than a second dielectric constant of the second dielectric material.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material has a value between 2 and 4.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a second dielectric constant of the second dielectric material has a value between 5.5 and 12.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one opening includes a first opening,
wherein the first opening includes a first edge and a second edge perpendicular to the first edge, and
wherein the first edge has a first length, and the second edge has a second length greater than the first length.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the signal in the frequency band of 10 GHz or higher that is received by the wireless communication circuit includes a first signal having a first polarization characteristic in a first direction and a second signal having a second polarization characteristic in a second direction.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 ,
wherein the first direction is parallel to the first edge of the first opening, and
wherein the first length of the first edge of the first opening is smaller than a ½ wavelength of a wavelength of the first signal.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when viewed from exterior of the electronic device, the at least one opening is covered by the cover disposed in the first area of the first frame.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an adhesive member disposed between the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material,
wherein the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material are bonded to each other via the adhesive member.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second dielectric material is disposed in the at least one opening.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the conductive patches include a first conductive patch, a second conductive patch, a third conductive patch, a fourth conductive patch, and a fifth conductive patch, and
wherein the conductive patches configures a 1×5 antenna array.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one opening provided in the first area of the first frame includes a plurality of openings, and
wherein the plurality of openings are in one-to-one correspondence to the conductive patches of the antenna module, respectively.

16. An electronic device comprising:
a first frame forming a portion of a first side surface of the electronic device;
at least one opening formed in a first area of the first frame;
an antenna module disposed in the electronic device to wirelessly radiate a signal toward the at least one opening of the first frame, wherein the antenna module includes a printed circuit board and conductive patches disposed on one surface of the printed circuit board that faces the at least one opening;
a cover that is disposed in the first area of the first frame, wherein the cover includes:
a first dielectric material forming the first side surface of the electronic device together with the first frame, and including a protrusion, and
a second dielectric material that is located between the first dielectric material and the antenna module, and including an engagement groove corresponding to the protrusion of the first dielectric material,
wherein the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material are in contact as the protrusion of the first dielectric material is coupled to the engagement groove of the second dielectric material; and

a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna module,
wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to feed power to the conductive patches to transmit and/or receive a signal in a frequency band of 10 gigahertz (GHz) or higher.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 ,
wherein the first dielectric material includes:
a first surface facing exterior of the electronic device and having at least one area formed as a curved surface, and
a second surface in contact with the second dielectric material in at least one area, and

wherein the first surface and the second surfaces meet at a first edge of the first dielectric material.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 ,
wherein the first dielectric material includes:
a first surface that faces exterior of the electronic device and is provided in a curved surface in at least one area, and
a second surface that is in contact with the second dielectric material in at least one area, and

wherein a third surface between the first surface and the second surface.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the signal in the frequency band of 10 GHz or higher that is received by the wireless communication circuit passes through the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material.

20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein a first dielectric constant of the first dielectric material is lower t

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Youngjoon
• Kim Haeyeon
• Yoon Shinho
• Hwang Soonho

Classifications

• H01Q1/42

  Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome · CPC title

• H01Q1/24

  with receiving set · CPC title

• H01Q21/08

  the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path {(waveguide fed H01Q21/0037)} · CPC title

• H01Q9/0407 Primary

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

• H01Q1/422

  comprising two or more layers of dielectric material (H01Q1/425 takes precedence) · CPC title