Electronic device for MIMO antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12368231-B2
Application number	US-202118259909-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2021
Priority date	Dec 30, 2020
Publication date	Jul 22, 2025
Grant date	Jul 22, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device includes an antenna structure having an antenna radiator, a first circuit, a first feeding element, and a second feeding element. The first circuit comprises feeding input ports configured to input electrical signals of the first feeding element and the second feeding element, and feeding output ports configured to feed processed electrical signals to the antenna radiator. The electrical signal of the first feeding element has a same phase on the feeding input ports. The electrical signal of the second feeding element has opposite phases on the feeding input ports.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
an antenna structure comprising:
a first feeding element;
a second feeding element;
an antenna radiator comprising:
a first feeding point; and
a second feeding point, wherein the first feeding point and the second feeding point are respectively disposed on two sides of a virtual axis of the antenna radiator, wherein the first feeding point and the second feeding point are symmetrical along the virtual axis, and wherein electrical lengths of the antenna radiator on the two sides of the virtual axis are the same;

a first circuit comprising:
a first port, wherein the first port is electrically connected to the first feeding point;
a second port, wherein the second port is electrically connected to the second feeding point, and wherein the first port and the second port are feeding output ports configured to feed processed electrical signals to the antenna radiator;
a third port; and
a fourth port,

wherein the first feeding element and the second feeding element are electrically connected to the third port and the fourth port, wherein the first feeding element is configured to pass a first electrical signal having a same phase on the third port and the fourth port, wherein the second feeding element is configured to pass a second electrical signal of having opposite phases on the third port and the fourth port, and wherein the third port and the fourth port are configured as input ports configured to feed input electrical signals of the first feeding element and the second feeding element;

a first electric-conductor, wherein the antenna radiator and a first end of the first electric-conductor form a first slot; and
a second electric-conductor,
wherein the antenna radiator and a second end of the second electric-conductor form a second slot, and
wherein the first electric-conductor and the second electric-conductor are a part of a ground or both the first end and the second end are electrically connected to the ground.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first feeding element is configured to pass the first electrical signal through the first circuit and feed the first electrical signal into the antenna radiator via the first port and the second port of the first circuit, and wherein the second feeding element is configured to pass the second electrical signal through the first circuit and feed the second electrical signal into the antenna radiator via the first port and the second port of the first circuit.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna structure is configured to operate in at least one (L−½) wavelength mode and at least one M-time wavelength mode, where L and M are positive integers, and wherein the antenna structure is configured to pass a third electrical signal corresponding to the at least one (L−½) wavelength mode and a fourth electrical signal corresponding to the at least one M-time wavelength mode with different paths in the first circuit.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna radiator is symmetrical relative to the virtual axis.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna radiator further comprises:
a first radiator, wherein a third end of the first radiator and the first end of the first electric-conductor form the first slot; and
a second radiator, wherein a fourth end of the second radiator and the second end of the second electric-conductor form the second slot, and wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are respectively disposed on the two sides of the virtual axis, wherein a fifth end of the first radiator and a sixth end of the second radiator are opposite, do not contact each other, and form a third slot.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the first circuit further comprises:
a first inductor, wherein the first inductor is connected in series between the first port and the third port;
a second inductor, wherein the second inductor is connected in parallel between the first inductor and the first port and is grounded;
a third inductor, wherein the third inductor is connected in series between the second port and the fourth port; and
a fourth inductor, wherein the fourth inductor is connected in parallel between the third inductor and the second port and is grounded.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein a first inductance value of the first inductor is the same as a second inductance value of the third inductor, and wherein a third inductance value of the second inductor is the same as a fourth inductance value of the fourth inductor.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the antenna structure is configured to generate a first resonance via the antenna radiator, the second inductor, the fourth inductor, the first feeding element, and the second feeding element, and wherein the antenna structure is further configured to generate a second resonance via the antenna radiator, the first inductor, the third inductor, the first feeding element, and the second feeding element.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the first resonance corresponds to an (L−½) wavelength mode of the antenna structure, wherein the second resonance corresponds to an M-time wavelength mode of the antenna structure, and wherein L and M are positive integers.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna radiator is a complete metal piece, comprising:
a third end that forms with the first end of the first electric-conductor the first slot; and
a fourth end that forms with the second end of the second electric-conductor the second slot.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the first circuit further comprises:
a first capacitor, wherein the first capacitor is connected in series between the first port and the third port;
a second capacitor, wherein the second capacitor is connected in series between the second port and the fourth port; and
a third capacitor, wherein a first end of the third capacitor is disposed between the first capacitor and the first port, and a second end of the third capacitor is disposed between the second capacitor and the second port.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein respective capacitance values of the first capacitor and the second capacitor are the same.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the antenna structure is configured to generate a first resonance via the antenna radiator, the first capacitor, the second capacitor, the first feeding element, and the second feeding element, and wherein the antenna structure is further configured to generate a second resonance via the antenna radiator, the third capacitor, the first feeding element, and the second feeding element.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the first resonance corresponds to an (L−½) wavelength mode of the antenna structure, wherein the second resonance corresponds to an M-time wavelength mode of the antenna structure, and wherein L and M are positive integers.

15. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna radiator is a complete metal piece, and wherein the antenna radiator is a wire antenna radiator.

16. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a 180° directional coupler disposed between the first circuit, the first feeding element, and the second feeding element, wherein the 180° directional coupler is configured to enable the first electrical signal of

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Yuanpeng
• Wang Hanyang
• Zhou Dawei

Classifications

• H01Q5/335

  at the feed, e.g. for impedance matching · CPC title

• H01Q5/321

  within a radiating element or between connected radiating elements · CPC title

• H01Q9/26

  with folded element or elements, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of operating wavelength (resonant loop antennas H01Q7/00) · CPC title

• H01Q5/35

  using two or more simultaneously fed points · CPC title

• H01Q1/276

  for mounting on helmets · CPC title