Antenna structure and terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12412981-B2
Application number	US-202318219630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2023
Priority date	Jan 8, 2021
Publication date	Sep 9, 2025
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025

Abstract

The present application discloses an antenna structure and a terminal device. The antenna structure includes: a resonant branch, a coupling branch, a coupling metal body, and a feeding structure. The resonant branch is provided with a feeding point, one end of the resonant branch is coupled to the coupling branch through a gap, the other end of the resonant branch is grounded through a first grounding point, one end of the coupling branch is coupled to the resonant branch through the gap, the other end of the coupling branch is grounded through a second grounding point, the coupling metal body is suspended in air and is respectively coupled to the resonant branch and the coupling branch, one end of the feeding structure is connected to the feeding point of the resonant branch, and the other end of the feeding structure is grounded.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An antenna structure, comprising: a resonant branch, a coupling branch, a coupling metal body, and a feeding structure, wherein:
the resonant branch is provided with a feeding point, one end of the resonant branch is coupled to the coupling branch through a gap, and the other end of the resonant branch is grounded through a first grounding point;
one end of the coupling branch is coupled to the resonant branch through the gap, and the other end of the coupling branch is grounded through a second grounding point;
the coupling metal body is suspended in air and is respectively coupled to the resonant branch and the coupling branch; and
one end of the feeding structure is connected to the feeding point of the resonant branch, and the other end of the feeding structure is grounded,
wherein the coupling metal body comprises a first coupling metal body, a second coupling metal body, and a filtering circuit, wherein;
the first coupling metal body is suspended in the air and coupled to the resonant branch;
the second coupling metal body is suspended in the air and coupled to the coupling branch; and
the first coupling metal body and the second coupling metal body are connected through the filtering circuit.

2. The antenna structure according to claim 1 , further comprising: a matching circuit connected between the feeding point and the feeding structure.

3. The antenna structure according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the feeding point and the first grounding point is less than 3 mm.

4. The antenna structure according to claim 1 , wherein the filtering circuit is a resonant circuit.

5. The antenna structure according to claim 4 , wherein the resonant circuit is a combined circuit of capacitive and inductive elements.

6. The antenna structure according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling metal body is a solid metal.

7. The antenna structure according to claim 6 , wherein one or more through holes are provided on the coupling metal body.

8. The antenna structure according to claim 1 , wherein a frequency range of a signal radiated by the antenna structure is: 1.71 GHz to 2.69 GHz.

9. A terminal device, comprising an antenna structure, wherein the antenna structure comprises: a resonant branch, a coupling branch, a coupling metal body, and a feeding structure, wherein:
the resonant branch is provided with a feeding point, one end of the resonant branch is coupled to the coupling branch through a gap, and the other end of the resonant branch is grounded through a first grounding point;
one end of the coupling branch is coupled to the resonant branch through the gap, and the other end of the coupling branch is grounded through a second grounding point;
the coupling metal body is suspended in air and is respectively coupled to the resonant branch and the coupling branch; and
one end of the feeding structure is connected to the feeding point of the resonant branch, and the other end of the feeding structure is grounded,
wherein the coupling metal body comprises a first coupling metal body, a second coupling metal body, and a filtering circuit, wherein:
the first coupling metal body is suspended in the air and coupled to the resonant branch:
the second coupling metal body is suspended in the air and coupled to the coupling branch; and
the first coupling metal body and the second coupling metal body are connected through the filtering circuit.

10. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the antenna structure further comprises: a matching circuit connected between the feeding point and the feeding structure.

11. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein a distance between the feeding point and the first grounding point is less than 3 mm.

12. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the filtering circuit is a resonant circuit.

13. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the resonant circuit is a combined circuit of capacitive and inductive elements.

14. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the coupling metal body is a solid metal.

15. The terminal device according to claim 14 , wherein one or more through holes are provided on the coupling metal body.

16. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein a frequency range of a signal radiated by the antenna structure is: 1.71 GHz to 2.69 GHz.

Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hou Zipeng
• Wang Shaowen

Classifications

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q1/38

  formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface  H01Q15/142)} · CPC title

• H01Q5/385

  Two or more parasitic elements · CPC title

• H01Q5/328

  between a radiating element and ground · CPC title

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title