Antenna apparatus and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12444835-B2
Application number	US-202118256238-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2021
Priority date	Dec 8, 2020
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

An antenna apparatus for an electronic device having a middle frame, a cover, and a battery located between the middle frame and the cover. The antenna apparatus includes at least one group of coupling feeding elements and at least one group of radiation elements. A first radiator and a second radiator in each group of radiation elements are arranged on an inner surface of a cover. The first radiator and the second radiator are respectively located on two sides of a coupling feeding element, and the coupling feeding element is separately coupled to feed the first radiator and the second radiator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna apparatus comprising:
at least one group of coupling feeding elements, wherein each group of coupling feeding elements comprises:
a first coupling feeding element configured to electrically connect to a feed, wherein the first coupling feeding element comprises:
a bracket fixed to an inner surface of a cover of an electronic device; and
a feeding branch arranged on the bracket, wherein the feeding branch is configured to electrically connect to the feed; and

a second coupling feeding element; and

at least one group of radiation elements, wherein each group of radiation elements comprises:
a first radiator; and
a second radiator,

wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are configured to arrange on the inner surface,
wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are respectively located on two sides of the first coupling feeding element,
wherein the first coupling feeding element is separately coupled to feed the first radiator and the second radiator,
wherein the first coupling feeding element is separately coupled to feed the first radiator and one end of the second coupling feeding element, and
wherein another end of the second coupling feeding element is coupled to feed the second radiator.

2. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first radiator or the second radiator is further configured to be located between a first orthographic projection and a second orthographic projection on the cover, wherein the first orthographic projection is of a first side frame of a middle frame towards the cover and the second orthographic projection is of a battery towards the cover.

3. The antenna apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first radiator is further configured to be located between the first orthographic projection and the second orthographic projection on the cover, and wherein the second radiator is configured to be located between a third orthographic projection of a second side frame of the middle frame towards the cover and the second orthographic projection.

4. The antenna apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are configured to be disposed proximate to a first low-frequency metal frame antenna and a second low-frequency metal frame antenna of a metal frame.

5. The antenna apparatus of claim 4 , wherein one end of the first radiator is configured to extend toward a top frame of the middle frame, wherein one end of the second radiator is configured to extend toward a bottom frame of the middle frame, wherein a fourth orthographic projection of the first low-frequency metal frame antenna towards the cover and the first radiator are respectively located on two sides of the second orthographic projection on the cover, and wherein a fifth orthographic projection of the second low-frequency metal frame antenna towards the cover and the second radiator are respectively located on the two sides of the second orthographic projection on the cover.

6. The antenna apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the middle frame further comprises two side frames, a bottom frame and a top frame, and wherein:
one end of the first radiator is configured to extend toward a bottom frame of the middle frame of the electronic device, and one end of the second radiator is configured to extend toward the bottom frame; or
one end of the first radiator extends toward a top frame of the middle frame, and one end of the second radiator extends toward the top frame; or
one end of the first radiator extends toward a bottom frame of the middle frame, and one end of the second radiator extends toward a side frame.

7. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an electrical length of the first radiator and an electrical length of the second radiator ranges from ¼ λ to ½ λ, and wherein λ is a wavelength corresponding to a resonant frequency of each of the first radiator and the second radiator.

8. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second coupling feeding element, the first radiator, and the second radiator comprise floating metals, graphene layers, or transparent conductive layers.

9. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an operating frequency band of the first radiator and an operating frequency band of the second radiator falls in a range from 700 megahertz (MHz) to 900 MHz.

10. The antenna apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one group of coupling grounding elements, wherein each group of coupling grounding elements comprises at least two coupling ground layers, wherein one coupling ground layer is arranged proximate to one end of the first radiator and is coupled to and grounded with the first radiator, and wherein another coupling ground layer is arranged proximate to one end of the second radiator and is coupled to and grounded with the second radiator.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a cover comprising an inner surface; and
an antenna apparatus comprising:
at least one group of coupling feeding elements, wherein each group of coupling feeding elements comprises:
a first coupling feeding element configured to electrically connect to a feed, wherein the first coupling feeding element comprises:
a bracket fixed to the inner surface; and
a feeding branch arranged on the bracket, wherein the feeding branch is configured to electrically connect to the feed; and

a second coupling feeding element; and

at least one group of radiation elements,
wherein each group of radiation elements comprises a first radiator and a second radiator arranged on the inner surface,
wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are respectively located on two sides of a coupling feeding element,
wherein the coupling feeding element is separately coupled to feed the first radiator and the second radiator,
wherein the first coupling feeding element is separately coupled to feed the first radiator and one end of the second coupling feeding element, and
wherein another end of the second coupling feeding element is coupled to feed the second radiator.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device further comprises a metal middle frame defining at least two metal frame antennas.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the metal middle frame further comprises a first side frame and a second side frame, and wherein at least one of the first radiator or the second radiator is located between a first orthographic projection and a second orthographic projection on the cover, wherein the first orthographic projection is of the first side frame towards the cover and the second orthographic projection is of a battery towards the cover.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first radiator is located between the first orthographic projection and the second orthographic projection on the cover, and wherein the second radiator is located between a third orthographic projection of the second side frame towards the cover and the second orthographic projection.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the second coupling feeding element, the first radiator, and the second radiator comprise floating metals, graphene layers, or transparent conductive layers.

16. The electronic device of claim 11 , further comprising at least one group of coupling grounding elements, wherein each group of coupling grounding elements comprises at least two coupling ground layers, wherein one coupling ground layer is arranged proximate to one end of the first radiator and is coupled to and grounded with the first radiator; and wherein another coupling ground layer is arran

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Pengfei
• Chu Jiahui
• Wang Hanyang
• Hou Meng
• Lee Chien-Ming

Classifications

• H01Q9/0421

  with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element (H01Q9/0414 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/36 Primary

  Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; {Particular materials used therewith}(H01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/22

  by structural association with other equipment or articles · CPC title

• H01Q5/385

  Two or more parasitic elements · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title