Antenna and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12500339-B2
Application number	US-202118264859-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2021
Priority date	Feb 10, 2021
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

An antenna includes a patch radiator, a feed point, a first ground point, and a second ground point. The patch radiator has a first side edge and an intersecting second side edge, and a first coupling contact and a second coupling contact. The patch radiator is coupled to the first ground point and the second ground point through the first coupling contact and the second coupling contact, and is biased coupled to the feed point. A distance between the first coupling contact and the first side edge, a distance between the first coupling contact and the second side edge, a distance between the second coupling contact and the first side edge, and a distance between the second coupling contact and the second side edge are all greater than or equal to 0.05λ, where λ is an operating wavelength of the antenna in an operating frequency band range of the antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An antenna comprising:
a floating patch radiator comprising:
two long side edges disposed opposite to each other and comprising a first side edge;
two short side edges disposed opposite to each other and comprising a second side edge, wherein the first side edge intersects with the second side edge;
a first coupling contact; and
a second coupling contact, wherein the first coupling contact and the second coupling contact are disposed at a first interval;
a feed point indirectly coupled to the floating patch radiator in a biased manner; a first ground point indirectly coupled to the floating patch radiator through the first coupling contact and configured to ground the floating patch radiator; and a second ground point indirectly coupled to the floating patch radiator through the second coupling contact and configured to ground the floating patch radiator, wherein distances from the first coupling contact to each of the two long side edges and each of the two short side edges, and from the second coupling contact to each of the long side edges and each of the short side edges are all greater than or equal to 0.05λ, and wherein λ is a maximum operating wavelength of the antenna in an operating frequency band range of the antenna.

2 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the feed point is configured to capacitively feed the floating patch radiator.

3 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling contact and the second coupling contact are spaced on the floating patch radiator along a first direction, wherein the first ground point, the second ground point, and the feed point are spaced on the floating patch radiator along a second direction, wherein the first direction is an extension direction of the first side edge, and wherein the second direction is an extension direction of the second side edge.

4 . The antenna of claim 3 , wherein a fifth distance between the first coupling contact and the second coupling contact is greater than 0.1λ along the first direction.

5 . The antenna of claim 3 , wherein the floating patch radiator further comprises a groove disposed on the first side edge and recessed along the second direction.

6 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein a distance from the first coupling contact to a first long side edge is H1, wherein a distance from the first coupling contact to a first short side edge is W1, wherein a distance from the second coupling contact to a second long side edge is H2, wherein a distance from the second coupling contact to a second short side edge is W2, wherein 0.25λ≤W1+H1≤0.5λ, and wherein 0.25λ≤W2+H2≤0.5λ.

7 . The antenna of claim 6 , wherein either W1=W2 or H1=H2.

8 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the floating patch radiator is a support antenna radiator, and wherein the first ground point, the second ground point, and the feed point are directly coupled to the support antenna radiator.

9 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein each of a first length of the first side edge and a second length of the second side edge is less than 0.5λ.

10 . The antenna of claim 1 , further comprising a switch coupled to the first ground point and the second ground point and configured to:
control a first connection between the first ground point and a ground; and control a second connection between the second ground point and the ground.

11 . The antenna of claim 1 , further comprising a branch disposed at a second interval from the floating patch radiator, wherein the first ground point and the second ground point are disposed on the branch, and wherein the floating patch radiator is indirectly coupled and grounded through the branch.

12 . The antenna of claim 1 , further comprising a branch disposed at a second interval from the floating patch radiator, wherein the feed point is disposed on the branch, and wherein the floating patch radiator is indirectly coupled and fed through the branch.

13 . An electronic device comprising:
a mainboard; a battery cover; and an antenna comprising:
a floating patch radiator comprising:
two long side edges disposed opposite to each other and comprising a first side edge;
two short side edges disposed opposite to each other and comprising a second side edge, wherein the first side edge intersects with the second side edge;
a first coupling contact; and
a second coupling contact, wherein the first coupling contact and the second coupling contact are disposed at an interval;

a feed point indirectly coupled to the floating patch radiator in a biased manner;
a first ground point indirectly coupled to the floating patch radiator through the first coupling contact and configured to ground the floating patch radiator; and
a second ground point indirectly coupled to the floating patch radiator through the second coupling contact and configured to ground the floating patch radiator,
wherein distances from the first coupling contact to each long side edge and each short side edge, and from the second coupling contact to each long side edge and each short side edge are all greater than or equal to 0.05λ,
wherein λ is a maximum operating wavelength of the antenna in an operating frequency band range of the antenna, and
wherein the mainboard, the floating patch radiator, and the battery cover are sequentially disposed along a thickness direction of the electronic device.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first coupling contact and the second coupling contact are spaced on the floating patch radiator along a first direction, wherein the first ground point, the second ground point, and the feed point are spaced on the floating patch radiator along a second direction, wherein the first direction is an extension direction of the first side edge, and wherein the second direction is an extension direction of the second side edge.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein a distance between the first coupling contact and the second coupling contact is greater than 0.12 along the first direction.

16 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein a distance from the first coupling contact to a first long side edge is H1, wherein a distance from the first coupling contact to a first short side edge is W1, wherein a distance from the second coupling contact to a second long side edge is H2, wherein a distance from the second coupling contact to a second short side edge is W2, wherein 0.25λ≤W1+H1≤0.5λ, and wherein 0.25λ≤W2+H2≤0.5λ.

17 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the antenna further comprises a support disposed on the mainboard, and wherein the floating patch radiator is disposed on the support.

18 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the battery cover comprises an insulation inner surface, and wherein the floating patch radiator is disposed on the insulation inner surface.

19 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the antenna further comprises a branch, wherein the floating patch radiator is indirectly coupled to a ground through the branch, and wherein the mainboard, the branch, the floating patch radiator, and the battery cover are sequentially disposed along the thickness direction.

20 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the feed point is configured to capacitively feed the floating patch radiator.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Dong
• Wang Jiaming
• Xue Liang
• Li Yuanpeng
• Wang Hanyang
• Hou Meng

Classifications

• H01Q9/42 Primary

  with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength · CPC title

• H01Q9/0457

  electromagnetically coupled to the feed line · CPC title

• H01Q9/0421

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

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title