Antenna and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12562477-B2
Application number	US-202218708741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2022
Priority date	Nov 11, 2021
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, an antenna includes at least two radiators. The at least two radiators include a first radiator and a second radiator that are spaced apart in parallel, and a first end of the first radiator is disposed closer to a first end of the second radiator than a second end of the first radiator. Both the first radiator and the second radiator are connected to a feed point.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An antenna, comprising:
at least two radiators comprising a first radiator and a second radiator that are spaced apart in parallel, wherein a first end of the first radiator is disposed closer to a first end of the second radiator than a second end of the first radiator; a feed point connected to both the first radiator and the second radiator; and a ground connected to both the first end of the first radiator and the first end of the second radiator, wherein a gap by which the first radiator and the second radiator are spaced apart is less than or equal to 3 mm.

2 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein:
a first feed connection point of the first radiator is connected to the feed point; a second feed connection point of the second radiator is connected to the feed point; and a phase difference between a feed signal received by the first feed connection point and a feed signal received by the second feed connection point ranges from 135° to 225°.

3 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the first end of the first radiator and the first end of the second radiator are grounded using a co-grounded structure comprising:
a grounding component connected between the first end of the first radiator and the first end of the second radiator, the first end of the first radiator is grounded, and the first end of the second radiator is grounded by using the grounding component and the first radiator; or a metal component, the first end of the first radiator is connected to the first end of the second radiator using the metal component, and the metal component is grounded.

4 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the first end of the first radiator is disposed in alignment with the first end of the second radiator.

5 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the second end of the first radiator or a second end of the second radiator is grounded.

6 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein a resonance frequency of the first radiator and a resonance frequency of the second radiator are within a same operating frequency band of the antenna.

7 . The antenna according to claim 6 , further wherein:
at any frequency in the same operating frequency band, an electric field generated by the first radiator and an electric field generated by the second radiator have a same direction from the ground to the radiator or a same direction from the radiator to the ground.

8 . The antenna according to claim 7 , wherein the gap by which the first radiator and the second radiator are spaced apart is less than or equal to 1 mm.

9 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein:
the at least two radiators further comprise a third radiator; the third radiator and the first radiator or the second radiator are disposed in series with each other and are spaced apart end to end to form a slot, so as to be coupled through the slot; and an end of the third radiator that is away from the slot is grounded.

10 . An electronic device, comprising:
an antenna comprising
at least two radiators comprising a first radiator and a second radiator that are spaced apart in parallel, wherein a first end of the first radiator is disposed closer to a first end of the second radiator than a second end of the first radiator,
a feed point connected to both the first radiator and the second radiator, and
a ground connected to both the first end of the first radiator and the first end of the second radiator, wherein a gap by which the first radiator and the second radiator are spaced apart is less than or equal to 3 mm.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are connected to the feed point using a differential feed structure.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein:
the first radiator and the second radiator are connected to the feed point using a distributed feed structure; the distributed feed structure comprises a signal transmission line; a first end of the signal transmission line is connected to a first feed connection point of the first radiator; and a second end of the signal transmission line is connected to a second feed connection point of the second radiator.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein:
the signal transmission line is electrically connected to a radio frequency source via the feed point; and a line length between the first end of the signal transmission line and the feed point and a line length between the second end of the signal transmission line and the feed point are set so that a phase difference between a feed signal received by the first feed connection point and a feed signal received by the second feed connection point ranges from 135° to 225°.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the distributed feed structure further comprises:
a first matching component connected between the first end of the signal transmission line and the first feed connection point; and a second matching component connected between the second end of the signal transmission line and the second feed connection point, wherein the first matching component and the second matching component are used for radiator impedance matching.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein:
the first matching component is a capacitor, and the second matching component is an inductor or a jumper resistor; or the first matching component is an inductor or a jumper resistor, and the second matching component is a capacitor.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein:
the first radiator comprises at least a portion of a metal side frame of the electronic device, and the second radiator comprises at least a portion of a conductive member in the electronic device; or each of the first radiator and the second radiator comprises at least a portion of the metal side frame of the electronic device; or each of the first radiator and the second radiator comprises at least a portion of the conductive member in the electronic device.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising a metal side frame, wherein the first radiator or the second radiator comprises at least a portion of the metal side frame.

18 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising a conductive member, wherein the first radiator or the second radiator comprises at least a portion of the conductive member.

19 . An electronic system, comprising:
a display; a frame coupled to the display; a printed circuit board coupled to the frame; a front cover coupled to a first side of the frame; a back cover coupled to second side of the frame; and an antenna comprising:
at least two radiators comprising a first radiator and a second radiator that are spaced apart in parallel, wherein a first end of the first radiator is disposed closer to a first end of the second radiator than a second end of the first radiator,
a feed point connected to both the first radiator and the second radiator, and
a ground connected to both the first end of the first radiator and the first end of the second radiator, wherein a gap by which the first radiator and the second radiator are spaced apart is less than or equal to 3 mm.

20 . The electronic system of claim 19 , wherein the first radiator or the second radiator comprises at least a portion of the frame.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Pengfei
• Wang Hanyang
• Xue Liang
• Hou Meng

Classifications

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q1/44

  using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q9/0421

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

• H01Q5/385

  Two or more parasitic elements · CPC title