Antenna and electronic device comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12562483-B2
Application number	US-202318514723-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2023
Priority date	May 20, 2021
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

An electronic device includes a substrate including a ground layer; and a plurality of antenna structures space apart from each other on the substrate. Each of the plurality of antenna structures may include, on the substrate: a rectangular first conductive patch including a pair of cutting portions in which diagonally opposite corners are cut; a rectangular second conductive patch disposed so as to be coupled to the first conductive patch; and a plurality of conductive pads which are disposed along the periphery of the second conductive patch so as to be spaced apart from each other at a specified interval, and are electrically connected to the ground layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing; an antenna module disposed in an internal space of the housing, the antenna module comprising:
a substrate comprising a first substrate surface, a second substrate surface facing in a direction opposite to the first substrate surface, and a ground layer between the first substrate surface and the second substrate surface; and
a plurality of antenna structures spaced apart from each other on the substrate, each antenna structure of the plurality of antenna structures comprising:
a first conductive patch between the ground layer and the first substrate surface, having a rectangular shape, and comprising a first cut portion and a second cut portion at diagonally opposite corners;
a second conductive patch between the first conductive patch and the ground layer, having a rectangular shape, and coupled to the first conductive patch; and
a plurality of conductive pads spaced apart from each other along an edge of the second conductive patch, and electrically connected to the ground layer; and

a wireless communication circuit provided in the internal space and electrically connected to the first conductive patch, wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to transmit or receive a radio signal of a first frequency band through the first conductive patch, and receive a radio signal of a second frequency band, different from the first frequency band, through the second conductive patch, wherein the plurality of conductive pads are disposed on a same layer of the substrate as the second conductive patch and spaced apart at specific intervals from the second conductive patch, and wherein the plurality of conductive pads are electrically coupled to the second conductive patch.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive patch further comprises a first side, a second side extended perpendicularly from the first side, a third side extended perpendicularly from the second side, and a fourth side extended perpendicularly from the third side and connected to the first side, and
wherein the first cut portion is at a first corner where the first side and the second side meet, and the second cut portion is at a second corner where the third side and the fourth side meet.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second conductive patch comprises a fifth side corresponding to the first side, a sixth side extended perpendicularly from the fifth side and corresponding to the second side, a seventh side extended perpendicularly from the sixth side and corresponding to the third side, and an eighth side extended perpendicularly from the seventh side, connected to the fifth side, and corresponding to the fourth side, and
wherein the second conductive patch overlaps the first conductive patch when the first substrate surface is viewed from above.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the second conductive patch has at least one of a substantially same size or a substantially same shape as the first conductive patch.

5 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first conductive patch further comprises a feeder extending from the fourth side or at a position adjacent to the fourth side, and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit.

6 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first conductive patch further comprises a first slit extending from the first cut portion toward a center of the first conductive patch, a second slit extending from the second cut portion toward the center of the first conductive patch, a third slit extending from a corner where the second side and the third side meet toward the center of the first conductive patch, and a fourth slit extending from a corner where the first side and the fourth side meet toward the center of the first conductive patch,
wherein each of the first slit, the second slit, the third slit, and the fourth slit has a first length and a first width, and wherein the first frequency band is determined according to at least one of the first length or the first width.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the second conductive patch further comprises a fifth slit extending from a corner where the fifth side and the sixth side meet toward a center of the second conductive patch, a sixth slit extending from a corner where the seventh side and the eighth side meet toward the center of the second conductive patch, a seventh slit extending from a corner where the second side and the third side meet toward the center of the second conductive patch, and an eighth slit extending from a corner where the fifth side and the eighth side meet toward the center of the second conductive patch,
wherein each of the fifth slit, the sixth slit, the seventh slit, and the eighth slit has a second length and a second width, and wherein the second frequency band is determined according to at least one of the second length or the second width.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first slit, the second slit, the third slit, and the fourth slit respectively overlap the fifth slit, the sixth slit, the seventh slit, and the eighth slit when the first substrate surface is viewed from above.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first length is substantially equal to the second length, or the first width is substantially equal to the second width.

10 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of conductive pads comprises:
a first conductive pad electrically coupled with and separated by a first gap from at least a portion of the fifth side and at least a portion of the sixth side; a second conductive pad electrically coupled with and separated by the first gap from at least a portion of the seventh side and at least a portion of the eighth side; a third conductive pad electrically coupled with and separated by a second gap from at least a portion of the sixth side and at least a portion of the seventh side; and a fourth conductive pad electrically coupled with and separated by the second gap from at least a portion of the fifth side and at least a portion of the eighth side.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein a size of the first gap is less than a size of the second gap.

12 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad are disposed in at least a portion of the fifth slit and the sixth slit, respectively, and
wherein the third conductive pad and the fourth conductive pad are disposed in at least a portion of the seventh slit and the eighth slit, respectively.

13 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein a size of the first gap is substantially the same as a size of the second gap,
wherein each of the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad has a third width, and wherein each of the third conductive pad and the fourth conductive pad has a fourth width that is greater than the third width.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive patch has a first circular polarization rotating in a first direction, and
wherein the second conductive patch has a second circular polarization rotating in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is further configured to receive a radio signal of a frequency band ranging from 3.735 GHz to 10.2 GHz through at least one of the first conductive patch or the second conductive patch.

16 . The electronic device of claim 1 , w

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwon Soonheung
• Kim Hosaeng
• Shin Ahyun
• Yun Sumin
• Lee Hyungjoo

Classifications

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q5/10

  Resonant antennas · CPC title

• H01Q9/0428

  radiating a circular polarised wave · CPC title

• H01Q21/065

  Patch antenna array · CPC title