Antenna and Terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016294048-A1
Application number	US-201415034825-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 13, 2014
Priority date	Mar 13, 2014
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An antenna and a terminal, where the antenna includes a first antenna branch, printed on a first surface of a circuit board, where the first antenna branch includes a first sub-branch; a grounding branch, printed on the first surface, where the grounding branch includes a grounding sub-branch, the first sub-branch and the grounding sub-branch are staggered to form a gap, and the first antenna branch and the grounding branch are mutually coupled through the gap; a second antenna branch, printed on a second surface of the circuit board, where the second surface and the first surface are two opposite surfaces of the circuit board; and a first feed, electrically connected to the first antenna branch; where the second antenna branch is electrically connected to a metal via hole on the circuit board, and the metal via hole is electrically connected to the first feed.

First claim

1 . An antenna, comprising:
a first antenna branch, printed on a first surface of a circuit board, wherein the first antenna branch comprises a first sub-branch; a grounding branch, printed on the first surface, wherein the grounding branch comprises a grounding sub-branch, wherein the first sub-branch and the grounding sub-branch are staggered to form a gap, and wherein the first antenna branch and the grounding branch are mutually coupled through the gap; a second antenna branch, printed on a second surface of the circuit board, wherein the second surface and the first surface are two opposite surfaces of the circuit board; and a first feed, electrically connected to the first antenna branch, wherein the second antenna branch is electrically connected to a metal via hole on the circuit board, wherein the metal via hole is electrically connected to the first feed, wherein the first antenna branch, the grounding branch, and the first feed form a first antenna, which is configured to generate a first resonance frequency, and wherein the first antenna branch, the second antenna branch, and the first feed form a second antenna, which is configured to generate a second resonance frequency.

2 . The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the number of interdigital structures of the first sub-branch is in inverse proportion to a length of the antenna.

2 . The antenna according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a first capacitor, which is electrically connected to an end of the first antenna branch and a ground terminal of the circuit board, and configured to reduce an electrical length of the first antenna branch; and a second capacitor, which is electrically connected to an end of the second antenna branch and the ground terminal of the circuit board, and configured to reduce an electrical length of the second antenna branch.

4 . A terminal, comprising:
a housing; a circuit board, disposed on a surface of the housing or inside the housing; a first antenna, disposed on a first side of the circuit board; and a processor, which is electrically connected to the first antenna, and configured to process transmit and receive signals of the first antenna, wherein the first antenna comprises:
a first antenna branch, printed on a first surface of the circuit board, wherein the first antenna branch comprises a first sub-branch;
a grounding branch, printed on the first surface, wherein the grounding branch comprises a grounding sub-branch, wherein the first sub-branch and the grounding sub-branch are staggered to form a gap, and wherein the first antenna branch and the grounding branch are mutually coupled through the gap;
a second antenna branch, printed on a second surface of the circuit board, wherein the second surface and the first surface are two opposite surfaces of the circuit board; and
a first feed, electrically connected to the first antenna branch,
wherein the second antenna branch is electrically connected to a metal via hole on the circuit board, wherein the metal via hole is electrically connected to the first feed, wherein the first antenna branch, the grounding branch, and the first feed form the first antenna, which is configured to generate a first resonance frequency, and wherein the first antenna branch, the second antenna branch, and the first feed form a second antenna, which is configured to generate a second resonance frequency.

5 . The terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the number of interdigital structures of the first sub-branch is in inverse proportion to a length of the first antenna.

6 . The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the first antenna further comprises:
a first capacitor, which is electrically connected to an end of the first antenna branch and a ground terminal of the circuit board, and configured to reduce an electrical length of the first antenna branch; and a second capacitor, which is electrically connected to an end of the second antenna branch and the ground terminal of the circuit board, and configured to reduce an electrical length of the second antenna branch.

7 . The terminal according to claim 4 , further comprising: the second antenna, disposed on a second side of the circuit board, wherein the second side is an opposite side of the first side.

8 . The terminal according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a third antenna, disposed on a third side of the circuit board, wherein the third side is adjacent to the first side, and wherein the third antenna is configured to generate a third resonance frequency; a fourth antenna, disposed on the third side, wherein the fourth antenna is configured to generate a first sub-resonance frequency in the third resonance frequency; a fifth antenna, disposed on a fourth side of the circuit board, wherein the fourth side is opposite to the third side, and wherein the fifth antenna is configured to generate the third resonance frequency; and a sixth antenna, disposed on the fourth side, wherein the sixth antenna is configured to generate the first sub-resonance frequency in the third resonance frequency.

9 . The terminal according to claim 8 , comprising:
a first resonance branch, disposed on the third side and between the third antenna and the fourth antenna, wherein a size of the first resonance branch is a quarter wavelength of the first sub-resonance frequency; and a second resonance branch, disposed on the fourth side and between the fifth antenna and the sixth antenna, wherein a size of the second resonance branch is a quarter wavelength of the first sub-resonance frequency.

10 . The terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the terminal is a mobile phone or a wearable device.

Assignees

• Huawei Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Huiliang
• Wang Hanyang
• Sun Shuhui

Classifications

• H01Q1/2291

  used in Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] (H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W) · CPC title

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/38 Primary

  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

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q5/40

  Imbricated or interleaved structures; Combined or electromagnetically coupled arrangements, e.g. comprising two or more non-connected fed radiating elements · CPC title