Multiband antenna and electronic device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016352015-A1
Application number	US-201615165415-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 26, 2016
Priority date	May 27, 2015
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and side surfaces surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, a first conductive member and a second conductive member forming at least part of the side surfaces, being parallel to the first surface, and extending parallel to each other, a first nonconductive member disposed between the first conductive member and the second conductive member to electrically isolate the first conductive member and the second conductive member from each other, and a communication circuit that performs wireless communication by using the first conductive member and the second conductive member as radiators.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and side surfaces surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface; a first conductive member and a second conductive member forming at least part of the side surfaces, being parallel to the first surface, and extending parallel to each other; a first nonconductive member disposed between the first conductive member and the second conductive member to electrically isolate the first conductive member and the second conductive member from each other; and a communication circuit that performs wireless communication by using the first conductive member and the second conductive member as radiators.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second nonconductive member extending from a first end of the first nonconductive member and extending in a direction perpendicular to the first surface; and a third nonconductive member extending from second end of the first nonconductive member and extending in a direction perpendicular to the first surface.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a third conductive member, which forms a part of the side surfaces, wherein the second nonconductive member and the third nonconductive member are configured to electrically isolate at least one of the first conductive member and the second conductive member from the third conductive member.

4 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and side surfaces surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface; a first conductive member forming at least part of the side surfaces; a second conductive member forming a part of at least one of the first surface and the second surface; a first nonconductive member disposed between the first conductive member and the second conductive member to electrically isolate the first conductive member and the second conductive member from each other; and a communication circuit that performs wireless communication by using at least one of the first conductive and the second conductive member as a radiator.

5 . An electronic device comprising:
a conductive member surrounding a side surface of the electronic device; and a first nonconductive member extending in a direction parallel to one of a front surface and a rear surface of the electronic device to partition the conductive member, wherein the conductive member is utilized as an antenna radiator.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the conductive member is partitioned into a first radiator part that is adjacent to the front surface of the electronic device and a second radiator part that is adjacent to the rear surface of the electronic device.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first radiator part transmits and receives signals of a first frequency band, and the second radiator part transmits and receives signals of a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band by a designated frequency value.

8 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first radiator part transmits and receives signals for one of a short range communication and a wireless payment, and the second radiator part transmits and receives signals for a cellular communication.

9 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first radiator part is connected to a plurality of ground parts, and the second radiator part is connected to at least one power feeding part and at least one ground part.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of ground parts are connected to a ground through switches, and a frequency band of signals transmitted and received through one of the first radiator part and the second radiator part is changed based on an operation of the switches.

11 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first radiator part and the second radiator part receive the same power signal through a board in an interior of the electronic device and transmit and receive signals of one of the same and adjacent frequency bands.

12 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first nonconductive member extends in a direction parallel to a display disposed on the front surface of the electronic device.

13 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the conductive member surrounds an upper end side area of the electronic device.

14 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the conductive member is partitioned into a floating metal that is adjacent to the front surface of the electronic device and a radiator that is adjacent to the rear surface of the electronic device by the first nonconductive member.

15 . The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising a second nonconductive member extending in a direction perpendicular to one of the front surface and the rear surface of the electronic device to partition the conductive member.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the conductive member is partitioned into a first radiator part that is adjacent to the front surface of the electronic device and a second radiator part that is adjacent to the rear surface of the electronic device, and the first radiator part is partitioned into a plurality of sub-radiators by the second conductive member.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the second radiator part is connected to a power feeding part and a ground part, and the plurality of sub-radiators transmit and receive multiband frequency signals through a loop power feeding part of the second radiator part.

18 . An antenna mounted on an electronic device, the antenna comprising:
a conductive member disposed on a side surface of the electronic device; and a first nonconductive member extending in a direction parallel to one of a front surface and a rear surface of the electronic device to partition the conductive member.

19 . The antenna of claim 18 , wherein the conductive member is partitioned into a first radiator part that is adjacent to the front surface of the electronic device and a second radiator part that is adjacent to the rear surface of the electronic device.

20 . The antenna of claim 19 , wherein the first radiator part transmits and receives signals of a first frequency band, and the second radiator part transmits and receives signals of a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band by a designated frequency value.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Roh Hyun Seock
• Sung Sang Bong
• An Seong Yong
• Kim Se Woong
• Kim Ji Ho
• Park Gyu Bok
• Seol Kyung Moon
• Yoon Shin Ho

Classifications

• H01Q7/00

  Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop · CPC title

• H01Q1/241 Primary

  used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM (H01Q1/247, H01Q1/248 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q5/50 Primary

  Feeding or matching arrangements for broad-band or multi-band operation · CPC title

• H01Q3/24

  varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching · CPC title

• H01Q21/28

  Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} · CPC title