Electronic device including antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024372260-A1
Application number	US-202418777785-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 19, 2024
Priority date	Jan 21, 2022
Publication date	Nov 7, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing including a conductive portion, a printed circuit board inside the housing, and a conductive antenna member which is inside the housing and electrically connects the printed circuit board to the housing. The conductive antenna member includes a contact at which the conductive antenna member is secured to and electrically connected to the conductive portion of the housing, and the contact including a curved portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a conductive portion; a printed circuit board inside the housing; and a conductive antenna member which is inside the housing and electrically connects the printed circuit board to the housing, the conductive antenna member comprising:
a contact at which the conductive antenna member is secured to and electrically connected to the conductive portion of the housing, and
the contact comprising a curved portion.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the contact of the conductive antenna member further comprises:
a first contact portion at a first height from the housing, a second contact portion at a second height from the housing which is smaller than the first height, and the second contact portion extending curved from the first contact portion and at which the contact contacts and is electrically connected to the conductive portion of the housing.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the conductive antenna member further comprises a conductive connect member which electrically connects the contact to the printed circuit board.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a wireless communication circuit which is on the printed circuit board and electrically connected with the conductive antenna member at the conductive connect member, wherein the conductive antenna member receives power through the conductive connect member, and the wireless communication circuit transmits and/or receives a signal of a frequency band through an electrical path comprising the conductive connect member through which the the conductive antenna member receives the power, the contact of the conductive antenna member, and the conductive portion of the housing.

5 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein securement of the conductive antenna member to the conductive portion of the housing deforms the second contact portion extending curved from the first contact portion to electrically connect the contact to the conductive portion of the housing.

6 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the contact of the conductive antenna member further comprises two first contact portions and two second contact portions.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the contact of the conductive antenna member further comprises:
a first hole which is enclosed by the two first contact portions and the two second contact portions, and with respect to the first hole, the two first contact portions face each other.

8 . The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a fastening member which secures the conductive antenna member and the conductive portion of the housing to each other, wherein a lower surface of the second contact portion faces the conductive portion of the housing and the conductive portion of the housing contacts the conductive antenna member at the lower surface, and the second height of the second contact portion decreases in a direction away from the fastening member.

9 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the contact of the conductive antenna member further comprises:
a third contact portion which is flat and has a first end and a second end opposing each other, the first contact portion which extends from the first end of the third contact portion, and the second contact portion which extends from the second end of the third contact portion and faces the first contact portion with a gap therebetween.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the contact of the conductive antenna member further comprises a first hole which is surrounded by the first contact portion, the second contact portion and the third contact portion and open at the gap.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fastening member which secures the conductive antenna member and the conductive portion of the housing to each other, wherein the conductive antenna member further comprises a conductive support member which is between the contact and the conductive portion of the housing and electrically connects the contact to the conductive portion of the housing.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the conductive support member is adhered to the contact of the conductive antenna member by a conductive adhesive member.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the contact of the conductive antenna member further comprises a protrusion which protrudes towards the conductive portion of the housing and at which the conductive portion of the housing contacts the contact.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the contact of the conductive antenna member further comprises:
a first contact portion at a first height from the housing, a second contact portion at a second height from the housing which is smaller than the first height, and each of the first contact portion and the second contact portion provided in plural.

15 . The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a wireless communication circuit which is on the printed circuit board and electrically connected with the conductive antenna member at the conductive connect member, wherein the conductive antenna member further comprises the contact provided in plural including:
a first conductive member which is connected to the housing at a first part of the housing, and
a second conductive member which is spaced apart from the first conductive member along the housing and connected to the housing at a second part of the housing different from the first part,
the conductive antenna member receives power through the conductive connect member, and the wireless communication circuit transmits and/or receives a signal of a frequency band through an electrical path comprising the conductive connect member through which the the conductive antenna member receives the power, the first conductive member, the conductive portion of the housing, and the second conductive member.

16 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fastening member which secures the conductive antenna member and the conductive portion of the housing to each other, wherein the contact further comprises a first hole defined therein, the conductive portion of the housing comprises a second hole defined therein and aligned with the first hole, and the fastening member extends through the first hole and the second hole to secure the conductive antenna member and the conductive portion of the housing to each other.

17 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the conductive connect member includes a flexible radio frequency cable.

18 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a conductive portion; a printed circuit board inside the housing; and a conductive antenna member which is inside the housing and electrically connects the printed circuit board to the housing, the conductive antenna member comprising:
a contact at which the conductive antenna member is secured to and electrically connected to the conductive portion of the housing, the contact comprising:
a lower surface which faces the conductive portion of the housing,
a first portion at which the lower surface is spaced apart from the conductive portion of the housing by a first height, and
a second portion at which the lower surface is spaced apart from the conductive portion of the housing by a second height which is smaller than the first height,

wherein securement of the conductive antenna member to the conducti

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Munjin
• Kang Yitae
• Yang Jaeyoung
• Kim Yoonjung
• Lee Hyunwoo

Classifications

• H04M1/0277

  for a printed circuit board assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/026 Primary

  Details of the structure or mounting of specific components · CPC title

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q21/28

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

• H01Q1/38

  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