Antenna device and electronic device having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9652073-B2
Application number	US-201514926536-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2015
Priority date	Oct 29, 2014
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

Provided are various embodiments related to an electronic device including an antenna device. According to an embodiment, an antenna device embedded in a display includes a film member provided between a plurality of display layers and multiple antenna portions including mesh-grid regions provided on the film member, in which a gap is formed between the multiple antenna portions such that the mesh-grid regions are discontinuously disposed in a spaced-apart relation. Other embodiments may also be possible.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna device embedded in a display, the antenna device comprising:
a film member provided between a plurality of display layers; and
multiple antenna portions comprising mesh-grid regions provided on the film member,
wherein a gap is formed between the multiple antenna portions such that the mesh-grid regions are discontinuously disposed in a spaced-apart relation.

2. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple antenna portions are disposed on a top surface of the film member.

3. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple antenna portions are disposed on a bottom surface of the film member.

4. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple antenna portions are disposed on both a top surface and a bottom surface of the film member.

5. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein on the multiple antenna portions, the mesh-grid regions having at least one of a linear direction and a curved direction are disposed on a top surface of the film member, and the mesh-grid regions at least one of having at least one of a right angle with respect to a mesh-grid direction of the top surface are disposed on a bottom surface of the film member, and being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the mesh-grid direction of the top surface are disposed on the bottom surface of the film member.

6. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple antenna portions are disposed on a top surface of the film member, and on at least one of the multiple antenna portions the mesh-grid regions having at least one of a linear and a curved direction is provided on the top surface of the film member, and the mesh-grid regions at least one of having at least one of a right angle with respect to a mesh-grid direction of the top surface are disposed on a bottom surface of the film member, and being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the mesh-grid direction of the top surface are disposed on the bottom surface of the film member.

7. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple antenna portions are disposed on a bottom surface of the film member, and on at least one of the multiple antenna portions the mesh-grid regions having at least one of a linear and a curved direction is provided on a top surface of the film member, and the mesh-grid regions at least one of having at least one of a right angle with respect to a mesh-grid direction of the top surface are disposed on a bottom surface of the film member, and being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the mesh-grid direction of the top surface are disposed on the bottom surface of the film member.

8. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple antenna portions are disposed on both a top surface and a bottom surface of the film member, and on at least one of the multiple antenna portions the mesh-grid regions having at least one of a linear or a curved direction is provided on the top surface of the film member, and the mesh-grid regions at least one of having a right angle with respect to a mesh-grid direction of the top surface are disposed on a bottom surface of the film member, and being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the mesh-grid direction of the top surface are disposed on the bottom surface of the film member.

9. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of display layers comprises a touch panel and further comprises, under the touch panel, a display panel comprising any one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) panel, an Organic LED (OLED) panel, and an Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) panel.

10. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the gap is formed to induce a capacitance of a touch panel.

11. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the film member is formed of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film member.

12. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the mesh-grid regions is one of a diamond shape, a circular shape, an oval shape, a trapezoid shape, a triangular shape, a rectangular shape, and a polygonal shape.

13. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein in the mesh-grid regions, AgNW, Ag nano particles, a metal mesh, Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), graphene, a Carbon Nano Tube (CNT), and a Carbon Nano Balloon (CNB), which are conductive materials, are used to form a grid.

14. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein a size of the mesh-grid regions is variable.

15. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple antenna portions are overlapped with a top surface and a bottom surface of the film member.

16. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple antenna portions are provided at an edge of the display and comprise multiple feeders to supply power through an electrical connection or electric coupling between a circuit board provided in an electronic device and the mesh-grid regions.

17. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a film member provided on the display;
multiple first antenna portions provided on a top surface of the film member comprising mesh-grid regions having at least one of a linear and a curved direction;
multiple second antenna portions provided on the top surface of the film member comprising mesh-grid regions at least one of having at least one of a right angle with respect to a mesh-grid direction of the top surface, and being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the mesh-grid direction of the top surface; and
a first connection portion and a second connection portion configured to electrically connect the multiple first antenna portions with the multiple second antenna portions,
wherein a gap is formed between the first antenna portions and the second antenna portions such that the mesh-grid regions are discontinuously disposed in a spaced-apart relation.

18. The antenna device of claim 17 , wherein the antenna portions comprise a first feeder and a second feeder provided at an edge of the display,
wherein the first feeder is provided on a side surface of the edge of the display and supplies power through an electric connection or electric coupling between a circuit board provided in an electronic device and the mesh-grid regions having at least one of the linear direction and the curved direction, and
the second feeder is provided on a side surface of the edge of the display and supplies power through an electric connection or electric coupling between the circuit board provided in the electronic device and the mesh-grid regions having at least one of the right angle with respect to the top surface the film member, and being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the top surface of the film member.

19. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a film member provided on the display;
multiple first antenna portions provided on a top surface of the film member comprising mesh-grid regions having at least one of a linear and curved direction;
multiple second antenna portions provided on a bottom surface of the film member comprising mesh-grid regions having at least one of a right angle with respect to the top surface of the film member, and being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the top surface of the film member; and
a first connection portion and a second connection portion configured to electrically connect the multiple first antenna portions with the multiple second antenna portions,
wherein the multiple first and second antenna portions discontinuously dispose the mesh-grid regions in a spaced-apart relation on

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Sang-Ho
• Ko Seung-Tae
• Kim Yoon-Geon
• Hong Won-Bin

Classifications

• 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

• H01Q1/2258

  used with computer equipment · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/36

  Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; {Particular materials used therewith}(H01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0416 Primary

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title