Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9786982-B2
Application number	US-201514855032-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2015
Priority date	Sep 15, 2014
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device which includes a body portion including a first radiator and a wearing portion including at least one second radiators, in which the second radiators form capacitive coupling with the first radiator or a ground portion provided in the body portion, thereby providing stable operation characteristics of the first radiator. The electronic device may be implemented variously according to an embodiment.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first radiator included in a body portion of the electronic device;
a wearing portion connected to the body portion to wear the body portion on a body of a user; and
a second radiator included in the wearing portion and configured to form capacitive coupling with the first radiator; and
a conductive member disposed on an outer surface of the body portion,
wherein at least a part of the conductive member may be electrically coupled to the first radiator to form an antenna device that transmits and receives a wireless signal.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive member forms capacitive coupling with the first radiator.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first radiator comprises:
a first element disposed overlappingly between the conductive member and the second radiator to form capacitive coupling with the conductive member and the second radiator;
a second element extending perpendicularly from the first element; and
a third element extending perpendicularly from the second element and being disposed in parallel with the first element,
wherein the conductive member comprises a ground member for providing a reference potential.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising a capacitive element configured to connect the conductive member with the first radiator.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive member comprises:
a first conductor disposed on a front surface of the body portion; and
a second conductor disposed in adjacent to the first conductor on a front surface of the body portion.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second conductor is electrically connected with the first radiator.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a wearing portion connected to the body portion to wear the body portion on a body of a user; and
a second radiator included in the wearing portion,

wherein the second radiator forms capacitive coupling with the second conductor.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first conductor provides grounding to the body portion.

9. An electronic device comprising:
a first radiator disposed in a closed-loop shape on a front surface of a body portion of the electronic device;
a feeder configured to provide an electrical signal through a point of the first radiator;
a wearing portion connected to the body portion to wear the body portion on a body of a user; and
a second radiator included in the wearing portion,
wherein a point of the first radiator is connected to the feeder of the body portion, and
wherein at a point that is farthest in a straight line from the point of the first radiator connected to the ground portion, the second radiator forms capacitive coupling with another point of the first radiator.

10. A wearing portion for an electronic device with a body portion comprising:
a radiator included in the wearing portion to transmit and receive a wireless signal,
wherein the wearing portion is configured to wear the body portion on a body of a user, and the radiator is fed with electricity by forming capacitive coupling with the body portion,
wherein the radiator forms capacitive coupling with a main radiator included in the body portion, and
wherein electricity is fed to an end portion of the main radiator and the radiator forms capacitive coupling with the main radiator at a point that is farthest in a straight line from a feeding point of the main radiator.

11. A wearing portion for an electronic device with a body portion comprising:
a radiator included in the wearing portion to transmit and receive a wireless signal,
wherein the wearing portion is configured to wear the body portion on a body of a user, and the radiator is fed with electricity by forming capacitive coupling with the body portion,
wherein the radiator forms capacitive coupling with a main radiator included in the body portion, and
wherein the radiator forms capacitive coupling with a conductive member disposed on an outer surface of the body portion and electrically connected to the main radiator.

12. The wearing portion of claim 11 , wherein the radiator forms capacitive coupling with a part of the conductive member at a point that is farthest in a straight line from another part of the conductive member connected to a ground portion of the body, while further another part of the conductive member is connected to a feeder of the body portion.

13. An electronic device comprising:
a body portion comprising a first radiator; and
a wearing portion including at least one second radiators,
wherein the second radiators form capacitive coupling with the first radiator or a ground portion provided in the body portion,
wherein the wearing portion comprises a pair of wearing bands extending from both sides of the body portion,
the second radiators are included in the wearing bands, respectively, and
wherein one of the second radiators forms capacitive coupling with the first radiator and the other of the second radiators forms capacitive coupling with the ground portion.

14. An electronic device comprising:
a body portion comprising a first radiator; and
a wearing portion including at least one second radiators,
wherein the second radiators form capacitive coupling with the first radiator or a ground portion provided in the body portion, and
wherein electricity is fed to an end portion of the first radiator and the second radiator forms capacitive coupling with the first radiator at a point that is farthest in a straight line from a feeding point of the first radiator.

15. An electronic device of comprising:
a body portion comprising a first radiator; and
a wearing portion including at least one second radiators, and
a conductive member disposed on an outer surface of the body portion,
wherein the second radiators form capacitive coupling with the first radiator or a ground portion provided in the body portion, and
wherein the conductive member provides grounding to the first radiator.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the conductive member and the second radiator form capacitive coupling with the end portion of the first radiator, respectively.

17. An electronic device of comprising:
a body portion comprising a first radiator; and
a wearing portion including at least one second radiators,
a first conductor disposed on an outer surface of body portion to provide grounding to the body portion; and
a second conductor disposed in adjacent to the first conductor on the outer surface of the body portion,
wherein the second radiators form capacitive coupling with the first radiator or a ground portion provided in the body portion, and
wherein the second conductor is electrically connected to the first radiator and the second radiator forms capacitive coupling with the second conductor.

18. An electronic device of comprising:
a body portion comprising a first radiator; and
a wearing portion including at least one second radiators,
wherein the second radiators form capacitive coupling with the first radiator or a ground portion provided in the body portion, and
wherein the first radiator is a conductive member in a closed-loop shape disposed on the outer surface of the body portion, and
the second radiator forms capacitive coupling with the conductive member.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein a part of the conductive member is connected to the ground portion of the body

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jung-Yub
• Lee Young-Ju
• Kum Jun-Sig

Classifications

• G04R60/10

  inside cases · CPC title

• G04R60/12

  inside metal cases · CPC title

• H01Q9/42

  with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength · CPC title

• H01Q1/273 Primary

  Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals · CPC title

• G04G21/04

  using radio waves (radio-controlled time-pieces G04R) · CPC title