Antenna for electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9905911-B2
Application number	US-201514920613-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2015
Priority date	Aug 31, 2015
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device includes a control module, a first antenna frame, and a second antenna frame. A first ground point, a first feed point, and a second ground point are respectively located on the first antenna frame. A second feed point, a third ground point, and a third feed point are respectively located on the second antenna frame. A switching unit and a low-pass circuit being electrically coupled between one end portion of the first antenna frame and one end portion of the second antenna frame, wherein the switching unit is controlled by the control module to selectively connect the first antenna frame and the second antenna frame. If the switching unit is closed, an antenna element formed between the first ground point and the third feed point is enabled, and the antenna element is operated to receive and/or transmit low frequency signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna comprising:
a first antenna frame having two end portions;
a first ground point, a first feed point, and a second ground point each located on the first antenna frame;
a second antenna frame having two end portions;
a second feed point, a third ground point, and a third feed point each located on the second antenna frame; and
a switching unit and a low-pass circuit being electrically coupled between one end portion of the first antenna frame and one end portion of the second antenna frame, wherein the switching unit is configured to selectively connect the first antenna frame and the second antenna frame.

2. The antenna as described in claim 1 , wherein the first ground point and the first feed point are respectively located between the two end portions of the first antenna frame, and the second ground point is located at one end portion of the first antenna frame which is away from the switching unit.

3. The antenna as described in claim 1 , wherein the second feed point and the third ground point are respectively located between the two end portions of the second antenna frame, and the third feed point is located at one end portion of the second antenna frame which is away from the switching unit.

4. The antenna as described in claim 1 , wherein the first ground point is grounded via a first high-pass circuit, the third ground point is grounded via a second high-pass circuit.

5. The antenna as described in claim 1 , wherein an antenna element formed between the first ground point and the third feed point is enabled if the switching unit is closed and is operated to receive and/or transmit low frequency signal.

6. The antenna as described in claim 1 , wherein the first feed point and the second feed point are configured to receive and/or transmit high frequency signals, the third feed point is configured to receive and/or transmit low frequency signals.

7. An electronic device comprising:
a control module;
a first antenna frame having two end portions;
a first ground point, a first feed point, and a second ground point each located on the first antenna frame;
a second antenna frame having two end portions;
a second feed point, a third ground point, and a third feed point each located on the second antenna frame; and
a switching unit and a low-pass circuit being electrically coupled between one end portion of the first antenna frame and one end portion of the second antenna frame, wherein the switching unit is controlled by the control module to selectively connect the first antenna frame and the second antenna frame.

8. The electronic device as described in claim 7 , wherein the first ground point and the first feed point are respectively located between the two end portions of the first antenna frame, and the second ground point is located at one end portion of the first antenna frame which is away from the switching unit.

9. The electronic device as described in claim 7 , further comprising a communication module electrically coupled between the control module and the second feed point, wherein the communication module is electrically coupled to the third feed point.

10. The electronic device as described in claim 9 , wherein the control module is configured to close the switching unit if the communication module detects a signal type is low frequency signal, and open the switching unit if the communication module detects the signal type is high frequency signal.

11. The electronic device as described in claim 10 , wherein an antenna element formed between the first ground point and the third feed point is enabled if the switching unit is closed and is operated to receive and/or transmit low frequency signal.

12. The electronic device as described in claim 10 , wherein the first feed point and the second feed point are configured to receive and/or transmit high frequency signals, the third feed point is configured to receive and/or transmit low frequency signals.

13. A controlling method comprising:
receiving and/or transmitting signals by an antenna of an electronic device;
detecting a signal type of the signals by a communication module of the electronic device;
closing a switching unit of the electronic device if the communication module detects the signal type is low frequency signal; and
opening the switching unit of the electronic device if the communication module detects the signal type is high frequency signal.

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Wei Yu
• Lin Yueh Chu

Classifications

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q9/42

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

• H01Q5/35

  using two or more simultaneously fed points · CPC title