IP Library Granted Patent US 12676402
Granted Patent B2
US 12676402 · App. 18/484,059 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Electronic device including antenna

Inventors: Hyungjoo Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Soonheung Kwon (Suwon-si, KR); Hosaeng Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sumin Yun (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H01Q1/243H01Q9/045H01Q21/24H04M1/026
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12676402
App. No.
18/484,059
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a lateral member, a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and including a first ground point and a second ground point electrically connected to a first point and a second point of a first conductive part of the lateral member, a first antenna including a first feeding point disposed between the first point and the second point, and configured to transmit and/or receive a first polarization signal, a patch antenna including a first feeder point and configured to transmit and/or receive a first polarization signal, a wireless communication module electrically connected to the first feeding point and the first feeder point, and a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication module and configured to transmit and/or receive the first polarization signal by using the patch antenna and the first antenna.

Claims (89)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a front plate, a rear plate, and a lateral member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate;

a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing and including a ground, a first ground point, and a second ground point electrically connected to a first point and a second point, respectively, of a first conductive part formed on the lateral member;

a first antenna including a first feeding point disposed between the first point and the second point of the first conductive part formed on the lateral member, the first antenna being configured to at least one of transmit or receive a first polarization signal;

a patch antenna disposed inside the housing and including a first feeder point, the patch antenna being configured to at least one of transmit or receive the first polarization signal;

a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first feeding point of the first conductive part and the first feeder point of the patch antenna; and

a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit,

wherein the processor is configured to at least one of transmit or receive the first polarization signal by using the patch antenna and the first antenna simultaneously.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the lateral member includes a first segment part, a second segment part, and a third segment part,

wherein the first conductive part is disposed between the first segment part and the second segment part, and

wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a second antenna disposed between the second segment part and the third segment part, the second antenna including a second conductive part including a second feeding point, a third point, and a fourth point.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the printed circuit board further includes a third ground point and a fourth ground point,

wherein the second conductive part includes the second feeding point disposed between the third point and the fourth point,

wherein the patch antenna further includes a second feeder point,

wherein the second feeding point of the second conductive part and the second feeder point of the patch antenna are electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit, and

wherein the processor is further configured to at least one of transmit or receive a second polarization signal by using the patch antenna and the second antenna including the second conductive part.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to transfer a feeding signal to the second feeder point of the patch antenna and the second feeding point of the second conductive part through the wireless communication circuit in case of at least one of transmitting or receiving the second polarization signal.

5 . The electronic device of claim 3 ,

wherein a first diplexer is disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the first antenna,

wherein a second diplexer is disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the second antenna,

wherein a first filter is disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the first feeder point of the patch antenna, and

wherein a second filter is disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the second feeder point of the patch antenna.

6 . The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising:

a third matching circuit electrically connected to the processor; and

a fourth matching circuit electrically connected to the processor,

wherein the third matching circuit is electrically connected between the third point and the third ground point, and

wherein the fourth matching circuit is electrically connected between the fourth point and the fourth ground point.

7 . The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein a first coupling pattern is disposed between the first conductive part and the printed circuit board, and

wherein a second coupling pattern is disposed between the second conductive part and the printed circuit board.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transfer a feeding signal to the first feeder point of the patch antenna and the first feeding point of the first conductive part through the wireless communication circuit in case of at least one of transmitting or receiving the first polarization signal.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first matching circuit electrically connected to the processor; and

a second matching circuit electrically connected to the processor,

wherein the first matching circuit is electrically connected between the first point and the first ground point, and

wherein the second matching circuit is electrically connected between the second point and the second ground point.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third antenna disposed on the patch antenna,

wherein the patch antenna is further configured to perform a ground function of the third antenna.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the wireless communication circuit to transfer a first feeding signal to the patch antenna and to the first antenna in case of at least one of transmitting or receiving the first polarization signal, and

control the wireless communication circuit to transfer a second feeding signal to the patch antenna and to a second antenna in case of at least one of transmitting or receiving a second polarization signal.

12 . An electronic device comprising:

a lateral member including a first segment part, a second segment part, and a third segment part;

a printed circuit board including a ground and being disposed inside a housing of the electronic device while being at least partly spaced apart from the lateral member, the printed circuit board further including a first ground point, a second ground point, a third ground point, and a fourth ground point;

a first antenna disposed between the first segment part and the second segment part, the first antenna including a first conductive part including a first feeding point, a first point, and a second point;

a second antenna disposed between the second segment part and the third segment part, the second antenna including a second conductive part including a second feeding point, a third point, and a fourth point;

a patch antenna disposed inside the housing and including a first feeder point;

a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first feeding point of the first conductive part, the second feeding point of the second conductive part, and the first feeder point of the patch antenna; and

a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit,

wherein the processor is configured to at least one of transmit or receive a polarization signal by using the patch antenna, the first antenna, and the second antenna simultaneously.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

transfer a feeding signal to the first feeder point of the patch antenna, the first feeding point of the first conductive part, and the second feeding point of the second conductive part through the wireless communication circuit; and

at least one of transmit or receive the polarization signal, and

wherein the polarization signal comprises a first polarization signal and a second polarization signal.

14 . The electronic device of claim 12 ,

wherein the first point is electrically connected to the first ground point,

wherein the second point is electrically connected to the second ground point, and

wherein the first feeding point is located between the first point and the second point.

15 . The electronic device of claim 12 ,

wherein the third point is electrically connected to the third ground point,

wherein the fourth point is electrically connected to the fourth ground point, and

wherein the second feeding point is located between the third point and the fourth point.

16 . The electronic device of claim 12 ,

wherein the patch antenna further includes a second feeder point,

wherein a first diplexer is disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the first antenna,

wherein a second diplexer is disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the second antenna,

wherein a first filter is disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the first feeder point of the patch antenna, and

wherein a second filter is disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the second feeder point of the patch antenna.

17 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a first matching circuit electrically connected to the processor; and

a second matching circuit electrically connected to the processor,

wherein the first matching circuit is electrically connected between the first point and the first ground point, and

wherein the second matching circuit is electrically connected between the second point and the second ground point.

18 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a third matching circuit electrically connected to the processor; and

a fourth matching circuit electrically connected to the processor,

wherein the third matching circuit is electrically connected between the third point and the third ground point, and

wherein the fourth matching circuit is electrically connected between the fourth point and the fourth ground point.

19 . The electronic device of claim 12 ,

wherein a first coupling pattern is disposed between the first conductive part and the printed circuit board, and

wherein a second coupling pattern is disposed between the second conductive part and the printed circuit board.

20 . The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a third antenna disposed on the patch antenna,

wherein the patch antenna is configured to perform a ground function of the third antenna.