Method and electronic device for improving antenna performance

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing foldably connected to the first housing through a hinge device;

a flexible display disposed at the first housing and the second housing, the flexible display comprising:

a display panel, and

a conductive plate disposed under the display panel and electrically connected to a common ground;

a protective frame at least partially covering an edge of the flexible display;

a conductive member disposed on an inner surface of the protective frame, the conductive member comprising:

a first portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the protective frame corresponding to the edge of the flexible display, and

at least two second portions extending from the first portion toward the conductive plate; and

an antenna using at least a portion of the conductive plate,

wherein an end of each the at least two second portions of the conductive member are disposed adjacent to the conductive plate, and

wherein the conductive member is configured such that a wireless signal radiating from the antenna radiates through a space between consecutive second portions among the at least two second portions of the conductive member.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the flexible display comprises a window layer disposed on top of the display panel, and

wherein the flexible display is implemented such that the window layer, the display panel, and the conductive plate are laminated using an adhesive member.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the flexible display comprises:

an electrode member disposed to surround the display panel, and

a protect layer disposed to at least partly surround the electrode member, and

wherein the protect layer includes a non-conductive material and static electricity flowing from an outside is not induced.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the protect layer protects the electrode member so that external static electricity is not applied to the electrode member, and the protect layer is at least partly bendable corresponding to a bending of the display panel.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first end of the conductive member is disposed between the protective frame and the edge of the flexible display and a second end of the conductive member is disposed adjacent to the conductive plate.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive member is configured to provide an electrical path that allows static electricity applied from an outside through a gap between the edge of the flexible display and the protective frame to be transmitted to the conductive plate.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive plate at least partly functions as an antenna radiator of the antenna.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive member is physically spaced apart from the conductive plate.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive member at least partly overlaps the edge of the flexible display as seen from above of the flexible display, and

wherein the edge of the flexible display is disposed not to be seen from an outside through the protective frame.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive member comprises a conductive material including one of copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), or silver (Ag), and

wherein the conductive member is disposed through at least one combination method of bonding, taping, fusion, or structural combination based on a shape of the protective frame.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the protective frame forms a recess structure based on a shape of the conductive member.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least two second portions of the conductive member are respectively disposed along the first portion of the conductive member at predetermined intervals.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive member comprises at least one opening structure, and

wherein a size of the at least one opening structure is determined based on radiation performance of the electronic device.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the protective frame comprises a polymer material.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least two second portions of the conductive member are arranged to be discontinuous.

16 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least two second portions of the conductive member are arranged at predetermined intervals on a tape to which the at least two second portions are vapor-deposited, and

wherein the tape has a size determined based on a shape of the protective frame.

17 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least two second portions of the conductive member extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first portion of the conductive member.

18 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is configured to radiate the wireless signal at least in a radiation area that does not at least partly overlap with the conductive member.

19 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a length of the one or more spaces that are each between the consecutive second portions of the at least two second portions of the conductive member is a distance that provides an improved radiation performance of the electronic device over another distance.

20 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least two second portions of the conductive member are respectively disposed along the first portion of the conductive member at an interval, and

wherein the interval is a distance that provides an improved radiation performance of the electronic device over another distance.