Antenna of electronic device including display

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing including a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side plate facing a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and surrounding part of a space between the first plate and the second plate;

a display positioned inside the housing and exposed through the first plate, the display facing the first direction;

a first conductive plate attached to or integrated into the display, wherein the first conductive plate faces the first direction, and wherein the first conductive plate includes a first periphery extending along the side plate;

a second conductive plate facing the third direction, wherein the second conducive plate includes a second periphery extending along the first periphery and wherein a portion of the second periphery is coupled to the first periphery; and

a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the second conductive plate,

wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to use at least one of the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate as an antenna element.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the side plate comprises a non-conductive material.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including at least one of a conductive line and a conductive pattern that provides an electrical connection between the second conductive plate and the wireless communication circuit.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the FPCB further includes a first planar portion facing the third direction.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the FPCB further includes a second planar portion facing the first direction.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

a cover window defining a front housing of the electronic device and at least a portion of a side housing of the electronic device;

a flexible display panel disposed under the cover window, wherein the flexible display panel includes a first panel area corresponding to the front housing and a second panel area corresponding to at least a portion of the side housing;

a conductive member including a first conductive plate disposed at a location corresponding to the first panel area of the display panel, a second conductive plate disposed at a location corresponding to the second panel area of the display panel, and a connection area connecting the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate only in a partial area;

a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) physically and electrically contacting the first plate and the second plate and for feeding electric power to the second conductive plate; and

a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the FPCB,

wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to use a slot defined by the second conductive plate, the connection area, and the first conductive plate as an antenna element.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein content is output in the first panel area of the flexible display panel, and

wherein the second panel area of the flexible display panel corresponds to a non-display area.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a touch panel disposed between the first panel area of the flexible display panel and the cover window,

wherein the touch panel is not to be located between the cover window and the second panel area.

9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the FPCB comprises:

a first feeding line for feeding electric power from a first point placed on one side of the connection area to the second conductive plate; and

a second feeding line for feeding electric power from a second point placed on the other side of the connection area to the second conductive plate.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first feeding line, the second conductive plate, the connection area, and the first conductive plate constitute a first electrical path for receiving a signal of a first frequency band, and

wherein the second feeding line, the second conductive plate, the connection area, and the first conductive plate constitute a second electrical path for receiving a signal of a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band.

11. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) including the wireless communication circuit or a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication,

wherein the PCB is connected to the FPCB.

12. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein content is output in the first panel area of the flexible display panel and at a portion of the second panel area of the flexible display panel, and

wherein a remaining portion of the second panel area corresponds to a non-display area.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a cover window defining a front housing of the electronic device;

a display panel disposed under the cover window, wherein the display panel includes a first panel area having a first width and a first height and a second panel area having a second width and a second height;

a conductive member including a first conductive plate disposed at a location corresponding to the first panel area of the display panel, a second conductive plate disposed at a location corresponding to the second panel area of the display panel, and a connection area connecting the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate only in an area;

a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) physically and electrically contacting the first plate and the second plate and for feeding electric power to the second conductive plate; and

a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the FPCB,

wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to use a slot defined by the second conductive plate, the connection area, and the first conductive plate as an antenna element.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first panel area and the second panel area are logically distinguished from each other in one display panel, and

wherein the first panel area and the second panel area are spaced apart from each other by a gap.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , comprising a display driving circuit electrically connected to the display panel,

wherein the display driving circuit is configured not to output content in the gap.

16. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein a pixel density in the gap in the display panel is lower than a pixel density in the first panel area or the second panel area.

17. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first panel area and the second panel area are physically distinguished from each other, and

wherein the first panel area and the second panel area are spaced apart from each other by a space.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , comprising:

a first display driving circuit corresponding to the first panel area; and

a second display driving circuit electrically connected to the second panel area,

wherein the first display driving circuit outputs an execution screen of an application in the first panel area,

wherein the second display driving circuit outputs a specific screen in the second panel area, and

wherein the wireless communication circuit is further configured to use the second conductive plate as an antenna radiator.

19. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a metal frame constituting at least a portion of a side housing of the electronic device,

wherein the second conductive plate is electrically connected to the metal frame.

20. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a lumped element disposed between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate.