Antenna structure and wireless communication device using same

1. An antenna structure comprising:

a housing, the housing forming a radiating portion, a first coupling portion, and a second coupling portion, the radiating portion, the first coupling portion, and the second coupling portion spaced apart from each other, the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion being grounded; and

a feeding source, the feeding source electrically connected to the radiating portion for feeding current to the radiating portion, the feeding source further dividing the radiating portion into a first radiating section and a second radiating section;

wherein the housing comprises a side frame, the side frame defines a gap and a groove, the gap and the groove both pass through and extend to cut across the side frame;

wherein the side frame between the gap and the groove forms the radiating portion, a portion of the side frame extending from a side of the gap away from the radiating portion forms the first coupling portion, and a portion of the side frame extending from a side of the groove away from the radiating portion forms the second coupling portion;

wherein when the feeding source supplies current, the current flows through the first radiating section and is coupled to the first coupling portion, the first radiating section and the first coupling portion cooperatively activate a first operation mode and a second operation mode to generate radiation signals in a first radiation frequency band and a second radiation frequency band; and

wherein when the feeding source supplies current, the current flows through the second radiating section and is coupled to the second coupling portion, the second radiating section and the second coupling portion cooperatively activate a third operation mode and a fourth operation mode to generate radiation signals in a third radiation frequency band and a fourth radiation frequency band.

2. The antenna structure of claim 1 , wherein a frequency of the fourth radiation frequency band is higher than a frequency of the third radiation frequency band, a frequency of the third radiation frequency band is higher than a frequency of the second radiation frequency band, and a frequency of the second radiation frequency band is higher than a frequency of the first radiation frequency band.

3. The antenna structure of claim 1 , wherein the gap and the groove are both filled with insulating material.

4. The antenna structure of claim 1 , further comprising a matching circuit, wherein the matching circuit is used for impedance matching for radiation frequency bands of the antenna structure, the matching circuit comprises a first impedance element and a second impedance element;

wherein one end of the first impedance element is electrically connected to feeding source, another end of the first impedance element is electrically connected to the radiating portion; and

wherein one end of the second impedance element is electrically connected between the first impedance element and the radiating portion, another end of the second impedance element is grounded.

5. The antenna structure of claim 1 , further comprising a matching element and a switching circuit, wherein the switching circuit comprises a switch and a plurality of switching elements, the switch is electrically connected to the first radiating section through the matching element, the switching elements are connected in parallel to each other, one end of each switching element is electrically connected to the switch and the other end of each switching element is grounded, the switching elements have different impedances;

wherein through controlling the switch, the switch is switched to connect with different switching elements for adjusting the first radiation frequency band.

6. The antenna structure of claim 1 , wherein a wireless communication device uses the radiating portion, the first coupling portion, and the second coupling portion to receive or send wireless signals at multiple frequency bands simultaneously through carrier aggregation (CA) technology of Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A).

7. The antenna structure of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a backboard, the side frame is positioned around a periphery of the backboard, and the backboard is made of non-metallic material.

8. A wireless communication device comprising:

an antenna structure, the antenna structure comprising:

a housing, the housing forming a radiating portion, a first coupling portion, and a second coupling portion, the radiating portion, the first coupling portion, and the second coupling portion spaced apart from each other, the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion being grounded; and

a feeding source, the feeding source electrically connected to the radiating portion for feeding current to the radiating portion, the feeding source further dividing the radiating portion into a first radiating section and a second radiating section;

wherein the housing comprises a side frame, the side frame defines a gap and a groove, the gap and the groove both pass through and extend to cut across the side frame;

wherein the side frame between the gap and the groove forms the radiating portion, a portion of the side frame extending from a side of the gap away from the radiating portion forms the first coupling portion, and a portion of the side frame extending from a side of the groove away from the radiating portion forms the second coupling portion;

wherein when the feeding source supplies current, the current flows through the first radiating section and is coupled to the first coupling portion, the first radiating section and the first coupling portion cooperatively activate a first operation mode and a second operation mode to generate radiation signals in a first radiation frequency band and a second radiation frequency band; and

wherein when the feeding source supplies current, the current flows through the second radiating section and is coupled to the second coupling portion, the second radiating section and the second coupling portion cooperatively activate a third operation mode and a fourth operation mode to generate radiation signals in a third radiation frequency band and a fourth radiation frequency band.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , further comprising a Universal Serial Bus (USB) module, wherein the housing defines a through hole, the USB module corresponds to the through hole and is partially exposed from the through hole.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein a frequency of the fourth radiation frequency band is higher than a frequency of the third radiation frequency band, a frequency of the third radiation frequency band is higher than a frequency of the second radiation frequency band, and a frequency of the second radiation frequency band is higher than a frequency of the first radiation frequency band.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the gap and the groove are both filled with insulating material.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the antenna structure further comprises a matching circuit, the matching circuit is used for impedance matching for radiation frequency bands of the antenna structure, the matching circuit comprises a first impedance element and a second impedance element;

wherein one end of the first impedance element is electrically connected to feeding source, another end of the first impedance element is electrically connected to the radiating portion; and wherein one end of the second impedance element is electrically connected between the first impedance element and the radiating portion, another end of the second impedance element is grounded.

13. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the antenna structure further comprises a matching element and a switching circuit, the switching circuit comprises a switch and a plurality of switching elements, the switch is electrically connected to the first radiating section through the matching element, the switching elements are connected in parallel to each other, one end of each switching element is electrically connected to the switch and the other end of each switching element is grounded, the switching elements have different impedances;

wherein through controlling the switch, the switch is switched to connect with different switching elements for adjusting the first radiation frequency band.

14. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless communication device uses the radiating portion, the first coupling portion, and the second coupling portion to receive or send wireless signals at multiple frequency bands simultaneously through carrier aggregation (CA) technology of Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A).

15. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein the housing further comprises a backboard, the side frame is positioned around a periphery of the backboard, and the backboard is made of non-metallic material.