IP Library Granted Patent US 11,349,196
Granted Patent B2
US 11,349,196 · App. 16/571,476 · Granted May 31, 2022

Antenna structure

Inventors: Jia Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Kuo-Cheng Chen (New Taipei, TW); Jian-Wei Chang (New Taipei, TW); Zhen-Chang Tang (Shenzhen, CN); Bo Peng (Shenzhen, CN); Wei-Yu Ye (Shenzhen, CN); Chun-Sheng Wu (New Taipei, TW); Yi-Ling Jiang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Mobile Drive Netherlands B.V.
H01Q1/243H01Q1/36H01Q5/10H01Q5/328H01Q9/0407H01Q9/40
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Patent No.
US 11,349,196
App. No.
16/571,476
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna structure includes a metal frame, at least one feed source, and a feed portion. The metal frame includes at least one radiating portion and at least one slot. The at least one slot is disposed in the at least one radiating portion or adjacent to the at least one radiating portion. The at least one feed source and the at least one radiating portion form a first antenna. The feed portion and the at least one slot form a second antenna. The at least one feed source supplies an electric current for the first antenna, thereby exciting a first working mode and generating a radiation signal in a first frequency band. The feed portion spans the at least one slot to supply the electric current for the second antenna, thereby exciting a second working mode and generating a radiation signal in a second frequency band.

Claims (81)

1. An antenna structure applied in a wireless communication device, the antenna structure comprising:

a metal frame comprising at least one radiating portion and at least one slot;

at least one feed source; and

a feed portion; wherein:

the at least one slot is disposed in the at least one radiating portion or adjacent to the at least one radiating portion;

the at least one feed source and the at least one radiating portion form a first antenna;

the feed portion and the at least one slot form a second antenna;

the at least one feed source supplies an electric current for the first antenna, thereby exciting a first working mode and generating a radiation signal in a first frequency band;

the feed portion spans the at least one slot to supply the electric current for the second antenna, thereby exciting a second working mode and generating a radiation signal in a second frequency band;

the second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band;

wherein the metal frame defines a recessed portion, and the feed portion is received in the recessed portion of the metal frame.

2. The antenna structure of claim 1 , wherein: the metal frame comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface; the third surface is located between the first surface and the second surface; the first surfaces is perpendicular to the third surface; the second surface is perpendicular to the third surface; the first surface is parallel to and spaced from the second surface.

3. The antenna structure of claim 2 , wherein:

the at least one slot comprises a first slot and a second slot;

the first slot passes through the first surface and the second surface;

the second slot passes through the first slot and the third surface;

the feed portion is mounted on the first surface;

the feed portion spans the first slot,

wherein when the feed portion supplies an electric current to the first slot and the second slot, the first slot excites a first resonance frequency mode and generates a radiation signal in a first resonance frequency band, and the second slot excites a second resonance mode and generates a radiation signal in a second resonance frequency band.

4. The antenna structure of claim 3 , wherein:

the first slot is perpendicular to the second slot; and

a cross-section of both the first slot and the second slot is T-shaped.

5. The antenna structure of claim 3 , wherein:

the first slot, the second slot, and the feed portion are elongated in shape;

the feed portion is perpendicular to the first slot and the second slot.

6. The antenna structure of claim 2 , wherein the third surface faces an inner side of the metal frame.

7. The antenna structure of claim 2 , wherein:

the third surface is a portion of an outer surface of the wireless communication device; and

the third surface faces an outer side of the metal frame.

8. The antenna structure of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one feed source comprises a first feed source and a second feed source;

the metal frame comprises a first gap, a second gap, a first radiating portion, and a second radiating portion;

the first gap and the second gap pass through the metal frame to separate the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion from the metal frame;

the first feed source, the second feed source, the first radiating portion, and the second radiating portion cooperatively form a first antenna;

the first feed source and the second feed source are both electrically coupled to the first antenna to supply an electric current to the first antenna, thereby causing the first antenna to excite a first working mode and generate a radiation signal in a first frequency band.

9. A wireless communication device comprising an antenna structure, the antenna structure comprising:

a metal frame comprising at least one radiating portion and at least one slot;

at least one feed source; and

a feed portion; wherein:

the at least one slot is disposed in the at least one radiating portion or adjacent to the at least one radiating portion;

the at least one feed source and the at least one radiating portion form a first antenna;

the feed portion and the at least one slot form a second antenna;

the at least one feed source supplies an electric current for the first antenna, thereby exciting a first working mode and generating a radiation signal in a first frequency band;

the feed portion spans the at least one slot to supply the electric current for the second antenna, thereby exciting a second working mode and generating a radiation signal in a second frequency band;

the second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band;

wherein the wireless communication device comprises a backplane and a display screen, any one of the metal frame, the backplane, and the display screen defines a recessed portion, and the feed portion is received in the recessed portion.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein:

the metal frame comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface;

the third surface is located between the first surface and the second surface;

the first surfaces is perpendicular to the third surface;

the second surface is perpendicular to the third surface;

the first surface is parallel to and spaced from the second surface.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein:

the at least one slot comprises a first slot and a second slot;

the first slot passes through the first surface and the second surface;

the second slot passes through the first slot and the third surface;

the feed portion is mounted on the first surface;

the feed portion spans the first slot;

wherein when the feed portion supplies an electric current to the first slot and the second slot, the first slot excites a first resonance frequency mode and generates a radiation signal in a first resonance frequency band, and the second slot excites a second resonance mode and generates a radiation signal in a second resonance frequency band.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein:

the first slot is perpendicular to the second slot; and

a cross-section of both the first slot and the second slot is T-shaped.

13. The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein:

the first slot, the second slot, and the feed portion are elongated in shape;

the feed portion is perpendicular to the first slot and the second slot.

14. The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the third surface faces an inner side of the metal frame.

15. The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein:

the third surface is a portion of an outer surface of the wireless communication device; and

the third surface faces an outer side of the metal frame.

16. The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein:

the first surface of the metal frame is adjacent to the backplane, and the second surface of the metal frame is adjacent to the display screen; and

the feed portion is received in a recessed portion of either the first surface or the backplane.

17. The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein:

the first surface of the metal frame is adjacent to the display screen, and the second surface of the metal frame is adjacent to the backplane; and

the feed portion is received in a recessed portion of either the first surface or the display screen.

18. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein:

the at least one feed source comprises a first feed source and a second feed source;

the metal frame comprises a first gap, a second gap, a first radiating portion, and a second radiating portion;

the first gap and the second gap pass through the metal frame to separate the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion from the metal frame;

the first feed source, the second feed source, the first radiating portion, and the second radiating portion cooperatively form a first antenna;

the first feed source and the second feed source are both electrically coupled to the first antenna to supply an electric current to the first antenna, thereby causing the first antenna to excite a first working mode and generate a radiation signal in a first frequency band.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2021
From: SHENZHEN NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
To: MOBILE DRIVE NETHERLANDS B.V.
Reel/Frame 057348/0033 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2019
From: CHEN, JIA; CHEN, KUO-CHENG; CHANG, JIAN-WEI; TANG, ZHEN-CHANG; PENG, BO; YE, WEI-YU; WU, CHUN-SHENG; JIANG, YI-LING
To: SHENZHEN NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050383/0051 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811150057.4 · Sep 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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