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Granted Patent B2
US 12,381,584 · App. 17/949,329 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Radio frequency circuit and electronic device

Inventor: Renjie Wei (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04B1/0064H01Q21/28H04B1/40H04B7/0602
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Patent No.
US 12,381,584
App. No.
17/949,329
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a radio frequency circuit and an electronic device. The radio frequency circuit includes a radio frequency transceiver having a first transmit port, a first radio frequency module connected to a first antenna array, a second radio frequency module connected to a second antenna array, and a first switch. A first input terminal of the first switch is connected to the first transmit port, and two output terminals of the first switch are respectively connected to the two radio frequency modules. In a case that the first switch is in a first state, the first transmit port is conductively connected to the first radio frequency module; or in a case that the first switch is in a second state, the first transmit port is conductively connected to the second radio frequency module.

Claims (75)

1. A radio frequency circuit, comprising:

a radio frequency transceiver, comprising a first transmit port;

a first radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to a first antenna array;

a second radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to a second antenna array; and

a first switch, wherein a first input terminal of the first switch is connected to the first transmit port, and two output terminals of the first switch are respectively connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit and the second radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein

in a case that the first switch is in a first state, the first transmit port is conductively connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit; or in a case that the first switch is in a second state, the first transmit port is conductively connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit;

wherein the radio frequency transceiver further comprises a second transmit port; and

a second input terminal of the first switch is connected to the second transmit port, wherein

in the case that the first switch is in the first state, the second transmit port is conductively connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit; or in the case that the first switch is in the second state, the second transmit port is conductively connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit;

a third radio frequency sub-circuit and a fourth radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein

the radio frequency transceiver further comprises a first receive port, a second receive port, a third receive port, and a fourth receive port; and

the first receive port is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the second receive port is connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit, the third receive port is connected to the third radio frequency sub-circuit, and the fourth receive port is connected to the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein

the first radio frequency sub-circuit and the second radio frequency sub-circuit are radio frequency transceiver sub-circuits, and the third radio frequency sub-circuit and the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit are radio frequency receiving sub-circuits;

wherein the first antenna array comprises three antennas, the second antenna array comprises one antenna, and the radio frequency circuit further comprises a second switch;

the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the antenna in the second antenna array; and

in signal transmission through the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to one of the antennas in the first antenna array by using the second switch; in synchronous signal reception, the second switch controls each of the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the third radio frequency sub-circuit, and the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit to connect to one of the antennas in the first antenna array; or,

wherein the first antenna array comprises a third antenna, a fourth antenna, and a fifth antenna, the second antenna array comprises a sixth antenna, and the radio frequency circuit further comprises a third switch, a fourth switch, and a fifth switch;

the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the sixth antenna; and

an input terminal of the third switch is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, and a plurality of output terminals of the third switch are respectively connected to the third antenna by using the fifth switch, connected to the fourth antenna by using the fourth switch, and connected to the fifth antenna directly; or,

wherein the first antenna array comprises a seventh antenna and an eighth antenna, the second antenna array comprises a ninth antenna and a tenth antenna, and the radio frequency circuit further comprises a sixth switch, a seventh switch, an eighth switch, and a ninth switch;

an input terminal of the sixth switch is connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit, and two output terminals of the sixth switch are respectively connected to the ninth antenna by using the eighth switch and connected to the tenth antenna directly; and

an input terminal of the seventh switch is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, and two output terminals of the seventh switch are respectively connected to the seventh antenna by using the ninth switch and connected to the eighth antenna directly.

2. The radio frequency circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the second switch is a three-pole-three-throw switch; and

in signal transmission through the first radio frequency sub-circuit, one throw terminal of the second switch is conductively connected to one common terminal of the second switch; or

in synchronous signal reception through the four antennas, three throw terminals of the second switch are conductively connected to three common terminals of the second switch.

3. The radio frequency circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the third switch is a single-pole-three-throw switch, and the fourth switch and the fifth switch are single-pole-two-throw switches;

a common terminal of the third switch is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, a first throw terminal of the third switch is connected to the fifth antenna, a second throw terminal of the third switch is connected to a first throw terminal of the fourth switch, and a third throw terminal of the third switch is connected to a first throw terminal of the fifth switch;

a second throw terminal of the fourth switch is connected to the third radio frequency sub-circuit, and a common terminal of the fourth switch is connected to the fourth antenna; and

a second throw terminal of the fifth switch is connected to the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit, and a common terminal of the fifth switch is connected to the third antenna.

4. The radio frequency circuit according to claim 3 , wherein

in signal transmission through the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the fifth antenna by using the third switch, or the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the fourth antenna by using the third switch and the fourth switch, or the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the third antenna by using the third switch and the fifth switch; or

in synchronous signal reception through the four antennas, the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the fifth antenna by using the third switch, the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the sixth antenna, the third radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the fourth antenna by using the fourth switch, and the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the third antenna by using the fifth switch.

5. The radio frequency circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the sixth switch, the seventh switch, the eighth switch, and the ninth switch are all single-pole-two-throw switches;

a common terminal of the sixth switch is connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit, a first throw terminal of the sixth switch is connected to the tenth antenna, a second throw terminal of the sixth switch is connected to a first throw terminal of the eighth switch, a second throw terminal of the eighth switch is connected to the third radio frequency sub-circuit, and a common terminal of the eighth switch is connected to the ninth antenna; and

a common terminal of the seventh switch is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, a first throw terminal of the seventh switch is connected to the eighth antenna, a second throw terminal of the seventh switch is connected to a first throw terminal of the ninth switch, a second throw terminal of the ninth switch is connected to the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit, and a common terminal of the ninth switch is connected to the seventh antenna.

6. The radio frequency circuit according to claim 5 , wherein

in signal transmission through the second radio frequency sub-circuit, the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the tenth antenna by using the sixth switch, or the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the ninth antenna by using the sixth switch and the eighth switch; and/or

in signal transmission through the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the eighth antenna by using the seventh switch, or the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the seventh antenna by using the seventh switch and the ninth switch.

7. The radio frequency circuit according to claim 5 , wherein

in synchronous signal reception through the four antennas, the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the eighth antenna by using the seventh switch, the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the tenth antenna by using the sixth switch, the third radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the ninth antenna by using the eighth switch, and the fourth radio frequency module is connected to the seventh antenna by using the ninth switch.

8. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a radio frequency circuit, the radio frequency circuit comprises:

a radio frequency transceiver, comprising a first transmit port;

a first radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to a first antenna array;

a second radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to a second antenna array; and

a first switch, wherein a first input terminal of the first switch is connected to the first transmit port, and two output terminals of the first switch are respectively connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit and the second radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein

in a case that the first switch is in a first state, the first transmit port is conductively connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit; or in a case that the first switch is in a second state, the first transmit port is conductively connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit;

wherein the radio frequency transceiver further comprises a second transmit port; and

a second input terminal of the first switch is connected to the second transmit port, wherein

in the case that the first switch is in the first state, the second transmit port is conductively connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit; or in the case that the first switch is in the second state, the second transmit port is conductively connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit;

a third radio frequency sub-circuit and a fourth radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein

the radio frequency transceiver further comprises a first receive port, a second receive port, a third receive port, and a fourth receive port; and

the first receive port is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the second receive port is connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit, the third receive port is connected to the third radio frequency sub-circuit, and the fourth receive port is connected to the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit, wherein

the first radio frequency sub-circuit and the second radio frequency sub-circuit are radio frequency transceiver sub-circuits, and the third radio frequency sub-circuit and the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit are radio frequency receiving sub-circuits;

wherein the first antenna array comprises three antennas, the second antenna array comprises one antenna, and the radio frequency circuit further comprises a second switch;

the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the antenna in the second antenna array; and

in signal transmission through the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to one of the antennas in the first antenna array by using the second switch; in synchronous signal reception, the second switch controls each of the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the third radio frequency sub-circuit, and the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit to connect to one of the antennas in the first antenna array; or,

wherein the first antenna array comprises a third antenna, a fourth antenna, and a fifth antenna, the second antenna array comprises a sixth antenna, and the radio frequency circuit further comprises a third switch, a fourth switch, and a fifth switch;

the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the sixth antenna; and

an input terminal of the third switch is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, and a plurality of output terminals of the third switch are respectively connected to the third antenna by using the fifth switch, connected to the fourth antenna by using the fourth switch, and connected to the fifth antenna directly; or,

wherein the first antenna array comprises a seventh antenna and an eighth antenna, the second antenna array comprises a ninth antenna and a tenth antenna, and the radio frequency circuit further comprises a sixth switch, a seventh switch, an eighth switch, and a ninth switch;

an input terminal of the sixth switch is connected to the second radio frequency sub-circuit, and two output terminals of the sixth switch are respectively connected to the ninth antenna by using the eighth switch and connected to the tenth antenna directly; and

an input terminal of the seventh switch is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, and two output terminals of the seventh switch are respectively connected to the seventh antenna by using the ninth switch and connected to the eighth antenna directly.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the second switch is a three-pole-three-throw switch; and

in signal transmission through the first radio frequency sub-circuit, one throw terminal of the second switch is conductively connected to one common terminal of the second switch; or

in synchronous signal reception through the four antennas, three throw terminals of the second switch are conductively connected to three common terminals of the second switch.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein

the third switch is a single-pole-three-throw switch, and the fourth switch and the fifth switch are single-pole-two-throw switches;

a common terminal of the third switch is connected to the first radio frequency sub-circuit, a first throw terminal of the third switch is connected to the fifth antenna, a second throw terminal of the third switch is connected to a first throw terminal of the fourth switch, and a third throw terminal of the third switch is connected to a first throw terminal of the fifth switch;

a second throw terminal of the fourth switch is connected to the third radio frequency sub-circuit, and a common terminal of the fourth switch is connected to the fourth antenna; and

a second throw terminal of the fifth switch is connected to the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit, and a common terminal of the fifth switch is connected to the third antenna.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein

in signal transmission through the first radio frequency sub-circuit, the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the fifth antenna by using the third switch, or the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the fourth antenna by using the third switch and the fourth switch, or the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the third antenna by using the third switch and the fifth switch; or

in synchronous signal reception through the four antennas, the first radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the fifth antenna by using the third switch, the second radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the sixth antenna, the third radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the fourth antenna by using the fourth switch, and the fourth radio frequency sub-circuit is connected to the third antenna by using the fifth switch.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: WEI, RENJIE
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 061167/0859 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010362992.8 · Apr 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021089547 · Apr 25, 2021
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