IP Library Granted Patent US 12,308,511
Granted Patent B2
US 12,308,511 · App. 17/965,201 · Granted May 20, 2025

Antenna and electronic device including the same

Inventors: Dongjun Oh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Shinho Yoon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Myeongjun Kong (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jaebong Chun (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Soonho Hwang (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H01Q1/243H01Q1/38H01Q1/48H01Q5/10H01Q5/335H01Q13/10H01Q21/30H04M1/0235H04M1/0268H04M1/0277H04M2201/38
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Patent No.
US 12,308,511
App. No.
17/965,201
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a first housing including a plurality of conductive portions electrically separated from each other and disposed on at least a portion of a side surface of the first housing; a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing; a flexible display supported by the first housing and the second housing and having a display area that is changable by sliding the second housing; and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the first housing and configured to transmit and receive wireless signals in a plurality of frequency bands via the plurality of conductive portions, wherein the plurality of conductive portions includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion have a U shape or C shape and are electrically separated from each other, and wherein the first conductive portion is spaced apart from the first housing.

Claims (70)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing including a top surface and a bottom surface and a plurality of conductive portions electrically separated from each other and disposed on at least a portion of a side surface of the first housing;

a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing;

a flexible display disposed on and supported by the top surface of the first housing and supported by the second housing and having a display area that is changeable by sliding the second housing; and

a wireless communication circuit disposed in the first housing and configured to transmit and receive wireless signals in a plurality of frequency bands via the plurality of conductive portions,

wherein the plurality of conductive portions include a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion have a U shape or C shape and are electrically separated from each other, and

wherein the first conductive portion includes a first portion that is spaced apart from the top surface and a second portion that is spaced apart from the bottom surface.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive portion is abutting a first side surface of the electronic device, and

the second conductive portion is abutting a second side surface of the electronic device opposite to the first side surface of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the second conductive portion is electrically connected to the first housing.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second conductive portion is spaced apart from the first housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing slides from the second housing in a sliding direction, wherein the second conductive portion includes:

a first portion disposed to have a length in the sliding direction;

a second portion spaced apart from the first portion having a length in the sliding direction; and

a third portion interconnecting one end of the first portion and one end of the second portion,

wherein a wireless signal of a second frequency band is transmitted and received via the second conductive portion.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second conductive portion includes a second opening,

the third portion of the second conductive portion is disposed adjacent to a second side surface, and

the second opening is disposed adjacent to the first conductive portion.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second conductive portion includes a second opening,

the second opening is disposed adjacent to a second side surface, and

the third portion of the second conductive portion is disposed adjacent to the first conductive portion.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a third conductive portion spaced apart from the second conductive portion by a third space.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the third conductive portion is electrically connected to the first housing.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the third conductive portion is separated from the first housing.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the first housing slides from the second housing in a sliding direction, wherein the third conductive portion includes:

a first portion disposed to have a length in the sliding direction;

a second portion spaced apart from the first portion by a predetermined interval and disposed to have a length in the sliding direction; and

a third portion interconnecting one end of the first portion and one end of the second portion,

wherein a wireless signal of a third frequency band is transmitted and/or received via the second conductive portion.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the third conductive portion includes a third opening,

the third opening is disposed adjacent to a second side surface, and

the third portion of the second conductive portion is disposed adjacent to the second conductive portion.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the third conductive portion includes a third opening,

the third portion of the second conductive portion is disposed adjacent to a second side surface, and

the third opening is disposed adjacent to the second conductive portion.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing including a plurality of conductive portions electrically separated from each other and disposed on at least a portion of a side surface of the first housing;

a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, wherein the second housing slides from the first housing in a sliding direction,

a flexible display supported by the first housing and the second housing and having a display area that is changable by sliding the second housing; and

a wireless communication circuit disposed in the first housing and configured to transmit and receive wireless signals in a plurality of frequency bands via the plurality of conductive portions,

wherein the plurality of conductive portions include a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion have a U shape or C shape and are electrically separated from each other, and

wherein the first conductive portion is spaced apart from the first housing and includes:

a first portion having a length in the sliding direction;

a second portion spaced apart from the first portion having a length in the sliding direction; and

a third portion interconnecting one end of the first portion and one end of the second portion and disposed to have a length in a different direction from the sliding direction, and

wherein a wireless signal of a first frequency band is transmitted/received via the first conductive portion.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first conductive portion includes a first opening,

the third portion of the first conductive portion is disposed abutting a first side surface, and

the first opening is disposed adjacent to the second conductive portion.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first conductive portion includes a first opening,

the first opening is disposed abutting a first side surface, and

the third portion of the first conductive portion is disposed adjacent to the second conductive portion.

17. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a top surface and a bottom surface and a plurality of conductive portions electrically separated from each other and disposed on at least a portion of a side surface of the housing;

a display disposed on and supported by the top surface of the housing; and

a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive wireless signals in a plurality of frequency bands via the plurality of conductive portions, wherein the plurality of conductive portions include a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion which are located on at least one side surface of the housing, wherein the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion have a U shape or C shape, and

wherein the first conductive portion includes a first portion that is spaced apart from the top surface and a second portion that is spaced apart from the bottom surface.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the first conductive portion is disposed abutting a first side surface of the electronic device, and

the second conductive portion is disposed abutting a second side surface of the electronic device located opposite to the first side surface of the electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the first portion is disposed to have a length in a first direction; and

the second portion spaced apart from the first portion having a length in the first direction, and wherein the first conductive portion further includes:

a third portion interconnecting one end of the first portion and one end of the second portion and having a length in a second direction, and

wherein a wireless signal of a first frequency band is transmitted and received via the first conductive portion.

20. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the second conductive portion includes:

a first portion having a length in a first direction;

a second portion spaced apart from the first portion having a length in the first direction; and

a third portion interconnecting one end of the first portion and one end of the second portion,

wherein a wireless signal of a second frequency band is transmitted and received via the second conductive portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2022
From: OH, DONGJUN; YOON, SHINHO; KONG, MYEONGJUN; CHUN, JAEBONG; HWANG, SOONHO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061412/0335 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0119285 · Sep 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022013096 · Sep 1, 2022
Related Publication 20230085200A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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