Electronic device comprising antenna
View Patent ↗An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first antenna element that includes at least a portion of a housing, a metal component that is disposed adjacent to the first antenna element within the housing, a second antenna element that is disposed adjacent to the metal component, and a communication circuit that supplies a power to the first antenna element and the second antenna element. The communication circuit may indirectly supply a power to the metal component through at least one of the first antenna element and the second antenna element, and the communication circuit may transmit/receive a signal in a specified frequency band through an electrical path that is formed by the first antenna element, the second antenna element, and the metal component. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first antenna element including at least a portion of a housing;
a metal component disposed adjacent to the first antenna element within the housing;
a rear plate interposed between the metal component and the housing, wherein the rear plate includes a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite to the first direction;
a second antenna element disposed in the rear plate adjacent to the metal component, wherein the second antennal element includes;
a first conductive member patterned on the first surface;
a second conductive member patterned on the second surface, and
a third conductive member penetrating the rear plate to connect the first conductive member and the second conductive member; and
a communication circuit configured to supply a power to the first antenna element and the second antenna element,
wherein the communication circuit indirectly supplies a power to the metal component through at least one of the first antenna element and the second antenna element, and
wherein the communication circuit transmits/receives a signal in a specified frequency band through an electrical path that is formed by the first antenna element, the second antenna element, and the metal component.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the metal component is electrically connected with the first antenna element or the second antenna element by a coupling.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a switch interposed between the second antenna element and the communication circuit and turned on or turned off according to whether the metal component and an external device are connected.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a ground part electrically connected with the first antenna element.
5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the ground part is electrically connected with the first antenna element through a switch.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a tuner configured to control an impedance corresponding to the first antenna element or an impedance corresponding to the second antenna element.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the communication circuit is mounted,
wherein the metal component is electrically connected with the PCB.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the housing is formed of a plastic injection-molding material such that the signal is transmitted/received.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the metal component corresponds to any one of a USB connector, an earphone connector, and a microphone.
10. An electronic device comprising:
a first antenna element including at least a portion of a housing;
a metal component disposed adjacent to the first antenna element within the housing;
a rear plate interposed between the metal component and the housing, wherein the rear plate includes a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite to the first direction,
a second antenna element disposed in the rear plate adjacent to the metal component, wherein the second antenna elements includes,
a first conductive member patterned on the first surface;
a second conductive member patterned on the second surface, and
a third conductive member penetrating the rear plate to connect the first conductive member and the second conductive member; and
a communication circuit configured to supply a power to the first antenna element and the second antenna element,
wherein the communication circuit is configured to:
indirectly supply a power to the metal component through at least one of the first antenna element and the second antenna element;
transmit/receive a signal in a first frequency band through an electrical path that is formed by the first antenna element, the second antenna element, and the metal component; and
change the electrical path to transmit/receive a signal of a second frequency band.
11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band.
12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the metal component and the first antenna element are electrically connected by a coupling.
13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the metal component and the second antenna element are electrically connected by a coupling.