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Granted Patent B2
US 11,322,818 · App. 16/631,008 · Granted May 3, 2022

Antenna assembly comprising lens and film layer

Inventors: Junsig Kum (Yongin-si, KR); Yoongeon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Seungtae Ko (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunjin Kim (Seoul, KR); Youngju Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H01Q1/007H01Q1/12H01Q1/40H01Q19/09H01Q21/22
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,322,818
App. No.
16/631,008
Filed
Jan 14, 2020
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Examiner
KIM, SEOKJIN
Art Unit
2844
USPC
343/753
Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication technique which fuses a 5G communication system with IoT technology to support higher data transmission rates after a 4G system, and system thereof. In addition, the present invention provides an antenna assembly which comprises: an antenna array which includes at least one antenna; a film layer which is made of at least one insulating material, spaced apart from the antenna array by a predetermined first distance and joined to one side of a window; and an installation aid which has a surface fixed and attached to the window and the other surface on which an antenna array seating portion is formed.

Claims (44)

1. An antenna assembly comprising:

an antenna array including at least one antenna;

a film layer made of at least one insulating substance, the film layer being spaced a predetermined first distance apart from the antenna array and including a first film bonded to a first surface of a window and a second film bonded to a second surface of the window; and

an assistant installation structure having a first surface, which is attached and fixed to the first surface of the window, and a second surface on which an antenna array seat is formed,

wherein a permittivity of the at least one insulating substance of the film layer is lower than a permittivity of the window and higher than a permittivity of air.

2. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a lens spaced a predetermined second distance from the antenna array and disposed between the antenna array and the film layer,

wherein a lens seat for locating the lens is formed on the second surface of the assistant installation structure.

3. The antenna assembly of claim 2 ,

wherein the lens is composed of a plurality of unit cells, and

wherein the plurality of unit cells correct a phase of radio waves radiated from the antenna array in accordance with permittivity.

4. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the film layer reduces a loss of transmission of radio waves through the window when the film layer is attached to the window.

5. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the assistant installation structure is attached and fixed to a sill of the window.

6. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the assistant installation structure is attached and fixed to a window frame of the window.

7. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the antenna array is fixed by being coupled to the assistant installation structure through the antenna array seat.

8. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the antenna array seat is formed so that the antenna array can be detachably attached to the assistant installation structure.

9. An antenna assembly comprising:

an antenna array including at least one antenna;

a film layer made of at least one insulating substance, the film layer being spaced a predetermined first distance apart from the antenna array and including a first film bonded to a first surface of a window and a second film bonded to a second surface of the window; and

an assistant installation structure having a first surface, which is coupled to the window, and a second surface on which an antenna array seat is formed,

wherein a permittivity of the at least one insulating substance of the film layer is lower than a permittivity of the window and higher than a permittivity of air.

10. The antenna assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:

a lens spaced a predetermined second distance from the antenna array and disposed between the antenna array and the film layer,

wherein a lens seat for locating the lens is formed on the second surface of the assistant installation structure.

11. The antenna assembly of claim 10 ,

wherein the lens is composed of a plurality of unit cells, and

wherein the plurality of unit cells correct a phase of radio waves radiated from the antenna array in accordance with permittivity.

12. The antenna assembly of claim 9 ,

wherein a protrusion is formed on a surface of the assistant installation structure, and

wherein the assistant installation structure is fitted to the window by the protrusion.

13. The antenna assembly of claim 9 ,

wherein forceps are formed on a surface of the assistant installation structure, and

wherein the assistant installation structure is coupled to the window by the forceps.

14. The antenna assembly of claim 9 ,

wherein a compression portion is formed on a surface of the assistant installation structure, and

wherein the assistant installation structure is coupled to the window by the compression portion.

15. The antenna assembly of claim 9 ,

wherein a bonding portion is formed on a surface of the assistant installation structure, and

wherein the assistant installation structure is coupled to the window by the bonding portion.

16. The antenna assembly of claim 9 , wherein the assistant installation structure is at least one of fixedly coupled to a glass surface of the window or detachably coupled to the glass surface of the window.

17. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first film includes a plurality of film layers having different permittivity, the plurality of film layers being attached closer to the first surface of the window in higher order of permittivity.

18. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second film includes a plurality of film layers having different permittivity, the plurality of film layers being attached closer to the second surface of the window in higher order of permittivity.

19. The antenna assembly of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the film layer is determined based on a thickness of the window and a wavelength of radio waves using by the at least one antenna.

20. The antenna assembly of claim 19 , wherein a thickness of the film layer is determined such that an entire thickness of the film layer and the window is proportioned to the wavelength of radio waves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2020
From: KUM, JUNSIG; KIM, YOONGEON; KO, SEUNGTAE; KIM, HYUNJIN; LEE, YOUNGJU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051509/0563 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0175109 · Dec 19, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62534302 · Jul 19, 2017
Related Publication 20200144692A1 · May 7, 2020
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