IP Library Granted Patent US 11,502,413
Granted Patent B2
US 11,502,413 · App. 17/104,441 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Electronic device including antenna that radiates waves by a non-conducting portion

Inventors: Seongjin Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Minhong Do (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kyungrok Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seokwoo Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sukchan Hong (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jaebong Chun (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hyunsuk Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
H01Q9/0407H01Q1/421H01Q1/48H01Q21/10H01Q1/24
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Patent No.
US 11,502,413
App. No.
17/104,441
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and a side surface partially surrounding a space between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein at least one of the front surface, the rear surface, and the side surface comprises a non-conductive portion, and at least a partial region of the non-conductive portion comprises a first through hole, a component at least partially overlapping the first through hole when the non-conductive portion is viewed from outside the housing, wherein the component is disposed at a position spaced apart from the non-conductive portion by a first distance, and an antenna structure disposed at a position spaced apart from the non-conductive portion by a second distance shorter than the first distance, wherein the antenna structure is configured to radiate radio waves through the non-conductive portion, and comprises at least one second through hole.

Claims (35)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing comprising a front surface, a rear surface, and a side surface partially surrounding a space between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein at least one of the front surface, the rear surface, and the side surface comprises an opening formed in a partial region thereof;

a cover configured to be inserted into and disposed in the opening, wherein the cover comprises a non-conductive portion, and at least a partial region of the non-conductive portion comprises a first through hole;

a component at least partially overlapping the first through hole when the non-conductive portion is viewed from outside the housing, wherein the component is disposed at a position spaced apart from the non-conductive portion by a first distance; and

an antenna structure disposed at a position spaced apart from the non-conductive portion by a second distance shorter than the first distance, wherein the antenna structure is configured to radiate radio waves through the non-conductive portion,

wherein the antenna structure comprises at least one second through hole.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the component comprises at least one of a sound module, a camera module, and a sensor module.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna structure comprises:

a first substrate comprising a ground region; and

a plurality of antenna elements disposed on the first substrate to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance,

wherein the at least one second through hole comprises at least one third through hole formed through a predetermined region of at least one of the plurality of antenna elements.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the at least one third through hole overlaps the first through hole when the non-conductive portion is viewed from outside the housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one second through hole comprises at least one fourth through hole formed through a region in which the plurality of antenna elements are not disposed.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the at least one fourth through hole overlaps the first through hole when the non-conductive portion is viewed from outside the housing.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one third through hole is formed in a circular shape, and

wherein the at least one fourth through hole is formed in a racetrack shape.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one third through hole is formed in a square shape, and

wherein the at least one fourth through hole is formed in a rectangular shape.

9. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of antenna elements comprises a first antenna element and a second antenna element, and

wherein the first antenna element comprises a first conductive patch, and the second element comprises a second conductive patch.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one third through hole is formed through a central portion of at least one of the first conductive patch or the second conductive patch to have a diameter of a predetermined size or less.

11. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of antenna elements comprises a third antenna element and a fourth antenna element, and

wherein the third antenna element comprises a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern, the fourth antenna element comprises a third conductive pattern and a fourth conductive pattern, the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern form a first dipole antenna, and the third conductive pattern and the fourth conductive pattern form a second dipole antenna.

12. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first substrate comprises an extension portion extending a predetermined length in a direction in which the plurality of antenna elements is aligned, and

wherein a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) electrically connected to the plurality of antenna elements is disposed on a surface of the extension portion.

13. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the antenna structure further comprises a second substrate on which a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) electrically connected to the plurality of antenna elements is disposed, and

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are connected to each other via a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB).

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the second substrate is disposed between the front surface and the component.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the second substrate is disposed between the rear surface and the component.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a sum of a size of the at least one second through hole formed in the antenna structure is a predetermined size or more.

17. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first substrate of the antenna structure is disposed parallel to the non-conductive portion.

18. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first substrate of the antenna structure is obliquely disposed to form an acute angle with the non-conductive portion.

19. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a support member formed to correspond to at least one of a length, a width, and a thickness of the antenna structure so as to support the antenna structure.

20. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna structure comprises an antenna for wireless communication using a millimeter-wave band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: PARK, SEONGJIN; DO, MINHONG; LEE, KYUNGROK; LEE, SEOKWOO; HONG, SUKCHAN; CHUN, JAEBONG; CHOI, HYUNSUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0152269 · Nov 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210159599A1 · May 27, 2021
Cited By (1)
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