IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,848,477
Granted Patent B2
US 11,848,477 · App. 17/260,119 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Electronic apparatus for transmitting signals through plurality of antennas, and structure therefor

Inventors: Dongju Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Bongsup Son (Suwon-si, KR); Kyoungsun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Wonjin Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Jiwoo Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01Q1/523H01Q1/243H04B7/0413H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 11,848,477
App. No.
17/260,119
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device may include a housing including a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion, and a third conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, a first wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and to transmit or receive a first signal and a second signal, which have a frequency in a first frequency range, through Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) using the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, respectively, and a second wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and transmit or receive a third signal and a fourth signal having a frequency in a second frequency range through Carrier Aggregation (CA) using the third conductive portion and the conductive pattern, respectively.

Claims (37)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including: a first plate; a second plate facing a direction opposite to the first plate; a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate; a first conductive portion; a second conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion; and a third conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion;

a polymer structure disposed in the space;

a conductive pattern formed inside the polymer structure or on the polymer structure;

a first wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and configured to transmit or receive a first signal and a second signal, which have a frequency in a first frequency range, through Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) using the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, respectively;

a second wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and configured transmit or receive a third signal and a fourth signal, which have a frequency in a second frequency range, through Carrier Aggregation (CA) using the third conductive portion and the conductive pattern, respectively; and

a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the space, wherein the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit are disposed in the PCB, and

wherein the polymer structure is interposed between the PCB and the second plate.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first distance between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion is shorter than a second distance between the first conductive portion and the third conductive portion.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein a third distance between the first conductive portion and the conductive pattern and a fourth distance between the second conductive portion and the conductive pattern are longer than λ/4, and

wherein λ is based on a frequency selected from the first frequency range.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second wireless communication circuit is configured to support cellular communication.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless communication circuit is configured to support Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency range is a range of 2400 MHz to 2500 MHz, and

wherein the second frequency range is a range of 2500 MHz to 2570 MHz.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive portion and the third conductive portion are electrically isolated from each other through a ground (GND).

8. An electronic device comprising:

a housing including a first plate; a second plate facing a direction opposite to the first plate; a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate; a first conductive portion; a second conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion; and a third conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion;

a polymer structure disposed in the space;

a conductive pattern formed inside the polymer structure or on the polymer structure;

a first wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and configured to transmit or receive a first signal and a second signal, which have a frequency in a first frequency range, through Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO);

a second wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and configured to transmit or receive a third signal and a fourth signal, which have a frequency in a second frequency range, through Carrier Aggregation (CA);

a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the space, wherein the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit are disposed in the PCB, and wherein the polymer structure is interposed between the PCB and the second plate; and

a control circuit operatively connected with the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit,

wherein the control circuit is configured to:

transmit or receive the first signal and the second signal using the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, respectively, and transmit or receive the third signal and the fourth signal using the third conductive portion and the conductive pattern, respectively, when the first wireless communication circuit is activated, and

transmit or receive the third signal using the third conductive portion, and transmit or receive the fourth signal using the second conductive portion, when the first wireless communication circuit is inactivated.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a first distance between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion is shorter than a second distance between the first conductive portion and the third conductive portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein a third distance between the first conductive portion and the conductive pattern and a fourth distance between the second conductive portion and the conductive pattern are longer than λ/4, and

wherein λ is based on a frequency selected from the first frequency range.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first wireless communication circuit supports a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) protocol.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the second wireless communication circuit is configured to support a cellular communication protocol.

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first frequency range is a range of 2400 MHz to 2500 MHz, and

wherein the second frequency range is a range of 2500 MHz to 2570 MHz.

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

a first processor and a second processor,

wherein the first processor includes the first wireless communication circuit, and the second processor includes the second wireless communication circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: LEE, DONGJU; SON, BONGSUP; LEE, KYOUNGSUN; CHOI, WONJIN; LEE, JIWOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054908/0672 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0090637 · Aug 3, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210288401A1 · Sep 16, 2021