IP Library Granted Patent US 12,021,296
Granted Patent B2
US 12,021,296 · App. 17/438,976 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Electronic device including antenna

Inventors: Jangsun Yoo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jingyu Choi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jongmyung Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jihye Moon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Cheehwan Yang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kwangyong Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Myeonggil Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seungwoon Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H01Q1/2266
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Patent No.
US 12,021,296
App. No.
17/438,976
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may comprise: a first housing structure comprising a first surface facing in a first direction, a second surface facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first side surface and a second side surface facing opposite to each other and surrounding at least a part of the space between the first surface and the second surface, and a third side surface and a fourth side surface facing opposite to each other while being perpendicular to the first side surface; a second housing structure comprising a third surface facing in a third direction, a fourth surface facing in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, a fifth side surface and a sixth side surface facing opposite to each other and surrounding at least a part of the space between the third surface and the fourth surface, and a seventh side surface and an eighth side surface facing opposite to each other while being perpendicular to the fifth side surface; a hinge structure connecting between the first side surface and the fifth side surface; a display disposed along at least a part of the third surface; at least one antenna disposed near the first side surface inside the first housing structure; and at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and/or receive a signal in a selected or designated frequency band through the at least one antenna. Various other embodiments may be possible.

Claims (36)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing structure comprising a first surface oriented in a first direction, a second surface oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first side surface substantially orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first surface comprises a metallic plate with at least one opening, the metallic plate forming the first surface;

a keyboard disposed in the first surface;

at least one antenna disposed near the first side surface inside the first housing structure under the metallic plate wherein the at least one opening at least partially overlaps the at least one antenna, the at least one antenna including at least one radiator disposed on a plane substantially parallel to the first surface and wherein the at least one antenna is configured to use a portion of the metallic plate with the at least one opening as an additional radiator;

a second housing structure comprising a third surface oriented in a third direction, a fourth surface oriented in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, and a second side surface substantially orthogonal to the third surface and the fourth surface;

a display disposed along at least a portion of the third surface of the second housing structure;

a hinge structure connecting between the first side surface and the second side surface; and

at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and/or receive a signal in a selected or specified frequency band through the at least one antenna.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a support member, the support member being non-conductive and disposed adjacent to the first side surface inside the first housing structure,

wherein the at least one antenna is disposed in one surface of the support member facing the first surface.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first housing structure comprises a second plate forming the second surface, and

a partial region of the second plate at least partially overlapping with the at least one antenna when viewed from above the second surface is formed of non-conductive materials.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a first opening formed in the first side surface; and

a plurality of through-holes formed in the support member to at least partially overlap with the first opening when viewed from above the first side surface, and

wherein the at least one opening includes a second opening formed in the first surface and a third opening formed in the first surface.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising a heat sink at least partially overlapping with the plurality of through-holes when viewed from above the first side surface.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the support member comprises:

a plate disposed facing the first surface, wherein the at least one antenna is disposed on the plate; and

a side wall disposed facing the first side surface, and comprising the plurality of through-holes.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein

the second housing structure comprises a metallic second plate forming the second surface, and

the electronic device further comprises a conductive member electrically connected with the metallic plate and the metallic second plate and disposed in the support member.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the conductive member comprises a plurality of second through-holes formed in a portion extended to between the first opening and the plurality of through-holes, and

at least some of the plurality of second through-holes are formed to have resonance lengths for the selected or specified frequency band.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a first flexible conductive member disposed in the plurality of through-holes formed in the support member, and electrically connecting with the metallic plate and the conductive member; and

a second flexible conductive member disposed between the metallic second plate and the conductive member.

10. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising at least one electrical path electrically connecting the at least one antenna and the at least one wireless communication module,

wherein the at least one electrical path is disposed in a recess having a wiring pattern, formed in the support member.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing structure comprises:

an integral metallic case forming the first surface, the first side surface, a second side surface substantially parallel to the first side surface, a third side surface substantially orthogonal to the first side surface and the second side surface and a fourth side surface substantially parallel to the third side surface; and

a metallic cover forming the second surface.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one radiator comprises a first conductive pattern and the at least one antenna comprises a flexible printed circuit board comprising a second conductive pattern physically separated from the first conductive pattern,

the first conductive pattern is electrically connected with the at least one wireless communication module, and

the second conductive pattern is electrically connected with a ground plane disposed inside the first housing structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2021
From: YOO, JANGSUN; CHOI, JINGYU; KIM, JONGMYUNG; MOON, JIHYE; YANG, CHEEHWAN; LEE, KWANGYONG; LEE, MYEONGGIL; LEE, SEUNGWOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057471/0694 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0030140 · Mar 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220069437A1 · Mar 3, 2022
Cited By (1)
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