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US 12,224,483 · App. 17/844,125 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Antenna assembly and electronic device

Inventor: Pengpeng Li (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H01Q1/24H01Q1/36H01Q1/50
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Patent No.
US 12,224,483
App. No.
17/844,125
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna assembly and an electronic device are provided. The antenna assembly includes a rectangular metal frame, where the metal frame includes an inner frame and an outer frame, a first frame of the outer frame is provided with a first gap, a second frame of the outer frame is provided with a second gap, a metal antenna is formed at a part of the outer frame separated between the first gap and the second gap, the metal antenna is connected to the inner frame via a metal connector, a first radiation branch is formed at a part of the metal antenna between the metal connector and the first gap, a second radiation branch is formed at a part of the metal antenna between the metal connector and the second gap.

Claims (34)

1. An antenna assembly, comprising: a rectangular metal frame, wherein the metal frame comprises an inner frame and an outer frame surrounding the inner frame, a first frame of the outer frame is provided with a first gap, a second frame of the outer frame is provided with a second gap, a metal antenna is formed at a part of the outer frame separated between the first gap and the second gap, the metal antenna is connected to the inner frame via a metal connector, a first radiation branch is formed at a part of the metal antenna between the metal connector and the first gap, a second radiation branch is formed at a part of the metal antenna between the metal connector and the second gap, and length of the first radiation branch is less than length of the second radiation branch; wherein

the first frame and the second frame are two adjacent frames of the outer frame, the metal connector and the second gap are both located on a side on which the second frame is located, and the metal connector is located between the second gap and the first frame; and

wherein length of the first frame is less than length of the second frame;

wherein the antenna assembly further comprises: a first grounding switch circuit, a first matching circuit, and a first feed source;

the first radiation branch is provided with a first switch connecting portion and a first feed source connecting portion, wherein the first switch connecting portion is electrically connected to the first grounding switch circuit, and the first feed source connecting portion is electrically connected to the first feed source via the first matching circuit;

the antenna assembly further comprises: a second grounding switch circuit, a second matching circuit, and a second feed source, the second feed source being different from the first feed source; and

the second radiation branch is provided with a second switch connecting portion and a second feed source connecting portion, wherein the second switch connecting portion is electrically connected to the second grounding switch circuit, and the second feed source connecting portion is electrically connected to the second feed source via the second matching circuit.

2. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch connecting portion is located at an end of the first radiation branch closer to the first gap, and the first feed source connecting portion is located between the first switch connecting portion and the metal connector.

3. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second switch connecting portion is located at an end of the second radiation branch closer to the second gap, and the second feed source connecting portion is located between the second switch connecting portion and the metal connector.

4. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first radiation branch is a medium-high frequency radiation branch for a frequency band from 1710 MHz to 2690 MHz.

5. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second radiation branch is a low frequency radiation branch for a frequency band from 696 MHz to 960 MHz.

6. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a first spacing is present between the first radiation branch and the inner frame, and a second spacing is present between the second radiation branch and the inner frame.

7. An electronic device, comprising an antenna assembly, wherein,

the antenna assembly comprises: a rectangular metal frame, wherein the metal frame comprises an inner frame and an outer frame surrounding the inner frame, a first frame of the outer frame is provided with a first gap, a second frame of the outer frame is provided with a second gap, a metal antenna is formed at a part of the outer frame separated between the first gap and the second gap, the metal antenna is connected to the inner frame via a metal connector, a first radiation branch is formed at a part of the metal antenna between the metal connector and the first gap, a second radiation branch is formed at a part of the metal antenna between the metal connector and the second gap, and length of the first radiation branch is less than length of the second radiation branch; wherein

the first frame and the second frame are two adjacent frames of the outer frame, the metal connector and the second gap are both located on a side on which the second frame is located, and the metal connector is located between the second gap and the first frame; and

wherein length of the first frame is less than length of the second-frame frame;

wherein the antenna assembly further comprises: a first grounding switch circuit, a first matching circuit, and a first feed source;

the first radiation branch is provided with a first switch connecting portion and a first feed source connecting portion, wherein the first switch connecting portion is electrically connected to the first grounding switch circuit, and the first feed source connecting portion is electrically connected to the first feed source via the first matching circuit;

the antenna assembly further comprises: a second grounding switch circuit, a second matching circuit, and a second feed source, the second feed source being different from the first feed source; and

the second radiation branch is provided with a second switch connecting portion and a second feed source connecting portion, wherein the second switch connecting portion is electrically connected to the second grounding switch circuit, and the second feed source connecting portion is electrically connected to the second feed source via the second matching circuit.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first switch connecting portion is located at an end of the first radiation branch closer to the first gap, and the first feed source connecting portion is located between the first switch connecting portion and the metal connector.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the second switch connecting portion is located at an end of the second radiation branch closer to the second gap, and the second feed source connecting portion is located between the second switch connecting portion and the metal connector.

10. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first radiation branch is a medium-high frequency radiation branch for a frequency band from 1710 MHz to 2690 MHz.

11. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the second radiation branch is a low frequency radiation branch for a frequency band from 696 MHz to 960 MHz.

12. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein a first spacing is present between the first radiation branch and the inner frame, and a second spacing is present between the second radiation branch and the inner frame.

13. An antenna assembly, comprising:

a rectangular metal frame, wherein the metal frame comprises an inner frame and an outer frame surrounding the inner frame, a first frame of the outer frame is provided with a first gap, a second frame of the outer frame is provided with a second gap,

wherein the first frame and the second frame are two adjacent frames of the outer frame, and length of the first frame is less than length of the second frame;

wherein a metal antenna is formed at a part of the outer frame separated between the first gap and the second gap, the metal antenna is connected to the inner frame via a metal connector, a first radiation branch is formed at a part of the metal antenna between the metal connector and the first gap, a second radiation branch is formed at a part of the metal antenna between the metal connector and the second gap, and length of the first radiation branch is less than length of the second radiation branch;

wherein the metal connector and the second gap are both located on a side on which the second frame is located, and the metal connector is located between the second gap and the first frame;

wherein the antenna assembly further comprises a first grounding switch circuit, a first matching circuit, and a first feed source, wherein the first radiation branch is provided with a first switch connecting portion and a first feed source connecting portion, wherein the first switch connecting portion is electrically connected to the first grounding switch circuit, and the first feed source connecting portion is electrically connected to the first feed source via the first matching circuit; and

wherein the first grounding switch circuit comprises a first inductor, a second inductor and a third inductor; wherein the antenna assembly implements a coverage of a band B 3 in a case that the first grounding switch circuit is in an off state; and a coverage of a band B 1 , a coverage of a band B 40 , and a coverage of a band B 41 is implemented by switching the first inductor, the second inductor and the third inductor, respectively;

wherein the antenna assembly further comprises a second grounding switch circuit, a second matching circuit, and a second feed source, the second feed source being different from the first feed source, wherein the second radiation branch is provided with a second switch connecting portion and a second feed source connecting portion, wherein the second switch connecting portion is electrically connected to the second grounding switch circuit, and the second feed source connecting portion is electrically connected to the second feed source via the second matching circuit; and

wherein the second grounding switch circuit comprises a first capacitor, a second capacitor and a third capacitor; wherein the antenna assembly implements a coverage of a band B 8 in a case that the second grounding switch circuit is in an off state; and a coverage of a band B 5 , a coverage of a band B 20 , and a coverage of a band B 28 is implemented by switching the first capacitor, the second capacitor and the third capacitor, respectively.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2022
From: LI, PENGPENG
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060247/0282 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911374802.8 · Dec 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020139592 · Dec 25, 2020
Related Publication 20220320714A1 · Oct 6, 2022
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