Antenna filter and electronic device comprising same in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a 5 th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than 4 th generation (4G) communication systems such as long term evolution (LTE). A radio frequency (RF) filter in a wireless communication system is provided. The RF filter includes a structure including a resonance unit, and a cover plate at which a tuning structure is formed. The tuning structure includes a flexible arrangement with respect to the cover plate through an opening in the cover plate.
1. A radio frequency (RF) filter in a wireless communication system, the RF filter comprising:
a structure comprising a resonance unit; and
a cover plate at which a tuning structure is formed,
wherein the tuning structure is disposed in at least a partial region of an opening in the cover plate, and
wherein the tuning structure comprises is configured to move up and down in respect to the cover plate through the opening in the cover plate.
2. The RF filter of claim 1 ,
wherein the tuning structure is formed by at least a portion of a member corresponding to the opening in the cover plate, and
wherein the member comprises at least one region connected to the cover plate.
3. The RF filter of claim 1 , wherein the tuning structure is integrally formed with the cover plate.
4. The RF filter of claim 1 ,
wherein the cover plate comprises a metal plate, and
wherein the tuning structure comprises at least a portion of the metal plate corresponding to the opening.
5. The RF filter of claim 1 ,
wherein the tuning structure configured to move up and down comprises one of a plurality of arrangements with respect to the cover plate, and
wherein the plurality of arrangements correspond to distances between different tuning structures and a resonator of the resonance unit, respectively.
6. The RF filter of claim 1 , wherein the structure comprises one or more metal cavities and a resonator disposed in each of the one or more metal cavities.
7. The RF filter of claim 1 ,
wherein the structure comprises a resonance substrate in which one or more resonators are formed as a single layer, and
wherein the resonance substrate is disposed between the cover plate and a filter board.
8. The RF filter of claim 1 , wherein the tuning structure on the cover plate is disposed in a region corresponding to a position of a resonator of the resonance unit on a filter board.
9. The RF filter of claim 1 ,
wherein the tuning structure is connected to the cover plate through a fixator, and
wherein the tuning structure comprises a movable arrangement with respect to the fixator.
10. The RF filter of claim 9 ,
wherein the tuning structure comprises structures having a see-saw structure comprising a first end and a second end, and
wherein the first end of the see-saw structure of the tuning structure is arranged to be symmetrical with the second end of the see-saw structure of the tuning structure with respect to the fixator.
11. The RF filter of claim 1 , wherein a resonance frequency of the RF filter depends on a distance between the tuning structure and a resonator of the resonance unit.
12. The RF filter of claim 1 ,
wherein the tuning structure corresponds to one region of the cover plate, and
wherein the one region is flexibly disposed such that a distance to a resonator of the resonance unit is variable.
13. A massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) unit (MMU) device in a wireless communication system, the MMU device comprising:
at least one processor;
a plurality of radio frequency (RF) filters; and
an antenna array configured to radiate a signal,
wherein an RF filer among the plurality of RF filters comprises a structure comprising a resonance portion and a cover plate at which a tuning structure is formed, and
wherein the tuning structure comprises a flexible arrangement with respect to the cover plate through an opening of the cover plate.
14. The MMU device of claim 13 ,
wherein the cover plate comprises a metal plate, and
wherein the tuning structure comprises at least a portion of the metal plate corresponding to the opening.
15. The MMU device of claim 13 , wherein the tuning structure is free of any screws and nuts of a tuning bolt.
16. The MMU device of claim 13 ,
wherein the tuning structure comprises a see-saw structure, and
wherein the cover plate comprises a fixator in a fixing region for balancing the see-saw structure.
17. The MMU device of claim 16 , wherein a spatial arrangement of the tuning structure is determined by adjustment operations comprising at least one of a hit or a press applied to the see-saw structure.