IP Library Granted Patent US 12,438,286
Granted Patent B2
US 12,438,286 · App. 18/260,660 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

MIMO antenna system

Inventors: Qiao Guan (Shenzhen, CN); Kunpeng Wei (Shenzhen, CN); Yi Wang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
H01Q21/28H01Q1/521H01Q9/265H01Q21/24
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Patent No.
US 12,438,286
App. No.
18/260,660
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A MIMO antenna system related to the field of antenna technologies. A specific solution includes: The MIMO antenna system includes a first antenna and a second antenna, the first antenna includes a first radiator and a second radiator, the first radiator is in a ring structure, the second radiator is disposed inside the first radiator. A first feed is further disposed on the first antenna, and one end of the first feed is disposed on the first radiator and the second radiator. The second antenna includes a third radiator, the third radiator is in a ring structure, a penetration slot is disposed on the third radiator. A second feed is further disposed on the third radiator. The first antenna is disposed inside the second antenna and they are not connected to each other.

Claims (27)

1. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system, comprising:

a first antenna comprising a first radiator in a ring structure, and a second radiator disposed inside the first radiator, wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are not directly connected, and the first radiator and the second radiator are located on a first plane, wherein the first antenna comprises at least two inductor components, one end of an inductor component of the at least two inductor components is connected to the first radiator, and the other end of the inductor component is connected to the second radiator, and wherein a first feed is further disposed on the first antenna, one end of the first feed is disposed on the second radiator; and

a second antenna comprising a third radiator in a ring structure, wherein at least two slots are disposed on the third radiator, and the at least two slots penetrate inside and outside of the ring structure of the third radiator, wherein the third radiator is disposed in the first plane, and wherein a second feed is further disposed on the third radiator, and the second feed is serially connected to a middle portion of the third radiator between any two adjacent slots of the at least two slots,

wherein the first antenna is disposed inside the second antenna, and the first antenna and the second antenna are not connected to each other.

2. The MIMO antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the inductor component comprises a metal body distributed in a serpentine line.

3. The MIMO antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two inductor components are rotationally symmetrically distributed in a slot between the first radiator and the second radiator.

4. The MIMO antenna system of claim 3 , wherein a first inductor component is replaced with the first feed, wherein the first feed after replacement is disposed at a position of the first inductor component, and wherein the first inductor component is one of the at least two inductor components.

5. The MIMO antenna system of claim 3 , wherein the first feed is disposed at a middle position between any two adjacent inductor components of the at least two inductor components.

6. The MIMO antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the first radiator in the ring structure comprises the first radiator being in a circular ring structure, wherein the second radiator is in a circular structure, and wherein geometric centers of the first radiator and the second radiator coincide.

7. The MIMO antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two slots are rotationally symmetrically distributed on the third radiator.

8. The MIMO antenna system of claim 7 , wherein a rotation angle of the rotational symmetry is 360 degrees divided by M, and wherein M is a quantity of slots.

9. The MIMO antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the third radiator in the ring structure comprises the third radiator being in a circular ring structure, and wherein geometric centers of the first antenna and the second antenna coincide.

10. The MIMO antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna has a vertical polarization characteristic, and the second antenna has a horizontal polarization characteristic.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system, comprising:

a first antenna comprising a first radiator in a ring structure, and a second radiator disposed inside the first radiator, wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are not directly connected, and the first radiator and the second radiator are located on a first plane, wherein the first antenna comprises at least two inductor components, one end of the inductor component is connected to the first radiator, and the other end of the inductor component is connected to the second radiator, and wherein a first feed is further disposed on the first antenna, one end of the first feed is disposed on the first radiator, and the other end of the first feed is disposed on the second radiator; and

a second antenna comprising a third radiator in a ring structure, wherein at least two slots are disposed on the third radiator, and the at least two slots penetrate inside and outside of the ring structure of the third radiator, wherein the third radiator is disposed in the first plane, and wherein a second feed is further disposed on the third radiator, and the second feed is serially connected to a middle position of the third radiator between any two adjacent slots of the at least two slots,

wherein the first antenna is disposed inside the second antenna, and the first antenna and the second antenna are not connected to each other.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , further comprising a large screen and a router.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the inductor component comprises a metal body distributed in a serpentine line.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least two inductor components are rotationally symmetrically distributed in a slot between the first radiator and the second radiator.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein a first inductor component is replaced with the first feed, wherein the first feed after replacement is disposed at a position of the first inductor component, and wherein the first inductor component is one of the at least two inductor components.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first feed is disposed at a middle position between any two adjacent inductor components of the at least two inductor components.

17. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the first radiator in the ring structure comprises the first radiator being in a circular ring structure, wherein the second radiator is in a circular structure, and wherein geometric centers of the first radiator and the second radiator coincide.

18. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least two slots are rotationally symmetrically distributed on the third radiator.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein a rotation angle of the rotational symmetry is 360 degrees divided by M, and wherein M is a quantity of slots.

20. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the third radiator in the ring structure comprises the third radiator being in a circular ring structure, and wherein geometric centers of the first antenna and the second antenna coincide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2024
From: GUAN, QIAO; WEI, KUNPENG; WANG, YI
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067273/0241 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210271434.X · Mar 18, 2022 · national
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