Granted Patent B2

US 12,646,829 · App. 18/628,158 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Inventors: Youngjun Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Seunghwan Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaebong Chun (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

H01Q1/46H01Q1/243H01Q5/335H04R1/025H04R1/028H04R3/00H04R2400/11H04R2420/07H04R2499/11

Abstract

Claims (49)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a first frame forming at least a portion of a first edge of the electronic device;

a speaker module disposed adjacent to the first frame;

a wireless communication circuit;

a first capacitor;

a conductive connection member connected to the wireless communication circuit via the first capacitor;

a conductive pattern connected to the conductive connection member at a first point, wherein the conductive pattern comprises:

a first portion extending from the first point and connected to the speaker module, wherein the first portion comprises a first inductor; and

a second portion extending from the first point, wherein the second portion of the conductive pattern is configured to operate as an antenna radiator; and

a control circuit electrically connected to the speaker module through the conductive connection member,

wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to transmit or receive a first signal in a first frequency band via a first electrical path comprising the first capacitor, the conductive connection member, and the second portion of the conductive pattern.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to apply a second signal to the speaker module via a second electrical path comprising the conductive connection member and the first portion of the conductive pattern.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second signal corresponds to a direct current (DC) signal.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a second inductor,

wherein the conductive connection member is connected to the control circuit via the second inductor.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first inductance of the first inductor has a value in a range of 100 nH and 120 nH.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a printed circuit board,

wherein the wireless communication circuit and the control circuit are disposed on a face of the printed circuit board.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a support member disposed in a first direction perpendicular to the face of the printed circuit board,

wherein the conductive pattern and the speaker module are disposed in the first direction of the support member.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a matching circuit connected to the second portion of the conductive pattern,

wherein the wireless communication circuit is further configured to control the matching circuit to perform impedance matching corresponding to the first frequency band.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive connection member comprises a C-clip, a pogo-pin, or a coaxial cable.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit comprises an application processor.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a flexible printed circuit board,

wherein the conductive pattern is disposed on a face of the flexible printed circuit board.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an end of the second portion of the conductive pattern is connected to a conductive portion of the first frame.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is further configured to feed power to the conductive portion of the first frame through the second portion of the conductive pattern and to transmit or receive a signal in a second frequency band.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive pattern has an L-shape.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency band comprises a frequency band of 5 GHz to 6 GHz.

16 . An electronic device comprising:

a speaker circuit;

a wireless communication circuit;

a conductive connection member connected to the wireless communication circuit via at least one capacitor;

a conductive pattern connected to the conductive connection member at a first point, wherein the conductive pattern includes:

a first portion extending from the first point and connected to the speaker circuit,

wherein the first portion includes at least one inductor, and

a second portion extending from the first point; and

a control circuit electrically connected to the speaker circuit via the conductive connection member,

wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to transmit and/or receive a first signal of a first frequency band using a first electrical path including the at least one capacitor, the conductive connection member, and the second portion of the conductive pattern, and

wherein the control circuit is configured to apply a second signal to the speaker circuit using a second electrical path including the conductive connection member, the first portion of the conductive pattern, and the at least one inductor.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the second signal corresponds to a direct current (DC) signal.

18 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the second portion of the conductive pattern has a L-shape.

19 . The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising:

a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB),

wherein the conductive pattern is disposed on a face of the FPCB.

20 . The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising:

a matching circuit electrically connected to the second portion of the conductive pattern,

wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to control the matching circuit to perform an impedance matching corresponding to the first frequency band.

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