IP Library Granted Patent US 12,689,113
Granted Patent B2
US 12,689,113 · App. 18/266,959 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Terminal antenna system and electronic device

Inventors: Shaobo Li (Shenzhen, CN); Yiwu Hu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
H01Q1/243H01Q1/521
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,689,113
App. No.
18/266,959
Filed
Jun 13, 2023
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2845
USPC
343/702
Abstract

Embodiments of this application relate to the field of antenna technologies, and disclose a terminal antenna system and an electronic device, to effectively reduce mutual impact between adjacent antennas. A specific solution is as follows: The terminal antenna system includes: a first radiator and a second radiator, where a first end of the first radiator is coupled to a first end of the second radiator through a gap. A first feed point is provided at a second end, away from the second radiator, of the first radiator, and a first ground point is further provided on the first radiator. A second feed point is provided at a second end of the second radiator, and the second end of the second radiator is an end away from the first radiator.

Claims (62)

1 . A terminal antenna system, wherein the terminal antenna system is coupled to a housing or a cover of an electronic device, the terminal antenna system comprising:

a first radiator and a second radiator, wherein a first end of the first radiator is coupled to a first end of the second radiator through a gap, the first radiator comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion are connected in an L shape, and the gap is located between the second portion and the second radiator;

a first feed point, located at a second end of the first radiator, away from the second radiator, wherein a first ground point is located on the first portion of the first radiator, and the first ground point is electrically coupled to a reference ground;

a second feed point, located at a second end of the second radiator, and the second end of the second radiator is located away from the first radiator;

a first antenna comprising the first radiator;

a second antenna comprising: the second radiator, the second portion of the first radiator, and a portion of the first radiator between the second portion and the first ground point on the first radiator; and

a capacitor, disposed between the first feed point and the first radiator, the capacitor being coupled to the first radiator to configure the first antenna to operate in a left-handed mode, wherein the left-handed mode is a resonance mode in which a unidirectional current is formed on the first radiator from the first feed point toward the first ground point, wherein

when the terminal antenna system operates, the first antenna covers a first frequency band, the second antenna covers a second frequency band and a third frequency band, and a resonance position of the second frequency band is higher than that of the first frequency band,

the first antenna operates in the left-handed mode and an equilibrium mode to cover the first frequency band, the equilibrium mode being a resonance mode that expands a usable bandwidth of the first antenna in combination with the left-handed mode, and

a distance between the first portion of the first radiator and the reference ground determines a resonance position of the equilibrium mode.

2 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is a metal housing.

3 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 2 , wherein

the distance between the first portion of the first radiator and the reference ground is within a range of 2 mm to 4 mm;

a length of the second portion of the first radiator is within a range of 5 mm to 15 mm; and

a width of the gap is within a range of 0.2 mm to 1.2 mm.

4 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 2 , wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are formed on a flexible printed circuit.

5 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 4 , wherein

the first end of the second radiator is suspended and the second end of the second radiator is grounded.

6 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is a rear cover or the electronic device.

7 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 3 , wherein

the width of the gap determines resonance positions of the second frequency band and the third frequency band; and

the length of the second portion of the first radiator determines the resonance position of the second frequency band.

8 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 6 , wherein

the terminal antenna system is disposed at a corner of the electronic device, and

the first portion of the first radiator is disposed on a side of the electronic device, and the second portion of the first radiator and the second radiator are disposed at a top or a bottom of the electronic device.

9 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 6 , wherein the first frequency band comprises a GPS frequency band, the second frequency band comprises 2.5 GHz to 2.7 GHZ, and the third frequency band comprises 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz.

10 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal antenna system is disposed at a corner of the electronic device, and

the first portion of the first radiator is disposed at a top or a bottom of the electronic device, and a second portion of the first radiator and the second radiator are disposed on a side of the electronic device.

11 . A terminal antenna system, wherein the terminal antenna system is disposed in an electronic device, and the terminal antenna system comprises:

a first radiator and a second radiator, wherein a first end of the first radiator is coupled to a first end of the second radiator through a gap, the first radiator comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion are connected in an L shape, and the gap is located between the second portion and the second radiator;

a first feed point, located at a second end of the first radiator, away from the second radiator, wherein a first ground point is located on the first portion of the first radiator, and the first ground point is electrically coupled to a reference ground;

a second feed point, located at a second end of the second radiator, and the second end of the second radiator is located away from the first radiator;

a first antenna comprising the first radiator;

a second antenna comprising: the second radiator, the second portion of the first radiator, and a portion of the first radiator between the second portion and the first ground point on the first radiator; and

a capacitor which is disposed between the first feed point and the first radiator, the capacitor being coupled to the first radiator to configure the first antenna to operate in a left-handed mode, wherein the left-handed mode is a resonance mode in which a unidirectional current is formed on the first radiator from the first feed point toward the first ground point, wherein

when the terminal antenna system operates, the first antenna covers a first frequency band, the second antenna covers a second frequency band and a third frequency band, and a resonance position of the second frequency band is higher than that of the first frequency band,

the first antenna operates in the left-handed mode and an equilibrium mode to cover the first frequency band, the equilibrium mode being a resonance mode that expands a usable bandwidth of the first antenna in combination with the left-handed mode, and

a distance between the first portion of the first radiator and the reference ground determines a resonance position of the equilibrium mode.

12 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 11 , wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are formed on a flexible printed circuit.

13 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 11 , wherein

the distance between the first portion of the first radiator and the reference ground is within a range of 2 mm to 4 mm;

a length of the second portion of the first radiator is within a range of 5 mm to 15 mm; and

a width of the gap is within a range of 0.2 mm to 1.2 mm.

14 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 11 , wherein

the first end of the second radiator is suspended and the second end of the second radiator is grounded.

15 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 13 , wherein

the width of the gap determines resonance positions of the second frequency band and the third frequency band;

the length of the second portion of the first radiator determines the resonance position of the second frequency band.

16 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 11 , wherein the terminal antenna system is disposed at a corner of the electronic device, wherein the first portion of the first radiator is disposed on a side of the electronic device, and the second portion of the first radiator and the second radiator are disposed at a top or a bottom of the electronic device.

17 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 11 , wherein the first frequency band comprises a GPS frequency band, the second frequency band comprises 2.5 GHz to 2.7 GHZ, and the third frequency band comprises 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz.

18 . The terminal antenna system according to claim 11 , wherein the terminal antenna system is disposed at a corner of the electronic device, wherein

the first portion of the first radiator is disposed at a top or a bottom of the electronic device, and the second portion of the first radiator and the second radiator are disposed on a side of the electronic device.

19 . An electronic device, comprising a terminal antenna system and when the electronic device transmits or receives a signal, the signal is transmitted or received through the terminal antenna system, the terminal antenna system comprising:

a first radiator and a second radiator, wherein a first end of the first radiator is coupled to a first end of the second radiator through a gap, the first radiator comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion are connected in an L shape, and the gap is located between the second portion and the second radiator;

a first feed point, located at a second end of the first radiator, away from the second radiator, wherein a first ground point is located on the first portion of the first radiator, and the first ground point is electrically coupled to a reference ground;

a second feed point, located at a second end of the second radiator, and the second end of the second radiator is located away from the first radiator;

a first antenna comprising the first radiator;

a second antenna comprising: the second radiator, the second portion of the first radiator, and a portion of the first radiator between the second portion and the first ground point on the first radiator; and

a capacitor, disposed between the first feed point and the first radiator, the capacitor being coupled to the first radiator to configure the first antenna to operate in a left-handed mode, wherein the left-handed mode is a resonance mode in which a unidirectional current is formed on the first radiator from the first feed point toward the first ground point, wherein

when the terminal antenna system operates, the first antenna covers a first frequency band, the second antenna covers a second frequency band and a third frequency band, and a resonance position of the second frequency band is higher than that of the first frequency band,

the first antenna operates in the left-handed mode and an equilibrium mode to cover the first frequency band, the equilibrium mode being a resonance mode that expands a usable bandwidth of the first antenna in combination with the left-handed mode, and

a distance between the first portion of the first radiator and the reference ground determines a resonance position of the equilibrium mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: LI, SHAOBO; HU, YIWU
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066978/0624 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111340312.3 · Nov 12, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230420827A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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