Antenna device of electronic apparatus

• US 10,063,285 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2014
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hong, Won-Bin, Kuh, Myung-Ha, Kim, Jae-Hwa
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hoang
• Application Number:
  US15/027,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20160254842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,467 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/36 Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewithH01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/50 Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/27 Spiral antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/266 One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

An antenna device of an electronic apparatus, according to embodiments of the present invention, includes radiation patterns comprising: at least one open boundary; and a plurality of radiation sections having the open boundary placed and arranged therebetween, wherein the radiation pattern forms a resonant frequency in a first frequency band (hereinafter, referred to as “a first resonance frequency”) and at least one among the radiation sections can form a resonant frequency in a second frequency band (hereinafter, referred to as “a second resonant frequency band”) higher than the first resonant frequency. The antenna device of the electronic apparatus, according to the present invention, can be implemented through other various embodiments.

Claims

1. An antenna device of an electronic device, the antenna device comprising:

a radiation pattern configured to include at least one open boundary and a plurality of radiation units that are arranged with the open boundary interposed therebetween,

wherein the open boundary has a length to satisfy an impedance of the open boundary in a range of 0.01Ω

to 500Ω

with respect to a frequency of a signal current in a first frequency band and forms a short circuit for the signal current in the first frequency band, and

the radiation pattern forms a first resonance frequency in a first frequency band, and at least one of the radiation units forms a second resonance frequency in a second frequency band that is higher than the first frequency band such that the open boundary forms an open circuit for a signal current in the second frequency band.

2. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the open boundary has a length that is formed to be smaller than one fourth of a signal wavelength of the second resonance frequency.

3. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the first frequency band is a frequency band ranging from 5 MHz to 15 MHz.

4. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the second frequency band is a frequency band ranging from 700 MHz to 65 GHz.

5. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of open boundaries and the radiation units are alternately arranged to form a spiral shape.

6. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the open boundary is arranged to surround a first radiation unit among the radiation units, and a second radiation unit among the radiation units is arranged to surround the open boundary.

7. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein some of the radiation units are combined with each other to form a third resonance frequency in a third frequency band that is higher than the first frequency band and is different from the second frequency band.

8. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the radiation pattern is any one of an Archimedean spiral pattern, a log periodic spiral pattern, and a cavity-backed log periodic spiral pattern, in which a plurality of lines are arranged in a spiral shape that converges on a center.

9. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the radiation pattern includes, among the radiation units, a first radiation unit surrounded by the open boundary and a second radiation unit arranged to surround the open boundary.

10. The antenna device of claim 9, wherein the second radiation unit has a closed loop shape.

11. The antenna device of claim 9, wherein the first radiation unit has a portion that protrudes in a direction approaching the second radiation unit.

12. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

a battery; and

an antenna device operably connected to the battery, the antenna device comprising;

a radiation pattern configured to include at least one open boundary and a plurality of radiation units that are arranged with the open boundary interposed therebetween,

wherein the radiation pattern forms a resonance frequency in a first frequency band, and at least one of the radiation units forms a resonance frequency in a second frequency band that is higher than the first resonance frequency band.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the open boundary is configured to:

form a short circuit for a signal current in the first frequency band, and

form an open circuit for a signal current in the second frequency band.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the open boundary has a length that is formed to be smaller than one fourth of a signal wavelength of the second resonance frequency.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising:

an active element configured to be arranged in the open boundary to electrically short-circuit or open the radiation units, which are arranged to be adjacent to each other with the open boundary interposed therebetween.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the active element includes a PIN diode, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch, a bandpass filter, a low pass filter, or a single pole single throw (SPST) switch.

17. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the first frequency band is a frequency band ranging from 5 MHz to 15 MHz.