MOBILE DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE THEREIN

• US 20150022403A1
• Filed: 04/16/2014
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: Lin, Ching-Chi
• Application Number:
  US14/254,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20150022403A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/44 using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna , e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspectH01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence

Abstract

A mobile device includes a proximity sensor, a controller, an RF (Radio Frequency) module, and a metal frame. The proximity sensor generates a detection signal. The controller generates a control signal according to the detection signal. The RF module generates an RF feeding signal, and adjusts an RF power of the RF feeding signal according to the control signal. The metal frame includes a first portion and a second portion. An antenna structure is formed by the first portion. A sensing metal element is formed by the first portion and the second portion. The sensing metal element is further coupled to the proximity sensor. The antenna structure directly or indirectly receives the RF feeding signal from the RF module.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a proximity sensor, generating a detection signal;

a controller, generating a control signal according to the detection signal;

an RF (Radio Frequency) module, generating an RF feeding signal, and adjusting an RF power of the RF feeding signal according to the control signal; and

a metal frame, comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein an antenna structure is formed by the first portion, a sensing metal element is formed by the first portion and the second portion, and the sensing metal element is coupled to the proximity sensor;

wherein the antenna structure directly or indirectly receives the RF feeding signal from the RF module.

2. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when a conductor is disposed adjacent to the mobile device, an equivalent capacitor is formed between the conductor and the sensing metal element, and the proximity sensor detects a capacitance of the equivalent capacitor and accordingly generates the detection signal.

3. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal frame has a first grounding point and a second grounding point, and the first grounding point is separate from the second grounding point.

4. The mobile device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the metal frame has a first end and a second end, the first end is opposite to the second end, the first end is arranged to receive the RF feeding signal, the first grounding point is positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the metal frame, and the second grounding point is positioned at the second end.

5. The mobile device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the proximity sensor is coupled to the second grounding point.

6. The mobile device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first end of the metal frame is directly coupled to the RF module.

7. The mobile device as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

a feeding metal element, coupled to the RF module, and disposed adjacent to the first end of the metal frame, wherein the feeding metal element is separate from the metal frame.

8. The mobile device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the feeding metal element substantially has an L-shape.

9. The mobile device as claimed in claim 7, wherein a width of a coupling gap formed between the feeding metal element and the metal frame is smaller than 2 mm.

10. The mobile device as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

a matching circuit, coupled between the RF module and the feeding metal element, and adjusting impedance matching of the antenna structure.

11. The mobile device as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

a system circuit board, comprising a ground plane, wherein the first grounding point and the second grounding point of the metal frame are coupled to the ground plane.

12. The mobile device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the system circuit board further has a non-grounding region, and the feeding metal element is implemented with a metal trace disposed on the non-grounding region.

13. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal frame is disposed on a nonconductive housing of the mobile device.

14. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the antenna structure is excited to generate a first band and a second band, the first band is substantially from 704 MHz to 960 MHz, and the second band is substantially from 1710 MHz to 2170 MHz.