ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE ANTENNA DEVICE

• US 20150255856A1
• Filed: 03/05/2015
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HONG, Won-Bin, Kim, Yoon-Geon
• Granted Patent: US 10,622,703 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/061 Two dimensional planar arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0407 Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5^th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4^th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).

An antenna device and an electronic device having the antenna device are provided. The antenna device includes a conductive film member including mesh grid areas formed by transparent wires and electrodes, and a radiation pattern path formed between the mesh grid areas. The electronic device includes a display including a touch panel, wherein the touch panel comprises a conductive film member including mesh grid areas formed by transparent wires and electrodes, and a radiation pattern path formed between the mesh grid areas.

Claims

1. An antenna device, comprising:

a conductive film member including mesh grid areas formed by transparent wires and electrodes; and

a radiation pattern path formed between the mesh grid areas.

2. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the radiation pattern path is formed by removing a part of the mesh grid areas in a predetermined radiation pattern.

3. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the radiation pattern path is formed into at least one antenna including a slot antenna, a loop antenna, a patch antenna, a monopole antenna, and a dipole antenna.

4. The antenna device of claim 1, further comprising:

a substrate provided in proximity to the conductive film member,

a power supply mounted on a substrate; and

a transmission line configured to connect the radiation pattern path to the power supply.

5. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein an operating frequency is determined according to a width of the radiation pattern path between the mesh grid areas, a distance from another radiation pattern path, and a path length of the radiation pattern path.

6. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the conductive film member is stacked on another conductive film member including a mesh grid pattern formed by transparent wires and electrodes.

7. The antenna device of claim 5, wherein the radiation pattern path is disposed with an offset from another mesh grid pattern of a second conductive film member.

8. An electronic device having an antenna device, comprising:

a display including a touch panel,

wherein the touch panel comprises a conductive film member including mesh grid areas formed by transparent wires and electrodes, and a radiation pattern path formed between the mesh grid areas.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the radiation pattern path is formed by removing a part of the mesh grid areas in a predetermined radiation pattern.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising:

a substrate provided at an edge of the display;

a power supply mounted on a substrate for applying a signal current to the radiation pattern path; and

a transmission line configured to connect the radiation pattern path to the power supply.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the radiation pattern path is formed into at least one antenna including a slot antenna, a loop antenna, a patch antenna, a monopole antenna, and a dipole antenna.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein an operating frequency is determined according to a width of the radiation pattern path between the mesh grid areas, a distance from another radiation pattern path, and a path length of the radiation pattern path.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the conductive film member includes an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) panel.

14. An electronic device, comprising:

a display including a touch panel; and

an antenna panel stacked in the display,

wherein the antenna panel comprises;

a conductive film member including mesh grid areas; and

a radiation pattern path formed between the mesh grid areas in a part of the conductive film member for forming at least one radiation pattern.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the radiation pattern path is formed by removing a part of the mesh grid areas in the conductive film member.

16. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the radiation pattern path is disposed with an offset from a mesh grid pattern of another conductive film member provided in the touch panel.

17. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the touch panel comprises:

an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) panel; and

a glass panel stacked on the ITO panel,

wherein the antenna panel is stacked on a front surface of the glass panel.

18. The electronic device of claim 14, further comprising:

a substrate provided at an edge of the display;

a power supply mounted on the substrate for applying a signal current to the radiation pattern path; and

a transmission line configured to connect the radiation pattern path to the power supply.

19. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the radiation pattern path is formed into at least one antenna including a slot antenna, a loop antenna, a patch antenna, a monopole antenna, and a dipole antenna.

20. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein an operating frequency is determined according to a width of the radiation pattern path between the mesh grid areas, a distance from another radiation pattern path, and a path length of the radiation pattern path.

21. An antenna device configured in a display, the antenna device comprising:

a dielectric layer provided in the display;

an antenna area formed on a front or rear surface of the dielectric layer for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves through a plurality of conductive grids;

a conductive area disposed apart from the antenna area by a predetermined distance on a plane on which the antenna area is formed and including the plurality of conductive grids; and

a dielectric area disposed between the antenna area and the conductive area for separating the antenna area from the conductive area by the predetermined distance by removing the conductive grids.

22. The antenna device of claim 21, further comprising a touch panel disposed on a different plane than the plane on which the antenna area is formed and the conductive area is disposed.

23. The antenna device of claim 22, wherein the touch panel is disposed on a front or rear surface of the dielectric layer or on a front or rear surface of a second dielectric layer provided on or under the dielectric layer.

24. The antenna device of claim 21, further comprising:

a display panel disposed under the dielectric layer, and

a glass disposed either on or under the dielectric layer.

25. The antenna device of claim 21, wherein the antenna area comprises:

a radiator including the plurality of conductive grids for resonating in a predetermined frequency band; and

a power supply configured to supply power by connecting to the radiator or by electrical coupling.

26. The antenna device of claim 25, wherein the radiator includes a plurality of patterns to provide a plurality of different communication services, and the power supply comprises a plurality of power supply patterns to supply power to the plurality of patterns or a single common power supply to supply power commonly to the plurality of patterns.

27. The antenna device of claim 25, wherein the radiator includes an antenna array, for Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) or beam scanning.

28. The antenna device of claim 21, further comprising a dummy grid on a surface of the dielectric layer on which the antenna area is formed or on a front or rear surface of the dielectric layer.

29. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch panel stacked in a display; and

an antenna unit stacked on or under the touch panel or on a surface of the touch panel in the display for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves through at least one antenna area having a plurality of conductive grids.

30. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the antenna unit is stacked on the touch panel and comprises:

a dielectric layer stacked on the touch panel; and

the at least one antenna area formed on a front or rear surface of the dielectric layer for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves through the plurality of conductive grids.

31. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the antenna unit is provided on at least one of a top and a bottom surface of a glass stacked on the touch panel, and comprises the at least one antenna area formed on a surface of the glass for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves through the plurality of conductive grids.

32. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the touch panel comprises:

a dielectric layer in which the at least one antenna area is formed; and

a mesh grid pattern formed on a top or a bottom surface of the dielectric layer.

33. The electronic device of claim 32, wherein the mesh grid pattern is formed on the bottom surface of the dielectric layer, and the antenna unit is provided on the top surface of the dielectric layer and includes the at least one antenna area for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves through the plurality of conductive grids.

34. The electronic device of claim 32, wherein the touch panel is provided on the top surface of the dielectric layer, and the antenna unit is provided on the bottom surface of the dielectric layer and includes the at least one antenna area for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves through the plurality of conductive grids.

35. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the antenna unit is stacked under the touch panel and comprises:

a dielectric layer stacked under the touch panel; and

the at least one antenna area provided on a top or a bottom surface of the dielectric layer for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves through the plurality of conductive grids.

36. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the antenna unit is provided on a plane on which is formed a touch pattern of the touch panel provided on a top or a bottom surface of a glass or on a top or a bottom surface of a dielectric layer of the touch panel.

37. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the antenna unit farther comprises a dummy grid unit including a plurality of grids apart from the at least one antenna area by a predetermined distance.

38. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the at least one antenna area comprises:

a radiator including a plurality of conductive grids for resonating in a predetermined frequency band; and

a power supply for supplying power by connecting to the radiator or by electrical coupling.

39. The electronic device of claim 38, wherein the radiator includes a plurality of patterns to provide a plurality of different communication services, and the power supply includes a plurality of power supply patterns to supply power to the plurality of patterns or a single common power supply to supply power commonly to the plurality of patterns.

40. The electronic device of claim 39, wherein the radiator includes an antenna array for Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) or beam scanning.