Antenna structure and wireless communication device using the same

• US 9,698,469 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2014
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lin, Yen-Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancuso, Huedung
• Application Number:
  US14/295,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20140361929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,126 Days
• Field of Search: 343700 MS, 343702, 343906
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/392 the parasitic elements having dual-band or multi-band characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

An antenna structure includes a metal member, a first antenna, and a second antenna. The second antenna includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. Both of the second portion and the third portion are connected to the first portion. Both of the first portion and the third portion are spaced from the first antenna, and are coupled with the metal member.

Claims

1. An antenna structure, comprising:

a metal member, wherein the metal member comprises a first beam, a second beam, a third beam, the second beam and the third beam are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the first beam;

a first antenna; and

a second antenna comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, both of the second portion and the third portion connected to the first portion, both of the first portion and the third portion spaced from the first antenna; and

both of the first portion and the third portion coupled with the first beam of the metal member;

wherein the first antenna comprises a first extending section and a second extending section coplanar with the first extending section, and the second extending section is perpendicular to the first extending section;

wherein the first portion comprises a first strip and a second strip spaced from the first strip, and a connection strip is connected between the first strip and the second strip, a plane of the first strip is perpendicular to a plane of the second strip, a distal end of the second strip is connected to the metal member;

wherein the second portion comprises a first connection section and a second connection section, the first connection section extends continuously from the first strip, the second connection section comprises a first connection sheet, a second connection sheet, and a third connection sheet, the first connection sheet is perpendicularly connected to the first connection section, the second connection sheet is perpendicularly connected between the first connection sheet and the third connection sheet.

2. The antenna structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third portion comprises a first extending sheet, a second extending sheet, a third extending sheet, and a fourth extending sheet, the first extending sheet extends continuously from the second connection sheet, and is spaced from the third extending sheet, the second extending sheet is perpendicularly connected between the first extending sheet and the third extending sheet, the fourth extending sheet is perpendicularly connected to the third extending sheet, and is parallel to the third connection sheet, a distal end of the fourth extending sheet is connected to the metal member.

3. The antenna structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first antenna further comprises a radiation section extending continuously from the second extending section.

4. The antenna structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a coupling sheet extending continuously from the second portion, and parallel to the second extending section, wherein a distal end of the coupling sheet is connected to the metal member.

5. The antenna structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second strip is connected to the first beam, the fourth extending sheet is connected to an end of the first beam.

6. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a metallic housing;

an antenna structure comprising;

a metal member connected to the metallic housing, wherein the metal member comprises a first beam, a second beam, a third beam, the second beam and the third beam are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the first beam;

a first antenna; and

a second antenna comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, both of the second portion and the third portion connected to the first portion, both of the first portion and the third portion spaced from the first antenna; and

both of the first portion and the third portion coupled with the first beam of the metal member;

wherein the first antenna comprises a first extending section and a second extending section coplanar with the first extending section, and the second extending section is perpendicular to the first extending section;

wherein the first portion comprises a first strip and a second strip spaced from the first strip, and a connection strip is connected between the first strip and the second strip, a plane of the first strip is perpendicular to a plane of the second strip, a distal end of the second strip is connected to the metal member;

wherein the second portion comprises a first connection section and a second connection section, the first connection section extends continuously from the first strip, the second connection section comprises a first connection sheet, a second connection sheet, and a third connection sheet, the first connection sheet is perpendicularly connected to the first connection section, the second connection sheet is perpendicularly connected between the first connection sheet and the third connection sheet.

7. The wireless communication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the third portion comprises a first extending sheet, a second extending sheet, a third extending sheet, and a fourth extending sheet, the first extending sheet extends continuously from the second connection sheet, and is spaced from the third extending sheet, the second extending sheet is perpendicularly connected between the first extending sheet and the third extending sheet, the fourth extending sheet is perpendicularly connected to the third extending sheet, and is parallel to the third connection sheet, a distal end of the fourth extending sheet is connected to the metal member.

8. The wireless communication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first antenna further comprises a radiation section extending continuously from the second extending section.

9. The wireless communication device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a coupling sheet extending continuously from the second portion, and parallel to the second extending section, wherein a distal end of the coupling sheet is connected to the metal member.

10. The wireless communication device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first, second and third beams are integrated with the metallic housing, the second strip is connected to the first beam, the fourth extending sheet is connected to an end of the first beam.

11. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a metallic housing;

an antenna structure comprising;

a metal member connected to the metallic housing;

a first antenna spaced from the metal member; and

a second antenna comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, both of the second portion and the third portion connected to the first portion, both of the first portion and the third portion spaced from the first antenna; and

both of the first portion and the third portion coupled with of the metal member;

wherein the first portion comprises a first strip and a second strip spaced from the first strip, and a connection strip is connected between the first strip and the second strip, a plane of the first strip is perpendicular to a plane of the second strip, a distal end of the second strip is connected to the metal member, the second portion comprises a first connection section and a second connection section, the first connection section extends continuously from the first strip, the second connection section comprises a first connection sheet, a second connection sheet, and a third connection sheet, the first connection sheet is perpendicularly connected to the first connection section, the second connection sheet is perpendicularly connected between the first connection sheet and the third connection sheet.

12. The wireless communication device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the metal member comprises a first beam, a second beam, a third beam, the second beam and the third beam are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the first beam.

13. The wireless communication device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the third portion comprises a first extending sheet, a second extending sheet, a third extending sheet, and a fourth extending sheet, the first extending sheet extends continuously from the second connection sheet, and is spaced from the third extending sheet, the second extending sheet is perpendicularly connected between the first extending sheet and the third extending sheet, the fourth extending sheet is perpendicularly connected to the third extending sheet, and is parallel to the third connection sheet, a distal end of the fourth extending sheet is connected to the metal member.