# US 10,320,058 B2 · Portable electronic device and back cover assembly thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,320,058 B2 - Document ID: US10320058B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/628,721 - Filed: 2017-06-21 - Published: 2018-10-04 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-29 - Assignees: Inpaq Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Inpaq Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Po-Kai Hsu; Chih-Ming Su - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320058B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H04B 5/26: using coils - H04B 5/263: {Multiple coils at either side} - A45C 11/002: {for storing portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones} - H01Q 1/2208: {associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems (methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns G06K7/00; record carrier for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00)} - H04B 1/3888: Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a portable electronic device and a back cover assembly thereof. The back cover assembly includes a substrate structure and a coil structure. The substrate structure includes a metal substrate and a first non-metal substrate connected with the metal substrate. The coil structure is matched with an IC chip for generating an antenna magnetic field that passes through the first non-metal substrate without matching with the metal substrate. The coil structure has a first coil portion and a second coil portion connected to the first coil portion, the first coil portion is disposed above the metal substrate, the second coil portion is disposed above the first non-metal substrate, and the percentage of the first coil portion to the coil structure is larger than that the percentage of the second coil portion to the coil structure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A back cover assembly, comprising: a substrate structure including a metal substrate and a first non-metal substrate connected with the metal substrate; an insulation structure including a first insulation layer disposed on the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate; and a coil structure surroundingly disposed on the first insulation layer to electrically connect to an IC chip; wherein the coil structure has a first coil portion and a second coil portion connected to the first coil portion, the first coil portion is disposed on the first insulation layer and above the metal substrate, the second coil portion is disposed on the first insulation layer and above the first non-metal substrate, and the percentage of the first coil portion to the coil structure is larger than that the percentage of the second coil portion to the coil structure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The back cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the substrate structure has a first passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate and a first connection body for filling the first passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, wherein the first non-metal substrate and the metal substrate are mated with each other to form a back cover structure that is assembled on a back side of the portable electronic device, wherein the insulation structure includes a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer to cover the coil structure, and the coil structure has a first feeding point and a second feeding point that are exposed from the second insulation layer and electrically connected to the IC chip, wherein an antenna magnetic field generated by matching the coil structure and the IC chip directly passes through the first non-metal substrate without matching with the metal substrate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The back cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the substrate structure includes a second non-metal substrate connected with the metal substrate, and the substrate structure has a first passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, a first connection body for filling the first passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, a second passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate, and a second connection body for filling the second passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate, wherein the first non-metal substrate, the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate are mated with each other to form a back cover structure that is assembled on a back side of the portable electronic device, wherein the insulation structure includes a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer to cover the coil structure, and the coil structure has a first feeding point and a second feeding point that are exposed from the second insulation layer and electrically connected to the IC chip, wherein an antenna magnetic field generated by matching the coil structure and the IC chip directly passes through the first non-metal substrate without matching with the metal substrate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The back cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the substrate structure has at least one through opening passing through the metal substrate for exposing at least one lens module of a portable electronic device, and the at least one through opening disposed under a non-coil region that is surrounded by the coil structure, wherein the percentage of the first coil portion to the coil structure is within the range of about 55% to 95%, and the percentage of the second coil portion to the coil structure is within the range of about 5% to 45%. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The back cover assembly of claim 4, wherein the substrate structure has a first passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate and a first connection body for filling the first passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, wherein the first non-metal substrate and the metal substrate are mated with each other to form a back cover structure that is assembled on a back side of the portable electronic device, wherein the insulation structure includes a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer to cover the coil structure, and the coil structure has a first feeding point and a second feeding point that are exposed from the second insulation layer and electrically connected to the IC chip, wherein an antenna magnetic field generated by matching the coil structure and the IC chip directly passes through the first non-metal substrate without matching with the metal substrate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The back cover assembly of claim 4, wherein the substrate structure includes a second non-metal substrate connected with the metal substrate, and the substrate structure has a first passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, a first connection body for filling the first passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, a second passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate, and a second connection body for filling the second passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate, wherein the first non-metal substrate, the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate are mated with each other to form a back cover structure that is assembled on a back side of the portable electronic device, wherein the insulation structure includes a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer to cover the coil structure, and the coil structure has a first feeding point and a second feeding point that are exposed from the second insulation layer and electrically connected to the IC chip, wherein an antenna magnetic field generated by matching the coil structure and the IC chip directly passes through the first non-metal substrate without matching with the metal substrate. ### Claim 7 A portable electronic device using a back cover assembly, characterized in that the back cover assembly comprises: a substrate structure including a metal substrate and a first non-metal substrate connected with the metal substrate; an insulation structure including a first insulation layer disposed on the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate; and a coil structure surroundingly disposed on the first insulation layer to electrically connect to an IC chip; wherein the coil structure has a first coil portion and a second coil portion connected to the first coil portion, the first coil portion is disposed on the first insulation layer and above the metal substrate, the second coil portion is disposed on the first insulation layer and above the first non-metal substrate, and the percentage of the first coil portion to the coil structure is larger than that the percentage of the second coil portion to the coil structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the substrate structure has a first passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate and a first connection body for filling the first passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, wherein the first non-metal substrate and the metal substrate are mated with each other to form a back cover structure that is assembled on a back side of the portable electronic device, wherein the insulation structure includes a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer to cover the coil structure, and the coil structure has a first feeding point and a second feeding point that are exposed from the second insulation layer and electrically connected to the IC chip, wherein an antenna magnetic field generated by matching the coil structure and the IC chip directly passes through the first non-metal substrate without matching with the metal substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The portable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the substrate structure includes a second non-metal substrate connected with the metal substrate, and the substrate structure has a first passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, a first connection body for filling the first passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the first non-metal substrate, a second passing slot connected between the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate, and a second connection body for filling the second passing slot and connecting between the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate, wherein the first non-metal substrate, the metal substrate and the second non-metal substrate are mated with each other to form a back cover structure that is assembled on a back side of the portable electronic device, wherein the insulation structure includes a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer to cover the coil structure, and the coil structure has a first feeding point and a second feeding point that are exposed from the second insulation layer and electrically connected to the IC chip, wherein an antenna magnetic field generated by matching the coil structure and the IC chip directly passes through the first non-metal substrate without matching with the metal substrate.