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US 10,374,290 B2Granted
Antenna and electronic device including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung Heo
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided, which includes a housing; a conductive member forming a part of the housing or disposed on an inside of the housing; a communication circuit electrically connected to a first region of the conductive member; a conductive pattern electrically connected to a second region of the conductive member; and a switching circuit disposed on an electric path between the conductive pattern and the conductive member that controls a switching operation to selectively, electrically connect and disconnect the conductive pattern to and from the conductive member.
Claims14
An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a conductive member forming a part of the housing, wherein the conductive member is configured to be utilized as a multi-band antenna emitter, and the conductive member operates at a low band, and at a mid band and/or high band;
- a communication circuit electrically connected to a first location of the conductive member;
- a conductive pattern disposed on an inside of the housing;
- and
- a switching circuit disposed on a second location of the conductive member, wherein the switching circuit is switched to electrically connect and disconnect the conductive pattern to and from the conductive member,
- wherein when the switching circuit is opened, the conductive member operates at a first frequency band higher than a second frequency band, the first frequency band and the second frequency band being included in the low band,
- wherein when the switching circuit is closed, the conductive member and the conductive pattern operate at the second frequency band, and
- wherein the second location is outside of an electric length associated with the mid band and/or high band, the electronic length being extended from the first location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.