# US 10,873,126 B2 · Electronic device including cover having antenna module coupled thereto > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,126 B2 - Document ID: US10873126B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/927,282 - Filed: 2020-07-13 - Published: 2020-10-29 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-11 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Dongho Yu; Kucheol Ahn - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873126B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/2283: {mounted in or on the surface of a semiconductor substrate as a chip-type antenna or integrated with other components into an IC package} - H01Q 21/065: {Patch antenna array} - H01R 13/2442: {with a single cantilevered beam} - H01R 13/2471: {pin shaped} - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract An electronic device having a space formed between a front face and a rear face thereof is provided. The electronic device includes a first cover disposed on the front face, a second cover disposed on the rear face, a frame surrounding a periphery of the first cover and a periphery of the second cover, at least one antenna module coupled to a first face of the second cover, and a printed circuit board disposed in the space and having a front face electrically connected to the at least one antenna module. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device having a space formed between a front face and a rear face thereof, the electronic device comprising: a first cover disposed on the front face; a second cover disposed on the rear face; a frame surrounding a periphery of the first cover and a periphery of the second cover; at least one antenna module formed on at least one face among a plane of the second cover, an area on an edge which bends from the plane toward the first cover, and a part of the frame; and a printed circuit board having at least one part of a face coupled to at least one part of a face of the at least one antenna module and electrically connected to the at least one antenna module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one antenna module comprises: an antenna array having a first face coupled to the at least one face and electrically connected to the face of the printed circuit board; and a radio communication circuit having a face coupled to a second face of the antenna array and electrically connected to the second face of the antenna array, wherein the second face to which the face of the radio communication circuit being coupled is the face having the at least one part of the at least one antenna module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one part of the printed circuit board has at least one coupling portion, and wherein the at least one part of the at least one antenna module has at least one coupling portion to physically connect to the at least one coupling portion of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the at least one coupling portion of the printed circuit board or the at least one coupling portion of the at least one antenna module comprises a pogo pin or a compression connector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the antenna array is coupled to the at least one face through at least one of adhesion, welding, bonding, inserting, outserting, or laser direct structuring (LDS). ### Claim 6 A mobile device having a space formed between a front face and a rear face thereof, the mobile device comprising: a first cover disposed on the front face; a second cover disposed on the rear face; a frame surrounding a periphery of the first cover and a periphery of the second cover; at least one antenna module formed on at least one face among a plane of the second cover, an area on an edge which bends from the plane toward the first cover, and a part of the frame; and a printed circuit board having at least one part of a face coupled to at least one part of a face of the at least one antenna module and electrically connected to the at least one antenna module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the at least one antenna module comprises: an antenna array having a first face coupled to the at least one face and electrically connected to the face of the printed circuit board; and a radio communication circuit having a face coupled to a second face of the antenna array and electrically connected to the second face of the antenna array, wherein the second face to which the face of the radio communication circuit being coupled is the face having the at least one part of the at least one antenna module. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the at least one part of the printed circuit board has at least one coupling portion, and wherein the at least one part of the at least one antenna module has at least one coupling portion to physically connect to the at least one coupling portion of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the at least one coupling portion of the printed circuit board or the at least one coupling portion of the at least one antenna module comprises a pogo pin or a compression connector. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the antenna array is coupled to the at least one face through at least one of adhesion, welding, bonding, inserting, outserting, or laser direct structuring (LDS). ### Claim 11 An electronic device having a space formed between a front face and a rear face thereof, the electronic device comprising: a first cover disposed on the front face; a second cover disposed on the rear face; a frame surrounding a periphery of the first cover and a periphery of the second cover; at least one antenna module formed on at least one face among the second cover and the part of the frame; and a printed circuit board having at least one coupling portion on a face, the at least one coupling portion of the printed circuit board being physically connected to at least one coupling portion on a face of the at least one antenna module, the printed circuit board being electrically connected to the at least one antenna module. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one antenna module comprises: an antenna array having a first face coupled to the at least one face and electrically connected to the face of the printed circuit board; and a radio communication circuit having a face coupled to a second face of the antenna array and electrically connected to the second face of the antenna array, wherein the second face of the antenna array is the face on which the at least one coupling portion of the at least one antenna module is disposed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one coupling portion of the printed circuit board or the at least one coupling portion of the at least one antenna module comprises a pogo pin or a compression connector. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one face comprises any one of a plane of the second cover, an area on an edge which bends from the plane toward the first cover, and a part the frame. ### Claim 15 A mobile device having a space formed between a front face and a rear face thereof, the mobile device comprising: a first cover disposed on the front face; a second cover disposed on the rear face; a frame surrounding a periphery of the first cover and a periphery of the second cover; at least one antenna module formed on at least one face among the second cover and the part of the frame; and a printed circuit board having at least one coupling portion on a face, the at least one coupling portion of the printed circuit board being physically connected to at least one coupling portion on a face of the at least one antenna module, the printed circuit board being electrically connected to the at least one antenna module. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the at least one antenna module comprises: an antenna array having a first face coupled to the at least one face and electrically connected to the face of the printed circuit board; and a radio communication circuit having a face coupled to a second face of the antenna array and electrically connected to the second face of the antenna array, wherein the second face of the antenna array is the face on which the at least one coupling portion of the at least one antenna module is disposed. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the at least one coupling portion of the printed circuit board or the at least one coupling portion of the at least one antenna module comprises a pogo pin or a compression connector. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the at least one face comprises any one of a plane of the second cover, an area on an edge which bends from the plane toward the first cover, and a part the frame. ### Claim 19 An electronic device having a space formed between a front face and a rear face thereof, the electronic device comprising: a first cover disposed on the front face; a second cover disposed on the rear face; a frame surrounding a periphery of the first cover and a periphery of the second cover; at least one antenna array formed by a part of the frame; and a printed circuit board having at least one part of a face coupled to at least one part of a face of the at least one antenna array and electrically connected to the at least one antenna array. ### Claim 20 A mobile device having a space formed between a front face and a rear face thereof, the mobile device comprising: a first cover disposed on the front face; a second cover disposed on the rear face; a frame surrounding a periphery of the first cover and a periphery of the second cover; at least one antenna array formed by a part of the frame; and a printed circuit board having at least one part of a face coupled to at least one part of a face of the at least one antenna array and electrically connected to the at least one antenna array.