Antenna apparatus and electronic device comprising same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKwanghyun Baek, Hyunjin Kim, Byungchul Kim, Jungmin Park, Youngju Lee, Jinsu Heo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an antenna apparatus and an electronic device comprising the same. The antenna apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises an array antenna formed on a metal case of an electronic device, wherein the array antenna comprises at least two antenna elements, the at least two antenna elements may operate in the same frequency band. According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide an antenna apparatus capable of reducing heat generation and increasing the radiation efficiency of an antenna.
Claims6
An electronic device comprising:
- a metal case;
- and
- an array antenna formed integrally on one surface of the metal case,
- wherein the array antenna comprises at least two antenna elements,
- wherein a radiation part included in each antenna element is vertically aligned with a radio frequency (RF) module to emit heat generated from the RF module to the radiation part,
- wherein each antenna element is formed slot-shaped through the metal case by an anodizing process and each antenna element is integrally formed in the metal case by the slot-shape, and
- wherein the at least two antenna elements are configured to transmit in a same frequency band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.