# US 12,003,024 B2 · Antenna device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,003,024 B2 - Document ID: US12003024B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/848,359 - Filed: 2022-06-23 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-23 - Assignees: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chi-Yang Chiu; Jung-Hsiu Lee; Yen-Ching Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003024B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/2291: {used in Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] (H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W)} - H01Q 1/42: Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome - H01Q 1/2275: {associated to expansion card or bus, e.g. in PCMCIA, PC cards, Wireless USB} - H01Q 1/36: Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; {Particular materials used therewith}(H01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence) - H01Q 9/30: with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence) - H05K 7/1427: {Housings} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract An antenna device includes a casing, a circuit board, and an antenna. The casing has a positioning structure. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The antenna is disposed in the casing and includes a main body portion and a connection portion connected to each other. The connection portion is connected to a surface of the circuit board. The main body portion is extended on a plane defined by a first axial direction and a second axial direction. The first axial direction is perpendicular to the surface and the second axial direction is parallel to the surface. The main body portion is positioned on the positioning structure and separated from the circuit board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An antenna device comprising: a casing having a positioning structure; a circuit board disposed in the casing; and an antenna disposed in the casing and comprising a main body portion and a connection portion connected to each other, wherein the connection portion is connected to a surface of the circuit board, the main body portion is extended on a plane defined by a first axial direction and a second axial direction, the first axial direction is perpendicular to the surface, the second axial direction is parallel to the surface, and the main body portion is positioned on the positioning structure and separated from the circuit board, wherein the casing comprises an insulating case and a metal case, the circuit board and the antenna are disposed in the insulating case, the metal case is assembled to the insulating case and covers at least part of the circuit board, and the positioning structure is formed on the insulating case, wherein the insulating case has a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space adjacent to each other, the first accommodating space accommodates the circuit board, the second accommodating space accommodates the antenna, and the circuit board is completely located outside the second accommodating space. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the positioning structure comprises a plurality of rib portions, and at least part of the main body portion is positioned between the rib portions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the connection portion is extended toward the circuit board along a third axial direction, the third axial direction is perpendicular to the first axial direction and the second axial direction, and the antenna is in contact with the circuit board by the connection portion alone. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the insulating case has a plug portion and an exposed portion connected to each other, at least part of the circuit board is disposed in the plug portion, the antenna is disposed in the exposed portion, and the exposed portion is exposed outside an electronic device when the plug portion is plugged into the electronic device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The antenna device of claim 4, wherein the plug portion is adapted for being plugged into the electronic device along a third axial direction, the third axial direction is perpendicular to the first axial direction and the second axial direction, and a dimension of the exposed portion in the third axial direction is less than 3.5 mm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the insulating case comprises a bottom base and a cover, the circuit board and the antenna are disposed on the bottom base, and the cover is connected to the bottom base and covers at least part of the antenna. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the main body portion comprises a plurality of segments, and the segments are sequentially connected to one another in a bent manner. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) He antenna device of claim 7, wherein some of the segments are extended along the first axial direction, and the remaining of the segments are extended along the second axial direction.