# US 12,183,969 B2 · Cover apparatus for optimal beam implementation for antenna in wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,183,969 B2 - Document ID: US12183969B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/786,870 - Filed: 2020-12-15 - Published: 2023-02-02 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-20 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sanghoon Park; Juneseok Lee; Dohyuk Ha; Jinsu Heo; Youngju Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12183969B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/421: {Means for correcting aberrations introduced by a radome} - H01Q 1/246: {specially adapted for base stations} - H01Q 1/42: Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond the 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security- and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed is a cover device for protecting an antenna device which is mounted in an electronic device to radiate a beam in an ultrahigh-frequency band, the cover device comprising: a cover frame including an open window region corresponding to a radiation region of the antenna device; and a thickness compensation structure disposed in the window region on the cover frame and having a different thickness according to the frequency band of the beam radiated from the antenna device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cover device for an electronic device, the cover device comprising: a cover frame protecting an antenna device for emitting a beam of a frequency band from the electronic device, the cover frame comprising an open window area corresponding to an emission area of the antenna device; and a thickness compensation structure physically attached to an outside of the window area on the cover frame and having a different thickness according to the frequency band of the beam emitted from the antenna device, wherein the thickness compensation structure comprises a functional layer having a periodic or aperiodic pattern, and wherein the thickness compensation structure is replaceable according to the frequency band. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cover device of claim 1, wherein the window area is positioned in at least one area of an upper part, a lower part, a front part, or a side part of the cover frame. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cover device of claim 1, wherein the thickness compensation structure comprises at least one of an externally protruding structure or a stacked structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cover device of claim 1, wherein the thickness compensation structure comprises an assembled panel and a coupling part coupled to the assembled panel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cover device of claim 1, wherein the thickness compensation structure is a panel structure comprising a side portion of the cover frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cover device of claim 1, wherein the thickness compensation structure is physically attached to the window area inside the cover frame by at least one method of joining, adhesion, fastening, fusion, or coupling. ### Claim 7 A cover device for an electronic device, the cover device comprising: a cover frame protecting an antenna device for emitting a beam of a frequency band from the electronic device, the cover frame corresponding to an emission area of the antenna device and comprising a first area having a predetermined thickness; and a thickness compensation structure physically attached to an outside of a first area on the cover frame and having a different thickness according to the frequency band of the beam emitted from the antenna device, wherein the thickness compensation structure comprises a functional layer having a periodic or aperiodic pattern, and wherein the thickness compensation structure is replaceable according to the frequency band. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cover device of claim 7, wherein the first area is positioned in at least one area of an upper part, a lower part, a front part, or a side part of the cover frame. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The cover device of claim 7, wherein the predetermined thickness of the first area is an optimized thickness for a highest frequency band. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The cover device of claim 7, wherein the thickness compensation structure is a stacked structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The cover device of claim 7, wherein the thickness compensation structure comprises an assembled panel and a coupling part coupled to the assembled panel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The cover device of claim 7, wherein the functional layer has a periodic pattern and a flat plate reinforcement structure having at least one periodic structure of a round edge periodic structure, a circular periodic structure, a vertical periodic structure, or a horizontal periodic structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The cover device of claim 7, wherein the thickness compensation structure is physically attached to the window area by at least one method of joining, adhesion, fastening, fusion, or coupling. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cover device of claim 1, wherein the thickness compensation structure comprises at least one of a thermoplastic material, a thermosetting material, or an inorganic material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cover device of claim 1, wherein the functional layer has a periodic pattern and a flat plate reinforcement structure having at least one periodic structure of a round edge periodic structure, a circular periodic structure, a vertical periodic structure, or a horizontal periodic structure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The cover device of claim 1, wherein the functional layer is formed according to at least one processing technique of extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, extrusion blow molding, blow molding, forming expansion molding, extrusion laminating, laminating molding, casting, vacuum forming, press, rotational molding, or compression. ### Claim 17 (depends on 7) The cover device of claim 7, wherein the thickness compensation structure comprises at least one of a thermoplastic material, a thermosetting material, or an inorganic material. ### Claim 18 (depends on 7) The cover device of claim 7, wherein the functional layer is formed according to at least one processing technique of extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, extrusion blow molding, blow molding, forming expansion molding, extrusion laminating, laminating molding, casting, vacuum forming, press, rotational molding, or compression.