# US 12,191,558 B2 · Electronic device including antenna > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,191,558 B2 - Document ID: US12191558B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/988,498 - Filed: 2022-11-16 - Published: 2023-06-01 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jaehoon Jo; Hosaeng Kim; Seongjin Park; Sumin Yun; Woomin Jang; Jehun Jong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12191558B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/42: Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome - H01Q 9/0407: {Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna (dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40)} - H01Q 13/02: Waveguide horns - H01Q 13/06: Waveguide mouths (horns H01Q13/02) - H01Q 21/065: {Patch antenna array} - H01Q 21/08: the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path {(waveguide fed H01Q21/0037)} - H01Q 1/48: Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: a housing including a lateral member including a conductive member including an inner surface and an outer surface facing the inner surface, an antenna structure disposed in an inner space of the housing and including a substrate, and a plurality of antenna elements disposed at a first interval at the substrate, a plurality of through-holes penetrating the inner surface to at least a part of the outer surface and corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements, and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the inner space and configured to transmit or receive a radio signal in a specified frequency band through the antenna structure, wherein first opening portions of the plurality of through-holes formed in the inner surface are disposed at the first interval, and second opening portions of the plurality of through-holes formed in the outer surface are disposed at a second interval greater than the first interval. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing including a front cover, a rear cover facing a direction opposite to a direction in which the front cover faces, and a lateral member surrounding a space between the front cover and the rear cover, the lateral member including a conductive member including an inner surface and an outer surface; an antenna structure disposed in the space of the housing and including a substrate, and a plurality of antenna elements disposed at a first interval at the substrate; a plurality of through-holes penetrating from the inner surface to the outer surface and corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements; and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and configured to transmit or receive a radio signal in a specified frequency band through the antenna structure, wherein first opening portions of the plurality of through-holes formed in the inner surface are disposed at the first interval, and second opening portions of the plurality of through-holes formed in the outer surface are disposed at a second interval greater than the first interval, and wherein at least a part of the second opening portion is formed in a direction in which the rear cover faces. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the lateral member at least partially includes a non-conductive member, and a plurality of through-holes include the non-conductive member disposed therein. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the antenna structure is disposed and configured to form a directional beam in a direction from the inner surface to the outer surface through the plurality of through-holes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of through-holes comprise a tube structure inclined leftward or rightward based on a center of the antenna structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second interval is at most λ/2 based on an operating frequency band of the antenna structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein an inner surface of each of the plurality of through-holes has a rectilinear shape or a stepped including at least one stepped portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of each of the plurality of through-holes has a rectangular, circular, or polygonal shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first opening portion and the second opening portion have the same shape and/or size. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of through-holes is each tapered so that a space volume of each of the plurality of through-holes increases in a direction from the inner surface to the outer surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the through-hole disposed at an outermost periphery among the plurality of through-holes includes an inclined tube structure wherein a first imaginary line connecting the first opening portion and the second opening portion has a gradient not exceeding 45 degrees with respect to a second imaginary line extending in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, comprising: a dielectric cover disposed on the outer surface and configured to cover the plurality of through-holes. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the dielectric cover comprises a material having permittivity greater than a permittivity of the plurality of through-holes. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second intervals between the plurality of through-holes are substantially equal to one another. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, comprising: a display disposed in the space and configured to be visible from the outside through at least a part of the front surface cover. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication circuit is disposed on the substrate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the specified frequency band includes a frequency band in a range of 3 GHz to 100 GHz. ### Claim 17 An electronic device comprising: a housing including a front cover, a rear cover facing a direction opposite to a direction in which the front cover faces, and a lateral member surrounding a space between the front cover and the rear cover, the lateral member including a conductive member including an inner surface and an outer surface; an antenna structure disposed in the space of the housing and including a substrate, and a plurality of antenna elements disposed at a first interval at the substrate; a display disposed in the space and configured to be visible from the outside through at least a part of the front cover; a plurality of through-holes penetrating from the inner surface to the outer surface and corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements; and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and configured to transmit or receive a radio signal in a specified frequency band through the antenna structure, wherein first opening portions of the plurality of through-holes formed in the inner surface are disposed at the first interval, and second opening portions of the plurality of through-holes formed in the outer surface are disposed at a second interval greater than the first interval, and wherein at least a part of the second opening portion is directed toward a space between the display and the lateral member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the space between the display and the lateral member includes a black matrix (BM) area of the display.