# US 12,191,576 B2 · Antenna and electronic device including same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,191,576 B2 - Document ID: US12191576B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/899,136 - Filed: 2022-08-30 - Published: 2023-03-02 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-26 - 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/US12191576B2 ## CPC - H01Q 5/10: Resonant 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 1/24: with receiving set - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 5/42: using two or more imbricated arrays (H01Q5/49 takes precedence) - H01Q 9/0414: {in a stacked or folded configuration} - H01Q 9/045: {with particular feeding means (for circular polarisation H01Q9/0428)} - H01Q 21/08: the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path {(waveguide fed H01Q21/0037)} - H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} - H04M 1/026: {Details of the structure or mounting of specific components} - H04M 1/0277: {for a printed circuit board assembly} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, an antenna structure disposed in an inner space of the housing and including a substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface facing a direction opposite the first substrate surface, and configured to have a first dielectric constant, a plurality of antenna elements disposed on the substrate at a designated interval and forming a directional beam in a direction toward which the first substrate surface faces, and at least one dielectric disposed on the first substrate surface and configured to have a second dielectric constant, and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the inner space and configured to at least one of transmit or receive a wireless signal in at least one frequency band through the plurality of antenna elements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing at least partially comprising a support member including a plurality of recesses; an antenna structure disposed in an inner space of the housing, the antenna structure comprising: a substrate having a first substrate surface facing a first direction and a second substrate surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and being disposed so as to correspond to the support member, the substrate configured to have a first dielectric constant, a plurality of antenna elements disposed at the substrate and configured to form a directional beam in the first direction, and at least one dielectric disposed on the first substrate surface and configured to have a second dielectric constant, at least a portion of the at least one dielectric being disposed so as to be seated in at least one of the plurality of the recesses of the support member; and a wireless communication circuit disposed in the inner space and configured to at least one of transmit or receive a wireless signal in at least one frequency band through the plurality of antenna elements. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second dielectric constant is greater than the first dielectric constant. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one dielectric is disposed so as to entirely cover the first substrate surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one dielectric is bonded to the first substrate surface through bonding or taping. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to at least one of transmit or receive the wireless signal in a frequency band in a range of 3 gigahertz (GHz) to 100 GHz through the plurality of antenna elements. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least the portion of the at least one dielectric seated in the at least one of the plurality of recesses is provided at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of antenna elements. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the support member is made of a non-conductive material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a front plate facing in a third direction, a rear plate facing in a fourth direction that is opposite the third direction, and a side member configured to at least partially surround a space between the front plate and the rear plate and including a conductive member and a non-conductive member, and wherein the support member is disposed so as to be supported through the non-conductive member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the conductive member includes a plurality of through-holes, and wherein each of the plurality of through-holes is disposed at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of antenna elements. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the directional beam is provided in the first direction toward which a side surface faces through at least a portion of the side member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising: a display disposed so as to be visible from an outside of the housing through at least a portion of the front plate in the inner space. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: at least one of a conductive patch or a conductive pattern disposed on the at least one dielectric and at least partially overlapping each of the plurality of antenna elements when the first substrate surface is viewed from above. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the at least one dielectric comprises at least one solder pad provided on an outer surface, and wherein the at least one dielectric is bonded to at least one conductive pad exposed on the first substrate surface through a soldering process. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the wireless communication circuit is disposed on the second substrate surface, and wherein at least one of the conductive patch or the conductive pattern is electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit through at least one of the at least one dielectric or at least one conductive via disposed on the substrate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a conducive dummy patch disposed on the at least one dielectric and at least partially overlapping each of the plurality of antenna elements when the first substrate surface is viewed from above. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the at least one dielectric is bonded to the first substrate surface through bonding or taping. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are disposed at regular intervals so as to form a linear array of antenna elements. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the support member is connected to, or integrated with, a lateral bezel of the housing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one dielectric is disposed at different locations on the first substrate surface with different thicknesses, and locations on the first substrate surface corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements have a same thickness of the at least one dielectric disposed thereon that is a greatest thickness of the at least one dielectric. ### Claim 20 An electronic device comprising: a housing at least partially comprising a support member including a plurality of recesses; and an antenna structure disposed in an inner space of the housing, the antenna structure comprising: a substrate having a first substrate surface facing a first direction and a second substrate surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, the substrate configured to have a first dielectric constant; a plurality of antenna elements disposed at the substrate; at least one dielectric disposed on the first substrate surface and configured to have a second dielectric constant, at least a portion of the at least one dielectric being disposed so as to be seated in at least one of the plurality of the recesses of the support member; and a wireless communication circuit disposed on the second substrate surface and configured to at least one of transmit or receive a wireless signal in at least one frequency band through the plurality of antenna elements. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the second dielectric constant is greater than the first dielectric constant.