# US 12,218,420 B2 · Electronic device including antenna

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- Number: US 12,218,420 B2
- Document ID: US12218420B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/987,343
- Filed: 2022-11-15
- Published: 2023-05-04
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-11-01
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Byungjoon Kim; Kyunghoon Moon; Heejin Park; Yongyoun Kim; Youngmi Jang; Eunseong Choi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12218420B2

## CPC

- H01Q 1/521: {reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas}
- H01Q 1/24: with receiving set
- H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas}
- H01Q 1/368: {using carbon or carbon composite}
- 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 9/0407: {Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna (dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40)}
- H01Q 21/08: the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path {(waveguide fed H01Q21/0037)}
- H01Q 21/24: Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction {(circularly polarised patch antennas H01Q9/0428; circularly polarised horns H01Q13/0241; cross-polarised horns H01Q13/0258; polarisation converters H01Q15/242; cross-polarised rear feeds H01Q19/136; crossed polarisation dual antenna H01Q25/001)}
- H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)}
- H04M 1/02: Constructional features of telephone sets
- 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 first housing comprising a first support member facing in a first direction, a first rear cover facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a first side member surrounding a first space between the first support member and the first rear cover; a second housing; a hinge structure connected to the first housing and the second housing and configured to be folded about a folding axis; a first antenna structure disposed in the first space and configured to form a first electric field in the second direction; a second antenna structure disposed near the first antenna structure in the first space; and a conductive member disposed between the first antenna structure and the second antenna structure.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising:
a first housing comprising a first support member facing in a first direction, a first rear cover facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a first side member surrounding a first space between the first support member and the first rear cover;
a second housing comprising a second support member facing in the first direction, a second rear cover facing in the second direction, and a second side member surrounding a second space between the second support member and the second rear cover;
a hinge structure connected to the first housing and the second housing and configured to be folded about a folding axis;
a first antenna structure disposed in the first space and configured to form a first electric field in the second direction so as to pass through the first rear cover;
a second antenna structure disposed near the first antenna structure in the first space and configured to form a second electric field in a third direction perpendicular to the second direction; and
a conductive member disposed between the first antenna structure and the second antenna structure.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the conductive member is formed on an inner surface of the first rear cover.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the conductive member comprises a first conductive member and a second conductive member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first conductive member is formed adjacent a first side surface of the first antenna structure to face in a fourth direction perpendicular to the third direction when the first rear cover is viewed from above, and
wherein the second conductive member is formed adjacent a second side surface perpendicular to the first side surface of the first antenna structure to face in the third direction when the first rear cover is viewed from above.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first antenna structure comprises a plurality of first conductive patches provided on a first substrate,
wherein the second antenna structure comprises a plurality of second conductive patches provided on a second substrate,
wherein the first conductive member is formed at a position that does not overlap the plurality of first conductive patches of the first antenna structure and the plurality of second conductive patches of the second antenna structure along a fourth direction perpendicular to the first direction and the third direction, and
wherein the second conductive member is formed at a position that does not overlap the plurality of first conductive patches of the first antenna structure and the plurality of second conductive patches of the second antenna structure along the third direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first conductive member comprises at least one first conductive line having a first length and at least one second conductive line having a second length, and
wherein the first length is different from the second length.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the at least one first conductive line and the at least one second conductive line have the same width, and
wherein the first conductive member is configured such that the at least one first conductive line and the at least one second conductive line are alternately formed at a predetermined interval.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first length corresponds to ½ of a wavelength (λ) of a first frequency band, and
wherein the second length corresponds to ½ of a wavelength (λ) of a second frequency band.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The electronic device of claim 6, wherein a first perimeter of the at least one first conductive line corresponds to a multiple of a first wavelength (λ) of a first frequency band, and
wherein a second perimeter of the at least one second conductive line corresponds to a multiple of a second wavelength (λ) of a second frequency band.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the second conductive member comprises at least one third conductive line having a third length and at least one fourth conductive line having a fourth length, and
wherein the third length is different from the fourth length.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one third conductive line and the at least one fourth conductive line have a common width along the third direction.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one third conductive line and the at least one fourth conductive line are alternately formed at a predetermined interval.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the third length corresponds to ½ of a first wavelength (λ) of a first frequency band, and
wherein the fourth length corresponds to ½ of a second wavelength (λ) of a second frequency band.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the first frequency band comprises 28 GHz, and
wherein the second frequency band comprises 39 GHz.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The electronic device of claim 14, wherein a number of the at least one third conductive line is equal to or greater than a number of the at least one fourth conductive line.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The electronic device of claim 10, wherein a third perimeter of the at least one third conductive line corresponds to a multiple of a first wavelength (λ) of a first frequency band, and
wherein a fourth perimeter of the at least one fourth conductive line corresponds to a multiple of a wavelength (λ) of a second frequency band.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the conductive member comprises any one or any combination of a metal tape, a graphite sheet, a metal sheet, a conductive ink, or a metal material, and
wherein the conductive member is formed by attaching the metal tape to an inner surface of the first rear cover, by etching the metal sheet into a pattern, by printing the conductive ink on the inner surface of the first rear cover, or by scattering the metal material on the inner surface of the first rear cover.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first antenna structure comprises a plurality of first conductive patches disposed on a first substrate, and
wherein the second antenna structure comprises a plurality of second conductive patches disposed on a second substrate.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the plurality of first conductive patches faces at least a portion of the first rear cover.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the plurality of second conductive patches faces one side surface of the first housing.