# US 12,225,149 B2 · Electronic device comprising antenna > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,149 B2 - Document ID: US12225149B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/675,082 - Filed: 2022-02-18 - Published: 2022-06-02 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-21 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jaehyung Kim; Minseok Park; Sangmin Han - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225149B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H04M 1/0266: {for a display module assembly} - 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 5/328: between a radiating element and ground - H01Q 5/357: using a single feed point - H01Q 5/371: Branching current paths - H01Q 9/42: with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength - 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 according to an embodiment may include a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member; a window; a display panel; a PCB; a rear structure including a first area and a second area adjacent to a first edge; an antenna structure including a conductive pattern including first, second, and third points. The conductive pattern may include a first conductive pattern extending with a first length from the first point in a first direction, disposed to surround at least a portion of the first area, and including the second point, a second conductive pattern extending with a second length from the first point in a second direction and including the third point electrically connected to the ground of the PCB, and a third conductive pattern arranged inside the first area Other embodiments may also be possible. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing including a first plate, a second plate facing in a direction opposite to the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate and including a first edge; a window disposed in at least a portion of the first plate; a display panel, at least a portion of which is viewable through the window; a PCB disposed between the display panel and the second plate; a rear structure disposed between the PCB and the second plate, coupled to or integrated with the side member, and including a first area and a second area that are adjacent to the first edge; an antenna structure disposed on the rear structure, wherein the antenna structure includes: a conductive pattern including a first point, a second point, and a third point, wherein the conductive pattern includes: a first conductive pattern extending in a first direction that is parallel to the first edge while having a first length from the first point, disposed to surround at least a portion of the first area, and including the second point; a second conductive pattern extending in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction while having a second length that is smaller than the first length from the first point, and including the third point electrically connected to a ground of the PCB; and a third conductive pattern disposed in the first area, having a third length that is smaller than the first length from the first point, and disposed to generate coupling with at least a portion of the first conductive pattern; and a first switching circuit disposed on a path between the second point and the ground; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the conductive pattern, and configured to transmit and/or receive a first signal of a first frequency range and a second signal of a second frequency range that is higher than the first frequency range. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication circuit transmits and/or receives a third signal having a first resonance frequency in the second frequency range by using the second conductive pattern, and transmits and/or receives a fourth signal having a second resonance frequency that is different from the first resonance frequency in the second frequency range by using the third conductive pattern. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first conductive pattern includes a part between the first point and the second point, and wherein the first area is located between the part of the first conductive pattern and the first edge. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first switching circuit electrically connects the second point to the ground through a plurality of elements including a first element and a second element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein when the first switching circuit electrically connects the second point to the ground through the first element, the wireless communication circuit transmits and/or receives signals of a first resonance frequency in the first frequency range, and wherein when the first switching circuit electrically connects the second point to the ground through the second element, the wireless communication circuit transmits and/or receives signals of a second resonance frequency that is different from the first resonance frequency in the first frequency range. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a first distal end of the first conductive pattern, a second distal end of the second conductive pattern, and a third distal end of the third conductive pattern are located to be spaced apart from the first edge. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first conductive pattern includes a first part spaced apart from the first edge by a first interval and includes the first point, and a second part spaced apart from the first edge by a second interval that is smaller than the first interval and includes the first distal end, and wherein the third conductive pattern is disposed between the first edge and the first part. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least portions of the first conductive pattern, the second conductive pattern, and the third conductive pattern are merged into a common portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a second switching circuit connecting the third point and the ground. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication circuit feeds electric power to the first point, and wherein the electronic device further includes a second switching circuit connecting the first point and the ground of the PCB. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the conductive pattern is made of a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). ### Claim 12 An electronic device comprising: a housing including a first plate, a second plate facing in a direction opposite to the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate and including a first edge; a window disposed in at least a portion of the first plate; a display panel, at least a portion of which is viewable through the window; a PCB disposed between the display panel and the second plate; a rear structure disposed between the PCB and the second plate, coupled to or integrated with the side member, and including a first area and a second area that are adjacent to the first edge; an antenna structure disposed on the rear structure, wherein the antenna structure includes: a conductive pattern including a first point, a second point, and a third point, wherein the conductive pattern includes: a first conductive pattern having a first length and extending from the first point in a first direction, and including the second point, wherein the first point and second point are electrically connected; a second conductive pattern having a second length that is smaller than the first length and extending from the first point in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and including the third point electrically connected to a ground of the PCB; and a third conductive pattern extending from the first point to have a third length that is shorter than the first length; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first point, and configured to transmit and/or receive a first signal of a first frequency range and a second signal of a second frequency range that is higher than the first frequency range, wherein a first distal end of the first conductive pattern, a second distal end of the second conductive pattern, and a third distal end of the third conductive pattern are located to be spaced apart from the first edge, wherein the first conductive pattern includes a first part spaced apart from the first edge by a first interval, and a second part spaced apart from the first edge by a second interval that is smaller than the first interval, and wherein the third conductive pattern is disposed in the first area between the first edge and the first part of the first conductive pattern. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the first edge includes a nonconductive material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising: a first switching circuit disposed on a path between the second point that is different from the first point and the ground. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the third conductive pattern is disposed between the first point and the second point. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the first point is a feeding point. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the third conductive pattern floats. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the first conductive pattern or the second conductive pattern are configured to selectively float.