# US 12,763,467 B2 · Electronic device and antenna structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,763,467 B2 - Document ID: US12763467B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/815,945 - Filed: 2024-08-27 - Published: 2025-06-12 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-12-12 - Assignees: Wistron Neweb Corp. - Applicants: Wistron Neweb Corporation - Inventors: Shih-Chiang Wei; Ying-Hsuan Chen; Hsieh-Chih Lin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763467B2 ## CPC - H01Q 5/371: Branching current paths - H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract An electronic device includes a metal housing and an antenna structure. The metal housing includes a first housing and a second housing. The antenna structure is disposed between the first housing and the second housing. The antenna structure includes a carrier, a radiating element, a grounding metal member, a first grounding extension structure, and a reactive element. A first metal portion of the grounding metal member is electrically connected to the first housing, and a second metal portion of the grounding metal member is electrically connected to the second housing. The first grounding extension structure is connected to the first metal portion and the second metal portion. The reactive element is electrically connected between the radiating element and the second metal portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a metal housing including a first housing and a second housing; and an antenna structure disposed between the first housing and the second housing, wherein the antenna structure includes: a carrier having a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other, and a third surface and a fourth surface that are opposite to each other, wherein the third surface and the fourth surface are located between the first surface and the second surface, and the first surface faces outside the metal housing; a radiating element disposed on the first surface, wherein the radiating element is electrically connected to a feeding element; a grounding metal member disposed on the second surface, the third surface, and the fourth surface, wherein a part of the grounding metal member disposed on the third surface is defined as a first metal portion, a part of the grounding metal member disposed on the fourth surface is defined as a second metal portion, the first metal portion is electrically connected to the first housing, and the second metal portion is electrically connected to the second housing; a first grounding extension structure disposed on the first surface and connected to the first metal portion and the second metal portion, wherein the first grounding extension structure includes a first extending portion and a second extending portion, the first extending portion is connected to the first metal portion, the second extending portion is connected to the second metal portion, and the first extending portion and the second extending portion have a first coupling gap therebetween; and a reactive element electrically connected between the radiating element and the second metal portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the antenna structure further includes a second grounding extension structure that is disposed on the first surface, the second grounding extension structure is connected to the first metal portion and the second metal portion, and the first grounding extension structure and the second grounding extension structure are located on both sides of the radiating element, respectively. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the second grounding extension structure includes a third extending portion and a fourth extending portion, the third extending portion is connected to the first metal portion, the fourth extending portion is connected to the second metal portion, and the third extending portion and the fourth extending portion have a second coupling gap therebetween. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the first grounding extension structure further includes a first capacitor, and the first capacitor is electrically connected between the first extending portion and the second extending portion; wherein the second grounding extension structure further includes a second capacitor, and the second capacitor is electrically connected between the third extending portion and the fourth extending portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the radiating element includes a feeding portion, a first radiating portion, and a second radiating portion, the feeding portion is electrically connected to the feeding element, the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion respectively extend toward different directions, the first radiating portion is adjacent to the first grounding extension structure, and the second radiating portion is adjacent to the second grounding extension structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the first grounding extension structure further includes a first branch, the first branch extends toward the first radiating portion, and the first branch and the first radiating portion are coupled with each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the second grounding extension structure further includes a second branch, and the second branch extends toward the second radiating portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the antenna structure further includes a first grounding radiation element that is connected to the first metal portion, the radiating element further includes a third radiating portion that is connected to the feeding portion, the first grounding radiation element is located between the first radiating portion and the third radiating portion, and the third radiating portion and the first grounding radiation element are coupled with each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the antenna structure further includes a second grounding radiation element that is connected to the second metal portion, the second grounding radiation element is located between the second radiating portion and the second grounding extension structure, and the second grounding radiation element and the second radiating portion are coupled with each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the antenna structure further includes an inductor that is electrically connected between the second radiating portion and the first metal portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the antenna structure further includes a first extending section and a second extending section, the first extending section and the second extending section are not disposed on the carrier, the first extending section is electrically connected to the first housing and the first metal portion, and the second extending section is electrically connected to the second housing and the second metal portion. ### Claim 12 An antenna structure disposed in a metal housing, comprising: a carrier having a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other, and a third surface and a fourth surface that are opposite to each other, wherein the third surface and the fourth surface are located between the first surface and the second surface; a radiating element disposed on the first surface, wherein the radiating element is electrically connected to a feeding element; a grounding metal member electrically connected to the metal housing, wherein the grounding metal member is disposed on the second surface, the third surface, and the fourth surface, a part of the grounding metal member disposed on the third surface is defined as a first metal portion, and a part of the grounding metal member disposed on the fourth surface is defined as a second metal portion; a first grounding extension structure disposed on the first surface and connected to the first metal portion and the second metal portion, wherein the first grounding extension structure includes a first extending portion and a second extending portion, the first extending portion is connected to the first metal portion, the second extending portion is connected to the second metal portion, and the first extending portion and the second extending portion have a first coupling gap therebetween; and a reactive element electrically connected between the radiating element and the second metal portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The antenna structure according to claim 12, further comprising a second grounding extension structure that is disposed on the first surface, wherein the second grounding extension structure is connected to the first metal portion and the second metal portion, and the first grounding extension structure and the second grounding extension structure are located on both sides of the radiating element, respectively. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The antenna structure according to claim 13, wherein the second grounding extension structure includes a third extending portion and a fourth extending portion, the third extending portion is connected to the first metal portion, the fourth extending portion is connected to the second metal portion, and the third extending portion and the fourth extending portion have a second coupling gap therebetween. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The antenna structure according to claim 14, wherein the first grounding extension structure further includes a first capacitor, and the first capacitor is electrically connected between the first extending portion and the second extending portion; wherein the second grounding extension structure further includes a second capacitor, and the second capacitor is electrically connected between the third extending portion and the fourth extending portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The antenna structure according to claim 13, wherein the radiating element includes a feeding portion, a first radiating portion, and a second radiating portion, the feeding portion is electrically connected to the feeding element, the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion respectively extend toward different directions, the first radiating portion is adjacent to the first grounding extension structure, and the second radiating portion is adjacent to the second grounding extension structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The antenna structure according to claim 16, wherein the first grounding extension structure further includes a first branch, the first branch extends toward the first radiating portion, and the first branch and the first radiating portion are coupled with each other. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The antenna structure according to claim 16, wherein the second grounding extension structure further includes a second branch, and the second branch extends toward the second radiating portion.