# US 2021/0280981 A1 · Electronic device having 5g antenna > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0280981 A1 - Document ID: US20210280981A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/918,630 - Filed: 2020-07-01 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Dongjin KIM; Cheolwan PARK; Youngbae KWON; Byungwoon JUNG; Jihun HA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210280981A1 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 13/106: {Microstrip slot antennas (patch antenna elements H01Q9/0407)} - H01Q 1/245: {with means for shaping the antenna pattern, e.g. in order to protect user against rf exposure} - H01Q 3/2617: {Array of identical elements} - H01Q 3/36: with variable phase-shifters - H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} - H01Q 1/002: {Protection against seismic waves, thermal radiation or other disturbances, e.g. nuclear explosion; Arrangements for improving the power handling capability of an antenna} - H01Q 21/08: the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path {(waveguide fed H01Q21/0037)} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract An electronic device having a fifth-generation (5G) antenna according to an embodiment is provided. The electronic device includes a cover glass through which electromagnetic waves are transmitted, a metal frame having a metal rim formed on side surfaces of the electronic device, an antenna module configured to transmit or receive beamformed signals through a plurality of antenna elements, and a frame mold made of a dielectric and disposed between the metal frame and the antenna module, wherein a frame slot is formed in a lower portion of the metal frame so that the signals transmitted or received in the antenna module is radiated through the frame slot. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a cover glass through which electromagnetic waves are transmitted; a metal frame having a metal rim formed on side surfaces of the electronic device; an antenna module configured to transmit or receive beamformed signals through a plurality of antenna elements; and a frame mold made of a dielectric and disposed between the metal frame and the antenna module, wherein a frame slot is formed in a lower portion of the metal frame so that the signals transmitted or received in the antenna module are radiated through the frame slot. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is disposed perpendicular to a baseline of the electronic device, to radiate the beamformed signals in a forward direction of the electronic device through the frame slot while radiating the signals in a rearward direction of the electronic device through the cover glass. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is configured to be coupled with a module bracket, with being tilted at a predetermined slant angle from a baseline of the electronic device, so as to radiate the beamformed signals in a forward direction of the electronic device through the frame slot while radiating the beamformed signals in a rearward direction of the electronic device through the cover glass. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the cover glass comprises: a front cover glass disposed on a front surface of the electronic device; and a rear cover glass disposed on a rear surface of the electronic device, wherein a display is disposed on a lower portion of the front cover glass and a dielectric mold is disposed on a lower portion of the display. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module comprises: a first antenna module configured to be coupled with a module bracket, with being tilted at a predetermined slant angle from the baseline of the electronic device, on one side surface of the electronic device; and a second antenna module configured to be perpendicular to the baseline of the electronic device on another side surface of the electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, wherein a beam peak in a rearward direction of the first antenna module coupled to the module bracket in the tilted state is greater than a beam peak in a rearward direction of the second antenna module perpendicularly formed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is a second antenna module disposed perpendicular to the baseline of the electronic device on another side surface of the electronic device, wherein the metal frame configured as the metal rim having a region partially overlapping the second antenna module in a lengthwise direction of the second antenna module operates as an antenna in a specific communication band, and wherein a frame slot is formed in a lower portion of the metal frame to operate as an antenna in the specific communication band. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the frame mold is formed inside the cover glass in a first region where the frame slot is formed, so as to support a lower portion of the antenna module, and wherein a beam coverage area by the antenna module extends to both sides in a perpendicular direction of the antenna module. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the frame mold is formed inside the cover glass in a second region where the frame slot is not formed, and disposed on an upper portion of the metal frame disposed at a lower portion of the antenna module, and wherein a beam coverage area by the antenna module is formed at one side in a perpendicular direction of the antenna module so as not to be blocked by the metal rim. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is a first antenna module disposed on one side surface of the electronic device by being tilted at a predetermined angle from a perpendicular line of the electronic device, and wherein the frame slot is exposed through a slot gap formed from a lower end portion of the first antenna module to one end portion of the metal frame, so as not to be blocked by the first antenna module. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is disposed perpendicular to the baseline of the electronic device, and an upper end portion of the metal frame is located lower than a center portion of the antenna module. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is disposed perpendicular to the baseline of the electronic device, and an upper end portion of the metal frame is located lower than a center portion of the antenna module by a predetermined interval or more, so that a peak of a radiation pattern by the antenna module in a perpendicular direction is arranged at the center portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is disposed perpendicular to the baseline of the electronic device, and is offset from a center line of the electronic device in a perpendicular direction so as to alleviate a phenomenon that a beam coverage area by the antenna module is blocked by the metal frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is disposed on one side surface of the electronic device, with being tilted from a perpendicular line of the electronic device by a predetermined angle, and wherein the predetermined angle is determined in a manner that a beam coverage area by the antenna module is not blocked by the metal rim. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the frame slot is exposed through a slot gap having a predetermined width or more and formed from a lower end portion of the antenna module to one end portion of the metal frame, so as not to be blocked by the antenna module, and wherein the metal frame is disposed on a lower portion of the antenna module. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module is configured to be coupled with a module bracket, with being tilted from the baseline of the electronic device by a predetermined slant angle, on one side surface of the electronic device, so as to radiate the beamformed signals through the cover glass, and wherein the module bracket is configured to be mounted on a slanted surface of the metal frame corresponding to a case, so as to dissipate heat generated by active components of the antenna module while supporting the antenna module. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a camera module disposed on the metal frame and having one or more image sensors, wherein the metal frame having a slanted surface supporting the antenna module has a predetermined height or more to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) by the antenna module, and wherein a dielectric mold is disposed between the metal frame having the slanted surface and the camera module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the antenna module comprises: a dielectric carrier disposed to be mounted on the module bracket; and at least one substrate disposed on an upper portion of the dielectric carrier, wherein a plurality of antenna elements is disposed at predetermined intervals on an upper or lower layer of a specific substrate of the at least one substrate of the antenna module, and wherein the antenna module includes a first antenna module and a second antenna module disposed on different side surfaces of the electronic device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The device of claim 18, further comprising: a transceiver circuit operatively coupled with the first antenna module and the second antenna module, and configured to transmit or receive a first signal through the first antenna module and a second signal through the second antenna module; and a baseband processor operatively coupled to the transceiver circuit, and configured to perform multiple input/output (MIMO) through the first signal and the second signal transmitted or received through the transceiver circuit. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The device of claim 18, wherein the antenna module further comprises a third antenna module disposed with being spaced a predetermined distance apart from the first antenna module or the second antenna module and configured to emit a third signal through a rear surface of the electronic device.