This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202010495093.5, filed with the China National intellectual Property Administration on Jun. 3, 2020 and entitled “ANTENNA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE”, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
This application relates to the field of antenna technologies, and in particular, to an antenna apparatus and an electronic device.
With development of communications technologies and electronic devices, especially with a fifth-generation mobile communications technology (5G) era coming, electronic devices need to support more antennas and frequency bands, to implement a high transmission rate required by 5G. For example, a multiple-input multiple-output (multiple-input multiple-output, MIMO) technology is used in an electronic device, and a space diversity gain can effectively improve channel reliability, to reduce a channel bit error rate, and finally increase a data rate. However, in a MIMO antenna structure, a quantity of antennas is in direct proportion to space occupied by the antennas. Therefore, excessively-limited space inside the electronic device limits both a frequency band that can be covered and performance of a MIMO antenna.
To resolve the foregoing problem, in the conventional technology, two different antenna modes can be excited on a same antenna, to form dual antennas with a specific isolation. However, each antenna mode can cover only one frequency band, and consequently, a bandwidth of the foregoing antenna is limited.
Embodiments of this application provide an antenna apparatus and an electronic device, to resolve a problem that an antenna bandwidth is limited because a small quantity of excitation modes are generated when an antenna is excited by one excitation end.
To achieve the foregoing objective, this application uses the following technical solutions.
According to one aspect of embodiments of this application, an antenna apparatus is provided. The antenna apparatus includes a circuit board and an antenna body, The circuit board includes a first surface and a first side edge. The antenna body includes a first radiator and a second radiator. The first radiator includes a first stub and a second stub. A first end of the first stub and a first end of the second stub are opposite to, but do not touch each other, and a first gap is configured between the first end of the first stub and the first end of the second stub. The first stub and the second stub are located on the first side edge of the circuit board. A second gap is configured between the first stub and the first side edge of the circuit board, and the second gap is configured between the second stub and the first side edge. The second radiator is located on the circuit board, a third gap is configured between the second radiator and the first surface of the circuit board, and a vertical projection of the second radiator is located on the first surface of the circuit board. A second end of the first stub and a second end of the second stub are electrically connected to reference ground of the circuit board separately. The first radiator is indirectly coupled to the second radiator. Because the first radiator and the second radiator are indirectly coupled, when one excitation end is used to excite the first radiator to generate one radiation mode, a current generated. on the first radiator may be coupled to the second radiator, so that the second radiator can generate another radiation mode. In this way, a same excitation end may excite the antenna body to generate two radiation modes. In this case, when a quantity of excitation ends is increased, a quantity of radiation modes is also increased. Therefore, compared with a solution in which only two different antenna modes can be excited on a same antenna, the solution provided in this embodiment of this application can help the antenna body obtain a wider bandwidth.
Optionally, there is a distance D between the first radiator and the second radiator, where D≤7 mm. In this way, the distance between the first radiator and the second radiator is short, so that a current on the first radiator can be easily coupled to the second radiator
Optionally, the antenna apparatus further includes a first feed circuit and a second feed circuit. The first feed circuit is electrically connected to the first stub and the second stub. The first feed circuit is configured to: transmit equal-amplitude out-of-phase excitation signals to the first stub and the second stub respectively, and excite the antenna body as a first antenna to generate a first radiation mode and a second radiation mode. A main radiator in the first radiation mode is the first radiator. A main radiator in the second radiation mode is the second radiator. The second feed circuit is electrically connected to the first stub and the second stub. The second feed circuit is configured to: transmit a same excitation signal to the first stub and the second stub, and excite the antenna body as a second antenna to generate a third radiation mode. A main radiator in the third radiation mode is the first radiator. In conclusion, in the antenna structure provided in this embodiment of this application, the first feed circuit can excite the antenna body as the first antenna to generate the first radiation mode and the second radiation mode. In addition, the second feed circuit can excite the antenna body as the second antenna to generate the third radiation mode, to form dual antennas. In this way, the antenna body may simultaneously work in at least three radiation modes as dual antennas, to transmit more data. Therefore, compared with a solution in which only two different antenna modes can he excited on a same antenna, the solution provided in this embodiment of this application can help the antenna body obtain a wider bandwidth.
Optionally, the circuit board includes a first excitation end. The first feed circuit includes a signal conversion circuit and a first configuration circuit. The signal conversion circuit has an input end, a first output end, and a second output end. The input end is electrically connected to the first excitation end, the first output end is electrically connected to the first stub, and the second output end is electrically connected to the second stub. The signal conversion circuit is configured to: convert a signal provided by the first excitation end into a first excitation signal and a second excitation signal that are equal-amplitude out-of-phase, transmit the first excitation signal to the first stub through the first output end, and transmit the second excitation signal to the second stub through the second output end. The signal conversion circuit may be a balun chip. The balun chip has a small packaging size, in the antenna structure, so that a single-end signal provided by the first excitation end can be converted into two equal-amplitude out-of-phase signals by using the balun chip with a small packaging size, and a size of the antenna structure can be reduced. In addition, a first output end and a second output end of the balun chip have a high balance degree, so that the first excitation signal and the second excitation signal can meet an equal-amplitude out-of-phase requirement, to effectively excite the antenna body to generate the first radiation mode and the second radiation mode. In addition, a first configuration circuit is electrically connected between the first output end and the second output end of the signal conversion circuit, and configured to tune a resonance frequency and a bandwidth of the first radiator in the first radiation mode, so that a resonance frequency and a bandwidth of the antenna body can be tuned based on a requirement.
Optionally, the first configuration circuit includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor. A first end of the first capacitor is electrically connected to the first output end of the signal conversion circuit, and a second end of the first capacitor is electrically connected to the first stub. A first end of the second capacitor is electrically connected to the second output end of the signal conversion circuit, and a second end of the second capacitor is electrically connected to the second stub. The first capacitor and the second capacitor are configured to perform feeding matching. When capacitance values of the first capacitor and the second capacitor are larger, a resonance frequency of the antenna body is lower when the first feed circuit excites the antenna body to generate the first radiation mode; or when capacitance values of the first capacitor and the second capacitor are smaller, a resonance frequency of the antenna body is higher.
Optionally, the first configuration circuit further includes at least two first tuning components. The first tuning component is electrically connected between a second end of the first capacitor (or the first stub) and a second end of the second capacitor (or the second stub). The first tuning component includes a first inductor and a first radio frequency switch that are connected in series. In this way, a quantity of first inductors connected in parallel in the first configuration circuit may be controlled by controlling a quantity of first radio frequency switches, When the quantity of first inductors connected in parallel in the first configuration circuit is larger, inductive reactance between the first stub and the second stub is lower, and a resonance frequency of the antenna body in the first radiation mode is higher; or when the quantity of first inductors connected in parallel in the first configuration circuit is smaller, inductive reactance between the first stub and the second stub is higher, and a resonance frequency of the antenna body in the first radiation mode is lower.
Optionally, the antenna apparatus further includes a second configuration circuit. The second configuration circuit is electrically connected to a center of the second radiator and the reference ground of the circuit board, the second feed circuit is further configured to excite the antenna body to generate a fourth radiation mode, and a main radiator in the fourth radiation mode is the second radiator. The second configuration circuit is configured to tune a resonance frequency and bandwidth of the second radiator in the fourth radiation mode. The second configuration circuit includes at least two second tuning components. The second tuning component is electrically connected between the center of the second radiator and the reference ground of the circuit board. Each second tuning component includes a second inductor and a second radio frequency switch that are connected in series. In this way, a quantity of second inductors connected in parallel in the second configuration circuit may be controlled by controlling a quantity of second radio frequency switches. When the quantity of second inductors connected in parallel in the second configuration circuit is larger, inductive reactance between the second radiator and the reference ground of the PCB is lower, and the resonance frequency of the antenna body in the fourth radiation mode is higher; or when the quantity of second inductors connected in parallel in the second configuration circuit is smaller, inductive reactance between the second radiator and the reference ground of the PCB is higher, and the resonance frequency of the antenna body in the fourth radiation mode is lower.
Optionally, the first configuration circuit includes a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor. A first end of the third capacitor is electrically connected to the first output end of the signal conversion circuit, and a second end of the third capacitor is electrically connected to the first stub. A first end of the fourth capacitor is electrically connected to the second output end of the signal conversion circuit, and a second end of the fourth capacitor is electrically connected to the second stub. When capacitance values of the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor are higher, the resonance frequency of the antenna body in the first radiation mode is lower; or when capacitance values of the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor are smaller, the resonance frequency of the antenna body in the first radiation mode is higher.
Optionally, the antenna apparatus further includes a second configuration circuit. The second configuration circuit is electrically connected to the center of the second radiator and the reference ground of the circuit board, the second teed circuit is further configured to excite the antenna body to generate a fourth radiation mode, and a main radiator in the fourth radiation mode is the second radiator. The second configuration circuit is configured to tune a resonance frequency and a bandwidth of the second radiator in the fourth radiation mode. The second configuration circuit includes a fifth capacitor and/or a third inductor. A first end of the fifth capacitor is electrically connected to the center of the second radiator, and a second end of the fifth capacitor is grounded to the reference ground of the circuit board. A first end of the third inductor is electrically connected to the center of the second radiator, and a second end of the third inductor is grounded to the reference ground of the circuit board. In a case the antenna body works in the fourth radiation mode, when a capacitance value of the fifth capacitor or an inductance value of the third inductor is larger, the resonance frequency of the antenna body in the fourth radiation mode is lower; or when a capacitance value of the fifth capacitor or an inductance value of the third inductor is smaller, the resonance frequency of the antenna body in the fourth radiation mode is higher.
Optionally, the first stub and the second stub are both L-shaped, and the first stub and the second stub are disposed symmetrically with respect to a center of the first gap. In this case, when the antenna body is in the third radiation mode, in the first radiator that is used as a main radiator, a current distributed on the first stub and a current distributed on the second stub have flow directions opposite to each other, and are symmetrically distributed with respect to the center of the first gap. This helps improve isolation of dual antennas.
Optionally, the second radiator is strip-shaped, and the first stub and the second stub are symmetrically disposed with respect to the center of the second radiator. This helps improve isolation of dual antennas.
Optionally, a current on the antenna body in the first radiation mode is orthogonal to currents on the antenna body in the third radiation mode and the fourth radiation mode and a radio wave on the antenna body in the first radiation mode is orthogonal to radio waves on the antenna body in the third radiation mode and the fourth radiation mode. Therefore, isolation between an antenna in the first radiation mode and an antenna in the third radiation mode and the fourth radiation mode is high. A current on the antenna body in the second radiation mode is orthogonal to currents on the antenna body in the third radiation mode and the fourth radiation mode; and a radio wave on the antenna body in the second radiation mode is orthogonal to radio waves on the antenna body in the third radiation mode and the fourth radiation mode. Therefore, isolation between an antenna in the second radiation mode and an antenna in the third radiation mode and the fourth radiation mode is high.
Optionally, in the first radiation mode, a flow direction of a current distributed on the first stub is the same as a flow direction of a current distributed on the second stub. In the second radiation mode, flow directions of currents distributed on the second radiator are the same. In the third radiation mode, a flow direction of a current distributed on the first stub is opposite to a flow direction of a current distributed on the second stub relative to the first gap. In the fourth radiation mode, flow directions of currents distributed on the second radiator are opposite to each other relative to the center of the second radiator. Therefore, isolation between the first antenna in the first radiation mode and the second antenna in the third radiation mode and the fourth radiation mode is high. In addition, isolation between the first antenna in the second radiation mode and the second antenna in the third radiation mode and the fourth radiation mode is high, so that dual antennas with high isolation are formed.
Optionally, a frequency range covered by the first radiation mode, a frequency range covered by the second radiation mode, a frequency range covered by the third radiation mode, and a frequency range covered by the fourth radiation mode are at least partially different from each other. In this way, when the antenna body works in the four radiation modes at the same time, because frequency ranges covered by the four radiation modes may be different, the antenna body can obtain a wider bandwidth, to transmit more data.
Optionally, the antenna apparatus further includes an antenna chassis. The antenna chassis is disposed on the first surface of the circuit board. A height of the antenna chassis is the same as the third gap. The second radiator is disposed on a surface of a side that is of the antenna chassis and that is away front the first surface of the circuit board. A height direction of the antenna chassis is perpendicular to the first surface of the circuit board. A material of the antenna chassis includes an insulation material. The antenna chassis is configured to support the second radiator, so that the third gap is configured between the second radiator and the PCB.
According to another aspect of embodiments of this application, an electronic device is provided, including a metal rim and any antenna apparatus described above, The first radiator of the antenna apparatus is a part of the metal rim. The electronic device has a same technical effect as the antenna apparatus provided in the foregoing embodiment. Details are not described herein.
01—Electronic device; 10—Display module; 11—Middle frame; 111—Metal rim; 110—Bearing plate; 100—PCB; 12—Back cover; 201—First radiator; 211—First stub; 221—Second stub; 202—Second radiator; 20—Antenna body; 31—First feed circuit; 32—Second feed circuit; 300—Antenna chassis; 42—Second configuration circuit; 311—Signal conversion circuit; 41—First configuration circuit; 410—First tuning component; and 420—Second tuning component.
The following describes the technical solutions in embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings in embodiments of this application. It is clear that the described embodiments are merely a part rather than all of embodiments of this application.
The following terms “first” and “second” are merely intended for a purpose of description and shall not be understood as an indication or implication of relative importance or an implicit indication of a quantity of indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature limited by “first” or “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the descriptions of this application, unless otherwise stated, “a plurality of” means two or more than two.
In addition, in embodiments of this application, orientation terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “left”, and “right” may be defined by, but are not limited to, orientations of components schematically placed in the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these orientation terms may be relative concepts, are used for description and clarification of “relative to”, and may be changed correspondingly based on changes in placement orientations of the components in the accompanying drawings.
In this application, it should be noted that the term “connection” should be understood in a broad sense unless otherwise expressly specified and limited. For example, the “connection” may be a fixed connection, may be a detachable connection, may be an integral connection; may be a direct connection, or may be an indirect connection implemented by using a medium In addition, the term “electrical connection” may be a direct electrical connection, or may be an indirect electrical connection implemented by using a medium.
An embodiment of this application provides an electronic device. The electronic device may be applied to various communications systems or communications protocols, such as a global system for mobile communications (global system for mobile communications, GSM), a code division multiple access (code division multiple access, CDMA) system, a wideband code division multiple access (wideband code division multiple access, WCDMA), a general packet radio service (general packet radio service, GPRS), and long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE). The electronic device may include an electronic product that has a wireless signal receiving and sending function, such as a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer (pad), a television, an intelligent wearable product (for example, a smartwatch or a smart band), an internet of things (internet of things, IOT), a virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (augmented reality AR) terminal device, and an unmanned aerial vehicle. A specific form of the electronic device is not particularly limited in this embodiment of this application.
As shown in
In addition, the electronic device 01 may further include a middle frame 11 and a back cover 12. The middle frame 11 includes a bearing plate 110 and a metal rim 111 that wraps around the bearing plate 110. Electronic components such as a printed circuit board (printed circuit board, PCB) 100, a camera, and a battery may be disposed on a surface that is of the bearing plate 110 and that faces the back cover 12. The camera and the battery are not shown in the figure. The back cover 12 is connected to the middle frame 11 to form an accommodating cavity configured to accommodate the electronic components such as the PCB 100, the camera, and the battery. This can avoid impact on performance of the electronic device because of entering of water vapor and dust into the accommodating cavity.
The electronic device 01 further includes an antenna apparatus 02 shown in
The PCB 100 includes a first surface P1 and a first side edge P2. The first surface P1 of the PCB 100 faces the housing 12 in
In some embodiments of this application, as shown in
In addition, a ground point disposed on one side (for example, a left side) of the first gap H1 may be used as the second end A2 of the first stub 211, and the second end A2 of the first stub 211 is electrically connected to the reference ground GND of the PCB 100 through a metal cable, a spring, or a metal sheet. When the metal sheet and the first stub 211 are of an integrated structure, the first stub 211 may be in an L shape shown in
In addition, as shown in
In this case, in some embodiments of this application, in a process of manufacturing the second radiator 202, a laser direct structuring (laser direct structuring, LDS) process may be performed on a surface of a side disposed on the PCB 100 that is of the antenna chassis 300 and that is away from the PCB 100, to metallize the surface of the side that is of the antenna chassis 300 and that is away from the PCB 100, to form the second radiator 202. Alternatively, in some other embodiments of this application, a manufactured metal sheet used as the second radiator 202 is attached to a surface of a side that is of the antenna chassis 300 and that is away from the PCB 100. A manner of manufacturing the second radiator 202 is not limited in this application.
In some embodiments of this application, to avoid impact on performance of the second radiator 202, the third gap H3 between the second radiator 202 and the PCB 100 may meet a requirement that H3≥0.5 mm.
In addition, as shown in
To enable the first feed circuit 31 to transmit the equal-amplitude out-of-phase excitation signals to the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 respectively, in some embodiments of this application, the first feed circuit 31 may include a signal conversion circuit 311 shown in
In this case, the signal conversion circuit 311 may be configured to convert a signal output by the first excitation end O1 into a first excitation signal and a second excitation signal that are equal-amplitude out-of-phase. Next, the signal conversion circuit 311 may transmit the first excitation signal to the first stub 211 through the first output end {circle around (1)}, and transmit the second excitation signal to the second stub 221 through the second output end {circle around (2)}.
In this way, the first excitation signal and the second excitation signal that are output by the signal conversion circuit 311 may excite the antenna body 20 to generate a first radiation mode (radiation mode, RM). In the first radiation mode RMI, as shown in
In addition, there is a distance D between the first radiator 201 and the second radiator 202 (as shown in
It should be noted that, in embodiments of this application, direct coupling between two components means that the two components are in direct contact, or a component configured to electrically connect the two components is disposed between the two components. Therefore, that the first radiator 201 is indirectly coupled to the second radiator 202 means that the first radiator 201 is not in contact with the second radiator 202, and no component that is configured to electrically connect the first radiator 201 and the second radiator 202 is disposed between the first radiator 201 and the second radiator 202.
In addition, the accompanying drawings in this application are described by using an example in which the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 in the first radiator 201 and the second radiator 202 are all in shapes of long-striped rectangles, and the second radiator 202 is parallel to the first stub 211 and the second stub 221. In this case, the distance D between the first radiator 201 and the second radiator 202 refers to a distance between an edge that is of the first stub 211 (or the second stub 221) in the first radiator 201 and that is close to the second radiator 202 and an edge that is of the second radiator 202 and that is close to the first radiator 201.
In some other embodiments of this application, edge shapes of the first stub 211, the second stub 221, and the second radiator 202 may be irregular, and the second radiator 202 is not disposed in parallel to the first stub 211 and the second stub 221. In this case, the distance D between the first radiator 201 and the second radiator 202 refers to a shortest distance between any point on an edge that is of the first stub 211 (or the second stub 221) in the first radiator 201 and that is close to the second radiator 202 and any point on an edge that is of the second radiator 202 and that is close to the first radiator 201.
In the second radiation mode RM2, as shown in
The balun chip has a small packaging size, in the antenna structure 02, so that a single-end signal provided by the first excitation end O1 can be converted into two equal-amplitude out-of-phase signals by using the balun chip with a small packaging size, and a size of the antenna structure 02 can be reduced. In addition, an amplitude difference between the first excitation signal and the second excitation signal that are output at the first output end {circle around (1)} and the second output end {circle around (2)} of the balun chip respectively may be within a range of 1 dB to 2 dB, and a phase difference between the first excitation signal and the second excitation signal is approximately 180±15°. Therefore, the first output end {circle around (1)} and the second output end {circle around (2)} have a high balance degree, so that the first excitation signal and the second excitation signal can meet an equal-amplitude out-of-phase requirement, to effectively excite the antenna body 20 to generate the first radiation mode and the second radiation mode.
In addition, as shown in
In the third radiation mode RM3, as shown in
It should be noted that signals output by the first excitation end O1 and the second excitation end O2 are not limited in this application, and may be the same or may be different. The first excitation end O1 and the second excitation end O2 may be disposed on a same surface of the PCB 100, for example, the first surface P1, or may be disposed on two opposite surfaces of the PCB 100 respectively, for example, disposed on the first surface P1 of the PCB 100 and a surface opposite to the first surface P1 respectively.
In addition, in some embodiments of this application, the antenna apparatus 01 further includes a second configuration circuit 42 shown in
It should be noted that, that the second configuration circuit 42 is electrically connected to a center of the second radiator 202 means that, on a premise that when the antenna body 20 is in the second radiation mode RM2 and the fourth radiation mode RM4, a current on the first radiator 201 may be coupled to the second radiator 202, so that the second radiator 202 is used as a main radiator, the center of the second radiator 202 may be a center of a geometric shape of the second radiator 202, or the center of the second radiator 202 may be shifted by 10% left or right from the center of the geometric shape of the second radiator 202 in a length direction of the strip-shaped second radiator 202.
In the fourth radiation mode RM4, as shown in
The foregoing description is provided by using an example in which the second radiator 202 is electrically connected to the reference ground GND of the PCB 100 through the second configuration circuit 42. In this case, the second feed circuit 32 may excite the antenna body 20 to generate the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4. In some other embodiments of this application, the second radiator 202 may be a passive resonance structure, and the second radiator 202 is neither electrically connected to the reference ground nor to the excitation end. In this case, the second feed circuit 32 may excite the antenna body 20 to generate only the third radiation mode RM3. For ease of description, an example is used below in which the second configuration circuit 42 is disposed between the second radiator 202 and the reference ground GND of the PCB 100, and the second feed circuit 32 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4.
In conclusion, in the antenna structure 02 provided in this embodiment of this application, the first feed circuit 31 can excite the antenna body 20 as the first antenna to generate the first radiation mode RM1 shown in
In some embodiments of this application, the antenna body 20 may be used as a transmit antenna (or a receive antenna) when operating in the first radiation mode RM1 and the second radiation mode RM2 that are generated through excitation of the first feed circuit 31, and the antenna body 20 may be used as a receive antenna (or a transmit antenna) when operating in the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4 that are generated through excitation of the second feed circuit 32. Alternatively, in some other embodiments of this application, when operating in the foregoing four excitation modes (the first radiation mode RM1, the second radiation mode RM2, the third radiation mode RM3, and the fourth radiation mode RM4), the antenna body 20 may be used as only a transmit antenna or as only a receive antenna.
In addition, when the first radiator 201 is used as a main radiator, the antenna body 20 needs to satisfy specific symmetry, to balance two current signals respectively received on the first stub 211 and the second stub 221, so as to improve isolation between different excitation ends, for example, the first excitation end O1 and the second excitation end O2 (or the first antenna and the second antenna). For example, the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 in the first radiator 201 may be disposed symmetrically with respect to a center of the first gap H1 (as shown in
In addition, when the second radiator 202 is strip-shaped as shown in
It should be noted that, that the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 are disposed symmetrically with respect to the center of the first gap H1 means that, on the premise that a requirement on isolation between the first excitation end O1 and the second excitation end O2 (or the first antenna and the second antenna) is met, the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 may be approximately disposed symmetrically with respect to the center of the first gap H1, and the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 are not limited to be strictly disposed symmetrically with respect to the center of the first gap H1. In addition, that the center of the second radiator 202 and the center of the first gap H1 may be in a same straight line means that on a premise that a requirement on isolation between the first excitation end O1 and the second excitation end O2 (or the first antenna and the second antenna) is met, the center of the second radiator 202 and the center of the first gap H1 may be approximately in a same straight line, and the center of the second radiator 202 and the center of the first gap H1 are not limited to be strictly disposed in a same straight line.
Based on this, it can be learned from the foregoing description that, when the first feed circuit 31 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the first radiation mode RM1, and when the second feed circuit 32 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the third radiation mode RM3, the first radiator 201 is used as the main radiation element. However, in the first radiation mode RM1, as shown in
Therefore, when the antenna body 20 meets the foregoing symmetry, currents on the antenna body 20 (for example, the first radiator 201) in the first radiation mode RM1 generated through excitation of the first excitation end O1 may be orthogonal to currents on the antenna body 20 in the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4 generated through excitation of the second excitation end O2 (the currents are distributed on the first radiator 201 in the third radiation mode RM3, and the currents are distributed on the second radiator 202 in the fourth radiation mode RM4). In this case, radio waves on the antenna body 20 (for example, the first radiator 201) in the first radiation mode RM1 may be orthogonal to radio waves on the antenna body 20 in the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4 (in the third radiation mode RM3, the first radiator 201 mainly generates the radio waves, and in the fourth radiation mode RM4, the second radiator 202 mainly generates the radio waves). Therefore, under excitation of different excitation ends (for example, the first excitation end O1 and the second excitation end O2), isolation between the first antenna and the second antenna separately formed by a same radiator in the antenna body 20, for example, the first radiator 201, is high.
Similarly, when the first feed circuit 31 electrically connected to the first excitation end O1 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the second radiation mode RM2, and when the second feed circuit 32 electrically connected to the second excitation end O2 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the fourth radiation mode RM4, the second radiator 202 is used as the main radiating element. However, in the second radiation mode RM2, as shown in
Therefore, when the antenna body 20 meets the foregoing symmetry, currents on the antenna body 20 (for example, the second radiator 202) in the second radiation mode RM2 generated through excitation of the first excitation end O1 may be orthogonal to currents on the antenna body 20 in the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4 generated through excitation of the second excitation end O2 (for example, the currents are distributed on the first radiator 201 in the third radiation mode RM3, and the currents are distributed on the second radiator 202 in the fourth radiation mode RM4). In this case, radio waves on the antenna body 20 (for example, the second radiator 202) in the second radiation mode RM2 may be orthogonal to radio waves on the antenna body 20 in the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4 (for example, in the third radiation mode RM3, the first radiator 201 mainly generates the radio waves, and in the fourth radiation mode RM4, the second radiator 202 mainly generates the radio waves). Therefore, under excitation of different excitation ends (for example, the first excitation end O1 and the second excitation end O2), isolation between a first antenna and a second antenna separately formed by a same radiator in the antenna body 20, for example, the second radiator 202, is high.
In conclusion, under excitation of the first excitation end O1 and the second excitation end O2, the first radiation mode RM1 is orthogonal to the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4, and the second radiation mode RM2 is orthogonal to the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4. Therefore, isolation between the first antenna and the second antenna separately formed by the antenna body 20 under the different excitation ends is high, so that dual antennas with high isolation can be implemented based on an increased bandwidth of the antenna body 20.
In another aspect, it can be learned from the foregoing that, the first radiator 201 may be a part of the metal rim 111, and the first gap H1 is formed by making a slit on the metal rim 111, so that the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 in the first radiator 201 can be manufactured. In a process of manufacturing the first radiator 201, only one slit, that is, the foregoing first gap H1, needs to be formed on the metal rim 111. Therefore, there are fewer demands on slit making on the metal rim 111, which helps improve an appearance effect of the electronic product.
In some embodiments of this application, radiation frequencies of the antenna body 20 in the foregoing four excitation modes may cover a low frequency hand (for example, approximately 700 MHz to 960 MHz), a medium-high frequency band (for example, 1700 MHz to 2700 MHz), an N77 frequency band (3300 MHz to 4200 MHz), or an N79 frequency band (4400 MHz to 5000 MHz). In addition, frequency bands in which the antenna body 20 works in different excitation modes may overlap. For example, the antenna body 20 in the first radiation mode RM1 and the third radiation mode RM3 (or in the second radiation mode RM2 and the fourth radiation mode RM4) may be applied to intra-frequency Wi-Fi dual antennas and intra-frequency Bluetooth dual antennas. Alternatively, frequency bands in which the antenna body 20 works in the different excitation modes may not overlap. For example, the antenna body 20 in the first radiation mode RM1 and the third radiation mode RM3 (or in the second radiation mode RM2 and the fourth radiation mode RM4) may be applied to a Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) and medium-high frequency dual antennas.
Based on this, to further tune the radiation frequencies and bandwidths of the antenna body 20, the following describes in detail a structure of the antenna body 20 and a manner of disposing internal elements.
In some embodiments of this application, radiation frequencies of the antenna body 20 may cover a medium-high frequency band (for example, 1700 MHz to 2700 MHz). In this case, the antenna body 20 may include a first configuration circuit 41 shown in
A first end of the first capacitor C1 is electrically connected to the first output end {circle around (1)} of the signal conversion circuit 311, and a second end of the first capacitor C1 is electrically connected to the first stub 211. A first end of the second capacitor C2 is electrically connected to the second output end {circle around (2)} of the signal conversion circuit 311, and a second end of the second capacitor C2 is electrically connected to the second stub 221.
The first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are used for feeding matching. For example, when capacitance values of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are larger, a resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 is lower when the first feed circuit 31 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the first radiation mode RM1; or when capacitance values of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are smaller, a resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 is higher when the first feed circuit 31 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the first radiation mode RM1.
In some other embodiments of this application, the first configuration circuit 41 may further include a fourth inductor L4. A first end of the fourth inductor L4 is electrically connected to the first end of the first capacitor C1, and a second end of the fourth inductor L4 is electrically connected to the first end of the second capacitor C2.
In this case, the fourth inductor L4 may tune a depth of an input return loss (S11) curve of the antenna body 20 (that is, an input return loss of the antenna body 20) and a width of the resonance frequency when the first feed circuit 31 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the first radiation mode RM1. When an inductance value of the fourth inductor L4 is smaller, the depth of the input return loss (S11) curve of the antenna body 20 is greater (that is, the input return loss of the antenna body 20 is smaller), and the width of the resonance frequency is smaller; or when an inductance value of the fourth inductor L4 is larger, the depth of the S parameter curve is smaller, and the width of the resonance frequency is greater.
Based on this, when the first feed circuit 31 excites the antenna body 20 to generate the first radiation mode RM1, to tune the resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 based on a requirement, in some embodiments of this application, as shown is
The first timing component 410 is electrically connected between the second end of the first capacitor C1 and the second end of the second capacitor C2. The first tuning component 410 may include a first inductor L1 and a first radio frequency switch Lsw1 that are connected in series. One end of the first inductor L1 is electrically connected to the second end of the first capacitor C1 and the first stub 211, and the other end of the first inductor L1 is electrically connected to one end of the first radio frequency switch Lsw1. The other end of the first radio frequency switch Lsw1 is electrically connected to the second end of the second capacitor C2 and the second stub 221. Inductance values of first inductors L1 in different first tuning components 410 may be the same or may be different.
In this way, a quantity of first inductors L1 connected in parallel in the first configuration circuit 41 can be controlled by controlling on and off states of first radio frequency switches Lsw1. When the quantity of first inductors L1 connected in parallel in the first configuration circuit 41 is larger, inductive reactance between the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 is lower, and a resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 in the first radiation mode RM1 is higher; or when the quantity of first inductors L1 connected in parallel in the first configuration circuit 41 is smaller, inductive reactance between the first stub 211 and the second stub 221 is higher, and a resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 in the first radiation mode RM1 is lower.
The following describes the first radiation mode RM1 and the second radiation mode RM2 that are generated when the first feed circuit 31 excites the antenna body 20 as the first antenna by setting a structure size of the antenna body 20 and parameters of elements in the first configuration circuit 41.
For example, as shown in
A length S3 of the second radiator 202 may be approximately 36 mm±2 mm, and a width S4 of the second radiator 202 may be approximately 3 mm±1 mm. A material of the antenna chassis 300 (as shown in
Table 1 is described by using an example in which three groups of first tuning components 410 are disposed in the first configuration circuit 41, and inductance values of first inductors (L1a, L1b, and L1c) in the first tuning components 410 are different. A quantity of first tuning components 410 in the first configuration circuit 41 and an inductance value of a first inductor in each first tuning component 410 are not limited in this application.
In this case, it can be learned from the foregoing that, when the antenna body 20 generates the first radiation mode RM1 under excitation of the first feed circuit 31, as shown in
In addition, when the antenna body 20 generates the second radiation mode RM2 under excitation of the first feed circuit 31, as shown in
For example, when the length S3 of the second radiator 202 is approximately 36 mm±2 mm, the resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 in the second radiation mode RM2 may be approximately 2.7 GHz (50 MHz lower or higher).
In this case, as shown in
It can be learned from the foregoing description that, under excitation of the first feed circuit 31, when the antenna body 20 works in the first radiation mode RM1, in the first configuration circuit 41, the inductance value of the first inductor L1 and a quantity of a plurality of first inductors L1 connected in parallel may be adjusted based on a requirement, so that the resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 can be switched between the Band 3 frequency band, the Band 1 frequency band, the Band 40 frequency band, and the Band 7 frequency band. In this case, the antenna body 20 can cover a wide bandwidth.
It should be noted that, the foregoing description is provided by using an example in which the length S1 of the first stub 211 is the same as the length S2 of the second stub 221 in the first radiator 201, in some other embodiments of this application, a structure of the antenna body 20 and the circuit structure do not need to be set to a centrosymmetric structure. For example, when the length S1 of the first stub 211 is different from the length S2 of the second stub 221, the capacitance values of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 in the first configuration circuit 41 may be adjusted, to reduce mutual impact between different radiation modes of the antenna body 20, and improve isolation of antennas in the different radiation modes.
In addition, as shown in
The foregoing describes setting and adjustment of resonance frequencies of the antenna body 20 in the first radiation mode RM1 and the second radiation mode RM2 under excitation of the first feed circuit 31. In addition, it can be learned from the foregoing description that, under excitation of the second feed circuit 32, the antenna body 20 may generate the third radiation mode RM3 shown in
Therefore, in the third radiation mode RM3, the resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 cannot be tuned by using the first configuration circuit 41. In this case, the length S1 of the first stub 211 and the length S2 of the second stub 221 in the first radiator 201 that are shown in
In addition, as shown in
To enable a resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 in the fourth radiation mode RM4 to be tuned based on a requirement under excitation of the second feed circuit 32, in some embodiments of this application, as shown in
The second tuning component 420 is electrically connected between the center of the second radiator 202 and the reference ground GND of the PCB 100. Each second tuning component 420 may include a second inductor L2 and a second radio frequency switch Lsw2 that are connected in series. One end of the second inductor L2 is electrically connected to the center of the second radiator 202, and the other end of the second inductor L2 is electrically connected to one end of the second radio frequency switch Lsw2. The other end of the second radio frequency switch Lsw2 is electrically connected to the reference ground GND of the PCB 100. Alternatively, in some other embodiments of this application, one end of the second radio frequency switch Lsw2 is electrically connected to the center of the second radiator 202, the other end of the second radio frequency switch Lsw2 is electrically connected to one end of the second inductor L2, and the other end of the second inductor L2 is electrically connected to the reference ground GND of the PCB 100.
In this way, a quantity of second inductors L2 connected in parallel in the second configuration circuit 42 can be controlled by controlling on and off states of second radio frequency switches Lsw2. When a quantity of second inductors L2 connected in parallel in the second configuration circuit 42 is larger, inductive reactance between the second radiator 202 and the reference ground GND of the PCB 100 is lower, and the resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 in the fourth radiation mode RM4 is higher; or when a quantity of second inductors L2 connected in parallel in the second configuration circuit 42 is smaller; inductive reactance between the second radiator 202 and the reference ground GND of the PCB 100 is higher, and the resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 in the fourth radiation mode RM4 is lower.
Inductance values of second inductors L2 in different second tuning components 420 in the second configuration circuit 42 are not limited in this application. Inductance values of the second inductors L2 in the different second tuning components 420 may be the same or may be different. In some embodiments of this application, an inductance value of each second inductor L2 may be set, and on and off of the second radio frequency switch Lsw2 in each second tuning component 420 may be controlled, so that when the antenna body 20 is in the fourth radiation mode RM4, the radiation frequency of the antenna body 20 may cover the Band 3 frequency band (that is, a frequency range of 1710 MHz to 1880 MHz), the Band 1 frequency band (that is, a frequency range of 1920 MHz to 2170 MHz), and/or the Band 7 frequency band (that is, a frequency range of 2500 MHz to 2690 MHz). The following describes the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4 that are generated when the second feed circuit 32 excites the antenna body 20 as the second antenna.
In this case, as shown in
In addition, as shown in
As shown in
In addition, as shown in
As shown in
It can be learned from the foregoing description that, under excitation of the second feed circuit 32, when the antenna body 20 works in the fourth radiation mode RM4, in the second configuration circuit 42, the inductance value of the second inductor L2 and a quantity of second inductors L2 connected in parallel may be adjusted based on a requirement, so that the resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 can be switched between the Band 3 frequency band, the Band 1 frequency band, and the Band 7 frequency band. In this case, the antenna body 20 can cover a wide bandwidth.
It should be noted that, as shown in
An example is used above to describe a structure of the antenna body 20 and a manner of setting an internal element, in which when the antenna body 20 is in the first radiation mode RMI and when the antenna body 20 is excited by the first feed circuit 31, the inductance value of the first inductor L1 and the quantity of first inductors L1 connected in parallel may be adjusted in the first configuration circuit 41, to implement an adjustable resonance frequency, for example, switching between the Band 3 frequency band, the Band 1 frequency band, the Band 40 frequency band, and the Band 7 frequency band; and when the antenna body 20 is in the fourth radiation mode RM4 and when the antenna body 20 is excited by the second feed circuit 32, the inductance value of the second inductor L2 and the quantity of second inductors L2 connected in parallel may be adjusted in the second configuration circuit 42, to implement an adjustable resonance frequency, for example, switching between the Band 3 frequency band, the Band 1 frequency band, and the Band 7 frequency band.
In some other embodiments of this application, a structure and an internal element of the antenna body 20 may be set, so that a radiation frequency of the antenna body 20 may be fixed at an N41 frequency band (a frequency range of 2500 MHz to 2700 MHz) and an N78 frequency band (3300 MHz to 3800 MHz). When the antenna body 20 includes the first configuration circuit 41 shown in
It can be learned from the foregoing that, when the antenna body 20 works in the first radiation mode RM1 under excitation of the first feed circuit 31 (including a balun chip in
In addition, in some other embodiments of this application, the first configuration circuit 41 may include a sixth capacitor C6, a seventh capacitor C7, and a fifth inductor LS shown in
In addition, in some embodiments of this application, the second configuration circuit 42 may include a fifth capacitor C5 shown in
When the antenna body 20 works in the second radiation mode RM2 under excitation by the first feed circuit 31, the second radiator 202 is used as a main radiator. When the length S3 of the second radiator 202 is greater, a resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 in the second radiation mode RM2 is lower; or when the length S3 of the second radiator 202 is smaller, the resonance frequency of the antenna body 20 in the second radiation mode RM2 is higher.
When the first feed circuit 31 excites the antenna body 20, a radiation frequency of the antenna body 20 in the first radiation mode RM1 is enabled to cover an N41 frequency band (a frequency range of 2500 MHz to 2700 MHz) and a first half (3300 MHz to 3600 MHz) of an N78 frequency band, and a radiation frequency of the antenna body 20 in the second radiation mode RM2 may be enabled to cover a second half (3600 MHz to 3800 MHz) of an N78 frequency band. Based on this, the following describes a manner of setting a structure size of the antenna body 20.
For example, in
Based on this, in
In this case, as shown in
In addition, a resonance frequency at a point a4 in the curve {circle around (1)} is approximately 3.9 GHz. Therefore, it may be indicated that a radiation frequency of the antenna body 20 in the second radiation mode RM2 may cover a second half (3600 MHz to 3800 MHz) of the N78 frequency band. Therefore, under excitation of the first feed circuit 31, radiation frequencies of the antenna body 20 used as the first antenna in the first radiation mode RM1 and the second radiation mode RM2 may cover the N41 frequency band (a frequency range of 2500 MHz to 2700 MHz) and the N78 frequency band (3300 MHz to 3800 MHz).
In addition, under excitation of the first feed circuit 31, as shown in
In addition, under excitation of the second feed circuit 32 shown in
Based on this, when the structure size of the antenna body 20 remains unchanged, and a capacitance value of the fifth capacitor CS is set to approximately 2 pF±0.5 pF, when the second feed circuit 32 excites the antenna body 20, radiation frequencies of the antenna body 20 used as the second antenna in the third radiation mode RM3 and the fourth radiation mode RM4 may cover the N78 frequency band (3300 MHz to 3800 MHz).
For example, as shown in
in conclusion, when structures of the second configuration circuit 42 and the first configuration circuit 41 in the antenna apparatus 02 are set in a manner shown in
In addition, under excitation of the second feed circuit 32, as shown in
The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementations of this application, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of this application. Any variation or replacement within the technical scope disclosed in this application shall fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202010495093.5 | Jun 2020 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2021/084156 | 3/30/2021 | WO |