This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application no. 109126837, filed on Aug. 7, 2020. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
The invention relates to an antenna module, and more particularly, relates to a multi-band antenna module.
With the advancement of science and technology, the demand for multi-band antennas has gradually increased. How to enable the antenna to couple multiple frequency bands is the goal of the research in this field.
The invention provides an antenna module, which can meet the requirements of multi-band.
An antenna module of the invention is adapted to be disposed on a frame, and the antenna module includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna includes a first radiator, a second radiator and a third radiator. The first radiator has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is a first feed-in end. The second radiator and the third radiator are connected to the second end of the first radiator. The second radiator has a first ground. The second antenna includes a fourth radiator, a fifth radiator and a sixth radiator. The fourth radiator has a second feed-in end. The fifth radiator is connected to the second feed-in end. The sixth radiator is connected to the fifth radiator. A second ground is located at an intersection between the fifth radiator and the sixth radiator. The antenna module covers a first frequency band, a second frequency bands and a third frequency band.
An electronic device of the invention includes a bracket and the antenna module described above. The antenna module is disposed on a plurality of surfaces of the frame.
In an embodiment of the invention, a width of the third radiator is 0.4 times to 0.6 times a width of the first radiator.
In an embodiment of the invention, the surfaces of the frame include a top surface, a first lateral surface, a bottom surface, and a first inclined surface located below the top surface and connected to the bottom surface, which are connected to each other. The first radiator is bended into multiple sections and has a conductive hole to be adapted to pass through the frame from the bottom surface along the first inclined surface to the top surface and extend to the first lateral surface. The first feed-in end is located on the bottom surface. The second radiator is disposed on the bottom surface. The third radiator is disposed on the first lateral surface.
In an embodiment of the invention, the first antenna further includes a first extension, adapted to be disposed on the top surface and connected to a portion of the first radiator located on the top surface.
In an embodiment of the invention, the surfaces of the frame include a top surface, a second inclined surface, a second lateral surface, a bottom surface, a third inclined surface, and an inner surface, which are connected to each other. The fourth radiator is bent into multiple sections to be adapted to extend from the bottom surface, the second lateral surface, and the top surface to the second inclined surface. The fifth radiator is adapted to extend from the bottom surface and the third inclined surface to the inner surface. The sixth radiator is adapted to be at least disposed on the bottom surface.
In an embodiment of the invention, a width of a portion of the fourth radiator located on the top surface is greater than a width of a remaining portion of the fourth radiator.
In an embodiment of the invention, the second antenna further includes a second extension extending from the second feed-in end and parallel to a portion of the fifth radiator. The second extension is adapted to be disposed on the third inclined surface and the inner surface. The second extension includes a second conductive hole to be adapted to pass through the frame.
In an embodiment of the invention, the frame includes a fourth inclined surface located between the top surface and the inner surface. The second antenna further includes a third extension. The third extension includes a third conductive hole to be adapted to pass through the frame to be connected to the fifth radiator. The third extension is adapted to be disposed on the fourth inclined surface and located beside the fourth radiator.
In an embodiment of the invention, a width of the third extension is less than a width of the fifth radiator.
In an embodiment of the invention, the first frequency band is commonly coupled by the first radiator and the second radiator. The second frequency band is commonly coupled by the second radiator and the third radiator. The third frequency band is coupled by the second radiator. The second frequency band is coupled by the fifth radiator. The third frequency band is commonly coupled by a part of the fifth radiator and the sixth radiator.
In an embodiment of the invention, the first frequency band is between 2400 MHz and 2500 MHz. The second frequency band is between 5150 MHz and 5850 MHz. The third frequency band is between 6125 MHz and 7125 MHz.
In an embodiment of the invention, a fourth frequency band is coupled by the fourth radiator. The fourth frequency band is between 1500 MHz and 1650 MHz.
Based on the above, the first antenna of the antenna module of the invention includes the first radiator, the second radiator and the third radiator. The first end of the first antenna is the first feed-in end. The second radiator and the third radiator are connected to the second end of the first radiator. The second radiator has the first ground. The second antenna of the antenna module includes the fourth radiator, the fifth radiator and the sixth radiator. The fifth radiator is connected to the second feed-in end of the fourth radiator. The sixth radiator is connected to the fifth radiator. The second ground is located at the intersection between the fifth radiator and the sixth radiator. Through the above configuration, the antenna module of the invention can meet the requirements of multiple frequency bands.
The main technical improvement of the new generation of wireless local area network technology WIFI-6 802.11ax is divided into two stages. The first stage is to use the existing frequency band range of 2.4G and 5G frequency bands to increase the signal processing technology to increase the overall transmission rate. The second stage is to increase the bandwidth of the actual spectrum used. The original 5G frequency band (5150-5850 MHz) is extended to the 6G frequency band (5925 MHz to 7125 MHz) to increase the usable bandwidth range, which is the so-called WIFI 6E.
At present, the antenna design of products on the market only covers the ranges of 2.4 frequency band and 5G frequency band. In order to meet the bandwidth requirements of WIFI 6E, it is necessary to extend the bandwidth range of the 5G high frequency band to the 6G frequency band by expanding from the original 1 GHz to 2 GHz. In this way, it is necessary to double the bandwidth range, which greatly increases the difficulty of antenna design. The following will introduce an antenna module 100 that can meet the bandwidth requirements of WIFI 6E and an electronic device 10 having the antenna module 100.
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The electronic device 10 at least includes a frame 20 and an antenna module 100. The antenna module 100 is disposed on the frame 20. The frame 20 can be used to carry the antenna module 100 and other components in the electronic device 10. Naturally, in an embodiment, the frame 20 may also be a frame specially used to carry the antenna module 100. Alternatively, in an embodiment, the frame 20 may be a part of the housing and have additional functions.
In this embodiment, as limited by a size, an internal space, and a configuration of surrounding components of the electronic device 10, a shape of the frame 20 is irregular. The antenna module 100 is a three-dimensional structure and can be disposed on a plurality of surfaces of the frame 20 according to the shape of the frame 20.
In this embodiment, the antenna module 100 includes a first antenna 110, a second antenna 120, and a third antenna 130. The first antenna 110 is mainly used to couple the frequency bands of 2.4G (2400 MHz to 2500 MHz), 5G (5150 MHz to 5850 MHz) and 6G (6125 MHz to 7125 MHz). The second antenna 120 is mainly used to couple the frequency bands of GPS (1500 MHz to 1650 MHz), 5G (5150 MHz to 5850 MHz) and 6G (6125 MHz to 7125 MHz). The third antenna 130 is mainly used to couple the frequency bands of 700 MHz to 960 MHz, 1700 MHz to 2200 MHz, and 2400 MHz to 2500 MHz. The following will describe the first antenna 110 and the second antenna 120 that can couple the 6G frequency band.
The first radiator 111 has a first end 112 and a second end 113 opposite to each other. The first end 112 is the first feed-in end F1. The second radiator 115 and the third radiator 116 are connected to the second end 113 of the first radiator 111. The second radiator 115 has the first ground G1. In addition, the first antenna 110 further includes a first extension 117 (the positions A1 and B1) that is the same height as the position A1.
In this embodiment, a first frequency band is commonly coupled by the first radiator 111 (the first feed-in end F1 and the positions A1, C1 and E1) and the second radiator 115 (the position E1 to the first ground G1). The first frequency band is, for example, between 2400 MHz and 2500 MHz. A length of the first radiator 111 (the first feed-in end F1 and the positions A1, C1 and E1) and the second radiator 115 (the position E1 to the first grounding G1) is approximately 32 mm, which is 0.23 times the wavelength of 2.4 GHz.
A second frequency band is commonly coupled by the second radiator 115 (the position E1 to the first ground G1) and the third radiator 116 (the positions E1 and D1). The second frequency band is, for example, between 5150 MHz and 5850 MHz. A length of the second radiator 115 (the position E1 to the first feed-in end F1) and the third radiator 116 (the positions E1 and D1) is approximately 12.5 mm, which is 0.23 times the wavelength of 5.5 GHz.
A third frequency band is coupled by the second radiator 115 (the position E1 to the first ground G1). The third frequency band is, for example, between 6125 MHz and 7125 MHz. A length of the second radiator 115 (the position E1 to the first feed-in end F1) is approximately 10 mm, which is 0.216 times the wavelength of 6.5 GHz. Naturally, the first frequency band, the second frequency band, and the third frequency band are not limited by the above.
In addition, in this embodiment, a width of the third radiator 116 (the positions E1 and D1) is less than a width of the first radiator 111 (the first feed-in end F1 and the positions A1, C1 and E1). Comparing the width of the third radiator 116 at the position D1 with the width of the first radiator 111 at the positions C1 and E1, it can be known that the width of the third radiator 116 is, for example, 0.4 times to 0.6 times the width of the first radiator 111. This design can adjust the impedance matching to resonate the 6G frequency band.
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The fourth radiator 121 has the second feed-in end F2. The fifth radiator 122 (the second feed-in end F2, the second ground G2 and the positions B2 and C2) is connected to the second feed-in end F2. The sixth radiator 123 (the second ground G2 and the position D2) is connected to the fifth radiator 122. The second ground G2 is located at an intersection between the fifth radiator 122 and the sixth radiator 123.
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A fourth frequency band is coupled by the fourth radiator 121 (the second feed-in end F2 and the positions I2, H2 and E2). In this embodiment, the fourth frequency band is between 1500 MHz and 1650 MHz. A length of the fourth radiator 121 (the second feed-in end F2 and the positions I2, H2 and E2) is approximately 47.8 mm, which is 0.25 times the wavelength of 1.575 GHz.
The second frequency band is coupled by the fifth radiator 122 (the second feed-in end F2, the second ground G2 and the positions B2 and C2). The second frequency band is, for example, between 5150 MHz and 5850 MHz. A length of the fifth radiator 122 (the second feed-in end F2, the second ground G2 and the positions B2 and C2) is approximately 11.9 mm, which is 0.218 times the wavelength of 5.5 GHz.
The third frequency band is commonly coupled by a part of the fifth radiator 122 (the second feed-in end F2 and the second ground G2) and the sixth radiator 123 (the second ground G2 and the position D2). The third frequency band is, for example, between 6125 MHz and 7125 MHz. A length of the part of the fifth radiator 122 (the second feed-in end F2 and the second ground G2) and the sixth radiator 123 (the second ground G2 and the position D2) is approximately 11.6 mm, which is 0.25 times the wavelength of 6.5 GHz.
The position of the first antenna 110 on the frame 20 is first introduced below.
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The first radiator 111 (the first feed-in end F1 and the positions A1, C1 and E1) is bended into multiple sections and has a first conductive hole 114. As shown in
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That is, in this embodiment, the first antenna 110 crosses over the top surface 21 (
The position of the second antenna 120 on the frame 20 is introduced below.
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The fourth radiator 121 (the second feed-in end F2 and the positions I2, H2 and E2) of the second antenna 120 is bent into multiple sections. As shown in
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That is, in this embodiment, the second antenna 120 crosses over the top surface 21 (
It can be seen from the above configuration that, in response to the irregular shape of the frame 20, the antenna module 100 can be disposed on the frame 20 through multiple bends, conductive holes, etc. Accordingly, multiple frequency bands may be coupled in a limited space. In particular, the high frequency band of 6.5 GHz can be coupled to effectively expand the operating frequency band.
In addition, through simulation, for the first antenna 110, an average antenna efficiency at 2.4 GHz can reach 66.34%, −1.78 dB; an antenna efficiency at 5 GHz can reach 75.16%, −1.24 dB; An antenna efficiency at 6 GHz can reach 58.74%, −2.31 dB. For the second antenna 120, an antenna efficiency at 5 GHz can reach 66.34%, −1.78 dB; an antenna efficiency at 6 GHz can reach 61.94%, −2.08 dB. The first antenna 110 and the second antenna 120 with the antenna efficiencies all greater than 45% in the aforementioned frequency bands can provide good antenna radiation characteristics.
In summary, the first antenna of the antenna module of the invention includes the first radiator, the second radiator and the third radiator. The first end of the first antenna is the first feed-in end. The second radiator and the third radiator are connected to the second end of the first radiator. The second radiator has the first ground. The second antenna of the antenna module includes the fourth radiator, the fifth radiator and the sixth radiator. The fifth radiator is connected to the second feed-in end of the fourth radiator. The sixth radiator is connected to the fifth radiator. The second ground is located at the intersection between the fifth radiator and the sixth radiator. Through the above configuration, the antenna module of the invention can meet the requirements of multiple frequency bands.
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109126837 | Aug 2020 | TW | national |
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