The subject matter herein generally relates to an antenna structure and a wearable device having the antenna structure.
With the advancement of wireless communication technology, wearable devices are now more multi-functional, smaller, lighter, faster transmitting, and higher efficiency. However, an antenna structure is complicated and occupies a large space in a wearable device, which makes miniaturization of the wearable device problematic. Sometimes it is needed to design metal logos arranged on a housing of the wearable device may affect a transmission characteristic of the antenna structure. Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Implementations of the present disclosure will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better show details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection may be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape, or other feature that the term modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, “substantially cylindrical” means that the object resembles a cylinder, but may have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
The present disclosure is described in relation to an antenna structure and a wearable device having the same.
The wearable device 200 may be used in any of the following communication technologies: BLUETOOTH (BT) communication technology, global positioning system (GPS) communication technology, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication technology, global system for mobile communication (GSM) technology, wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) communication technology, long term evolution (LTE) communication technology, 5G communication technology, SUB-6G communication technology, and any other future communication technologies.
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The housing 210 is substantially hollow to form a receiving chamber 212. The housing 210 forms an opening 214 to connect the receiving chamber 212 and external of the housing 210. In at least one embodiment, an opening area of the opening 214 is greater than a cross-sectional opening area of the receiving chamber 212, so a peripheral wall of the opening 214 and a peripheral wall of the receiving chamber 212 may cooperatively form a stepped structure, a top surface of the peripheral wall of the receiving chamber 212 may form a supporting surface.
The antenna structure 100, the speaker 220, and the battery 230 may be orderly received in the receiving chamber 212. In at least one embodiment, the housing 210 may be made of plastic materials. It should be known that, according to appearance demands of the wearable device 200, the housing 210 may be made of other non-metal materials, such as glass, wood, ceramic, etc.
The antenna structure 100 includes a ceramic layer 10, a plastic layer 20, a radiating portion 30, a feed portion 40, a connecting portion 50, and a circuit board 60. The plastic layer 20 is mainly served as a carrier of the ceramic layer 10 and the radiating portion 30, the radiating portion connects the circuit board 60 by the connecting portion 50 passing through the plastic layer 20.
The ceramic layer 10 may be made of ceramic materials with predetermined dielectric constants. In at least one embodiment, a range of the predetermined dielectric constants of the ceramic layer 10 may be 10˜40.
The ceramic layer 10 and the plastic layer 20 may be conjunctively mounted to the opening 214 of the housing 210, to close the receiving chamber 212. The ceramic layer 10 includes a first surface 11 and a second surface 12 corresponding to each other. The first surface 11 may be an appearance surface of the wearable device 200, that is, the first surface 11 may be an exterior surface of the wearable device 200, the second surface 12 may be an interior surface of the wearable device 200 facing the receiving chamber 212. As shown in
The plastic layer 20 connects to the second surface 12 of the ceramic layer 10. The plastic layer 20 may be mounted to the opening 214 of the housing 210 and on the top surface of the peripheral wall of the receiving chamber 212, so the plastic layer 20 may be sealed to the opening 214 by the ceramic layer 10. The plastic layer 20 may serve as a carrier of the ceramic layer 10.
The radiating portion 30 may be a predetermined metal pattern. The radiating portion is arranged on the ceramic layer 10. In at least one embodiment, the radiating portion 30 may be arranged in the slot 2 and aligned with the first surface 11. In addition, the radiating portion 30 is exposed on the first surface 11, thus, the radiating portion 30 being the predetermined metal pattern is exposed from the appearance surface of the wearable device 200, to form a predetermined metal logo. It should be known that, the radiating portion 30 may be metal logo in other structure according to design demands, and exposed from the appearance surface of the wearable device 200, to form characteristic metal logos, so as to improve a peculiarity and an identifiability of the wearable device 200. In other embodiments, the radiating portion 30 may be arranged in the slot 112 of the ceramic layer 10 and slightly recessed from the first surface 11, the radiating portion 30 may be further pained by the predetermined materials to be aligned with the first surface 11, that is, the radiating portion 30 may be arranged in the ceramic layer 10. It should be known that, the predetermined materials may be transparent materials or high perspective materials, which makes the radiating portion 30 being the predetermined metal pattern can be visible from the appearance surface of the wearable device 200, to form the predetermined metal logo.
corresponding radiation paths. In other embodiments, the radiating portion 30 can be changed into any letter structures, letter shapes, typeface structures, strip structures, font shapes, pattern shapes, or pattern structures, which includes a plurality of radiating arms connected to each other, the radiating arms may form corresponding radiation paths.
The feed portion 40 may be an electrical feeding source or a feeding point on the circuit board 60 and configured to provide electrical current for the radiating portion 30.
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The circuit board 60 is arranged apart from a side of the plastic layer 20 that away from the ceramic layer 10. The circuit board 60 further provides ground for the radiating portion 30. The circuit board 60 further arranges with a main circuit for processing signals.
In at least one embodiment, the antenna structure 100 may further include a matching circuit (not shown in the figures). In a first embodiment, the matching circuit may be arranged on a surface of the plastic layer 20 facing the ceramic layer 10. The main circuit of the circuit board 60 outputs signals passing through the connecting portion 50 and then the matching circuit, and finally conducts to the radiating portion 30. In a second embodiment, the matching circuit may be arranged on a surface of the plastic layer 20 facing the circuit board 60, the main circuit of the circuit board 60 outputs signals passing through the matching circuit, and further conducts to the radiating portion 30 by the connecting portion 50. In a third embodiment, the matching circuit may be arranged on the circuit board 60, signals outputted by the main circuit of the circuit board 60 may be conducted through the matching circuit, and further conducted to the radiating portion 30 by the connecting portion 50. The matching circuit electrically connects to the feed portion 40 and adjusts a radiating frequency band of the radiation signals generated by the radiating portion 30.
The speaker 220 and the battery 230 may be arranged on a side of the circuit board 60 away from the plastic layer 20. It can decrease affection to the radiation signals generated by the radiating portion 30 by the arrangement.
In at least one embodiment, when the feed portion 40 feeds an electrical current through the connecting portion 50 to the radiating portion 30, the electrical current finally flows to the radiating arms of the radiating portion 30. The radiating portion 30 and the ceramic layer 10 cooperatively form an antenna resonate radiating structure to excite a first working mode and generate a radiation signal in a first radiation frequency band. The radiating portion 30 and the ceramic layer 10 cooperatively form an antenna radiating portion to form a monopole antenna radiating portion. In at least one embodiment, the first working mode includes a Bluetooth and WiFi 2.4 GHz mode, the frequency of the first radiation frequency band includes 2400-2484 MHz.
The antenna structure 100 sets the radiating portion 30 on the appearance surface of the wearable device 200 to form the predetermined metal logo, which may improve a peculiarity and an identifiability of the wearable device 200. Meanwhile, the antenna structure 100 sets the radiating portion 30 in the ceramic layer 10 and uses the dielectric constants of the ceramic layer 10, to achieve the working frequency band of the antenna structure 100 and cover the frequency band of the Bluetooth and WiFi 2.4 GHz mode, which may improve frequency width of the antenna structure 100 and radiation efficiency of the antenna structure 100, achieving a great transmission characteristic of the wearable device 200.
The wearable device 600 may be used in any of the following communication technologies: BLUETOOTH (BT) communication technology, global positioning system (GPS) communication technology, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication technology, global system for mobile communication (GSM) technology, wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) communication technology, long term evolution (LTE) communication technology, 5G communication technology, SUB-6G communication technology, and any other future communication technologies.
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The housing 210 is substantially hollow to form a receiving chamber 212. The housing 210 forms an opening 214 to connect the receiving chamber 212 and external of the housing 210. In at least one embodiment, an opening area of the opening 214 is greater than a cross-sectional opening area of the receiving chamber 212, so a peripheral wall of the opening 214 and a peripheral wall of the receiving chamber 212 may cooperatively form a stepped structure, a top surface of the peripheral wall of the receiving chamber 212 may form a supporting surface.
The antenna structure 500, the speaker 220, and the battery 230 may be orderly received in the receiving chamber 212. In at least one embodiment, the housing 210 may be made of plastic materials. It should be known that, according to appearance demands of the wearable device 200, the housing 210 may be made of other non-metal materials, such as glass, wood, ceramic, etc.
The antenna structure 500 includes a plastic layer 510, a first radiating portion 520, a second radiating portion 530, a feed portion 540, a connecting portion 550, and a circuit board 560.
The plastic layer 510 may be mounted to the opening 214 of the housing 210, to close the receiving chamber 212. The plastic layer 510 includes a first surface 511 and a second surface 512 corresponding to each other. The second surface 512 may be an appearance surface of the wearable device 600, that is, the second surface 512 may be an exterior surface of the wearable device 600, the first surface 511 may be an interior surface of the wearable device 600 facing the receiving chamber 212. As shown in
In at least one embodiment, the second slot 5122 may not be communicated with the first slot 5112. The second slot 5122 is spaced apart from the first slot 5112 by a predetermined distance, so the first radiating portion 520 may be spaced apart from the second radiating portion 530 by the predetermined distance.
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The first radiating portion 520 may be a ceramic antenna made of ceramic materials having predetermined dielectric constants. In at least one embodiment, a range of the predetermined dielectric constants of the ceramic materials may be 10˜40.
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The first radiating portion 520 is arranged in the plastic layer 10. In at least one embodiment, the first radiating portion 520 may be arranged in the first slot 5112 of the plastic layer 10, the first radiating portion 520 is aligned with the first surface 511 and exposed on the first surface 511. In at least one embodiment, a structure of the first radiating portion 520 may be corresponding to a structure of the first slot 5112, so the first radiating portion 520 may be suitably received in the first slot 5112.
The second radiating portion 530 may be a predetermined metal pattern. The second radiating portion 530 is arranged on the plastic layer 10. In at least one embodiment, the second radiating portion 530 may be arranged in the second slot 5112 and aligned with the second surface 512. In addition, the second radiating portion 530 is exposed on the second surface 512, thus, the second radiating portion 530 being the predetermined metal pattern is exposed from the appearance surface of the wearable device 600, to form a predetermined metal logo. It should be known that, the second radiating portion 530 may be metal logo in other structure according to design demands, and exposed from the appearance surface of the wearable device 600, to form characteristic metal logos, so as to improve a peculiarity and an identifiability of the wearable device 600.
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The feed portion 540 may be an electrical feeding source or a feeding point on the circuit board 560 and configured to provide the electrical current for the first radiating portion 520.
The circuit board 560 is arranged apart from the first surface 511 of the plastic layer 510. The circuit board 560 further provides ground for the first radiating portion 530. The circuit board 560 further arranges with a main circuit for processing signals.
The connecting portion 550 may be electrically connected to the first radiating portion 520 and the feed portion 540. The connecting portion 550 may be made of metal conductive materials and configured to feed electrical current from the feed portion 540 to the first radiating portion 520. In at least one embodiment, the connecting portion 550 may be but is not limited to an elastic sheet, a microstrip line, a strip line, or a coaxial cable, etc.
In at least one embodiment, the antenna structure 500 may further include a matching circuit (not shown in the figures). In at least one embodiment, the matching circuit may be arranged on a surface of the circuit board 560 facing the first radiating portion 520. The main circuit of the circuit board 560 outputs signals passing through the matching circuit, and finally conducts to the first radiating portion 520. The matching circuit electrically connects to the feed portion 540 and adjusts a radiation frequency band of radiation signals generated by the first radiating portion 520 and the second radiating portion 530.
The speaker 220 and the battery 230 may be arranged on a side of the circuit board 560 away from the plastic layer 510. It can decrease affection to the radiation signals generated by the first radiating portion 520 and the second radiating portion 530 by the arrangement.
In at least one embodiment, when the feed portion 540 feeds an electrical current through the connecting portion 550 to the first radiating portion 520, the electrical current flows to the first radiating portion 520, then the electrical current is further coupled to and flows through the second radiating portion 530. The first radiating portion 520 and the second radiating portion 530 cooperatively form an antenna resonate radiating structure to excite a second working mode and generate a radiation signal in a second radiation frequency band. The first radiating portion 520 and the second radiating portion 530 cooperatively form an antenna radiating portion to form a monopole antenna radiating portion. In at least one embodiment, the second working mode includes a Bluetooth and WiFi 2.4 GHz mode, the frequency of the second radiation frequency band includes 2400-2484 MHz.
The antenna structure 500 sets the second radiating portion 530 on the appearance surface of the wearable device 600 to form the predetermined metal logo, which may improve a peculiarity and an identifiability of the wearable device 600. Meanwhile, the antenna structure 500 sets the second radiating portion 530 couples the electrical current from the first radiating portion 520 having the dielectric constants, to achieve the working frequency band of the antenna structure 500 and cover the frequency band of the Bluetooth and WiFi 2.4 GHz mode, which may improve frequency width of the antenna structure 500 and radiation efficiency of the antenna structure 500, achieving a great transmission characteristic of the wearable device 600.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
This application claims priority to U.S. Patent provisional Application No. 63/315,064 filed on Feb. 28, 2022, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
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63315064 | Feb 2022 | US |