This application is a National Stage of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2019/070437 filed on Jan. 4, 2019, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an antenna system and an electronic apparatus.
In recent years, a user requires a large-size screen. A screen-to-body ratio of a mobile terminal (for example, a mobile phone) becomes a key technical point. The screen-to-body ratio is a ratio of a size of a screen to a size of the entire mobile terminal. However, to ensure wireless performance of the mobile terminal, enough space needs to be reserved between the screen and an outer edge of the mobile terminal for design of an antenna. This part of space is referred to as antenna clearance space. The screen-to-body ratio is reduced due to existence of this part of space. In a conventional antenna design, a relatively high screen-to-body ratio is usually implemented at the expense of performance of the antenna. However, the performance of the antenna is preferably ensured at the expense of the screen-to-body ratio and beauty of the mobile terminal. In other words, the performance and the screen-to-body ratio of the antenna cannot be both ensured.
This application provides an antenna system and an electronic apparatus, to not only improve a screen-to-body ratio of a mobile terminal but also improve performance of an antenna.
According to a first aspect, an embodiment of this application provides an antenna system. The antenna system includes a first antenna. The first antenna includes a metal middle frame, a first metal frame, a second metal frame, a first feed point, a first connection point, and a first slit. The metal middle frame is a ground of the first antenna. The first metal frame is located on a first side edge of a mobile terminal. The second metal frame is located on a second side edge of the mobile terminal. A first gap is formed by the first metal frame, the second metal frame, and the metal middle frame. A first end of the first metal frame is connected to the metal middle frame by the first connection point, and a second end of the first metal frame is connected to a first end of the second metal frame. The first slit is located between a second end of the second metal frame and the metal middle frame. The first feed point on the first metal frame is connected to the metal middle frame. A length of the first metal frame is greater than a length of the second metal frame. By fully utilizing side space of the mobile terminal, a requirement for bottom clearance space is reduced, and a screen-to-body ratio is improved. In addition, the first antenna may be used as an enhanced L antenna. In a beside-head-hand scenario, a frequency of the antenna may be extended, to improve a power gain of the antenna.
In a possible design, the first antenna further includes a second connection point. The second connection point is located on the first metal frame, and the second connection point is connected to the metal middle frame. Performance of the antenna when the mobile terminal is held by a left hand and performance of the antenna when the mobile terminal is held by a right hand may be balanced by the second connection point. In addition, a resonance frequency of the antenna may be adjusted.
In another possible design, the first connection point is located on one side of the first feed point, and the second connection point is located on the other side of the first feed point.
In another possible design, the first antenna further includes a first connection component. The second connection point is connected to the metal middle frame by the first connection component. The resonance frequency of the first antenna may be adjusted by the first connection component.
In another possible design, the first connection component may be an inductive element, a capacitive element, or a filtering structure including several capacitors and inductors.
In another possible design, a status of the second connection point includes one of a short-circuit state, an open-circuit state, and a half-short-half-open-circuit state.
In another possible design, the first connection component may be an inductor. Through the inductor, the resonance frequency of the antenna may be reduced, a radiation aperture of the antenna may be changed, and the performance of the antenna may be improved.
In another possible design, the antenna system further includes a second antenna. The second antenna may include a third metal frame, a second feed point, and a second slit. The third metal frame is located on a third side edge of the mobile terminal. A second gap is formed by the third metal frame and the metal middle frame. The second slit is located on the third metal frame. The second feed point is located on the third metal frame. The second feed point is connected to the metal middle frame. Through the second antenna, radiation efficiency of the antenna may be improved in a free space scenario. In addition, by fully utilizing side space of the mobile terminal, a requirement for bottom clearance space is reduced, and a screen-to-body ratio is improved.
In another possible design, the second antenna may be an inverted F antenna.
In another possible design, the second antenna may be disposed at a top location of the mobile terminal. Slits are respectively disposed near the top location and on two side edges: a right side edge and a left side edge of the mobile terminal. A feed point is located on a fourth metal frame, and is connected to the metal middle frame. The fourth metal frame is located on a fourth side edge of the mobile terminal. The fourth side edge may be a top edge of the mobile terminal. Through the second antenna, radiation efficiency of the antenna is improved in a free space scenario.
In another possible design, the second antenna may be disposed at a top location of the mobile terminal. Slits are respectively disposed at the top of the mobile terminal and near two sides: a right side and a left side. A feed point is located on a fourth metal frame, and is connected to the metal middle frame. The fourth metal frame is located on a fourth side edge of the mobile terminal. The fourth side edge may be a top edge of the mobile terminal. Through the second antenna, radiation efficiency of the antenna is improved in a free space scenario.
In another possible design, the antenna system may further include a control switch. The control switch is configured to control working statuses of the first antenna and the second antenna. The working statuses of the first antenna and the second antenna are switched by the control switch, so that the mobile terminal has relatively high radiation efficiency and performance of the antenna in the free space scenario or the beside-head-hand scenario.
In another possible design, the mobile terminal may first determine a communication scenario in which the mobile terminal is currently located, and then determine an open/closed status of the control switch according to the communication scenario in which the mobile terminal is currently located, to control the working statuses of the first antenna and the second antenna. In this way, multi-antenna intelligent switching is implemented, and radiation efficiency of the antenna and performance of the antenna are ensured.
In another possible design, when the mobile terminal is in the beside-head-hand scenario, the control switch is configured to switch the working status of the first antenna to an on state: or when the mobile terminal is in the free space scenario, the control switch is configured to switch the working status of the second antenna to an on state.
In another possible design, the first antenna further includes a third connection point. The third connection point is located on the first metal frame, and the third connection point is connected to the metal middle frame.
In another possible design, the first antenna further includes a second connection component. The third connection point may be connected to the metal middle frame by the second connection component. A connection status of the third connection point may be controlled by the second connection component.
In another possible design, when the mobile terminal is in the beside-head-hand scenario, the second connection component is configured to control the third connection point to be in an open-circuit state, to improve radiation efficiency and performance of the antenna in the beside-head-hand scenario. When the mobile terminal is in the free space scenario, the second connection component is configured to control the third connection point to be in a short-circuit state, to improve radiation efficiency and performance of the antenna in the free space scenario.
In another possible design, the first antenna further includes a third slit and a switch. The third slit is located on the first metal frame. The first metal frame includes an upper part of the first metal frame and a lower part of the first metal frame. One end of the switch is connected to the upper part of the first metal frame, and the other end of the switch is connected to the lower part of the first metal frame.
In another possible design, when the mobile terminal is in the beside-head-hand scenario, the switch is switched to a closed state, to improve radiation efficiency and performance of the antenna in the beside-head-hand scenario. When the mobile terminal is in the free space scenario, the switch is switched to an open state, to improve radiation efficiency and performance of the antenna in the free space scenario.
According to a second aspect, an embodiment of this application further provides an electronic apparatus, including the foregoing antenna system. A signal is received or sent by the antenna system.
To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or in the background more clearly, the following describes the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments of this application or the background.
The following describes the embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application.
It should be explained that a free space scenario is an application scenario in which a mobile terminal is placed in an open environment. For example, a vacuum environment is a most ideal free space scenario. A beside-head-hand scenario is an application scenario in which a mobile terminal is held in a hand by a user, and an earpiece of the mobile terminal is aligned with an ear.
In conclusion, hand holding statuses of the user for the mobile terminal vary with different application scenarios (a call, a game, music, and the like). For example, in a call scenario, some users tend to hold the mobile terminal with their left hands, and align the earpiece with their left ears. Some users tend to hold the mobile terminal with their right hands, and align the earpiece with their right ears. In addition, some users tend to hold the mobile terminal in their hands, and use a headset for communication. The radiation efficiency of the antenna is prone to interference from adjacent human tissues and external devices. In different call scenarios, a single antenna is highly susceptible to relatively large efficiency fluctuation due to frequency deviation or absorption, thereby affecting communication quality of the mobile terminal. For the foregoing several types of antennas, the performance of the antenna and the screen-to-body ratio cannot be both ensured in the beside-head-hand scenario and the free space scenario. To resolve the foregoing technical problem, the embodiments of this application provide the following solutions.
In this embodiment of this application, the first antenna may be used as an enhanced L antenna. By fully utilizing side space of the mobile terminal, a requirement for bottom clearance space is reduced, and a screen-to-body ratio is improved. In addition, in a beside-head-hand scenario, Through the enhanced L antenna, a frequency of the antenna may be extended, to improve a power gain of the antenna. For example,
Optionally, the first antenna further includes a second connection point 6. The second connection point 6 is located on the first metal frame 4, and the second connection point 6 is connected to the metal middle frame 1. The first connection point 2 is located on one side of the first feed point 7, and the second connection point 6 is located on the other side of the first feed point 7. For example, the first connection point 2 is located above the first feed point 7, and the second connection point 6 is located below the first feed point 7. In addition, the first connection point 2 is located at a top location of the first metal frame 4, and may be considered as a short-circuit point. The second connection point 6 may be located at a bottom location of the first metal frame 4. Through the second connection point 6, performance of the antenna when the mobile terminal is held by a left hand and performance of the antenna when the mobile terminal is held by a right hand may be balanced. In addition, a resonance frequency of the antenna may be adjusted.
Optionally, the first antenna further includes a first connection component or a first connection apparatus 23. The second connection point 6 may be connected to the metal middle frame 1 by the first connection component 23. The first connection component 23 may be an inductive element, a capacitive element, or a filtering structure including several capacitors and inductors. In this case, the second connection point 6 may be in a short-circuit state, an open-circuit state, or a half-short-half-open-circuit state, thereby further adjusting the resonance frequency of the first antenna. Herein. “short-circuit” indicates that an impedance of the first connection component 23 is less than a first preset value, “open-circuit” indicates that the impedance of the first connection component 23 is greater than a second preset value, and “half-short-half-open-circuit” may include other circuit statuses other than the short-circuit state and the open-circuit state. For example, the first connection component may be an inductor with a minimum value of 0 nH and a maximum value of 10 nH. Through the inductor, the resonance frequency of the antenna may be reduced, a radiation aperture of the antenna may be changed, and the performance of the antenna may be improved.
The second antenna I may include a third metal frame 9, a second feed point 11, and a second slit 10. The third metal frame 9 is located on the third side edge of the mobile terminal. A second gap 12 is formed by the third metal frame 9 and a metal middle frame 1. The second slit 10 is located on the third metal frame 9. The third metal frame 9 includes an upper part of the third metal frame 9 and a lower part of the third metal frame 9. The second feed point 11 is located on the third metal frame 9, for example, the lower part of the third metal frame 9. The second feed point 11 is connected to the metal middle frame 1. The third side edge may be the left side edge of the mobile terminal. The upper part of the third metal frame 9 may be a parasitic branch, and the lower part of the third metal frame 9 may be a part of the IFA antenna. By fully utilizing side space of the mobile terminal, a requirement for bottom clearance space is reduced, a screen-to-body ratio is increased, and radiation efficiency of the antenna is improved in a free space scenario.
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In an implementation, the control switch may be manually switched according to a communication scenario in which the mobile terminal is currently located. When the mobile terminal is in the beside-head-hand scenario, the first antenna H may be switched to an on state, and the second antenna I may be switched to an off state, so that radiation efficiency of the antenna is improved in the beside-head-hand scenario by the first antenna H. When the mobile terminal is in the free space scenario, the first antenna H may be switched to an off state, and the second antenna I may be switched to an on state, so that radiation efficiency of the antenna is improved in the free space scenario by the second antenna I.
In another implementation, the mobile terminal may first determine a communication scenario in which the mobile terminal is currently located, and then determine an open/closed status of the control switch according to the communication scenario in which the mobile terminal is currently located, to further control the working statuses of the first antenna and the second antenna. Further, when the mobile terminal is in a beside-head-hand scenario, the control switch is configured to switch the working status of the first antenna H to an on state. When the mobile terminal is in a free space scenario, the control switch is configured to switch the working status of the second antenna I to an on state. In this way, multi-antenna intelligent switching is implemented, and radiation efficiency of the antenna and performance of the antenna are ensured.
An embodiment of this application further provides an electronic apparatus, including the foregoing antenna system. A signal is received or sent by the antenna system.
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 readily figured out by a person skilled in the art 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.
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