Patent Grant
12068536
The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an antenna unit and a terminal device.
With the continuous development of terminal technologies, there are more and more terminal devices with two or more screens.
At present, for example, a terminal device with two screens may include a terminal device with foldable screens. The terminal device may include two screens (for example, a primary screen and a secondary screen). When the screens of the terminal device are in the extended state, the two screens may be combined into one screen. When the screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, the two screens may be two independent screens.
However, a terminal device with the foldable screens may include a first antenna disposed on a side of the primary screen of the terminal device and a second antenna disposed on a side of the secondary screen of the terminal device. In this way, when the screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, because the first antenna on the side of the primary screen of the terminal device may overlap the second antenna on the side of the secondary screen, electromagnetic coupling is formed between the first antenna and the second antenna, and electromagnetic interference is generated between each other. As a result, the performance of the antennas is affected and the performance of the antennas is deteriorated.
The embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna unit and a terminal device, to resolve the problem that electromagnetic coupling is formed between two antennas of an existing terminal device with foldable screens and the performance of the antennas is deteriorated.
To resolve the foregoing technical problem, this application is implemented as follows:
In the embodiments of the present invention, the antenna unit includes the first antenna module and the second antenna module, the first antenna module includes the first radiator and the feed connected to the first radiator, and the second antenna module includes the second radiator connected to the first radiator. The first radiator includes the at least one first contact, and the second radiator includes the at least one second contact. When the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to the first angle, the second radiator is electrically connected to the first radiator in the target manner. The target manner is that N first contacts of the at least one first contact are correspondingly in contact with N second contacts of the at least one second contact, where N is a positive integer. In the embodiments of the present invention, when the antenna unit is applied to the terminal device and screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, after contacts are symmetrically disposed on the first radiator and the second radiator, the contact on the first radiator and the contact on the second radiator in the terminal device are correspondingly in contact with each other, so that the first radiator and the second radiator are connected as a whole through the contacts. Therefore, the two radiators are approximate to one radiator. Because a current flow direction in one radiator is consistent, this can reduce electromagnetic interference caused because currents of the two radiators flow in opposite directions when the two radiators are close to each other. Therefore, in the embodiments of the present invention, the performance of the antenna unit can be improved. That is, in the embodiments of the present invention, contacts are symmetrically disposed on the two radiators in the antenna unit, so that the performance of the antenna unit can be improved.
The following clearly describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of this application shall fall within the protection scope of this application.
The term “and/or” in this specification describes an association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and/or B may indicate three cases: Only A exists, both A and B exist, and only B exists. A character “/” in this specification indicates an “or” relationship between associated objects. For example, A/B indicates A or B.
In the specification and claims of this application, the terms such as “first” and “second” are used to distinguish different objects, but are not used to describe a particular sequence of the objects. For example, a first contact, a second contact, and the like are used to distinguish between different contacts, but are not used to describe a particular sequence of the contacts.
In the embodiments of the present invention, the term such as “exemplary.” or “for example” is used to indicate an example, an instance, or a description. Any embodiment or design solution described as “exemplary” or “for example” in the embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions. To be precise, the use of the term such as “exemplary” or “for example” is intended to present a related concept in a specific manner.
In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of “a plurality of” means two or more. For example, a plurality of processing units mean two or more processing units.
The following first explains some nouns or terms in the claims and the specification of this application.
A terminal device with foldable screens is a terminal device with at least two screens, where the at least two screens may extend to form one screen or fold to form at least two independent screens. That is, the screen of the terminal device may be in the extended state or folded state. The following uses an example in which the terminal device with two screens (for example, a first screen and a second screen) for description.
The antenna unit provided in the embodiments of the present invention may be an antenna, or may be a unit that is in an antenna and that can implement the function of the antenna (for example, the antenna unit may not include a housing). This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
(a) in
It should be noted that the first screen may be a primary screen and the second screen may be a secondary screen. Alternatively, the first screen may be a secondary screen and the second screen may be a primary screen. In the embodiments of the present invention, an example in which the first screen shown on the left is the primary screen, and the second screen shown on the right is the secondary screen in (a) of
As shown in (a) of
As shown in (a) of
In view of this, the embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna unit and a terminal device. The antenna unit includes a first antenna module and a second antenna module. The first antenna module includes a first radiator and a feed connected to the first radiator, and the second antenna module includes a second radiator connected to the first radiator. The first radiator includes at least one first contact, and the second radiator includes at least one second contact. When an angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to a first angle, the second radiator is electrically connected to the first radiator in a target manner. The target manner is that N first contacts of the at least one first contact are correspondingly in contact with N second contacts of the at least one second contact, where N is a positive integer. In the embodiments of the present invention, when the antenna unit is applied to the terminal device and screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, after contacts are symmetrically disposed on the first radiator and the second radiator, the contact on the first radiator and the contact on the second radiator in the terminal device are correspondingly in contact with each other, so that the first radiator and the second radiator are connected as a whole through the contacts. Therefore, the two radiators form one radiator. Because a current flow direction in one radiator is consistent, this can reduce electromagnetic interference caused because currents of the two radiators flow in opposite directions when the two radiators are close to each other. Therefore, in the embodiments of the present invention, the performance of the antenna unit can be improved. That is, in the embodiments of the present invention, contacts are symmetrically disposed on the two radiators in the antenna unit, so that the performance of the antenna unit can be improved.
The antenna unit (for example, an antenna) provided in the embodiments of the present invention may be applied to the terminal device, or may be applied to another electronic device that needs to use the antenna unit. This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention. The following uses an example in which the antenna unit is applied to the terminal device, to provide exemplary description of the antenna unit provided in the embodiments of the present invention.
As shown in
In the embodiments of the present invention, because the first radiator and the second radiator may be symmetrically disposed, the at least one first contact and the at least one second contact may be symmetrically disposed on the first radiator and the second radiator. When the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to a first angle, the second radiator is electrically connected to the first radiator in the target manner, where the target manner is that N first contacts of the at least one first contact may be correspondingly in contact with N second contacts of the at least one second contact (N is a positive integer).
In the embodiments of the present invention, the first contact and the second contact may be bumps of a metal material, or may be contact components in any other possible form. This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention. When the first contact of the first radiator is in contact with the second contact of the second radiator, the first radiator and the second radiator are connected to each other through the first contact and the second contact.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the first angle may be 0°±Δ1, where Δ1 is a relatively small value within a specific range (for example, greater than or equal to 0° and less than 5°). This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention. Assuming that the first angle is 0°, if the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is 0°, the first radiator and the second radiator are parallel to each other and completely overlap. Assuming that the first angle is a preset angle greater than 0° (for example, 2°), if the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to 2°, the first radiator and the second radiator are approximately parallel to each other and partially overlap.
In the embodiments of the present invention, when the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to a first angle, that is, when the first radiator and the second radiator partially overlap or completely overlap, the second radiator may be electrically connected to the first radiator in the target manner, where the target manner may be that N first contacts of the at least one first contact of the first radiator may be in contact with N second contacts of the at least one second contact of the second radiator in one-to-one correspondence.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, a quantity of the at least one first contact and a quantity of the at least one second contact may be the same, or may be different. This may be specifically determined according to an actual requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the antenna unit may further include a connection component. When an angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to a first angle, the second radiator may also be electrically connected to the first radiator through the connection component. In addition, when an angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is greater than a second angle, the second radiator may be electrically connected to the first radiator through the connection component.
It should be noted that the second angle is greater than the first angle. For example, the second angle may be 180°±Δ2, where Δ2 is a relatively small value within a specific range (for example, greater than or equal to 0° and less than 5°). This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
Optionally, the connection component may be a flexible metal connection component, or may be a switch component, or may be any other possible connection component. This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention. For example, the connection component is a switch component. The terminal device may control the switch component to switch on or switch off according to an actual usage status, to control the first radiator and the second radiator to connect or disconnect.
In the embodiments of the present invention, the feed may be connected to a radio frequency front end module in the antenna unit, and the radio frequency front end module may be configured to transmit a current (for example, an alternating current) to the feed or receive a current from the feed.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the first radiator and the second radiator may be metal parts. Correspondingly, the first radiator and the second radiator may be respectively referred to as a first metal arm and a second metal arm.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, with reference to
In the embodiments of the present invention, the first tuning element may be configured to tune the resonant length of the antenna unit. The resonant length may be indicated by a distance by which the current flows in the radiator of the antenna unit. As can be seen according to the basic working principle of the antenna, the resonant length of the antenna unit is inversely proportional to a resonant frequency of the antenna. Specifically, as the resonant length of the antenna unit is larger, the resonant frequency of the antenna is lower. As the resonant length is smaller, the resonant frequency of the antenna is higher. Therefore, the resonant length of the antenna unit is tuned, so that the antenna may generate different resonant frequencies.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the first tuning element may be configured to increase the resonant length of the antenna unit, to decrease the resonant frequency of the antenna unit. The first tuning element may also be configured to decrease the resonant length of the antenna unit, to increase the resonant frequency of the antenna unit.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the first tuning element may be a capacitor component with a variable capacitance value. Alternatively, as shown in
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, with reference to
In the embodiments of the present invention, the second tuning element may be configured to tune the resonant length of the antenna unit. Optically, the second tuning element may be configured to increase the resonant length of the antenna unit, to reduce the resonant frequency of the antenna unit. The second tuning element may also be configured to decrease the resonant length of the antenna unit, to increase the resonant frequency of the antenna unit.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the second tuning element may be a capacitor component with a variable capacitance value. Alternatively, the second tuning element may include a switch (for example, a single-pole multi-throw switch) and a plurality of capacitor components. The switch may be connected to at least one of the plurality of capacitor components according to an actual usage requirement, to tune the resonant length of the antenna unit. Certainly, the second tuning element may also be a tuning element in any other possible form for tuning the resonant length of the antenna unit. This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
In the embodiments of the present invention, the first tuning element and the second tuning element may be tuning elements of a same type, or may be tuning elements of different types. This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the feed may be connected to a first location of the first radiator, the first tuning element may be connected to a second location of the first radiator, and the second tuning element may be connected to a third location of the second radiator. The first location is located between the second location and the third location.
Correspondingly, as shown in
As shown in
In this way, when the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to the first angle, the first radiator and the second radiator form one radiator. This can reduce electromagnetic interference between the first radiator and the second radiator to some extent, that is, can reduce electromagnetic interference between the first antenna module and the second antenna module, thereby improving radiation performance of the antenna unit.
It should be noted that
For example, in the embodiments of the present invention, the at least one first contact of the first radiator may further include the first contact disposed at one end of the first radiator, the at least one second contact of the second radiator may further include the second contact disposed at one end of the second radiator, and the end of the first radiator is disposed relative to the end of the second radiator. In this way, when the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to the first angle, the first contact of the first radiator may be in contact with the second contact of the second radiator, and when the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is greater than the second angle, the first contact of the first radiator and the second contact of the second radiator may be disconnected from each other.
The embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna unit. The antenna unit includes a first antenna module and a second antenna module. The first antenna module includes a first radiator and a feed connected to the first radiator, and the second antenna module includes a second radiator connected to the first radiator. The first radiator includes at least one first contact, and the second radiator includes at least one second contact. When an angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to a first angle, the second radiator is electrically connected to the first radiator in a target manner. The target manner is that N first contacts of the at least one first contact are correspondingly in contact with N second contacts of the at least one second contact, where N is a positive integer. In the embodiments of the present invention, when the antenna unit is applied to the terminal device and screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, after contacts are symmetrically disposed on the first radiator and the second radiator, the contact on the first radiator and the contact on the second radiator in the terminal device are correspondingly in contact with each other, so that the first radiator and the second radiator are connected as a whole through the contacts. Therefore, the two radiators are approximate to one radiator. Because a current flow direction in one radiator is consistent, this can reduce electromagnetic interference caused because currents of the two radiators flow in opposite directions when the two radiators are close to each other. Therefore, in the embodiments of the present invention, the performance of the antenna unit can be improved. That is, in the embodiments of the present invention, contacts are symmetrically disposed on the two radiators in the antenna unit, so that the performance of the antenna unit can be improved.
As shown in
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the terminal device provided in the embodiments of the present invention may further include a first housing and a second housing, where the first housing and the second housing may be movably connected. The first antenna module of the antenna unit in the embodiments of the present invention may be disposed in the first housing. The second antenna module of the antenna unit may be disposed in the second housing.
In the embodiments of the present invention, the movable connection may be jointed connection, that is, the first housing and the second housing may be connected through a movable connection component such as a pin shaft, a bolt, or a spherical node, so that the connected first housing and second housing may move or rotate relative to the connection component (for example, relative to a rotational shaft).
In the embodiments of the present invention, the terminal device provided in the embodiments of the present invention may be a terminal device with a foldable screen. The first screen and the second screen of the terminal device with foldable screens may fold or extend along a folding axis (for example, the folding axis AB shown in
With reference to related description of the antenna unit, it may be understood that when the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to a first angle, that is, the first screen and the second screen of the terminal device are in the folded state, the second radiator may be electrically connected to the first radiator in the target manner, where the target manner may be that N first contacts of the at least one first contact of the first radiator are correspondingly in contact with N second contacts of the at least one second contact of the second radiator (N is a positive integer). Certainly, when the first screen and the second screen of the terminal device are in a folded state, the second radiator and the first radiator may be further electrically connected through the connection component.
With reference to related description of the antenna unit, it may be further understood that when an angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is greater than a second angle, that is, the first screen and the second screen of the terminal device are in the extended state, the second radiator may be electrically connected to the first radiator through the connection component.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the terminal device provided in the embodiments of the present invention may further include a first ground plate disposed in the first housing and a second ground plate disposed in the second housing. A first gap (also referred to as a fracture) exists between the first radiator of the first antenna module and the first ground plate, that is, the first radiator is not in contact with the first ground plate; and a second gap (also referred to as a fracture) exists between the second radiator of the second antenna module and the second ground plate, that is, the second radiator is not in contact with the second ground plate. The first gap and the second gap may be the same or different. This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the terminal device may further include the first screen disposed in the first housing and the second screen disposed in the second housing. The first ground plate is disposed in the first accommodation space formed by the first housing and the first screen, and the second ground plate is disposed in the second accommodation space formed by the second housing and the second screen.
It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present invention, the first antenna module and the first ground plate may be disposed in different areas that are in the first housing and that are in the first accommodation space formed by the first screen and the first housing. The second antenna module and the second ground plate may be disposed in different areas that are in the second housing and that are in the second accommodation space formed by the second screen and the second housing.
In the embodiments of the present invention, the first tuning element of the first antenna module and the second tuning element of the second antenna module are both grounded. For example, in the embodiments of the present invention, an example in which the first tuning element of the first antenna module is connected to the first ground plate, and the second tuning element of the second antenna module is connected to the second ground plate is used for description. It may be understood that the first tuning element and the second tuning element may be further grounded in any other possible manner. This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, as shown in
It should be noted that specific disposing locations of the first tuning element and the feed of the first antenna module and the second tuning element of the second antenna module may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and are not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the first ground plate may include at least one third contact, and the second ground plate may include at least one fourth contact. When the angle between the first ground plate and the second ground plate is less than or equal to the first angle, that is, when the first ground plate and the second ground plate partially overlap or completely overlap (for example, when the screens of the terminal device are in the folded state). M third contacts of the at least one third contact are correspondingly in contact with M fourth contacts of the at least one fourth contact (M is a positive integer). It should be noted that for specific description of the first angle, refer to related description of the first angle in the embodiments. Details are not described herein again.
For example, as shown in
Therefore, when the angle between the first ground plate and the second ground plate is less than or equal to the first angle, that is, when screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, the first ground plate and the second ground plate form one ground plate. This can improve radiation performance of the antenna unit of the terminal device to some extent.
It should be noted that
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, when the angle between the first screen and the second screen of the terminal device is 180°, that is, when screens of the terminal device are in the extended state, the antenna unit of the terminal device may be a loop (Loop) antenna, and a current path of the antenna unit of the terminal device may be understood as one or two loops.
When the angle between the first screen and the second screen is 0° (for example, the terminal device is in a standby state) or 360° (for example, the terminal device is in a single-screen usage state), that is, when screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, the antenna unit of the terminal device may be an inverted-F antenna (Inverted-F antenna, IFA), and a current path of the antenna unit of the terminal device may be understood as being similar to an inverted-F shape.
With reference to
For ease of description, different locations are marked on the first radiator and the second radiator of the antenna unit below; to describe an example of a current flow path of the antenna unit in a signal radiation process.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, because different locations of the first radiator are connected to the feed, the first tuning element, and the second radiator, the different locations may be marked on the first radiator according to the connection relationship, that is, a first location, a second location, and a fifth location below; where the first location, the second location, and the fifth location are all different.
As shown in
It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present invention, the foregoing embodiments all use an example of one feed and one first tuning element for description. During actual implementation, there may be a plurality of feeds and first tuning elements. It may be understood that when there are a plurality of feeds and first tuning elements, there may also be a plurality of first locations and second locations, that is, each feed corresponds to one first location, and each first tuning element corresponds to one second location.
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, because different locations of the second radiator are connected to the first radiator and the second tuning element, the different locations may be marked on the second radiator according to the connection relationship, that is, a third location, a fourth location, and a sixth location below; where the third location, the fourth location, and the sixth location are all different.
As shown in
It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present invention, the foregoing embodiments all use an example of one second tuning element for description. During actual implementation, there may be a plurality of second tuning elements. It may be understood that when there are a plurality of second tuning elements, there may also be a plurality of third locations, that is, each second tuning element corresponds to one third location.
In the embodiments of the present invention, a radiation frequency (also referred to as a resonant frequency) of the antenna unit may be in a first band, or may be in a second band. A maximum value of the first band may be less than or equal to a minimum value of the second band. For ease of description and understanding, the first band may be referred to as a low frequency range and the second band may be referred to as a high frequency range below:
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the first band may be [700 MHZ (MHz), 960 MHz]. The second band may be [1710 MHZ, 2690 MHz]. It may be understood that the first band and the second band are only examples for description. This may be specifically determined according to an actual usage requirement, and is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
With reference to
When the radiation frequency of the antenna unit is in the first band (that is, a low frequency range), in the signal radiation process of the antenna unit, as shown in
In the current flow path of the antenna unit, the resonant length of the antenna unit may be indicated by the distance between the first location P1 and the fifth location P5 of the first radiator 111 and the distance between the sixth location P6 and the fourth location P4 of the second radiator 121. In addition, the resonant length of the antenna unit may be further tuned by the second tuning element 122. In the embodiments of the present invention, when screens of the terminal device are in the extended state, during low-frequency resonance, a low-frequency resonant frequency generated by the antenna unit may cover a wider low frequency range compared with the prior art.
When the radiation frequency of the antenna unit is in the second band (that is, a high frequency range), in the signal radiation process of the antenna unit, as shown in
In the current flow path of the antenna unit, the resonant length of the antenna unit may be indicated by the distance between the first location P1 and the second location P2 of the first radiator 111. In addition, the resonant length of the antenna unit may be further tuned by the first tuning element 113. In the embodiments of the present invention, when screens of the terminal device are in the extended state, during high-frequency resonance, a high-frequency resonant frequency generated by the antenna unit may cover a wider high frequency range compared with the prior art.
With reference to
When the radiation frequency of the antenna unit is in the first band (that is, a low frequency range), in the signal radiation process of the antenna unit, as shown in
When the radiation frequency of the antenna unit is in the second band (that is, a high frequency range), in the signal radiation process of the antenna unit, as shown in
As shown in
Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the terminal device may use a sensor (for example, a magnetic sensor) or an angle detection circuit of the terminal device to detect that the angle between the first screen and the second screen of the terminal device is 180° (that is, screens of the terminal device are in the extended state), and the angle between the first screen and the second screen of the terminal device is 0° or 360° (that is, screens of the terminal device are in the folded state). The terminal device may adjust the first tuning element and/or the second tuning element or the like according to different states of screens of the terminal device, so that the antenna unit has different performance when screens of the terminal device are in different states, so that the antenna unit may have desirable performance in different situations.
For example, when screens of the terminal device are in the extended state, the terminal device may control the first tuning element and the second tuning element to both switch on: when screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, the terminal device may control one of the first tuning element and the second tuning element to switch on and the other to switch off.
It should be noted that the terminal device usually includes an upper antenna unit and a lower antenna unit. In the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, the upper antenna unit (that is, the antenna unit described in the foregoing embodiments) is used as an example for description. It may be understood that a specific structure and a working principle of the lower antenna unit and application in the terminal device are all similar to those of the upper antenna unit. For specifics, refer to related descriptions of the upper antenna unit in the foregoing embodiments. Details are not described herein again.
The embodiments of the present invention provide a terminal device, the terminal device includes an antenna unit, the antenna unit includes the first antenna module and the second antenna module, the first antenna module includes the first radiator and the feed connected to the first radiator, and the second antenna module includes the second radiator connected to the first radiator. The first radiator includes the at least one first contact, and the second radiator includes the at least one second contact. When the angle between the first radiator and the second radiator is less than or equal to the first angle, the second radiator is electrically connected to the first radiator in the target manner. The target manner is that N first contacts of the at least one first contact are correspondingly in contact with N second contacts of the at least one second contact, where N is a positive integer. In the embodiments of the present invention, when the antenna unit is applied to the terminal device and screens of the terminal device are in the folded state, after contacts are symmetrically disposed on the first radiator and the second radiator, the contact on the first radiator and the contact on the second radiator in the terminal device are correspondingly in contact with each other, so that the first radiator and the second radiator are connected as a whole through the contacts. Therefore, the two radiators are approximate to one radiator. Because a current flow direction in one radiator is consistent, this can reduce electromagnetic interference caused because currents of the two radiators flow in opposite directions when the two radiators are close to each other. Therefore, in the embodiments of the present invention, the performance of the antenna unit can be improved.
It should be noted that the terms “include”, “comprise” or any other variants thereof herein are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, a method, an article or equipment that includes a list of elements not only includes those elements, and further includes another element not expressly listed, or an element inherent to such a process, a method, an article, or equipment. In the absence of more restrictions, an element defined by the statement “including a . . . ” does not exclude presence of another same element in a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element.
The embodiments of this application are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this application is not limited to the foregoing specific implementations. The foregoing specific implementations are merely schematic instead of restrictive. Under enlightenment of this application, a person of ordinary skills in the art may make many forms without departing from aims of this application and the protection scope of claims, all of which fall within the protection of this application.
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