This application claims the benefit of priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 112138655, filed on Oct. 11, 2023. The entire content of the above identified application is incorporated herein by reference.
Some references, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, may be cited and discussed in the description of this disclosure. The citation and/or discussion of such references is provided merely to clarify the description of the present disclosure and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the disclosure described herein. All references cited and discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference was individually incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and an antenna structure, and more particularly to an electronic device and an antenna structure capable of enhancing the antenna characteristics.
Currently, electronic devices, such as laptop computers, are designed toward being thinner and more lightweight, while maintaining high levels of performance. Since there is a tendency for an outer appearance of the laptop computer to be designed with a narrow screen frame, an internal space of the laptop computer for placing an antenna is insufficient, such that a designed antenna has poor antenna characteristics.
In addition, conventional dual-closed slots are usually formed in the metal frame to cooperate with the antenna structure disposed inside the electronic device to generate an appropriate operating frequency range. However, the required antenna area and slot size are too large in this case to be installed in a limited space inside the electronic device.
Therefore, how to overcome the above-mentioned problem through an improvement in structural design has become an important issue to be addressed in the related art.
In response to the above-referenced technical inadequacies, the present disclosure provides an electronic device and an antenna structure thereof for an antenna to maintain the antenna characteristics while being suitable for the narrow frame of the electronic device.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one of the technical aspects adopted by the present disclosure is to provide an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing and an antenna structure. The housing includes a first slot and a second slot. The first slot and the second slot extend along a same direction. The first slot has a first closed end and a second closed end, and the second slot has a third closed end and an open end. The antenna structure is disposed in the housing. The antenna structure includes a grounding element, a first radiating element, and a second radiating element. The first radiating element has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the grounding element, and the second end is located between the third closed end and the open end. An orthogonal projection of the first radiating element that is projected onto the housing overlaps with and crosses on the first slot. The second radiating element is electrically connected to a feeding element.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, another one of the technical aspects adopted by the present disclosure is to provide an antenna structure that is disposed in a housing of an electronic device. The housing includes a first slot and a second slot. The first slot and the second slot extend along a same direction. The first slot has a first closed end and a second closed end, and the second slot has a third closed end and an open end. The antenna structure includes a grounding element, a first radiating element, and a second radiating element. The first radiating element has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the grounding element, and the second end is located between the third closed end and the open end. An orthogonal projection of the first radiating element that is projected onto the housing overlaps with and crosses on the first slot. The second radiating element is electrically connected to a feeding element.
Therefore, in the electronic device and the antenna structure provided by the present disclosure, by virtue of “the housing including a first slot and a second slot, the first slot having a first closed end and a second closed end, the second slot having a third closed end and an open end,” “an orthogonal projection of the first radiating element that is projected onto the housing overlapping with and crossing on the first slot,” and “the second radiating element being electrically connected to a feeding element,” the radiator of the antenna structure can be coupled to the open slot to generate a high frequency band for improving the antenna characteristics in a high frequency range, and the radiator of the antenna structure can be coupled to a closed slot to generate a low frequency band, such that the antenna structure is suitable for the narrow frame of the electronic device.
These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings and their captions, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.
The described embodiments may be better understood by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:
The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a,” “an” and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on.” Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first,” “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
In addition, the term “connect” or “connected” in the context of the present disclosure means that there is a physical connection between two elements, and the two elements are directly or indirectly connected. The term “couple” or “coupled” in the context of the present disclosure means that two elements are separate from each other and have no physical connection therebetween, and an electric field energy generated by one of the two elements excites an electric field energy generated by another one of the two elements.
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An orthogonal projection of the first radiating element 21 that is projected onto the housing 1 partially overlaps with and crosses on the first slot 11. An orthogonal projection of the second radiating element 22 that is projected onto the housing 1 partially overlaps with the second slot 12. The first radiating element 21 and the first slot 11 are separated from and coupled with each other. The second radiating element 22 and the second slot 12 are separated from and coupled with each other. The first radiating element 21 and the second slot 12 are separated from and coupled with each other. Through the design of the orthogonal projections of the two radiating elements partially overlap with the two slots, the antenna structure 2 and the two slots are coupled with each other to generate at least one operating frequency band.
For example, the feeding element 3 is used to excite the second slot 12 to generate a first operating frequency band from 5,925 MHz to 7,125 MHz. The feeding element 3 is used to excite the second radiating element 22, such that the second radiating element 22 resonates with the second slot 12 to generate a second operating frequency band from 5,150 MHz to 5,925 MHz. The second operating frequency band is lower than the first operating frequency band. In addition, the feeding element 3 is used to feed a signal into the feeding point FP and excite the second radiating element 22, the second radiating element 22 is further coupled with the second slot 12, and the second slot 12 is coupled to the first radiating element 21 and the first slot 11. Therefore, the energy fed by the feeding element 3 is transmitted in a sequence of the second radiating element 22, the second slot 12, the first radiating element 21, and the first slot 11. The first radiating element 21, the second radiating element 22, the first slot 11, and the second slot 12 jointly generate a third operating frequency band from 2,400 MHz to 2,500 MHz. The third operating frequency band is lower than the first operating frequency band and the second operating frequency band.
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A length of the second radiating element 22 (i.e., the second extending length L2 between the third end 221 and the fourth end 222) is inversely proportional to the length of the second slot 12 (i.e., the length between the third closed end 121 and the open end 122). When the length of the second radiating element 22 increases, the length of the second slot 12 decreases. When the length of the second radiating element 22 decreases, the length of the second slot 12 increases. In addition, a length of the first radiating element 21 (i.e., the first extending length L1 between the first end 211 and the second end 212) is inversely proportional to the total length of the first slot 11 and the second slot 12. Therefore, the impedance matching and the radiation efficiency of the antenna mode generated by the dual-slot antenna can be adjusted by changing the length between the radiating element and the slot.
When the length of the second radiating element 22 (i.e., the second extending length L2) increases, the second operating frequency band generated by the second radiating element 22 is shifted to a low frequency range. When a width of the second radiating element 22 increases, a part of the projection of the second radiating element 22 that overlaps with the second slot 12 increases, such that the matching of the low frequency mode (i.e., the third operating frequency band) is improved, and the matching of the high frequency modes (i.e., the first and second operating frequency bands) is reduced.
When the length of the first radiating element 21 (i.e., the first extending length L1) increases, the third operating frequency band is shifted to the low frequency range. A projection A1 of the first radiating element 21 that is projected onto the housing 1 is separated from the second closed end 112 by a minimum horizontal distance H1. Therefore, the projection A1 of the first radiating element 21 that is projected onto the housing 1 does not exceed the second closed end 112, that is, the first radiating element 21 does not overlap with a space between the two slots or the second slot 12. In other words, a grounding end (i.e., the first end 211) of the first radiating element 21 does not exceed the second closed end 112 in the horizontal direction. Through the design of the projection A1 of the first radiating element 21 that is projected onto the housing 1 not exceeding the second closed end 112, the matching of the low frequency mode (i.e., the third operating frequency band) can avoid deterioration. Preferably, the minimum horizontal distance H1 ranges between 1 mm and 7 mm.
The second closed end 112 and the third closed end 121 are separated from each other by a gap H2. The gap H2 is a spacing between the first slot 11 and the second slot 12. Through the design of the gap H2, the impedance matching and the frequency offset of the dual-slot antenna can be adjusted. For example, when the gap H2 increases toward the open end 122 (i.e., the length of the first slot 11 is unchanged and the length of the second slot 12 is reduced), the low frequency mode (i.e., the third operating frequency band) moves toward a high frequency range. When the gap H2 increases toward the first closed end 111 (i.e., the length of the second slot 12 is unchanged and the length of the first slot 11 is reduced), the low frequency mode (i.e., the third operating frequency band) also moves toward the high frequency range. Preferably, the gap H2 ranges between 1 mm and 7 mm.
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In the electronic device and the antenna structure provided by the present disclosure, by virtue of “the housing 1 including a first slot 11 and a second slot 12, the first slot 11 having a first closed end 111 and a second closed end 112, the second slot 12 having a third closed end 121 and an open end 122,” “an projection A1 of the first radiating element 21 that is projected onto the housing 1 overlapping with and crossing on the first slot 11,” and “the second radiating element 22 being electrically connected to a feeding element 3,” the radiator of the antenna structure can be coupled to the open slot to generate a high frequency band for improving the antenna characteristics in the high frequency range, and the radiator of the antenna structure can be coupled to the closed slot to generate the low frequency band, such that the antenna structure is suitable for the narrow frame of the electronic device.
Through the design of the projection A1 of the first radiating element 21 that is projected onto the housing 1 being separated from the second closed end 112 by the minimum horizontal distance H1, the matching of the low frequency mode (i.e., the third operating frequency band) can avoid deterioration. Through the design of the gap H2 between the two slots, the impedance matching and the frequency offset of the dual-slot antenna can be adjusted. Through the design of the minimum distance H3 between the first radiating element 21 and the second radiating element 22, the effect on the antenna characteristics can be reduced.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
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112138655 | Oct 2023 | TW | national |