Patent Application
20230246324
This application claims priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 111104209 filed on Jan. 28, 2022, in Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, in particular to securing structure and electronic device having the securing structure.
With the advancement of wireless communication technology, electronic devices such as mobile phones continue to become more diversified functions, thinner and lighter, and faster and more efficient in data transmission. The space in mobile phones that can accommodate antennas is becoming smaller, and with the continuous development of wireless communication technology, the demand for antenna bandwidth continues to increase. How to design an antenna with a wider bandwidth and higher efficiency in a limited space is an important issue facing antenna design.
Therefore, there is a room for improvement.
In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present disclosure, “at least one” refers to one or more, and “multiple” refers to two or more. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field in the present disclosure. The terminology used in the specification of present disclosure is only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present disclosure.
It can be understood that, unless otherwise specified in the present disclosure, the symbol “/” means “or”. For example, AB can mean A or B. “A and/or B” in the present disclosure is only an associative relationship describing the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships: A alone, B alone, and A and B together.
It can be understood that, in the disclosure of the present disclosure, the words such as “first” and “second” are only used for the purpose of distinguishing a description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, nor as indicating or implying any order. The features defined with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the words such as “exemplary” or “for example” are used as examples, illustrations, or indications. Any embodiment or design solution described as “exemplary” or “for example” in the embodiments of the present disclosure should not be construed as being more preferable or advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions. To be precise, the words such as “exemplary” or “for example” are used to present related concepts in a specific manner.
Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present disclosure, the terms “longitudinal”, “lateral”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer”, etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and to simplify the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, thus the above terms should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.
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The electronic device 200 may adopt one or more of the following communication technologies: BLUETOOTH (BT) communication technology, global positioning system (GPS) communication technology, WI-FI communication technology, global system for mobile communications (GSM) communication technology, wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) communication technology, long term evolution (LTE) communication technology, 5G communication technology, SUB-6G communication technology and other future communication technologies.
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 200 is a mobile phone as an example for description.
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In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 200 further includes a backplane (not shown in the figures) and a display unit (not shown in the figures). The side frame 21 may be made of metal or other conductive material. The side frame 21 is disposed on the edge of the backplane and forms an accommodating space (not shown in the figures) together with the backplane. An opening (not shown in the figures) is provided on the side of the side frame 21 opposite to the backplane for accommodating the display unit. The display unit has a display plane, and the display plane is exposed in the opening. It can be understood that the display unit can be combined with a touch sensor to form a touch screen. The touch sensor can be touch panel or touch sensitive panel.
In other embodiments, the electronic device 200 may further include one or more elements as follows: a processor, a circuit board, a memory, a power source, an input and output circuit, an audio assembly (such as a microphone and a speaker), a multimedia assembly (such as front camera and/or rear camera), a sensor assembly (such as a proximity sensor, a range sensor, an ambient sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor and/or a temperature sensor), etc.
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The first assembly 12 is configured to secure the antenna module 50 to the electronic device 200 in a first direction. The first assembly 12 includes a first rib 122 and a plastic piece 124. The first rib 122 is formed by a protrusion of the middle frame 22 and towards the slot 23 and the side frame 21. The first rib 122 is positioned at an edge of the slot 23. The first rib 122 includes a first chamfered portion 123 and a first pressing portion 125. The first chamfered portion 123 and the first pressing portion 125 are connected. The first chamfered portion 123 is configured to guide the antenna module 50 into the slot 23. The first pressing portion 125 is configured to resist the antenna module 50 in the first direction. The plastic piece 124 infills a gap between the antenna module 50 and the side frame 21, and the plastic piece 124 is between the antenna module 50 and the side frame 21. Specifically, the first pressing portion 125 resists a side surface of the antenna module 50, the gap is formed from another side surface of the antenna module 50 opposite to the first pressing portion 125 to the side frame 21 with a predetermined distance. That is, the first rib 122 and the plastic piece 124 resist opposite side surfaces of the antenna module 50 to secure the antenna module 50 to the electronic device 200 in the first direction.
In another embodiment, the predetermined distance between the antenna module 50 and the side frame 21 may be configured for efficient coupling of signals between the antenna module 50 and the side frame 21. The predetermined distance may be about 0.25-0.35 millimeters, electively about 0.3 millimeters. The plastic piece 124 may be of Mylar, which has flexibility. The plastic piece 124 may be configured to adjust and control a predetermined distance between the antenna module 50 and the side frame 21.
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The first latch 164 is a protrusion from the middle frame 22 towards the slot 23 and the pressing piece 162. The first latch 164 is configured to press against the antenna module 50 in the third direction. In one embodiment, the first pressing surface 1622 and the first latch 164 may press a same side surface of the antenna module 50 in the third direction.
The second assembly 14 further includes a second latch 145. The second latch 145 is a protrusion from the middle frame 22 towards the pressing piece 162. The second latch 145 presses against the lock portion 1626 to the middle frame 22, so as to further secure the pressing piece 162.
In one embodiment, the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other. For instance, the first direction may be an X-axis direction, the second direction may be a Y-axis direction, the third direction may be a Z-axis direction.
In one embodiment, the antenna module 50 may be but is not limited to a 5G antenna module. The antenna module 50 may include a circuit board 51, a wiring module 52, a signal transceiver 53, and an elastic piece 54. The circuit board 51 may carry the signal transceiver 53 for transmitting and receiving wireless communication signals. The wiring module 52 is connected to an end of the circuit board 51, the elastic piece 54 is arranged on the circuit board 51, the wiring module 52 and the elastic piece 54 are configured to ground the antenna module 50. The wiring module 52 may be connected to a circuit board of the electronic device 200 for grounding. The elastic piece 54 may be connected to the middle frame 22 for grounding. The antenna module 50 may further include more electronic components, such as a connector and a shield cover.
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The securing structure 100 arranges at least one securing assembly in each direction for securing the antenna module 50 in the slot 23 formed between the side frame 21 and the middle frame 22 in a plurality of directions, so the slot 23 may receive and secure the antenna module 50, which improves internal space utilization of the electronic device 200 and facilitates the overall structure design of the electronic device 200.
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 exemplary embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111104209 | Jan 2022 | TW | national |
