This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202110594251.7, entitled “TERMINAL ANTENNA AND TERMINAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE”, and filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on May 28, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
This application relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a terminal antenna and a terminal electronic device.
In a mobile communication system, NSA dual low-band non-independent networking is co-working (simultaneous transmission and reception) of a 4G low band and a 5G low band, and in a conventional design, the 4G low band and the 5G low band each require at least two independent antennas. However, a low-band antenna is too large in size to be accommodated by mobile electronic devices such as mobile phones due to their usually insufficient space. In addition, as the mobile phones and other mobile terminals tend to develop with a high screen-to-body ratio, the layout space of antennas is greatly reduced. Therefore, how to arrange antennas in limited space to ensure antenna performance and coverage has become a major problem in antenna design.
This application provides a terminal antenna and a terminal electronic device, to arrange more antennas in limited space to satisfy a low frequency antenna coverage bandwidth.
This application provides a terminal antenna, including a first radiator, a second radiator, a third radiator, a first regulating circuit, and a second regulating circuit, where the third radiator, the first radiator, and the second radiator are terminal frame antenna radiators and spaced by slots, and the first radiator, the second radiator, and the third radiator are respectively connected to a first feed, a second feed, and a third feed for signal transmission; the third radiator includes a low frequency radiator constituting a low frequency antenna and a medium-high frequency radiator constituting a medium-high frequency antenna, and the low frequency radiator and the medium-high frequency radiator are spaced by a first slot; and the low frequency radiator and the medium-high frequency radiator are self-grounded;
the first regulating circuit connects the third feed and one side of the low frequency radiator adjacent to the first slot, and the second regulating circuit connects the third feed and an end portion of the medium-high frequency radiator located in the first slot; the low frequency radiator resonates to produce a resonance of a ¼λ mode of a low frequency and a resonance of a ¾λ mode of a medium-high frequency, and the medium-high frequency radiator resonates to produce a resonance of a left-handed antenna pattern; and a linear distance from one end of the first regulating circuit connected to the third feed to the other end of the first regulating circuit connected to the low frequency radiator is a first distance, a linear distance from one end of the second regulating circuit connected to the third feed to the other end of the second regulating circuit connected to the medium-high frequency radiator is a second distance, and values of both the first distance and the second distance are less than 1/16λ of a frequency band in which the third radiator produces a low frequency; and
the low frequency radiator of the third radiator, the first radiator, and the second radiator jointly form a dual low-frequency antenna pattern of a 5G NSA, where the low frequency radiator and the medium-high frequency radiator work simultaneously, the first regulating circuit is configured to adjust a frequency of the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency produced by the low frequency radiator to be less than a frequency of the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern, and the second regulating circuit is configured to adjust the frequency of the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern to be greater than the frequency of the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency produced by resonating by the low frequency radiator.
A linear distance from one end of the first regulating circuit connected to the third feed to the other end of the first regulating circuit connected to the low frequency radiator is a first distance, a linear distance from one end of the second regulating circuit connected to the third feed to the other end of the second regulating circuit connected to the medium-high frequency radiator is a second distance, and values of both the first distance and the second distance are less than 1/16λ of a frequency band in which the third radiator produces a low frequency. The third radiator includes a low frequency radiator constituting a low frequency antenna and a medium-high frequency radiator constituting a medium-high frequency antenna, to implement performance of simultaneous operation of a low frequency and a medium-high frequency. The medium-high frequency radiator at a bottom portion of the low frequency antenna of the third radiator is added through distributed feeding. In an EN-DC state, a low frequency state and a medium-high frequency antenna state can coexist, without affecting a dual-card feature.
In an embodiment, the third feed is separately connected to the first regulating circuit and the second regulating circuit through a radio frequency signal microstrip, to transmit a radio frequency signal for the first regulating circuit and the second regulating circuit.
In an embodiment, the first regulating circuit includes an inductor connected in series with the third feed and the low frequency radiator, and the second regulating circuit includes a capacitor connected in series with the third feed and the medium-high frequency radiator.
In an embodiment, the first regulating circuit includes a distributed inductor connected in series with the third feed, and the second regulating circuit includes a distributed capacitor connected in series with the third feed.
In an embodiment, the first regulating circuit includes a first matching circuit that connects the third feed in series with the low frequency radiator, and the second regulating circuit includes a second matching circuit that connects the third feed in series with the medium-high frequency radiator. The first matching circuit and/or the second matching circuit is an L-type matching circuit, a π-type matching circuit, or a combination of π-type and L-type matching circuits. The first regulating circuit and the second regulating circuit can be used to adjust the frequency of the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency produced by the low frequency radiator to be less than the frequency of the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern, so that simultaneous operation of the low frequency radiator and a high frequency radiator is implemented.
In an embodiment, the medium-high frequency radiator includes a medium-high frequency stub and a parasitic stub, the medium-high frequency stub and the parasitic stub are spaced by a second slot, and the medium-high frequency stub is located between the low frequency radiator and the parasitic stub; and the medium-high frequency stub and the parasitic stub are separately self-grounded, the medium-high frequency stub resonates to produce a resonance of a ¼λ mode, the parasitic stub resonates to produce a resonance of a parasite mode, and the medium-high frequency stub and the parasitic stub provide medium-high frequency radiation for the terminal antenna.
In an embodiment, a frequency of a resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern produced by the medium-high frequency stub is 1.7 GHz; and a resonance of the ¼λ mode produced by the medium-high frequency stub and a resonance of the parasite mode of the parasitic stub jointly cover a frequency ranging from 1.9 GHz to 2.7 GHz.
In an embodiment, a resonant frequency covered by the resonance of the ¼λ, mode produced by the low frequency radiator ranges from 0.5 GHz to 1 GHz; and a resonant frequency covered by the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency produced by the low frequency radiator ranges from 1.5 GHz to 1.6 GHz. The terminal antenna in this embodiment can cover a larger-range low frequency band and requires a reduced bandwidth.
In an embodiment, a ground point of the medium-high frequency stub and/or the parasitic stub may be further connected to a tuning element, and the tuning element is configured to adjust a type of each antenna mode and an operating band of the third radiator.
In an embodiment, when the first radiator resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 5G, the second radiator resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 4G, and when the first radiator resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 4G, the second radiator resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 5G and the third radiator resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 5G and a low frequency operating band covering 4G.
In an embodiment, the terminal antenna further includes a fourth radiator and a fourth feed connected to the fourth radiator, the fourth radiator and the third radiator are located at two opposite ends of the second radiator, the fourth radiator and the second radiator are co-grounded, the fourth radiator is further connected to a tuner, the tuner adjusts the fourth radiator to switch between a high frequency antenna pattern and a low frequency antenna pattern, and the fourth radiator of the low frequency antenna pattern produces a same left-handed antenna pattern as the fourth radiator of the high frequency antenna pattern.
In an embodiment, the fourth radiator includes medium-high frequency radiation stubs and medium-high frequency parasitic stubs spaced by slots, one end of the medium-high frequency radiation stub close to the slot is connected to the fourth feed, the other end of the medium-high frequency radiation stub is co-grounded with the second radiator, and the tuner is connected to a location between the two ends of the medium-high frequency radiation stub; and in a case that the fourth radiator serves as a high frequency antenna, the medium-high frequency radiation stub produces a resonance of a left-handed antenna pattern, and the medium-high frequency parasitic stubs of the fourth radiator are coupled through the slots to form a parasitic resonance. In an embodiment, the fourth radiator resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 4G or 5G. In this embodiment, within limited space, a larger range of resonant frequencies is implemented by setting the fourth radiator and the second radiator to be co-grounded. In an EN-DC state, a state of the fourth radiator is tuned to a low frequency state through antenna switch tuning. In this way, a bandwidth that needs to be covered by the third radiator and the fourth radiator can be reduced by 28% to 50%, and requirements of other dual low-frequency EN-DC combinations to be added in the future can be met.
This application provides an electronic device, including a middle frame, a frame provided around a periphery of the middle frame, a mainboard, and the terminal antenna, where part of the frame is the antenna, the terminal further includes a first side portion and a bottom portion adjacent to the first side portion, the medium-high frequency radiator of the third radiator is located at the bottom portion, the low frequency radiator is located on the first side portion, ground points of the first radiator, the second radiator, and the third radiator are provided on the middle frame, and the third feed is provided on the mainboard.
In an embodiment, in a case that the terminal antenna further includes a fourth radiator and a fourth feed, part of the frame is the fourth radiator, the terminal further includes a top portion, the fourth radiator is located on the top portion, the second radiator is located on the first side portion and the top portion and is co-grounded with the fourth radiator, and the fourth feed and the tuner are provided on the mainboard.
In the terminal antenna in this application, the third radiator implements performance of simultaneous operation of a low frequency and a medium-high frequency, and three radiators are provided to implement a dual low-frequency resonant frequency of a 5G NSA. The low frequency radiator 31 and the medium-high frequency radiator share a feed and there is no need to add any feed or connection structure to the space, so that a coverage bandwidth required by an antenna can be reduced while a range of the dual low-frequency resonant frequency is ensured in the limited space.
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This application provides a terminal antenna and a terminal electronic device that includes the terminal antenna. Radiators of the terminal antenna can implement a dual low-frequency antenna pattern and work simultaneously with a medium-high frequency antenna mode to reduce space occupied by an antenna and other related elements and implement a low frequency coverage bandwidth. The electronic device includes an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a smartwatch.
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The first regulating circuit B connects the third feed A and one side of the low frequency radiator 31 adjacent to the first slot 32. The second regulating circuit C connects the third feed A and an end portion of the medium-high frequency radiator 33 located in the first slot 32. The mainboard 103 is provided with a radio frequency front end (not shown). The third feed A, the first regulating circuit B, and the second regulating circuit C are connected in series at the radio frequency front end. Specifically, the third feed A is electrically connected to the first regulating circuit B and the second regulating circuit C respectively through two radio frequency signal microstrips, and transmit radio frequency signals for the first regulating circuit B and the second regulating circuit C. In addition, the radio frequency signals are electrically connected to the mainboard of the mobile phone through a cable, achieving a compact overall structure and saving space of the mobile phone. When the antenna works, the low frequency radiator 31 resonates to produce a resonance of a ¼λ mode of a low frequency and a resonance of a ¾λ mode of a medium-high frequency. The medium-high frequency radiator 33 resonated to produce a resonance of a left-handed antenna pattern. The left-handed antenna is a composite left-handed transmission line structure formed by disposing a capacitor between a feed and a radiator.
In this embodiment, the low frequency radiator 31 of the third radiator 30, the first radiator 10, and the second radiator 20 form a dual low-frequency antenna pattern of a 5G non-standalone (Non-Standalone, NSA), as a low frequency antenna of the mobile phone. In addition, the medium-high frequency radiator 33 serves as a medium-high frequency antenna of the mobile phone. It is not excluded that another antenna, such as a high frequency antenna, is also provided on the mobile phone. The first regulating circuit B is configured to adjust a frequency of the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency produced by resonating by the low frequency radiator 31 to be less than a frequency of the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern of the medium-high frequency antenna. The second regulating circuit C is configured to adjust the frequency of the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern to be greater than the frequency of the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency produced by the low frequency radiator 31. That is, it can be understood as tuning down the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency so that a coverage band of the resonance is less than a resonance band of the left-handed antenna pattern. When the low frequency radiator 31 of the third radiator 30, the first radiator 10, and the second radiator 20 work in the dual low-frequency antenna pattern, the low frequency radiator 31 and the medium-high frequency radiator 33 work simultaneously to implement respective coverage bandwidths.
In this embodiment, a linear distance from one end of the first regulating circuit B connected to the third feed A to the other end of the first regulating circuit B connected to the low frequency radiator 31 is a first distance L2, a linear distance from one end of the second regulating circuit C connected to the third feed A to the other end of the second regulating circuit C connected to the medium-high frequency radiator 33 is a second distance L1, and values of both the first distance L1 and the second distance L2 are less than 1/16λ of a frequency band in which the third radiator 30 produces a low frequency, thereby ensuring that the first regulating circuit B and the second regulating circuit C adjust performance, and ensuring that the frequency of the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency produced by the low frequency radiator is less than the frequency of the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern.
In this application, the third radiator serves as both a low frequency radiator and a medium-high frequency radiator, and the first regulating circuit B and the second regulating circuit C are used to adjust the resonance of the ¾λ mode of the medium-high frequency produced by the low frequency radiator 31 during operation, so that the resonance is lower than a coverage frequency of the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern of the medium-high frequency radiator 33 before tuned to the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern of the medium-high frequency radiator 33, causing the low frequency radiator 31 and the medium-high frequency radiator 33 to share a feed and to be in a state of simultaneous operation, and a resonance of the low frequency radiator 31 and a resonance of the medium-high frequency radiator to be added through feeding, thereby implementing a low frequency resonance by the low frequency radiator 31 during reception of a low-frequency signal transmitted by the third feed, without affecting the medium-high frequency radiator 33 to receive a high-frequency signal in this case and implement a high frequency resonance. In addition, the mobile phone of this application is provided with three radiators to implement coverage of a dual low frequency resonant frequency, the low frequency radiator 31 and the medium-high frequency radiator 33 share a feed and there is no need to add any feed or connection structure to the space, so that a coverage bandwidth required by an antenna can be reduced while a coverage range of the dual low-frequency resonant frequency is ensured in the limited space. For a mobile phone having the antenna of this embodiment, because the third radiator saves the space and implements the performance of simultaneous operation of the low frequency and the medium-high frequency, the mobile phone requires less space for arranging the antenna. In this way, more antennas can be arranged in the limited space, and overall performance of the mobile phone can be improved.
In an embodiment, the first regulating circuit B includes an inductor connected in series with the third feed A, and the second regulating circuit C includes a capacitor connected in series with the third feed A. Certainly, in some embodiments, the first regulating circuit B includes a capacitor connected in series with the third feed A, and the second regulating circuit C includes an inductor connected in series with the third feed A.
In an embodiment, the first regulating circuit B includes a distributed inductor connected in series with the third feed, and the second regulating circuit C includes a distributed capacitor connected in series with the third feed. Certainly, in some embodiments, the first regulating circuit B includes a distributed capacitor connected in series with the third feed, and the second regulating circuit C includes a distributed inductor connected in series with the third feed.
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In this embodiment, the medium-high frequency radiator 33 of this embodiment includes a medium-high frequency stub 331 and a parasitic stub 333. The medium-high frequency stub 331 and the parasitic stub 333 are spaced by a second slot 332, and the medium-high frequency stub 331 is located between the low frequency radiator 31 and the parasitic stub 333. The medium-high frequency stub 331 and the parasitic stub 333 are self-grounded. The medium-high frequency stub 331 resonates to produce a resonance of a ¼λ mode. The parasitic stub 333 produces a resonance of a parasite mode. A ground point of the medium-high frequency stub 331 is located at one end of the medium-high frequency stub 331 away from the second slot 332. A ground point of the parasitic stub 333 is located at one end of the parasitic stub 333 away from the second slot 332. During operation, the medium-high frequency stub 331 is coupled to the parasitic stub 333 through the second slot 332 to produce a parasitic resonance, and actually, the second slot 332 is equivalent to an equivalent capacitor. Through capacitor coupling, the parasitic stub 333 also produces a particular inductive electromotive force, that is, the parasitic stub 333 produces a parasitic resonance in a particular frequency band. In other implementations, the medium-high frequency radiator can also produce other required operating bands by adjusting a location of the feed and a location of the second slot 332.
In this embodiment, the first radiator 10 resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 5G, the second radiator 20 resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 4G, and the third radiator 30 resonates to produce a low frequency operating band covering 5G and a low frequency operating band covering 4G. Actually, the third radiator 30 can resonate to produce five operating bands, the first radiator 10 resonates to produce one operating band, and the second radiator 20 resonates to produce one operating band. A frequency range of the low frequency operating band produced by resonating by the first radiator 10 is 703 MHz to 803 MHz, and a required bandwidth is 100 MHz. A frequency range of the low frequency operating band produced by resonating by the second radiator 20 is 791 MHz to 862 MHz, and a required bandwidth is 71 MHz. A receiving frequency range of a low frequency receiving band covering 5G and a low frequency receiving band covering 4G that are produced by resonating by the third radiator 30 is 758 MHz to 821 MHz, and a required bandwidth is 63 MHz. In other implementations, the operating bands produced by the first radiator 10, the second radiator 20, and the third radiator 30 may be debugged and exchanged according to actual applications. For example, the second radiator 20 resonates to produce the low frequency operating band covering 5G, and the first radiator 10 resonates to produce the low frequency operating band covering 4G. Alternatively, the first radiator 10, the second radiator 20, and the third radiator 30 produce other operating bands. This embodiment merely shows an example.
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The first regulating circuit and the second regulating circuit are used to adjust a high frequency resonance of the ¾λ mode produced by the low frequency radiator 31 during operation from 2.4 G to 1.6 G, and the tuning is performed before the resonance of the left-handed antenna pattern of the medium-high frequency radiator 33, causing the low frequency radiator 31 and the medium-high frequency radiator 33 to share a feed and achieve resonance addition through feeding in a state of simultaneous operation. In this embodiment, when the antenna is in an EN-DC working state, the low frequency radiator 31 of the third radiator 30, the first radiator 10, and the second radiator 20 form a dual low-frequency antenna pattern, and a low frequency state and a medium-high frequency antenna state can coexist, without affecting a dual-card feature. In addition, a coverage bandwidth required by the low frequency antenna pattern can be reduced by 15% to 30%.
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In this embodiment, the fourth radiator 50 includes medium-high frequency radiation stubs 53 and medium-high frequency parasitic stubs 54 spaced by slots 51. One end of the medium-high frequency radiation stub 53 close to the slot is connected to the fourth feed D, and the other end of the medium-high frequency radiation stub 53 is co-grounded with the second radiator 20, that is, connected to the ground point 21 of the second radiator. The tuner 52 is connected to a location between the two ends of the medium-high frequency radiation stub 53. One end of the medium-high frequency parasitic stub 54 away from the slot 51 is grounded. When the fourth radiator 50 serves as a high frequency antenna, the medium-high frequency radiation stub produces a resonance of a left-handed antenna pattern, and the medium-high frequency parasitic stubs 54 of the fourth radiator 50 are coupled through the slots to form a parasitic resonance. There is a slot 51 between the medium-high frequency radiation stub 53 and the medium-high frequency parasitic stub 54, and the slot 51 is equivalent to an equivalent capacitor. Therefore, through capacitor coupling, the medium-high frequency parasitic stub 54 also produces a particular inductive electromotive force, that is, the medium-high frequency parasitic stub 54 produces a parasitic resonance in a particular frequency band.
In this embodiment, that the fourth radiator resonates to produce a low frequency operating band and a medium-high frequency operating band that cover 5G can be understood as sharing a radiator by the low frequency antenna and the medium-high frequency radiator. The fourth radiator is located on the top portion 107. The second radiator 20 is located on the first side portion 105 and the top portion 107 and is co-grounded with the fourth radiator 107. The fourth feed D and the tuner 52 are provided on the mainboard 103. The fourth feed D is electrically connected to a radio frequency front end of the mainboard 101. When the fourth radiator serves as a low frequency antenna, the tuner 52 adjusts a ground location of a radio frequency signal to change an antenna operating mode of the fourth radiator 50 to implement low frequency antenna performance.
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The foregoing descriptions are merely some embodiments and 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.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202110594251.7 | May 2021 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2022/092521 | 5/12/2022 | WO |