CN103034291B - terminal device - Google Patents

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CN103034291B
CN103034291B CN201110303440.0A CN201110303440A CN103034291B CN 103034291 B CN103034291 B CN 103034291B CN 201110303440 A CN201110303440 A CN 201110303440A CN 103034291 B CN103034291 B CN 103034291B
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莫达飞
胡兆伟
龚雄兵
陆璐
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The invention relates to a terminal device which comprises a first shell and a wireless communication unit, wherein the first shell is configured for at least containing a processing unit and the wireless communication unit; the wireless communication unit is configured for causing the terminal device and an external device to perform wireless communication and data exchange; the wireless communication unit further comprises an antenna unit and a radio-frequency circuit; the antenna unit is configured for receiving and sending a radio-frequency signal; the radio-frequency circuit is connected with the antenna unit and is configured for sending the radio-frequency signal to the antenna unit or receiving the radio-frequency signal from the antenna unit; an air vent is arranged in the first shell; and the antenna unit is formed through the air vent.

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Terminal unit
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of terminal unit, more particularly it relates to a kind of end with special antenna structure End equipment.
Background technology
Currently, the terminal unit of such as notebook computer etc accommodated using metal shell or cabinet display, The hardware of mainboard and processor etc.Additionally, terminal unit also generally comprises the antenna for wifi communications or 3G communications.This In, antenna generally needs certain electromagnetism clearance zone (nearby there is no metal material) to obtain higher signal reception/transmission Quality.In the design for arranging antenna using metal shell and in the metal shell in terminal unit, metal shell electromagnetic shielding is special Property would generally affect the signal of antenna to receive/send quality, therefore the electromagnetism clearance zone (example is often opened up on metal shell Such as, being integrally formed by using plastic cement and metal).Additionally, using cabinet and in cabinet in terminal unit In arranging the design of antenna, generally require to consider the relative position relation between antenna and the metal material of other hardware to ensure Enough electromagnetism clearance zones.No matter which kind of mode, this generally can all increase the design complexities and terminal unit of terminal unit Cost.
The content of the invention
In order to solve above-mentioned technical problem of the prior art, a kind of terminal is provided according to an aspect of the present invention and is set It is standby, including:First housing, configures at least to accommodate processing unit and wireless communication unit;Wireless communication unit, configures to make Terminal unit carries out radio communication and exchange data with external equipment, and wireless communication unit is further included:Antenna element, configuration To receive and send radiofrequency signal;Radio circuit, is connected with antenna element, and configures to send radiofrequency signal to antenna element Or radiofrequency signal is received from antenna element, wherein arranging vent on the first housing;And the day is formed by vent Line unit.
Additionally, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein vent is the air inlet of the first housing.
Additionally, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein vent is the thermovent on the first housing.
Additionally, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein thermovent is made up of metal material, and the two of thermovent Bonding jumper with predetermined space is set between individual long side;And on two long sides of thermovent and the gold with predetermined space Slot antenna is formed on category bar as antenna element.
Additionally, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein thermovent is made up of nonmetallic materials;And in the radiating Arrange between two long sides of mouth and there is predetermined space slot antenna as antenna element.
Additionally, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein arranging radiofrequency signal reflector element, radio frequency in first shell body Signaling reflex unit is relative with antenna element and with predetermined interval, and configures the signal for carrying out reflected antenna beam transmitting.
Additionally, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein radiofrequency signal reflector element is fin.
Additionally, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein radiofrequency signal reflector element is the one of the metal surface of hard disk Part.
Additionally, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein radiofrequency signal reflector element is metallic cavity, and wire chamber The opening portion of body is relative with antenna element.
By above-mentioned configuration, the intrinsic part of the terminal unit of such as air inlet or thermovent etc is used as into antenna element Or antenna element is set on the intrinsic part.In this case, due to enough net without the need for open up inside terminal unit Dead zone, therefore the impact of antenna element can not be considered and the position of each hardware is neatly arranged, thus terminal unit set Meter can be with simpler.Further, since without the need for opening up enough clearance zones inside terminal unit, terminal unit can also become It is compacter.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the structure of diagram antenna according to embodiments of the present invention;And
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the structure of diagram signaling reflex unit according to embodiments of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
Will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings each embodiment of the invention.Here it is to be noted that it in the accompanying drawings, The substantially ingredient with same or like 26S Proteasome Structure and Function is given by identical reference, and will be omitted with regard to it Repeated description.
Terminal unit according to embodiments of the present invention can be any type of notebook computer.In this case, root Can generally include display portion and the two parts of host machine part, each of which portion according to the terminal unit of the embodiment of the present invention Divide including shell to accommodate corresponding part.For example, for host machine part, terminal unit can be included at least holding Receive such as processing unit (e.g., CPU), mainboard and wireless communication unit (e.g., 3G, wifi or other cordless communication networks) it The shell (hereinafter referred to as the first shell) of the hardware of class.Here, embodiments in accordance with the present invention, the first shell of host machine part can To be realized by metal or plastic material.Here, for the needs of hardware radiating, it usually needs in the presumptive area of the first shell Open up the vent of such as air inlet or thermovent etc.For example, fan can be set by hardware in the inside of terminal unit The heat for sending is discharged by thermovent, and from air inlet into fresh air come inside the host machine part for reducing terminal unit Temperature.
Wireless communication unit is used to making terminal unit and external equipment to carry out radio communication and exchange data, and can be by The wireless communication unit of any type (e.g., supporting 3G, wifi or other cordless communication networks) is realized.Here, radio communication list Unit can include for receiving and send radiofrequency signal antenna and antenna connect and for antenna send radiofrequency signal or from Antenna receives radio circuit of radiofrequency signal etc..Here it is to be noted that it because the present invention is not related to radio circuit Change, therefore be omitted here the associated description with regard to radio circuit.
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention, by the vent arranged on the first shell antenna is formed.
The structure of antenna according to embodiments of the present invention is described below with reference to Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is illustrated according to present invention enforcement The schematic diagram of the structure of the antenna of example.
Below to realize that antenna structure is described as example by thermovent made by metal material.As shown in figure 1, dissipating Hot mouth includes antenna element 1 and spacer portion 2.Here, thermovent has two long sides, and with predetermined between two long sides Interval abreast arranges multiple bonding jumpers to form the thermovent with bar structure.Because the thermovent has predetermined space simultaneously Multiple bonding jumpers and two long sides that row is arranged, therefore it can allow air to pass through thermovent.Further, since thermovent by Metal material is made, therefore its heat dispersion is also preferable.
Here, the thermovent with bar structure can be used to form antenna element 1.Specifically, as shown in figure 1, can be with Spacer portion 2 is set respectively on two long sides of thermovent, and the spacer portion 2 is insulator, so as to electric current can not pass through these Every portion.For example, according to one embodiment of present invention, the corresponding position in gap is being surrounded with by adjacent bonding jumper and two Above, isolating part 2 is set on one of two long sides of thermovent, and set isolating part mutually staggers on two long sides. Isolating part disposed as described above 2, can form the metal with square-wave form on the heat dissipation metal mouth with bar structure Circuit (alternate path).Embodiments in accordance with the present invention, using the metallic circuit with the square-wave form shown in Fig. 1 basis is used as The antenna element 1 (that is, slot antenna) of the embodiment of the present invention.Here, using the gap day with square-wave form (roundabout shape) Line is used as the length that the purpose of antenna element 1 is extension antenna part 1 as far as possible so that antenna element 1 being capable of twelve Earthly Branches as far as possible Hold multiple frequency ranges (e.g., the 2.4GHz of 1800MHz, 1900MHz and wifi of 3G) to enable in particular to support the frequency range of low frequency.This In, according to the principle of antenna, because there is antenna length more than the 1/4 of the wavelength of the radiofrequency signal of characteristic frequency just can support Transmission/the reception of the radiofrequency signal of the frequency, and wavelength can be therefore, it can suitably by the way that the light velocity is drawn divided by frequency Design the interval of bonding jumper and the interval of spacer portion 2 to make antenna element 1 support the radiofrequency signal of various frequencies.For example, exist In the case of 3G signals with 1800MHz, the wavelength length of its radiofrequency signal is 3 × 108/ 1800M=0.167m, it 1/4 Wavelength is 4.16cm.Therefore, as long as suitably designing the interval of bonding jumper and the interval of spacer portion 2 to make antenna element 1 Length is more than 4.16cm, and the antenna element 1 can just support sending and receiving for the radiofrequency signal with 1800MHz.Here, by The 3G signals of 1800Mhz, therefore antenna element are shorter than in the wavelength of the 2.4GHz signals of the 3G signals and wifi of 1900MHz 1 signal that obviously can also support said frequencies.This is additionally, this invention is not limited to, can be between reasonable design bonding jumper Every and spacer portion 2 interval come make antenna element 1 support various frequencies low frequency signal (e.g., the 800Mhz of 2G radio frequency letter Number or other arbitrary wireless signals).
This is additionally, this invention is not limited to, if heat dissipation metal is sufficiently large (e.g., long edge lengths are more than 4cm), it is also possible to no Using the structure of slot antenna directly using two long sides of thermovent as antenna element.
In addition, according to another embodiment of the invention, thermovent can also be made up of nonmetallic materials.In such case Under, if thermovent has the structure of grid shape, can cover on the bar structure of thermovent (e.g., electroplate) and have and Fig. 1 The shown shape identical metal level of antenna element 1, so as to form the slot antenna with predetermined space as antenna element.This Outward, thermovent is through hole, and the not structure with grid shape, then can arrange between the two of thermovent long sides with predetermined The bonding jumper at interval, and setting metal level has and the shape of antenna element 1 shown in Fig. 1 to be formed on two long sides of thermovent Shape identical slot antenna is used as antenna element.Here, because air inlet is similar with the structure of vent, thus eliminate with regard to The associated description of antenna element is realized in air inlet.
By above-mentioned configuration, antenna element is realized by air inlet or thermovent.In this case, due to without the need at end Enough clearance zones are opened up inside end equipment, therefore the impact of antenna element can not be considered and each hardware is neatly arranged Position, the thus design of terminal unit can be with simpler.Further, since without the need for opening up enough headroom inside terminal unit Area, terminal unit can also become compacter.Further, since the antenna element realized by air inlet or thermovent has foot Enough clearance zones, therefore its quality for sending/receiving radiofrequency signal can be guaranteed.
Antenna element according to embodiments of the present invention is described above.Here, due to by air inlet or radiating cause for gossip Existing antenna element can radiate approximately half of radiofrequency signal into terminal unit, it is therefore possible to wasting a part of radio frequency letter Number transmission power.
For such case, signaling reflex unit according to an embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to Fig. 2.Fig. 2 It is the schematic diagram of the structure of diagram signaling reflex unit according to embodiments of the present invention.
As shown in Fig. 2 arranging in the first shell (host machine part) for accommodating processing unit, mainboard and wireless communication unit Radiofrequency signal reflector element 3.Radiofrequency signal reflector element 3 can be realized by metal material, and and tool relative with antenna element 1 There is predetermined interval (in order to avoid contacting with antenna element 1 and formed new antenna element).Here, radiofrequency signal reflector element 3 and can be used for reflected antenna beam transmitting signal.
According to one embodiment of present invention, wherein radiofrequency signal reflector element 3 can be made up of fin.In order to improve The efficiency of radiating, the fin with certain altitude is oppositely disposed generally near thermovent with thermovent, and in radiating There is predetermined interval (e.g., 1cm) between piece and thermovent.Because fin has metal material to realize and relative with thermovent, And metal material can be reflected the radiofrequency signal launched to fin.In this case, realized by metal material The a part of radiofrequency signal for being radiated fin can be reflected back into antenna element 1 by fin, and by antenna element 1 Gap be radiated outside terminal unit, thus, it is possible to further enhance antenna element 1 transmitting radiofrequency signal intensity (work( Rate).
Additionally, in the case where terminal unit does not have fin, other hardware can also be used as into signaling reflex unit 3。
For example, according to one embodiment of present invention, radiofrequency signal reflector element 3 can also be the metal surface of hard disk A part.Specifically, the position of hard disk unit can be set so that hard disk is close to the thermovent for being used as antenna element 11. In this case, because the shell of hard disk is made up of metal, therefore a part for its metal shell, that is, it is relative with thermovent Metal surface (surface on thickness direction) radiofrequency signal of part-metallic surface radiation can be reflected towards.In such case Under, a part of radiofrequency signal for being radiated fin can be reflected back into antenna part by the shell of the hard disk realized by metal material Part 1, and be radiated outside terminal unit by the gap on antenna element 1, thus, it is possible to further enhance antenna element 1 The intensity (power) of the radiofrequency signal penetrated.
Additionally, according to another embodiment of the invention, can be in the first enclosure interior, with dissipating as antenna element 1 Hot mouth is oppositely disposed metallic cavity as radiofrequency signal reflector element.Specifically, metallic cavity can be made up of metal material, And it is relative with thermovent and have predetermined interval.The metallic cavity is hollow, and on its surface relative with thermovent On the opening portion that has, that is, the opening portion is relative with antenna element.Additionally, the remaining surface of the metallic cavity is sealed Close.In this case, when the thermovent as antenna element radiates a part of radiofrequency signal into terminal unit, the portion Divide radiofrequency signal to enter hollow metallic cavity by opening portion, and diffuse-reflectance is carried out in metallic cavity.Finally, pass through Irreflexive radiofrequency signal is reflected back to antenna element 1 via opening portion, and is radiated by the gap on antenna element 1 To outside terminal unit.Here, because metallic cavity can be reflected back most of radiofrequency signal radiated into terminal unit, because There is the configuration of metallic cavity can to a great extent strengthen the intensity (power) of the radiofrequency signal of the transmitting of antenna element 1 for this.
By above-mentioned configuration, by being oppositely disposed radiofrequency signal reflector element with antenna element, can be by antenna element The a part of radiofrequency signal radiated into terminal unit is reflected back antenna element, and is set to terminal by the gap of antenna element Standby external radiation, thus further enhances the intensity (power) of the radiofrequency signal of antenna element transmitting.
Each embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above.However, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that not taking off In the case of the principle and spirit of the present invention, these embodiments can be carried out with various modifications, be combined or sub-portfolio, and so Modification should fall within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of terminal unit, including:
First housing, configures at least to accommodate processing unit and wireless communication unit;
Wireless communication unit, configures to make the terminal unit and external equipment carry out radio communication and exchange data, the nothing Line communication unit is further included:
Antenna element, configures to receive and send radiofrequency signal;
Radio circuit, is connected with the antenna element, and configures to send radiofrequency signal or from described to the antenna element Antenna element receives radiofrequency signal,
Wherein vent is set on first housing;And
The antenna element is formed in the vent, wherein slot antenna is arranged between two long sides of the vent making For the antenna element.
2. terminal unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein
The vent is the air inlet of first housing.
3. terminal unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein
The vent is the thermovent on first housing.
4. terminal unit as claimed in claim 3, wherein
Wherein described thermovent is made up of metal material, and between arranging with making a reservation between two long sides of the thermovent Every bonding jumper;And
Slot antenna is formed on two long sides of the thermovent and on the bonding jumper with predetermined space as the antenna Unit.
5. terminal unit as claimed in claim 3, wherein
Wherein described thermovent is made up of nonmetallic materials;And
Arrange between two long sides of the thermovent and there is predetermined space slot antenna as the antenna element.
6. terminal unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein
Radiofrequency signal reflector element, the radiofrequency signal reflector element and the antenna element phase are set in the first shell body Pair and with predetermined interval, and configure to reflect the signal of antenna element transmitting.
7. terminal unit as claimed in claim 6, wherein
The radiofrequency signal reflector element is fin.
8. terminal unit as claimed in claim 6, wherein
The radiofrequency signal reflector element is a part for the metal surface of hard disk.
9. terminal unit as claimed in claim 6, wherein
The radiofrequency signal reflector element is metallic cavity, and the opening portion of the metallic cavity is relative with the antenna element.
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