KR101651904B1 - Antenna structure - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
- H01Q1/243—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
- H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
- H04M1/0249—Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly
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- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
- H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
- H04M1/026—Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
Abstract
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The present invention relates to an antenna structure mounted on an electronic device supporting a wireless communication function.
Electronic devices such as smart phones, tablet computers, portable terminals, and laptop-top computers in recent years often support wireless communication. To this end, the electronic device is equipped with an antenna. Recent electronic devices are supporting not only cellular wireless communication but also various kinds of wireless communication such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, and GPS. For this purpose, it is common that a plurality of antennas are mounted on one electronic device.
On the other hand, electronic devices are being developed in a trend of miniaturization and thinning. However, the antenna must be formed with a certain physical size of the antenna pattern. Therefore, it is very important to appropriately form the antenna for miniaturization and thinning of the electronic device.
Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1101491 (registered on December 26, 2011) discloses an antenna frame structure in which an antenna is embedded in a case of an electronic device to integrally form the antenna. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to elaborate the antenna pattern of the antenna structure having such a structure. In addition, the position within the electronic device in which the antenna can be formed is limited, so that the antenna pattern design is limited.
Recently, as design elements of electronic devices are emphasized, there is an increasing demand for a new type of antenna structure that can be mounted on miniaturized and thinned electronic devices, while not impairing the aesthetics of the appearance of electronic devices.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an antenna structure capable of ensuring sufficient transmitting and receiving performance even when mounted on a miniaturized and thinned electronic device.
Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an antenna structure that is mounted on a case of an electronic device and does not impair the aesthetics of the appearance.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an antenna structure capable of achieving a waterproof and dustproof function with a simple structure.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an antenna structure including at least a part of a case of an electronic device, the structure comprising: a rear cover; a cover coupled to the rear cover; A side antenna part connected to the side wall part at least partly surrounding the outside of the side wall part and formed of an electrically conductive material and connected to the bracket, and in a state of being electrically connected to the side antenna part, And a conductive line portion extending to the inside of the portion.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the side antenna portions may be formed of a plurality of structures separated from each other.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the rear cover may be formed of a conductive material, and the side antenna unit may be spaced apart from the rear cover.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the conductive line portion may be formed of a plating layer bonded to the bracket.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the bracket is formed of a resin material containing a metal compound as an additive, which is initially non-conductive but becomes conductive when a laser is irradiated, and the conductive line portion is a portion of the bracket, As shown in FIG.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the metal compound may have a spinel structure.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the conductive line portion may be formed as a circuit pattern formed on the flexible film.
In one embodiment of the present invention, an opening is formed in the side wall portion, and the conductive line portion may extend from the outside to the inside of the side wall portion through the opening.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the waterproof packing member may further include a watertight sealing member for sealing the opening.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the bracket may further include a protrusion formed inside the side wall part so as to protrude from the periphery, and the conductive line part may be formed on the upper surface of the protrusion.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a portion of the conductive line portion extending to the inside of the side wall portion may be electrically connected to a transmission line connected to a communication portion of the electronic device.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the side wall portion may be formed with a groove having a depth corresponding to the thickness of the side antenna portion on the outside, and the side antenna portion may be inserted and coupled into the groove.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing an antenna structure including at least a part of a case of an electronic device, the method comprising: providing a rear cover that forms at least a part of a rear surface of the electronic device; Molding a bracket including at least a part of the side wall part formed to extend from a part of the rear cover which is engaged with the rear cover part and engaging with a rim part of the rear cover; Forming a conductive line portion to extend to the inside of the side wall portion, and coupling the side antenna portion to surround at least a part of the outside of the side wall portion, the conductive line portion being electrically connected to the conductive line portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of injection-molding the bracket may be performed by injection-molding a metal compound which is initially non-conductive but becomes conductive when a laser is irradiated, with a resin material containing an additive, May include irradiating a portion of the surface of the bracket with a laser beam and immersing at least a portion of the bracket irradiated with the laser beam into the plating solution.
The antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention can secure sufficient transmission and reception performance even when mounted on a miniaturized and thinned electronic device.
In addition, the antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention may be mounted on a case of an electronic device and may not impair the aesthetics of the appearance.
In addition, the antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention can achieve a waterproof and dustproof function with a simple structure.
1 is a perspective view of an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a rear perspective view of an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of a bracket that is not coupled with a side antenna in an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of a bracket in an antenna structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view illustrating a step of providing a rear cover in a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a perspective view illustrating a step of injection-molding a bracket in a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a perspective view illustrating a step of forming a conductive line part in the method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a step of joining a side antenna unit in a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, if it is judged that it is possible to make the gist of the present invention obscure by adding a detailed description of a technique or configuration already known in the field, it is omitted from the detailed description. In addition, terms used in the present specification are terms used to appropriately express embodiments of the present invention, which may vary depending on the person or custom in the field. Therefore, the definitions of these terms should be based on the contents throughout this specification.
Hereinafter, an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 attached hereto. 1 is a perspective view of an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a rear perspective view of an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of a bracket not coupled to a side antenna portion of an antenna structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the outside of the bracket. FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of a bracket in an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the inside of the bracket. FIG.
1 to 5, the antenna structure includes a
Referring to FIG. 1, the antenna structure may be a structure that forms at least a part of a case of an electronic device. Here, the electronic device may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a media player, a navigation device, a wearable device including a wristwatch, a sound device, and various types of electronic devices Device. The case of the electronic device may have a rear surface opposed to the front surface and the front surface, and a side wall portion connecting the front surface and the rear surface.
The antenna structure shown in Fig. 1 may be a portion that forms at least a part of the back surface and the side wall portion in the case of the electronic device. A front surface disposed to face the rear surface in a state of being spaced apart from the rear surface may be joined later. Here, the front surface may be a display device. Further, the side wall portions may be subsequently joined so as to further extend at one end of the
Referring to FIG. 2, the
Referring to FIG. 3, the
The
At least a portion of the bracket (200) is engaged with the rim portion of the rear cover (100). And the
The
The
The
4 to 5, the
One end of the
The
The
Specifically, in order to form a plating layer on the surface of the
When a predetermined region of the surface of the
Specifically, in order to form a plating layer on the surface of the
Hereinafter, an antenna structure according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of a bracket in an antenna structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.
This other embodiment is characterized in that the
Referring to FIG. 5, the through-hole may be filled with a waterproof packing member and sealed. The waterproof packing member can be applied to seal the through hole at the inside or outside of the through hole. The waterproof packing member may be made of a flexible material such as silicone, epoxy, or rubber and may be in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the through hole. The inside and outside of the side wall portion of the bracket can be watertightly sealed by the waterproof packing member. Thereby, the waterproof or dustproof function of the electronic device can be achieved. The
Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a step of providing a rear cover in a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a step of injection-molding a bracket in a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a step of forming a conductive line part in the method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a step of joining a side antenna unit in a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
This another embodiment corresponds to a method of manufacturing the antenna structure of the embodiment described with reference to Figs. Therefore, a description of some of the contents overlapping with those described above will be omitted.
Referring to FIG. 6, a method of manufacturing an antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step S100 of providing a rear cover, a step S200 of injecting a bracket, a step S300 of forming a conductive line, Step S400. The antenna structure thus formed is formed as a structure constituting at least a part of the case of the electronic device.
Referring to Fig. 7, step S100 of providing a rear cover will be described. The
Referring to Fig. 8, description will be made of a step (S200) of injection molding the bracket. The
The
The
Referring to Fig. 9, description will be made of a step S300 of forming a conductive line portion. The
In the case where the
Referring to FIG. 10, the step S400 of joining the side antenna portions will be described. The
The embodiments of the antenna structure of the present invention and the manufacturing method thereof have been described above. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the equivalents of the claims and the claims.
100: Rear cover 200: Bracket
230: side wall portion 231: fastening portion, opening
300: side antenna part 400: conductive line part
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Rear cover;
A bracket coupled to the rear cover and including a side wall portion extending from a portion of the rear cover coupled with the rim portion;
A side antenna part connected to the side wall part to surround at least part of the outside of the side wall part and formed of a conductive material; And
And a conductive line portion coupled to the bracket and extending to the inside of the side wall portion in a state of being electrically connected to the side antenna portion,
The bracket is formed of a resin material containing a metal compound which is initially non-conductive but becomes conductive when a laser is irradiated,
Wherein the conductive line portion is formed of a plating layer bonded to a laser-irradiated portion of the bracket.
Rear cover;
A bracket coupled to the rear cover and including a side wall portion extending from a portion of the rear cover coupled with the rim portion;
A side antenna part connected to the side wall part to surround at least part of the outside of the side wall part and formed of a conductive material; And
And a conductive line portion coupled to the bracket and extending to the inside of the side wall portion in a state of being electrically connected to the side antenna portion,
An opening is formed in the side wall portion,
The conductive line portion extending from the exterior to the interior of the sidewall portion through the opening.
Rear cover;
A bracket coupled to the rear cover and including a side wall portion extending from a portion of the rear cover coupled with the rim portion;
A side antenna part connected to the side wall part to surround at least part of the outside of the side wall part and formed of a conductive material; And
And a conductive line portion coupled to the bracket and extending to the inside of the side wall portion in a state of being electrically connected to the side antenna portion,
Wherein the bracket further includes a protrusion formed inside the side wall portion so as to protrude from the periphery thereof,
Wherein the conductive line portion is formed on an upper surface of the protrusion.
Wherein the side antenna portions are formed of a plurality of structures separated from each other.
Wherein the side antenna portion is spaced apart from the rear cover.
Wherein the conductive line portion is formed of a plating layer bonded to the bracket.
Wherein the metal compound has a spinel structure.
Wherein the conductive line portion is formed of a circuit pattern formed on the flexible film.
And a waterproof packing member sealing the opening watertight.
And a portion of the conductive line portion extending to the inside of the side wall portion is electrically connected to a transmission line connected to a communication portion of the electronic device.
Wherein the side wall part is formed with a groove having a depth corresponding to the thickness of the side antenna part,
And the side antenna portion is inserted into the groove.
Providing a rear cover comprising at least a portion of a back surface of the electronic device;
Molding a bracket including at least a part of the bracket coupled to the rear cover and a side wall part extending from a part of the rear cover coupled with the rim of the rear cover;
Forming a conductive line portion coupled to the bracket and extending from the exterior of the sidewall portion to the interior of the sidewall portion; And
And joining the side antenna portion to at least part of the outside of the side wall portion, the side antenna portion being electrically connected to the conductive line portion,
The step of injection-molding the bracket comprises:
Injection molding is performed with a resin material containing an additive as a metal compound which is initially non-conductive but becomes conductive when the laser is irradiated,
Wherein forming the conductive line portion comprises:
Irradiating a part of the surface of the bracket with a laser; And
And immersing at least a portion of the bracket irradiated with the laser in a plating solution.
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