CN112701467A

CN112701467A - Electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN112701467A
Application number: CN202011372086.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 简宪静; 王义金
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-30
Filing date: 2020-11-30
Publication date: 2021-04-23
Anticipated expiration: 2040-11-30
Also published as: CN112701467B

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment, including metal crate, the last a plurality of flutings that are provided with of metal crate, a plurality of flutings will metal crate cuts apart into a plurality of antennas, still includes: the metal sheet is arranged in the metal frame, and a gap exists between the metal sheet and the metal frame. This application embodiment increases a sheetmetal in metal frame, and this sheetmetal forms gap (slot) with the metal frame, constitutes the slot antenna, because all be the metal around the slot antenna, leans on this gap to produce the radiation to make the curved surface screen can not exert an influence to antenna performance, and then under the condition that satisfies the extremely outward appearance of curved surface screen, realize better antenna performance.

Description

Electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of electronic equipment, and particularly relates to electronic equipment.

Background

The curved screen is increasingly popular, but because the use of the curved screen causes no way for arranging the antennas on two sides of the mobile phone or causes the performance of the antennas to be sharply reduced, and because the 5G commercial use, the number of the antennas is sharply increased, thereby bringing great challenges to the design of the antennas with new appearances.

In the process of implementing the present application, the inventor finds that at least the following problems exist in the prior art:

at present, the antenna of the curved screen is still designed by adopting a traditional metal frame, but due to the existence of the curved screen, the space of the antenna is sharply compressed by the screen, and the antenna is close to the screen, so that the performance of the antenna is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device, which can solve the problem that due to the existence of a curved screen, the space of an antenna is sharply compressed, and the performance of the antenna at a terminal of the curved screen is poor.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including a metal frame, the metal frame is provided with a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots divide the metal frame into a plurality of antennas, and the electronic device further includes:

the metal sheet is arranged in the metal frame, and a gap exists between the metal sheet and the metal frame.

In this application embodiment, increase a sheetmetal in metal frame, this sheetmetal forms gap (slot) with the metal frame, constitutes the slot antenna, because all be the metal around the slot antenna, leans on this gap to produce the radiation to make the curved surface screen can not exert an influence to antenna performance, and then under the extremely circumstances that causes the outward appearance that satisfies the curved surface screen, realize better antenna performance.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a second schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a third schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a diagram of S-parameters of a simulated slot antenna in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a fourth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 6 is a fifth schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: metal frame 101, be provided with a plurality of flutings 1010 on the metal frame 101, a plurality of flutings 1010 will the metal frame is cut apart into a plurality of antennas, still includes:

a metal sheet 102 disposed in the metal frame 101, wherein a gap exists between the metal sheet 102 and the metal frame 101.

In an embodiment of the present application, the metal frame is a metal middle frame of an electronic device. The electronic equipment is a curved surface screen (waterfall screen) electronic equipment. The electronic equipment comprises a curved screen, a metal middle frame, a metal sheet, a glass battery cover and other parts and components. The glass battery cover is attached to the back of the metal middle frame.

As shown in fig. 1, the first antenna 1011, the second antenna 1012, the third antenna 1013, the fourth antenna 1014, the fifth antenna 1015 and the sixth antenna 1016 may be formed by providing slots on the upper edge and the lower edge of the metal frame 101. However, as the frequency bands of 5G electronic devices are increased, 6 antennas are not enough, and a plurality of antennas need to be designed.

As shown in fig. 2, a metal sheet is added in the metal frame, and the metal sheet and the metal frame form a slot (slot) to form a slot antenna, and since the metal is around the slot antenna, radiation is generated by the slot, so that the curved screen does not affect the antenna performance, and further, better antenna performance is realized under the condition of satisfying the extremely-attractive appearance of the curved screen.

The metal plate is connected to a main board (printed circuit board) of the electronic device, and the slot antenna is fed from the main board.

The electronic equipment of this application embodiment increases a sheetmetal in metal frame's first metal frame, has the gap between this sheetmetal and this metal frame, constitutes slot antenna to produce the radiation through this gap, thereby can be under the extremely circumstances that causes the outward appearance that does not influence the curved surface screen, realize better antenna performance.

Optionally, the gap surrounds the periphery of the metal sheet.

As shown in fig. 2, gaps are formed between the periphery of the metal sheet and the first metal frame, and a gap is formed between each edge of the metal sheet and the first metal frame, so that good antenna performance is achieved through the gaps.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 2, a first metal arm 103 and a second metal arm 104 which are parallel to each other are arranged in the metal frame 101;

the first metal arm 103 and the second metal arm 104 are connected with the metal frame 101 to form a first metal frame 105;

the first metal arm 103 is connected with the metal frame 101 to form a second metal frame 106;

the second metal arm 104 is connected with the metal frame 101 to form a third metal frame 107;

the first edge of the second metal frame is provided with the slot, the second edge of the third metal frame is provided with the slot, and the first edge and the second edge are respectively parallel to the first metal arm.

Optionally, the metal sheet 102 is disposed in the first metal frame 105.

The antenna structure of this application embodiment increases a sheetmetal in metal frame's first metal frame, has the gap between this sheetmetal and this first metal frame, constitutes slot antenna to produce radiation through this gap, thereby can be under the extremely circumstances that causes the outward appearance that does not influence the curved surface screen, realize better antenna performance.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

and the connecting parts 108 are arranged at the preset positions of the gaps, and the connecting parts 108 are respectively connected with the metal frame 101 and the metal sheet 102.

In the embodiment of the present application, a plurality of connection portions may be provided in the slot, and the slot may be divided into a plurality of segments by the plurality of connection portions, thereby forming a multi-segment slot structure and realizing the design of a plurality of antennas. As shown in fig. 3, four connection portions are disposed in the slot, and the four connection portions are respectively located at the middle position of the left edge, the middle position of the right edge, the middle position of the upper edge, and the middle position of the lower edge of the metal sheet, and the slot is divided into 4 slots by the four connection portions, so that the design of 4 slot antennas can be realized.

Optionally, the connecting portion is made of a plastic material.

In the embodiment of the application, the length of the gap is generally half of the guided wave wavelength of the required frequency, the gap needs to be filled with a plastic material, the larger the dielectric constant of the plastic material is, the shorter the length of the gap required by the antenna with the same frequency is, the gap is generally filled with the plastic material with low dielectric constant and low loss, and the width of the gap is between 1 mm and 2 mm.

Optionally, the metal sheet and the metal frame are fixedly connected through a locking screw.

The newly added metal sheet and the metal frame are fixed through the locking screws, and the assembly mode is simple.

As shown in fig. 4, for simulating the S parameter of the slot antenna in the embodiment of the present application, a 5G frequency band may be covered, and in addition, a glass battery cover is attached to the back surface of the electronic device, so as to shield the metal sheet and the slot antenna thereof, and not to affect the appearance of the electronic device.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, in the electronic device according to the embodiment of the application, millimeter wave array antennas 109 are respectively disposed in the second metal frame 106 and the third metal frame 107.

On the basis of the scheme, the millimeter wave array antenna is placed in the second metal frame and the third metal frame and is a 5G millimeter wave array antenna, so that the antenna covers all 5G frequency bands and can meet the extremely attractive appearance.

It should be noted that the millimeter wave array antenna is fed through the main board of the electronic device.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6, a first non-millimeter wave antenna 110 is disposed in the second metal frame, and a second non-millimeter wave antenna 111 is disposed in the third metal frame.

Here, the non-millimeter wave antennas are arranged in the second metal frame and the third metal frame, so that the non-millimeter wave antennas are coupled with the original antennas, and new frequency bands are generated, thereby meeting the requirements of 5G new frequency bands and the requirements of MIMO antennas. And the first non-millimeter wave antenna and the second non-millimeter wave antenna are fed through a mainboard of the electronic device.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the application, the screen of the electronic device is a curved screen.

By additionally arranging the metal sheet in the electronic equipment with the curved screen, the problem of poor antenna performance in the electronic equipment with the curved screen can be effectively solved.

The electronic equipment of this application embodiment increases a sheetmetal in metal crate, and this sheetmetal and metal frame form gap (slot), constitute slot antenna, because all be the metal around slot antenna, lean on this gap to produce the radiation to make the curved surface screen can not exert an influence to antenna performance, and then under the extremely circumstances that sends out the outward appearance that satisfies the curved surface screen, realize better antenna performance.

The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other.

While preferred embodiments of the present application have been described, additional variations and modifications of these embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including the preferred embodiment and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the true scope of the embodiments of the application.

Finally, it should also be noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or terminal that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or terminal. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or terminal that comprises the element.

While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments described above, which are meant to be illustrative and not restrictive, and that various changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, includes the metal frame, be provided with a plurality of flutings on the metal frame, a plurality of flutings will the metal frame is cut apart into a plurality of antennas, its characterized in that still includes:

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the gap surrounds a perimeter of the metal sheet.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

and the connecting parts are arranged at the preset positions of the gaps and are respectively connected with the metal frame and the metal sheet.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the connecting portion is made of a plastic material.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a first metal arm and a second metal arm are disposed in the metal frame in parallel with each other;

the first metal arm, the second metal arm and the metal frame are connected to form a first metal frame;

the first metal arm is connected with the metal frame to form a second metal frame;

the second metal arm is connected with the metal frame to form a third metal frame;

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the metal sheet is disposed within the first metal frame.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the metal sheet is fixedly connected with the metal frame by means of locking screws.

8. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein millimeter wave array antennas are provided in the second metal frame and the third metal frame, respectively.

9. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein a first non-millimeter wave antenna is disposed within the second metal frame, and wherein a second non-millimeter wave antenna is disposed within the third metal frame.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the screen of the electronic device is a curved screen.