US 11,996,629 B2
Beam steering antenna structure and electronic device comprising said structure
Alexander Khripkov, Helsinki (FI); Janne Ilvonen, Helsinki (FI); Jari Kristian Van Wonterghem, Kista (SE); and Ruiyuan Tian, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Appl. No. 17/298,397
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
PCT Filed Nov. 30, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/083153
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 28, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/108773, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0408682 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. H01Q 3/46 (2006.01); H01Q 19/10 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 3/46 (2013.01) [H01Q 19/108 (2013.01); H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); H04M 1/0277 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beam steering antenna structure comprising:
a conductive component comprising:
a first surface; and
a second surface; and
a printed circuit board comprising:
a first wall juxtaposed with the first surface;
a second wall abutting and galvanically connected to the first surface;
a connecting surface located between the first wall and the second wall to form a groove between the first wall and the second wall, wherein the groove is partially juxtaposed with the first surface;
a first antenna array disposed in the groove and configured to:
transmit a first radiation beam having a first polarization in a first direction towards the second surface; or
receive the first radiation beam in a second direction from the second surface; and
a second antenna array disposed in the groove and configured to:
transmit a second radiation beam having a second polarization in the first direction, wherein the second polarization is orthogonal to the first polarization; or
receive the second radiation beam in the second direction, and
wherein the second surface extends at an angle (α) from the first surface in a third direction from the first wall and is configured to steer at least one of the first radiation beam or the second radiation beam in a fourth direction away from or towards the connecting surface.