US 12,034,466 B2
Antenna and foldable electronic device including the same
Taeyun Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Yongyoun Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Haeyeon Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Taekyung Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Dongil Yang, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Hyoseok Na, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Soyoung Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/138,220.
Application 18/138,220 is a continuation of application No. 17/859,273, filed on Jul. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,637,578.
Application 17/859,273 is a continuation of application No. 17/152,855, filed on Jan. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,411,592, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Application 17/152,855 is a continuation of application No. 16/847,869, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 10,931,323, issued on Feb. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0044160 (KR), filed on Apr. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0261680 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/04 (2017.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 1/16 (2013.01) [H05K 1/0237 (2013.01); H05K 1/0277 (2013.01); H05K 1/111 (2013.01); H05K 5/0017 (2013.01); H05K 5/0226 (2013.01); H05K 7/1427 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); H05K 2201/1003 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10098 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a hinge module;
a first housing including a first lateral side extending in a direction parallel to the hinge module, a second lateral side extending in a direction perpendicular to the hinge module from one end of the first lateral side, and a third lateral side extending in a direction perpendicular to the hinge module from other end of the first lateral side;
a second housing, wherein the first housing and the second housing are rotatably coupled to each other via the hinge module to be in a folded state or an unfolded state;
a conductive pattern, configured to operate as an antenna, disposed in the first housing;
a conductor disposed at a position in the second housing corresponding to the conductive pattern such that the conductor is capacitively coupled to the conductive pattern in the folded state; and
a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the conductive pattern in the first housing,
wherein at least a part of the conductive pattern is disposed in the first housing at a position adjacent to or at the second lateral side, and
wherein the conductor is uncoupled from the conductive pattern such that the conductor is disconnected from the wireless communication circuit in the unfolded state.