CN110828987A

CN110828987A - Antenna unit and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN110828987A
Application number: CN201911052973.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邾志民; 马荣杰
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-31
Filing date: 2019-10-31
Publication date: 2020-02-21
Also published as: WO2021083223A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides an antenna unit and electronic equipment, relates to the technical field of communication, and aims to solve the problem that the frequency range covered by a millimeter wave antenna of the conventional electronic equipment is less. The antenna unit includes: the antenna comprises a metal groove, M feed parts arranged at the bottom of the metal groove, M feed arm units and a first insulator arranged in the metal groove, and a target radiator borne by the first insulator; each feed arm unit comprises a first feed arm, a second feed arm electrically connected with the first end of the first feed arm, and a third feed arm electrically connected with the second feed arm, wherein the second end of the first feed arm in each feed arm unit is electrically connected with different feed parts in the M feed parts; the third feed arm in each feed arm unit is coupled with the target radiator, or the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm in each feed arm unit are all coupled with the target radiator, and M is an integer greater than 1. The antenna unit is applied to electronic equipment.

Description

Antenna unit and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to an antenna unit and electronic equipment.

Background

With the development of the fifth Generation mobile communication (5th-Generation, 5G) system and the wide application of electronic devices, the millimeter wave antenna is gradually applied to various electronic devices to meet the increasing use requirements of users.

At present, millimeter wave antennas in electronic devices are mainly implemented by using an Antenna In Package (AiP) technology. For example, as shown in fig. 1, an array antenna 11 with an operating wavelength of millimeter waves, a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) 12, a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) 13 and a connector 14 may be packaged into a module 10 by AiP technology, where the module 10 may be referred to as a millimeter wave antenna module. The antenna in the array antenna may be a patch antenna, a yagi-uda antenna, or a dipole antenna.

However, since the antennas in the array antenna are usually narrow-band antennas (such as the patch antennas listed above), the coverage frequency range of each antenna is limited, but the millimeter wave frequency range planned in the 5G system is usually many, for example, n257(26.5-29.5GHz) frequency range mainly based on 28GHz and n260(37.0-40.0GHz) frequency range mainly based on 39GHz, and the like, so that the conventional millimeter wave antenna module may not cover the mainstream millimeter wave frequency range planned in the 5G system, thereby resulting in poor antenna performance of the electronic device.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides an antenna unit and electronic equipment, and aims to solve the problem that the antenna performance of the electronic equipment is poor due to the fact that the frequency range covered by a millimeter wave antenna of the conventional electronic equipment is small.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an antenna unit, where the antenna unit includes: the antenna comprises a metal groove, M feed parts arranged at the bottom of the metal groove, M feed arm units and a first insulator arranged in the metal groove, and a target radiator borne by the first insulator; each feeding arm unit comprises a first feeding arm, a second feeding arm electrically connected with the first end of the first feeding arm, and a third feeding arm electrically connected with the second feeding arm, and the second end of the first feeding arm in each feeding arm unit is electrically connected with different feeding parts in the M feeding parts; the third feed arm in each feed arm unit is coupled with the target radiator, or the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm in each feed arm unit are all coupled with the target radiator, and M is an integer greater than 1.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, where the electronic device includes the antenna unit in the first aspect.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the antenna unit may include: the antenna comprises a metal groove, M feed parts arranged at the bottom of the metal groove, M feed arm units and a first insulator arranged in the metal groove, and a target radiator borne by the first insulator; each feeding arm unit comprises a first feeding arm, a second feeding arm electrically connected with the first end of the first feeding arm, and a third feeding arm electrically connected with the second feeding arm, and the second end of the first feeding arm in each feeding arm unit is electrically connected with different feeding parts in the M feeding parts; the third feed arm in each feed arm unit is coupled with the target radiator, or the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm in each feed arm unit are all coupled with the target radiator, and M is an integer greater than 1. According to the scheme, the first end of the first feed arm in the feed arm unit is electrically connected with the second feed arm, the second feed arm is electrically connected with the third feed arm, and the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm can be coupled with the target radiator, so that the target radiator can generate an induced alternating current signal by being coupled with the target radiator under the condition that the feed arm unit receives an alternating current signal, and a current path of an induced current generated on the target radiator is short, so that the target radiator can radiate a high-frequency electromagnetic wave outwards. And, since the third feeding arm of the feeding arm unit can be coupled with the target radiator, when the feeding portion transmits the ac signal to one feeding arm unit, the third feed arm of the feed arm unit may be coupled to the target radiator, and both the target radiator and the third feed arm may generate induced currents, and, after the target radiator generates the induced current, the target radiator may be coupled with a third feed arm in another feed arm unit, the other feed arm unit may generate an induced current, so that paths of the current passing through the feed arm unit and the target radiator may be various (e.g., a current path formed on one feed arm unit, a current path from one feed arm unit to the target radiator, a current path from another feed arm unit, etc.), and the current paths are long, so that the feed arm unit and the target radiator may radiate electromagnetic waves of low frequency outward. This makes it possible to make the antenna unit cover a plurality of frequency bands (e.g., the high frequency band n260 and the low frequency band n257) of millimeter waves, so that the bandwidth covered by the antenna unit can be increased.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional millimeter wave packaged antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of an antenna unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a reflection coefficient diagram of an antenna unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an antenna unit provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a top view of an antenna unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a second exploded view of an antenna unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a second schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is one of the radiation patterns of the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a second radiation pattern of the antenna unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a bottom view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Description of reference numerals: 10-millimeter wave antenna module; 11-array antenna with millimeter wave working wavelength; 12-RFIC; 13-PMIC; 14-a connector; 20-an antenna element; 201-metal recess; 202-a feeding part; 203 — a first insulator; 204-target radiator; 205 — first feeding arm; 205a — a first end of a first feeding arm; 205b — the second end of the first feeding arm; 206 — a second feeding arm; 207 — third feeding arm; 209 — second insulator; 210-a through hole; 211 — a third insulator; l1 — first axis of symmetry; l2 — second axis of symmetry; 30-5G millimeter wave signals; 4-an electronic device; 40, a shell; 41-a first metal frame; 42-a second metal frame; 43 — a third metal frame; 44-a fourth metal frame; 45, a floor; 46 — a first antenna; 47-first groove.

In the embodiment of the present invention, coordinate axes in the coordinate system shown in the drawings are orthogonal to each other.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. 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 term "and/or" herein is an association relationship describing an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B, may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The symbol "/" herein denotes a relationship in which the associated object is or, for example, a/B denotes a or B.

The terms "first" and "second," and the like, in the description and in the claims of the present invention are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order of the objects. For example, the first and second feeding arms, etc. are used to distinguish between different feeding arms, rather than to describe a particular order of feeding arms.

In the embodiments of the present invention, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to mean serving as examples, illustrations or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "e.g.," an embodiment of the present invention is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, use of the word "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present concepts related in a concrete fashion.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "a plurality" means two or more, for example, a plurality of antenna elements means two or more antenna elements, and the like.

Some terms/nouns referred to in the embodiments of the present invention are explained below.

Coupling: it is meant that there is a close fit and interaction between the inputs and outputs of two or more circuit elements or electrical networks and that energy can be transferred from one side to the other by interaction.

"coupling" in embodiments of the present invention may be used to indicate that the components (e.g., M feed arms and metal grooves in embodiments) that are coupled may be coupled in the case of the antenna element being operated; these components are insulated from each other in the case of non-operation of the antenna element.

Alternating current signals: which is a signal that the direction of the current changes.

Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology: which refers to a technique for transmitting or receiving a signal using a plurality of antennas at a transmission end (i.e., a transmitting end and a receiving end) to improve communication quality. In this technique, a signal can be transmitted or received through a plurality of antennas at a transmission end.

Relative dielectric constant: a physical parameter for characterizing dielectric or polarization properties of the dielectric material.

Floor board: refers to a portion of an electronic device that can act as a virtual ground. Such as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in an electronic device, a metal bezel, or a display screen of an electronic device.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an antenna unit and an electronic device, where the antenna unit may include: the antenna comprises a metal groove, M feed parts arranged at the bottom of the metal groove, M feed arm units and a first insulator arranged in the metal groove, and a target radiator borne by the first insulator; each feeding arm unit comprises a first feeding arm, a second feeding arm electrically connected with the first end of the first feeding arm, and a third feeding arm electrically connected with the second feeding arm, and the second end of the first feeding arm in each feeding arm unit is electrically connected with different feeding parts in the M feeding parts; the third feed arm in each feed arm unit is coupled with the target radiator, or the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm in each feed arm unit are all coupled with the target radiator, and M is an integer greater than 1. According to the scheme, the first end of the first feed arm in the feed arm unit is electrically connected with the second feed arm, the second feed arm is electrically connected with the third feed arm, and the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm can be coupled with the target radiator, so that the target radiator can generate an induced alternating current signal by being coupled with the target radiator under the condition that the feed arm unit receives an alternating current signal, and a current path of an induced current generated on the target radiator is short, so that the target radiator can radiate a high-frequency electromagnetic wave outwards. And, since the third feeding arm of the feeding arm unit can be coupled with the target radiator, when the feeding portion transmits the ac signal to one feeding arm unit, the third feed arm of the feed arm unit may be coupled to the target radiator, and both the target radiator and the third feed arm may generate induced currents, and, after the target radiator generates the induced current, the target radiator may be coupled with a third feed arm in another feed arm unit, the other feed arm unit may generate an induced current, so that paths of the current passing through the feed arm unit and the target radiator may be various (e.g., a current path formed on one feed arm unit, a current path from one feed arm unit to the target radiator, a current path from another feed arm unit, etc.), and the current paths are long, so that the feed arm unit and the target radiator may radiate electromagnetic waves of low frequency outward. This makes it possible to make the antenna unit cover a plurality of frequency bands (e.g., the high frequency band n260 and the low frequency band n257) of millimeter waves, so that the bandwidth covered by the antenna unit can be increased.

The antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to an electronic device, and may also be applied to other devices that need to use the antenna unit, and may be determined specifically according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited. The following describes an exemplary antenna unit provided in an embodiment of the present invention, taking an application of the antenna unit to an electronic device as an example.

The following describes an antenna unit provided in an embodiment of the present invention by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 2, the antenna unit 20 may include a metal groove 201, M feeding portions 202 disposed at the bottom of the metal groove 201, M feeding arm units and a first insulator 203 disposed in the metal groove 201, and a target radiator 204 carried by the first insulator.

Wherein each of the M feeding arm units (hereinafter, referred to as each feeding arm unit) includes a first feeding arm 205, a second feeding arm 206 electrically connected to a first end 205a of the first feeding arm, and a third feeding arm 207 electrically connected to the second feeding arm 206, and a second end 205b of the first feeding arm in each feeding arm unit is electrically connected to a different one of the M feeding portions; the third feed arm 207 in each feed arm unit is coupled to the target radiator 204, or the first feed arm 205, the second feed arm 206, and the third feed arm 207 in each feed arm unit are all coupled to the target radiator 204, and M is an integer greater than 1.

It will be appreciated that the first end of the first feed arm in the feed arm unit may be the feed point of the antenna unit provided by embodiments of the present invention.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, in order to illustrate the structure of the antenna unit more clearly, fig. 2 is an exploded view of the antenna unit, that is, an exploded view of the antenna unit is illustrated in a state where all components of the antenna unit are separated. In practical implementation, the M feeding portions, the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm, the third feeding arm, the first insulator, and the target radiator in each feeding arm unit are all disposed in the metal groove, that is, the metal groove, the M feeding portions, the M feeding arm units, the first insulator, and the target radiator form an integral body, so as to form the antenna unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, in fig. 2, the first end 205a of the first feeding arm and the second feeding arm 206 are not shown in an electrically connected state, and the second end 205b of the first feeding arm and the feeding section 202 are also not shown in an electrically connected state. In practical implementations, the first end 205a of the first feeding arm may be electrically connected to the second feeding arm 206, and the second end 205b of the first feeding arm may be electrically connected to the feeding portion 202.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first end of the first feeding arm in each feeding arm unit may be electrically connected to the first end of the second feeding arm, and the second end of the second feeding arm may be electrically connected to the first end of the third feeding arm.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm, and the third feeding arm in one feeding arm unit (any one of the M feeding arm units) may be integrally formed or assembled. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present invention, the feeding arm unit is taken as an example for assembly, and is exemplarily described. For the implementation manner of the integrally formed feeding arm unit, which is similar to the implementation manner of the integrally formed feeding arm unit, the embodiment of the present invention is not described again to avoid repetition.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the structures of the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm, and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit may be completely the same, may also be partially the same, and may also be completely different. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

For example, the first feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit may be metal sheets, and the second feeding arm may be a metal post; alternatively, the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit may all be metal sheets.

In order to more clearly describe the antenna unit and the operating principle thereof provided by the embodiment of the present invention, an example of the operating principle of the antenna unit for transmitting and receiving signals provided by the embodiment of the present invention is specifically described below by taking one antenna unit as an example.

When the electronic equipment sends 5G millimeter wave signals, a signal source in the electronic equipment sends out alternating current signals, and the alternating current signals can be transmitted to the feeding arm unit through the feeding portion. Then, after the feed arm unit receives the ac signal, the first feed arm, the second feed arm, and the third feed arm in the feed arm unit may be coupled to the target radiator, so that the target radiator generates an induced ac signal, and a current path of an induced current on the target radiator is short, so that the target radiator may radiate a high-frequency electromagnetic wave to the outside; and in the case that a current flows through the third feeding arm of the feeding arm units, the third feeding arm may be coupled to the target radiator, so that the target radiator and the third feeding arm generate an induced current, and after the induced current is generated by the target radiator, the target radiator may be coupled to the third feeding arm of another feeding arm unit, so that the induced current may be generated by the another feeding arm unit, so that paths of the currents through the feeding arm unit and the target radiator are both long (for example, a current path formed on a feeding arm unit (specifically, the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm, and the third feeding arm), a current path from one feeding arm unit to the target radiator, a current path from another feeding arm unit, and the like), so that the feeding arm unit and the target radiator may radiate electromagnetic waves of multiple low frequencies to the outside. Therefore, the electronic device can transmit signals with different frequencies through the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention.

Further illustratively, in the embodiments of the present invention, when the electronic device receives the 5G millimeter wave signal, the electromagnetic wave in the space where the electronic device is located may excite the target radiator, so that the target radiator may generate an induced current (i.e., an induced ac signal). After the target radiator generates the induced ac signal, the target radiator may be coupled with the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit, or the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm, and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit, so that the feeding arm unit may generate the induced ac signal. In this manner, after the feeding arm unit generates the alternating-current signal, the feeding arm unit may input the alternating-current signal to the receiver in the electronic device through the feeding section, so that the electronic device may receive the 5G millimeter-wave signal transmitted by the other device. That is, the electronic device may receive signals through the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

The performance of the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention is exemplarily described below with reference to fig. 3.

Exemplarily, as shown in fig. 3, a reflection coefficient diagram of an antenna unit provided in an embodiment of the present invention is shown when the antenna unit operates. When the return loss is less than-6 dB (decibel), the frequency range covered by the antenna unit may be 25GHz-41.4GHz, the frequency range may include multiple millimeter wave frequency bands (e.g., n257, n260, and n261), and when the return loss is less than-10 dB (decibel), the frequency range covered by the antenna unit may be 26GHz-29.5GHz and 35.544GHz-40.2GHz, and the frequency range may also include multiple millimeter wave frequency bands (e.g., n257, n260, and n 261).

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the return loss of one antenna unit is less than-6 dB, the antenna unit can meet the actual use requirement; when the return loss of one antenna unit is less than-10 dB, the working performance of the antenna unit is more excellent. Namely, the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention can ensure better working performance on the basis of meeting the actual use requirement.

In addition, the points a, b, c and d in FIG. 3 are used to mark the values of the return loss, and as can be seen from FIG. 3, the value of the return loss marked by point a is-6.087 dB, the value of the return loss marked by point b is-6.1037 dB, the value of the return loss marked by point c is-10.001 dB, and the value of the return loss marked by point d is-10.046 dB.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna unit, where a first end of a first feed arm in a feed arm unit is electrically connected to a second feed arm, the second feed arm is electrically connected to a third feed arm, and the first feed arm, the second feed arm, and the third feed arm may all be coupled to a target radiator, so that when the feed arm unit receives an ac signal, the target radiator may generate an induced ac signal by coupling to the target radiator, and a current path of an induced current generated on the target radiator is short, so that the target radiator may radiate a high-frequency electromagnetic wave outward. And, since the third feeding arm of the feeding arm unit can be coupled with the target radiator, when the feeding portion transmits the ac signal to one feeding arm unit, a third feed arm in the feed arm unit may be coupled to the target radiator, which may generate an induced current, and, after the target radiator generates the induced current, the target radiator may be coupled with a third feed arm in another feed arm unit, the other feed arm unit may generate an induced current, so that paths of the current passing through the feed arm unit and the target radiator may be various (e.g., a current path formed on one feed arm unit, a current path from one feed arm unit to the target radiator, a current path from another feed arm unit, etc.), and the current paths are long, so that the feed arm unit and the target radiator may radiate electromagnetic waves of low frequency outward. This makes it possible to make the antenna unit cover a plurality of frequency bands (e.g., the high frequency band n260 and the low frequency band n257) of millimeter waves, so that the bandwidth covered by the antenna unit can be increased.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the metal groove may be a rectangular groove or a circular groove.

In practice, the metal groove may also be a metal groove with any other possible shape, which may be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the metal groove may be used to indicate the shape of the opening of the metal groove. When the metal groove is a rectangular groove, the opening of the metal groove can be rectangular; when the metal groove is a circular groove, the shape of the opening of the metal groove may be circular.

In the embodiment of the invention, because the performances of the antenna units of the metal grooves with different shapes may be different, the groove with a proper shape can be selected as the metal groove in the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention according to the actual use requirement of the antenna unit, so that the antenna unit can work in a 5G millimeter wave frequency band.

Furthermore, because the shape of the antenna unit formed by the metal grooves with the regular shape is relatively stable, the performance of the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention can be relatively stable by setting the metal grooves as the grooves with the regular shape (such as rectangular grooves or circular grooves) so as to improve the performance of the antenna unit.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, the M feeding portions may penetrate through the bottom of the metal groove and be insulated from the metal groove.

In particular, in practical implementation, as shown in fig. 2, a first end of the feeding portion may be electrically connected to the second end 205b of the first feeding arm in the feeding arm unit, and a second end (not shown in fig. 2) of the feeding portion may be electrically connected to one signal source in the electronic device (e.g., a 5G signal source in the electronic device). In this way, the current generated by the signal source in the electronic device can be transmitted to the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit through the feeding portion, so that the current of the signal source in the electronic device can be transmitted to the antenna unit, and the antenna unit can normally operate.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the first feeding arm and the third feeding arm in each feeding arm unit may be parallel to a surface on which the metal groove opening is located, and the second feeding arm in each feeding arm unit may be perpendicular to the first feeding arm and the third feeding arm.

Exemplarily, as shown in fig. 4, a cross-sectional view of an antenna unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. As can be seen from fig. 4, the first feeding arm 205 and the third feeding arm 207 in the feeding arm unit may be parallel to the surface where the metal groove 201 is opened, and the second feeding arm 206 in the feeding arm unit may be perpendicular to the surface where the metal groove 201 is opened, that is, the second feeding arm 206 in the feeding arm unit is perpendicular to the first feeding arm 205 and the third feeding arm 207.

Of course, in practical implementation, the position relationship among the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit may be any other possible position relationship. For example, included angles between the first feed arm and the third feed arm in the feed arm unit and the surface where the metal groove opening is located are both smaller than 90 degrees, and the second feed arm in the feed arm unit is perpendicular to the first feed arm and the third feed arm; or the first feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit are both parallel to the surface where the metal groove opening is located, the included angle between the second feeding arm and the first feeding arm in the feeding arm unit is smaller than 90 degrees, the included angle between the second feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit is larger than 90 degrees, and the like. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

In the embodiment of the present invention, since the feeding arm units have different structures, that is, the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit have different positional relationships, and the antenna unit may have different working performances, the positional relationships of the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit may be set according to the actual use requirement of the antenna unit, so that the antenna unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention may work in a 5G millimeter wave frequency band.

In addition, since the first feeding arm and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit are perpendicular to the second feeding arm, the current path on the feeding arm unit can be increased, and thus the frequency band covered by the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention can be expanded.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, the third feeding arm in each feeding arm unit may be located on the same plane as the target radiator.

Of course, in actual implementation, the position relationship between the third feed arm in the feed arm unit and the target radiator may also be any other possible position relationship, and may specifically be determined according to actual use requirements, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, since the third feed arm in the feed arm unit may be coupled to the target radiator, when the third feed arm and the target radiator are located on the same plane, the coupling area between the third feed arm and the target radiator may be increased, and the distance between the first feed arm and the target radiator may be reduced, so that the coupling amount between the third feed arm and the target radiator may be increased, and further, the working performance of the antenna unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be improved.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, the target radiator may be a polygonal radiator or a circular radiator.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, the polygonal radiator may be any possible polygonal radiator such as a rectangular radiator, a hexagonal radiator, an octagonal radiator, and the like. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present invention, the target radiator is only exemplified as a polygonal radiator or a circular radiator, and the present invention is not limited in any way. In actual implementation, the target radiator may also be any other possible radiator, which may be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, a projection of the target radiator on the first plane may intersect with the first feed arm in each of the feed arm units.

The first plane may be a plane where the first feeding arm of each feeding arm unit is located.

It is understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first feeding arms in each feeding arm unit may be located on the same plane.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the projection of the target radiator on the first plane intersects with the first feed arm in each feed arm unit, the first feed arm in each feed arm unit may satisfy a coupling relationship with the target radiator, that is, each feed arm unit may satisfy a coupling relationship with the target radiator (that is, in a case where the antenna unit is operated, each feed arm unit (specifically, the first feed arm, the second feed arm, and the third feed arm in the first feed arm unit) is coupled with the target radiator, and in a case where the antenna unit is not operated, each feed arm unit may be insulated from the target radiator).

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, a surface of the target radiator 204 and a surface of the third feed arm 207 in each feed arm unit are flush with a surface where the metal groove 201 is opened.

In practice, of course, the third feeding arm and the target radiator in the feeding arm unit may also be located at other positions in the metal groove, for example, both the third feeding arm and the target radiator may be lower than the surface where the opening of the metal groove is located, which may be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment of the invention, because the third feed arm and the target radiator are different in position in the metal groove, and the performance of the antenna unit is possibly different, the positions of the third feed arm and the target radiator in the metal groove can be set according to actual use requirements, so that the design of the antenna unit is more flexible.

Furthermore, when the surface of the third feeding arm and the surface of the target radiator are flush with the surface where the opening of the metal groove is located, the third feeding arm and the target radiator may directly radiate electromagnetic waves outwards, so that the influence of other components in the metal groove on the third feeding arm and the target radiator may be reduced, and the radiation performance of the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be improved.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, a distance between the first end of the first feeding arm in each feeding arm unit and the center of the metal groove may be greater than a distance between the second end of the first feeding arm and the center of the metal groove.

It will be appreciated that the first feeding arm may be distributed in the metal groove along a direction from the center of the metal groove to the side wall of the metal groove.

It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present invention is only exemplified by the case that the distance between the first end of the first feeding arm and the center of the metal groove is greater than the distance between the second end of the first feeding arm and the center of the metal groove, and the embodiment of the present invention does not set any limit to the present application. In practical implementation, the first feeding arms may be disposed in the metal groove in any possible distribution manner, which may be determined according to practical use requirements, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the M feeding arm units may be four feeding arm units (i.e., M is 4), the four feeding arm units may constitute two feeding arm unit groups, each feeding arm unit group may include two symmetrically disposed feeding arm units, and a symmetry axis of one feeding arm unit group is orthogonal to a symmetry axis of another feeding arm unit group.

In the embodiment of the present invention, since the antenna unit may include two feeding arm unit groups, and each feeding arm unit group includes two feeding arm units, the electronic device may respectively transmit or receive signals through the two feeding arm unit groups in the antenna unit, that is, the MIMO technology may be implemented by the antenna unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention, so that the communication capacity and the communication rate of the antenna unit may be improved, that is, the data transmission rate of the antenna unit may be improved.

It should be noted that, for convenience of description and understanding, the two feeding arm unit groups described above are divided into a first feeding arm unit group and a second feeding arm unit group in the following embodiments. The first feeding arm unit group and the second feeding arm unit group respectively comprise two symmetrically arranged feeding arm units, and the symmetry axis of the first feeding arm unit group is orthogonal to the symmetry axis of the second feeding arm unit group.

Alternatively, in this embodiment of the present invention, the first feeding arm unit group and the second feeding arm unit group may be two feeding arm unit groups with different polarizations. In particular, the first feeding arm unit group may be a feeding arm unit group of a first polarization, and the second feeding arm unit group may be a feeding arm unit group of a second polarization.

Exemplarily, as shown in fig. 5, a top view of an antenna unit in a direction opposite to the Z-axis is provided for the embodiment of the present invention. The first feeding arm unit group may include a first feeding arm unit 2080 and a second feeding arm unit 2081, and the second feeding arm unit group may include a third feeding arm unit 2082 and a fourth feeding arm unit 2083. The first feeding arm unit group formed by the first feeding arm unit 2080 and the second feeding arm unit 2081 may be a feeding arm unit group of a first polarization (e.g., a feeding arm unit group of a horizontal polarization); the second feeding arm unit group formed by the third feeding arm unit 2082 and the fourth feeding arm unit 2083 may be a feeding arm unit group of a second polarization (e.g., a feeding arm unit group of a vertical polarization).

It should be noted that, since fig. 5 is a top view of the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention in the direction opposite to the Z axis, the coordinate system in fig. 5 only illustrates the X axis and the Y axis.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the first polarization and the second polarization may be polarizations in different directions.

For example, the first polarization may be +45 ° polarization or horizontal polarization; the second polarization may be-45 ° polarization or vertical polarization.

Of course, in practical implementation, the polarization direction of the first polarization and the polarization direction of the second polarization may be any other possible polarization directions. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first feeding arm unit group and the second feeding arm unit group may be two feeding arm unit groups with different polarizations (the first polarization and the second polarization), so that the antenna unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention may form a dual-polarized antenna unit, and thus, the wireless connection capability of the antenna unit may be improved, and thus, the probability of the communication disconnection of the antenna unit may be reduced, that is, the communication capability of the antenna unit may be improved.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, when one feeding arm unit in the first feeding arm unit group is in the working state, the other feeding arm unit in the first feeding arm unit group may also be in the working state. Accordingly, when one feeding arm unit in the second feeding arm unit group is in the operating state, the other feeding arm unit in the second feeding arm unit group may also be in the operating state. I.e. the feeding arm units in the same feeding arm unit group may be operated simultaneously.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, when the feeding arm unit in the first feeding arm unit group is in the working state, the feeding arm unit in the second feeding arm unit group may be in the working state, or may not be in the working state. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, a cross section of an opening of the metal groove may be rectangular, the M feeding portions may be four feeding portions, two feeding portions of the four feeding portions may be located on one symmetry axis of the metal groove, and the other two feeding portions of the four feeding portions may be located on the other symmetry axis of the metal groove.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, two feeding portions electrically connected to the first feeding arm in the first feeding arm unit and the first feeding arm in the second feeding arm unit may be located on one symmetry axis of the metal groove, and two feeding portions electrically connected to the first feeding arm in the third feeding arm unit and the first feeding arm in the fourth feeding arm unit may be located on the other symmetry axis of the metal groove.

For example, as shown in fig. 5, the feeding portion electrically connected to the first feeding arm (specifically, the second end of the first feeding arm) in the first feeding arm unit 2080 and the feeding portion electrically connected to the first feeding arm in the second feeding arm unit 2081 may be located on the first symmetry axis L1 of the metal groove, and the feeding portion electrically connected to the first feeding arm in the third feeding arm unit 2082 and the feeding portion electrically connected to the first end of the first feeding arm in the fourth feeding arm unit 2083 may be located on the second symmetry axis L2 of the metal groove.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the amplitude of the signal source electrically connected to the two feeding portions on the same symmetry axis is equal, and the phase difference is 180 degrees.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the first feeding arm unit group and the second feeding arm unit group may be two feeding arm unit groups distributed orthogonally, and the amplitudes of the signal sources electrically connected to the two feeding portions electrically connected to the first feeding arm (specifically, the second end of the first feeding arm) in the feeding arm units (the first feeding arm unit and the second feeding arm unit) in the first feeding arm unit group are equal to each other, and the phases of the signal sources are different by 180 degrees. The signal sources electrically connected to the two feeding portions electrically connected to the first feeding arm in the feeding arm units (the third feeding arm unit and the fourth feeding arm unit) in the second feeding arm unit group have the same amplitude and the phase difference is 180 degrees.

In the embodiment of the present invention, because the data transmission rate of the antenna unit adopting the differential orthogonal feeding manner is higher, the antenna unit feeding manner provided in the embodiment of the present invention is the differential orthogonal feeding manner by orthogonally distributing the first feeding arm unit group and the second feeding arm unit group, and equalizing the amplitudes of the signal sources electrically connected to the two feeding portions electrically connected to the first feeding arm in the feeding arm unit in the same feeding arm unit group, and by a phase difference of 180 degrees, so that the data transmission rate of the antenna unit can be further increased, that is, the communication capacity and the communication rate of the antenna unit can be further increased.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, a cross-sectional shape of the first insulator may be the same as an opening shape of the metal groove. Such as rectangular or circular, etc.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the cross-sectional shape of the first insulator may be any shape that can meet the actual use requirement. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the material of the first insulator may be any possible material such as plastic or foam; the method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the material of the first insulator may be an insulating material with a relatively small relative dielectric constant and a relatively small loss tangent, and may be determined specifically according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited.

Illustratively, in the embodiment of the present invention, the relative dielectric constant of the material of the first insulator may be 2.53, and the loss tangent may be 0.003.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, on the premise of carrying the target radiator, the smaller the loss tangent value of the material of the first insulator is, the smaller the influence of the first insulator on the radiation effect of the antenna unit is. That is, the smaller the loss tangent value of the material of the first insulator, the smaller the influence of the first insulator on the operation performance of the antenna unit, and the better the radiation effect of the antenna unit.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the target radiator may be carried on the first insulator, or may be carried in the first insulator. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, the antenna unit 20 may further include a second insulator 209 disposed between the first insulator 203 and the bottom of the metal groove 201, and the second insulator 209 may carry a portion of the first feeding arm 205 and the second feeding arm 206 in each feeding arm unit.

Wherein another portion of the second feeding arm 206 and the third feeding arm 207 in each feeding arm unit may be located in the first insulator 203, and the second end of the first feeding arm 205 in each feeding arm unit is electrically connected with a different one of the M feeding portions in the second insulator 209.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm, and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit may also be distributed in any possible positions in the first insulator and the second insulator, for example, the first feeding arm, the second feeding arm, and the third feeding arm in the feeding arm unit are all distributed in the second insulator, and so on. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Illustratively, in conjunction with fig. 2, as shown in fig. 6, the first feeding arm 205 in each feeding arm unit may be carried on the second insulator 209, and the second feeding arm 206 and the third feeding arm 207 in each feeding arm unit may be carried on the first insulator 203.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, a material of the second insulator may be the same as or different from a material of the first insulator. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the material of the second insulator may also be an insulating material with a relatively small relative permittivity and loss tangent. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Illustratively, the material of the second insulator may have a relative dielectric constant of 2.8 and a loss tangent of 0.001.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, on the premise of carrying the feeding arm in the M feeding arm units, the smaller the loss tangent value of the material of the second insulator is, the smaller the influence of the second insulator on the radiation effect of the antenna unit is. That is, the smaller the loss tangent value of the material of the second insulator, the smaller the influence of the second insulator on the operation performance of the antenna element, and the better the radiation effect of the antenna element.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, the bottom of the metal groove 201 may further be provided with M through holes 210 penetrating through the bottom of the metal groove 201, and each feeding portion 202 of the M feeding portions may be respectively disposed in one through hole 210.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the M through holes may be through holes with the same diameter.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the M through holes may be distributed on a symmetry axis of the metal groove. The distribution positions of the M through holes at the bottom of the metal groove can be specifically determined according to the distribution positions of the M feeding portions at the bottom of the metal groove.

In the embodiment of the invention, as the through holes are simple to arrange in the metal groove and easy to realize, the process of the feed part penetrating through the metal groove can be simplified by arranging the through holes penetrating through the bottom of the metal groove at the bottom of the metal groove and respectively arranging the M feed parts in the through holes.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, a third insulator may be disposed in each of the M through holes, and the third insulator may wrap the feeding portion disposed in the through hole.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the third insulator, the feeding portion, and the through hole provided in the metal groove may form a coaxial transmission structure having a characteristic impedance of 50 ohms.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the third insulator wraps the feeding portion disposed in the through hole, so that the feeding portion is fixed in the through hole.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 4, a plurality of through holes 210 are provided at the bottom of the metal groove 201, a third insulator 211 is provided in each through hole 210, and the feeding portion 202 may pass through the third insulator 211 provided in the through hole 210 and be electrically connected with the first feeding arm 205 (specifically, the second end of the first feeding arm) in the second insulator 209.

In fig. 4, the signal source 30 electrically connected to the other end of the power feeding portion 202 may be a millimeter wave signal source in an electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the third insulator may be made of an insulating material having a relatively small relative permittivity.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, a material of the third insulator may be any possible material such as a foam material or a plastic material.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, the third insulator may be made of the same insulating material as the first insulator, or may be made of a different insulating material. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

In the embodiment of the invention, on the one hand, since the diameter of the through hole may be larger than that of the feeding portion, when the feeding portion is disposed in the through hole, the feeding portion may not be fixed in the through hole, and therefore, by disposing the third insulator in the through hole and disposing the third insulator to wrap the feeding portion, the feeding portion may be fixed in the through hole. On the other hand, since the metal groove and the feeding portion are made of metal materials, the metal groove and the feeding portion may contact with each other to cause short circuit in the working process of the antenna unit, the feeding portion and the metal groove can be isolated by adding the third insulator in the through hole, the feeding portion is insulated from the metal groove, and therefore the antenna performance of the electronic device can be more stable.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the antenna units shown in the above drawings are all exemplarily described by referring to one drawing in the embodiment of the present invention. In specific implementation, the antenna units shown in the above drawings may also be implemented in combination with any other drawings that may be combined, which are illustrated in the above embodiments, and are not described herein again.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, which may include the antenna unit provided in any one of fig. 2 to 6. For the description of the antenna unit, reference may be specifically made to the description of the antenna unit in the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described here.

The electronic device in the embodiment of the invention can be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. For example, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm top computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and the like, and the non-mobile electronic device may be a Personal Computer (PC), a Television (TV), a server or a teller machine, and the like, and the embodiment of the present invention is not particularly limited.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, at least one first groove may be disposed in a housing of the electronic device, and each first groove in the at least one first groove may be disposed with at least one antenna unit provided in this embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, at least one antenna unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention is integrated in the electronic device by disposing the at least one first groove in the housing of the electronic device and disposing at least one antenna unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention in each first groove, so that an antenna array formed by the antenna units provided in the embodiment of the present invention can be formed in the electronic device.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first groove may be disposed in a frame of a housing of the electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7, the electronic device 4 may include a housing 40. The case 40 may include a first metal frame 41, a second metal frame 42 connected to the first metal frame 41, a third metal frame 43 connected to the second metal frame 42, and a fourth metal frame 44 connected to both the third metal frame 43 and the first metal frame 41. The electronic device 4 may further include a floor 45 connected to the second metal frame 42 and the fourth metal frame 44, and a first antenna 46 (specifically, these metal frames may also be a part of the first antenna) disposed in an area surrounded by the third metal frame 43, a part of the second metal frame 42, and a part of the fourth metal frame 44. Wherein, the second metal frame 42 is provided with a first groove 47. Therefore, the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention can be arranged in the first groove, so that the electronic equipment can comprise the array antenna module formed by the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention, and the design of integrating the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention in the electronic equipment can be further realized.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the floor may be any part that can be used as a virtual ground, such as a PCB or a metal middle frame in an electronic device, or a display screen of an electronic device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first antenna may be a communication antenna of a second generation mobile communication system (i.e., a 2G system), a third generation mobile communication system (i.e., a 3G system), a fourth generation mobile communication system (i.e., a 4G system), and the like of the electronic device. The antenna unit (the antenna unit formed by the metal groove, the M feeding portions, the M feeding arm units and the like) integrated in the electronic device in the embodiment of the present invention may be an antenna of a 5G system of the electronic device.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first metal frame, the second metal frame, the third metal frame, and the fourth metal frame may be sequentially connected end to form a closed frame; or, part of the first metal frame, the second metal frame, the third metal frame and the fourth metal frame may be connected to form a semi-enclosed frame; or, the first metal frame, the second metal frame, the third metal frame and the fourth metal frame may not be connected to each other to form an open frame. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

It should be noted that the frame included in the casing 40 shown in fig. 7 is an exemplary closed frame formed by sequentially connecting the first metal frame 41, the second metal frame 42, the third metal frame 43, and the fourth metal frame 44 end to end, and does not limit the embodiment of the present invention. For the frames formed by other connection manners (part of the frames are connected or all the frames are not connected to each other) among the first metal frame, the second metal frame, the third metal frame and the fourth metal frame, the implementation manner of the frames is similar to that provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and in order to avoid repetition, the description is omitted here.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the at least one first groove may be disposed in the same frame of the housing, or may be disposed in different frames. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of first grooves may be disposed on a housing of an electronic device, so that a plurality of antenna units provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be disposed in the electronic device, and thus the electronic device may include a plurality of antenna units, so as to improve antenna performance of the electronic device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of antenna units are disposed in the electronic device, according to the structure of the antenna units, the distance between two adjacent first grooves may be reduced, that is, the distance between two adjacent antenna units may be reduced, so that, when the electronic device includes a smaller number of antenna units, the scanning angles of beams of electromagnetic waves radiated by M feed arm units (specifically, the first feed arm, the second feed arm, and the third feed arm in the feed arm unit) and the target radiator in the antenna units may be increased, so as to increase the scanning range of the millimeter wave communication antenna of the electronic device.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the metal groove in the antenna unit may be a part of a housing of the electronic device. It will be appreciated that the metal recess may be a recess provided on a housing of the electronic device.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the housing of the electronic device may be a radiator of a non-millimeter wave antenna in the electronic device.

In the embodiment of the invention, the shell of the electronic equipment can also be used as a radiator of a non-millimeter wave antenna in the electronic equipment, so that the antennas (the millimeter wave antenna and the non-millimeter wave antenna) in the electronic equipment can be integrated into a whole, and the space occupied by the antennas in the electronic equipment can be greatly reduced.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the metal groove may be disposed on a metal frame of a housing of the electronic device.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 8, at least one metal groove 201 may be disposed in the housing 40 of the electronic device 4 provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and the M feeding arm units and the M feeding portions of the antenna unit may be disposed in the metal groove 201 (in practice, the metal groove is not visible in the perspective of the electronic device illustrated in fig. 8).

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, one metal groove may be disposed in any one of the first metal frame, the second metal frame, the third metal frame, and the fourth metal frame of the housing. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

It can be understood that, in a case that the metal groove is disposed on a frame of the housing (e.g., the first metal frame, etc.), a side wall of the metal groove, a bottom of the metal groove, etc. in the embodiment of the present invention may be a portion of an electronic device, and in particular, may be a portion of a frame of the housing provided in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned fig. 8, the metal groove 201 is disposed on the first metal frame 41 of the housing 40, and the opening direction of the metal groove is the positive direction of the Z axis of the coordinate system as shown in fig. 8.

It can be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, when the metal groove is disposed on the second metal frame of the housing, the opening direction of the metal groove may be the X-axis forward direction; when the metal groove is arranged on the third metal frame of the shell, the opening direction of the metal groove can be the Z-axis direction; when the metal groove is disposed on the fourth metal frame of the housing, the opening direction of the metal groove may be the X-axis direction.

In the embodiment of the invention, the metal groove can be arranged on the basis of the metal frame of the electronic equipment, so that the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the invention is arranged on the metal frame, the metal texture of the electronic equipment can not be influenced, the integrity of the metal frame of the electronic equipment can be kept, and the metal occupation ratio of the electronic equipment can be kept.

In addition, the metal frame of the electronic equipment is used as a reflector of the antenna unit to obtain higher gain, and meanwhile, the antenna unit is insensitive to the internal environment and devices of the electronic equipment, so that the design of structural stacking of the electronic equipment is facilitated.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of metal grooves may be disposed in a housing of the electronic device, and M feeding arm units and M feeding portions and other components in the embodiment of the present invention are disposed in each metal groove, so that a plurality of antenna units provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be integrated in the electronic device, and thus, the antenna units may form an antenna array, so that antenna performance of the electronic device may be improved.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 9, when the antenna unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention radiates a signal with a frequency of 28GHz, a radiation pattern of the antenna unit is provided; as shown in fig. 10, when the antenna unit provided in the embodiment of the present invention radiates a signal with a frequency of 39GHz, the antenna unit radiates a directional pattern. As can be seen from fig. 9 and 10, the maximum radiation direction of the antenna unit at 28GHz is the same as the maximum radiation direction of the antenna unit at 39GHz, and therefore the antenna unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention is suitable for forming a broadband antenna array. Therefore, the electronic device may be provided with at least two metal grooves, and each metal groove is provided with the M feeding arm units, the M feeding portions and other components, so that the electronic device includes a plurality of antenna units provided by the embodiments of the present invention, and thus the electronic device may include an antenna array formed by the antenna units, and further, the antenna performance of the electronic device may be improved.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of antenna units provided in this embodiment of the present invention are integrated in an electronic device, a distance between two adjacent antenna units (that is, a distance between two adjacent metal grooves) may be determined according to an isolation of the antenna units and a scanning angle of an antenna array formed by the antenna units. The method can be determined according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the invention is not limited.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the number of the metal grooves provided in the housing of the electronic device may be determined according to the size of the metal groove and the size of the housing of the electronic device, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 11, a bottom view of a plurality of antenna units provided on a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention in a Z-axis forward direction (a coordinate system shown in fig. 8) is provided. Assuming that the metal groove is a rectangular groove, as shown in fig. 11, a plurality of antenna units provided by the embodiment of the present invention are disposed on the third metal frame 43 (each antenna unit is formed by a metal groove on the housing, M feeding portions disposed at the bottom of the metal groove, M feeding arm units disposed in the metal groove, and the like). Wherein, the surface of the third feed arm 207 and the surface of the target radiator 204 in each feed arm unit may be flush with the surface where the metal groove 201 is opened.

In the embodiment of the present invention, fig. 11 is an example of 4 antenna units disposed on the third metal frame, and does not limit the embodiment of the present invention at all. It can be understood that, in a specific implementation, the number of the antenna units disposed on the third metal frame may be determined according to an actual use requirement, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited at all.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, which may include an antenna unit. The antenna unit may include: the antenna comprises a metal groove, M feed parts arranged at the bottom of the metal groove, M feed arm units and a first insulator arranged in the metal groove, and a target radiator borne by the first insulator; each feeding arm unit comprises a first feeding arm, a second feeding arm electrically connected with the first end of the first feeding arm, and a third feeding arm electrically connected with the second feeding arm, and the second end of the first feeding arm in each feeding arm unit is electrically connected with different feeding parts in the M feeding parts; the third feed arm in each feed arm unit is coupled with the target radiator, or the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm in each feed arm unit are all coupled with the target radiator, and M is an integer greater than 1. According to the scheme, the first end of the first feed arm in the feed arm unit is electrically connected with the second feed arm, the second feed arm is electrically connected with the third feed arm, and the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm can be coupled with the target radiator, so that the target radiator can generate an induced alternating current signal by being coupled with the target radiator under the condition that the feed arm unit receives an alternating current signal, and a current path of an induced current generated on the target radiator is short, so that the target radiator can radiate a high-frequency electromagnetic wave outwards. And, since the third feeding arm of the feeding arm unit can be coupled with the target radiator, when the feeding portion transmits the ac signal to one feeding arm unit, the third feed arm of the feed arm unit may be coupled to the target radiator, and both the target radiator and the third feed arm may generate induced currents, and, after the target radiator generates the induced current, the target radiator may be coupled with a third feed arm in another feed arm unit, the other feed arm unit may generate an induced current, so that paths of the current passing through the feed arm unit and the target radiator may be various (e.g., a current path formed on one feed arm unit, a current path from one feed arm unit to the target radiator, a current path from another feed arm unit, etc.), and the current paths are long, so that the feed arm unit and the target radiator may radiate electromagnetic waves of low frequency outward. This makes it possible to make the antenna unit cover a plurality of frequency bands (e.g., the high frequency band n260 and the low frequency band n257) of millimeter waves, so that the bandwidth covered by the antenna unit can be increased.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus 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 apparatus. 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 apparatus 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 antenna unit, characterized in that the antenna unit comprises: the antenna comprises a metal groove, M feed parts arranged at the bottom of the metal groove, M feed arm units and a first insulator arranged in the metal groove, and a target radiator borne by the first insulator;

wherein each feed arm unit comprises a first feed arm, a second feed arm electrically connected with a first end of the first feed arm, and a third feed arm electrically connected with the second feed arm, and a second end of the first feed arm in each feed arm unit is electrically connected with a different one of the M feed portions; the third feed arm in each feed arm unit is coupled with the target radiator, or the first feed arm, the second feed arm and the third feed arm in each feed arm unit are all coupled with the target radiator, and M is an integer greater than 1.

2. The antenna element of claim 1, wherein the first feed arm and the third feed arm of each feed arm element are parallel to a surface on which the metal groove is opened, and the second feed arm of each feed arm element is perpendicular to the first feed arm and the third feed arm.

3. The antenna unit of claim 1, wherein the third feed arm in each feed arm unit is located in the same plane as the target radiator.

4. The antenna unit of claim 1, wherein a projection of the target radiator onto a first plane intersects the first feed arm of each of the feed arm units, the first plane being a plane in which the first feed arm of each of the feed arm units lies.

5. The antenna unit of claim 1, wherein a surface of the target radiator and a surface of the third feed arm in each feed arm unit are flush with a surface on which the metal groove opens.

6. The antenna element of claim 1, wherein a distance between the first end of the first feed arm in each feed arm element and the center of the metal groove is greater than a distance between the second end of the first feed arm and the center of the metal groove.

7. The antenna element according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the M feeding arm elements are four feeding arm elements, the four feeding arm elements constitute two feeding arm element groups, each feeding arm element group comprises two feeding arm elements symmetrically arranged, and a symmetry axis of one feeding arm element group is orthogonal to a symmetry axis of the other feeding arm element group.

8. The antenna unit of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said M feed portions extend through said metal groove bottom and are insulated from said metal groove.

9. The antenna unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the opening of the metal groove has a rectangular cross section, the M feeding portions are four feeding portions, two feeding portions of the four feeding portions are located on one symmetry axis of the metal groove, and the other two feeding portions of the four feeding portions are located on the other symmetry axis of the metal groove.

10. An antenna unit according to claim 9, characterized in that the signal sources electrically connected to the two feeds on the same axis of symmetry are equal in amplitude and 180 degrees out of phase.

11. The antenna element according to any of claims 1-6, further comprising a second insulator disposed between said first insulator and said metal groove bottom, said second insulator carrying a portion of said first and second feed arms in each of said feed arm elements;

wherein the other part of the second feeding arm and the third feeding arm in each feeding arm unit are located in the first insulator, and the second end of the first feeding arm in each feeding arm unit is electrically connected with different feeding portions of the M feeding portions in the second insulator.

12. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises at least one antenna unit according to any of claims 1-9.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein at least one first recess is disposed in a housing of the electronic device, and wherein at least one of the antenna elements is disposed in each of the at least one first recess.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the metal groove in the antenna unit is part of a housing of the electronic device.