CN111029735A

CN111029735A - Antenna module and terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111029735A
Application number: CN201911151344.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 叶敏华; 闫龙阁
Original assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-21
Filing date: 2019-11-21
Publication date: 2020-04-17
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-21
Also published as: CN111029735B

Abstract

The utility model provides an antenna module relates to mobile communication technical field, antenna module includes the antenna array module, the antenna in the antenna array module is millimeter level or following length, the antenna array module is integrated in at least one screen edge of terminal equipment's display screen. The antenna module provided by the disclosure finds a position suitable for placing an antenna in terminal equipment, and can improve the sensitivity of transmitting and receiving signals of the antenna.

Description

Antenna module and terminal equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to an antenna module and a terminal device.

Background

A 5G (5th Generation mobile networks, fifth Generation mobile communication technology) network is used as a fifth Generation mobile communication technology, and the maximum theoretical transmission speed can reach 10Gb per second, which is hundreds of times faster than the transmission speed of the current 4G (4th Generation mobile networks, fourth Generation mobile communication technology) network; due to the characteristics of high speed, low time delay and low power consumption, the system can penetrate into the Internet of things and various industries in the future, is deeply integrated with industrial facilities, medical instruments, transportation tools and the like, and effectively meets the diversified service requirements of the vertical industries such as industry, medical treatment, transportation and the like.

The most important equipment in the 5G network technology is a 5G antenna, the 5G antenna is an energy conversion device in a mobile 5G communication system, and electromagnetic wave signals transmitted by the equipment are converted into electric signals through the 5G antenna for being processed by a base station; conversely, the base station converts the electric signal into an electromagnetic signal through the 5G antenna to propagate in free space, and the device can receive the electromagnetic signal randomly, thereby realizing the bidirectional communication of the 5G mobile communication system.

For communication devices (such as mobile phones and tablets), a 5G network is a little bit more advanced coverage, that is, the 5G device needs to be compatible with previous 4G signals, even 2G and 3G signals, that is, an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals such as 2G, 3G, 4G, Wifi (wireless internet access) and a GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna may exist in the same device at the same time. This means that 5G antenna and its corresponding modem, rf, etc. are required to be added to the thin terminal equipment.

However, the space of the mobile communication device is limited, the occupation ratio of the battery, the screen and the heat dissipation device is also increased, and how to find a proper position for placing the 5G antenna on the terminal device becomes an important problem in the development of 5G communication.

It is to be noted that the information disclosed in the above background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the present disclosure, and thus may include information that does not constitute prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an antenna module and a terminal device, which can provide a suitable position for placing an antenna array module in the antenna module, thereby not only saving the space of the terminal device, but also improving the sensitivity of antenna receiving and transmitting signals in the array module.

Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, or in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an antenna module, the antenna module includes an antenna array module, an antenna in the antenna array module is millimeter-sized or following length, the antenna array module is integrated at least one screen edge of a display screen of a terminal device.

In some embodiments, the antenna module further includes an antenna module device, the antenna module device is disposed on a line arrangement board of the terminal device to realize connection with the antenna array module, and the line arrangement board adopts a high-frequency signal transmission medium.

In some embodiments, the wire arrangement plate is connected to the at least one screen edge and is bent at the back of the display screen.

In some embodiments, the display screen includes first to fourth screen edges, and the antenna array module includes a first antenna array module integrated at the first screen edge, which is a screen edge of a camera module near the terminal.

In some embodiments, the first antenna array module comprises n transmit modules and n receive modules, n being a positive integer greater than or equal to 4.

In some embodiments, the antenna array module further comprises a second antenna array module integrated at an edge of the second screen.

In some embodiments, the antenna array module further comprises a third antenna array module integrated at an edge of the third screen.

In some embodiments, the antenna array module further comprises a fourth antenna array module integrated at an edge of the fourth screen.

In some embodiments, the antenna module device includes: radio frequency chip, filter, low noise amplifier and power amplifier.

In some embodiments, the antenna module device is connected to a main board of the terminal device through an antenna connector.

The embodiment provides a terminal device, and the terminal device comprises any one of the antenna modules.

In some embodiments, the terminal device further includes a plurality of antenna units with a length of centimeter or more, and the plurality of antenna units are disposed at a frame of the middle frame of the terminal device.

According to the antenna module and the terminal equipment provided by some embodiments of the disclosure, the antenna array module of the antenna module is placed at the edge of at least one screen of the display screen of the terminal equipment, so that the space of the terminal equipment is saved, and the sensitivity of transmitting and receiving signals of the antenna in the antenna array module is improved.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. The drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be derived from those drawings by those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the distribution of different antenna modules in a terminal device according to the related art.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a 4G antenna shown according to the related art.

Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating lengths of antennas for a different communication scheme, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a 5G communication antenna according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a millimeter wave antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device including an antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating another antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device including an antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a terminal device including an antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a terminal device including an antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a terminal device including an antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a terminal device including an antenna module according to still another exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals denote the same or similar parts in the drawings, and thus, a repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

The described features, structures, or characteristics of the disclosure may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the subject matter of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, devices, steps, and the like. In other instances, well-known methods, devices, implementations, or operations have not been shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the disclosure.

The drawings are merely schematic illustrations of the present disclosure, in which the same reference numerals denote the same or similar parts, and thus, a repetitive description thereof will be omitted. Some of the block diagrams shown in the figures do not necessarily correspond to physically or logically separate entities. These functional entities may be implemented in the form of software, or in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different networks and/or processor devices and/or microcontroller devices.

The flow charts shown in the drawings are merely illustrative and do not necessarily include all of the contents and steps, nor do they necessarily have to be performed in the order described. For example, some steps may be decomposed, and some steps may be combined or partially combined, so that the actual execution sequence may be changed according to the actual situation.

In this specification, the terms "a", "an", "the", "said" and "at least one" are used to indicate the presence of one or more elements/components/etc.; the terms "comprising," "including," and "having" are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional elements/components/etc. other than the listed elements/components/etc.; the terms "first," "second," and "third," etc. are used merely as labels, and are not limiting on the number of their objects.

The following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the disclosure refers to the accompanying drawings.

In the history of mobile communication, mobile communication modes such as 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G are in turn used. Before the 5G communication is stepped in, the 4G communication mode is mainly used as the main mode, and the 2G communication mode and the 3G communication mode are compatible. That is to say, not only the 5G communication antenna but also the 2G, 3G, 4G communication antenna, Wifi antenna, etc. are generally included in the 5G communication terminal device.

In the communication field, the lengths of antennas receiving different signals are different, and the higher the frequency band of the received signal is, the shorter the corresponding antenna is (approximately 1/4 times the wavelength of the received signal).

At present, communication antennas (such as 2G, 3G, 4G or Wifi antennas) in terminal devices are usually placed at the frame positions of the middle frame of the terminal device (such as a mobile phone).

Assuming that the terminal device is a mobile phone, the middle frame of the terminal device may refer to a middle portion of the housing separating the liquid crystal screen of the mobile phone from the main board. The mobile phone middle frame not only has aesthetic property, but also has strong functionality. If the internal accessories of the mobile phone are compared with the large organs of the human body, the middle frame of the mobile phone is equivalent to the skeleton of the human body, and the large organs can be supported on the nerve of the skeleton to normally operate, namely, all the devices in the mobile phone need to work on the middle frame of the mobile phone.

In some embodiments, a communication terminal device generally includes a plurality of antenna units with a length of centimeter or more, and the plurality of antenna units may be disposed at a frame of a middle frame of the terminal device.

As shown in fig. 1, a volume up button 01, a volume down button 02, a power on/off button 03, a first Wifi antenna 04, a first GPS antenna 05, a second Wifi antenna 06, a first main antenna 07 (including but not limited to a 4G antenna, etc.), a second main antenna 08, a second GPS antenna 09, a first sim (subscriber identity module) card holder 10, a second sim card holder 11, a first diversity antenna 12, a second diversity antenna 13, etc. may be disposed at a frame position of a middle frame 00 of the terminal device.

In the related art, since signals generate multipath component signals due to interference such as reflection during transmission, a receiving end receives signals of different paths simultaneously by using an antenna, and then selects and combines the signals into an overall signal to mitigate the influence of signal fading, which is called diversity reception.

In mobile communication technology, diversity antennas may be employed for reception of signals. Diversity antennas are not used to extend the coverage of the radio but to enhance signal coverage in the area to solve problems due to multipath distortion and signal-free spots.

Generally, the main antenna is an antenna capable of transmitting and receiving signals, the diversity antenna can only receive signals, when the signals are transmitted to the cell antenna through uplink, the main antenna and the diversity antenna can receive the signals at the same time, so that two paths of signals are obtained, and then the base station selects a path of best signals for demodulation through the decision device. The reason for this is that for spatial diversity, the same signal is received and processed by two antennas to obtain a best signal.

In some embodiments, the GPS antenna may be used to receive GPS satellite signals and the Wifi antenna may be used to transceive wireless network signals.

It can be understood that the number of each antenna in the terminal device is not limited, and the more the number of antennas is, the more sensitive the terminal device may be to receive the signal of the corresponding frequency (if the number of antennas is transitional, interference may be expected between the antennas, which reduces the sensitivity of receiving the signal).

In addition, in the terminal device, it is not only required to ensure that the antenna device is far away from the metal element, but also to isolate irrelevant components such as a battery, an oscillator, a shielding case, a camera and the like, so as to leave a clean space (clearance for short) for the antenna, and ensure that the antenna can achieve a communication effect of 360-degree all-directional radiation. Generally, the radius of the clearance area of the antenna is ensured to be larger than or equal to half of the length of the corresponding antenna.

Therefore, placing an antenna in a terminal device may have the following problems: 1. when the antenna is arranged on the left frame and the right frame of the middle frame, the antenna can be shielded when the terminal is held by a hand, and antenna signals are attenuated. 2. With the advent of 5G technology, the number of antennas increases, and if 5G antennas are placed on the frame of the middle frame of the terminal device, the clearance area required by the antennas is challenged, and the interference between the antennas is more serious, so that it is necessary to dig a proper position in the terminal device to place the antennas.

As shown in fig. 2, the antenna of the 4G network may include the following devices: a baseband 201, a radio frequency chip 202, a Power Amplifier (PA) 203, a filter 204, an antenna switch 205, antennas 206, 207, 208, 209, a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) 210, and a filter 211.

It is understood that the number of antennas in the 4G antenna is not limited by the present disclosure, subject to the actual needs of the designer.

In some embodiments, the antennas 206, 207, 208, 209 may be used to convert electromagnetic waves transmitted from the base station into weak alternating current signals during signal reception, or convert alternating current into electromagnetic wave signals during signal transmission.

In some embodiments, the antenna switch 205 may perform the function switching of signal receiving and transmitting.

In some embodiments, the

filters

204, 211 may be used to filter out unwanted signals to obtain a pure received or transmitted signal.

In some embodiments, the low noise amplifier 210 may amplify a weak current sensed by the antenna to meet the signal amplitude requirement of a subsequent circuit.

In some embodiments, the power amplifier 203 may amplify the signal to obtain a current with sufficient power, and the current may be converted into electromagnetic waves via the antennas 206, 207, 208, 209 to be radiated out, so as to complete the transmission of the signal.

In some embodiments, when the terminal device (e.g., a mobile phone) receives a signal, the antennas 206, 207, 208, and 209 may convert an electromagnetic wave transmitted by a base station into a weak ac signal, and the weak ac signal flows into the low noise amplifier 210, the filter 211, the rf chip 202, and the baseband 201 through the antenna switch 205, so that the terminal device receives a base station signal.

Similarly, the working principle of the terminal device for receiving signals can be understood, and the details of the disclosure are omitted.

Currently, the 4G antenna has a relatively large size (typically, a centimeter-level length) because the frequency of signals that the 4G antenna can transmit and receive is relatively low (typically, less than 3 GHz). Therefore, the 4G antenna is not generally placed at the edge of the screen of the terminal device for the sake of the aesthetic appearance of the terminal device (of course, the 4G antenna or other antennas may be placed at the edge of the screen of the terminal device if desired).

Similarly, since the frequency band of the signals received by the

antennas

2G, 3G, Wifi, etc. is low, their antenna lengths are all in the centimeter level.

With the development of the technology, the 5G communication technology is gradually mature. The 5G network is used as a fifth generation mobile communication technology, the highest theoretical transmission speed can reach 10Gb per second, which is hundreds of times faster than the transmission speed of the current 4G network; due to the characteristics of high speed, low time delay and low power consumption, the system can penetrate into the Internet of things and various industries in the future, is deeply integrated with industrial facilities, medical instruments, transportation tools and the like, and effectively meets the diversified service requirements of the vertical industries such as industry, medical treatment, transportation and the like.

Among 5G communication technologies, 5G antenna technology plays a crucial role.

According to the specification of 3GPP 38.101 protocol (3GPP 38.101 protocol specifies 5G operating band), 5G NR (5GNew Radio, global 5G standard) mainly uses two sections of frequencies: FR1 frequency band and FR2 frequency band. The frequency range of the FR1 frequency band is 450MHz-6GHz (Hertz), also called sub 6GHz frequency band; the frequency range of the FR2 frequency band is 24.25GHz-52.6GHz, which is commonly called millimeter Wave (mmWave).

It will be appreciated that antennas of different lengths may receive signals in different frequency bands. That is, the signal frequency band is different, and the length of the antenna receiving the signal should be different correspondingly.

For the 5G antenna receiving the FR1 frequency band signal, since the frequency band of the signal received by the antenna is not much different from the frequency band of the signal received by the 4G antenna, and the corresponding length of the antenna is also in the centimeter level, the design of the 4G antenna can be adopted for the 5G antenna receiving the FR1 frequency band signal; for the 5G antenna for receiving the FR2 frequency band signal, since the frequency range of the signal that it can receive is 24.25GHz-52.6GHz, its corresponding antenna length is millimeter-scale, so the 5G antenna suitable for receiving the FR2 frequency band signal is found in the terminal equipment.

As shown in fig. 3, the lengths of the antennas corresponding to the communication modes such as 2G, 3G, 4G, bluetooth, GPS, and beidou are all in the order of centimeters, that is, the lengths of the antennas required by the communication modes are all greater than 1 centimeter.

For 5G communication, since the 5G communication includes two different frequency bands, the 5G antenna needs to be discussed in two cases. Wherein, for FR1 signals (e.g. 3-5GHz signals), the length of the 5G antenna receiving the FR1 signals is relatively long, typically 1.5-2.5 cm; for FR2 signals (e.g., 20-30GHz signals), the length of the antenna receiving the FR2 signal is relatively short, typically on the order of 2.5 mm. It follows that for an antenna element receiving FR2 (which may also be referred to as a millimeter wave), its length may have been reduced from the centimeter level of a 4G antenna to the millimeter level.

In some embodiments, for 5G low-frequency signals in the FR1 frequency band, because the antenna is long, the shape of the antenna is basically consistent with that of the antenna in the existing cellular network, so that the antenna can be completely integrated with the antenna in the existing cellular network. However, for 5G high frequency signals (up to 30GHz) in the FR2 band, since the antenna configuration is basically different from the prior art, this means that several antenna modules are required to be plugged into the terminal device. In the related art, due to the limited space of the terminal device, the millimeter wave antenna (antenna for receiving the FR2 frequency band signal) is usually disposed at the border position of the middle frame of the terminal device and at the back of the terminal device. In daily use, the millimeter wave antenna on the back of the terminal device is shielded by the body, so that contribution is limited, and the antenna on the frame of the middle frame of the terminal device is shielded by the hand, so that signals are weak.

Therefore, the antenna module can find a suitable position for placing the millimeter wave antenna and can solve the problem of low sensitivity of transmitting and receiving signals of the antenna.

As shown in fig. 4, the 5G antenna may include a baseband 401, a radio frequency chip 402, and millimeter

wave antenna modules

403, 404, 405, 406. The millimeter wave antenna module can be used for receiving signals in an FR2 frequency band in 5G communication.

In some embodiments, the baseband 401 may be configured to process digital signals, the rf chip 402 may be configured to modulate digital signals into higher-quality video signals or demodulate rf signals into digital signals, and the millimeter wave antenna module may perform receiving and transmitting of 5G signals.

In some embodiments, the baseband 401 and the rf signal 402 may communicate with each other through digital signals (Qlink protocol (Qlink is a distributed worldwide Wifi shared network)), and the rf chip 402 and the millimeter antenna module may communicate with each other through intermediate frequency signals.

It is understood that the number of millimeter wave antenna modules in the 5G communication antenna is not limited by the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5, the millimeter wave antenna module includes a radio frequency chip 501, a power amplifier 502, a filter 503, an antenna array 504, a low noise amplifier 505, and a filter 506.

In some embodiments, the rf chip 501 may be used to modulate and demodulate the intermediate frequency signal transmitted by the rf chip 402 in fig. 1 to a high frequency.

In some embodiments, the power amplifier 502 may amplify the signal to obtain a current of sufficient power.

In some embodiments, the

filters

503, 506 may be used to filter out unwanted signals to obtain a pure received or transmitted signal.

In some embodiments, the low noise amplifier 505 may amplify the weak current sensed by the antenna array to meet the signal amplitude requirement of the subsequent circuit.

In some embodiments, the antenna array 504 can be used to convert electromagnetic waves transmitted from a base station into weak ac current signals during signal reception, or convert ac current into electromagnetic wave signals during signal transmission.

In some embodiments, the antenna array 504 may be, for example, a phased antenna array.

In the field of communications, because the directivity of a single antenna is limited, in order to be suitable for applications in various fields, two or more single antennas operating at the same frequency are generally required to be fed and spatially arranged according to certain requirements to form an antenna array.

Phased antenna arrays have evolved from antenna arrays, which rely primarily on phase changes to achieve spatial movement or scanning of the antenna beam pointing, also known as electronically scanned array antennas.

A phased antenna array may refer to an antenna that changes a pattern shape by controlling a feeding phase of a radiation element in an array antenna. The control phase can change the direction of the maximum value of the antenna pattern so as to achieve the purpose of beam scanning.

In special cases, the side lobe level, the minimum position, and the shape of the entire directional pattern may be controlled, for example, a cosecant square directional pattern may be obtained, and the directional pattern may be adaptively controlled. When the antenna is rotated by a mechanical method, the inertia is large, the speed is slow, the phased antenna array overcomes the defect, and the scanning speed of the wave beam is high. Its feeding phase is controlled by computer, and its phase change speed is quick (millisecond order), i.e. the maximum directivity of antenna pattern or other parameters can be quickly changed. This is the biggest feature of phased antenna arrays.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device including an antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment. The display screen of the terminal device is described as a quadrangle, and the display screen of the terminal device may also be in other shapes such as a circle and a diamond, which is not limited by the disclosure.

As shown in fig. 6, the display screen of the terminal device may include a screen edge, such as a first screen edge 101, a second screen edge 102, a third screen edge 103, or a fourth screen edge 104.

In some embodiments, the screen edge of the display screen may be a display screen at the edge, or may be a portion externally connected to the edge of the display screen, which is not limited in this disclosure.

In some embodiments, the antenna module may include an antenna array module 105, and the antennas in the antenna array module 105 have a length of millimeter or less. That is, the antenna array may receive the FR2 signal or a signal having a higher frequency than the FR2 signal in the 5G signal.

In some embodiments, the antenna array module 105 may be an antenna array, for example, may be a phased antenna array.

In some embodiments, the antenna array module 105 may, for example, include at least 4 antenna elements.

In some embodiments, the antenna array module 105 may be integrated at least one screen edge of a display screen of the terminal device.

For example, the antenna array module 105 may be integrated on one or more of the first screen edge 101, the second screen edge 102, the third screen edge 103, or the fourth screen edge 104. At least one antenna array module 105 may be integrated on each frame, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

It is to be understood that the antenna array module may also be integrated at least one screen edge of the display screen of the terminal device, if the display screen of the terminal device is circular or other shape.

Because the antenna length in the antenna array module 105 is only millimeter-sized or less, the millimeter-wave antenna can be placed only by adding a narrow frame on the display screen of the terminal device or adding a narrow frame around the display screen of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the antenna module may include not only an antenna array module (e.g., a phased antenna array), but also an antenna module device (including a radio frequency chip, a power amplifier, a filter low noise amplifier, etc., as shown in fig. 5).

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the placement of other devices in the antenna module other than the phased antenna array.

In some embodiments, the antenna module device may be integrated with the antenna array module 105 at least one edge of a display screen of the terminal device, and the antenna module device may be further integrated on a flexible Printed Circuit Board (PCB) strip connected to the antenna array module 105, and the PCB strip may be bent toward the back of the display screen.

It can be understood that, because terminal equipment's display screen can not receive the sheltering from at the communication in-process, so put antenna array module of antenna module in at least one screen edge of terminal equipment's display screen not only found a position that is fit for laying the antenna in the terminal equipment, can also improve the sensitivity of antenna receiving and dispatching signal.

In some embodiments, the antenna module may be split into two parts as shown in fig. 7, for example, the antenna module may be split into an antenna array module 604 (e.g., a phased antenna array) and an antenna module device 600, where the antenna module device 600 may include a radio frequency chip 601, a power amplifier 602, a filter 603, a low noise amplifier 605, a filter 606, and the like.

In some embodiments, the display screen of the terminal device may include a first screen edge 101, a second screen edge 102, a third screen edge 103, and a fourth screen edge 104.

In some embodiments, the first screen edge may be a screen edge of a camera module near the terminal. For a mobile phone terminal, the edge of the screen of the camera module close to the terminal may refer to the upper edge of the mobile phone.

In some embodiments, the antenna module may include a first antenna module 106, the first antenna module 106 may include a first antenna array module 1061, and the first antenna array module 1061 may be integrated at the first screen edge 101.

In the related art, more and more mobile phones consider the problem of tone quality, and loudspeaker sound cavities are formed in the upper side and the lower side of the mobile phone, which is not a comprehensive screen in the traditional sense. Therefore, the antenna array module is arranged at the upper edge of the display screen of the mobile phone, so that the problems of antenna arrangement and signal receiving and transmitting sensitivity are solved, and the attractiveness of the screen is not influenced.

In some other embodiments, the first antenna array module 1061 may include n transmitting modules and n receiving modules, where n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 4.

For example, the first antenna array module may include 4 transmitting modules and 4 receiving modules, and may also include 5 transmitting modules and then 5 receiving modules.

It can be understood that, compared with the method of using 3 (or less) transmitting modules and 3 (or less) receiving modules to transmit and receive signals, the method of using 4 (or more) transmitting modules and 4 (or more) receiving modules to transmit and receive signals can improve the data transmission speed.

In some embodiments, the first antenna module 106 may include not only the antenna array module 1061, but also the antenna module device 1062.

As shown in fig. 8, the antenna array module 1061 may be disposed at least one edge of a screen of a display screen of the terminal device, and the antenna module device 1062 may be disposed on a line bank of the terminal device to implement connection with the antenna array module, where the line bank is a high-frequency signal transmission medium.

In some embodiments, the antenna module device 1062 may be soldered to the terminal device on the terminal device by a thermal soldering technique to achieve connection with the antenna array module.

In some embodiments, the high frequency signal may refer to a signal having a frequency greater than 20 GHz.

When a signal propagates through a transmission medium, a part of energy is converted into heat energy or absorbed by the transmission medium, so that the signal strength is continuously weakened, which is called attenuation.

In some embodiments, the antenna array module 1061 and the antenna module device 1062 transmit high frequency signals therebetween. As shown in fig. 8, in order to reduce the attenuation of high frequency signals, the antenna array module 1061 and the antenna module device 1062 need to be closely connected, for example, the distance between the antenna array module 1601 and the antenna module device 1062 may be set to 2-3 cm.

In some embodiments, the wire arrangement board is connected to the first screen edge 101 (in other words, the wire arrangement board is connected to its corresponding antenna array module 1061), and is bent at the back of the display screen.

In some embodiments, the line array may be an LCP (Liquid crystal polymer) line array.

The LCP (liquid Crystal on Board) is a flexible PCB (printed Circuit Board) capable of transmitting high-frequency signals, and the LCP can be used for transmitting the high-frequency signals within 60 GHz.

In some embodiments, the first antenna module 106 may further include an antenna connector 1063, and the first antenna module device 1062 may be connected to the main board of the terminal device through the first antenna connector 1063 to implement signal transmission.

In addition, in the terminal manufacturing process, the display screen and the mobile phone motherboard are usually connected through the display screen wiring board, and the display screen wiring board is also placed in a bending mode on the back of the display screen. Consequently, the producer is adopting this antenna module that provides to place the time of antenna, can make the design environment at display screen edge is more unanimous (promptly display screen winding displacement board and this open the provided winding displacement board all buckle in the back of display screen, production technology can be unanimous), practices thrift the manufacture craft of producer.

The antenna module that this embodiment provided neither has found a suitable position of placing the antenna, can also improve the sensitivity of antenna receiving and dispatching signal, can also let terminal equipment's technology simpler in addition, the radio frequency environment of the antenna at screen edge is more unanimous, makes things convenient for the producer to produce.

As shown in fig. 9, the display screen of the terminal device may include a first screen edge 101, a second screen edge 102, a third screen edge 103, and a fourth screen edge 104.

In some embodiments, the antenna module may include a second antenna module 107, and the second antenna module 107 may include a second antenna array module 1071 and a second antenna module device 1072.

In some embodiments, the second antenna array module 1071 may include n transmit modules and n receive modules, n being a positive integer greater than or equal to 4.

For example, the second antenna array module 1071 may include 4 transmitting modules and 4 receiving modules, or may include 5 transmitting modules and then 5 receiving modules.

In some embodiments, the second antenna array module 1701 may be integrated at the second screen edge (e.g., at the edge location on the right side of the screen in fig. 9).

In some embodiments, the antenna module device 1072 may be disposed on a line strip connected to the first antenna array module 1701 to achieve connection to the antenna array module 1071, the line strip using a high frequency signal transmission medium.

In some embodiments, the antenna module device 1072 may be soldered to the terminal device's patch panel by a thermal soldering technique to make a connection with the antenna array module.

In some embodiments, high frequency signals are transmitted between the antenna array module 1071 and the antenna module device 1072. As shown in fig. 9, in order to reduce the attenuation of high frequency signals, the antenna array module 1071 and the antenna module device 1072 need to be closely connected, for example, the distance between the antenna array module 1601 and the antenna module device 1602 may be set to 2-3 cm.

In some embodiments, the line strips are attached to the second screen edge 102 (in other words, the line strips are attached to their corresponding antenna array modules 1071) and are bent over the back of the display screen.

In some embodiments, the baseboard may be an LCP baseboard.

In the related art, the LCP bus bar is a flexible PCB (Printed circuit board) Printed board capable of transmitting high frequency signals.

In some embodiments, the first antenna module 107 may further include an antenna connector 1073, and the first antenna module device 1072 may be connected to the main board of the terminal device through the first antenna connector 1073 to implement signal transmission.

The antenna module provided by the embodiment can solve the problems of low antenna receiving and transmitting sensitivity and no place for placing the antenna only by designing the very narrow frame at the side edge of the screen.

As shown in fig. 10, the antenna module further includes a third antenna module 108, and the third antenna module 108 may include a third antenna array module 1081 and a third antenna module device 1082.

In some embodiments, the third antenna array module 1081 may be integrated at the third screen edge 103, and the third antenna module device 1082 may be disposed on a patch panel connected to the third antenna array module 1081 to implement the connection with the antenna array module 1081, wherein the patch panel employs a high-frequency signal transmission medium.

In some embodiments, the antenna module device 1082 may be soldered to the terminal device on the printed circuit board by thermal soldering technique to achieve connection with the antenna array module.

In some embodiments, the third antenna array module 1081 may include n transmit modules and n receive modules, where n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 4.

For example, the third antenna array module 1081 may include 4 transmitting modules and 4 receiving modules, or may include 5 transmitting modules and then 5 receiving modules.

For a mobile phone terminal, the third screen edge 103 may refer to a left side or a right side of the mobile phone.

In some embodiments, the antenna module 1081 and the antenna module device 1082 transmit high frequency signals therebetween. As shown in fig. 10, in order to reduce the attenuation of the high frequency signal, the antenna array module 1081 and the antenna module device 1082 need to be closely connected, for example, the distance between the antenna array module 1081 and the antenna module device 1082 may be set to 2-3 cm.

In some embodiments, the second antenna module device 1082 may be connected to the main board of the terminal device through an antenna connector 1083, so as to implement signal transmission.

In some embodiments, the wire arrangement board is connected to the third screen edge 103 (in other words, the wire arrangement board is connected to its corresponding antenna array module), and is bent at the back of the display screen.

In some embodiments, the baseboard may be an LCP baseboard.

In some embodiments, the second antenna module 108 may include an antenna connector 1083, and the second antenna module device 1082 may be connected to the main board of the terminal device through the second antenna connector 1083, so as to implement signal transmission.

For the terminal device, the antenna module provided by the embodiment can solve the problems of low antenna receiving and transmitting sensitivity and no antenna placement by only designing a very narrow frame at the side edge of the screen.

As shown in fig. 11, the antenna module may include a fourth antenna module 109, and the fourth antenna module 109 includes a fourth antenna array module 1091 and a fourth antenna module device 1092.

In some embodiments, the fourth antenna array module 1091 is integrated at the fourth screen edge 109, and the fourth antenna module device 1092 may be disposed on a line board connected to the fourth antenna array module 1091, so as to implement connection with the antenna array module, where the line board uses a high-frequency signal transmission medium.

In some embodiments, the fourth antenna array module 1091 may include n transmit modules and n receive modules, where n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 4.

For example, the fourth antenna array module 1091 may include 4 transmitting modules and 4 receiving modules, or may include 5 transmitting modules and then 5 receiving modules.

For a mobile phone terminal, the fourth screen edge 104 may refer to a lower side of the mobile phone.

In some embodiments, the antenna array module 1091 and the antenna module device 1092 transmit high frequency signals therebetween. As shown in fig. 11, in order to reduce the attenuation of high frequency signals, the antenna array module 1091 and the antenna module device 1092 need to be tightly connected.

In some embodiments, the second antenna module device 1092 may be connected to the main board of the terminal device through an antenna connector 1093, so as to implement signal transmission.

In some embodiments, the line strip is connected to the at least one edge of the screen (in other words, the line strip is connected to its corresponding antenna array module), and is bent at the back of the display screen.

In some embodiments, the baseboard may be an LCP baseboard.

In some embodiments, the second antenna module 109 may include an antenna connector 1093, and the second antenna module device 1092 may be connected to the main board of the terminal device through the second antenna connector 1093, so as to implement signal transmission.

At present, more and more mobile phones consider the problem of tone quality, and the upper side and the lower side of the mobile phone can be used as loudspeaker tone cavities, which is not a comprehensive screen form in the traditional sense. Therefore, the antenna array module is arranged at the upper edge of the display screen of the mobile phone, so that the problems of antenna arrangement and signal receiving and transmitting sensitivity are solved, and the attractiveness of the screen is not influenced.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may include a display screen.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may further include a display screen connection cable 110, and a display screen connector 111.

In some embodiments, the display screen connection cable 110 may be connected to a main board of the terminal device through the display screen connector 111 for signal transmission.

In some embodiments, the display screen connection cable 110 may be an fpc (flexible printed circuit board) cable.

When the manufacturer produces the terminal equipment, the display screen can be connected with the flat cable and the flat cable board related to the antenna module and is bent backwards at the back of the screen, so that unnecessary production processes are avoided, and the production efficiency of the terminal equipment is improved.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the details of construction, the arrangements of the drawings, or the manner of implementation that have been set forth herein, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. The antenna module is characterized by comprising an antenna array module, wherein the antenna in the antenna array module is millimeter or below in length, and the antenna array module is integrated on at least one screen edge of a display screen of terminal equipment.

2. The antenna module of claim 1, further comprising an antenna module device disposed on a patch panel of the terminal device for connection with the antenna array module, wherein the patch panel uses a high-frequency signal transmission medium.

3. The antenna module of claim 2, wherein the wire arrangement board is connected to the at least one edge of the screen and bent to the back of the display screen.

4. The antenna module of claim 1, wherein the display screen includes first to fourth screen edges, and wherein the antenna array module includes a first antenna array module integrated at the first screen edge, and wherein the first screen edge is a screen edge of the camera module near the terminal.

5. The antenna module of claim 4, wherein the first antenna array module comprises n transmit modules and n receive modules, n being a positive integer greater than or equal to 4.

6. The antenna module of claim 4, wherein the antenna array module further comprises a second antenna array module integrated at an edge of the second screen.

7. The antenna module of claim 4, wherein the antenna array module further comprises a third antenna array module integrated at an edge of the third screen.

8. The antenna module of claim 6 or 7, wherein the antenna array module further comprises a fourth antenna array module integrated at an edge of the fourth screen.

9. The antenna module of claim 2, wherein the antenna module device comprises: radio frequency chip, filter, low noise amplifier and power amplifier.

10. The antenna module according to any of claims 1-9, characterized in that the antenna module device is connected to the main board of the terminal equipment via an antenna connector.

11. A terminal device, characterized in that it comprises an antenna module according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the terminal device further includes a plurality of centimeter-level or longer antenna units, and the plurality of antenna units are disposed at a frame of a middle frame of the terminal device.