Antenna structure and electronic product
By introducing the design of switching switch units and shared antenna units in laptops, the antenna design problems under various communication technologies are solved, and a more efficient and lower-cost antenna integration solution is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421872789.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-02
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-08
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-02
AI Technical Summary
When the antenna design of existing laptops requires a variety of communication technologies, the design cycle is long, the efficiency is low, the space is large, and the cost is high.
The design of multiple wireless network cards, switching switch units and common antenna units is adopted. By switching switch units, the fixed end can be selectively connected to the wireless network card, and the shared antenna unit reduces the number of antenna units.
It improves the degree of integration of antenna design, shortens the design cycle, and reduces the space and cost of antennas.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic product antennas, in particular to an antenna structure and an electronic product. Background Art
[0002] With the rapid development of wireless communication technology, there are various wireless communication technologies applicable to electronic products, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or cellular network, etc. When wireless communication technology is used on a terminal, a corresponding antenna is required. When multiple communication technologies need to be implemented on one terminal, correspondingly, multiple antennas need to be designed on the terminal device.
[0003] Taking a notebook computer including Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communications as an example. In the existing antenna design scheme, the antennas connected to the WWAN card and the WLAN card are both independently designed and developed; among them, there are a total of 4 antenna structures for the antennas connected to the WWAN card, including WWAN main set, WWAN diversity, WWAN MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) 1 and WWAN MIMO2, which support 4×4 MIMO; the antennas connected to the WLAN card include two antenna structures, namely WLAN main set and WLAN diversity, which support 2×2 MIMO.
[0004] It can be seen from this that if a notebook computer can implement wireless wide area network communication and wireless local area network communication, 6 antenna structures need to be designed. However, too many antenna structures have a long design cycle, low design efficiency, and large antenna occupancy in the chassis. In a limited design space, the design performance of the antenna is poor and the design cost is relatively high. Summary of the Utility Model
[0005] To solve at least the above technical problems existing in the prior art, the utility model provides an antenna structure and an electronic product.
[0006] On the one hand, the utility model provides an antenna structure, including multiple wireless network cards, a switching switch unit and a shared antenna unit; the fixed end of the switching switch unit is connected to the shared antenna unit, and multiple switching ends of the switching switch unit are respectively connected to multiple wireless network cards; the switching switch unit is used to selectively connect the fixed end to the switching end connected to the currently running wireless network card.
[0007] In some embodiments, the switching switch unit is a single-pole double-throw switch unit; the single-pole double-throw switch unit includes one fixed end and two switching ends.
[0008] In some embodiments, the antenna structure includes two of the switching switch units, namely a first switching switch unit and a second switching switch unit. The wireless network card includes a first wireless network card and a second wireless network card. The shared antenna unit includes a first shared antenna unit and a second shared antenna unit. The fixed end of the first switching switch unit is connected to the first shared antenna unit. One of the switching ends is connected to the first antenna interface of the first wireless network card, and the other switching end is connected to the third antenna interface of the second wireless network card. The fixed end of the second switching switch unit is connected to the second shared antenna unit. One of the switching ends is connected to the second antenna interface of the first wireless network card, and the other switching end is connected to the fourth antenna interface of the second wireless network card.
[0009] In some embodiments, the antenna structure further includes a dedicated antenna unit. The antenna interfaces of the first wireless network card and / or the second wireless network card are connected to the dedicated antenna unit.
[0010] In some embodiments, the first wireless network card is a wireless local area network card, and the second wireless network card is a wireless wide area network card.
[0011] In some embodiments, the wireless wide area network card further includes a fifth antenna interface and a sixth antenna interface, and the fifth antenna interface and the sixth antenna interface are respectively connected to the dedicated antenna unit.
[0012] On the other hand, the present utility model also provides an electronic product including the above antenna structure.
[0013] In some embodiments, it includes a display end and a system end. The wireless network card and the switching switch unit are provided on the main board of the system end, and the shared antenna unit is provided in the housing of the display end and / or the system end.
[0014] For an antenna structure and an electronic product provided by the present utility model, by providing a shared antenna unit, the shared antenna unit can be connected to multiple wireless network cards for use, and there is no need to separately configure an antenna unit for each wireless network card. In the technical solution of the present utility model, the antenna structure is integrally designed, which improves the development efficiency and shortens the design cycle. Moreover, the number of antenna units is reduced, which can reduce the space occupied by the antenna structure, and the cost of the antenna structure is lower. Description of the Drawings
[0015] By reading the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present utility model will become readily understood. In the drawings, several embodiments of the present utility model are shown in an exemplary rather than restrictive manner, where:
[0016] In the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.
[0017] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the antenna structure provided by an embodiment of the present utility model Figure 1 ;
[0018] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the antenna structure provided by an embodiment of the present utility model Figure 2 ;
[0019] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the antenna structure provided by an embodiment of the present utility model Figure 3 ;
[0020] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the antenna structure provided by an embodiment of the present utility model Figure 4 .
[0021] In the figure:
[0022] 10: Wireless network card; 20: Switching switch unit; 30: Shared antenna unit; 40: Exclusive antenna unit;
[0023] 11: First wireless network card; 111: First antenna interface; 112: Second antenna interface; 12: Second wireless network card; 121: Third antenna interface; 122: Fourth antenna interface; 123: Fifth antenna interface; 124: Sixth antenna interface;
[0024] 21: First switching switch unit; 22: Second switching switch unit;
[0025] 31: First shared antenna unit; 32: Second shared antenna unit. Detailed implementation manners
[0026] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of the present utility model more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0027] An embodiment of the present utility model provides an antenna structure, which includes multiple wireless network cards, a switching switch unit, and a shared antenna unit; in an electronic product, there are multiple wireless communication methods, and correspondingly, wireless network cards that can meet the needs of wireless communication need to be configured. The wireless network cards are configured with a shared antenna unit, and the connected wireless network cards are switched through the switching switch unit. By setting the shared antenna unit, the number of antenna units can be reduced.
[0028] The following will describe in detail the structures, the positional relationships and the connection relationships of the structures in the antenna structure provided by the embodiments of the present utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0029] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, in the embodiments of the present utility model, the wireless network card 10 includes a first wireless network card 11 and a second wireless network card 12. The first wireless network card 11 is a wireless local area network card, and the second wireless network card 12 is a wireless wide area network card. The fixed end of the switching switch unit 20 is connected to the shared antenna unit 30, and multiple switching ends of the switching switch unit 20 are respectively connected to the first wireless network card 11 and the second wireless network card 12; the switching switch unit 20 is used to connect the fixed end to the first wireless network card 11 and / or the second wireless network card 12.
[0030] The switching switch unit 20 includes a first switching switch unit 21 and a second switching switch unit 22. For example, the first switching switch unit 21 and the second switching switch unit 22 are single-pole double-throw switch units; the single-pole double-throw switch unit includes a fixed end and two switching ends. As shown in the figure, the fixed end of the single-pole double-throw switch unit is port 1, and the two switching ends are port 2 and port 3 respectively.
[0031] The shared antenna unit 30 includes a first shared antenna unit 31 and a second shared antenna unit 32. The first shared antenna unit 31 and the second shared antenna unit 32 can be connected to the first wireless network card 11 or the second wireless network card 12, so as to achieve the purpose of sharing.
[0032] Specifically, the port 1 of the first switching switch unit 21 is connected to the first shared antenna unit 31, the port 2 is connected to the first antenna interface 111 (antenna diversity interface) of the first wireless network card 11, and the port 3 is connected to the third antenna interface 121 (multiple input multiple output antenna interface) of the second wireless network card 12; the port 1 of the second switching switch unit 22 is connected to the second shared antenna unit 32, the port 2 is connected to the second antenna interface 112 (antenna main set interface) of the first wireless network card 11, and the port 3 is connected to the fourth antenna interface 122 (multiple input multiple output antenna interface) of the second wireless network card 12.
[0033] In the embodiments of the present utility model, the antenna structure further includes a dedicated antenna unit 40; the dedicated antenna unit 40 is not shared. The antenna interfaces of the first wireless network card 11 and / or the second wireless network card 12 are connected to the dedicated antenna unit 40. As shown in the figure, the second wireless network card 12 further includes a fifth antenna interface 123 and a sixth antenna interface 124, and the fifth antenna interface 123 (antenna main set interface) and the fifth antenna interface 123 (antenna diversity interface) are respectively connected to the dedicated antenna unit 40.
[0034] In the embodiments of the present utility model, the switching operations of the first switching switch unit 21 and the second switching switch unit 22 mainly include three situations, namely, the first wireless network card 11 operates, the second wireless network card 12 operates, or the first wireless network card 11 and the second wireless network card 12 operate simultaneously. The following will describe the above three situations with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0035] When the first wireless network card 11 operates alone, the first switching switch unit 21 and the second switching switch unit 22 are respectively connected to port 2, so that the first common antenna unit 31 and the second common antenna unit 32 are connected to the first wireless network card 11, and the first wireless network card 11 supports 2 antennas.
[0036] When the second wireless network card 12 operates alone, the first switching switch unit 21 and the second switching switch unit 22 are respectively connected to port 3, so that the first common antenna unit 31 and the second common antenna unit 32 are connected to the second wireless network card 12. At the same time, the two independent antenna units 40 are connected to the second wireless network card 12, and the second wireless network card 12 supports 4 antennas.
[0037] When the first wireless network card 11 and the second wireless network card 12 operate simultaneously, the first switching switch unit 21 and the second switching switch unit 22 are respectively connected to port 2, so that the first common antenna unit 31 and the second common antenna unit 32 are connected to the first wireless network card 11. At the same time, the two independent antenna units 40 are connected to the second wireless network card 12. In this operating state, the first wireless network card 11 supports 2 antennas, and the second wireless network card 12 supports 2 antennas.
[0038] It can be seen from this that by setting the first common antenna unit 31 and the second common antenna unit 32, these two common antenna units 30 can be shared on the first wireless network card 11 and the second wireless network card 12. Therefore, when using the antenna structure, the number of antenna units can be reduced by 2.
[0039] Regarding the method of how to confirm the operating states of the first wireless network card 11 and the second wireless network card 12, taking a notebook computer as an example, the first wireless network card 11 is a Wi-Fi network, and the second wireless network card 12 is a 4G cellular network. When setting up the notebook computer, one can choose: always use the Wi-Fi signal, or always use the 4G cellular network, or switch to the 4G cellular network when the Wi-Fi signal is weak. When the user completes the corresponding selection, the processor sends a switching signal to the switching switch unit 20.
[0040] In the normal state (such as the initial state after each reboot), the switching switch unit 20 is connected to the position of port 2. In this state, the first wireless network card 11 and the second wireless network card 12 can receive Wi-Fi signals and 4G cellular network signals simultaneously. When the received signal is only a Wi-Fi signal, the processor sends a signal to the switching switch unit 20 to maintain the current state, that is, the state where the first wireless network card 11 operates alone. When the received signal includes both a Wi-Fi signal and a 4G cellular network signal, the current state is also maintained, that is, the state where the first wireless network card 11 and the second wireless network card 12 operate simultaneously.
[0041] When the received signal is only a 4G cellular network signal, the processor sends a switching signal to the switching switch unit 20, and the switching switch unit 20 is connected to the position of port 3.
[0042] The embodiment of the present utility model also provides an electronic product, including the above antenna structure. For example, the electronic product is a notebook computer, which includes a display end and a system end; the wireless network card 10 and the switching switch unit 20 are arranged on the main board of the system end, and the shared antenna unit 30 is arranged in the housing of the display end and / or the system end.
[0043] In the antenna structure, various wireless communication forms can be realized. Among them, in the form of using the shared antenna unit 30, the shared antenna unit 30 can be connected to multiple wireless network cards 10 for use, without separately configuring an antenna unit for each wireless network card 10, which can save the number of antenna units used.
[0044] In the embodiment of the present utility model, the switching form of the antenna structure is not limited to this.
[0045] For example, as Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, the first wireless network card 11 and the second wireless network card 12 are respectively connected to the first shared antenna unit 31 and the second shared antenna unit 32. Through the switching of the first shared antenna unit 31 and the second shared antenna unit 32, the operation of the first wireless network card 11 or the operation of the second wireless network card 12 is realized.
[0046] In the technical solution of the present utility model, the antenna structure is integrally designed, which improves the development efficiency and shortens the design cycle; moreover, the number of antenna units is reduced, which can reduce the space occupied by the antenna structure, especially suitable for use in ultra-thin electronic products. In addition, the switching switch unit 20 has a lower cost compared to the antenna unit, so the cost of the antenna structure can be lower. Additionally, when designing multiple antennas for reference, the purpose of cost reduction and efficiency improvement can be achieved through the integrated design of shared antennas.
[0047] In the description of this specification, the descriptions referring to terms such as "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" etc. mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples.
[0048] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more unless otherwise specifically defined.
[0049] The above is only the specific implementation manner of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present utility model can easily think of changes or substitutions, which should all be covered within the protection scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the present utility model shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
Claims
1. An antenna structure, characterized in that, It includes a plurality of wireless network cards (10), a switching unit (20) and a shared antenna unit (30); The fixed end of the switching unit (20) is connected to the shared antenna unit (30), and the plurality of switching ends of the switching unit (20) are respectively connected to the plurality of wireless network cards (10); The switching unit (20) is used to selectively connect the fixed end to the switching end connected to the currently operating wireless network card (10).
2. The antenna structure according to claim 1, wherein The switching unit (20) is a single-pole double-throw switch unit; The single-pole double-throw switch unit includes one fixed end and two switching ends.
3. The antenna structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The antenna structure includes two switching units (20), namely a first switching unit (21) and a second switching unit (22), the wireless network cards (10) include a first wireless network card (11) and a second wireless network card (12), and the shared antenna unit (30) includes a first shared antenna unit (31) and a second shared antenna unit (32); The fixed end of the first switching unit (21) is connected to the first shared antenna unit (31), one switching end is connected to the first antenna interface (111) of the first wireless network card (11), and the other switching end is connected to the third antenna interface (121) of the second wireless network card (12); The fixed end of the second switching unit (22) is connected to the second shared antenna unit (32), one switching end is connected to the second antenna interface (112) of the first wireless network card (11), and the other switching end is connected to the fourth antenna interface (122) of the second wireless network card (12).
4. The antenna structure according to claim 3, characterized in that, The antenna structure further includes a dedicated antenna unit (40); The antenna interfaces of the first wireless network card (11) and / or the second wireless network card (12) are connected to the dedicated antenna unit (40).
5. The antenna structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first wireless network card (11) is a wireless local area network card, and the second wireless network card (12) is a wireless wide area network card.
6. The antenna structure according to claim 5, characterized in that The wireless wide area network card further includes a fifth antenna interface (123) and a sixth antenna interface (124), and the fifth antenna interface (123) and the sixth antenna interface (124) are respectively connected to the dedicated antenna unit (40).
7. An electronic product, characterized in that, It includes the antenna structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
8. The electronic product according to claim 7, characterized in that, It includes a display end and a system end; The wireless network card (10) and the switching unit (20) are arranged on the main board of the system end, and the shared antenna unit (30) is arranged in the housing of the display end and / or the system end.