Patent Description:
With development of the technology, experience requirements of users for terminal devices are increasingly high. Some terminal devices have poor signal reception and transmission capacities, which may be caused by design defects of antenna radiation directivity in the related art. For example, excellent signals can be obtained when the terminal devices are used in certain directions, and the signals are poor when the terminal devices are used in other directions, affecting use experience.

<CIT> disclosed an electronic device that may be provided with a phased antenna array and a display cover layer. The phased antenna array may include a probe-fed dielectric resonator antenna. The antenna may include a dielectric resonating element mounted to a flexible printed circuit. A feed probe may be formed from a patch of conductive traces on a sidewall of the resonating element. The feed probe may excite resonant modes of the resonating element. The resonating element may convey corresponding radio-frequency signals through the display cover layer. An additional feed probe may be mounted to an orthogonal sidewall of the resonating element for covering additional polarizations. Probe-fed dielectric resonator antennas for covering different polarizations and frequencies may be interleaved across the phased antenna array.

<CIT> disclosed a mobile phone including a housing structure, the housing structure defining a side surface of the mobile phone, a front cover coupled to the housing structure and defining a front surface of the mobile phone, a rear cover coupled to the housing structure and defining a rear surface of the mobile phone, a display positioned below the front cover, a first directional antenna defining a first radiation pattern extending through the front surface of the mobile phone, a second directional antenna defining a second radiation pattern extending through the rear surface of the mobile phone, and a third directional antenna defining a third radiation pattern extending through the side surface of the mobile phone.

In order to overcome the problem existing in the related art, the invention provides a terminal device according to claim <NUM>.

The terminal device includes a rear cover, a display screen, a first radiator and a second radiator, where the first radiator is arranged in the terminal device and faces the rear cover to radiate a first signal outwards through the rear cover, the second radiator is arranged in the terminal device and faces the display screen to radiate a second signal outwards through the display screen.

Optionally, the rear cover includes a metal cover body and a non-metal decorative cover, an opening being provided at a position of the cover body corresponding to a camera module, the decorative cover being used for covering the opening, and the first radiator being arranged at a position corresponding to the decorative cover, to radiate the first signal outwards through the decorative cover.

Optionally, the decorative cover includes a light-permeable portion and a shielding portion, the light-permeable portion at least covering a light photosensitive portion of the camera module, and the first radiator arranged at a position corresponding to the shielding portion.

Optionally, the first radiator includes a first feed branch, a second feed branch and a feed point, the first feed branch and the second feed branch extending from a position of the feed point to two sides respectively.

Optionally, the first radiator is configured in one of an I-shape, an L-shape, a U-shape, or a J-shape.

Optionally, the first feed branch and the second feed branch are connected integrally formed, and the first radiator has an extension length ranging from <NUM> to <NUM> from a first end to a second end; and from the first end or the second end of the first radiator, the feed point is arranged at a <NUM>/<NUM> position in a length direction of the first radiator.

According to the invention, the display screen includes a display area and a non-display area extending around a periphery of the display area, the non-display area being made of a non-metal material, where a shielding cavity for accommodating the second radiator is formed in the terminal device and provided with an outlet towards the non-display area.

According to the invention, a metal supporting part is arranged in the terminal device for supporting the second radiator, where the supporting part is grounded and forms the shielding cavity having the opening towards the non-display area.

Optionally, a length of the first radiator and a length of the second radiator are configured to correspond to a basic mode, and the first radiator and the second radiator are configured to excite a high-order mode.

Optionally, at least one of the first radiator and the second radiator has a working frequency band of wireless fidelity including at least one of WIFI <NUM> and WIFI <NUM>.

The technical solution provided in the example of the disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: the first radiator is arranged on a side of the rear cover and the second radiator is arranged on a side of the display screen of a terminal device, such that the disclosure could utilize radiation intensity of the first radiator on the side of the rear cover and radiation intensity of the second radiator on the side of the display screen respectively, that is, utilize complementarity of radiation intensity of the first radiator and the second radiator in respective radiation directions to provide dead-angle-free radiation for the terminal device in an omni-directional range, so as to improve use experience of a user.

The drawings here, which are incorporated in the description as a constituent part of the description, illustrate the examples satisfying the disclosure and are used to explain the principles of the disclosure together with the description.

The examples will be described in detail here and shown in, for example, the drawings. When the following descriptions relate to the drawings, unless otherwise specified, the same numeral in different drawings denotes the same or similar element. The examples described in the following examples do not denote all examples consistent with the disclosure. On the contrary, they are merely examples of an apparatus and a method consistent with some aspects of the disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

In the absence of a contrary description, location words used, such as "up, down, left, right", are defined according to the direction indicated in the corresponding drawings, while "inside" and "outside" refer to the inside and outside of corresponding component's own contour. In addition, terms used in the disclosure, such as "first" and "second", are to distinguish one element from another, and do not have sequence and importance.

It is to be noted that all actions of obtaining signals, information or data in the disclosure are carried out on the premise of complying with corresponding data protection laws and policies of the country where the disclosure is located, and with the authorization of the corresponding apparatus owner.

The disclosure provides a terminal device. The terminal device includes, but not limited to, a mobile phone, a laptop and a tablet. As shown in <FIG>, a terminal device of the disclosure includes a rear cover <NUM>, a display screen <NUM>, a first radiator <NUM> and a second radiator <NUM>. The rear cover <NUM> may be used as part of a terminal shell. For example, the terminal shell includes the rear cover <NUM> and a frame arranged at a peripheral edge of the rear cover <NUM>, and configure the terminal shell in a groove shape, thus accommodating electrical devices such as main board, etc. The display screen <NUM> is arranged on the other side opposite the rear cover <NUM>. The first radiator <NUM> is arranged in the terminal device and faces the rear cover <NUM> to radiate a first signal outwards through the rear cover <NUM>. The second radiator <NUM> is arranged in the terminal device and faces the display screen <NUM> to radiate a second signal outwards through the display screen <NUM>. The first signal and the second signal here may be generated to cover the same working frequency band or to cover different working frequency bands.

It is to be noted that above the first radiator <NUM> is used for radiating the first signal outwards through the rear cover <NUM> used to illustrate the directivity of radiation of the first radiator <NUM>, also refer to <FIG>, the darker shading in the figure represents the stronger radiation intensity, it may be observed that most of radiation signals of the first radiator <NUM> are radiated outwards through the rear cover <NUM>, and a small amount of radiation signals are radiated outwards through the display screen <NUM>, such that radiation intensity of the first radiator <NUM> in a direction towards the rear cover <NUM> is stronger than that in a direction towards the display screen <NUM>, and signal reception and transmission effects are better. Similarly, the second radiator <NUM> is used for radiating the second signal outwards through the display screen <NUM>, the radiation intensity of the second radiator <NUM> in the direction towards the display screen <NUM> is stronger than that in the direction towards the rear cover <NUM>.

The technical solution provided in the example of the disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: the first radiator <NUM> is arranged on a side of the rear cover <NUM> and the second radiator <NUM> is arranged on a side of the display screen <NUM> of the terminal device, such that the disclosure could utilize radiation intensity of the first radiator <NUM> on the side of the rear cover <NUM> and radiation intensity of the second radiator <NUM> on the side of the display screen <NUM> respectively, that is, utilize complementarity of radiation intensity of the first radiator <NUM> and the second radiator <NUM> in respective radiation directions to provide dead-angle-free radiation for the terminal device in an omni-directional range, so as to improve use experience of a user. For example, when a user holds the terminal device with hand, whether the terminal device faces a signal source such as a router or faces away from the signal source, the problem of poor connection caused by poor received signals may not occur.

The material used by the rear cover <NUM> is not limited by the disclosure. In some examples, the rear cover <NUM> may be made of a non-metallic material, such as plastic as a whole, and the second radiator <NUM> can easily radiate the first signal directly outward through the rear cover <NUM> which made of a non-mental material. In another examples, the rear cover <NUM> may be made of a metal material. A metal terminal shell may improve the sense of technology and improve use strength. Since the metal material has a shielding effect on the radiator, in order to solve the problem, in the related art, a break joint is usually provided in the frame, and is filled with non-metal media such as resin. However, according to the mode of providing the break joint on the frame, on one hand, a process for forming the break joint on the frame has high difficulty and high cost, and on the other hand, the break joint is provided on the frame, such that the user usually uses the mode of holding the terminal device when using the terminal device, the break joint is easily shielded, and a radiation effect of the signals is weakened.

In order to solve the above technical problem, as shown in <FIG>, the rear cover <NUM> includes a metal cover body <NUM> and a non-metal decorative cover <NUM>, where the cover body <NUM> uses an all-metal integrated forming process. An opening <NUM> is provided at a position of the cover body <NUM> corresponding to a camera module <NUM>, the decorative cover <NUM> is used for covering the opening <NUM>, and the first radiator <NUM> being arranged at a position corresponds to the decorative cover <NUM> that is, the decorative cover <NUM> is configured to cover the camera module <NUM> and the first radiator <NUM> at the same time to radiate the first signal outwards through the decorative cover <NUM>.

In fact, the first radiator <NUM> having the above configuration may be regarded as a kind of slot antenna. Different from the mode of providing the break joint on the frame in the prior art, the opening <NUM> provided on the cover body <NUM> serves as the break joint in the disclosure. The decorative cover <NUM> serves as a non-metal medium for filling the break joint. The decorative cover <NUM> covers the camera module <NUM> to ensure integrity of the rear cover <NUM> in appearance, and may present design patterns satisfying different experiences as required without presenting obviously inharmonious break joints as in the prior art. In addition, the first radiator <NUM> radiates signals outwards through the rear cover <NUM>, particularly through the decorative cover <NUM>, instead of radiating signals outwards through the break joint arranged on the frame in the prior art, and it is difficult to cover the decorative cover <NUM> when the user holds the terminal device, such that the problem of shielding the signals is not easy to occur.

With reference to <FIG>, the decorative cover <NUM> may be configured to include a light-permeable portion <NUM> and a shielding portion <NUM>. It may be understood that the shielding portion <NUM> is any other area on the decorative cover <NUM> than the light-permeable portion <NUM>. The light-permeable portion <NUM> covers at least a light photosensitive portion of the camera module <NUM>, such that light may be input into the light photosensitive portion. The decorative cover <NUM> may be integrally formed. The light-permeable portion <NUM> may be made of a transparent material, and the shielding portion <NUM> may be made of a non-transparent material, thus shielding wiring inside the terminal device that is not intended to radiate or receive electromagnetic radiation. The first radiator <NUM> being arranged at a position corresponds to the shielding portion <NUM>, that is the shielding portion <NUM> is configured to cover at least the first radiator <NUM>, and is used for radiating the first signal of the first radiator <NUM> outwards through the shielding portion <NUM>.

In some examples, as shown in <FIG>, the first radiator <NUM> includes a first feed branch <NUM>, a second feed branch <NUM> and a feed point F, where the first feed branch <NUM> and the second feed branch <NUM> extend from a position of the feed point to two sides respectively. The first feed branch <NUM> and the second feed branch <NUM> may resonate in different frequency bands. For example, the objective of resonating in different frequency bands may be achieved by changing a length, width, or shape of the feed branch.

According to different extension directions of the first feed branch <NUM> and the second feed branch <NUM> away from two sides of the feed point F, the first radiator <NUM> may be constructed into one of an I-shape, an L-shape, a U-shape or a J-shape, and the specific shape may be selected according to required working frequency bands. For example, in the I-shape, the first feed branch <NUM> and the second feed branch <NUM> extends linearly from the feed point F in an opposite direction respectively. For another example, in the L-shape, the second feed branch <NUM> extends linearly, and the first feed branch <NUM> extends linearly and then horizontally.

In some examples, with reference to <FIG>, the first feed branch <NUM> and the second feed branch <NUM> are integrally formed, and the first radiator <NUM> has an extension length ranging from <NUM> to <NUM> from a first end to a second end, that is, a total length of the first feed branch <NUM> and the second feed branch <NUM> in an extension direction ranges from <NUM> to <NUM>. From the first end or the second end of the first radiator <NUM>, for example, from the first feed branch <NUM> to one end away from the feed point F shown in <FIG>, the feed point F is arranged at a <NUM>/<NUM> position in a length direction of the first radiator <NUM>, and even if a matching circuit is not added, enough resonant frequency and bandwidth may be covered. As shown in diagrams of performance simulation of <FIG>, the first radiator <NUM> may cover a frequency band of wireless fidelity WIFI <NUM>, WIFI <NUM> and WIFI <NUM>.

The display screen <NUM> usually includes a metal architecture, such that the display screen <NUM> may also generate a shielding effect on the radiator. In the example of the disclosure, as shown in <FIG>, the display screen <NUM> includes a display area <NUM>, and a non-display area <NUM> extending around a periphery of the display area <NUM>, and the non-display area <NUM> being made of a non-metal material. A shielding cavity for accommodating the second radiator <NUM> is formed in the terminal device and provided with an outlet towards the non-display area <NUM>. That is, the second radiator <NUM> may be regarded as a kind of cavity antenna. Visually, the shielding cavity is similar to a box having no cover, and the second signal radiated by the second radiator <NUM> is shielded in the box by a side wall of the box, such that the second signal may merely be radiated outwards from the outlet, and a direction of outward radiation of the second radiator <NUM> may be guided by the orientation of the outlet. Specifically, the disclosure provides the outlet towards the non-display area <NUM>, so as to make the second radiator <NUM> radiate the second signal outwards through the non-display area <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the second radiator <NUM> is optionally arranged in any of areas B1-B7. For example, as shown in diagrams of performance simulation of <FIG>, a working frequency band of the second radiator <NUM> covers WIFI <NUM>, WIFI <NUM>, and WIFI <NUM>.

The disclosure does not limit formation of the shielding cavity. In some examples, the display screen <NUM> may be used as a part of the shielding cavity, and in this case, the display screen <NUM> is grounded, and the shielding cavity is enclosed by the display screen <NUM> and the metal terminal housing. In another examples, as shown in <FIG>, a metal supporting part <NUM> used for supporting the second radiator <NUM> is arranged in the terminal device. The supporting part <NUM> is grounded to form the shielding cavity having the outlet towards the non-display area <NUM>. That is, the shielding cavity is enclosed by the metal supporting part <NUM> and the metal terminal shell, and in this case, the display screen <NUM> is not used as a part of the shielding cavity, such that the second radiator <NUM> does not need to be attached to the display screen <NUM>, and the situation that the display screen <NUM> presents the defect of water waves since the display screen <NUM> is pressed by the second radiator <NUM> may be avoided.

Claim 1:
A terminal device, comprising a rear cover (<NUM>), a display screen (<NUM>), a first radiator (<NUM>) and a second radiator (<NUM>), wherein the first radiator (<NUM>) is arranged in the terminal device and faces the rear cover (<NUM>) to radiate a first signal outwards through the rear cover (<NUM>), the second radiator (<NUM>) is arranged in the terminal device and faces the display screen (<NUM>) to radiate a second signal outwards through the display screen (<NUM>), the display screen (<NUM>) comprises a display area (<NUM>), and a non-display area (<NUM>) extending around a periphery of the display area (<NUM>), the non-display area (<NUM>) being made of a non-metal material, characterized by that a metal supporting part (<NUM>) is arranged in the terminal device for supporting the second radiator (<NUM>), the supporting part (<NUM>) is grounded and forms the shielding cavity having the outlet towards the non-display area (<NUM>).