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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jun-Hwa Oh, Seoul, KR;
Joon-Ho Byun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae-Hee Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bum-Jin Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang-Jin Eom, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An antenna apparatus for a portable terminal is provided. The portable terminal includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a ground surface and RF components to process a wireless signal received through at least one antenna element. A housing forms an external appearance of the portable terminal, and has a non-conductive member with a plurality of metal fragments attached thereto. At least one of the metal fragments is electrically connected to the ground surface. The metal fragments may enhance the texture and durability of the housing. Preferably, the shapes, sizes and distances separating the metal fragments are designed to minimally impact, or improve, the antenna performance provided by the at least one antenna element.