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Samsung patents phone frame design with slot for better antenna signal

Samsung has filed a patent for an electronic device design that uses a specific slot in the frame to improve wireless signal reception. The design involves a recessed conductive part inside the device that works with the outer frame to create an opening for radio waves to pass through.

Why it mattersThis is a standard hardware improvement that helps phones maintain a stronger connection by optimizing how the internal structure interacts with the antenna.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic device may include: a display; a rear cover; a side member including a first conductive part that forms a portion of a side surface of the electronic device; and a support arranged between the display and the rear cover and includes a planar part and a recess part. The recess part may include a second conductive part, recessed toward the rear cover with respect to the planar part and extending toward the side surface. The second conductive part of the recess part may form, together with the first conductive part, a slot area substantially facing the display. The electronic device may comprise a communication circuit for transmitting and/or receiving a wireless signal through the slot area.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: a display visible through a front surface of the electronic device; a housing comprising a first conductive portion forming a part of a side surface of the electronic device and a second conductive portion positioned below the display and at least partially separated from the first conductive portion by a slot; and a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and receive a radio frequency (RF) signal through the slot, wherein the second conductive portion comprises a first part and a second part forming a part of an edge of the slot, and wherein the second part of the second conductive portion defines a recess open toward the first conductive portion to be connected to the slot and recessed toward a rear surface of the electronic device such that the second part is spaced further from the display than the first part.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CONDUCTIVE MEMBER HAVING SLOT AND RECESS IN ORDER TO OPERATE AS ANTENNA
Publication number
US20260292052A1
Application number
19683510
Filed
May 20, 2026
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
20

Classified under

H04M 1/0266 Electricity & electronicsH01Q 1/243 Electricity & electronicsH04M 2201/38 Electricity & electronics
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