Antenna system

• US 10,090,591 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2016
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, I-Ru, Fu, Yang-Te, Liu, Chang-Cheng, Chen, Yi-Chang, Wei, Yu-Fang
• Primary Examiner(s): Munoz, Daniel J
• Application Number:
  US15/207,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20170310014A1
• Time in Patent Office: 813 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/50 Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/061 Two dimensional planar arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/24 varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

An antenna system comprises first and second support structures, and a plurality of first, second and third antenna elements. Each of the first and second support structures has four sides. Two adjacent sides are perpendicular to each other so that both the first and second support structures form a closed loop. The first support structure is disposed outside of and surrounds the second support structure. Some first antenna elements are disposed on two symmetric sides of the first support structure, and other first antenna elements are disposed on two symmetric sides of the second support structure. Some second antenna elements are disposed on another two symmetric sides of the first support structure, and the other first antenna elements are disposed on another two symmetric sides of the second support structure. The third antenna elements are disposed on the four sides of the second support structure.

Claims

1. An antenna system, comprising:

a first support structure;

a second support structure, wherein each of the first support structure and the second support structure has four sides connected to form a closed loop, and the second support structure is disposed outside the first support structure, and surrounds the first support structure;

a plurality of first antenna elements, wherein some of the first antenna elements are disposed on two symmetric sides of the first support structure, and the other of the first antenna elements are disposed on two symmetric sides of the second support structure;

a plurality of second antenna elements, wherein some of the second antenna elements are disposed on another two symmetric sides of the first support structure, and the other of the second antenna elements are disposed on another two symmetric sides of the second support structure;

a plurality of third antenna elements, wherein the third antenna elements are disposed on the four sides of the second support structure;

a plurality of first switches, each of the first switches is selectively coupled to at least one of the first antenna elements or at least one of the second antenna elements for receiving/transmitting wireless signals;

a first transceiver unit electrically coupled to the first switches, wherein the first transceiver unit generates a plurality of transmission quality parameters according to the wireless signal of the first switches; and

a control unit electrically coupled to the first transceiver unit, wherein the control unit generates a plurality of control signals and outputs the same to the first switches according to the transmission quality parameters, wherein each of the first switches is switched to couple at least one of the first antenna elements or at least one of the second antenna elements according to the control signals,

wherein an operating band of the first antenna elements is the same as an operating band of the second antenna elements, and the operating band of the first antenna elements is different from an operating band of the third antenna elements.

2. The antenna system of claim 1, wherein the first antenna elements have a first polarization direction, and the second antenna elements and the third antenna elements have a second polarization direction,

wherein the first polarization direction is perpendicular to the second polarization direction.

3. The antenna system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first antenna elements and at least one of the second antenna elements selected by each of the first switches are disposed on the first support structure and the second support structure respectively.

4. An antenna system, comprising:

a first support structure;

a second support structure, wherein each of the first support structure and the second support structure has four sides connected to form a closed loop, and the second support structure is disposed outside the first support structure, and surrounds the first support structure;

a plurality of first antenna elements, wherein some of the first antenna elements are disposed on two symmetric sides of the first support structure, and the other of the first antenna elements are disposed on two symmetric sides of the second support structure;

a plurality of second antenna elements, wherein some of the second antenna elements are disposed on another two symmetric sides of the first support structure, and the other of the second antenna elements are disposed on another two symmetric sides of the second support structure;

a plurality of third antenna elements, wherein the third antenna elements are disposed on the four sides of the second support structure;

a plurality of first switches, each of the first switches is selectively coupled to at least two of the first antenna elements or at least two of the second antenna elements for receiving/transmitting a wireless signal;

a first transceiver unit electrically coupled to the first switches, wherein the first transceiver unit generates a plurality of transmission quality parameters according to the wireless signal of the first switches; and

a control unit electrically coupled to the first transceiver unit, wherein the control unit generates a plurality of control signals and outputs the same to the first switches according to the transmission quality parameters, wherein each of the first switches is switched to couple at least one of the first antenna elements or at least one of the second antenna elements according to the control signals,

wherein an operating band of the first antenna elements is the same as an operating band of the second antenna elements, and the operating band of the first antenna elements is different from an operating band of the third antenna elements.

5. The antenna system of claim 4, wherein at least two of the first antenna elements and at least two of the second antenna elements selected by each of the first switches are disposed together on the first support structure or the second support structure.

6. The antenna system of claim 4, wherein at least two of the first antenna elements and at least two of the second antenna elements selected by each of the first switched are disposed on the first support structure and the second support structure respectively.

7. The antenna system of claim 4, further comprising:

a plurality of second switches, each of the second switches is selectively coupled to at least two of the third antenna elements for receiving/transmitting wireless signals;

a second transceiver unit electrically coupled to the second switches, wherein the second transceiver unit generates a plurality of transmission quality parameters according to the wireless signal of the second switches, and the control unit generates a plurality of control signals and outputs the same to the second switches according to the transmission quality parameters,

wherein each of the second switches is switched to couple at least two of the third antenna elements according to the control signals.

8. The antenna system of claim 7, wherein at least two of the third antenna elements selected by each of the second switched are disposed on the adjacent sides of the second support structure respectively.

9. The antenna system of claim 7, wherein at least two of the third antenna elements selected by each of the second switches are disposed on the symmetric sides of the second support structure respectively.