Dual-frequency antenna device and low-frequency antenna module

• US 10,361,729 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2017
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Auden Techno Corp.
• Original Assignee: Auden Techno Corp.
• Inventors: Chiang, Chi-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancuso, Huedung X
• Application Number:
  US15/699,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20190081647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• Field of Search: 343876
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/30 Combinations of separate antenna units operating in different wavebands and connected to a common feeder system
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/335 at the feed, e.g. for impedance matching
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/50 Feeding or matching arrangements for broad-band or multi-band operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/006 using switches for selecting the desired band H04B1/0057 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0458 Arrangements for matching and coupling between power amplifier and antenna or between amplifying stages matching circuits in general H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/18 Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H

Abstract

A low-frequency antenna module includes two switching units, a first matching circuit, a second matching circuit, and a low-frequency antenna. Each of the two switching units includes an electrical connection point, a first switching point, and a second switching point. The first matching circuit is electrically connected to the two first switching points, the second matching circuit is electrically connected to the two second switching points, and the low-frequency antenna is electrically connected to one of the two electrical connection points. The two switching units are synchronously operated to electrically connect the two electrical connection points to the two first switching points or to the two second switching points. Thus, the low-frequency antenna can be applied to match the first matching circuit in a first low-frequency band or the second matching circuit in a second low-frequency band different from the first low-frequency band.

Claims

1. A dual-frequency antenna device, comprising:

a diplexer including an antenna contact, a high-frequency contact, a low-frequency contact, and a plurality of grounding contacts;

a high-frequency antenna electrically connected to the high-frequency contact of the diplexer; and

a low-frequency antenna module including;

two switching units each including an electrical connection point, a first switching point, and a second switching point, wherein the two switching units are synchronously operated to electrically connect the two electrical connection points to the two first switching points or to the two second switching points;

a first matching circuit electrically connected to the two first switching points of the two switching units;

a second matching circuit electrically connected to the two second switching points of the two switching units; and

a low-frequency antenna electrically connected to one of the two electrical connection points, and the other electrical connection point electrically connected to the low-frequency contact of the diplexer;

wherein when the two electrical connection points are respectively and electrically connected to the two first switching points, the low-frequency antenna is electrically connected to the first matching circuit for being operated in a first low-frequency band;

when the two electrical connection points are respectively and electrically connected to the two second switching points, the low-frequency antenna is electrically connected to the second matching circuit for being operated in a second low-frequency band different from the first low-frequency band.

2. The dual-frequency antenna device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two switching units each further include a third switching point, and the two switching units are synchronously operated to electrically connect the two electrical connection points to the two first switching points, to the two second switching points, or to the third switching points;

the low-frequency antenna module further includes a third matching circuit electrically connected to the two third switching points of the two switching units, wherein when the two electrical connection points are respectively and electrically connected to the two third switching points, the low-frequency antenna is electrically connected to the third matching circuit for being operated in a third low-frequency band different from the first low-frequency band and the second low-frequency band.

3. The dual-frequency antenna device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first low-frequency band is within a range of 698 MHz to 803 MHz, the second low-frequency band is within a range of 791 MHz to 894 MHz, and the third low-frequency band is within a range of 880 MHz to 960 MHz.

4. The dual-frequency antenna device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the low-frequency antenna module further includes a DP3T switch, the two switching units are installed in the DP3T switch, and the DP3T switch includes two input terminals, two first output terminals, two second output terminals, two third output terminals, and a plurality of grounding terminals, wherein the two input terminals are respectively and electrically connected to the two electrical connection points, one of the two input terminals is electrically connected to the low-frequency antenna, and the other input terminal is electrically connected to the low-frequency contact of the diplexer, wherein the two first output terminals are respectively and electrically connected to the two first switching points and are electrically connected to the first matching circuit, wherein the two second output terminals are respectively and electrically connected to the two second switching points and are electrically connected to the second matching circuit, and wherein the two third output terminals are respectively and electrically connected to the two third switching points and are electrically connected to the third matching circuit.

5. The dual-frequency antenna device as claimed in claim 4, wherein any two different terminals of the two input terminals, the two first output terminals, the two second output terminals, and the two third output terminals are provided with at least one of the grounding terminals arranged there-between.

6. The dual-frequency antenna device as claimed in claim 1, wherein any two of the antenna contact, the high-frequency contact, and the low-frequency contact are provided with at least one of the grounding contacts arranged there-between.

7. A low-frequency antenna module, comprising:

two switching units each including an electrical connection point, a first switching point, and a second switching point, wherein the two switching units are synchronously operated to electrically connect the two electrical connection points to the two first switching points or to the two second switching points;

a first matching circuit electrically connected to the two first switching points of the two switching units;

a second matching circuit electrically connected to the two second switching points of the two switching units; and

a low-frequency antenna electrically connected to one of the two electrical connection points;

wherein when the two electrical connection points are respectively and electrically connected to the two first switching points, the low-frequency antenna is electrically connected to the first matching circuit for being operated in a first low-frequency band;

when the two electrical connection points are respectively and electrically connected to the two second switching points, the low-frequency antenna is electrically connected to the second matching circuit for being operated in a second low-frequency band different from the first low-frequency band.

8. The low-frequency antenna module device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the two switching units each further includes a third switching point, and the two switching units are synchronously operated to electrically connect the two electrical connection points to the two first switching points, the two second switching points, or to the third switching points;

the low-frequency antenna module further includes a third matching circuit electrically connected to the two third switching points of the two switching units, wherein when the two electrical connection points are respectively and electrically connected to the two third switching points, the low-frequency antenna is electrically connected to the third matching circuit for being operated in a third low-frequency band different from the first low-frequency band and the second low-frequency band.

9. The low-frequency antenna module device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first low-frequency band is within a range of 698 MHz to 803 MHz, the second low-frequency band is within a range of 791 MHz to 894 MHz, and the third low-frequency band is within a range of 880 MHz to 960 MHz.

10. The low-frequency antenna module device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a DP3T switch, wherein the two switching units are installed in the DP3T switch, and the DP3T switch includes two input terminals, two first output terminals, two second output terminals, two third output terminals, and a plurality of grounding contacts, wherein the two input terminals are respectively and electrically connected to the two electrical connection points, one of the two input terminals is electrically connected to the low-frequency antenna, and the other input terminal is electrically connected to the low-frequency contact of the diplexer, wherein the two first output terminals are respectively and electrically connected to the two first switching points and are electrically connected to the first matching circuit, wherein the two second output terminals are respectively and electrically connected to the two second switching points and are electrically connected to the second matching circuit, and wherein the two third output terminals are respectively and electrically connected to the two third switching points and are electrically connected to the third matching circuit.