Antenna apparatus and a portable wireless communication apparatus
First Claim
1. An antenna apparatus comprising:
- a microstrip antenna above a ground plane, having a size corresponding to an operation frequency of said antenna apparatus; and
a monopole element having a length corresponding to said operation frequency, one end of said monopole element being electrically connected to a point of said planer microstrip antenna, said microstrip antenna having a feed point at a predetermined distance from said point.
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Abstract
A microstrip antenna (MSA) above a ground plane, having a size corresponding to an operation frequency, at a junction point thereof, electrically connected to one end of a monopole antenna having a size corresponding to the operation frequency to operate as a complex antenna. A distance between the feed point of MSA and the junction point determines the input impedance for matching. A microstrip line or an (planer) inverted-F antenna may provide the MSA. The monopole element may be a monopole antenna or helical antenna. A portable wireless communication apparatus includes the antenna apparatus having a housing. The monopole antenna is connected to the MSA when the monopole antenna is extended from the housing. A switch may be provided between the monopole antenna and the MSA for diversity operation. The antenna apparatus may be formed on a Printed circuit board and folded.
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39 Claims
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1. An antenna apparatus comprising:
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a microstrip antenna above a ground plane, having a size corresponding to an operation frequency of said antenna apparatus; and
a monopole element having a length corresponding to said operation frequency, one end of said monopole element being electrically connected to a point of said planer microstrip antenna, said microstrip antenna having a feed point at a predetermined distance from said point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39)
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33. A portable wireless communication apparatus comprising:
an antenna apparatus including;
a microstrip antenna above a ground plane, having a size corresponding to an operation frequency of said antenna apparatus; and
a monopole element having a length corresponding to said operation frequency, one end of said monopole element being electrically connected to a point of said planer microstrip antenna, said microstrip antenna having a feed point at a predetermined distance from said point;
receiving and transmission means for providing communication with said antenna apparatus; and
a housing for containing said receiving and transmission circuit and said antenna apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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