Dual band built-in antenna device and mobile wireless terminal equipped therewith

• US 20020093456A1
• Filed: 12/10/2001
• Published: 07/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kanayama, Yoshiki, Sawamura, Masatoshi
• Granted Patent: US 6,535,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/371 Branching current paths
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0471 Non-planar, stepped or wedge-shaped patch
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

A dual band built-in antenna device operable in a first frequency band and a second frequency band is provided. The antenna device comprises a ground plane comprising a ground member, a first inverted-L line antenna element for the first frequency band, and a second inverted-L line antenna element for the second frequency band. The first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are so constructed that the elements are extended to respective directions that are further separated from each other as the antenna elements extend further from a starting position set in proximity to a power feed point within a plane parallel to the ground plane.

Claims

1. A dual band built-in antenna device operable in a first frequency band and a second frequency band comprising:

a ground plane comprising a ground member;

a first inverted-L line antenna element for said first frequency band; and

a second inverted-L line antenna element for said second frequency band;

wherein

said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are so constructed that the elements are extended to respective directions that are further separated from each other as the antenna elements extend further from a starting position set in proximity to a power feed point within a plane parallel to said ground plane.

2. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 1, wherein

said power feed point is disposed at a position corresponding to a corner of a substantially rectangular antenna element disposition region in which said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are disposed thereon.

3. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 1, wherein

said power feed point is disposed at a position corresponding to a middle part in a transverse direction of a substantially rectangular antenna element disposition region in which said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are disposed thereon.

4. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plane facing to said ground plane in which said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are disposed thereon, wherein

said plane is slanted toward said ground plane, and

at least one of open ends of said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements is being terminated at a position on said plane, said point being comparatively longer distance from said ground plane.

5. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 4, wherein

one of the open ends of said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements is terminated on said plane at a position locating at a comparatively longer distance from said ground plane, and the other open end of said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements is terminated on said plane at a position locating at a comparatively shorter distance from said ground plane.

6. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 1, wherein

an external antenna connector is disposed at a part devoid of radiation conductor, the part being located in between said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements.

7. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 1, wherein

a nonconductive component part is disposed between either antenna element of said first or second inverted-L line antenna element and said ground member.

8. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power feed conductor being coupled to said power feed point, wherein

portions of said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements disposed on a plane substantially parallel to said ground plane are connected to said power feed point.

9. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first and a second power feed conductors being coupled to a first and a second power feed point respectively, wherein

said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements disposed on a plane substantially parallel to said ground plane have respective end portions that are connected to said first and second power feed points, respectively.

10. The dual band built-in antenna device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a matching circuit being shared with said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements.

11. A mobile wireless terminal apparatus having a dual band built-in antenna device operable in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, said mobile wireless terminal apparatus comprising:

a ground plane comprising a ground member;

a first inverted-L line antenna element for said first frequency band; and

a second inverted-L line antenna element for said second frequency band;

wherein

said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are so constructed that the elements are extended to respective directions that are further separated from each other as the antenna elements extend further from a starting position set in proximity to a power feed point within a plane parallel to said ground plane.

12. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 11, wherein

said power feed point is disposed at a position corresponding to a corner of a substantially rectangular antenna element disposition region in which said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are disposed thereon.

13. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 11, wherein

said power feed point is disposed at a position corresponding to a middle part in a transverse direction of a substantially rectangular antenna element disposition region in which said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are disposed thereon.

14. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a plane facing to said ground plane in which said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements are disposed thereon, wherein

said plane is slanted toward said ground plane, and

at least one of open ends of said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements is being terminated at a position on said plane, said point being comparatively longer distance from said ground plane.

15. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 14, wherein

one of the open ends of said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements is terminated on said plane at a position locating at a comparatively longer distance from said ground plane, and the other open end of said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements is terminated on said plane at a position locating at a comparatively shorter distance from said ground plane.

16. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 11, wherein

an external antenna connector is disposed at a part devoid of radiation conductor, the part being located in between said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements.

17. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 11, wherein

a nonconductive component part is disposed between either antenna element of said first or second inverted-L line antenna element and said ground member.

18. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a power feed conductor being coupled to said power feed point, wherein

portions of said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements disposed on a plane substantially parallel to said ground plane are connected to said power feed point.

19. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a first and a second power feed conductors being coupled to a first and a second power feed point respectively, wherein

said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements disposed on a plane substantially parallel to said ground plane have respective end portions that are connected to said first and second power feed points, respectively.

20. The mobile wireless terminal apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a matching circuit being shared with said first and second inverted-L line antenna elements.