Planar antenna and array antenna

• US 20040027291A1
• Filed: 05/27/2003
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Cable Limited (Proterial Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Cable Limited (Proterial Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Xin, Kado, Seiji, Satou, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,026,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/700MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 15/0026 said selective devices having a stacked geometry or having multiple layers
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/005 Patch antenna using one or more coplanar parasitic elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/10 using reflecting surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/065 Patch antenna array
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0442 with particular tuning means

Abstract

A planar antenna has a radiating element that radiates electric wave, and an earthing conductive plate that reflects the electric wave radiated from the radiating element. There is formed a space between the earthing conductive plate and the radiating element. The radiating element has a strip-shaped central conductive part with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a first transmission radio frequency signal, and strip-shaped conductive parts with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a second transmission radio frequency signal that has a frequency different from that of the first transmission radio frequency signal.

Claims

1. A planar antenna comprising a radiating element that radiates electric wave and an earthing conductive plate that reflects the electric wave radiated from said radiating element, wherein:

said radiating element is formed on one surface of a first dielectric plate. the other surface of which facing said earthing conductive plate; and

there is formed a space between said earthing conductive plate and said radiating element.

2. A planar antenna according to claim 1, wherein:

said radiating element is composed of a central conductive part with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of one of a plurality of transmission radio frequency signals with different frequencies, and conductive parts with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of the other of said plurality of transmission radio frequency signals, said central conductive part and said conductive parts being formed into one body such that said conductive parts are located self-symmetrical to said central conductive part.

3. A planar antenna according to claim 1, wherein:

said first dielectric plate and said radiating element are made of a single-sided printed wiring board.

4. A planar antenna according to claim 2, further comprising:

a band adjusting conductive element that is composed of separated conductive plates each of which has a length corresponding to each of the half wavelength of said plurality of transmission radio frequency signals, said band adjusting conductive element being placed facing said radiating element above one surface of said first dielectric plate.

5. A planar antenna according to claim 1, further comprising:

an unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate that suppresses unnecessary electric wave radiated from said radiating element, said unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate being placed above one surface of said first dielectric plate.

6. A planar antenna according to claim 2, further comprising:

a band adjusting conductive element that is composed of separated conductive plates each of which has a length corresponding to the respective half wavelength of said plurality of transmission radio frequency signals; and

an unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate that suppresses unnecessary electric wave radiated from said radiating element;

wherein said band adjusting conductive element and said unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate are formed one a second dielectric plate, said second dielectric plate being placed in parallel above one surface of said dielectric plate.

7. A planar antenna according to claim 6, wherein:

said band adjusting conductive element in placed in a slot that is formed in said unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate.

8. A planar antenna according to claim 7, wherein:

said planar antenna has a plurality of radiating elements, band adjusting conductive elements and slots, respectively.

9. A planar antenna comprising a radiating element that radiates electric wave, said radiating element being of a conductive plate, wherein:

said radiating element is composed of a strip-shaped central conductive part with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a first transmission radio frequency signal, and strip-shaped conductive parts with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a second transmission radio frequency signal that has a frequency different from that of said first transmission radio frequency signal, said central conductive part and said conductive parts being formed into one body such that said conductive parts are located self-symmetrical to said central conductive part.

10. A planar antenna according to claim 9, wherein:

said radiating element has a cutting region between said central conductive part and said respective conductive parts.

11. A planar antenna according to claim 9, further comprising:

a band adjusting conductive element that is composed of a plurality of separated conductive plates each of which has a length corresponding to each of the half wavelength of said first and second transmission radio frequency signals, said plurality of separated conductive plates being placed facing each of said radiating element.

12. A planar antenna according to claim 9, further comprising:

an unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate that suppresses unnecessary electric wave radiated from said radiating element, said unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate having a slot and said slot being placed facing said radiating element.

13. A planar antenna according to claim 9, further comprising:

an adjusting conductive plate that is composed of;

a band adjusting conductive element that is composed of a plurality of separated conductive plates each of which has a length corresponding to each of the half wavelength of said first and second transmission radio frequency signals; and

an unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate that suppresses unnecessary electric wave radiated from said radiating element, said unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate having a slot, said band adjusting conductive element being placed in the slot of said unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate, and said adjusting conductive plate being placed facing said radiating element.

14. A planar antenna according to claim 9, wherein said planar antenna has a plurality of said radiating elements that are arrayed like a matrix on one plane, and

said planar antenna further comprising:

a plurality of band adjusting conductive elements that are placed facing each of said plurality of radiating elements on another plane; and

an unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate that suppresses unnecessary electric wave radiated from said radiating element, said unnecessary radiation suppressing conductive plate having a plurality of slots each of which is placed facing each of said plurality of radiating elements.

15. A planar antenna, comprising a plurality of radiating elements that are arrayed like a matrix on one surface of a dielectric plate, wherein:

said plurality of radiating elements are divided into a plurality of groups, and the interval between said respective groups is different from the interval between said respective radiating elements.

16. A planar antenna according to claim 15, wherein:

said radiating elements each are composed of a central conductive part with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a first transmission radio frequency signal, and conductive parts with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a second transmission radio frequency signal that has a frequency different from that of said first transmission radio frequency signal, said central conductive part and said conductive parts being formed into one body such that said conductive parts are located self-symmetrical to said central conductive part.

17. A planar antenna according to claim 15, further comprising:

a plurality of band adjusting conductive elements that are placed parallel to said dielectric plate to correspond to said respective radiating elements.

18. A planar antenna according to claim 17, wherein:

said band adjusting conductive elements each are composed of a central conductive plate with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a first transmission radio frequency signal, and other conductive plates each of which has a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a second transmission radio frequency signal whose frequency is different from that of said first transmission radio frequency signal, said other conductive plates being placed inter-symmetrical to said central conductive plate.

19. A planar antenna according to claim 17, wherein:

said band adjusting conductive elements each are composed of a central conductive plate with a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a first transmission radio frequency signal, and other conductive plates each of which has a length corresponding to the half wavelength of a second transmission radio frequency signal whose frequency is different from that of said first transmission radio frequency signal, said other conductive plates being placed asymmetrical to said central conductive plate.