Small-sized and high-gained antenna-integrated module

• US 20040252064A1
• Filed: 06/02/2004
• Published: 12/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yuanzhu, Dou
• Granted Patent: US 6,958,732 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 1/44 using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna , e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspectH01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/526 Electromagnetic shields
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0421 with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element H01Q9/0414 takes precedence

Abstract

The antenna-integrated module contains a circuit board 1 on which a high frequency circuit is provided, a cover 2 that is composed of a metal plate and is mounted to the circuit board 1 so as to cover almost the entire surface of the circuit board 1, and a dedicated shield case 3 that is composed of a metal plate and is mounted to the circuit board 1 so as to cover a specific region on the circuit board 1. The high frequency circuit comprises a wiring pattern 4 and a ground pattern 5, and electronic parts 6, and the dedicated shield case 3 covers a portion of the high frequency circuit. Leg pieces 2b and 2c of the cover 2 are connected to the wiring pattern 4 and the ground pattern 5, In the cover 2, an upper plate 2a corresponding to a radiation conductor portion functions as both an inverted F-type antenna and a shield case.

Claims

1. An antenna-integrated module, comprising:

a circuit board on which a wiring pattern and a ground pattern of a high frequency circuit are formed and on which electronic parts of the high frequency circuit are mounted, and

a cover including a radiation conductor portion that is provided so as to cover an upper side of the high frequency circuit, and a feeding conductor portion and a ground conductor portion that extend from the radiation conductor portion, the cover being mounted to the circuit board,

wherein the feeding conductor portion is connected to the wiring pattern, and the ground conductor portion is connected to the ground pattern, and

wherein the feeding conductor portion, the ground conductor portion, and the radiation conductor portion constitute an antenna element, and the antenna element is an inverted F-type antenna.

2. The antenna-integrated module according to claim 1, further comprising a shield case that is provided between the radiation conductor portion and the circuit board and that is mounted to the circuit board,

wherein the shield case covers a portion of the high frequency circuit.

3. The antenna-integrated module according to claim 1,

wherein the ground pattern is formed on a lower surface or in an inner layer of the circuit board.

4. The antenna-integrated module according to claim 1,

wherein the cover is composed of a metal plate having an upper plate that is disposed opposite to the circuit board and a plurality of leg pieces that is bent with respect to the upper plate, and

wherein the upper plate is used as the radiation conductor portion, and the plurality of leg pieces is used as the feeding conductor portion and the ground conductor portion.

5. The antenna-integrated module according to claim 1,

wherein the cover is formed by providing a conductive layer on a surface of a box-shaped case made of synthetic resin, and

wherein the conductive layer provided on an upper plate of the box-shaped case is used as the radiation conductor portion, and the conductive layer provided on a side wall of the box-shaped case is used as the feeding conductor portion and the ground conductor portion.