Wireless network card having improved antenna sensitivity

• US 20050090284A1
• Filed: 10/12/2004
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yuanzhu, Dou
• Application Number:
  US10/964,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20050090284A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2275 associated to expansion card or bus, e.g. in PCMCIA, PC cards, Wireless USB
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/04 Resonant antennas

Abstract

A wireless network card contains a card-shaped board on which an electronic circuit unit is arranged; radiating conductor patterns and feeding lines that are provided on one surface of the board; a ground conductor patterns, serving as a ground of the radiating conductor patterns, provided on the other surface of the board. Also, choking slits set to have a length that makes it difficult for a high-frequency current to flow through the electronic circuit unit are formed in a region of the ground conductor pattern that does not overlap the feeding lines, between the electronic circuit unit and the radiating conductor patterns.

Claims

1. A wireless network card comprising:

a board on which an electronic circuit unit is arranged;

a radiating element provided on one side of the board;

a feeding line provided on one surface of the board, one end of the feeding line being connected to the electronic circuit unit and another end of the feeding line being connected to the radiating element; and

a ground conductor pattern, serving as a ground of the radiating element, provided on another surface of the board to face at least the feeding line via the board,

wherein an elongated hole is formed in a region of the ground conductor pattern that does not overlap the feeding line, between the electronic circuit unit and the radiating conductor pattern to form a choking slit, and

the choking slit has a length of about ½

of a wavelength λ

of a tuning radio wave in which the radiating element resonates.

2. The wireless network card according to claim 1,

wherein the radiating element is a monopole-type radiating conductor pattern provided on the one surface of the board having the feeding line.

3. The wireless network card according to claim 2, further comprising:

a pair of the radiating conductor patterns substantially orthogonal to each other in extending directions; and

a pair of the feeding lines connected to the pair of radiating conductor patterns, respectively,

wherein a diversity receiving circuit is provided in the electronic circuit unit.