Dipole antenna having a periodic structure

• US 20060208957A1
• Filed: 03/16/2006
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Iizuka, Hideo, Hall, Peter S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,265,730 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/801
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/14 with parts bent, folded, shaped or screened or with phasing impedances, to obtain desired phase relation of radiation from selected sections of the antenna or to obtain desired polarisation effect H01Q11/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/16 with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole H01Q9/44 takes precedence

Abstract

A dipole antenna includes a plurality of generally parallel metal wiring lines, and a plurality of identical or similar unit circuits arranged in a row along the extending direction of the metal wring lines and connected with one another. Each unit circuit includes a connection portion for connecting the metal wiring lines together via at least one first inductor, and at least one first capacitor inserted into at least one of the metal wiring lines. The plurality of unit circuits are identical unit circuits. Alternatively, the plurality of unit circuits include unit circuits operable in the right-hand system and unit circuits operable in the left-hand system.

Claims

1. A dipole antenna comprising:

a plurality of generally parallel metal wiring lines; and

a plurality of identical or similar unit circuits arranged in a row along the extending direction of the metal wring lines and connected with one another, wherein

each unit circuit includes a connection portion for connecting the metal wiring lines together via at least one first inductor, and at least one first capacitor inserted into at least one of the metal wiring lines.

2. A dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of unit circuits are identical unit circuits which are periodically arranged along the extending direction of the metal wiring lines and connected with one another.

3. A dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of unit circuits include at least one unit circuit operable in the right-hand system and at least one unit circuit operable in the left-hand system, which are mixedly disposed in a row and connected with one another.

4. A dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein the opposite ends of each metal wiring line are open ends.

5. A dipole antenna according to claim 2, wherein the opposite ends of each metal wiring line are open ends.

6. A dipole antenna according to claim 3, wherein the opposite ends of each metal wiring line are open ends.

7. A dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein each of the unit circuits includes a second inductor which is connected in series to the first capacitor.

8. A dipole antenna according to claim 2, wherein each of the unit circuits includes a second inductor which is connected in series to the first capacitor.

9. A dipole antenna according to claim 3, wherein each of the unit circuits includes a second inductor which is connected in series to the first capacitor.

10. A dipole antenna according to claim 4, wherein each of the unit circuits includes a second inductor which is connected in series to the first capacitor.

11. A dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein the connection portion of each of the unit circuits includes a second capacitor which is connected in parallel to the first inductor.

12. A dipole antenna according to claim 2, wherein the connection portion of each of the unit circuits includes a second capacitor which is connected in parallel to the first inductor.

13. A dipole antenna according to claim 3, wherein the connection portion of each of the unit circuits includes a second capacitor which is connected in parallel to the first inductor.

14. A dipole antenna according to claim 4, wherein the connection portion of each of the unit circuits includes a second capacitor which is connected in parallel to the first inductor.

15. A dipole antenna according to claim 5, wherein the connection portion of each of the unit circuits includes a second capacitor which is connected in parallel to the first inductor.

16. A dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein the inductor is formed by means of a meandering inductor pattern.

17. A dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein the capacitor is formed by means of a comb-shaped interdigital capacitor pattern.

18. A dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein the capacitor and the inductor are formed from concentrated-constant elements.

19. A dipole antenna according to claim 4, wherein the dipole antenna is formed through formation of conductor patterns on a surface of a dielectric substrate, the inductor is formed by means of a meandering inductor pattern which is one of the conductor patterns, and the capacitor is formed by means of a comb-shaped interdigital inductor pattern which is one of the conductor patterns.

20. A planar antenna obtained by modifying the dipole antenna according to claim 19, wherein the inductor is formed by means of a meandering exposure pattern which is one of exposure patterns of exposed surfaces of the dielectric substrate formed as a result of formation of the conductor patterns;

and the capacitor is formed by means of a comb-shaped interdigital exposure pattern which is one of the exposure patterns.

21. A dipole antenna according to claim 4, wherein said first capacitor inserted into only first metal wiring line on which a feeding portion is provided.

22. A dipole antenna according to claim 4, wherein only said first capacitor inserted into at least one of the metal wiring lines and said connection portion comprises only said first inductor.

23. A dipole antenna according to claim 4, wherein said first capacitor inserted into only first metal wiring line on which a feeding portion is provided and said connecting portion comprises only said first inductor.

24. A dipole antenna according to claim 4, wherein only said first capacitor inserted into only first metal wiring line on which a feeding portion is provided and said connecting portion comprises only said first inductor.

25. A dipole antenna according to claim 6, wherein said first capacitor inserted into only first metal wiring line on which a feeding portion is provided.

26. A dipole antenna according to claim 6, wherein only said first capacitor inserted into only first metal wiring line on which a feeding portion is provided and said connecting portion comprises only said first inductor.

27. A dipole antenna according to claim 24, wherein the dipole antenna is formed through formation of conductor patterns on a surface of a dielectric substrate, the inductor is formed by means of a meandering inductor pattern which is one of the conductor patterns, and the capacitor is formed by means of a comb-shaped interdigital inductor pattern which is one of the conductor patterns.

28. A dipole antenna according to claim 27, wherein the inductor is formed by means of a meandering exposure pattern which is one of exposure patterns of exposed surfaces of the dielectric substrate formed as a result of formation of the conductor patterns;

and the capacitor is formed by means of a comb-shaped interdigital exposure pattern which is one of the exposure patterns.

29. A dipole antenna according to claim 24, wherein only second inductor is inserted into only the metal wiring line on which no feeding portion is provided.

30. A dipole antenna according to claim 24, wherein a capacitance of said first capacitor and an inductance of said first inductor are adjusted so that a resonance mode of n=−

1 is occured.

31. A dipole antenna according to claim 19, wherein a capacitance of said first capacitor and an inductance of said first inductor are adjusted so that a resonance mode of n=−

1 is occured.

32. A dipole antenna according to claim 21, wherein two second metal wiring lines having a capacitor, an inductor and a feeding point are not provided on each of the both sides parallel to said first metal wiring lines.

33. A loop antenna obtained by modifying the dipole antenna according to claim 1, wherein the opposite ends of each metal wiring line are connected with each other so as to arrange the unit circuits in a loop pattern.

34. A loop antenna obtained by modifying the dipole antenna according to claim 21, wherein the opposite ends of each metal wiring line are connected with each other so as to arrange the unit circuits in a loop pattern.

35. A loop antenna obtained by modifying the dipole antenna according to claim 24, wherein the opposite ends of each metal wiring line are connected with each other so as to arrange the unit circuits in a loop pattern.

36. A loop antenna obtained by modifying the dipole antenna according to claim 35, wherein a capacitance of said first capacitor and an inductance of said first inductor are adjusted so that a resonance mode of n=0 is occured.

37. A dipole antenna according to claim 26, wherein a capacitance of said first capacitor and an inductance of said first inductor are adjusted so that a resonance mode of n=0 is occured.