Antenna

• US 20070008224A1
• Filed: 10/13/2005
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Inventors: Chou, Hsi-Tseng, Chung, Tsung-Ying, Wang, Chinh-Ming
• Granted Patent: US 7,324,050 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/700.MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/25 Ultra-wideband [UWB] systems, e.g. multiple resonance systems; Pulse systems
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/371 Branching current paths
• 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

An antenna comprises a signal line, a conductive element, a receiving element, a ground element, a short element and a bandwidth modifying element. The conductive element is coupled to the signal line. The receiving element is connected to the conductive element. The short element is coupled to the ground element and the conductive element. The bandwidth modifying element is connected to the conductive element and located between the receiving element and the ground element. The antenna receives a plurality of wireless signals comprising a center signal with a center frequency, and the center signal comprises a center wavelength λ.

Claims

1. An antenna, comprising:

a signal line;

a conductive element, coupled to the signal line;

a receiving element, connected to the conductive element;

a ground element;

a short element, coupled to the ground element and the conductive element; and

a bandwidth modifying element, connected to the conductive element and located between the receiving element and the ground element,

wherein the antenna receives a plurality of wireless signals, the wireless signals comprise a center signal with a center frequency, and the center signal comprises a center wavelength λ

.

2. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving element and the bandwidth modifying element extend in a first direction.

3. The antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein a first gap is formed between the receiving element and the bandwidth modifying element.

4. The antenna as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first gap is between 0.01λ

and 0.025λ

.

5. The antenna as claimed in claim 4, wherein the the first gap is about 0.018λ

.

6. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bandwidth modifying element extends parallel to the ground element.

7. The antenna as claimed in claim 6, wherein a second gap is formed between the bandwidth modifying element and the ground element.

8. The antenna as claimed in claim 7, wherein the second gap is between 0.01λ

and 0.025λ

.

9. The antenna as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second gap is about 0.018λ

.

10. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving element and the bandwidth modifying element extend in a first direction, and the conductive element extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

11. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving element is a metal sheet.

12. The antenna as claimed in claim 11, wherein a first opening is formed on a surface of the receiving element, and the first opening extends to another surface of the receiving element opposite thereto.

13. The antenna as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first opening is longitudinal.

14. The antenna as claimed in claim 12, wherein a second opening is formed on an edge of the receiving element, the second opening extends to another edge of the receiving element opposite thereto, and the second opening is connected to the first opening.

15. The antenna as claimed in claim 14, wherein the second opening is longitudinal.

16. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bandwidth modifying element is a metal sheet.

17. The antenna as claimed in claim 16, wherein a third opening is formed on a surface of the bandwidth modifying element, and the third opening extends to another surface of the bandwidth modifying element opposite thereto.

18. The antenna as claimed in claim 17, wherein the third opening is longitudinal.

19. The antenna as claimed in claim 17, wherein a fourth opening is formed on an edge of the bandwidth modifying element, the fourth opening extends to another edge of the bandwidth modifying element opposite thereto, and the fourth opening is connected to the third opening.

20. The antenna as claimed in claim 19, wherein the fourth opening is longitudinal.

21. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a matching element, connected to the conductive element, wherein the receiving element is disposed between the bandwidth modifying element and the matching element.

22. The antenna as claimed in claim 21, wherein the matching element is a metal sheet.

23. The antenna as claimed in claim 21, wherein a fifth opening is formed on a surface of the matching element, and the fifth opening extends to another surface of the matching element opposite thereto.

24. The antenna as claimed in claim 23, wherein the fifth opening is longitudinal.

25. The antenna as claimed in claim 23, wherein a sixth opening is formed on an edge of the matching element, the sixth opening extends to another edge of the matching element opposite thereto, and the sixth opening is connected to the fifth opening.

26. The antenna as claimed in claim 25, wherein the sixth opening is longitudinal.

27. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive element, the receiving element and the bandwidth modifying element are disposed on a first plane, and the ground element is disposed on a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.