Key fob having LF single dimension tranceive antenna and two-dimension receive antenna

• US 20070115192A1
• Filed: 11/15/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Omron Automotive Electronics Company Limited (Nidec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Omron Automotive Electronics Company Limited (Nidec Corporation)
• Inventors: Brandwein, Richard
• Application Number:
  US11/599,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20070115192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/713
• 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 21/24 Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction circularly polarised patch antennas H01Q9/0428; circularly polarised horns H01Q13/0241; cross-polarised horns H01Q13/0258; polarisation converters H01Q15/242; cross-polarised rear feeds H01Q19/136; crossed polarisation dual antenna H01Q25/001
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/00 Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop

Abstract

A key fob includes a 1-D antenna that provides for transmission and reception of signals on a first axis. The key fob also includes a 2-D antenna that provides for receipt of signals of a second axis and a third axis, wherein the first, second and third axes are orthogonal to each other. The 1-D antenna and the 2-D antenna are provided on a printed circuit board disposed within a housing of the key fob.

Claims

1. A key fob, comprising:

a housing;

a printed circuit board disposed within the housing;

a 1-D antenna that provides for transmission and reception of signals on a first axis; and

a 2-D antenna that provides for reception of signals of a second axis and a third axis,

wherein the first, second and third axes are orthogonal to each other, and

wherein the 1-D antenna and the 2-D antenna are provided on the printed circuit board.

2. The key fob according to claim 1, wherein the 1-D antenna is an X-axis antenna, and the 2-D antenna is a Y-Z axis antenna.

3. The key fob according to claim 1, wherein the 1-D antenna is a Y-axis antenna, and the 2-D antenna is a X-Z axis antenna.

4. The key fob according to claim 1, wherein the 1-D antenna is a Z-axis antenna, and the 2-D antenna is an X-Y axis antenna.

5. The key fob according to claim 1, wherein the 2-D antenna is a multiple inductive coil antenna.

6. The key fob according to claim 1, further comprising:

a diversity combining unit that combines signals received from the 1-D antenna and the 2-D antenna, and that provides a combined reception signal as a result thereof.

7. The key fob according to claim 1, further comprising:

an antenna characteristic changing unit that changes the receive characteristics of the 2-D antenna based on strength of first and second signals respectively received by the 1-D and antenna and the 2-D antenna.

8. A key fob, comprising:

a housing;

a first printed circuit board disposed within the housing;

a second printed circuit board disposed within the housing;

a 1-D antenna that provides for transmission and reception of signals on a first axis; and

a 2-D antenna that provides for receipt of signals of a second axis and a third axis,

wherein the first, second and third axes are orthogonal to each other, and

wherein the 1-D antenna and the 2-D antenna are respectively provided on the first and second printed circuit boards.

9. The key fob according to claim 8, wherein the 1-D antenna is an X-axis antenna, and the 2-D antenna is a Y-Z axis antenna.

10. The key fob according to claim 8, wherein the 1-D antenna is a Y-axis antenna, and the 2-D antenna is a X-Z axis antenna.

11. The key fob according to claim 8, wherein the 1-D antenna is a Z-axis antenna, and the 2-D antenna is an X-Y axis antenna.

12. The key fob according to claim 8, wherein the 2-D antenna is a multiple inductive coil antenna.

13. The key fob according to claim 8, wherein the first printed board is a motherboard, and wherein the second printed circuit board is a daughterboard.

14. The key fob according to claim 8, further comprising:

a diversity combining unit that combines signals received from the 1-D antenna and the 2-D antenna, and that provides a combined reception signal as a result thereof.

15. The key fob according to claim 8, further comprising:

an antenna characteristic changing unit that changes the receive characteristics of the 2-D antenna based on strength of first and second signals respectively received by the 1-D and antenna and the 2-D antenna.

16. A key fob, comprising:

a housing;

a printed circuit board disposed within the housing;

first antenna means that provides for transmission and reception of signals on a first axis; and

second antenna means that provides for receipt of signals of a second axis and a third axis,

wherein the first, second and third axes are orthogonal to each other, and

wherein at least one of the first and second antenna means is provided on the printed circuit board.

17. The key fob according to claim 16, wherein the first antenna means is an X-axis antenna, and the second antenna means is a Y-Z axis antenna.

18. The key fob according to claim 16, wherein the first antenna means is a Y-axis antenna, and the second antenna means is a X-Z axis antenna.

19. The key fob according to claim 16, wherein the first antenna means is a Z-axis antenna, and the second antenna means is an X-Y axis antenna.

20. The key fob according to claim 16, wherein the second antenna means is a multiple inductive coil antenna.

21. The key fob according to claim 16, further comprising a second printed circuit board,

wherein the first antenna means is disposed on the printed circuit board, and

wherein the second antenna means is disposed on the second printed circuit board.

22. The key fob according to claim 16, further comprising:

diversity combining means for combining signals received from the first antenna means and the second antenna means, and for providing a combined reception signal as a result thereof.

23. The key fob according to claim 16, further comprising:

antenna characteristic changing means for changing the receive characteristics of the 2-D antenna based on strength of first and second signals respectively received by the 1-D and antenna and the 2-D antenna.