Antenna apparatus

• US 20070146214A1
• Filed: 07/25/2006
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Kurashima, Shigemi, Yanagi, Masahiro, Iwata, Hideki, Arita, Takashi, Yuba, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 7,724,195 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/244 extendable from a housing along a given path
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/40 Element having extended radiating surface

Abstract

An antenna apparatus includes an antenna case housing an antenna; a connector to be connected to a device which connector is electrically connected to the antenna; and an antenna case supporting mechanism which supports the antenna case and enables changing a position of the antenna case at least to a horizontal position and a vertical position.

Claims

1. An antenna apparatus, comprising:

an antenna case housing an antenna;

a connector to be connected to a device which connector is electrically connected to the antenna; and

an antenna case supporting mechanism which supports the antenna case and enables changing a position of the antenna case at least to a horizontal position and a vertical position.

3. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the antenna case supporting mechanism has protrusions and holes which engage each other and lock the antenna case at positions including at least the horizontal position and the vertical position.

4. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the antenna case supporting mechanism is configured so that two or more of the protrusions and two or more of the holes engage each other to lock the antenna case at a position.

10. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the antenna is a UWB antenna.

11. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector is a coaxial connector.

2. An antenna apparatus, comprising:

an antenna case housing an antenna;

a connector to be connected to a device which connector is electrically connected to the antenna via a cable;

a connector case which holds the connector; and

an antenna case supporting mechanism which supports the antenna case and enables changing a position of the antenna case at least to a horizontal position and a vertical position with respect to the connector case.

5. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the connector includes a connecting board connected to one end of the cable;

and

the connecting board is housed in the connector case.

6. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

a connector case supporting mechanism which supports the connector case and enables rotating the connector case with respect to an axis of the connector.

7. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the connector case supporting mechanism includes an O-ring;

and

the connector case is kept at a rotated position by friction between the O-ring and the connector.

8. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the connector includes a connecting board connected to one end of the cable;

the connector case has an internal space where the connecting board is housed;

the internal space has enough room so that the connecting board does not obstruct rotation of the connector case; and

the connecting board does not rotate together with the connector case when the connector case is rotated by using the connector case supporting mechanism with respect to the axis of the connector.

9. The antenna apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein

a protrusion is provided in the connector case;

and

when the connector case is rotated a predetermined angle by using the connector case supporting mechanism with respect to the axis of the connector, the protrusion comes into contact with the connector or the connecting board and thereby limits rotation of the connector case.