DUAL-MODE ANTENNA DEVICE

• US 20090262042A1
• Filed: 08/20/2008
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: PAN, YAN-LING, CHUNG, CHO-JU, ZHANG, CHONG, LI, ER-WEI
• Granted Patent: US 7,701,410 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/876
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0064 with separate antennas for the more than one band H04B1/0053 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes

Abstract

A dual-mode antenna device (20) includes a wireless module (207) and a second wireless module (208) transceiving signals of a first wireless network signal and a second wireless network. A first antenna (201) and a second antenna (202) transceive the signals, respectively. A first switch (203) is connected to the first antenna and a second switch (204) is connected to the second antenna. A third switch (205) is connected to the first switch, the second switch and the first wireless network module. A fourth switch (206) is connected to the first switch, the third switch and the second wireless network module. The first, third, and fourth switches collaboratively select the first antenna to transmit the wireless network signals. The second, third, and fourth switches collaboratively select the second antenna to transmit the wireless network signals.

Claims

1. A dual-mode antenna device comprising a first wireless module and a second wireless module, transceiving signals complying respectively with a first wireless network and a second wireless network, the dual-mode antenna device comprising:

a first antenna, transmitting signals complying with the first wireless network and the second wireless network;

a second antenna, transmitting signals complying with the first wireless network and the second wireless network;

a first switch connected to the first antenna, selectively relaying signals of the first wireless network and the second wireless network;

a second switch connected to the first antenna, selectively relaying signals of the first wireless network and the second wireless network;

a third switch connected to the first switch, the second switch and the first wireless module, bridging the first switch and the second switch to the first wireless module; and

a fourth switch connected to the first switch, the second switch and the second wireless module, bridging the first switch and the second switch to the second wireless module;

wherein the first switch, the third switch and the fourth switch collaboratively select the first antenna to transmit signals to the first wireless module or the second wireless module; and

the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch collaboratively select the second antenna to transmit signals to the first wireless module or the second wireless network.

2. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first switch and the second switch are both Single-Pole Double Throw (SPDT) Switches, each of which comprises a common pole, a first throw pole, and a second throw pole.

3. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the common pole of the first switch is connected to the first antenna.

4. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the common pole of the second switch is connected to the second antenna.

5. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the third switch is a Double-Pole Double Throw (DPDT) Switch comprising a first throw pole, a second throw pole, a third throw pole, and a fourth throw pole;

wherein the first throw pole of the third switch is connected to the first throw pole of the first switch;

the second throw pole of the third switch is connected to the first throw pole of the second switch; and

the third throw pole and the fourth throw pole of the third switch are connected to the first wireless module.

6. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the fourth switch is a SPDT switch comprising a common pole, a first throw pole, and a second throw pole;

wherein the first throw pole of the fourth switch is connected to the second throw pole of the first switch;

the second throw pole of the fourth switch is connected to the second throw pole of the second switch; and

the common pole of the fourth switch is connected to the second wireless module.

7. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the fourth switch is a DPDT switch comprising a first throw pole, a second throw pole, a third throw pole, and a fourth throw pole;

wherein the first throw pole of the fourth switch is connected to the second throw pole of the first switch;

the second throw pole of the fourth switch is connected to the second throw pole of the second switch; and

the third throw pole and the fourth throw pole of the fourth switch are connected to the second wireless module.

8. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first wireless module is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module.

9. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second wireless module is a Bluetooth module.

10. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second wireless module is a WiMAX module.

11. The dual-mode antenna device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signals of the first wireless network are the highest priority.