ANTENNA MODULE, METHOD FOR MAKING THE ANTENNA MODULE, AND HOUSING INCORPORATING THE ANTENNA MODULE

• US 20100141550A1
• Filed: 09/09/2009
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: LI, ZHAN
• Application Number:
  US12/556,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20100141550A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/872
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/14639 for obtaining an insulating effect, e.g. for electrical components
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/14811 Multilayered articles B29C45/14827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/3456 Antennas, e.g. radomes
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/204 Di-electric
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2457/00 Electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/0025 Modular arrays
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/10 Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

Abstract

An antenna module includes, a carrying layer made of resin, at least one dielectric layer, and at least two antenna layers, one of the antenna layers attached to the carrying layer. The dielectric layer and the antenna layers are alternately laminated on each other. The invention also discloses a method for making the antenna module, and a housing integrating the antenna module.

Claims

1. An antenna module, comprising:

a resin carrying layer;

at least one dielectric layer; and

at least two antenna layers, one of the antenna layers attached to the carrying layer;

wherein the dielectric layer and the antenna layers are alternately laminated on each other.

2. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the antenna layers are made of conductive ink.

3. The antenna module as claimed in claim 2, wherein a conductive portion is made of conductive ink formed between the two antenna layers, the conductive portion electrically connects to two antenna layers.

4. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dielectric layer is made of dielectric ink.

5. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dielectric layer is made of dielectric resin.

6. The antenna module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrying layer is selected from a group consisting of polycarbonate, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, and polyethylene terephthalate.

7. A method for making an antenna module, comprising:

providing a carrying layer;

providing at least one dielectric layer; and

;

providing at least two antenna layers, one of the antenna layers attached to the carrying layer;

wherein the dielectric layer and the antenna layers are alternately laminated on each other.

8. The method for making an antenna module as claimed in claim 7, wherein the dielectric layer is made of dielectric ink.

9. The method for making an antenna module as claimed in claim 7, wherein the dielectric layer is made of dielectric resin.

10. The method for making an antenna module as claimed in claim 7, wherein the dielectric layer is partially printed on one of the antenna layers, the on one of the antenna layers is partially exposed from the dielectric layer, the other one of the antenna layers is formed on the dielectric layer, and connects to the one of the antenna layers exposed from the dielectric layer.

11. A housing, comprising:

an antenna module comprising;

a resin carrying layer;

at least one dielectric layer;

at least two antenna layers, one of the antenna layers attached to the carrying layer;

the dielectric layer and the antenna layers are alternately laminated on each other; and

an injection layer attached to the antenna module.

12. The housing as claimed in claim 11, wherein the injection layer is attached to the dielectric layer opposite to the carrying layer.

13. The housing as claimed in claim 11, wherein the injection layer is attached to the antenna layer opposite to the carrying layer.