ANTENNA DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20110237309A1
• Filed: 11/29/2010
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kanayama, Yoshiki, SHOJI, Hideaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,570,225 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/40 Element having extended radiating surface
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

An antenna element including a feeding part and a mesh part including at least a part of an area formed in a mesh state. The feeding part and an area of the antenna element in close proximity to the mesh part are formed of a finer mesh than the mesh part or formed of a solid.

Claims

1. An antenna element comprising:

a feeding part; and

a mesh part including at least a part of an area formed in a mesh state,

wherein the feeding part and an area of the antenna element in close proximity to the mesh part are formed of a finer mesh than the mesh part or formed of a solid.

2. The antenna element according to claim 1, wherein

a portion of the antenna element is configured to be bent, and the bent portion is formed of a finer mesh than the mesh part or formed of a solid.

3. The antenna element according to claim 1, wherein

a density of the mesh part is changed stepwise or continuously.

4. The antenna element according to claim 1, wherein

the antenna element has a ground section, and only an area other than the feeding part and the ground section is formed in the mesh state.

5. The antenna element according to claim 1, wherein

a relationship between a line width W and a line interval D of the mesh part substantially satisfies D≧

22W.

6. The antenna element according to claim 5, wherein

the line width W is equal to or greater than double a skin depth of a conductive material of the mesh part with respect to a target frequency of the antenna element.

7. The antenna element according to claim 1, wherein

a width of an outermost peripheral line of the mesh part is greater than a width of an inner line in the mesh part.

8. An antenna device comprising:

a first antenna element including

a first feeding part; and

a first mesh part including at least a part of an area formed in a mesh state,

wherein the first feeding part and an area of the first antenna element in close proximity to the first mesh part are formed of a finer mesh than the first mesh part or formed of a solid; and

a second antenna element including

a second feeding part; and

a second mesh part including at least a part of an area formed in a mesh state,

wherein the second feeding part and an area of the second antenna element in close proximity to the second mesh part are formed of a finer mesh than the second mesh part or formed of a solid.

9. The antenna device of claim 8, wherein

the first antenna element corresponds to a first target frequency, and the second antenna element corresponds to a second target frequency.

10. The antenna device according to claim 8, wherein

a relationship between a line width W and a line interval D of each of the first and second mesh parts substantially satisfies D≧

22W.

11. The antenna device according to claim 10, wherein

the line width W of each of the first and second mesh parts is equal to or greater than double a skin depth of a conductive material of each of the first and second mesh part, respectively, with respect to the first and second target frequencies of each of the first and second antenna elements.

12. The antenna device according to claim 8, wherein the first and second antenna elements are formed on a flexible printed circuit made of a transparent material.

13. The antenna device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a transparent supporting member to which the flexible printed circuit is adhered.

14. A mobile device comprising:

an antenna element including

a feeding part; and

a mesh part including at least a part of an area formed in a mesh state,

wherein the feeding part and an area of the antenna element in close proximity to the mesh part are formed of a finer mesh than the mesh part or formed of a solid.

15. The mobile device according to claim 14, further comprising:

a light emitting element; and

a light emitting section configured to output light emitted from the light emitting element through at least the mesh part of the antenna element.

16. The mobile device according to claim 15, wherein

the mobile device is a mobile telephone terminal, and at the time of receiving at least a telephone call or a message at the mobile telephone terminal, the light emitting section is configured to display an icon, a symbol, or a character.

17. The mobile device according to claim 14, wherein

a relationship between a line width W and a line interval D of the mesh part of the antenna element substantially satisfies D≧

22W.

18. The mobile device according to claim 17, wherein

the line width W is equal to or greater than double a skin depth of a conductive material of the antenna element with respect to a target frequency of the antenna element.