INTERNAL ANTENNA MODULE

• US 20120280867A1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amotech Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Amotech Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Baek, Hyungil, Jung, Eulyoung, Noh, Jinwon, Kim, Sunghyun, Cho, Miyeon
• Application Number:
  US13/262,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20120280867A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/700.MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2283 mounted in or on the surface of a semiconductor substrate as a chip-type antenna or integrated with other components into an IC package
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2291 used in bluetooth or WI-FI devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/0025 Modular arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/40 Imbricated or interleaved structures; Combined or electromagnetically coupled arrangements, e.g. comprising two or more non-connected fed radiating elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/27 Spiral antennas

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an internal antenna module that is installed in a terminal and that can receive signals in both the FM and Bluetooth frequency bands so as to achieve a small-sized, slim terminal. The internal antenna module includes a polyhedral chip antenna configured to have a first radiant pattern and a coupling pattern formed thereon, a flexible circuit board configured to have a first conductive pad connected to the first radiant pattern, a second conductive pad connected to a coupling pattern, and a second radiant pattern connected to the first radiant pattern, and a signal switching unit formed between the second conductive pad and a ground, and configured to prevent any one of a first frequency band signal and a second frequency band signal, received through the chip antenna and the flexible circuit board, from reaching the ground.

Claims

1. An internal antenna module, comprising:

a polyhedral chip antenna configured to have a first radiant pattern and a coupling pattern formed thereon;

a flexible circuit board configured to have a first conductive pad connected to the first radiant pattern, a second conductive pad connected to the coupling pattern, and a second radiant pattern connected to the first radiant pattern; and

a signal switching unit formed between the second conductive pad and a ground, and configured to prevent any one of a first frequency signal band and a second frequency band signal, received through the chip antenna and the flexible circuit board, from reaching the ground.

2. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the signal switching unit prevents the second frequency band signal from reaching the ground, and sends the second frequency band signal to a Bluetooth signal processing module.

3. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the signal switching unit is formed of an inductor that prevents a Bluetooth frequency band signal from reaching the ground.

4. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the first frequency band signal is an FM frequency band signal, and

the second frequency band signal is a Bluetooth frequency band signal.

5. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 4, further comprising a filter unit for removing a high frequency component from the first frequency band signal.

6. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 5, further comprising a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) for amplifying the first frequency band signal from which the high frequency component has been removed by the filter unit

7. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second radiant pattern is formed in a meander line form.

8. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a matching capacitor formed between the second conductive pad and the second radiant pattern and configured to correct a difference in impedance between the second conductive pad and a circuit mounted on a substrate on which the flexible circuit board is mounted.

9. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a matching inductor formed on the second conductive pad and configured to correct a difference in impedance between the second conductive pad and a circuit mounted on a substrate on which the flexible circuit board is mounted.

10. An internal antenna module, comprising:

a polyhedral chip antenna configured to have a first radiant pattern and a coupling pattern formed therein;

a flexible circuit board configured to have a first conductive pad connected to the first radiant pattern, a second conductive pad connected to the coupling pattern, and a second radiant pattern connected to the first radiant pattern; and

a signal branch unit configured to branch a first frequency band signal and a second frequency band signal received through the chip antenna and the flexible circuit board.

11. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 10, wherein the signal branch unit separates the first frequency band signal off into an FM signal processing module and separates the second frequency band signal off into a Bluetooth signal processing module.

12. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 10, further comprising an LNA for amplifying the first frequency band signal separated off by the signal branch unit

13. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 10, wherein the signal branch unit is formed of a diplexer for separating an FM frequency band signal off into an FM signal processing module and a Bluetooth frequency band signal off into a Bluetooth signal processing module.

14. An internal antenna module, comprising:

a polyhedral chip antenna configured to have a first radiant pattern and a coupling pattern formed therein;

a flexible circuit board configured to have a first conductive pad connected to the first radiant pattern, a second conductive pad connected to the coupling pattern, and a second radiant pattern connected to the first radiant pattern; and

a third radiant pattern formed adjacent to the second radiant pattern on the flexible circuit board.

15. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 14, wherein the third radiant pattern is electrically connected to a Bluetooth signal processing module.

16. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 15, further comprising a fourth radiant pattern formed adjacent to the third radiant pattern on the flexible circuit board, wherein the fourth radiant pattern is electrically connected to a GPS signal processing module.

17. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 14, wherein the third radiant pattern is electrically connected to a GPS signal processing module.

18. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 17, further comprising a fourth radiant pattern formed adjacent to the third radiant pattern on the flexible circuit board, wherein the fourth radiant pattern is electrically connected to a Bluetooth signal processing module.

19. An internal antenna module, comprising:

a polyhedral chip antenna configured to have a first radiant pattern and a coupling pattern are formed; and

a flexible circuit board in which a first conductive pad connected to the first radiant pattern, a second conductive pad connected to the coupling pattern and a second radiant pattern connected to the first radiant pattern are formed;

wherein the first conductive pad is electrically connected to an FM signal processing module and a Bluetooth signal processing module, and sends reception signals, received through the chip antenna and the flexible circuit board, to the FM signal processing module and the Bluetooth signal processing module.

20. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 19, further comprising a filter unit for removing a high frequency component from the reception signal sent to the FM signal processing module.

21. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 20, further comprising an LNA for amplifying the reception signal from which the high frequency component has been removed by the filter unit

22. An internal antenna module, comprising:

a polyhedral chip antenna configured to have a first radiant pattern and a coupling pattern are formed; and

a flexible circuit board in which a first conductive pad connected to the first radiant pattern, a second conductive pad connected to the coupling pattern, and a second radiant pattern adjacent to the second conductive pad are formed;

wherein the flexible circuit board further comprises a switching element formed between the second radiant pattern and the first radiant pattern and prevents any one of a first frequency band signal and a second frequency band signal, received through the second radiant pattern, from reaching the first radiant pattern.

23. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 22, wherein the switching element blocks the second frequency band signal received through the second radiant pattern, and sends the second frequency band signal to a Bluetooth signal processing module.

24. The internal antenna module as set forth in claim 22, wherein the switching element is formed of an inductor for preventing a Bluetooth frequency band signal from reaching the first radiant pattern.