Antenna System for Wireless Communication Device

• US 20140168025A1
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Inventors: Chang, Ming-Feng, Cheng, Kai-Yang
• Granted Patent: US 9,088,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/770
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/521 reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 13/10 Resonant slot antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 13/106 Microstrip slot antennas patch antenna elements H01Q9/0407
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00

Abstract

The present invention discloses an antenna system for a wireless communication device, which includes a first metal slice formed with a first slot structure, a second metal slice formed with a second slot structure, a first signal transmission line, and a second signal transmission line, wherein when the first metal slice and the second metal slice are not connected and have a distance between each other, a feeding direction of the first transmission corresponding to the first metal slice is substantially opposite to a feeding direction of the second transmission corresponding to the second metal slice; or when the first metal slice and the second metal slice are partially connected, a feeding direction of the first transmission corresponding to the first metal slice is substantially the same as or different to a feeding direction of the second transmission corresponding to the second metal slice.

Claims

1. An antenna system for a wireless communication device, comprising:

a first metal slice, substantially conforming to a rectangular shape, formed with a first slot structure substantially extending along a horizontal direction;

a second metal slice, disposed on a side of the first metal slice along the horizontal direction, substantially conforming to a rectangular shape, formed with a second slot structure substantially extending along the horizontal direction, and separated from the first metal slice by a distance;

a first signal transmission line, comprising;

a first metal wire, electrically connecting to a first feeding terminal of the first metal slice, for transmitting signals, wherein the first feeding terminal is substantially disposed on a side of the first slot structure along a vertical direction;

a first isolation layer, covering the first metal wire; and

a first metal weave, covering the first isolation layer and electrically connecting to a first signal grounding terminal to connect to a first signal ground, wherein the first signal grounding terminal is substantially disposed on another side of the first slot structure along the vertical direction; and

a second signal transmission line, comprising;

a second metal wire, electrically connecting to a second feeding terminal of the second metal slice, for transmitting signals, wherein the second feeding terminal is substantially disposed on a side of the second slot structure along the vertical direction;

a second isolation layer, covering the second metal wire; and

a second metal weave, covering the second isolation layer and electrically connecting to a second signal grounding terminal to connect to a second signal ground, wherein the second signal grounding terminal is substantially disposed on another side of the first slot structure along the vertical direction;

wherein a first direction from the first feeding terminal to the first signal grounding terminal is substantially opposite to a second direction from the second feeding terminal to the second signal grounding terminal.

2. The antenna system of claim 1, wherein the distance is related to isolation between the first metal slice and the second metal slice.

3. The antenna system of claim 2, wherein the first metal slice further comprises a first grounding element, the second metal slice further comprises a second grounding element, and the first grounding element is adjacent to the second grounding element.

4. An antenna system for a wireless communication device, comprising:

a first metal slice, substantially conforming to a rectangular shape, formed with a first slot structure substantially extending along a horizontal direction;

a second metal slice, disposed on a side of the first metal slice along the horizontal direction, substantially conforming to a rectangular shape, formed with a second slot structure substantially extending along the horizontal direction, and partially connected to the first metal slice;

a first signal transmission line, comprising;

a first metal wire, electrically connecting to a first feeding terminal of the first metal slice, for transmitting signals, wherein the first feeding terminal is substantially disposed on a side of the first slot structure along a vertical direction;

a first isolation layer, covering the first metal wire; and

a first metal weave, covering the first isolation layer and electrically connecting to a first signal grounding terminal to connect to a first signal ground, wherein the first signal grounding terminal is substantially disposed on another side of the first slot structure along the vertical direction; and

a second signal transmission line, comprising;

a second metal wire, electrically connecting to a second feeding terminal of the second metal slice, for transmitting signals, wherein the second feeding terminal is substantially disposed on a side of the second slot structure along the vertical direction;

a second isolation layer, covering the second metal wire; and

a second metal weave, covering the second isolation layer and electrically connecting to a second signal grounding terminal to connect to a second signal ground, wherein the second signal grounding terminal is substantially disposed on another side of the first slot structure along the vertical direction.

5. The antenna system of claim 4, wherein a first direction from the first feeding terminal to the first signal grounding terminal is substantially the same with a second direction from the second feeding terminal to the second signal grounding terminal.

6. The antenna system of claim 4, wherein a first direction from the first feeding terminal to the first signal grounding terminal is substantially opposite to a second direction from the second feeding terminal to the second signal grounding terminal.

7. The antenna system of claim 4, wherein a connecting portion between the first metal slice and the second metal slice comprises a grounding element electrically connecting to a system ground of the wireless communication device.

8. The antenna system of claim 7, wherein an adjacent portion of the first metal slice and the second metal slice is further formed with a third slot structure.

9. The antenna system of claim 8, wherein the third slot structure is a closed slot with a length substantially equal to a quarter of a wavelength of wireless signals corresponding to a wireless frequency band of the wireless communication device.

10. The antenna system of claim 8, wherein the third slot structure is an open slot with a length substantially equal to a half of a wavelength of wireless signals corresponding to a wireless frequency band of the wireless communication device.

11. The antenna system of claim 8, wherein a width of the third slot structure is related to isolation between the first metal slice and the second metal slice.

12. The antenna system of claim 8, wherein the third slot structure comprises at least one bend.

13. An antenna system for a wireless communication device, comprising:

a first metal slice, substantially conforming to a rectangular shape, formed with a first slot structure substantially extending along a horizontal direction;

a second metal slice, disposed on a side of the first metal slice along the horizontal direction, substantially conforming to a rectangular shape, formed with a second slot structure substantially extending along the horizontal direction;

a first signal transmission line, comprising;

a first metal wire, electrically connecting to a first feeding terminal of the first metal slice, for transmitting signals, wherein the first feeding terminal is substantially disposed on a side of the first slot structure along a vertical direction;

a first isolation layer, covering the first metal wire; and

a first metal weave, covering the first isolation layer and electrically connecting to a first signal grounding terminal to connect to a first signal ground, wherein the first signal grounding terminal is substantially disposed on another side of the first slot structure along a vertical direction; and

a second signal transmission line, comprising;

a second metal wire, electrically connecting to a second feeding terminal of the second metal slice, for transmitting signals, wherein the second feeding terminal is substantially disposed on a side of the second slot structure along a vertical direction;

a second isolation layer, covering the second metal wire; and

a second metal weave, covering the second isolation layer and electrically connecting to a second signal grounding terminal to connect to a second signal ground, wherein the second signal grounding terminal is substantially disposed on another side of the first slot structure along a vertical direction;

wherein a first direction from the first feeding terminal to the first signal grounding terminal is substantially opposite to a second direction from the second feeding terminal to the second signal grounding terminal.

14. The antenna system of claim 13, wherein the first metal slice and the second metal slice are separated by a distance, and the distance is related to isolation between the first metal slice and the second metal slice.

15. The antenna system of claim 14, wherein the first metal slice further comprises a first grounding element, the second metal slice further comprises a second grounding element, and the first grounding element is adjacent to the second grounding element.

16. The antenna system of claim 13, wherein the first metal slice and the second metal slice are partially connected, wherein a connecting portion between the first metal slice and the second metal slice comprises a grounding element electrically connecting to a system ground of the wireless communication device.

17. The antenna system of claim 13, wherein the first metal slice and the second metal slice are partially connected, wherein an adjacent portion of the first metal slice and the second metal slice is further formed with a third slot structure, wherein a width of the third slot structure is related to isolation between the first metal slice and the second metal slice.

18. The antenna system of claim 17, wherein the third slot structure is a closed slot with a length substantially equal to a quarter of a wavelength of wireless signals corresponding to a wireless frequency band of the wireless communication device.

19. The antenna system of claim 17, wherein the third slot structure is an open slot with a length substantially equal to a half of a wavelength of wireless signals corresponding to a wireless frequency band of the wireless communication device.

20. The antenna system of claim 17, wherein the third slot structure comprises at least one bend.