CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA FOR PAYMENT TERMINALS

• US 20160372829A1
• Filed: 06/16/2016
• Published: 12/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Banks And Acquirers International Holding
• Original Assignee: Ingenico Group
• Inventors: ANDRE, Jerome, HERNANDEZ, Vincent
• Granted Patent: US 10,446,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 7/02 Collapsible antennas; Retractable antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/028 Bending or folding regions of flexible printed circuits H05K1/0283 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/165 incorporating printed inductors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/052 Branched
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/055 Folded back on itself
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/056 Folded around rigid support or component
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/058 Direct connection between two or more FPCs or between flexible parts of rigid PCBs
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09063 Holes or slots in insulating substrate not used for electrical connections
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09236 Parallel layout
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0979 Redundant conductors or connections, i.e. more than one current path between two points
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10098 Components for radio transmission, e.g. radio frequency identification [RFID] tag, printed or non-printed antennas

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a flexible printed circuit board of longitudinal shape comprising at least one conductive track extending over the length of the flexible printed circuit, the flexible printed circuit board comprising at least one folding area shaped so as to allow said flexible printed circuit board to pass from an unfolded state to a folded state in which the conductive track forms at least one antenna loop.

Claims

1. A flexible printed circuit board of longitudinal shape comprising at least one conductive track extending over the length of the flexible printed circuit, the flexible printed circuit board comprising at least one folding area shaped so as to allow said flexible printed circuit board to pass from an unfolded state to a folded state in which the conductive track forms at least one antenna loop.

2. The flexible printed circuit board of claim 1, further comprising:

at least two conductive tracks extending over the length of the flexible printed circuit board, said at least two conductive tracks being substantially parallel to each other; and

at least one covering area where a first end of the printed circuit board covers a second end of said printed circuit board.

3. The flexible printed circuit board of claim 2, wherein the covering area comprises means for connecting said at least two conductive tracks to each other in order to form a predefined number of antenna loops.

4. The flexible printed circuit board of claim 1, further comprising a connection extension of said flexible printed circuit board on an appropriate connector.

5. The flexible printed circuit board of claim 1, further comprising at least one orifice for affixing said flexible printed circuit board to at least one antenna support.

6. The flexible printed circuit board of claim 2, wherein the covering area comprises a connector, the connector connecting said at least two conductive tracks to each other in order to form a predefined number of antenna loops.

7. A device comprising a transceiver and an antenna, the antenna comprising a flexible printed circuit board of longitudinal shape, the flexible printed circuit board comprising at least one conductive track extending over the length of the flexible printed circuit, the flexible printed circuit board comprising at least one folding area shaped so as to allow said flexible printed circuit board to pass from an unfolded state to a folded state in which the conductive track forms at least one antenna loop.

8. The device of claim 7, further comprising:

at least two conductive tracks extending over the length of the flexible printed circuit board, said at least two conductive tracks being substantially parallel to each other; and

at least one covering area where a first end of the printed circuit board covers a second end of said printed circuit board.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the covering area comprises means for connecting said at least two conductive tracks to each other in order to form a predefined number of antenna loops.

10. The device of claim 7, further comprising a connection extension of said flexible printed circuit board on an appropriate connector.

11. The device of claim 7, further comprising at least one orifice for affixing said flexible printed circuit board to at least one antenna support.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the covering area comprises a connector, the connector connecting said at least two conductive tracks to each other in order to form a predefined number of antenna loops.

13. The device of claim 7, further comprising at least one supporting part on which said antenna is positioned.