PCB ANTENNA

• US 20170365919A1
• Filed: 06/21/2017
• Published: 12/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Axis AB (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Axis AB (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: HOVMOLLER, Henrik
• Granted Patent: US 10,938,097 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/22 by structural association with other equipment or articles
• 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 1/38 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 1/48 Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 13/10 Resonant slot antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/30 Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/371 Branching current paths
• 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 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

An antenna (200) comprises an antenna body (212). The antenna body is integrally formed as a part of a PCB (210) and the antenna body is enclosed by metal. The antenna body may be enclosed by printed or plated metal on both top and bottom surfaces of the PCB and by edge plated metal along the circumference of the antenna body.

Claims

1. An antenna comprising an antenna body formed by a Printed Circuit Board, PCB, material, wherein the antenna body is integrally formed as a part of the PCB, and the antenna body is enclosed by printed or plated metal on both top and bottom surfaces of the PCB and by edge plated metal along the circumference of the antenna body.

2. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna body extends out from an edge of the PCB.

3. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna body is surrounded by PCB material with an air gap between the majority of the circumference of the antenna body and the surrounding PCB.

4. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna is configured for any one of Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, BLE, Global Position System, GPS, Wireless Speaker &

Audio, WISA, Zigbee, Z-wave and Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, applications.

5. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna body has an F-shape.

6. A Printed Circuit Board, PCB comprising an antenna according to claim 1.

7. A transceiver comprising an antenna according to claim 1.

8. A wireless data acquisition device comprising a transceiver according to claim 7.

9. The wireless data acquisition device according to claim 8 comprising any one of a camera, a Physical Access Control System, PACS, controller, a network video recorder, a home automation device, a data logger.