Combined dipole and ferrite antenna

• US 4,407,000 A
• Filed: 06/25/1981
• Issued: 09/27/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TDK Corporation
• Original Assignee: TDK Electronics (TDK Corporation)
• Inventors: Yokoyama, Isao, Sasaki, Masanori
• Primary Examiner(s): Lieberman, Eli
• Application Number:
  US06/277,100
• Time in Patent Office: 824 Days
• Field of Search: 343/701, 343/725-730, 343/788
• US Class Current: 343/726
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/36 Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewithH01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/29 Combinations of different interacting antenna units for giving a desired directional characteristic H01Q25/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/02 using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/005 with variable reactance for tuning the antenna
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/08 Ferrite rod or like elongated core
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/04 Resonant antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/145 by varying the electrical length
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/16 with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole H01Q9/44 takes precedence

Abstract

A small sized reception antenna for VHF and/or UHF band for the use in a room has been found. The antenna has a horizontal dipole type first antenna portion having a folded elongated conductor, and a vertical second antenna portion having a ferrite pole electromagnetically coupled with said horizontal first antenna portion. Said horizontal first antenna portion is rotatable in a horizontal plane, while the second antenna portion is fixed vertically. A tank circuit with a tank coil wound on the ferrite pole and a variable capacitor is provided to resonate the antenna with the reception frequency. An output coil is wound on the ferrite pole, and said output coil provides the output signal of the present antenna. Means for sliding the output coil along the ferrite pole is provided to adjust the output impedance of the present antenna for each of the reception frequencies.

Claims

1. A reception antenna structure comprising;

a housing,

a horizontal first antenna portion having a pair of substantially rectangular wings extending from the top of said housing in the opposite direction from each other,

each of said wings having a folded elongated conductor with a plurality of first arms with the length D in the parallel direction of said wings, and a plurality of second arms with the length H in the perpendicular direction to said first arms,

extreme ends of said folded elongated conductors in said wings being left free,

an elongated ferrite pole positioned vertically in said housing,

said ferrite pole having a coupling coil, a tank coil, and an output coil,

said coupling coil being coupled with the inner ends of said folded elongated conductors in said pair of wings,

said tank coil being coupled with an adjustable capacitor forming a resonator circuit,

said output coil being coupled with output terminals,

said first antenna portion with a pair of wings having the total horizontal length L in the range from 350 mm to 700 mm,

the length of said first arm being in the range from 6 mm to 12 mm, and the length of said second arm being in the range from 40 mm to 150 mm, and

said ferrite pole being a circular post with the diameter in the range from 10 mm to 30 mm, and the length in the range from 50 mm to 150 mm.

2. A reception antenna structure comprising;

a housing having a top cover, a bottom cover, and side walls,

a disk positioned rotatably on the top cover of said housing,

a horizontal dipole type first antenna portion having a pair of wings located on said top cover of the housing so that those wings extend in the opposite direction from each other,

each of said wings having a plastic plate and a folded elongated conductor moulded in said plate, said conductor having a plurality of first arms with the length (D) in the parallel direction of said wings, and a plurality of second arms with the length (H) in the perpendicular direction to said first arms,

extreme ends of said folded elongated conductors in said wings, being left free,

an elongated ferrite pole positioned vertically in said housing,

a first bobbin fixed to said disk and covering the upper portion of said ferrite pole,

a second bobbin covering the lower portion of said ferrite pole,

a coupling coil wound on said first bobbin and being electrically coupled with the inner ends of said folded elongated conductors in said pair of wings,

a tank coil wound on bobbin, bobbin connected to a variable capacitor, terminals,

a third bobbin located on said second bobbin so that said third bobbin can slide vertically along said second bobbin,

an output coil (15) wound on said third bobbin (27), and being electrically coupled with a pair of output terminals (17),

adjusting means for sliding said output coil along said second bobbin,

said first antenna portion with a pair of wings having the total length in the longitudinal direction of the same in the range from 350 mm to 700 mm,

the length of said first arm being in the range from 6 mm to 12 mm, and the length of said second arm being in the range from 40 mm to 150 mm, and

said ferrite pole having a circular cross section with the diameter in the range from 10 mm to 30 mm, and the length in the range from 50 mm to 150 mm.

3. A reception antenna structure according to claim 2, wherein said folded elongated conductor is substantially in the vertical plane.

4. A reception antenna structure according to claim 2, wherein said folded elongated conductor is substantially in the horizontal plane.

5. A reception antenna structure according to claim 2, wherein said sliding means has a female screw on the third bobbin and a screw engaged with said female screw so that the rotation of the screw slides the third bobbin along the second bobbin.

6. A reception antenna structure according to claim 2, wherein said sliding means has a vertical slit, and said third bobbin has an internal projection which is slidably engaged with said slit.