Antenna for wireless communication equipment

• US 4,803,491 A
• Filed: 05/06/1987
• Issued: 02/07/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Uniden Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Original Assignee: Uniden Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Inventors: Hikuma, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Sikes, William L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/046,426
• Time in Patent Office: 643 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702, 343/746, 343/795, 343/800, 455/89, 455/90, 455/269, 455/347, 455/351
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/24 with receiving set

Abstract

An antenna has a main vertical planar part which is connected at its one end to the ground, and a main horizontal planar part which are both arranged in an L-shape. It has a secondary vertical linear part which is arranged in parallel with the main vertical planar part and connected at its one end to the feeding point. It also has a conductive secondary horizontal linear part which is connected between the main horizontal planar part and the secondary vertical linear part and is arranged in parallel with the main horizontal planar part, while being separated from the main horizontal planar part by a definite distance. This makes it possible to incorporate the antenna in the circuit board of wireless communication equipment, and the antenna is particularly suitable for miniaturizing the equipment.

Claims

1. An antenna for wireless communication equipment, said antenna having a feeding point at which sigals are coupled to and from said antenna, comprising:

a conductive main vertical planar part having a first width, standing erect, and having one end thereof connected to the ground;

a conductive main horizontal planar part having a second width, extending at substantially right angles toward said main vertical planar part, and having one end thereof connected to the other end of said main vertical planar part;

a conductive secondary vertical linear part facing toward and extending in parallel to said main vertical planar part, and having one end thereof connected to the feeding point;

a conductive secondary horizontal linear part extending in parallel to said main horizontal planar part, having one end thereof connected to the other end of said secondary vertical linear part, and separated from said main horizontal planar part by a distance selected to provide a predetermined desired impedance at the feeding point; and

a coupling part for electrically connecting the other end of said secondary horizontal linear part to said main horizontal planar part.

2. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said coupling part electrically connects the other end of said secondary horizontal linear part to the other end of said main horizontal planar part.

3. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said coupling part electrically connects the other end of said secondary horizontal linear part to a portion of said main horizontal planar part at a location between the ends of said main horizontal planar part.

4. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said secondary horizontal linear part is provided with a first conductor width part having a first width and making up a capacitor for impedance adjustment.

5. The antenna for wireless communication equipment of claim 4, wherein said secondary horizontal linear part is provided with a second conductor width part having a second width and making up a capacitor for finely adjusting the center frequency.

6. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein said horizontal linear part is provided with a conductor width part having a width and making up a capacitor for finely adjusting the center frequency.

7. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the main vertical planar part and the main horizontal

planar part are made up by forming steel sheets in an L-shape, and the secondary vertical linear part and the secondary horizontal linear part are formed by printing on a circuit board.