Antenna and its electronic circuit combination
First Claim
1. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
- a ground conductor plane;
a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane, said radiating conductor plane is defined by a conductor plate with an access window;
a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane wherein one or more of said electronic components can be accessed through said access window.
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Abstract
An antenna and its electronic circuit combination is presented to comprise a ground conductor plane 30, a radiating conductor plane 40 disposed in parallel spaced relation to the ground plane 30 and shorted at its one end to the ground plane 30. A ground plane 30 is preferably formed on a printed board 10 which is disposed in parallel relation to the radiating plane 40 to define therebetween an open air space. Mounted on the printed board 10 and received within the open air space are electronic components which form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit 60 associated with the antenna structure and electrically coupled by means of a feed element 20 to a feed point 44 on the radiating plane 40. Consequently, a number of electronic components forming the electronic circuit for the antenna can well be incorporated within the antenna structure by better utilization of the open air space formed between the radiating and ground planes, giving a space saving compact arrangement to the antenna and its electronic combination suitable for installation in a limited space.
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20 Claims
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1. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
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a ground conductor plane; a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane, said radiating conductor plane is defined by a conductor plate with an access window; a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane wherein one or more of said electronic components can be accessed through said access window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
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a ground conductor plane; a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane; a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane; and a printed board comprising a conductor layer on a substrate mounting said electronic components, said conductor layer being etched to provide a conductor loop extending around a periphery of the printed board to define said ground conductor plane and also etched to provide inside of said conductor loop, wiring pattern means for electrical interconnection of said electronic components.
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10. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
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a ground conductor plane; a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane; a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane; and a printed board with first and second conductor layers on opposite surfaces of a substrate, said first conductor layer confronting said radiating conductor plane and being etched to form a conductor loop which extends a periphery of said printed board to define said ground conductor plane while exposing said substrate inside of said conductor loop to define a mounting section for said electronic components, and said second conductor layer being etched to define thereat wiring pattern means for electrical interconnection of said electronic components.
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11. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
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a ground conductor plane; a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane; a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane; and a printed board with first and second conductor layers on a substrate, said first conductor layer being on an opposite side of said substrate away from said radiating plane to define thereat said ground conductor plane, and said second conductor layer being printed in the other surface of said substrate for connection with the electronic components mounted on said other surface of the substrate.
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12. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
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a ground conductor plane, said ground conductor plane is defined by a conductor plate with a mounting section of an electrically insulative material; a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane; a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane, said mounting section for mounting thereon said electronic components which form said electronic circuit, said electronic circuit being grounded to said conductor plate.
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13. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
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a ground conductor plane; a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane; a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane; a printed board comprising a conductor layer on a substrate mounting said electronic components, said conductor layer being etched to provide a conductor loop extending around a periphery of the printed board to define said ground conductor plane and also etched to provide inside of said conductor loop, wiring pattern means for electrical interconnection of said electronic components, and wherein said radiating conductor plane is defined by a conductor plate supported on said printed board to define therebetween said open air space for accommodating said electronic components, said conductor plate having a center opening through which said electronic components are exposed such that substantially no electronic components are located between a peripheral region of said radiating conductor plane forming said conductor plate and said ground conductor plane.
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14. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
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a ground conductor plane; a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane; a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane; said radiating conductor plane is defined by a conductor plate with a fixed shorting element for shorting to said ground conductor plane on which said feed element is disposed with one end in a contactable relation to said feedpoint on said conductor plate defining said radiating conductor plane, said conductor plate being movable relative to said ground conductor plane so as to vary a distance between the feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane and said shorting element for matching adjustment of antenna impedance to an impedance of said electric circuit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An antenna and its electronic circuit combination comprising:
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a ground conductor plane; a radiating conductor plane disposed in parallel and spaced relation to said ground conductor plane to define therebetween an open air space and shorted at one end to said ground conductor plane; a number of electronic components disposed on said ground conductor plane to form a receiving or transmitting electronic circuit which is electrically coupled by means of a feed element to a feedpoint on said radiating conductor plane, said electronic components being received within said open air space between said ground conductor plane and said radiating conductor plane; said radiating conductor plane is defined by a ring frame extending in parallel relation to said ground conductor plane and having therein a center opening, said radiating conductor plane being shorted by a first short element to said ground conductor plane and cooperative therewith to constitute a receiving antenna, and further including another radiating plane shorted by a second short element common to said ground conductor plane to be cooperative therewith to constitute a transmitting antenna, said another radiating plane of said transmitting antenna being located within said center opening of said ring frame. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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