Small double C-patch antenna contained in a standard PC card
First Claim
1. An antenna structure, comprising:
- a ground plane;
a layer of dielectric material having a first surface overlying said ground plane and an opposing second surface;
an electrically conductive layer overlying said second opposing surface of said dielectric layer, said electrically conductive layer being in the shape of a parallelogram and having a first rectangularly shaped radiating aperture having a length that extends along a first edge of said electrically conductive layer and a width that extends towards an oppositely disposed second edge, said electrically conductive layer further having a second rectangularly shaped radiating aperature having a length that extends along said first edge of said electrically conductive layer and a width that extends towards said oppositely disposed second edge, said first and second radiating apertures having a zero potential plane disposed therebetween; and
means for coupling radio frequency energy into or out of said electrically conductive layer, said coupling means being located within said zero potential plane and further being located nearer to one of said radiating apertures than the other.
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Abstract
A module (1'"'"') adapted for insertion into a data processor (2). The module includes an interface (40) for electrically coupling the module to the data processor, a modem (42) that is bidirectionally coupled to the interface, an RF energy transmitter (44) having an input coupled to an output of the modem, an RF energy receiver (46) having an output coupled to an input of the modem, and a partially shorted, dual C-patch antenna (20) that is electrically coupled to an output of the RF energy transmitter and to an input of the RF energy receiver. The partially shorted, dual C-patch antenna is comprised of a truncated ground plane (22), a layer of dielectric material (28) having a first surface overlying the ground plane and an opposing second surface, and an electrically conductive layer (30) overlying the second opposing surface of the dielectric layer. The electrically conductive layer forms a radiating patch and has a rectangularly shaped aperture having a length that extends along a first edge of the electrically conductive layer and a width that extends towards an oppositely disposed second edge. The length has a value that is equal to approximately 20% to approximately 35% of a length of the first edge. The antenna further includes electrically conductive vias or feedthroughs (24) for shorting the electrically conductive layer to the ground plane at a region adjacent to a third edge (20a) of the electrically conductive layer.
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20 Claims
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1. An antenna structure, comprising:
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a ground plane; a layer of dielectric material having a first surface overlying said ground plane and an opposing second surface; an electrically conductive layer overlying said second opposing surface of said dielectric layer, said electrically conductive layer being in the shape of a parallelogram and having a first rectangularly shaped radiating aperture having a length that extends along a first edge of said electrically conductive layer and a width that extends towards an oppositely disposed second edge, said electrically conductive layer further having a second rectangularly shaped radiating aperature having a length that extends along said first edge of said electrically conductive layer and a width that extends towards said oppositely disposed second edge, said first and second radiating apertures having a zero potential plane disposed therebetween; and means for coupling radio frequency energy into or out of said electrically conductive layer, said coupling means being located within said zero potential plane and further being located nearer to one of said radiating apertures than the other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An antenna structure, comprising:
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a ground plane; a layer of dielectric material having a first surface overlying said ground plane and an opposing second surface; an electrically conductive layer overlying said second opposing surface of said dielectric layer, said electrically conductive layer being in the shape of a parallelogram and having a rectangularly shaped radiating aperture having a length that extends along a first edge of said electrically conductive layer and a width that extends towards an oppositely disposed second edge, said length having a value that is equal to approximately 20% to approximately 35% of a length of said first edge; means for shorting said electrically conductive layer to said ground plane at a region adjacent to a third edge of said electrically conductive layer; and means for coupling radio frequency energy into or out of said electrically conductive layer, said coupling means being located between said radiating aperture and said third edge. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A module adapted for insertion into a data processor, said module comprising:
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an interface for electrically coupling said module to the data processor; a modem that is bidirectionally coupled to said interface; an RF energy transmitter having an input coupled to an output of said modem; an RF energy receiver having an output coupled to an input of said modem; and a shorted, dual C-patch antenna that is electrically coupled to an output of said RF energy transmitter and to an input of said RF energy receiver, said shorted, dual C-patch antenna comprising, a ground plane; a layer of dielectric material having a first surface overlaying said ground plane and an opposing second surface; an electrically conductive layer overlying said second opposing surface of said dielectric layer, said electrically conductive layer being in the shape of a parallelogram and having a radiating aperture having a length that extends along a first edge of said electrically conductive layer and a width that extends towards an oppositely disposed second edge, said length having a value that is equal to approximately 20% to approximately 35% of a length of said first edge; means for shorting said electrically conductive layer to said ground plane at a region adjacent to a third edge of said electrically conductive layer; and means for coupling said electrically conductive layer to said output of said transmitter and to said input of said receiver, said coupling means being located between said radiating aperture and said third edge; wherein said width of said aperture has a value that is equal to approximately 15% to approximately 40% less than a width of said electrically conductive layer, and wherein said aperture is located from said third edge at a distance that is approximately equal to said length of said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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