Radio communication equipment

• US 5,797,084 A
• Filed: 06/14/1996
• Issued: 08/18/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: Asakura, Kenji, Tsuru, Teruhisa, Mandai, Harufumi, Shiroki, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US08/664,139
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 455/73, 455/74, 455/82, 455/89, 455/90, 455/97, 343/751, 343/844, 343/909, 343/893, 343/911 R, 343/700 MS
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/362 for broadside radiating helical antennas
• 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: H04B 1/50 using different frequencies for the two directions of communication

Abstract

A small radio communication unit which requires no antenna adjustment is provided by using small chip antennas whose gain is not degraded and which have a wide bandwidth. The inventive radio communication unit comprises a first chip antenna contained within the unit and having a first frequency characteristic; a first filter connected to the first antenna and having a pass bandwidth for passing a received signal; a receiving circuit connected to an output end of the first antenna; a receiving PLL circuit for outputting a local oscillation signal; a second chip antenna contained within the unit and having a second frequency characteristic; a second filter connected to the second antenna and having a pass bandwidth for passing a transmitted signal; a transmitting circuit connected to an input end of the second filter and comprising a transmitting carrier oscillation and modulating circuit, a transmission amplifier circuit and an isolator; a control circuit for controlling operations of the receiving circuit and the transmitting circuit; and a modulating signal input terminal to which a modulating signal is applied.

Claims

1. A radio communication unit, comprising:

a first antenna contained within said unit and having a first frequency characteristic;

a first filter connected to said first antenna and having a pass bandwidth for passing a received signal;

a receiving circuit connected to an output end of said first filter;

a second antenna contained within said unit and having a second frequency characteristic;

a second filter connected to said second antenna and having a pass bandwidth for passing a transmitted signal;

a transmitting circuit connected to an input end of said second filter; and

a control circuit for controlling operations of said receiving circuit and said transmitting circuit;

at least one of said first and second antennas being a chip antenna comprising a dielectric substrate having a plurality of dielectric layers stacked on top of each other, the stacked layers establishing a direction normal to the stacked layers, a spiral wound conductor disposed inside the dielectric substrate having a spiral axis extending perpendicular to the direction normal to the stacked layers, and a feeding terminal being connected to the spiral wound conductor.

2. A radio communication unit according to claim 1, wherein each said feeding terminal is conductively connected to the corresponding spiral wound conductor.

3. A radio communication unit according to claim 1, wherein each said spiral wound conductor is disposed within the corresponding dielectric substrate.

4. A radio communication unit according to claim 1, wherein said first and second antennas are both contained within said radio communication unit and are respectively for receiving and transmitting in a same frequency band, but are substantially isolated from each other by being separated from each other by a predetermined distance within said unit.

5. A radio communication unit, comprising:

a first radio circuit for transmitting and receiving in a first frequency band, and a second radio circuit for transmitting and receiving in a second frequency band;

said first radio circuit comprising;

a first antenna contained within said unit and having a first frequency characteristic of the first frequency band;

a first filter connected to said first antenna and having a pass bandwidth for passing a received signal of the first frequency band;

a first receiving circuit connected to an output end of said first filter;

a second antenna contained within said unit and having a second frequency characteristic of the first frequency band;

a second filter connected to said second antenna and having a pass bandwidth for passing a transmitted signal of the first frequency band;

a first transmitting circuit connected to an input end of said second filter; and

a first control circuit for controlling operations of said first receiving circuit and said first transmitting circuit;

at least one of said first and second antennas being a chip antenna comprising a dielectric substrate having a plurality of dielectric layers stacked on top of each other, the stacked layers establishing a direction normal to the stacked layers, a first spiral wound conductor disposed inside the dielectric substrate having a spiral axis extending perpendicular to the direction normal to the stacked layers, and a feeding terminal being connected to the first spiral wound conductor;

said second radio circuit comprising;

a second first antenna contained within said unit and having a second frequency characteristic of the second frequency band;

a second first filter connected to said second first antenna and having a pass bandwidth for passing a received signal of the second frequency band;

a second receiving circuit connected to an output end of said first filter;

a second second antenna contained within said unit and having a second frequency characteristic of the second frequency band;

a second second filter connected to said second second antenna and having a pass bandwidth for passing a transmitted signal of the second frequency band;

a second transmitting circuit connected to an input end of said second second filter; and

a second control circuit for controlling operations of said second receiving circuit and said second transmitting circuit;

at least one of said second first and second antennas being a chip antenna comprising a dielectric substrate having a plurality of dielectric layers stacked on top of each other, the stacked layers establishing a direction normal to the stacked layers, a second spiral wound conductor disposed inside the dielectric substrate having a spiral axis extending perpendicular to the direction normal to the stacked layers, and a feeding terminal being connected to the second spiral wound conductor;

wherein said first and second antennas of said first radio circuit are both contained within said radio communication unit and are respectively for receiving and transmitting in the first frequency band, and are substantially isolated from each other by being separated from each other by at least a predetermined distance within said unit;

wherein said first and second antennas of said second radio circuit are both contained within said radio communication unit and are respectively for receiving and transmitting in the second frequency band, and are substantially isolated from each other by being separated from each other by at least said predetermined distance within said unit;

wherein said respective first antennas of said first and second radio circuits are separated from each other by less than said predetermined distance; and

wherein said respective second antennas of said first and second radio circuits are separated from each other by less than said predetermined distance.