Helical antenna

• US 6,075,501 A
• Filed: 05/07/1998
• Issued: 06/13/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Tanabe, Kosuke, Kuramoto, Akio
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): VANNUCCI, JAMES
• Application Number:
  US09/073,853
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 343/895, 343/850, 343/908, 343/796, 343/853, 343/858
• US Class Current: 343/895
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/08 Helical antennas

Abstract

A helical antenna comprising a cylindrical dielectric member 1, four spiral conductors 2a to 2d which are wound around the outer wall of the cylindrical dielectric member 1, four spiral conductors 3a to 3d which are attached to the inner wall of the cylindrical dielectric member 1, and power supply circuits 4, 5 for supplying high-frequency power to the spiral conductors 2a to 2d and the spiral conductors 3a to 3d respectively. That is, the spiral conductors serving as radiation elements are disposed at the outside and inside of the cylindrical dielectric member, and the outer and inner conductors are operated as independent helical antennas. These spiral conductors are connected to the power supply circuits for supplying the high-frequency power having desired amplitude and phase.

Claims

1. A helical antenna comprising a cylindrical dielectric member, m members of a first helical conductor which are wound around an outer wall of said cylindrical dielectric member, m representing a natural number, said m members of the first helical conductor covering a first frequency band, n members of a second helical conductor which are attached to an inner wall of said cylindrical dielectric member, n representing a natural number, said n members of the second helical conductor covering a second frequency band, a first power supply circuit for supplying high-frequency powers to said members of the first helical conductor on the outer wall of said cylindrical dielectric member, and a second power supply circuit for supplying high-frequency powers to said members of the second helical conductor on the inner wall of said cylindrical dielectric member,

wherein an angle of each of said m members of the first helical conductor relative to a horizontal direction is different from an angle of each of said n members of the second helical conductor relative to the horizontal direction, and

wherein a length of each of said m members of the first helical conductor is different from a length of each of said n members of the second helical conductor,

whereby a beam radiation direction of said first frequency band is the same as a beam radiation direction of said second frequency band.

2. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first power supply circuit supplies said high-frequency powers which is shifted by 2π

/m radian in phase one after another to said members of helical conductors which are wound around the outer wall and said second power supply circuit supplies said high-frequency powers which is shifted by 2π

/n radian in phase one after another to said members of helical conductors which is attached to the inner wall.

3. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 1, wherein m and n are equal to 4, and said first power supply circuit applies said high-frequency powers to said four helical conductors on the outer wall of said cylindrical dielectric member while shifting the phase by π

/2 radian one after another, and said second power supply circuit supplies said high-frequency powers to said four helical conductors on the inner wall of said cylindrical dielectric member while shifting the phase by π

/2 radian one after another.

4. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 1, wherein m and n are equal to 2, and said first power supply circuit supplies said high-frequency powers to said two helical conductors on the outer wall of said cylindrical dielectric member while shifting the phase by π

radian one after another, and said second power supply circuit supplies said high-frequency powers to said two helical conductors on the inner wall of said cylindrical dielectric member while shifting the phase by π

radian one after another.

5. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 1, wherein m and n are equal to 1.

6. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 1, wherein said cylindrical dielectric member has the diameter which is about one tenth of the wavelength of the frequency being used, and the thickness which is about one hundredth of the wavelength of the frequency being used or less.

7. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 1, wherein said members of helical conductor are linear conductors which are inclined at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal, and the width of said helical conductors is three hundredth of wavelength or less.

8. A helical antenna comprising a cylindrical member, m members of a first helical conductor wound around an outer wall of said cylindrical member, m representing a natural number, said m members of the first helical conductor covering a first frequency band, n members of a second helical conductor attached to an inner wall of said cylindrical member, n representing a natural number, said n members of the second helical conductor covering a second frequency band, power supply means for supplying high-frequency powers to said members of the first helical conductor and for supplying high-frequency powers to said members of the second helical conductor,

wherein an angle of each of said m members of the first helical conductor relative to a horizontal direction is different from an angle of each of said n members of the second helical conductor relative to the horizontal direction,

wherein a length of each of said m members of the first helical conductor is different from a length of each of said n members of the second helical conductor, and a beam radiation direction of said first frequency band is the same as a beam radiation direction of said second frequency band.

9. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 8, wherein said power supply means supplies said high-frequency powers that is shifted by 2π

/m radian in phase one after another to said members of helical conductors which are wound around the outer wall and supplies said high-frequency powers which is shifted by 2π

/n radian in phase one after another to said members of helical conductors which is attached to the inner wall.

10. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 8, wherein m and n are equal to 4, and said power supply means applies said high-frequency powers to said four helical conductors on the outer wall of said cylindrical member while shifting the phase by π

/2 radian one after another, and said power supply means supplies said high-frequency powers to said four helical conductors on the inner wall of said cylindrical member while shifting the phase by π

/2 radian one after another.

11. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 8, wherein m and n are equal to 2, and said power supply means supplies said high-frequency powers to said two helical conductors on the outer wall of said cylindrical member while shifting the phase by π

radian one after another, and said power supply means supplies said high-frequency powers to said two helical conductors on the inner wall of said cylindrical member while shifting the phase by π

radian one after another.

12. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 8, wherein m and n are equal to 1.

13. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 8, wherein said cylindrical member has the diameter that is about one tenth of the wavelength of the frequency being used, and the thickness which is about one hundredth of the wavelength of the frequency being used or less.

14. The helical antenna as set forth in claim 8, wherein said members of helical conductor are linear conductors that are inclined at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal, and the width of said helical conductors is three hundredth of wavelength or less.