Dual band antenna for radio terminal

• US 6,198,440 B1
• Filed: 02/19/1999
• Issued: 03/06/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Seong-Joong, Krylov, Konstantin, Goudelev, Alexandre, Seo, Ho-Soo, Ha, Dong-In
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HOANG V
• Application Number:
  US09/251,899
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: H01/Q.136, H01/Q.124, 343/702, 343/895, 343/725, 343/729
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/244 extendable from a housing along a given path
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/08 Helical antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/321 within a radiating element or between connected radiating elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/357 using a single feed point
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/30 with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole H01Q9/44 takes precedence

Abstract

A dual band antenna for a radio terminal consists of a retractable whip antenna and a helical antenna with irregular pitches, wherein the whip antenna is independent of the helical antenna. The helical antenna includes first and second helical portions having first and second pitches, respectively and the first and second helical portions are operable at different frequency bands independently. The whip antenna includes a conductive core line, a conductive substance covering a first portion of the conductive core line to serve as a choke and an isolation element extending from an upper end of the conductive core line, for filling a gap between the conductive core line and the conductive substance. Here, only the first portion of the conductive core line is operable at a first frequency band and the entire conductive core line is operable at a second frequency. A fixing element fixes the helical antenna and the whip antenna to the radio terminal. The fixing element has an upper end connected to a lower end of the helical antenna and a through hold via which the whip antenna is inserted into an interior of the radio terminal.

Claims

1. A dual band antenna for a radio terminal comprising:

a helical antenna including first and second helical portions, having first and second constant pitches, respectively, the first and second helical portions being independently operable at different frequency bands;

a whip antenna including a conductive core line, a conductive substance covering a first portion of the conductive core line to serve as a choke and an isolation element extending from an upper end of the conductive core line, for filling a gap between the conductive core line and the conductive substance, wherein only the first portion of the conductive core line is operable at a first frequency band and the entire conductive core line is operable at a second frequency band; and

a fixing element for fixing the helical antenna and the whip antenna to a radio terminal, said fixing element having an upper end connected to a lower end of said helical antenna, said conductive substance extending from said lower end of said helical antenna to a point beyond said helical antenna when said whip antenna is in an extended position.

2. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing element has a through hole for inserting the whip antenna into an interior of the radio terminal.

3. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein the isolation element of the whip antenna is located in the through hole of the fixing element, when the whip antenna is retracted into the radio terminal, so as to decouple the whip antenna from the helical antenna.

4. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first frequency band is between 1850-1990 MHz and the second frequency band is between 824-894 MHz.

5. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the whip antenna is retractable and extendable with respect to the radio terminal, such that only the helical antenna is operable when the whip antenna is retracted into the radio terminal.

6. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first pitch of the first helical portion is narrower than the second pitch of the second helical portion.

7. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein a ratio of the first frequency band to the second frequency band is controlled by adjusting the number of turns of a coil comprising said first and second helical portions.

8. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first and second pitches of the first and second helical portions are adjusted to control the ratio of the first frequency band to the second frequency band.

9. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing element has screwed teeth formed at a lower, outer wall for fixing the fixing element to the radio terminal .

10. A dual band antenna including a helical antenna for a radio terminal, comprising:

a whip antenna including a conductive core line, a conductive substance covering a first portion of the conductive core line to serve as a choke and an isolation element extending from an upper end of the conductive core line, for filling a gap between the conductive core line and the conductive substance, wherein only the first portion of the conductive core line is operable at a first frequency band and the entire conductive core line is operable at a second frequency band; and

a fixing element for fixing the helical antenna and the whip antenna to the radio terminal, the fixing element having an upper end connected to a lower end of the helical antenna, said conductive substance extending from said lower end of the helical antenna to a point beyond the helical antenna when said whip antenna is in an extended position.

11. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 10, wherein the isolation element of the whip antenna is located in the through hole of the fixing element, such that when the whip antenna is retracted into the radio terminal, the whip antenna is decoupled from the helical antenna.

12. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first frequency band is between 1850-1990 MHz and the second frequency band is between 824-894 MHz.

13. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 10, wherein a length of the first portion of the whip antenna, covered with the conductive substance, is equal to a wavelength λ

/4 at the first frequency band.

14. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fixing element has screwed teeth formed at a lower, outer wall for fixing the fixing element to the radio terminal.

15. A dual band antenna for a radio terminal, comprising:

a helical antenna including first and second helical portions having first and second constant pitches, respectively, the first and second helical portions being independently operable at different frequency bands;

a whip antenna including a conductive core line, a conductive substance covering a first portion of the conductive core line to serve as a choke and an isolation element extending from an upper end of the conductive core line, for filling a gap between the conductive core line and the conductive substance; and

a fixing element for fixing the helical antenna and the whip antenna to the radio terminal, said fixing element having an upper end connected to a lower end of said helical antenna, said conductive substance extending from said lower end of said helical antenna to a point beyond the helical antenna when said whip antenna is in an extended position.

16. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first pitch is narrower than the second pitch.

17. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first helical portion is operable at a first frequency band between 1850-1990 MHz and the second helical portion is operable at a second frequency band between 824-894 MHz.

18. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 17, wherein a ratio of the first frequency band to the second frequency band is controlled by adjusting the number of turns of a coil constituting the helical antenna.

19. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 18, wherein the first and second pitches of the first and second helical portions may also be adjusted to control the ratio of the first and second frequency bands.

20. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 15, further comprising an isolation tube for protecting the helical antenna.

21. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 15, wherein the fixing element has screwed teeth formed at a lower, outer wall for fixing the fixing element to the radio terminal.

22. A dual band antenna for a radio terminal, comprising:

a helical antenna including first and second helical portions having first and second constant pitches, respectively, the first and second helical portions being operable at different frequency bands;

a whip antenna including a conductive core line, a conductive substance covering a first portion of the conductive core line and an isolation element extending from an upper end of the conductive core line, wherein the whip antenna is operable at the two different frequency bands using a periodic resonant frequency thereof; and

a fixing element for fixing the helical antenna and the whip antenna to the radio terminal, wherein the fixing element has an upper end connected to a lower end of the helical antenna and a through hole via which the whip antenna is inserted into an interior of the radio terminal, said conductive substance extending from said lower end of said helical antenna to a point beyond the helical antenna when said whip antenna is in an extended position.

23. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 22, wherein the whip antenna has a length determined such that one of resonant frequencies detected by the periodic resonant characteristic of the whip antenna is identical to one of the two frequency bands.

24. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 22, further comprising a matching circuit for adjusting the resonant frequency of the whip antenna.

25. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 22, wherein the whip antenna is retractable and extendable with respect to the radio terminal, such that only the helical antenna is operable when the whip antenna is retracted into the radio terminal.

26. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 22, wherein the first pitch of the first helical portion is narrower than the second pitch of the second helical portion.

27. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 22, wherein the isolation element of the whip antenna is located in the through hole of the fixing element, when the whip antenna is retracted into the radio terminal so as to decouple the whip antenna from the helical antenna.

28. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 22, wherein a ratio of a first frequency band to a second frequency band is controlled by adjusting the number of turns of a coil constituting the helical antenna, adjusting the first and second pitches of the first and second helical portions.

29. The dual band antenna as claimed in claim 22, wherein an impedance characteristic of the helical antenna is identical to an impedance characteristic of the whip antenna, so that the whip antenna can shore the matching circuit with the helical antenna.