Antenna construction including a ground plane and radiator

• US 6,297,776 B1
• Filed: 05/09/2000
• Issued: 10/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Pankinaho, Ilkka
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Tan
• Application Number:
  US09/567,828
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 343/700.MS, 343/846, 343/848, 343/860, 343/861, 343/862
• US Class Current: 343/700.0MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/44 using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna , e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspectH01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/48 Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0421 with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element H01Q9/0414 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0442 with particular tuning means
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0471 Non-planar, stepped or wedge-shaped patch

Abstract

An antenna construction according to the invention has a radiator, ground plane and at least one matching element. The matching element is capacitively coupled to a ground potential. By varying the number, location and strength of the capacitive coupling of the matching elements the characteristics of the antenna construction, such as the number of resonance frequencies, resonance frequencies and radiator impedance at the feed point can be controlled in a versatile manner.

Claims

1. An antenna construction having a ground plane and a radiator, and having at least one resonance frequency comprising:

at least one matching element at the open end of the antenna construction, said matching element being in a galvanic connection with the radiator such that the capacitive coupling between the matching element and ground plane at the at least one resonance frequency is stronger than the capacitive coupling between the radiator and ground plane.

2. An antenna construction according to claim 1 further comprising a separate conductive patch wherein at least one matching element comprises a matching element that is capacitively coupled to said separate conductive patch.

3. An antenna construction according to claim 2, wherein said conductive patch is coupled to the ground plane through a capacitive element.

4. An antenna construction according to claim 2, further comprising a switching element for selectively coupling said conductive patch to the ground plane.

5. An antenna construction according to claim 1, further comprising more than one part in said matching element, and a switching element for selectively coupling said more than one parts to each other.

6. A mobile communications device which has an antenna construction comprising at least a ground plane and radiator comprising in the antenna construction of the mobile communications device at least one matching element at the open end of the antenna construction, the matching element being in a galvanic connection with the radiator such that the capacitive coupling between the matching element and ground plane at said at least one resonance frequency is stronger than the capacitive coupling between the radiator and ground plane.

7. A mobile communications device according to claim 6 further comprising in the antenna construction of the mobile communications device,

a conductive patch;

a capacitive element for connecting said conductive path to the ground plane, wherein at least one matching element comprises a matching element that is capacitively coupled to said conductive patch.

8. An antenna construction having a ground plane and a radiator, and having at least one resonance frequency comprising:

at least one matching element in galvanic connection with the radiator such that the capacitive coupling between the matching element and ground plane at the at least one resonance frequency is stronger than the capacitive coupling between the radiator and ground plane, further comprising a separate conductive patch wherein at least one matching element includes a matching element that is capacitively coupled to said separate conductive patch.

9. An antenna construction according to claim 8, wherein said conductive patch is coupled to said ground plane through a capacitive element.

10. An antenna construction according to claim 8, further comprising a switching element for selectively coupling said conductive patch to said ground plane.

11. An antenna construction according to claim 8, further comprising more than one part in said matching element, and a switching element for selectively coupling said more than one part to each other.

12. A mobile communications device which has an antenna construction including at least a ground plane and radiator comprising in the antenna construction of the mobile communications device at least one matching element in galvanic connection with the radiator such that the capacitive coupling between the matching element and ground plane at the at least one resonance frequency is stronger than the capacitive coupling between the radiator and ground plane further comprising in the antenna construction of the mobile communications device,

a conductive patch, and

a capacitive element for connecting the conductive path to the ground plane, wherein at least one matching element includes matching elements that are capacitively coupled to the conductive patch.