Dual-frequency helix antenna

• US 6,340,954 B1
• Filed: 07/26/1999
• Issued: 01/22/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pulse Finland Oy (Yageo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Filtronic LK Oy
• Inventors: Bordi, Mika, Puurunen, Pertti, Annamaa, Petteri, Kuittinen, Tero
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, THUY V
• Application Number:
  US09/355,022
• Time in Patent Office: 911 Days
• Field of Search: 343/895, 343/866, 343/867, 343/870, 343/725, 343/728, 343/702
• US Class Current: 343/895
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/362 for broadside radiating helical antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/357 using a single feed point

Abstract

An antenna (400; 600) for transmitting and receiving radio-frequency signals comprises a cylindrical coil conductor (601) having a turn A and a turn B and between them other turns. The pitch (x1) of turn A is unequal to the pitch (x2) of said turn B, and the pitches of the other turns between turns A and B are in the order of magnitude between the pitches of turns A and B.

Claims

1. An antenna for transmitting and receiving radio-frequency signals, comprising:

a cylindrical coil conductor having a first and second turn and one or more additional turns between said first and second turn;

said first and second turn each having a pitch unequal to the pitch of the other of said first and second turn; and

said one or more additional turns each having a pitch unequal to the pitch of the other of said additional turns; and

said respective pitches of said one or more additional turns having values between the respective values of the pitches of said first and second turns;

wherein said turns and pitches are arranged such that the fundamental resonant frequency of the antenna is in the operational frequency range of a first cellular radio system and a harmonic resonant frequency of the antenna is in the operational frequency range of a second cellular radio system.

2. The antenna of claim 1, wherein said antenna includes a first and second end;

said first end located at said first turn and said second end located at said second turn;

said first end comprising a feed point of said antenna.

3. The antenna of claim 2, wherein the value of said pitch of said second turn is less than the value of the pitch of said first turn,

whereby the value of the pitch of succeeding respective turns decreases as the distance between said respective turns and said feed point increases.

4. The antenna of claim 1, wherein said antenna comprises a first and second resonating frequency and operates in a first and second operating frequency band of a cellular radio system,

said first resonating frequency being substantially similar to said first operating frequency band;

and

said second resonating frequency being substantially similar to said second operating frequency band.

5. The antenna of claim 1, further including a coupling part having a cylindrical hollow for receiving said first end of said cylindrical coil conductor of said antenna.

6. The antenna of claim 5, wherein said first end of said cylindrical coil conductor of said antenna includes a support thread for coupling to said cylindrical hollow of said coupling part.