Antenna, and manufacturing method therefor

• US 6,452,569 B1
• Filed: 05/31/2001
• Issued: 09/17/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Sung, Jae-Suk, Park, Heung-Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Tan
• Application Number:
  US09/867,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20020140622A1
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: 343/872, 343/873, 343/895, 296/00
• US Class Current: 343/895
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/242 specially adapted for hand-held use
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/08 Helical antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/357 using a single feed point
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49016 Antenna or wave energy "plumbing" making

Abstract

An antenna and a manufacturing method therefor are disclosed, in which the sensitivity characteristic of the dual band antenna utilizing a plurality of frequency bands is improved, and at the same time, the antenna can be miniaturized. A first cylindrical body 110 around which a primary coil 100 is spirally wound is inserted into a second cylindrical body 220 around which a secondary coil is wound. A projected portion of the primary coil 100 is electrically connected to the secondary coil 200, thereby forming a dual band antenna 300.

Claims

1. An antenna, comprising:

a spiral primary coil having certain pitches; and

a spiral secondary coil disposed outside the primary coil and having pitches larger than those of the primary coil, the secondary coil having one end connected to one end of the primary coil, extending toward the other end of the primary coil, and ending at the other end of the secondary coil which is adapted to be a feeding point so that the entire primary and secondary coils are effective for operation in a frequency band, and the secondary coil is effective for operation in another, different frequency band.

2. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a first cylindrical body with a spiral securing channel formed therein, for accommodating the primary coil; and

a second cylindrical body with another spiral securing channel formed therein, for accommodating the secondary coil, the first cylindrical body being inserted into the second cylindrical body.

3. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a cap housing receiving the primary coil and the secondary coil therein and a filling stuff of an insulating resin filled in the cap housing so as to insulate the primary and secondary coils from each other.

4. The antenna as claimed in claim 3, wherein the filling stuff for insulating the primary and secondary coils from each other is one selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin and a thermosetting resin.

5. The antenna as claimed in claim 3, wherein the filling stuff for insulating the primary and secondary coils from each other is a ceramic/plastic composite material.

6. The antenna as claimed in claim 3, wherein the filling stuff for insulating the primary and secondary coils from each other is a polymer composite material.

7. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the primary coil is wound in a direction opposite to that of the secondary coil.

8. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the primary coil is wound in a direction same as that of the secondary coil.

9. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spiral primary and secondary coils share a substantially vertical axis and are made form materials having different cross sectional dimension.

10. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein pitches and coiling directions of the primary and secondary coils are adjustable to be tuned to said frequency bands.

11. The antenna of claim 1, wherein the primary and secondary coils are connected in series.

12. A method for manufacturing an antenna, comprising the steps of:

forming a first cylindrical body;

forming a first securing spiral channel around the first cylindrical body starting from an end of the first cylindrical body to a certain part of the first cylindrical body and having a predetermined length and predetermined pitches;

installing a primary coil in the first securing spiral channel;

forming a second cylindrical body having an inside diameter same as or larger than an outside diameter of the first cylindrical body, so as to receive the first cylindrical body;

forming a second securing spiral channel around the second cylindrical body starting from an end of the second cylindrical body to a certain part of the second cylindrical body and having a predetermined length and predetermined pitches;

installing a secondary coil in the second securing spiral channel; and

inserting the first cylindrical body into the second cylindrical body, and

electrically connecting a portion of the exposed secondary coil of the second cylindrical body to a portion of the exposed primary coil of the first cylindrical body.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the primary and secondary coils are made of one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag and a shape memory alloy.

14. A method for manufacturing an antenna, comprising the steps of:

i) preparing an inner ceramic substrate and outer ceramic substrates;

ii) forming a plurality of via holes in each of the inner and outer ceramic substrates, and filling a conductive paste in the via holes;

iii) forming primary coil patterns on opposite surfaces of the inner ceramic substrate so that the primary coil patterns are connected together in spiral form through a set of the via holes of the inner substrate so as to form a primary coil

iv) forming secondary coil patterns on a surface of each of the outer ceramic substrates;

v) bonding the inner and outer substrates together with the inner substrate having the primary coil disposed between the outer substrates so that the secondary coil patterns are connected together in spiral form through another set of the via holes of the inner substrate and the via holes of the outer substrates so as to form a secondary coil.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein step iii) comprises the sub-steps of:

forming coated layers by non-elcctrolytically coating one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Ag and Au on the inner ceramic substrate; and

etching the coated layers by photo lithography to form the primary coil patterns connected to said set of via holes formed in the inner substrate.

16. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein step iv) comprises the sub-steps of:

forming coated layers by non-electrolytically coating one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Ag and Au on the outer ceramic substrates; and

etching the coated layers by photo lithography to form the secondary coil patterns connected to said other set of via holes formed in the inner substrate and the via holes formed in the outer substrates.

17. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein in step v), the bonding is carried out by using at least one of a cream solder, an adhesive and a glass frit.

18. A method for manufacturing an antenna, comprising the steps of:

i) preparing green sheets;

ii) forming a plurality of via holes in each of the green sheets, and filling a conductive material in each of the via holes;

iii) forming primary coil patterns on a surface of each of at least two inner sheets among said green sheets;

iv) forming secondary coil patterns on a surface of each of at least two outer sheets among said green sheets;

v) stacking the inner sheets between the outer sheets so as to align the respective via holes of the inner and outer sheets; and

vi) baking the sheets of the stacked structure with the primary and secondary coil patterns formed thereon at a predetermined temperature so as to complete the antenna.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein in step iii), a conductive paste made of one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Ag or Au is printed or deposited on the inner sheets so as to form the primary coil patterns connected to a set of the via holes of the inner sheets.

20. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein in step iv), a conductive paste made of one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Ag or Au is printed or deposited on the outer sheets so as to form the secondary coil patterns connected to the via holes of the outer sheets.

21. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein in step vi), the stacked sheets are pressed together at a pressure of from about 80 to about 120 Kg/cm2, and said baking is carried out at a temperature of from about 800 to about 1000°

C.

22. A method for manufacturing an antenna, comprising the steps of:

i) preparing first and second flexible substrates;

ii) forming a first conductive pattern on a major face of the first flexible substrate in a diagonal direction thereof;

iii) forming a plurality of second conductive patterns on the second flexible substrate so that the second conductive patterns are inclined and spaced by predetermined gaps;

iv) winding the second flexible substrate around a support; and

v) winding the first flexible substrate around the support and overlying the second flexible substrate.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising a grounding pattern formed on the other major face of the first flexible substrate so as to electrically connect the first conductive pattern of the first flexible substrate to the second conductive pattern of the second flexible substrate.

24. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the support is made cylindrical from one selected from the group consisting of a resin, a ceramic and a magnetic material.