Multifrequency antenna

• US 6,518,925 B1
• Filed: 07/06/2000
• Issued: 02/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pulse Finland Oy (Yageo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Filtronic LK Oy
• Inventors: Mikkola, Jyrki, Annamaa, Petteri
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Hoanganh
• Application Number:
  US09/611,063
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: H01/Q.124, 343/702, 343/700.MS, 343/901
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/244 extendable from a housing along a given path
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/00 Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements combinations of separate active antenna units operating in different wavebands and connected to a common feeder system H01Q21/30
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/357 using a single feed point
• 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 9/30 with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole H01Q9/44 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention pertains to an antenna construction of at least two frequency bands comprising at least a whip antenna. A dielectric block (33) with a relatively high permittivity is installed into the whip antenna (32) at a location in which there is a voltage maximum at a harmonic of the basic resonance frequency of the antenna. The dielectric medium shifts the harmonic in question downwards. The arrangement is realized in such a manner that the basic resonance frequency of the whip antenna falls on the operating frequency band of one network, and the harmonic in question falls on the operating frequency band of a desired second network. The construction may further comprise a PIFA antenna (34) the operating frequency of which is the same as the upper operating frequency of the whip antenna. Thus the degradation of the function of the PIFA that can be caused by the user'"'"'s hand will not substantially degrade the connection since the whip, too, operates in the operating frequency band of the PIFA.

Claims

1. An antenna in a radio apparatus comprising a single radiating element, the single radiating element being a monopole whip antenna for transmitting and receiving radiation in at least two frequency bands, wherein in connection with said monopole whip antenna (12, 22, 32) there is at least one dielectric part (13, 23, 24, 33) that is placed around said monopole whip antenna at a location where there is a voltage maximum at a harmonic of the basic resonating frequency of said monopole whip antenna for changing the electrical length of the monopole whip antenna at said harmonic resonance frequency of said monopole whip antenna.

2. The antenna of claim 1, characterized in that said monopole whip antenna has first and second functional extreme positions, said first functional extreme position being substantially completely pulled out and said second functional extreme position being substantially completely pushed inside the housing of said radio apparatus.

3. The antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that said harmonic of said basic resonating frequency is the third resonating frequency when the basic resonating frequency of said monopole whip antenna is a first resonating frequency.

4. The antenna according to claim 1 with two dielectric parts, characterized in that said at least one dielectric part includes a first dielectric part (23) which is placed around the monopole whip antenna (22) installed in a fixed manner in relation to the frame of the radio apparatus, and a second dielectric part (24) which is installed at the outer end of the monopole whip antenna.

5. The antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that the material of said at least one dielectric part (13,23,24,33) is plastic.

6. The antenna according to claim 1, characterized in that the material of said at least one dielectric part (13,23,24,33) is ceramic.