Handheld wireless communication devices with antenna having parasitic element

• US 6,603,430 B1
• Filed: 03/09/2001
• Issued: 08/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: RangeStar Wireless Inc.
• Original Assignee: Tyco Electronics Logistics AG (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Zavala, Juan, Hill, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHEN, SHIH CHAO
• Application Number:
  US09/802,805
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702, 343/700.MS, 343/793, 343/795, 343/833, 343/806, 343/895, 343/803
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/242 specially adapted for hand-held use
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/36 Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewithH01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/065 Microstrip dipole antennas patch antenna H01Q9/0407
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/26 with folded element or elements, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of operating wavelength resonant loop antennas H01Q7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

A simple internal or partly internal antenna system for optimizing the radiation pattern from hand held wireless communications devices HHWCD such as hand-held data devices and cellular telephones is disclosed. The antenna system consists of an essentially internal or partly internal asymmetrical dipole with quarter-wave resonator section and radiating planar section, in conjunction with a planar parasitic director element. The radiating planar section may be the ground traces of the HHWCDs printed wiring board PWB. The antenna system provides for single or multiple frequency band operation.

Claims

1. An antenna for a wireless communication device for receiving and transmitting a communication signal said antenna comprising:

an asymmetric dipole comprising a radiator portion defined by conductive traces on a printed wiring board having associated electronic componentry, and a resonator portion having a conductive trace defined thereupon, said conductive trace being electrically coupled to the radiator portion at a first location and being electrically coupled to a feedline line of the communication device at a second location away from the first location; and

a dual band parasitic element disposed away from a user during operation of the wireless communication device relative to the asymmetric dipole, said dual band parasitic element comprising a conductive trace upon a dielectric substrate, said conductive trace include a pair of opposed ends, each of the pair of ends including an inductor portion and a capacity hat portion.

2. The antenna of claim 1 wherein the conductive traces on the printed wiring board define the ground plane of the associated electronic componentry.

3. The antenna of claim 1 wherein the resonator portion is defined upon a generally planar dielectric substrate separate from the radiator portion.

4. The antenna of claim 1 wherein the resonator portion is defined as a serpentine conductive trace having a matching section between the first location and the second location.

5. An antenna for a wireless communication device comprising:

an asymmetric dipole comprising a radiator portion defined by conductive traces on a printed wiring board within a housing of the wireless communication device, and a resonator portion having a conductive trace defined thereupon, said conductive trace being electrically coupled to the radiator portion at a first location and being electrically coupled to a feedline line of the communication device at a second location away from the first location; and

a dual band parasitic element within the housing and disposed away from a user during operation of the wireless communication device relative to the asymmetric dipole, said dual band parasitic element comprising a conductive trace upon a dielectric substrate, said conductive trace include a pair of opposed ends, each of the pair of ends including an inductor portion and a capacity hat portion.

6. The antenna of claim 5 wherein the conductive traces on the printed wiring board define the ground plane of an electronic componentry.

7. The antenna of claim 5 wherein the resonator portion is defined upon a generally planar dielectric substrate separate from the radiator portion.

8. The antenna of claim 5 wherein the resonator portion is defined as a serpentine conductive trace having a matching section between the first location and the second location.

9. The antenna of claim 5 wherein the inductor portion of the dual band parasitic element is defined as a serpentine conductive trace.

10. The antenna of claim 5 wherein the capacity hat portion of the dual band parasitic element is defined as a generally rectangular conductive trace.

11. An antenna for a wireless communication device comprising:

an asymmetric dipole comprising a radiator portion defined by conductive traces on a printed wiring board within a housing of the wireless communication device, and a resonator portion having a conductive trace defined thereupon, said conductive trace being electrically coupled to the radiator portion at a first location and being electrically coupled to a feedline line of the communication device at a second location away from the first location; and

a dual band parasitic element within the housing and disposed away from a user during operation of the wireless communication device relative to the asymmetric dipole, said dual band parasitic element comprising conductive traces upon a dielectric substrate, said conductive traces including a central trace and a pair of end traces, and each of the pair of end traces including an inductor portion and a capacity hat portion.

12. The antenna of claim 11 wherein the conductive traces on the printed wiring board define the ground plane of an electronic componentry.

13. The antenna of claim 11 wherein the resonator portion is defined as a serpentine conductive trace having a matching section between the first location and the second location.

14. The antenna of claim 11 wherein the inductor portion of the dual band parasitic element is defined as a serpentine conductive trace.

15. The antenna of claim 11 wherein the capacity hat portion of the dual band parasitic element is defined as a generally rectangular conductive trace.

16. The antenna of claim 11 wherein the dual band parasitic element is defined upon a generally planar dielectric substrate.

17. The antenna of claim 11 wherein a plane including the dielectric substrate of the dual band parasitic element is generally parallel with another plane including the printed wiring board.