Multifrequency inverted-F antenna

• US 6,861,986 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2003
• Issued: 03/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Inventors: Lin, Huey-Jen, Chang, Yuan-Li, Fang, Chien-Hsing
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): A, MINH D
• Application Number:
  US10/394,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20040066334A1
• Time in Patent Office: 712 Days
• Field of Search: 343/741, 343/906, 343/908, 343/700.MS, 343/846, 343/702
• US Class Current: 343/700.0MS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2266 disposed inside the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/241 used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM H01Q1/247, H01Q1/248 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/371 Branching current paths
• 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 9/045 with particular feeding means for circular polarisation H01Q9/0428
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

Abstract

A multifrequency inverted-F antenna includes a radiating element having opposite first and second ends, a grounding element spaced apart from the radiating element, and an interconnecting element extending between the radiating and grounding elements and including first, second, and third parts. The first part is connected to the radiating element at a feeding point between the first and second ends. The second part is offset from the first part in a longitudinal direction, and is connected to the grounding element. The third part interconnects the first and second parts. A feeding line is connected to the interconnecting element.

Claims

1. A multifrequency antenna comprising:

a conductive radiating element extending in a longitudinal direction and having opposite first and second ends lying in said longitudinal direction;

a conductive grounding element spaced apart from said radiating element in a transverse direction relative to said longitudinal direction;

a conductive interconnecting element extending between said radiating and grounding elements and including first, second, and third parts, said first part being electrically connected to said radiating element at a feeding point between said first and second ends of said radiating element, said second part being offset from said first part in said longitudinal direction and being electrically connected to said grounding element, said third part electrically interconnecting said first and second parts; and

a feeding line electrically connected to said interconnecting element.

2. The multifrequency antenna of claim 1, wherein said feeding line is electrically connected to said third part of said interconnecting element.

3. The multifrequency antenna of claim 1, wherein said first part of said interconnecting element has a radiating end that is electrically connected to said radiating element at said feeding point, and a distal end that is opposite to said radiating end, said second part of said interconnecting element having a grounding end that is electrically connected to said grounding element, and a distal end that is opposite to said grounding end, said third part of said interconnecting element having opposite left and right ends electrically and respectively connected to said distal ends of said first and second parts.

4. The multifrequency antenna of claim 3, wherein said feeding line is electrically connected to said left end of said third part of said interconnecting element.

5. The multifrequency antenna of claim 4, wherein said first and second parts form a first angle is equal to 90°

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6. The multifrequency antenna of claim 5, wherein said second and third parts form a second angle is equal to 90°

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7. The multifrequency antenna of claim 6, wherein said feeding line is electrically connected to said left end of said third part of said interconnecting element.

8. The multifrequency antenna of claim 6, wherein said grounding element extends in a direction substantially parallel to said radiating element.

9. The multifrequency antenna of claim 8, wherein said first and second parts of said interconnecting element extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to said radiating elements.

10. The multifrequency antenna of claim 9, wherein said radiating element is in the form of a strip.

11. The multifrequency antenna of claim 9, wherein said radiating element is in the form of a plate.

12. The multifrequency antenna of claim 11, wherein said radiating element is rectangular in shape and has a side edge, said radiating end of said first part being connected to said side edge, said side edge being formed with a groove between said feeding point and said second end of said radiating element.

13. The multifrequency antenna of claim 1, wherein the length of said radiating element measured from said first end to said feeding point is shorter than that from said feeding point to said second end.