Printed dual dipole antenna

• US 7,042,412 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2004
• Issued: 05/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Chuang, Huey-Ru
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, THO GIA
• Application Number:
  US10/860,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20040252070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 343/795
• US Class Current: 343/795
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/24 Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction circularly polarised patch antennas H01Q9/0428; circularly polarised horns H01Q13/0241; cross-polarised horns H01Q13/0258; polarisation converters H01Q15/242; cross-polarised rear feeds H01Q19/136; crossed polarisation dual antenna H01Q25/001
• 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 9/285 Planar dipole H01Q9/065 takes precedence; patch antenna H01Q9/0407

Abstract

A printed dual dipole antenna is disposed in a specific region with a border on a PCB having a first surface and a second surface. The printed dual dipole antenna has a first split dipole antenna along a first operation direction. The first split dipole antenna includes a balun member, a first antenna branch, and a second antenna branch on the first surface of the PCB, and a signal feeding member on the second surface of the PCB. Wherein, at least one of the first antenna branch and the second antenna branch is bent into a bent structure to fit within the specific region. A second split dipole antenna along a second operation direction. Wherein, at least one of the first antenna branch and the second antenna branch is bent into a bent structure to fit within the specific region.

Claims

1. A printed dual dipole antenna, disposed in a specific region with a border on a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first surface and a second surface, the printed dual dipole antenna comprising:

a first split dipole antenna along a first operation direction, wherein the first split dipole antenna includes a balun member, a first antenna branch, and a second antenna branch on the first surface of the PCB, and a signal feeding member on the second surface of the PCB, wherein at least one of the first antenna branch and the second antenna branch is bent into a bent structure to fit within the specific region; and

a second split dipole antenna along a second operation direction, which is perpendicular to the first operation direction, wherein the second split dipole antenna includes a balun member, a first antenna branch, and a second antenna branch on the first surface of the PCB, and a signal feeding member on the second surface of the PCB, wherein at least one of the first antenna branch and the second antenna branch is bent into a bent structure to fit within the specific region.

2. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the balun member of the first split dipole antenna and the balun member of the second split dipole antenna are coupled together.

3. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, further comprising a switching device to select one of the first split dipole antenna and the second split dipole antenna in operation.

4. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein at least one of the antenna branches of the first split dipole antenna and the second split dipole antenna is cut by a length to fit into the boarder of the specific region.

5. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the bent structures for the bent antenna branches are identical.

6. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the bent structures for the bent antenna branches are different.

7. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the bent structures for the bent antenna branches include a bent right angle.

8. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the bent structures for the bent antenna branches include two corners bent by a right angle.

9. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the bent structures for the bent antenna branches include a smooth bending structure.

10. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the specific region is a rectangular region or a square region.

11. The printed dual dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein in the first split dipole antenna, when one of the antenna branches is bent, the other one of antenna branches remains straight and is optionally cut by a length.

12. A split dipole antenna, on a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first surface and a second surface, the split dipole antenna comprising:

a balun member, disposed on the first surface of the PCB;

a first antenna branch with a first shape structure, coupled to the balun member on the first surface;

a second antenna branch with a second shape structure, coupled to the balun member on the first surface; and

a signal feeding member, disposed on the second surface of the PCB,

wherein one of the first shape structure and the second shape structure is further bent, so that the two shape structure are different.

13. The split dipole antenna of claim 12, wherein the at least one of the first shape structure and the second shape structure is bent, including a right angle.

14. The split dipole antenna of claim 12, wherein the at least one of the first shape structure and the second shape structure is bent at two corners by a right angle.

15. The split dipole antenna of claim 12, wherein the at least one of the first shape structure and the second shape structure is bent, including a smooth bending structure.

16. The split dipole antenna of claim 12, wherein the first shape structure and the second shape structure are both bent into a bent structure.

17. The split dipole antenna of claim 16, wherein the bent structure comprises a right-angle bending structure.

18. The split dipole antenna of claim 16, wherein the bent structure comprises a smooth bending structure.

19. The split dipole antenna of claim 12, wherein the other one of the first shape structure and the second shape structure is in a straight shape.