Antenna matching circuit, mobile communication device including antenna matching circuit, and dielectric antenna including antenna matching circuit

• US 7,088,307 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2004
• Issued: 08/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Company Limited (Taiyo Yuden Co)
• Original Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Company Limited (Taiyo Yuden Co)
• Inventors: Imaizumi, Tatsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Summons, Barbara
• Application Number:
  US10/831,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20040217915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 837 Days
• Field of Search: 343860-862, 333/32
• US Class Current: 343/860
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 2001/0085 Multilayer, e.g. LTCC, HTCC, green sheets inside PCB filters H05K
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/0115 comprising only inductors and capacitors H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/38 Impedance-matching networks

Abstract

In an antenna matching circuit including a parallel resonant section connected to a radiation element constituting an antenna, the parallel resonant section includes a series resonant portion composed of an inductance component and a capacitance component. The series resonant portion realizes antenna matching and band widening. The parallel resonant section can be inserted in a feeder line connected to the radiation element or inserted in a GND line connected to the radiation element.

Claims

1. A dielectric antenna in which a radiation element pattern and a parallel resonant type matching section connected to said radiation element pattern are formed on a dielectric substrate, wherein said matching section comprises:

a series resonant portion composed of a first equivalent inductance pattern and a capacitive coupling portion; and

a second equivalent inductance pattern connected in parallel with said series resonant portion.

2. The dielectric antenna according to claim 1, wherein said matching section is formed between said radiation element pattern and a feeding point of said radiation element pattern.

3. The dielectric antenna according to claim 1, wherein said matching section is formed between said radiation element pattern and a ground point of said radiation element pattern.

4. The dielectric antenna according to claim 1, wherein said first equivalent inductance pattern and said radiation element pattern are formed on separate dielectric substrates, and wherein said capacitive coupling portion is formed by using interlayer coupling between said first equivalent inductance pattern and said radiation element pattern.

5. The dielectric antenna according to claim 1, wherein said capacitive coupling portion is formed by using interlayer coupling which occurs between said first equivalent inductance pattern and a grounding terminal electrode of said radiation element pattern.

6. The dielectric antenna according to claim 1, wherein said capacitive coupling portion is formed by dividing said first equivalent inductance pattern on one dielectric substrate and using capacitive coupling which occurs between patterns resulting from the division.

7. The dielectric antenna according to claim 1, wherein said capacitive coupling portion is formed by using capacitive coupling which occurs between a power feeding terminal and a grounding terminal of said radiation element pattern, and wherein said first equivalent inductance pattern is formed in the power feeding terminal or the grounding terminal.

8. The dielectric antenna according to claim 1, wherein said first and/or said second equivalent inductance pattern is provided separately from a parasitic inductance which occurs in said capacitive coupling portion.

9. The dielectric antenna according to claim 1, wherein said second equivalent inductance pattern, said radiation element pattern, and said series resonant portion are formed on separate dielectric substrates and layered in this order.

10. The dielectric antenna according to claim 9, wherein an intermediate layer is interposed between said second equivalent inductance pattern and said radiation element pattern.

11. An antenna matching circuit comprising a parallel resonant section which is connected to a radiation element constituting an antenna,

wherein said parallel resonant section includes a series resonant portion composed of an inductance component and a capacitance component, wherein said parallel resonant section is inserted in a GND line connected to said radiation element;

and

wherein at least a portion of said parallel resonant section is disposed on a dielectric substrate with the radiation element.

12. A communication device comprising a radiation element comprising an antenna, an antenna matching circuit connected to said radiation element, and a power feeding means for feeding power to said radiation element,

wherein said matching circuit is formed by a parallel resonant circuit which includes a series resonant portion composed of an inductance component and a capacitance component;

and

wherein a portion of said matching circuit is disposed on a dielectric substrate with said antenna.

13. The communication device according to claim 12, wherein said parallel resonant circuit is placed between an output of said power feeding means and an input of said radiation element.

14. The communication device according to claim 12, wherein said parallel resonant circuit is placed between said radiation element and a ground point of said radiation element.

15. An antenna comprising:

a parallel resonant type matching circuit connected to a radiation element, wherein said matching circuit includes a series resonant portion composed of an inductance component and a capacitance component;

wherein said matching circuit is inserted in a GND line connected to said radiation element; and

wherein a portion of said matching circuit is formed on a dielectric substrate with said radiation element.