Tri-band antenna for digital multimedia broadcast (DMB) applications
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1. An antenna for receiving radio frequency signals, comprising:
- a first resonant segment comprising first and second connected conductive strips a width of the first conductive strip bifurcated along a partial length thereof to form a first and a second bifurcated segment;
the first bifurcated segment extending from a plane of the first conductive strip and forming a second resonant segment;
the second bifurcated segment extending from the plane of the first conductive segment and forming a third resonant segment; and
wherein the first segment is resonant at a first frequency, the second segment is resonant at a second frequency and the third segment is resonant at a third frequency.
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Abstract
A radio frequency transmitting and receiving apparatus comprising an antenna further comprising a plurality of antenna segments. Each segment exhibits a different electrical length and certain of the segments are capacitively coupled to establish a resonant frequency for each segment. In one embodiment, the certain segments comprise a plurality of concentric arcuate conductive elements connected to a signal terminal and a ground plane.
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31 Claims
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1. An antenna for receiving radio frequency signals, comprising:
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a first resonant segment comprising first and second connected conductive strips a width of the first conductive strip bifurcated along a partial length thereof to form a first and a second bifurcated segment; the first bifurcated segment extending from a plane of the first conductive strip and forming a second resonant segment; the second bifurcated segment extending from the plane of the first conductive segment and forming a third resonant segment; and wherein the first segment is resonant at a first frequency, the second segment is resonant at a second frequency and the third segment is resonant at a third frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An antenna, comprising:
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a first resonant element comprising a first conductive strip having a first width and shaped to form a boundary defining an interior region and an exterior region; a second resonant element comprising a second conductive strip extending into the exterior region and further comprising an extension of a first portion of the first width from the first conductive strip; a third resonant element comprising a third conductive strip extending through an opening defined in the boundary into the interior region and further comprising an extension of a second portion of the first width from the first conductive strip; and wherein a plane of each of the second and the third conductive strips is different from a plane of the first conductive strip. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communications device for receiving radio frequency signals, comprising
a substrate having a ground region disposed thereon; -
a plurality of device components disposed within an interior region of the communications device and defining a space envelope within the interior region; an antenna shaped to fit within the space envelope, the antenna comprising; a first resonant element shaped according to the space envelope to form a boundary defining an interior region and an exterior region; a second resonant element disposed in the exterior region; a third resonant element disposed in the interior region; and wherein a first resonant frequency is responsive to an electrical length of the first element and capacitive coupling of the first element to the second and the third elements, and wherein a second antenna resonant frequency is responsive to an electrical length of the second element and capacitive coupling of the second element to the first and the third elements, and wherein a third antenna resonant frequency is responsive to an electrical length of the third element and capacitive coupling of the third element to the first and the second elements. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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