Multi-band antenna

• US 7,446,717 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2006
• Issued: 11/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Huang, Yao-Shien, Hung, Chen-Ta, Ku, Po-Kang
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Hoang V
• Application Number:
  US11/638,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20070132646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 693 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702, 343/700.MS, 343/846
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• 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 5/371 Branching current paths
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/40 Imbricated or interleaved structures; Combined or electromagnetically coupled arrangements, e.g. comprising two or more non-connected fed radiating elements

Abstract

A multi-band antenna includes a first antenna operating at wireless wide area network and having a first radiating arm, a second antenna operating at wireless local area network and a grounding portion employed by the first antenna and the second antenna. Wherein the first radiating arm of the first antenna further includes a metallic sheet, an insulative member affixed to the metallic sheet and a metal foil affixed to the insulative member.

Claims

1. A multi-band antenna comprising:

a first antenna operating at wireless wide area network, and comprising a first radiating arm;

a second antenna operating at wireless local area network;

a grounding portion employed by the first antenna and the second antenna; and

wherein the first radiating arm of the first antenna comprises a metallic sheet, an insulative member affixed to the metallic sheet and a metal foil affixed to the insulative member.

2. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1, the structure of the first antenna is different from that of the second antenna, and the first antenna and the second antenna are substantially arranged in a line.

3. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first antenna comprises a first radiating element having a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion, said grounding portion and a first connecting portion connecting with the first radiating element and said grounding portion.

4. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first radiating element comprises a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion defining a second radiating arm, a third radiating arm and a fourth radiating arm extending perpendicularly and downwardly from the distal end of the third radiating arm.

5. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal sheet is L-shaped and comprises a wider portion and a narrower portion.

6. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 5, wherein said insulative member is substantially cuboid shaped to adapt to the L-shaped metal sheet, and has a protruding rib engaging with the narrower portion to make sure the distal end of the protruding rib and the distal end of the metal sheet are coplanar.

7. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said grounding portion comprises a bending portion connecting with the first antenna and the second antenna and a first grounding portion extending perpendicularly from the bending portion.

8. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 7, wherein one side surface of said insulative member affixes to a surface of the metal sheet facing to the first grounding portion, and another side surface of the insulative affixes to a second antenna, and one surface of the insulative member facing to the first grounding portion is designated as a lower wall.

9. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 8, wherein said metal foil is inverted-U-shaped and comprises a top wall, a bottom wall and a side wall connecting with the top wall and the bottom wall, the top wall of the metal sheet is narrower than the wall of the insulative member affixed by the top wall in order to avoid electrically contacting with the second antenna.

10. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 9, wherein the bottom wall of the metal foil affixes to the lower wall of the insulative member, the top wall of the insulative member affixes to the metal sheet for establishing an electrical connection.

11. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second antenna comprises a second radiating member, a second connecting portion and said grounding portion.

12. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second radiating member comprises a third radiating portion, a fourth radiating portion connecting with the third radiating portion and a fifth radiating portion perpendicular to the third and fourth radiating portion.

13. A multi-band antenna, comprising:

an antenna body stamped from a metal sheet and comprising a radiating portion working at at least two spaced frequency bands, a grounding portion and a connecting portion connecting with the radiating portion and the grounding portion;

an insulative member affixed to the radiating portion of the antenna body; and

a metal foil discrete from the metal sheet while being affixed to the insulative member and mechanically and electrically connecting with the radiating portion.

14. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 13, wherein said radiating portion comprises a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion electrically connecting with the first radiating potion, a third radiating portion, fourth radiating portion electrically connecting with the third radiating portion and a fifth radiating portion electrically connecting with the third radiating portion and the fourth radiating portion.

15. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 14, wherein said insulative member affixes to the first radiating portion.

16. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 14, wherein said metal foil is inverted-U shaped and affixes to the first radiating portion and the insulative member.

17. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first radiating portion is capable of transmitting/receiving low-frequency.

18. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 14, wherein said metal foil is an AL foil.

19. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 13, wherein the metal foil is flexible and thinner than the metal sheet.

20. A multi-band antenna, comprising;

an antenna body stamped from a metal sheet and comprising a radiating portion, a grounding portion and a connecting portion connecting with the radiating portion and the grounding portion;

the radiating portion, the connecting portion and the grounding portion respectively defining three different planes commonly confining a space therein;

an insulative member located in said space therein with a metal foil wrapped therearoun;

wherein

said metal foil touches the radiating portion.