Multi-band antenna and mobile communication terminal having the same

• US 7,564,413 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2008
• Issued: 07/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Jae Chan, Kim, Hyun Hak, Lee, Jung Nam, Park, Jong Kweon
• Primary Examiner(s): CHO, JAMES HYONCHOL
• Application Number:
  US12/026,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20080204340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 532 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702, 343/770, 343/767, 343/700.MS, 343/846
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 13/10 Resonant slot antennas
• 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

Abstract

There is provided a mobile communication terminal including: a dielectric substrate; a ground surface formed on a first area of the dielectric substrate; a radiation part disposed on a second area where the ground surface is not formed, at a predetermined distance from the dielectric substrate, the radiation part having first and second slots formed thereon; a feeding line formed on the second area of the dielectric substrate and having one end connected to the radiation part; a ground line disposed on the second area of the dielectric substrate at a predetermined distance from the feeding line and having one end connected to the radiation part and another end connected to the ground surface; and a matching ground surface formed on the second area of the dielectric substrate, the matching ground surface disposed in a superimposed relationship with a portion of the radiation part and extending from the ground surface to be capacitively coupled to the radiation part.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a dielectric substrate;

a ground surface formed on a first area of the dielectric substrate;

a radiation part disposed on a second area of the dielectric substrate where the ground surface is not formed, at a predetermined distance from the dielectric substrate, the radiation part having first and second slots formed thereon;

a feeding line formed on the second area of the dielectric substrate and having one end connected to the radiation part;

a ground line disposed on the second area of the dielectric substrate at a predetermined distance from the feeding line and having one end connected to the radiation part and another end connected to the ground surface; and

a matching ground surface formed on the second area of the dielectric substrate, the matching ground surface disposed in a superimposed relationship with a portion of the radiation part and extending from the ground surface to be capacitively coupled to the radiation part.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising a non-conductive fixer having a predetermined height such that the radiation part is disposed at a distance from the dielectric substrate.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the first slot is formed such that the radiation part demonstrates frequency characteristics in a 880 to 960 MHz global system for mobile communication band, a 1.575 GHz global positioning system band, a 1.71 to 1.88 GHz digital communication system band, and a 1.85 to 1.99 GHz personal communications service band, and

the second slot is formed such that the radiation part demonstrates frequency characteristics in a 2.4 GHz instrumentation scientific and medical band.

4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the radiation part comprises:

a primary radiator; and

at least one secondary radiator bent perpendicularly from an edge of the primary radiator.

5. The mobile communication terminal of claim 4, wherein the primary radiator is of a rectangular shape, and

the at least one secondary radiator comprises:

a first secondary radiator connected to one side of the primary radiator; and

a second secondary radiator connected to another side of the primary radiator adjacent to the one side.

6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 5, wherein

the first slot comprises:

a first slot segment formed along a boundary between the primary radiator and the first secondary radiator and having one open end;

a second slot segment having one end connected perpendicular to another end of the first slot segment;

a third slot segment extending from another end of the second slot segment perpendicular to the second slot segment, in opposing directions;

a fourth slot segment extending perpendicularly from one end of the third slot segment; and

a fifth slot segment extending perpendicularly from another end of the third slot segment to the second secondary radiator.

7. The mobile communication terminal of claim 5, wherein the second slot comprises:

a first slot segment having one end opened to still another side of the primary radiator;

a second slot segment having one end connected to another end of the first slot segment;

a third slot segment having one end connected to another end of the second slot segment;

a fourth slot segment extended from another end of the second slot segment to the second secondary radiator to be perpendicular to the third slot segment,

wherein the first slot segment has a width greater than a width of the other slot segments.

8. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the feeding line and the ground line are formed of a micro-strip line, respectively.

9. The mobile communication terminal of claim 8, wherein each of the feeding line and ground line is provided at one end with a contact terminal having a predetermined height to be connected to the radiation part.

10. A multi-band antenna comprising:

a primary radiator of a rectangular shape;

a first secondary radiator bent perpendicularly from one side of the primary radiator;

a second secondary radiator bent perpendicularly from another side of the primary radiator adjacent to the one side;

a first slot comprising;

a first slot segment formed along a boundary between the primary radiator and the first secondary radiator and having one open end;

a second slot segment having one end connected perpendicular to another end of the first slot segment;

a third slot segment extending from another end of the second slot segment perpendicular to the second slot segment, in opposing directions;

a fourth slot segment extending perpendicularly from one end of the third slot segment; and

a fifth slot segment extending perpendicularly from another end of the third slot segment to the second secondary radiator; and

a second slot comprising;

a first slot segment having one end opened to still another side of the primary radiator;

a second slot segment having one end connected to another end of the first slot segment of the second slot;

a third slot segment having one end connected to another end of the second slot segment of the second slot;

a fourth slot segment extended from the another end of the second slot segment of the second slot to the second secondary radiator to be perpendicular to the third slot segment of the second slot.

11. The multi-band antenna of claim 10, wherein the first slot is formed such that the antenna demonstrates frequency characteristics in a 880 to 960 MHz global system for mobile communication band, a 1.575 GHz global positioning system band, a 1.71 to 1.88 GHz digital communication system band, and a 1.85 to 1.99 GHz personal communications service band, and

the second slot is formed such that the antenna demonstrates frequency characteristics in a 2.4 GHz instrumentation scientific and medical band.