Multilevel ground-plane for a mobile device
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
an antenna radiating element attached to a surface of the printed circuit board; and
a multilevel ground plane integral with the printed circuit board and electromagnetically coupled to the antenna radiating element;
the multilevel ground plane comprising;
a first conducting surface;
a second conducting surface; and
a conducting strip that couples the first conducting surface to the second conducting surface;
wherein at least a portion of the multilevel ground plane defines a space-filling curve;
wherein the antenna radiating element comprises at least one hole defining an empty area on the antenna radiating element;
wherein a shape of said empty area is formed by a plurality of polygonal shapes connected or overlapping at a contact region of a perimeter of said plurality of polygonal shapes;
wherein the contact region between directly connected polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes is narrower than 50% of the perimeter of said directly connected polygonal shapes;
wherein the polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes have the same number of sides but not all the polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes have the same size;
wherein at least one edge of the antenna radiating element is aligned with a slot defined between the first conducting surface and the second conducting surface;
wherein an end of the slot is in contact with a perimetric edge of the multilevel ground plane; and
wherein at least a part of the at least one hole is positioned over a part of the slot.
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Abstract
In accordance with the teachings described herein, a multilevel ground-plane for a mobile device is provided. The multilevel ground-plane includes a first conductive surface, a second conductive surface, and a conducting strip that couples the first conducting surface to the second conducting surface. A mobile device having a multilevel ground-plane may include a printed circuit board, an antenna radiating element attached to a surface of the printed circuit board, and the multilevel ground plane integral with the printed circuit board and electromagnetically coupled to the antenna radiating element.
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33 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a printed circuit board; an antenna radiating element attached to a surface of the printed circuit board; and a multilevel ground plane integral with the printed circuit board and electromagnetically coupled to the antenna radiating element; the multilevel ground plane comprising; a first conducting surface; a second conducting surface; and a conducting strip that couples the first conducting surface to the second conducting surface; wherein at least a portion of the multilevel ground plane defines a space-filling curve; wherein the antenna radiating element comprises at least one hole defining an empty area on the antenna radiating element; wherein a shape of said empty area is formed by a plurality of polygonal shapes connected or overlapping at a contact region of a perimeter of said plurality of polygonal shapes; wherein the contact region between directly connected polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes is narrower than 50% of the perimeter of said directly connected polygonal shapes; wherein the polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes have the same number of sides but not all the polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes have the same size; wherein at least one edge of the antenna radiating element is aligned with a slot defined between the first conducting surface and the second conducting surface; wherein an end of the slot is in contact with a perimetric edge of the multilevel ground plane; and wherein at least a part of the at least one hole is positioned over a part of the slot.
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2. An antenna system, comprising:
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a ground plane having a substantially rectangular shape; a radiating element being placed over the ground plane; the radiating element having at least one edge and the ground plane having a first slot and a second slot; wherein the radiating element comprises at least one hole defining an empty area on the radiating element; wherein a shape of said empty area is formed by a plurality of polygonal shapes connected or overlapping at a contact region of a perimeter of said plurality of polygonal shapes; wherein the contact region between directly connected polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes is narrower than 50% of the perimeter of said directly connected polygonal shapes; wherein the polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes have the same number of sides but not all the polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes have the same size; wherein the first slot has a first end that intersects a first edge of the ground plane and the second slot has a second end that intersect a second edge of the ground plane, wherein the second edge being opposite to the first edge; wherein the first slot and the second slot are arranged in a projection area of the radiating element on the ground plane; wherein the first slot and the second slot are not symmetrically arranged with respect to an axis parallel to a long dimension of the ground plane and dividing the ground plane into two substantially equal halves; wherein at least a part of the at least one edge of the radiating element is aligned to and positioned over a part of at least one of the first slot and the second slot; and wherein at least a part of the at least one hole is positioned over a part of at least one of the first slot and the second slot. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile communications device comprising:
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an antenna system, the antenna system comprising; a ground plane having a substantially rectangular shape; a radiating element being placed over the ground plane; the radiating element having at least one edge and the ground plane having a first slot and a second slot; wherein the radiating element comprises at least one hole defining an empty area on the radiating element; wherein a shape of said empty area is formed by a plurality of polygonal shapes connected or overlapping at a contact region of a perimeter of said plurality of polygonal shapes; wherein the contact region between directly connected polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes is narrower than 50% of the perimeter of said directly connected polygonal shapes; wherein the polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes have the same number of sides but not all the polygonal shapes of the plurality of polygonal shapes have the same size; wherein the first slot has a first end that intersects a first edge of the ground plane and the second slot has a second end that intersect a second edge of the ground plane, wherein the second edge being opposite to the first edge; wherein the first slot and the second slot are arranged in a projection area of the radiating element on the ground plane; wherein the first slot and the second slot are not symmetrically arranged with respect to an axis parallel to a long dimension of the ground plane and dividing the ground plane into two substantially equal halves; wherein at least a part of the at least one edge of the radiating element is aligned to and positioned over a part of at least one of the first slot and the second slot; and wherein at least a part of the at least one hole is positioned over a part of at least one of the first slot and the second slot. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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