Low profile full wavelength meandering antenna
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1. A card that interfaces an electronic device wherein the electronic device has a device height comprising:
- a card body having a width and opposing ends and a device end adapted to be inserted within the electronic device;
a loop antenna mounted perpendicular on the end opposite the device end, wherein the width of the loop antenna is about the width of the card body and a height about one-half of its width, wherein the loop antenna further comprises;
a first portion having a first straight path segment followed by a meandering path segment followed by a second straight path segment, and two ends, the meandering path segment being about 50% of the length of the first portion, andsecond and third portions, each having a straight path and connected to respective ends of the first portion,wherein the antenna is non-rotatable relative to the card, and has a generally rectangular shape with four sides, and the first, second and third portions are located along respective sides of the antenna, wherein said meandering path segment is split and a portion engages adjacent said card body and has a floating end and other end coupled to a current source or transceiver and operative as electrical delay lines and a full wavelength antenna.
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Abstract
A low profile antenna has a meander length based on the full electrical wavelength of the signal being transmitted or received. The antenna can have either an open-loop structure or a closed-loop structure with a matching network. The low profile enables the antenna to be used in a card for a device such as a personal computer, personal digital assistant, wireless telephone and so on with minimal risk of the antenna breaking off, as compared with a prior art antenna having a higher height and thus more likelihood of being broken from its card.
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1. A card that interfaces an electronic device wherein the electronic device has a device height comprising:
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a card body having a width and opposing ends and a device end adapted to be inserted within the electronic device; a loop antenna mounted perpendicular on the end opposite the device end, wherein the width of the loop antenna is about the width of the card body and a height about one-half of its width, wherein the loop antenna further comprises; a first portion having a first straight path segment followed by a meandering path segment followed by a second straight path segment, and two ends, the meandering path segment being about 50% of the length of the first portion, and second and third portions, each having a straight path and connected to respective ends of the first portion, wherein the antenna is non-rotatable relative to the card, and has a generally rectangular shape with four sides, and the first, second and third portions are located along respective sides of the antenna, wherein said meandering path segment is split and a portion engages adjacent said card body and has a floating end and other end coupled to a current source or transceiver and operative as electrical delay lines and a full wavelength antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A card that interfaces an electronic device wherein the electronic device has a device height comprising:
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a card body having a width and opposing ends and a device end adapted to be inserted within the electronic device; a loop antenna mounted perpendicular on the end opposite the device end, wherein the width of the loop antenna is about the width of the card body and a height about one-half of its width wherein the loop antenna further comprises; first, second, third, fourth and fifth portions connected serially, the first, third and fifth portions each having at least one straight path segment and one meandering segment with a fixed meander height along the length of the meandering path segment, the length of each meandering path segment being about 50% of the length of its respective portion; and the fifth portion being coupled to a current source or transceiver, wherein the open-loop antenna is perpendicular to the card, is non-rotatable relative to the card, and has a generally rectangular shape with four sides, and the first and fifth portions are located along the first side of the open-loop antenna, the second portion is located along the second side of the open-loop antenna, the third portion is located along the third side of the open-loop antenna, and the fourth portion is located along the fourth side of the open-loop antenna, wherein said meandering path segment is split and a portion engages adjacent said card body and has a floating end and other end coupled to a current source or transceiver and operative as electrical delay lines and a full wavelength antenna. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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