Wireless microphone device

• US 8,139,796 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2007
• Issued: 03/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TOA Corporation
• Original Assignee: TOA Corporation
• Inventors: Nakashima, Mitsuru, Moriguchi, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): Fulk, Steven J
• Application Number:
  US12/310,969
• Publication Number:
  US 20090202087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,653 Days
• Field of Search: 381/189, 381/111
• US Class Current: 381/189
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/50 Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/16 with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole H01Q9/44 takes precedence

Abstract

To provide a wireless microphone device that enables a circuit board, which is to be provided with an oscillation circuit, to be decreased in size without deteriorating radiation characteristics.

The wireless microphone device is configured to include: a circuit board 5 that is sectioned into circuit areas 11a and 11b and makes the respective circuit areas function as antenna elements of a dipole antenna; an oscillation circuit 21 that is arranged in the circuit area 11b and generates a high frequency signal on the basis of a voice signal from a microphone 2a; a feeding path for feeding the high frequency signal to an electrically conductive layer 11 in the circuit area 11b through a feeding point positioned on the circuit area 11a side distant from the oscillation circuit 21; and a high frequency shield covering at least a part of the feeding path. The high frequency shield is formed by covering the feeding path with a metal case 12 having an opening at a bottom face and conducting the metal case 12 to the electrically conducting layer 11 in the circuit area 11b.

Claims

1. A wireless microphone device comprising:

a circuit board that is sectioned into a first circuit area and a second circuit area and makes the respective circuit areas function as antenna elements of a dipole antenna;

an oscillation circuit that is arranged in said first circuit area and generates a high frequency signal on a basis of a voice signal from a sound collecting element;

a feeding path configured to feed said high frequency signal to an electrically conductive layer in said first circuit area through a feeding point positioned on a second circuit area side of said first circuit area; and

a high frequency shield covering at least a part of said feeding path, wherein

said high frequency shield is formed by covering said feeding path with a metal case having an opening at a bottom face and conducting said metal case to the electrically conducting layer in said first circuit area.

2. The wireless microphone device according to claim 1, wherein

said feeding path is provided with an amplifier circuit configured to amplify said high frequency signal and a band-limiting filter for limiting a frequency band of the high frequency signal amplified by said amplifier circuit;

and

said metal case contains said oscillation circuit, said amplifier circuit, and said band-limiting filter.

3. The wireless microphone device according to claim 1, wherein

said feeding path is disposed on or above said circuit board;

and

said high frequency shield covers at least a part of said feeding path where a feeding direction of said high frequency signal on said feeding path is opposite from a feeding direction of said high frequency signal on said circuit board.

4. The wireless microphone device according to claim 3, wherein

said high frequency shield includes said metal case and said electrically conductive layer configured to prevent said high frequency signal flowing through said feeding path and said high frequency signal flowing through said electrically conductive layer from interfering with each other.

5. The wireless microphone device according to claim 1, wherein said opening in said metal case is configured to allow said feeding path to go through.

6. The wireless microphone device according to claim 1, wherein said first circuit area is formed of an L-shape.

7. The wireless microphone device according to claim 1, wherein said second circuit area is formed of a rectangular shape.

8. The wireless microphone device according to claim 1, wherein said band-limiting filter, said amplifier circuit, and said oscillation circuit are located in the order closest to said feeding point.

9. A method of working a circuit board as a dipole antenna for use in said wireless microphone device according to claim 1, said method comprising:

dividing said circuit board into said first circuit area and said second circuit area;

placing said oscillation circuit in said first circuit area, said oscillation circuit converting a voice signal to a high frequency signal;

arranging said feeding path configured to feed said high frequency signal to said electrically conductive layer in said first circuit area through said feeding point disposed on said second circuit area of said first circuit area;

covering at least a part of said feeding path with said metal case having said opening at said bottom face; and

conducting said metal case to said electrically conductive layer in said first circuit area.

10. The method of working a circuit board as a dipole antenna for use in the wireless microphone device according to claim 9, wherein said covering includes said opening in said metal case configured to allow said feeding path to go through.

11. The method of working a circuit board as a dipole antenna for use in the wireless microphone device according to claim 9, wherein said first circuit area is formed of an L-shape.

12. The method of working a circuit board as a dipole antenna for use in the wireless microphone device according to claim 9, wherein said second circuit area is formed of a rectangular shape.

13. A wireless microphone device comprising:

a circuit board that is sectioned into a first circuit area and a second circuit area and makes the respective circuit areas function as antenna elements of a dipole antenna;

an oscillation circuit that is arranged in said first circuit area and generates a high frequency signal on a basis of a voice signal from a sound collecting element;

a feeding path configured to feed said high frequency signal to an electrically conductive layer in said first circuit area through a feeding point positioned on a second circuit area side of said first circuit area;

a high frequency shield covering at least a part of said feeding path; and

a high frequency isolation element configured to connect said first circuit area and said second circuit area electrically, and configured to pass a signal having a frequency lower than a frequency of said high frequency signal.

14. A wireless microphone device comprising:

a first circuit board and a second circuit board that are arranged with end faces facing to each other and made to function as antenna elements of a dipole antenna;

an oscillation circuit that is provided on a main face of said first circuit board and generates a high frequency signal on a basis of a voice signal from a sound collecting element;

a feeding path configured to feed said high frequency signal to an electrically conductive layer of said first circuit board through a feeding point positioned on a second circuit board side of said end face of said first circuit board; and

a high frequency shield covering at least a part of said feeding path, wherein

said high frequency shield is formed by covering said feeding path with a metal case having an opening at a bottom face and conducting said metal case to the electrically conducting layer in said first circuit board.

15. The wireless microphone device according to claim 14, wherein said opening in said metal case is configured to allow said feeding path to go through.

16. The wireless microphone device according to claim 14, wherein said first circuit board is formed of an L-shape.

17. The wireless microphone device according to claim 14, wherein said second circuit board is formed of a rectangular shape.