Near-field RFID reader antenna

• US 8,212,679 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2009
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Kim, Jeong-seok, Choi, Won-kyu, Choi, Gil-young, Chae, Jong-suk
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US12/507,258
• Publication Number:
  US 20100141386A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.7, 343/700.MS, 343/907, 455/41.1
• US Class Current: 340/572.7
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2216 used in interrogator/reader equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/02 Non-resonant antennas, e.g. travelling-wave antenna Yagi antennas H01Q19/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A near-field radio frequency identification (RFID) reader antenna is provided. The near-field RFID reader antenna is intended to separately recognize adjacent items to which a plurality of small RFID tags are attached, such as wines displayed on a shelf in a store or chip trays on casino tables, using a near field. The near-field REID reader antenna includes a dielectric layer, at least one signal line formed on the dielectric layer, a ground surface formed under the dielectric layer, at least one ground line formed under the dielectric layer to be electrically connected to the ground surface in parallel with the signal line, at least one signal stub formed to be electrically connected to the signal line toward the ground line, and at least one ground stub formed to be electrically connected to the ground line toward the signal line in parallel with the signal stub.

Claims

1. A near-field radio frequency identification (RFID) reader antenna, comprising:

a dielectric layer;

at least one signal line formed on the dielectric layer;

a ground surface formed under the dielectric layer;

at least one ground line formed under the dielectric layer to be electrically connected to the ground surface in parallel with the signal line;

at least one signal stub formed to be electrically connected to the signal line toward the ground line; and

at least one ground stub formed to be electrically connected to the ground line toward the signal line in parallel with the signal stub.

2. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein two or more of the signal stubs are arranged, and two or more of the ground stubs are formed to be arranged adjacent to the signal stubs and correspond to the signal stubs one to one.

3. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein two or more of the signal lines are arranged, and two or more of the ground lines are formed to be arranged adjacent to the signal lines and correspond to the signal lines one to one.

4. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 3, further comprising a feeding line consisting of the signal lines connected in parallel and supplying electricity to the signal lines.

5. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 3, wherein the signal lines have the same length.

6. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 3;

wherein the ground lines have the same length.

7. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein an end of the signal line is formed to be opened.

8. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein all end of the ground line is formed to be opened.

9. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein lengths of the signal stub and the ground stub are equal to or shorter than a distance between the signal line and the ground line.

10. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein at least one of a resonant frequency and an amount of field coupling is controlled by a distance between the signal line and the ground line.

11. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein at least one of a resonant frequency and an amount of field coupling is controlled by a distance between the signal stub and the ground stub.

12. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein at least one of a resonant frequency and an amount of field coupling is controlled by a distance between the signal stubs.

13. The near-field RFID reader antenna of claim 1, wherein at least one of a resonant frequency and an amount of field coupling is controlled by a distance between the ground stubs.