Antenna for thin communication apparatus

• US 8,552,912 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2008
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Ching-Sung, Chen, Min-Che
• Primary Examiner(s): Choi, Jacob Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): SMITH, GRAHAM P
• Application Number:
  US12/269,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20090128426A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,790 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702, 343/828, 343/829, 343/846
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/48 Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/52 Means for reducing coupling between antennas; Means for reducing coupling between an antenna and another structure absorbing means H01Q17/00
• 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

A PIFA for a thin communication apparatus is provided. The PIFA includes a main body, a ground area and two ground segments, wherein the ground segments are adjacent with each other and extending out from a same side of the ground area. The SAR value and a required height for setting the antenna can be reduced through the design of two grounding paths on the antenna.

Claims

1. A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA), comprising:

a main body, including a first radiation area and a second radiation area, wherein the first radiation area is directly extending out from a ground area and is directly connected to the second radiation area and is bent in a first direction perpendicular to the ground area to form a first plane and a second plane, the first plane and the second plane form a three dimensional structure, the second radiation area which is not directly connected with the ground area is directly extending out from the second plane and bent in a second direction parallel to the ground area to form a third plane and a fourth plane, and the third plane and the fourth plane form the three dimensional structure;

a first ground segment, directly extending out from the ground area directly-electrically connected to the main body for connecting to ground; and

a second ground segment, directly extending out from the ground area directly-electrically connected to the main body for connecting to the ground,

wherein the first ground segment and the second ground segment are parallel with each other, a spacing distance between the first ground segment and the second ground segment is between 1 mm and 10 mm, and a width of at least one of the first ground segment and the second ground segment is less than 2 mm.

2. The PIFA as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first ground segment and the second ground segment extend out from a same side of the ground area.

3. The PIFA as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a feed line extending out from the ground area for transmitting signals transceived by the main body.

4. The PIFA as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first ground segment and the second ground segment extend out from a same side of the ground area, and the feed line extends out from another side of the ground area.

5. The PIFA as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first radiation area is connected to the ground area and capable of responding to a first band, and the second radiation area is capable of responding to a second band.

6. The PIFA as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first band is between 1710 MHz and 2170 MHz.

7. The PIFA as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second band is between 824 MHz and 894 MHz.

8. The PIFA as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first ground segment and the second ground segment comprises a spring.

9. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a circuit substrate, having a common ground terminal and a signal receiving terminal;

a planar inverted F antenna (PIFA), comprising;

a ground area;

a main body, including a first radiation area and a second radiation area, wherein the first radiation area is directly extending out from the ground area and is directly connected to the second radiation area and is bent in a first direction perpendicular to the ground area to form a first plane and a second plane, the second radiation area which is not directly connected with the ground area is directly extending out from the second plane and bent in a second direction parallel to the ground area to form a third plane and a fourth plane, and a distance exists between the circuit substrate and at least the first plane and the fourth plane;

a first ground segment, directly extending out from the ground area directly-electrically connected to the main body for connecting to the common ground terminal; and

a second ground segment, directly extending out from the ground area directly-electrically connected to the main body for connecting to the common ground terminal,

wherein the first ground segment and the second ground segment are parallel with each other, a spacing distance between the first ground segment and the second ground segment is between 1 mm and 10 mm, and a width of at least one of the first ground segment and the second ground segment is less than 2 mm.

10. The communication apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first ground segment and the second ground segment extend out from a same side of the ground area.

11. The communication apparatus as claimed in claim 9 further comprising a feed line extending out from the ground area, and connected to the signal receiving terminal for transmitting signals between the PIFA and the circuit substrate.

12. The communication apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first ground segment and the second ground segment extend out from a same side of the ground area, and the feed line extends out from another side of the ground area.

13. The communication apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first radiation area is connected to the ground area and capable of responding to a first band, and the second radiation area is capable of responding to a second band.

14. The communication apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first band is between 1710 MHz and 2170 MHz or the second band is between 824 MHz and 894 MHz.

15. The communication apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one of the first ground segment and the second ground segment comprises a spring contacting the common ground terminal.

16. The communication apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein a distance between the ground area and the circuit substrate is about 4.5 mm.