Radio-frequency device and wireless communication device

• US 8,723,749 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2012
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Inventors: Lin, Hsiao-Yi, Ke, Jhih-Yuan, Wang, Chih-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancuso, Huedung
• Application Number:
  US13/350,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20130127677A1
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 343/772, 343/702, 343/700.MS, 343/725, 343/728, 343/846, 343/848
• US Class Current: 343/772
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/245 with means for shaping the antenna pattern, e.g. in order to protect user against rf exposure
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/328 between a radiating element and ground
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/378 Combination of fed elements with parasitic elements

Abstract

The present invention discloses an RF device for a wireless communication device, including a grounding element, an antenna, including a radiating element, a feed-in element, a coupling element, a switch, coupled between the coupling element and the grounding element, for connecting or disconnecting the grounding element to the coupling element, such that the antenna respectively operates in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, and a grounding terminal, for coupling the grounding element, a capacitive sensing element, for sensing an environment capacitance within a specific range through the radiating element, at least one capacitor, for blocking a DC route from the grounding terminal to the grounding element.

Claims

1. A radio-frequency (RF) device for a wireless communication device, comprising:

a grounding element, for providing grounding;

an antenna, comprising;

a radiating element;

a feed-in element, coupled to the radiating element, for transmitting an RF signal through the radiating element;

a coupling element, for coupling the radiating element;

a switch, coupled between the coupling element and the grounding element, for connecting or disconnecting the grounding element to the coupling element, such that the antenna respectively operates in a first frequency band and a second frequency band; and

a grounding terminal, for coupling the grounding element;

a capacitive sensing element, electrically connected to the radiating element of the antenna, for sensing an environment capacitance within a specific range through the radiating element;

at least one capacitor, electrically connected between the grounding terminal and the grounding element, for blocking a direct-current (DC) route from the grounding terminal to the grounding element.

2. The RF device of claim 1, wherein the capacitive sensing element is further used for transmitting a sensing result of the environment capacitance to an RF signal processing device of the RF device, so as to adjust a power of the RF signal through the RF signal processing device.

3. The RF device of claim 1, wherein the coupling element of the antenna further comprises:

a horizontal side;

at least one vertical side, electrically connected to the horizontal side, for generating different coupling effects between the coupling element and the radiating element via switching one of the vertical side to connect with the grounding element.

4. The RF device of claim 1, wherein the switch connects and disconnects the coupling element of the antenna respectively generate a first coupling effect and a second coupling effect on the radiating element, wherein the first and the second current routes correspond to the first and the second frequency bands.

5. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a radio-frequency (RF) signal processing device, for generating an RF signal, adjusting a power of the RF signal according to a sensing result, and adjusting an operating frequency band according to the RF signal; and

an RF device, comprising;

a grounding element, for providing grounding;

an antenna, comprising;

a radiating element;

a feed-in element, coupled to the radiating element, for transmitting an RF signal through the radiating element;

a coupling element, for coupling the radiating element;

a switch, coupled between the coupling element and the grounding element, for connecting or disconnecting the grounding element to the coupling element, such that the antenna respectively operates in a first frequency band and a second frequency band; and

a grounding terminal, for coupling the grounding element;

a capacitive sensing element, electrically connected to the radiating element of the antenna, for sensing an environment capacitance within a specific range through the radiating element;

at least one capacitor, electrically connected between the grounding terminal and the grounding element, for blocking a direct-current (DC) route from the grounding terminal to the grounding element.

6. The RF device of claim 5, wherein the capacitive sensing element is further used for transmitting a sensing result of the environment capacitance to an RF signal processing device of the RF device, so as to adjust a power of the RF signal through the RF signal processing device.

7. The RF device of claim 5, wherein the coupling element of the antenna further comprises:

a horizontal side;

at least one vertical side, electrically connected to the horizontal side, for generating different coupling effects between the coupling element and the radiating element via switching one of the vertical side to connect with the grounding element.

8. The RF device of claim 5, wherein the switch connects and disconnects the coupling element of the antenna respectively generate a first coupling effect and a second coupling effect on the radiating element, wherein the first and the second current routes correspond to the first and the second frequency bands.

9. A radio-frequency (RF) device for a wireless communication device, comprising:

a grounding element, for providing grounding;

an antenna, comprising;

a radiating element, including a long side and a plurality of short sides, for transmitting an RF signal;

a coupling element, for coupling an RF signal;

a feed-in element, coupled to the coupling element, for transmitting the RF signal to the radiating element through the coupling element; and

a switch, coupled between the plurality of short sides and the grounding element, for switching one of the plurality of short sides to connect with the grounding element, such that the antenna respectively operates in a first frequency band and a second frequency band; and

a capacitive sensing element, electrically connected to the radiating element of the antenna, for sensing an environment capacitance within a specific range through the radiating element.

10. The RF device of claim 9, wherein the plurality of short sides of the antenna respectively generate a first current route and a second current route on the radiating element, wherein the first and the second current routes correspond to the first and the second frequency bands.

11. The RF device of claim 9, wherein the antenna further comprises a signal attenuator, coupled between the feed-in element and the coupling element, for attenuating the RF signal transmitted from the feed-in element.

12. The RF device of claim 9, wherein the capacitive sensing element is further used for transmitting a sensing result of the environment capacitance to an RF signal processing device of the RF device, so as to adjust a power of the RF signal through the RF signal processing device.

13. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a radio-frequency (RF) signal processing device, for generating an RF signal, adjusting a power of the RF signal according to a sensing result, and adjusting an operating frequency band according to the RF signal; and

an RF device, comprising;

a grounding element, for providing grounding;

an antenna, comprising;

a coupling element, for coupling an RF signal;

a feed-in element, coupled to the coupling element, for transmitting the RF signal through the coupling element;

a radiating element, including a long side and a plurality of short sides, for transmitting the RF signal from the coupling element; and

a switch, coupled between the plurality of short sides and the grounding element, for switching one of the plurality of short sides to connect with the grounding element, such that the antenna respectively operates in a first frequency band and a second frequency band;

a capacitive sensing element, electrically connected to the radiating element of the antenna, for sensing an environment capacitance within a specific range through the radiating element.

14. The RF device of claim 13, wherein the plurality of short sides of the antenna respectively generate a first current route and a second current route on the radiating element, wherein the first and the second current routes correspond to the first and the second frequency bands.

15. The RF device of claim 13, wherein the antenna further comprises a signal attenuator, coupled between the feed-in element and the coupling element, for attenuating the RF signal transmitted from the feed-in element.

16. The RF device of claim 13, wherein the capacitive sensing element is further used for transmitting a sensing result of the environment capacitance to an RF signal processing device of the RF device, so as to adjust a power of the RF signal through the RF signal processing device.