Antenna device using in a shielded environment

• US 20030048228A1
• Filed: 09/13/2001
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RoyalTek Company Ltd.
• Original Assignee: RoyalTek Company Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Ching Yee
• Application Number:
  US09/950,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20030048228A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/713
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3291 mounted in or on other locations inside the vehicle or vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2606 Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels

Abstract

An antenna device, especially, used in a shielded environment, is disclosed. The antenna device comprises an external receiving antenna installed at an outer side of a shielded environment for receiving signals from a satellite; an internal receiving antenna installed internal a shielded environment for receiving signals emitted from a satellite; a signal amplifying device electrically connected to the external receiving antenna and the internal receiving antenna; and a power supply device connected to the signal amplifying device for supplying power to the antenna device. Satellite signals are received by the external receiving antenna. Then the signals are amplified by the signal amplifying device, and then are emitted to ward a shielded environment by the internal receiving antenna. Thereby, the wireless device is usable in the shielded environment.

Claims

1. An antenna device used in a shielded environment comprising:

an external receiving antenna installed at an outer side of a shielded environment for receiving signals from a satellite;

an internal receiving antenna installed internal a shielded environment for receiving signals emitted from a satellite;

a signal amplifying device electrically connected to the external receiving antenna and the internal receiving antenna; and

a power supply device connected to the signal amplifying device for supplying power to the antenna device;

wherein satellite signals are received by the external receiving antenna, then the signals are amplified by the signal amplifying device, and then are emitted toward a shielded environment by the internal receiving antenna, thereby, the wireless device being usable in the shielded environment.

2. The antenna device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal amplifying device comprising:

a filter connected to the external receiving antenna for filtering noises in the received signals; and

a power supply device connected to an output end of the filter for amplifying signals with noise being filtered;

then transferring the signal to the internal receiving antenna to be emitted toward the shielded environment.

3. The antenna device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a signal dispatching circuit is installed between the external receiving antenna and the filter for dispatching the received signals in response to the frequency band;

a signal mixing circuit is connected between the filter and the power amplifier for mixing signals with noise being filtered and then transferring the signal to a power amplifier for amplifying signals.

4. The antenna device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a front-end amplifier is installed between the external receiving antenna and the signal dispatching circuit.

5. The antenna device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the power supply device is a battery set.

6. The antenna device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the power supply device includes a cigar lighter receptacle.

7. The antenna device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the power supply device is connected to a power receptacle.

8. The antenna device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the internal receiving antenna is an antenna of a car.

9. The antenna device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the power supply device is connected to a power source of a car stereo.

10 external receiving antenna

20 internal transmitting antenna

300 front-end amplifier

30 signal amplifying device

302 signal dispatching circuit

304 filter

306 signal mixing circuit

308 power amplifier

40 power supply device