Radio equipment

• US 20030169211A1
• Filed: 01/28/2003
• Published: 09/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Tsutomu, Saito, Yutaka, Matsubara, Kazuo, Kawai, Shigekazu, Ishikura, Tsutomu
• Granted Patent: US 6,903,702 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/895
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/36 Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewithH01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence

Abstract

An antenna is provided as a substrate member, and, as with the antenna, a ground part is provided as a substrate member. The ground part includes a folded pattern formed of a copper foil provided on the surface of a substrate material. When a folded pattern in the antenna and the folded pattern in the ground part are configured in a length of λ/4, a pseudo-antenna having a length of λ/2 can be formed. In this case, the antenna gain is about 2 dB, that is, the radiation of the radio wave can be improved. At the same time, the antinoise properties and the arrival distance of the radio wave can be improved. That is, the above construction can realize radio equipment which can stably radiate radio waves even under ungroundable conditions and, at the same time, can realize good characteristics even under low transmission output conditions.

Claims

1. Radio equipment comprising:

an antenna for radiating radio waves; and

a ground part configured as an antenna armature so as to be equivalent to the antenna.

2. The radio equipment according to claim 1, wherein said antenna and said ground part each are formed of a conductor having at least one quarter of the wavelength of the radio wave.

3. The radio equipment according to claim 1, wherein said ground part is formed of a copper foil pattern provided on a circuit board.

4. Radio equipment comprising:

an antenna for radiating radio waves; and

a ground part configured in the same form as the antenna.

5. The radio equipment according to claim 4, wherein said antenna and said ground part each are formed of a conductor having at least one quarter of the wavelength of the radio wave.

6. The radio equipment according to claim 4, wherein said ground part is formed of a copper foil pattern provided on a circuit board.

7. Radio equipment comprising:

an antenna for radiating radio waves;

a sensor for measuring a physical quantity and converting the physical quantity to an electric signal which is then output;

a transmission circuit for sending the electric signal as the radio wave;

a casing for housing therein the transmission circuit and the sensor; and

a ground part configured as an antenna armature so as to be equivalent to the antenna.

8. The radio equipment according to claim 7, wherein said antenna and said ground part each are formed of a conductor having at least one quarter of the wavelength of the radio wave.

9. The radio equipment according to claim 7, wherein said ground part is formed of a copper foil pattern provided on a circuit board.

10. Radio equipment comprising:

an antenna for radiating radio waves;

a sensor for measuring a physical quantity and converting the physical quantity to an electric signal which is then output;

a transmission circuit for sending the electric signal as the radio wave;

a casing for housing therein the transmission circuit, said sensor being provided separately from and outside the casing, said sensor and said transmission circuit being connected to a common ground; and

a ground part configured as an antenna armature so as to be equivalent to the antenna.

11. The radio equipment according to claim 10, wherein said antenna and said ground part each are formed of a conductor having at least one quarter of the wavelength of the radio wave.

12. The radio equipment according to claim 10, wherein said ground part is formed of a copper foil pattern provided on a circuit board.

13. Radio equipment comprising:

an antenna for radiating radio waves;

a ground part configured as an antenna armature so as to be equivalent to the antenna; and

a balanced matching part provided between the transmission circuit and the ground part for electrically realizing matching therebetween.

14. The radio equipment according to claim 13, wherein said antenna and said ground part each are formed of a conductor having at least one quarter of the wavelength of the radio wave.

15. The radio equipment according to claim 13, wherein said ground part is formed of a copper foil pattern provided on a circuit board.