Magnetic core member, antenna module, and mobile communication terminal having the same

• US 20070001921A1
• Filed: 08/27/2004
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Akiho, Hiraku, Takahashi, Isao, Nozawa, Kazuo
• Granted Patent: US 7,405,709 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/788
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/10 using reflecting surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/06 with core of ferromagnetic material H01Q7/02 takes precedence

Abstract

A magnetic core member, an antenna module, and a portable communication terminal having this, which have a configuration capable of satisfying enhancement of communication characteristics of antenna coils as well as their sufficient electromagnetic shielding function from a shield plate. A magnetic core member (4) is disposed between an antenna substrate having antenna coils (11), (12) formed therein and a conductive shield plate (3), and is formed by filling an insulating material (30) with a magnetic powder (31). The magnetic core member (4) has a two-layered structure including a first layer (4A) and a second layer (4B), thereby making a filling rate of the magnetic powder (31) in the first layer (4A) be lower than that of the magnetic powder (31) in the second layer (4B) so that a first surface (4a) on a side opposed to the antenna substrate (2) and a second surface (4b) on a side opposed to the shield plate (3) have magnetic properties different from each other.

Claims

1. A magnetic core member, which is formed by filling an insulating material with a magnetic powder, and which is sheet-shaped and disposed between an antenna coil formed by spirally winding wire in a plane and a conductive shield plate, characterized in that:

a first surface on a side opposed to the antenna coil and

a second surface on a side opposed to the shield plate

have magnetic properties different from each other.

2. The magnetic core member according to claim 1, characterized in that a filling rate of the magnetic powder in the first surface is lower than a filling rate of the magnetic powder in the second surface.

3. The magnetic core member according to claim 1, characterized in that the magnetic powder in the first surface is aligned in a direction perpendicular to a sheet surface, whereas the magnetic powder in the second surface is aligned parallel to the sheet surface.

4. The magnetic core member according to claim 1, characterized in that the magnetic powder in the first surface and the magnetic powder in the second surface are different in shape.

5. The magnetic core member according to claim 1, characterized in that machined marks are formed in the first surface.

6. The magnetic core member according to claim 1, characterized in that the first surface has an irregular shape.

7. An antenna module including an antenna coil formed by spirally winding wire in a plane, a conductive shield plate, and a sheet-shaped magnetic core member which is disposed between the antenna coil and the shield plate and is formed by filling an insulating material with a magnetic powder, characterized in that:

the magnetic core member has;

a first surface on a side opposed to the antenna coil and a second surface on a side opposed to the shield plate, which have magnetic properties different from each other.

8. The antenna module according to claim 7, characterized in that a filling rate of the magnetic powder in the first surface is lower than a filling rate of the magnetic powder in the second surface.

9. The antenna module according to claim 7, characterized in that the magnetic powder in the first surface is aligned in a direction perpendicular to a sheet surface, whereas the magnetic powder in the second surface is aligned parallel to the sheet surface.

10. The antenna module according to claim 7, characterized in that the magnetic powder in the first surface and the magnetic powder in the second surface are different in shape.

11. The antenna module according to claim 7, characterized in that machined marks are formed in the first surface.

12. The antenna module according to claim 7, characterized in that the first surface has an irregular shape.

13. A portable communication terminal having an information communication function to be performed via a communication network and incorporating an antenna module including an antenna coil formed by spirally winding wire in a plane, a conductive shield plate, and a sheet-shaped magnetic core member which is disposed between the antenna coil and the shield plate and is formed by filling an insulating material with a magnetic powder, characterized in that:

the magnetic core member has a first surface on a side opposed to the antenna coil and a second surface on a side opposed to the shield plate, which have magnetic properties different from each other.

14. The portable communication terminal according to claim 13, characterized in that a filling rate of the magnetic powder in the first surface is lower than a filling rate of the magnetic powder in the second surface.

15. The portable communication terminal according to claim 13, characterized in that the magnetic powder in the first surface is aligned in a direction perpendicular to a sheet surface, whereas the magnetic powder in the second surface is aligned parallel to the sheet surface.

16. The portable communication terminal according to claim 13, characterized in that the magnetic powder in the first surface and the magnetic powder in the second surface are different in shape.

17. The portable communication terminal according to claim 13, characterized in that machined marks are formed in the first surface.

18. The portable communication terminal according to claim 13, characterized in that the first surface has an irregular shape.