Multi-band antenna

• US 7,148,849 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2004
• Issued: 12/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: Lin, Huei
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh, Trinh Vo
• Application Number:
  US10/995,476
• Publication Number:
  US 20050134509A1
• Time in Patent Office: 748 Days
• Field of Search: 347/02, 347/00.MS
• US Class Current: 343/700.0MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/005 Patch antenna using one or more coplanar parasitic elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/371 Branching current paths
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/385 Two or more parasitic elements
• 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 multi-band antenna having a low frequency operating band and a high frequency operating band is provided. The multi-band antenna includes a radiating element, a grounding plane, a short-circuiting element and a short-circuiting regulator. The radiating element has a feed-in point for transmitting signals and several radiation arms. The first and the second radiation arms respectively have a first resonant mode and a second resonant mode which jointly generate a high frequency operating band, while the third radiation arm has a third resonant mode which generates a low frequency operating band. The grounding plane is connected to the radiating element via the short-circuiting element to miniaturize the scale of the antenna. The short-circuiting regulator of the grounding plane enhances the impedance matching when high frequency resonance occurs.

Claims

1. A multi-band antenna with a high frequency operating band and a low frequency operating band, comprising:

a radiating element, having a feed-in point for transmitting signals and a plurality of radiation arms, wherein the radiation arms comprise;

a first radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point, having a first resonant mode;

a second radiation arm, having a length that is different than a length of the first radiation arm, and being coupled to the feed-in point and having a second resonant mode, wherein the first resonant mode and the second resonant mode jointly generate the high frequency operating band, and the operating bandwidths of the first radiation arm and the second radiation arm being different, and partially overlapping each other; and

a third radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point, having a third resonant mode for generating the low frequency operating band;

a grounding plane, having a grounding point; and

a short-circuiting element, for coupling the radiating element to the grounding plane.

2. The multi-band antenna according to claim 1, wherein the first radiation arm forms a symmetric structure with the second radiation arm.

3. The multi-band antenna according to claim 2, wherein the symmetric structure is a Z-shaped structure.

4. The multi-band antenna according to claim 1, wherein the high frequency operating band belongs to the 5 GHz frequency band.

5. The multi-band antenna according to claim 1, wherein the low frequency operating band belongs to the 2.4 GHz frequency band.

6. The multi-band antenna according to claim 1, wherein the radiating element, the grounding plane and the short-circuiting element are manufactured into a unity.

7. A multi-band antenna with a high frequency operating band and a low frequency operating band, comprising:

a radiating element, having a feed-in point for transmitting signals and a plurality of radiation arms, wherein the radiation arms comprise;

a first radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point, having a first resonant mode;

a second radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point, having a second resonant mode, wherein the first resonant mode and the second resonant mode jointly generate the high frequency operating band; and

a third radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point, having a third resonant mode for generating the low frequency operating band;

a grounding plane, having a grounding point;

a short-circuiting element, for coupling the radiating element to the grounding plane; and

a short-circuiting regulator, wherein the short-circuiting regulator is coupled to the grounding plane and forms a gap to enhance the impedance matching of the multi-band antenna under both the high frequency operating band and the low frequency operating band.

8. The multi-band antenna according to claim 7, wherein the high frequency operating band belongs to the 5 GHz frequency band while the low frequency operating band belongs to the 2.4 frequency band.

9. The multi-band antenna according to claim 7, wherein the first radiation arm forms a Z-shaped structure with the second radiation arm.

10. The multi-band antenna according to claim 7, wherein the radiating element, the grounding plane, the short-circuiting element and the short-circuiting regulator are manufactured into a unity.

11. A notebook computer comprising:

a shielding metal, for reducing electromagnetic interference; and

a multi-band antenna, having a high frequency operating band and a low frequency operating band, the antenna comprising;

a radiating element, having a feed-in point for transmitting signals and a plurality of radiation arms, wherein the radiation arms comprise;

a first radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point, having a first resonant mode;

a second radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point and having a second resonant mode, wherein the first resonant mode and the second resonant mode jointly generate the high frequency operating band, and the operating bandwidths of the first radiation arm and the second radiation arm are different and partially overlap each other; and

a third radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point and having a third resonant mode for generating the low frequency operating band;

a grounding plane, coupled to the shielding metal and having a grounding point; and

a short-circuiting element, for coupling the radiating element to the grounding plane, wherein the short-circuiting element, the grounding point, the first radiation arm, the second radiation arm and the third radiation arm are folded up.

12. The notebook computer according to claim 11, wherein the first radiation arm forms a symmetric structure with the second radiation arm.

13. The notebook computer according to claim 12, wherein the symmetric structure is a Z-shaped structure.

14. The notebook computer according to claim 11, wherein the high frequency operating band belongs to the 5 GHz frequency band.

15. The notebook computer according to claim 11, wherein the low frequency operating band belongs to the 2.4 GHz frequency band.

16. The notebook computer according to claim 11, wherein the radiating element, the grounding plane and the short-circuiting element are manufactured into a unity.

17. A notebook computer comprising:

a shielding metal, for reducing electromagnetic interference; and

a multi-band antenna, having a high frequency operating band and a low frequency operating band, the antenna comprising;

a radiating element, having a feed-in point for transmitting signals and a plurality of radiation arms, wherein the radiation arms comprise;

a first radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point, having a first resonant mode;

a second radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point and having a second resonant mode, wherein the first resonant mode and the second resonant mode jointly generate the high frequency operating band; and

a third radiation arm, coupled to the feed-in point and having a third resonant mode for generating the low frequency operating band;

a grounding plane, coupled to the shielding metal and having a grounding point;

a short-circuiting element, for coupling the radiating element to the grounding plane; and

a short-circuiting regulator, wherein the short-circuiting regulator is coupled to the grounding plane and forms a gap to enhance the impedance matching of the multi-band antenna under both the high frequency operating band and the low frequency operating band.

18. The notebook computer according to claim 17, wherein the high a frequency operating band belongs to the 5 0GHz frequency band while the low frequency operating band belongs to the 2.4 frequency band.

19. The notebook computer according to claim 17, wherein the first radiation arm forms a Z-shaped structure with the second radiation arm.

20. The notebook computer according to claim 17, wherein the radiating element, the grounding plane, the short-circuiting element and the short-circuiting regulator are manufactured into a unity.