Multi-antenna apparatus and mobile device

• US 8,619,001 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2010
• Issued: 12/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wakabayashi, Naoyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): MANCUSO, HUEDUNG XUAN CAO
• Application Number:
  US12/956,750
• Publication Number:
  US 20110128206A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,127 Days
• Field of Search: 343/860, 343/867, 343/876, 343/893, 343/700.MS, 343/702
• US Class Current: 343/860
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/521 reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/005 with variable reactance for tuning the antenna

Abstract

This multi-antenna apparatus includes a first looped antenna element wound from a first end of the first looped antenna element on a side of a first feeding point in a prescribed direction, a second looped antenna element wound from a first end of the second looped antenna element on a side of a second feeding point in a direction opposite to the prescribed direction, a connecting portion connecting a second end of the first looped antenna element and a second end of the second looped antenna element with each other, and an impedance element arranged between the connecting portion and a ground potential.

Claims

1. A multi-antenna apparatus comprising:

a first looped antenna element wound from a first feeding point in a prescribed direction;

a second looped antenna element wound from a second feeding point in a direction opposite to said prescribed direction;

a connecting portion connecting a vicinity of an end of said first looped antenna element on a side opposite to a side on which said first feeding point is arranged and a vicinity of an end of said second looped antenna element on a side opposite to a side on which said second feeding point is arranged; and

an impedance element arranged between said connecting portion and a ground potential, wherein

a voltage in a direction to cancel a voltage induced in said second looped antenna element due to a current flowing in said first looped antenna element is generated by a current flowing in said ground potential through said impedance element when the current flows in said first looped antenna element at a prescribed frequency.

2. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said impedance element is formed to have an impedance value at which a voltage having substantially the same magnitude as the voltage induced in said second looped antenna element due to the current flowing in said first looped antenna element is generated by the current flowing in said ground potential through said impedance element when the current flows in said first looped antenna element at said prescribed frequency.

3. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element are formed in a substantially U shape,

a vicinity of a first end of said first looped antenna element in said substantially U shape is connected to said first feeding point,

a vicinity of a first end of said second looped antenna element in said substantially U shape is connected to said second feeding point, and

a vicinity of a second end of said first looped antenna element and a vicinity of a second end of said second looped antenna element are connected with each other by said connecting portion while said connecting portion is connected with said impedance element.

4. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said first feeding point is so arranged that a separate distance from said second feeding point is less than a quarter of a wavelength λ

of a radio wave output from each of said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element.

5. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first matching circuit arranged between said first looped antenna element and said first feeding point for inhibiting a mutual coupling between said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element while matching impedance at a prescribed frequency; and

a second matching circuit arranged between said second looped antenna element and said second feeding point for inhibiting the mutual coupling between said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element while matching impedance at the prescribed frequency.

6. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said impedance element is an inductor.

7. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element are formed to be bent or curved at a plurality of positions.

8. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said first looped antenna element is so arranged that a maximum separate distance from said second looped antenna element is less than a quarter of a wavelength λ

of a radio wave output from each of said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element.

9. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, formed to be mountable on a mobile device.

10. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element are formed perpendicular to a straight line connecting said first feeding point and said second feeding point and are formed to be substantially line-symmetric to each other with respect to a straight line passing through a center between said first feeding point and said second feeding point.

11. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element are arranged to be electromagnetically coupled with each other.

12. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said first looped antenna element includes a first portion arranged on a side of said first feeding point, a second portion arranged on a side of said connecting portion and a third portion coupling said first portion and said second portion with each other,

said second looped antenna element includes a fourth portion arranged on a side of said second feeding point, a fifth portion arranged on a side of said connecting portion and a sixth portion coupling said fourth portion and said fifth portion with each other, and

said second portion of said first looped antenna element and said fifth portion of said second looped antenna element are opposed to each other.

13. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element are so arranged that a separate distance between said second portion of said first looped antenna element and said fifth portion of said second looped antenna element is smaller than a separate distance between said first feeding point and said second feeding point.

14. The multi-antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said impedance element is connected with a ground surface in the vicinity of a middle portion between said first feeding point and said second feeding point.

15. A mobile device comprising a multi-antenna apparatus including:

a first looped antenna element wounded from a first feeding point in a prescribed direction;

a second looped antenna element wound from a second feeding point in a direction opposite to said prescribed direction;

a connecting portion connecting a vicinity of an end of said first looped antenna element on a side opposite to a side on which said first feeding point is arranged and a vicinity of an end of said second looped antenna element on a side opposite to a side on which said second feeding point is arranged; and

an impedance element arranged between said connecting portion and a ground potential, wherein

a voltage in a direction to cancel a voltage induced in said second looped antenna element due to a current flowing in said first looped antenna element is generated by a current flowing in said ground potential through said impedance element when the current flows in said first looped antenna element at a prescribed frequency.

16. The mobile device according to claim 15, wherein

said impedance element is formed to have an impedance value at which a voltage having substantially the same magnitude as the voltage induced in said second looped antenna element due to the current flowing in said first looped antenna element is generated by the current flowing in said ground potential through said impedance element when the current flows in said first looped antenna element at said prescribed frequency.

17. The mobile device according to claim 15, wherein

said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element are formed in a substantially U shape,

a vicinity of a first end of said first looped antenna element in said substantially U shape is connected to said first feeding point,

a vicinity of a first end of said second looped antenna element in said substantially U shape is connected to said second feeding point, and

a vicinity of a second end of said first looped antenna element and a vicinity of a second end of said second looped antenna element are connected with each other by said connecting portion while said connecting portion is connected with said impedance element.

18. The mobile device according to claim 15, wherein

said first feeding point is so arranged that a separate distance from said second feeding point is less than a quarter of a wavelength λ

of a radio wave output from each of said first looped antenna element and said second looped antenna element.