Antenna device and method of setting resonant frequency of antenna device
First Claim
1. An electronic appliance comprising:
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an antenna device disposed in the casing, the antenna device including;
a coil conductor having a loop shape or a spiral shape in which a winding center portion defines a coil opening; and
a conductor layer;
whereinthe conductor layer includes a conductor opening and a slit, the slit connecting the conductor opening and an outer edge of the conductor layer;
when the coil conductor is viewed in plan view, at least a portion of the coil conductor overlaps with the conductor layer;
the conductor layer is arranged to function as a radiator to radiate a magnetic field; and
the electronic appliance is configured such that the magnetic field is radiated towards an outside of the casing and communication between the antenna device and a communication partner is performed with the communication partner being disposed outside of the casing;
the communication between the antenna device and the communication partner is performed using inductive coupling;
the conductor layer is located on an inner surface, on an outer surface, or on an internal component of the casing of the electronic appliance; and
an end portion of the coil opening at least partially overlaps with the conductor layer when viewed in plan view.
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Abstract
In antenna device, a coil conductor of an antenna coil module and a conductor layer at least partially overlap. A current flows in the conductor layer to block a magnetic field generated by a current flowing in the coil conductor. A current flows along the periphery of a slit and around the periphery of the conductor layer due to a cut-edge effect. Since magnetic flux does not pass through the conductor layer, magnetic flux attempts to bypass the conductor layer along a path in which the conductor opening of the conductor layer is on the inside and the outer edge of the conductor layer is on the outside. As a result, the magnetic flux generates large loops that link the inside and the outside of a coil conductor of an antenna on a reader/writer side to couple an antenna device and the antenna on the reader/writer side.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic appliance comprising:
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a casing; an antenna device disposed in the casing, the antenna device including; a coil conductor having a loop shape or a spiral shape in which a winding center portion defines a coil opening; and a conductor layer;
whereinthe conductor layer includes a conductor opening and a slit, the slit connecting the conductor opening and an outer edge of the conductor layer; when the coil conductor is viewed in plan view, at least a portion of the coil conductor overlaps with the conductor layer; the conductor layer is arranged to function as a radiator to radiate a magnetic field; and the electronic appliance is configured such that the magnetic field is radiated towards an outside of the casing and communication between the antenna device and a communication partner is performed with the communication partner being disposed outside of the casing; the communication between the antenna device and the communication partner is performed using inductive coupling; the conductor layer is located on an inner surface, on an outer surface, or on an internal component of the casing of the electronic appliance; and an end portion of the coil opening at least partially overlaps with the conductor layer when viewed in plan view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic appliance comprising:
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a metal casing; an antenna device disposed in the casing, the antenna device including; a coil conductor having a loop shape or a spiral shape in which a winding center portion defines a coil opening; and a conductor layer;
whereinthe conductor layer includes a conductor opening and a slit, the slit connecting the conductor opening and an outer edge of the conductor layer; when the coil conductor is viewed in plan view, at least a portion of the coil conductor overlaps with the conductor layer; the conductor layer is arranged to function as a radiator to radiate a magnetic field; and the electronic appliance is configured such that the magnetic field is radiated towards an outside of the casing and communication between the antenna device and a communication partner is performed with the communication partner being disposed outside of the casing; the communication between the antenna device and the communication partner is performed using inductive coupling; the conductor layer is defined by at least a portion of the metal casing of the electronic appliance; and an end portion of the coil opening at least partially overlaps with the conductor layer when viewed in plan view.
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