DE69920084D1 - Antennenanordnung und Funkgerät mit einer derartigen Antenne - Google Patents

Antennenanordnung und Funkgerät mit einer derartigen Antenne

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DE69920084D1
DE69920084D1 DE69920084T DE69920084T DE69920084D1 DE 69920084 D1 DE69920084 D1 DE 69920084D1 DE 69920084 T DE69920084 T DE 69920084T DE 69920084 T DE69920084 T DE 69920084T DE 69920084 D1 DE69920084 D1 DE 69920084D1
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Kazunari Kawahata
Shigekazu Itoh
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Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/005Patch antenna using one or more coplanar parasitic elements
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q5/00Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements
    • H01Q5/30Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
    • H01Q5/378Combination of fed elements with parasitic elements
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/0407Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H01Q9/0421Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element
DE69920084T 1998-02-24 1999-02-18 Antennenanordnung und Funkgerät mit einer derartigen Antenne Expired - Lifetime DE69920084T2 (de)

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JP4195598 1998-02-24
JP4195598 1998-02-24
JP06145798A JP3252786B2 (ja) 1998-02-24 1998-03-12 アンテナ装置およびそれを用いた無線装置
JP6145798 1998-03-12

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