EP0459391B1 - Antenne pour appareil radio portable - Google Patents
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- EP0459391B1 EP0459391B1 EP91108683A EP91108683A EP0459391B1 EP 0459391 B1 EP0459391 B1 EP 0459391B1 EP 91108683 A EP91108683 A EP 91108683A EP 91108683 A EP91108683 A EP 91108683A EP 0459391 B1 EP0459391 B1 EP 0459391B1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
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- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
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- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
- H01Q1/243—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
- H01Q1/244—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas extendable from a housing along a given path
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- the present invention relates to an antenna applicable to various kinds of mobile radio equipment, particularly portable radio equipment.
- portable radio equipment may be provided with a built-in antenna in addition to the ⁇ /2 antenna, as also proposed in the past.
- the built-in antenna will be substituted for the ⁇ /2 antenna when the latter is received in the casing of the equipment.
- the problem with this kind of scheme is that not only the equipment is complicated in construction, but also the built-in antenna increases the overall size of the equipment.
- US-A-4 860 024 discloses an antenna for a portable radio telephone including an auxiliary antenna element.
- the telescopic antenna in its extended position outside the case of the radio telephone is used for transmission and reception and in its retracted position within the case for reception only.
- GB-A-2 213 998 describes an assembly comprising an antenna, connector and impedance matching network.
- a tubular telescopic antenna is designed such that it constitutes a half wave antenna in a fully extended position, while also constituting a quarter wave antenna in a fully retracted position.
- the impedance matching network is by-passed in the fully retracted position.
- EP-A-0 359 361 and EP-A-0 323 726 disclose a retractable cellular antenna and a multi-frequency antenna, respectively, comprising an antenna assembly having telescoping radiating sections and an impedance matching network with concentric outer and inner conductive tubular members.
- an antenna comprises a telescopic body section having a length which is approximately one half of the wavelength of a carrier frequency used when said body section is extended, characterized in that said telescopic body section has a length of less than one-fourth of said wavelength of said carrier frequency when said body section is retracted and that a matching circuit is connected to one end of said body section when said body section is retracted.
- the antenna has substantially the same impedance when extended and when retracted.
- an antenna embodying the present invention is shown and generally designated by the reference numeral 10.
- the antenna 10 has a telescopic conductive tube assembly 12 which resembles a rod and constitutes a body section.
- a matching section 14 is connected to one end or base end of the tube assembly 12.
- the tube assembly 12 is made up of a plurality of (three in the embodiment) telescoped tubes 12a, 12b and 12c each having a particular diameter.
- the tube 12c having the largest diameter is connected to the matching section 14.
- a feed section 16 incorporated in the body of portable radio equipment is also connected to the matching section 14. In the extended position shown in Fig.
- the antenna 10 has a length which is approximately one half of the wavelength ⁇ of the carrier or center frequency of the equipment, i.e., it serves as a ⁇ /2 antenna. In the contracted position, the length of the antenna 10 is less than 1/4 of the wavelength ⁇ , and therefore the antenna 10 plays the role of, for example, a ⁇ /8 antenna.
- the matching section 14 matches the antenna 10 and the body of the equipment with respect to impedance.
- the matching section 14 also matches the impedance of the antenna 10 and that of the equipment body.
- the ⁇ /2 and ⁇ /8 antennas are implemented by the single matching section 14.
- the antenna 10 has a high impedance close to infinity ( ⁇ ).
- the telescopic tube assembly 12 is sequentially contracted from the position shown in Fig. 1A to a particular length, substantially the same impedance as that of the ⁇ /2 antenna is obtained.
- a length corresponds to a substantially ⁇ /8 wavelength.
- the matching section 14, therefore, can set up impedance matching for both of the ⁇ /2 and ⁇ /8 antennas. This allows the power from the feed section 16 to be efficiently radiated via the antenna 10.
- Fig. 2 shows portable radio equipment 20 having a casing 22 on which the antenna 10 is mounted.
- the antenna 10 is approximately 0. 17 meter long when extended or 0. 045 meter long when contracted.
- Fig. 3 plots return loss characteristics particular to the extended and contracted positions of the antenna 10.
- the abscissa and the ordinate indicate respectively the carrier frequency and the return loss
- the solid curve and the dashed curve indicate respectively the return loss in the extended position and the return loss in the contracted position.
- the return loss change substantially in the same manner in both of the extended and contracted positions with respect to frequency, i. e. , impedances are successfully matched in both of the extended and contracted positions.
- the matching section 14 has a so-called L circuit configuration constituted by a coil L and a capacitor C. Looking into the antenna 10 from a point X, the impedance is extremely high, as stated earlier. In light of this, the impedance matching between the antenna 10 and the feed section 16 is set up by the coil or inductance element L and the capacitor or reactance element C which are interposed between the feed point Y of the feed section 16 and the point X.
- the characteristic impedance Z o at the feed point Y is 50 ohms. It is to be noted that the capacitor C is omissible if, looking into the feed point Y from the point X, the impedance is higher than the characteristic impedance Z o .
- Figs. 5A and 5B show directivity characteristics in the horizontal plane particular to the antenna 10 as measured in the extended or ⁇ /2 position and the contracted or ⁇ /8 position, respectively.
- solid curves each is representative of the directivity characteristic of the main polarization. It will be seen that in both of the ⁇ /2 wavelength position shown in Fig. 5A and the ⁇ /8 wavelength position shown in Fig. 5B the antenna 10 has substantially the same directivity characteristic approximate to 0 dBd in the +X and -X directions. Further, the directivity characteristic of the antenna 10 in the contracted position is comparable even with the directivity characteristic particular to a contracted ⁇ /4 helical whip antenna in the +X and -X directions, as shown in Fig. 6.
- the carrier frequency f o was 870 megahertz
- the telescopic tube assembly 12 was approximately 170 millimeters long when extended or approximately 45 millimeters long when contracted
- the tubes 12c and 12a had diameters of 6 millimeter and 2 millimeter, respectively.
- the present invention provides an antenna for portable radio equipment which serves as a ⁇ /2 wavelength long antenna when extended or as a less than ⁇ /4 wavelength long antenna, e.g., a ⁇ /8 antenna when contracted. Both of such antenna configurations have their impedances matched by a single matching circuit. The antenna radiates power efficiently in the horizontal plane.
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Claims (6)
- Antenne comprenant :
une section de corps télescopique (12) présentant une longueur approximativement égale à la moitié de la longueur d'onde d'une fréquence porteuse utilisée lorsque ladite section de corps (12) est développée, caractérisée en ce que ladite section de corps télescopique (12) présente une longueur inférieure à un quart de ladite longueur d'onde de ladite fréquence porteuse lorsque ladite section de corps (12) est rétractée et en ce qu'un circuit d'adaptation (14) est connecté à une extrémité de ladite section de corps lorsque ladite section de corps est rétractée. - Antenne selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite section de corps comprend un ensemble de tubes conducteurs composé d'une pluralité de tubes conducteurs télescopés.
- Antenne selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle dans ladite pluralité de tubes conducteurs, chaque tube présente un diamètre particulier.
- Antenne selon la revendication 2 ou 3, dans laquelle ledit ensemble de tubes conducteurs mesure environ 0,17 mètre de long lorsqu'il est développé ou environ 0,045 mètre de long lorsqu'il est rétracté.
- Antenne selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans laquelle la longueur de ladite section de corps correspond environ à un huitième de ladite longueur d'onde lorsqu'elle est rétractée.
- Antenne selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle la longueur de ladite section de corps est choisie de telle sorte que ladite section de corps présente sensiblement la même impédance qu'elle soit développée ou rétractée.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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JP13712590A JPH0432305A (ja) | 1990-05-29 | 1990-05-29 | アンテナ |
JP137125/90 | 1990-05-29 |
Publications (3)
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EP0459391A2 EP0459391A2 (fr) | 1991-12-04 |
EP0459391A3 EP0459391A3 (en) | 1992-03-04 |
EP0459391B1 true EP0459391B1 (fr) | 1997-02-19 |
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EP91108683A Expired - Lifetime EP0459391B1 (fr) | 1990-05-29 | 1991-05-28 | Antenne pour appareil radio portable |
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EP (1) | EP0459391B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPH0432305A (fr) |
AU (1) | AU640787B2 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2043321C (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69124714T2 (fr) |
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JP2703670B2 (ja) * | 1991-04-12 | 1998-01-26 | 三菱電機株式会社 | アンテナ装置 |
JP2503856B2 (ja) * | 1993-01-29 | 1996-06-05 | 日本電気株式会社 | 携帯無線機用アンテナ |
US5717408A (en) * | 1995-12-18 | 1998-02-10 | Centurion International, Inc. | Retractable antenna for a cellular telephone |
KR100285950B1 (ko) * | 1997-12-26 | 2001-04-16 | 윤종용 | 인체의영향을최소화시키는휴대용전화기의안테나회로를구현하는방법 |
KR100605817B1 (ko) * | 2004-06-01 | 2006-08-01 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 슬라이딩 타입 휴대용 단말기의 안테나 장치 |
CN101740849B (zh) * | 2010-01-26 | 2013-06-12 | 华为终端有限公司 | 多频段天线 |
Citations (3)
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EP0323726A2 (fr) * | 1987-12-25 | 1989-07-12 | Nippon Antenna Co., Ltd. | Antenne à large bande |
US4890114A (en) * | 1987-04-30 | 1989-12-26 | Harada Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Antenna for a portable radiotelephone |
EP0359361A1 (fr) * | 1988-08-03 | 1990-03-21 | Alliance Research Corporation | Antenne à extension automatique pour le téléphone d'automobile |
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JPS6094507A (ja) * | 1983-10-28 | 1985-05-27 | Fujitsu Ten Ltd | 可変長ホイツプアンテナ |
GB2213998B (en) * | 1987-12-23 | 1991-06-12 | Technophone Ltd | Antenna, connector and impedance matching network assembly |
JPH01105237U (fr) * | 1987-12-28 | 1989-07-14 | ||
US4868576A (en) * | 1988-11-02 | 1989-09-19 | Motorola, Inc. | Extendable antenna for portable cellular telephones with ground radiator |
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- 1990-05-29 JP JP13712590A patent/JPH0432305A/ja active Pending
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- 1991-05-27 CA CA 2043321 patent/CA2043321C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-05-28 EP EP91108683A patent/EP0459391B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-05-28 DE DE1991624714 patent/DE69124714T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-05-29 AU AU78041/91A patent/AU640787B2/en not_active Ceased
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4890114A (en) * | 1987-04-30 | 1989-12-26 | Harada Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Antenna for a portable radiotelephone |
EP0323726A2 (fr) * | 1987-12-25 | 1989-07-12 | Nippon Antenna Co., Ltd. | Antenne à large bande |
EP0359361A1 (fr) * | 1988-08-03 | 1990-03-21 | Alliance Research Corporation | Antenne à extension automatique pour le téléphone d'automobile |
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PATENT ABSTRACT OF JAPAN, vol. 9, no. 244 (E346) 25 May 1985 & JP-A-60 94 507 * |
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EP0459391A3 (en) | 1992-03-04 |
AU7804191A (en) | 1991-12-05 |
EP0459391A2 (fr) | 1991-12-04 |
CA2043321C (fr) | 1997-08-19 |
JPH0432305A (ja) | 1992-02-04 |
CA2043321A1 (fr) | 1991-11-30 |
AU640787B2 (en) | 1993-09-02 |
DE69124714D1 (de) | 1997-03-27 |
DE69124714T2 (de) | 1997-06-26 |
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