EP1592085A1 - Coil Antenna - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a coil antenna used for transmitting and/or for receiving radio signals within a low or medium frequency band, e.g., a frequency range of from 10 kHz to 5 MHz.
- this invention relates to the coil antenna which also has another function different from the normal function to transmit and/or to receive low- or medium-frequency signals.
- a typical, well-known system is an AM (amplitude modulation) radio system.
- a relatively new system is a radio controlled timepiece such as a radio controlled clock or a radio controlled wristwatch.
- Other relatively new system is an immobilizer for vehicle, a remote keyless entry system for vehicle or for house, or an RFID (radio frequency identification) system.
- a radio controlled wristwatch see USP No. 6,134,188.
- a remote keyless entry system for vehicle see USP 6,677,851.
- An important component common to the above-mentioned apparatuses or the like is an antenna, especially, a coil antenna which comprises a magnetic core and a coil wound around the magnetic core.
- a well-known magnetic core for coil antenna is made of a sintered ferrite core or a laminated core consisting of amorphous metal sheets.
- the former is easily breakable and does not have flexibility on design because of its hardness.
- the latter is not easily machinable and is expensive so that its manufacturing cost becomes high.
- JP-A 2001-337181 Another coil antenna is disclosed in JP-A 2001-337181.
- the disclosed coil antenna is used for a radio controlled timepiece or wristwatch and has a magnetic core comprised of powder particles or flakes of ferrite or metal and a plastic binder agent.
- the magnetic core of JP-A 2001-337181 possesses high impact resistance because of its softness and can be readily formed with low cost.
- the object is solved according to the coil antenna of claim 1, and according to its application of claim 25, 26, 29 or 30.
- the coil antenna has the specific complex permeability, while the magnetic core of the coil antenna can suppress noise whose frequency ranges from high frequency to ultra high frequency.
- the coil antenna according to an aspect of the present invention is a multifunctional coil antenna which is also servable as a noise suppressor.
- An embodiment of the present invention has two different coil antennas. One of them is for signal transmission, while the other is for signal reception.
- Each of the coil antennas comprises a magnetic core and a wire wound around the magnetic core.
- Each of the magnetic cores is made of a mixture comprising soft magnetic powder and an organic binder agent and is formed to be flexible and bendable.
- the soft magnetic powder comprises a plurality of particles each of which is coated with an insulator layer.
- each of the magnetic cores is formed in a plate-like shape.
- the magnetic core for signal transmission has a size of 8 x 8 x 60 mm 3 , and the wire for 10 T is wound thereon.
- the magnetic core for signal reception has a size 2 x 10 x 60 mm 3 , and the wire for 100 T is wound thereon.
- Each of the wires is a polyurethane enameled copper wire.
- Each of the magnetic cores of the plate-like shapes is formed by stacking a plurality of sheet-like shaped magnetic cores thinner than the magnetic core of the plate-like shape. According to the forming method, a large press machine is not required for making a large sized magnetic core. Also, a complicated mold or die is not required for making a magnetic core of a complicated shape, because the sheet-like shaped magnetic core can be easily cut by the use of a cutter or a pair of scissors.
- the magnetic core may have a string-like shape.
- Each of the magnetic cores of the present embodiment is obtained by, under the normal atmospheric pressure, casting or molding and curing or hardening the above-mentioned mixtures of the soft magnetic powder and the organic binder agent.
- the compression molding and the injection molding are not required to obtain the magnetic cores of the present embodiment.
- the coil antenna for signal transmission and the other coil antenna for signal reception are similar to each other, except for their size and their magnetic flux density of the wires as mentioned above. Now, explanations will be made of the common matters.
- the soft magnetic powder of this embodiment is Fe-Si-Al alloy powder, especially, Sendust powder.
- the soft magnetic powder may be other powder.
- the soft magnetic powder may be Fe carbonyl powder, ferrite powder, or pure iron powder.
- the soft magnetic powder may be powder made of Fe-Si-Al alloy, Fe-Ni alloy (Permalloy), Fe-Co alloy, Fe-Co-Si alloy, Fe-Si-V alloy, Fe-Co-B alloy, Co base amorphous metal, Fe base amorphous metal, or Mo-permalloy.
- the soft magnetic powder may be a combination of the above-mentioned powders.
- the soft magnetic powder comprises flat particles.
- each of the flat particles has an aspect ratio of 5 or more and its diameter is about 35 ⁇ m.
- the insulator layer is made of non-magnetic material, especially, an oxide film.
- the oxide film of this embodiment is formed in an annealing process for the soft magnetic powder.
- the oxide film may be obtained by another means or way.
- the insulator layer may be made of an organic binder agent.
- the organic binder agent of the present embodiment is chlorinated polyethylene.
- a titanate coupler is added to the organic binder in this embodiment.
- a silane coupler or an aluminate coupler may be used.
- no coupler may be used.
- the organic binder agent may be made of another elastomer agent.
- the organic binder agent may be thermoplastic resin, such as resin made of polyester resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, chlorinated polyethylene, polyvinyl butyral resin, polyurethane resin, cellulosic resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, phenoxy resin, polypropylene, polycarbonate resin, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer) resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, polyimide resin, polyethylene resin, polyamide resin, polyacrylic ester resin, or polyacrylonitrile resin, or copolymer thereof.
- thermoplastic resin such as resin made of polyester resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, chlorinated polyethylene, polyvinyl butyral resin, polyurethane resin, cellulosic resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, phenoxy resin, polypropylene, polycarbonate resin, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
- the organic binder agent may be thermosettable resin, such as resin made of epoxy resin, phenol resin, amide resin, imide resin, diallyl phthalate resin, unsaturated polyester resin, melamine resin, urea resin, or silicone resin, or a combination thereof.
- the organic binder agent may be synthetic rubber, such as nitrile-butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber or a combination thereof.
- the organic binder agent is a plastomer agent, provided that it can provide a flexible, bendable, magnetic core. Another coupling agent can be added to the organic binder.
- the mixing ratio of the soft magnetic power is 80 wt%, and the total mixing ratio of the organic binder agent and the coupler is 20 wt%.
- the mixing ratio of the soft magnetic powder in the mixture may be in a range of from 60 wt% to 95 wt%, both inclusive.
- the mixing ratio of the organic binder in the mixture may be in a range of from 5 wt% to 40 wt%, both inclusive. If a coupler added thereto, the mixing ratio of the coupler in the mixture is 5 wt% or less.
- the mixture may further comprise an organic flame retardant, such as an organic flame retardant made of halogenide, bromide polymer or a combination thereof.
- an organic flame retardant such as an organic flame retardant made of halogenide, bromide polymer or a combination thereof.
- the mixture may further comprise dielectric powder.
- the coil antenna may further comprise a dielectric layer, which is formed on at least one part of the magnetic core.
- the dielectric layer is formed on a surface of the plate-shaped magnetic core.
- the wire is wound around the magnetic core and the dielectric layer.
- the coil antenna may be covered by a waterproofing case, which is made of flexible elastomer, silicone resin, gum resin, polyamide resin, or a polyester resin.
- the above-mentioned coil antennas were formed, and their characteristics were measured.
- two coil antennas were formed of sintered ferrite cores and wires wound thereon; one of the comparative coil antenna was for signal transmission, while the other was for signal reception.
- the comparative coil antennas had the same structures, shapes, sizes as those of the embodiment except for the materials of the magnetic cores.
- the characteristics of the comparative coil antennas were also measured. The measured results are as follows.
- Each of the magnetic cores of the present embodiment had rubber hardness degree of 60 or more, which was measured by using type-A durometer in accordance with JIS K 6253.
- JIS is an abbreviation of "Japan Industrial Standard”
- JIS K 6253 is entitled “Hardness testing methods for rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic”.
- the magnetic core of the present embodiment had a tensile strength of 3.8 MPa, which was measured in accordance with JIS K 6263.
- the JIS K 6263 is entitled "Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastics - Determination of stress relaxation”.
- the coil antenna for signal transmission and the coil antenna for signal reception had superior transmission and reception characteristics in comparison with the comparative coil antenna for signal transmission and the comparative coil antenna for signal reception.
- the superior transmission and reception characteristics were kept even when the coil antennas were bent. This is because the particles of the magnetic powder are separated from and independent of each other and work as "micro-cores", respectively. The number of the micro-cores does not change even when the coil antenna is bent because each of the particles is coated with the oxide film.
- f- ⁇ characteristic of the coil antenna for signal transmission is shown in a semilogarithmic graph of Fig. 1, wherein its vertical axis shows real part ⁇ ' and imaginary part ⁇ " of the complex permeability of the coil antenna.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shows frequency (MHz).
- the magnetic core has a complex permeability whose real part ⁇ ' is 70 or more over a frequency range of 10 MHz or less and whose imaginary part ⁇ " is 10 or more over a frequency range of from 10 MHz to 2000 MHz.
- the real part ⁇ ' has a flat portion while the imaginary part ⁇ " is kept at zero or extremely low value so that the magnetic core has high sensitivity in a low or medium frequency band.
- the imaginary part ⁇ " has a relatively large value so that the magnetic core of the coil antenna can serve as a superior noise suppressor against high-frequency noise.
- the f- ⁇ characteristic required for the coil antenna is not limited to the embodiment but may be a specific complex permeability whose real part ⁇ ' is 20 or more over a frequency range of 10 MHz or less and whose imaginary part ⁇ " is 10 or more over a frequency range of 10 MHz or more.
- the above-mentioned coil antenna is applicable to an electronic apparatus comprising a radio transmitting/receiving system which is transmittable/receivable radio signals ranging from 10 kHz to 5 MHz.
- the coil antenna is also servable as a high-frequency noise suppressor within the electronic apparatus.
- Fig. 2 shows an example, in which the above-mentioned coil antenna 10 is applied to a radio controlled wristwatch 100.
- the radio controlled wristwatch 100 further comprises a mechanism 20 for automatically adjusting a time in accordance with radio signals received by using the coil antenna 10.
- the radio controlled wristwatch 100 comprises a case 30 and watchbands 40 each depending therefrom.
- the illustrated coil antenna 10 is embedded in one of the watchbands 40.
- the magnetic core of a coil antenna may be curved within a plane parallel to the bottom plane of the case 30 and extends along an inside of the peripheral wall of the case 30.
- the coil antenna of the present embodiment is applicable to a remote keyless entry system, wherein the coil antenna is for receiving user identification signals, which are transmitted from an object carried by a user.
- the coil antenna may be embedded within the vehicle. More specifically, the coil antenna may be contained in a door handle of the vehicle.
- the above-mentioned coil antenna can be used as a multiband antenna.
- a single coil antenna can be used at a frequency for a radio controlled timepiece and at another frequency for a remote keyless entry system.
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- This invention relates to a coil antenna used for transmitting and/or for receiving radio signals within a low or medium frequency band, e.g., a frequency range of from 10 kHz to 5 MHz. In particular, this invention relates to the coil antenna which also has another function different from the normal function to transmit and/or to receive low- or medium-frequency signals.
- There have been used or proposed various kinds of apparatuses, systems, or terminals, which transmit and/oz- receive radio signals of low or medium frequencies. A typical, well-known system is an AM (amplitude modulation) radio system. A relatively new system is a radio controlled timepiece such as a radio controlled clock or a radio controlled wristwatch. Other relatively new system is an immobilizer for vehicle, a remote keyless entry system for vehicle or for house, or an RFID (radio frequency identification) system. For more information about a radio controlled wristwatch, see USP No. 6,134,188. For more information about a remote keyless entry system for vehicle, see USP 6,677,851.
- An important component common to the above-mentioned apparatuses or the like is an antenna, especially, a coil antenna which comprises a magnetic core and a coil wound around the magnetic core.
- A well-known magnetic core for coil antenna is made of a sintered ferrite core or a laminated core consisting of amorphous metal sheets. The former is easily breakable and does not have flexibility on design because of its hardness. The latter is not easily machinable and is expensive so that its manufacturing cost becomes high.
- Another coil antenna is disclosed in JP-A 2001-337181. The disclosed coil antenna is used for a radio controlled timepiece or wristwatch and has a magnetic core comprised of powder particles or flakes of ferrite or metal and a plastic binder agent. The magnetic core of JP-A 2001-337181 possesses high impact resistance because of its softness and can be readily formed with low cost.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a different type of a coil antenna for a low or medium frequency band, namely, a multifunctional coil antenna.
- The object is solved according to the coil antenna of claim 1, and according to its application of
claim 25, 26, 29 or 30. - Because the magnetic core according to claim 1 has the specific complex permeability, the coil antenna has high sensitivity in a low or medium frequency band, while the magnetic core of the coil antenna can suppress noise whose frequency ranges from high frequency to ultra high frequency. In other words, the coil antenna according to an aspect of the present invention is a multifunctional coil antenna which is also servable as a noise suppressor.
- Preferred developments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims of
claims 1, 26 and 30, respectively. -
- Fig. 1 is a semilogarithmic graph showing f-µ characteristic of a magnetic core for signal transmission in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and
- Fig. 2 is a plan view showing a radio controlled wristwatch which comprises a coil antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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- An embodiment of the present invention has two different coil antennas. One of them is for signal transmission, while the other is for signal reception. Each of the coil antennas comprises a magnetic core and a wire wound around the magnetic core. Each of the magnetic cores is made of a mixture comprising soft magnetic powder and an organic binder agent and is formed to be flexible and bendable. The soft magnetic powder comprises a plurality of particles each of which is coated with an insulator layer.
- In this embodiment, each of the magnetic cores is formed in a plate-like shape. In detail, the magnetic core for signal transmission has a size of 8 x 8 x 60 mm3, and the wire for 10 T is wound thereon. The magnetic core for signal reception has a size 2 x 10 x 60 mm3, and the wire for 100 T is wound thereon. Each of the wires is a polyurethane enameled copper wire. Each of the magnetic cores of the plate-like shapes is formed by stacking a plurality of sheet-like shaped magnetic cores thinner than the magnetic core of the plate-like shape. According to the forming method, a large press machine is not required for making a large sized magnetic core. Also, a complicated mold or die is not required for making a magnetic core of a complicated shape, because the sheet-like shaped magnetic core can be easily cut by the use of a cutter or a pair of scissors. The magnetic core may have a string-like shape.
- Each of the magnetic cores of the present embodiment is obtained by, under the normal atmospheric pressure, casting or molding and curing or hardening the above-mentioned mixtures of the soft magnetic powder and the organic binder agent. The compression molding and the injection molding are not required to obtain the magnetic cores of the present embodiment.
- In this embodiment, the coil antenna for signal transmission and the other coil antenna for signal reception are similar to each other, except for their size and their magnetic flux density of the wires as mentioned above. Now, explanations will be made of the common matters.
- The soft magnetic powder of this embodiment is Fe-Si-Al alloy powder, especially, Sendust powder. The soft magnetic powder may be other powder. For example, the soft magnetic powder may be Fe carbonyl powder, ferrite powder, or pure iron powder. The soft magnetic powder may be powder made of Fe-Si-Al alloy, Fe-Ni alloy (Permalloy), Fe-Co alloy, Fe-Co-Si alloy, Fe-Si-V alloy, Fe-Co-B alloy, Co base amorphous metal, Fe base amorphous metal, or Mo-permalloy. Also, the soft magnetic powder may be a combination of the above-mentioned powders.
- In this embodiment, the soft magnetic powder comprises flat particles. In more detail, each of the flat particles has an aspect ratio of 5 or more and its diameter is about 35 µm.
- In this embodiment, the insulator layer is made of non-magnetic material, especially, an oxide film. The oxide film of this embodiment is formed in an annealing process for the soft magnetic powder. The oxide film may be obtained by another means or way. The insulator layer may be made of an organic binder agent.
- The organic binder agent of the present embodiment is chlorinated polyethylene. A titanate coupler is added to the organic binder in this embodiment. Alternatively, a silane coupler or an aluminate coupler may be used. Also, no coupler may be used.
- The organic binder agent may be made of another elastomer agent. For example, the organic binder agent may be thermoplastic resin, such as resin made of polyester resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, chlorinated polyethylene, polyvinyl butyral resin, polyurethane resin, cellulosic resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, phenoxy resin, polypropylene, polycarbonate resin, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer) resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, polyimide resin, polyethylene resin, polyamide resin, polyacrylic ester resin, or polyacrylonitrile resin, or copolymer thereof. The organic binder agent may be thermosettable resin, such as resin made of epoxy resin, phenol resin, amide resin, imide resin, diallyl phthalate resin, unsaturated polyester resin, melamine resin, urea resin, or silicone resin, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the organic binder agent may be synthetic rubber, such as nitrile-butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the organic binder agent is a plastomer agent, provided that it can provide a flexible, bendable, magnetic core. Another coupling agent can be added to the organic binder.
- In this embodiment, the mixing ratio of the soft magnetic power is 80 wt%, and the total mixing ratio of the organic binder agent and the coupler is 20 wt%. The mixing ratio of the soft magnetic powder in the mixture may be in a range of from 60 wt% to 95 wt%, both inclusive. The mixing ratio of the organic binder in the mixture may be in a range of from 5 wt% to 40 wt%, both inclusive. If a coupler added thereto, the mixing ratio of the coupler in the mixture is 5 wt% or less.
- The mixture may further comprise an organic flame retardant, such as an organic flame retardant made of halogenide, bromide polymer or a combination thereof.
- Also, the mixture may further comprise dielectric powder. Alternatively, the coil antenna may further comprise a dielectric layer, which is formed on at least one part of the magnetic core. For example, the dielectric layer is formed on a surface of the plate-shaped magnetic core. In this case, the wire is wound around the magnetic core and the dielectric layer.
- Furthermore, the coil antenna may be covered by a waterproofing case, which is made of flexible elastomer, silicone resin, gum resin, polyamide resin, or a polyester resin.
- To evaluate the coil antennas for signal transmission and for signal reception in accordance with the present embodiment, the above-mentioned coil antennas were formed, and their characteristics were measured. As comparative examples, two coil antennas were formed of sintered ferrite cores and wires wound thereon; one of the comparative coil antenna was for signal transmission, while the other was for signal reception. The comparative coil antennas had the same structures, shapes, sizes as those of the embodiment except for the materials of the magnetic cores. The characteristics of the comparative coil antennas were also measured. The measured results are as follows.
- Each of the magnetic cores of the present embodiment had rubber hardness degree of 60 or more, which was measured by using type-A durometer in accordance with JIS K 6253. JIS is an abbreviation of "Japan Industrial Standard", and JIS K 6253 is entitled "Hardness testing methods for rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic". The magnetic core of the present embodiment had a tensile strength of 3.8 MPa, which was measured in accordance with JIS K 6263. The JIS K 6263 is entitled "Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastics - Determination of stress relaxation".
- The coil antenna for signal transmission and the coil antenna for signal reception had superior transmission and reception characteristics in comparison with the comparative coil antenna for signal transmission and the comparative coil antenna for signal reception.
- In addition, the superior transmission and reception characteristics were kept even when the coil antennas were bent. This is because the particles of the magnetic powder are separated from and independent of each other and work as "micro-cores", respectively. The number of the micro-cores does not change even when the coil antenna is bent because each of the particles is coated with the oxide film.
- Furthermore, f-µ characteristic of the coil antenna for signal transmission is shown in a semilogarithmic graph of Fig. 1, wherein its vertical axis shows real part µ' and imaginary part µ" of the complex permeability of the coil antenna. The horizontal axis of the graph shows frequency (MHz).
- With reference to Fig. 1, the magnetic core has a complex permeability whose real part µ' is 70 or more over a frequency range of 10 MHz or less and whose imaginary part µ" is 10 or more over a frequency range of from 10 MHz to 2000 MHz. In detail, in a low or medium frequency band, the real part µ' has a flat portion while the imaginary part µ" is kept at zero or extremely low value so that the magnetic core has high sensitivity in a low or medium frequency band. In a high frequency band, the imaginary part µ" has a relatively large value so that the magnetic core of the coil antenna can serve as a superior noise suppressor against high-frequency noise. The f-µ characteristic required for the coil antenna is not limited to the embodiment but may be a specific complex permeability whose real part µ' is 20 or more over a frequency range of 10 MHz or less and whose imaginary part µ" is 10 or more over a frequency range of 10 MHz or more.
- The above-mentioned coil antenna is applicable to an electronic apparatus comprising a radio transmitting/receiving system which is transmittable/receivable radio signals ranging from 10 kHz to 5 MHz. In this case, the coil antenna is also servable as a high-frequency noise suppressor within the electronic apparatus.
- Fig. 2 shows an example, in which the above-mentioned
coil antenna 10 is applied to a radio controlledwristwatch 100. The radio controlledwristwatch 100 further comprises amechanism 20 for automatically adjusting a time in accordance with radio signals received by using thecoil antenna 10. Specifically, the radio controlledwristwatch 100 comprises acase 30 andwatchbands 40 each depending therefrom. The illustratedcoil antenna 10 is embedded in one of the watchbands 40. Alternatively, the magnetic core of a coil antenna may be curved within a plane parallel to the bottom plane of thecase 30 and extends along an inside of the peripheral wall of thecase 30. - Furthermore, the coil antenna of the present embodiment is applicable to a remote keyless entry system, wherein the coil antenna is for receiving user identification signals, which are transmitted from an object carried by a user. In case where a vehicle adopts the remote keyless entry system, the coil antenna may be embedded within the vehicle. More specifically, the coil antenna may be contained in a door handle of the vehicle.
- The above-mentioned coil antenna can be used as a multiband antenna. For example, a single coil antenna can be used at a frequency for a radio controlled timepiece and at another frequency for a remote keyless entry system.
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- A coil antenna comprising a magnetic core and a wire wound around the magnetic core, wherein the magnetic core is made of a mixture comprising soft magnetic powder and an organic binder agent and has a specific complex permeability whose real part µ' is 20 or more over a frequency range of 10 MHz or less and whose imaginary part µ" is 10 or more over a frequency range of 10 MHz or more.
- The coil antenna according to claim 1, wherein the organic binder agent is a plastomer agent.
- The coil antenna according to claim 1, wherein the organic binder agent is an elastomer agent.
- The coil antenna according to claim 3, wherein the organic binder agent is thermoplastic resin.
- The coil antenna according to claim 4, wherein the organic binder agent is made of polyester resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, chlorinated polyethylene, polyvinyl butyral resin, polyurethane resin, cellulosic resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, phenoxy resin, polypropylene, polycarbonate resin, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer) resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, polyimide resin, polyethylene resin, polyamide resin, polyacrylic ester resin, or polyacrylonitrile resin, or copolymer thereof.
- The coil antenna according to claim 3, wherein the organic binder agent is thermosettable resin.
- The coil antenna according to claim 6, wherein the organic binder agent is made of epoxy resin, phenol resin, amide resin, imide resin, diallyl phthalate resin, unsaturated polyester resin, melamine resin, urea resin, or silicone resin, or a combination thereof.
- The coil antenna according to claim 3, wherein the organic binder agent is synthetic rubber.
- The coil antenna according to claim 8, wherein the organic binder agent is made of nitrile-butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber or a combination thereof.
- The coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the soft magnetic powder is Fe carbonyl powder, ferrite powder, pure iron powder, powder made of Fe-Si-Al alloy, Fe-Ni alloy, Fe-Co alloy, Fe-Co-Si alloy, Fe-Si-V alloy, Fe-Co-B alloy, Co base amorphous metal, Fe base amorphous metal, or Mo-permalloy, or a combination thereof.
- The coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a mixing ratio of the organic binder in the mixture is in a range of from 5 percents, by weight, to 40 percents, by weight, both inclusive, and another mixing ratio of the soft magnetic powder in the mixture is in a range of from 60 percents, by weight, to 95 percents, by weight, both inclusive.
- The coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the mixture further comprises an organic flame retardant.
- The coil antenna according to claim 12, wherein the organic flame retardant is made of halogenide, bromide polymer or a combination thereof.
- The coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the soft magnetic powder comprises a plurality of flat particles.
- The coil antenna according to claim 14, wherein each of the flat particles has an aspect ratio of 5 or more.
- The coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the magnetic core is formed flexible and bendable.
- The coil antenna according to claim 16, wherein the magnetic core is obtainable by, under the normal atmospheric pressure, casting or molding and curing or hardening the mixture.
- The coil antenna according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the soft magnetic powder comprises a plurality of particles each of which is coated with an insulator layer.
- The coil antenna according to claim 18, wherein the insulator layer is made of non-magnetic material.
- The coil antenna according to claim 19, wherein the insulator layer is made of an oxide film.
- The coil antenna according to claim 19, wherein the insulator layer is made of an organic binder agent.
- The coil antenna according to one of claims 16 to 21, wherein the magnetic core has a plate-like shape, a sheet-like shape, or a string-like shape.
- The coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 22, wherein the mixture further includes dielectric powder.
- The coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 22, further comprising a dielectric layer which is formed on at least one part of the magnetic core, wherein the wire is wound around the magnetic core and the dielectric layer.
- An electronic apparatus comprising a radio transmitting/receiving system which is transmittable/receivable radio signals ranging from 10 kHz to 5 MHz, wherein the radio transmitting/receiving system comprises the coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 24, and the coil antenna also serves as a high-frequency noise suppressor within the electronic apparatus.
- A radio controlled wristwatch (100) comprising: the coil antenna (10) according to one of claims 1 to 24; and a mechanism (20) for automatically adjusting a time in accordance with radio signals received by using the coil antenna (10).
- The radio controlled wristwatch (100) according to claim 26, further comprising a case (30) and a watchband (40) depending therefrom, wherein the coil antenna (10) is provided for the watchband (40).
- The radio controlled wristwatch according to claim 26, further comprising a case and a watchband depending therefrom, wherein: the case comprises a bottom plane and a peripheral wall; and the magnetic core is curved within a plane parallel to the bottom plane and extends along an inside of the peripheral wall.
- A remote keyless entry system comprising the coil antenna according to one of claims 1 to 24, wherein the coil antenna is for receiving user identification signals, which are transmitted from an object carried by a user.
- A vehicle adopting the remote keyless entry system according to claim 29, wherein the coil antenna is embedded within the vehicle.
- The vehicle according to claim 30, wherein the coil antenna is contained in a door handle of the vehicle.
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