EP3178129A1 - Antenne unipolaire à bande large à structure multiple pour deux bandes de fréquence séparées par un espace blanc dans la plage d'ondes décimétriques, destinée à des véhicules - Google Patents

Antenne unipolaire à bande large à structure multiple pour deux bandes de fréquence séparées par un espace blanc dans la plage d'ondes décimétriques, destinée à des véhicules

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EP3178129A1
EP3178129A1 EP15766456.6A EP15766456A EP3178129A1 EP 3178129 A1 EP3178129 A1 EP 3178129A1 EP 15766456 A EP15766456 A EP 15766456A EP 3178129 A1 EP3178129 A1 EP 3178129A1
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monopole antenna
broadband monopole
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Stefan Lindenmeier
Heinz Lindenmeier
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Fuba Automotive Electronics GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/32—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
    • H01Q1/325—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle
    • H01Q1/3275—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/32—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/36—Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith
    • H01Q1/38—Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q5/00—Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements
    • H01Q5/30—Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
    • H01Q5/378—Combination of fed elements with parasitic elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/30—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole
    • H01Q9/32—Vertical arrangement of element
    • H01Q9/36—Vertical arrangement of element with top loading
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/30—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole
    • H01Q9/40—Element having extended radiating surface
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
    • H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
    • H01Q9/30—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole
    • H01Q9/42—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength

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  • Multi-structure broadband monopole antenna for two frequency bands separated by a frequency gap in the decimeter wave range for vehicles
  • the invention relates to a vertical broadband monopole antenna for two frequency bands separated by a frequency gap - the lower band for the lower frequencies and the upper band for the higher frequencies - both in
  • Decimeter wave range located - for vehicles and for transmitting and / or receiving terrestrially emitted vertically polarized radio signals over a substantially horizontal conductive base 6 as vehicle mass with a monopole base point antenna connection point 3, comprising an antenna connection point 5 and a ground terminal 7.
  • monopole base point antenna connection point 3 comprising an antenna connection point 5 and a ground terminal 7.
  • Broadband antennas are known in the art. These antennas are designed as multi-resonant rod antennas, the coverage of several in frequency separated by frequency gaps
  • Such antennas are used for transmission and reception in the decimeter-wave range on vehicles, preferably in each case on the vehicle roof.
  • Antennas of this type have the disadvantage that they only for relatively narrow-band by each other
  • Frequency gaps are provided separate frequency bands and for wide
  • a frequency range between 698 and 960 MHz is provided for the LTE mobile radio standard - hereinafter referred to as subband U - and above a frequency gap the frequency range between 1460 MHz and 2700 MHz denoted here by upper band O is provided, as shown in FIG 1.
  • a middle band M is provided in the frequency range between 1460 MHz and 1700 MHz, which is to be assigned to the upper band.
  • the object of the invention is therefore an antenna for two by a
  • Frequency gap to specify separate frequency bands which at low height and favorable aerodynamic properties, especially in a simple
  • the antenna may comprise a vertical wideband monopole antenna for two frequency bands separated by a frequency gap - the lower band for the lower frequencies and the upper band for the higher frequencies - both located in the decimeter wave range, for vehicles and for transmission and / or reception with terrestrially emitted vertically polarized Radio signals over a substantially horizontal conductive base 6 as a vehicle mass with an im Monopole base antenna connection point 3, comprising a
  • the broadband monopole antenna 0 may be formed of a top band monopole 1 and a subband monopole combined and is formed for example of a first and another structure, both structures of particular unconnected, each of a mechanically stiff electrically conductive film 33 may be designed as a continuous, electrically conductive and, for example, planar structure over a conductive base 6 substantially in a plane oriented perpendicular to this plane.
  • the antenna can also be referred to as a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna.
  • an example flat triangular structure 4 may be present as a top band monopole 1 with a substantially horizontally oriented baseline in a top band monopole 8 above the conductive base 6, the tip of which is connected to the antenna connection point 5. Adjacent to the upper end of the first electrically conductive structure located in the antenna height 9 above the conductive base surface 6
  • Multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 is below a substantially designed as a particular flat first rectangular structure 16 first
  • Roof Capacity 10 designed.
  • the roof capacity or the first rectangular structure is thus below the upper end of the antenna.
  • the triangular structure 4 and the first rectangular structure 16 as the first roof capacitance 10 are inductively connected by high impedance at least one first conductor strip 15 with in particular narrow stripline width 14 of, for example, less than or equal to 7 mm for the separation of radio signals in the upper band
  • a vertical multi-structure broadband monopole antenna for vehicles is disclosed for two frequency bands separated by a frequency gap, namely a
  • Subband U for lower frequencies and an upper band O for higher ones Frequencies both located in the decimeter wave range, for transmission and / or reception with terrestrially emitted vertically polarized radio signals over a substantially horizontal conductive base surface 6 as a vehicle mass with one located at the base of the first conductive structure
  • the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna is composed of at least two,
  • the first electrically conductive structure may comprise at the lower end of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna a triangular structure 4 with a substantially horizontally oriented baseline, which tip forms an antenna connection point 5 of the antenna connection point 3.
  • the first electrically conductive structure comprises adjacent to the upper end of
  • Triangular structure 4 and the first rectangular structure 16 are inductively connected by high impedance at least one first conductor strip 15, 15a for the separation of radio signals in the upper band O.
  • the first electrically conductive structure may comprise at least two spaced-apart first conductor strips 15, 15a, whereby a frame structure 11 consisting of the triangular structure 4, the first rectangular structure 16 and the first conductor strips 15, 15a is formed.
  • the one or more conductor strips 15, 15a may include meandering shapes 24 for frequency selective separation.
  • the inner angle 12 at the top of the triangular structure 4 may be approximately between 30 and 90 degrees.
  • the triangular structure 4 may also be fan-shaped in the triangle plane
  • the first rectangular structure 16 may be formed substantially by vertical strip conductors 19, 19a, 19b, which are separated from one another by vertically electrically conductive but which are connected at their upper end by a remaining strip 31.
  • the strip-like lamellae 30, 30a, 30b which converge in the tip can be bent out of the plane of the triangular structure 4 in such a way that they extend essentially on the lateral surface of a tip-shaped cone with a circular or elliptical cross section.
  • the roof louvers 19 may be successively in the opposite direction in the way that they are arranged in the projection on a transverse to the strip 31 plane V-shaped.
  • the lamellae 20a, 20b which converge in the tip can be successively counteracted in the opposite direction in the plane of the triangular structure 4 in such a way that they are arranged in the projection on a plane transverse to the triangular structure 4 in a V-shaped manner.
  • the further electrically conductive structure comprises a further, in the illustrated embodiment substantially as a rectangular structure 42 running roof capacity 38 which is guided for capacitive coupling to the first roofing capacity 10 in a roof capacitance coupling distance 40 substantially parallel to the first rectangular structure 16.
  • the roof capacitance coupling distance 40 is less than 1/30 of the free space wavelength ⁇ at the lowest frequency of the sub-band U.
  • the further electrically conductive structure comprises at least one connected to the other planar structure 42 and extending to the conductive base 6 and with this at his the lower end conductively connected, for the separation of radio signals in the upper band O inductively high-impedance further conductor strip 39th 1
  • the further electrically conductive structure can be designed in such a way that two
  • the other conductor strip (s) 39 may / may be
  • At least one of the further conductor strips 39, 39a may be arranged substantially parallel to a first conductor strip in a conductor strip l coupling interval 41
  • the impedance matching at the antenna connection point 3 can be in the lower
  • a self-supporting first conductor strip 15 may be present
  • the first electrically conductive structure can also be metallic
  • 31 lower end of the circuit board can preferably as a connector 45 with Ground terminal 7 and base pad connection point 43, 44 to be executed on the conductive base 6. Both structures can also pass through on only one side of a printed circuit board
  • the multi-structured broadband monopole antenna 0 can be arranged under a cover hood 32 and the at least one first conductor strip 15, 15a can be guided at least partially and in particular as far as possible along the inner wall of the cover hood.
  • Multiple-structure broadband monopole antenna be replaced in such a way that is given to the plane of the conductive base 6 symmetrical dipole and a symmetrical antenna junction of this dipole between the
  • the upper band monopole 1 may be formed by two flat triangular structures 4a, 4b whose surface normals are in the same plane - e.g. the x-z plane of a
  • Coordinate system - lie like the surface normal of the first rectangular structure 16 are formed in such a way that the of the in the origin of
  • Deflection angle 49 are selected so that the upper band monopole 1 im
  • the two triangular structures 4a and 4b of the upper band monopole 1 can be formed from continuous conductive layers.
  • the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 may be mounted on the vehicle in such a manner that the horizontal extent of the flat roof capacity 10 is in the direction of travel.
  • the strip-shaped lamellas 20 of the upper band monopoly 1 that run together in the lower triangular tip can be successively selected from the plane of the flat triangular structure 4 in such a way that they are arranged in the projection on a plane lying transversely to the direction of travel.
  • the triangles 4a and 4b which are angled around the deflection angle 49 and have their triangular tips, can be offset from one another by an offset length 50 approximately symmetrically with respect to the antenna connection point 5 and over a short distance parallel to the x-axis over a small base surface distance 51
  • Connecting conductors 48 are connected to each other, starting from the
  • Antenna connection point 5 may be formed. It may be connected to the first roofing capacity 10 at least in the
  • the coupling distance for the capacitive coupling of the further roof capacity can be ⁇ / 30, wherein in particular a roof capacitance coupling distance ⁇ / 30 at the lowest occurring frequency of the sub-band U can be advantageous. It may be advantageous if the further electrically conductive structure is designed in such a way that the further conductor strip in the region of one of the lateral ends connected to the further roof capacity and with a conductor strip coupling distance from the side edge of the triangular structure while avoiding the
  • Impedance matching at the antenna connection point of the first structure in the lower frequency range of the sub-band U by selecting the inductance of the first conductor strip or of the further conductor strips by selecting the stripline width and / or by inserting meander-shaped forms and by selecting the roof capacitance coupling distance and / or Horizontal and vertical dimensions of the first rectangular structure or the other
  • the first electrically conductive structure and the further electrically conductive structure may each consist of electrically conductive sheet metal and in the first electrically conductive structure, a particular self-supporting first conductor strip may be present whose stripline width is in particular less than or equal to 7 mm.
  • the first rectangular structure and / or the further rectangular structure and / or the triangular structure can be substantially separated by an electrically conductive separation from one another, but at its end to improve the electromagnetic decoupling
  • the lamellae may be successively contrasted in such a way that they are arranged in the projection on a plane transverse to the remaining strip V-shaped.
  • Rectangular structure can be used for the purpose of connecting the antenna Test conductor to be connected with a high-impedance DC resistance, this test conductor can be sufficiently high impedance in both the lower band U and in the upper band O with respect to the function of the antenna.
  • the broadband monopole antenna may be mounted on the vehicle in such a way that the horizontal extent of the flat roof capacity runs in the direction of travel. It can continue running in a lower triangle peak
  • strip-shaped lamellae of the upper band monopoly be sequentially out of the plane of the triangular surface structure in such a way that they are arranged in the projection on a direction transverse to the direction of the plane V-shaped.
  • the planar structure of the further roof capacity by a parallel in a surface to the first
  • FIG. 1 Frequency ranges according to the LTE mobile radio standard as an example for two frequency bands separated by a frequency gap in the decimeter wave range with a frequency range between 698 and 960 MHz as sub-band U and a frequency range between 1460 MHz and 2700 MHz as
  • the structure of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 can be holistically punched or cut from sheet metal or printed on a printed circuit board.
  • Fig. 3 multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention consisting of the first electrically conductive structure as shown in Figure 2, combined with the further electrically conductive structure. wherein the further roofing capacity 38 in the form of the further rectangular structure 42 is guided in a roof capacitance coupling distance 40 substantially parallel to the first rectangular structure 16 of the first structure and the further rectangular structure 42 via the leading surface 6 towards extending further conductor strips 39 with meandering form 24 with the conductive base 6 in
  • Base area connection point 43 is connected.
  • the combination of the first conductive structure and the further conductive structure is the
  • Fig. 4 multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention with a
  • the further rectangular structure 42 of the further electrically conductive structure is, as in FIG. 3, arranged in the roof capacitance coupling distance 40 parallel to the first rectangular structure 16 and the further conductor strip 39 is guided in the conductor strip coupling distance 41 substantially parallel to the first conductor strip 15.
  • Horizontal extension 23a and the vertical extension 22a of the further roof capacitance 38 is at the antenna connection point 3 or at the coaxial connector 44 located there impedance matching without achieved additional electrical components in particular at the lower end of the lower frequency band U.
  • Fig. 5 a) extremely broadband course of the impedance at the
  • Frequency range of sub-band U 700 MHz to 1 GHz
  • of sub-band U 700 MHz to 1 GHz
  • Adaptation point which can be achieved by the combination of the two structures on the capacitive coupling of the first and the further roof capacity and the first and the other conductor strips; c) impedance curve as in Figure a), but exclusively for the
  • Frequency range of the upper band O (here with 1, 35 GHz to 2.7 GHz) for a better overview.
  • Multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 with two further conductor strips 39, 39a of the further structure, each of which opposite each other - connected in the vicinity of one of the lateral ends to the further roof capacitance 38 and at a distance from the side edge of the triangular structure 4th while avoiding the overlap of the triangular structure 4 are guided to the conductive base 6 and are connected at its lower end with this conductive.
  • the coupling of the further conductor strips 39, 39a and the upper band monopole 1 is reduced.
  • the parallel resonant circuit 29 is by interdigital structure 26 as a parallel capacitor 27 and the
  • Fig. 1 1 multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention as in Fig. 2, combined with a concentric tip of the flat triangular structure 4.
  • 15a further meandering shapes 24 are formed by way of example.
  • Fig. 12 Only the first structure of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention is shown as in Fig. 4 with annular
  • Fig. 13 multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention as in Fig. 9, the, but with only a self-supporting first conductor strip 15 with greater sheet thickness in favor of special mechanical rigidity and to achieve the necessary own inductance of the first conductor strip 15 with accordingly several meandering embossments 24 is provided.
  • Fig. 14 multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention as in Fig.
  • FIG. 15 top band monopole, as in FIGS. 9, 12 and 13, wherein, however, the fan-like converging strip-shaped lamellae 30 of the upper band monopole 1 in the lower triangular tip are selected from the plane of the flat triangular structure 4 she's like that
  • FIG. 16 shows a plan view of an antenna according to the section line A-A 'indicated in FIG. 15 for clarifying the course of the fan-shaped conical slats 30, 30a, 30b.
  • the annular satellite receiving antenna 25a is indicated by broken lines.
  • Fig. 17 multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention as in Fig. 3, wherein the first electrically conductive structure is given by metallic coating 33 on a first side of a printed circuit board and the further electrically conductive structure on the second side of this printed circuit board and the
  • Antenna connection point 3 of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 at the lower end of the circuit board is preferably designed as a plug connection 45 with ground connection point 7 and base area connection point 43, 44 on the conductive base 6.
  • Fig. 18 Example of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention as in Fig. 13, but with one with the first roofing capacity 10th
  • FIG. 19 Example of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 after the Invention as in Fig.
  • the strip-shaped fins 20 from the yz plane of flat triangular structure 4 divided in the direction of the positive x-axis (lamellae 20a) and the negative x-axis (lamellae 20a) are each selected by the deflection angle 49, so that the upper band monopole 1 substantially by two standing on top of the triangle structures 4a and 4b is formed, the tips of which are combined in the antenna connection point 5 and whose surface normals lie substantially in the same plane as the surface normal of the first rectangular structure 16.
  • a spatial antenna structure is formed.
  • Conductor strips 39 are shown simplified as a straight conductor in the conductor strip coupling distance 41 led to each other and can in the
  • Roofing capacity 10 and the other roof capacity 38 have
  • FIG. 19 shows the installation situation of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention according to FIG. 19 on the outer skin of a vehicle under a cover 32 in a weakly perspective view with a view of the antenna approximately from the x-direction, ie transversely to the direction of travel (y). Direction).
  • the black highlighted and marked with a) ladder parts - these are the lamellae 20a - are selected from the yz plane of the flat triangular structure 4 in the direction of the x-axis and accordingly the slats 20b are in the direction of the negative x-axis keptkelt, causing the spatial antenna structure is formed.
  • FIG. 21 Installation situation of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention similar to Figure 20, but with a view to the arrangement in the direction of travel (y-direction).
  • Fig. 22 multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention with a top band monopole 1, consisting of two standing on top and in the positive and negative x-direction in each case by the direction of the z-axis related Auslenkwinkel 49 angled Triangles 4a and 4b as in FIG. 19, but with triangular tips offset symmetrically with respect to the first conductor strip 15 in the x direction by the offset length 50, which are arranged parallel to the x axis over the small base surface distance 51 over a short distance.
  • FIG. 23 A further advantageous embodiment of the further planar structure of the further roof capacity by a running in a surface parallel to the first rectangular structure in the roof capacitance coupling distance, electrically conductive conductor strip, which is formed meander-shaped.
  • the first structure of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna in its planar design is shown in FIG. 2 and essentially consists of a part of the subband monopole 2 for covering the sub-band U with an antenna height 9 required in combination with a top-band monopole 1 with the upper band monopole 8 with a common
  • first conductor strip 15 is designed with narrow stripline width 14 in conjunction with a first roof capacity 10.
  • the latter is essentially as a flat first Rectangle structure 16 executed and designed in comparison to the vertical extent 22 large horizontal extension 23.
  • Figure 3 shows the three-dimensional multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention in a weak perspective view. It consists of the first electrically conductive structure as shown in Fig. 2, combined with the further electrically conductive structure.
  • the latter consists essentially of the further roof capacity 38 in the form of the further rectangular structure 42 (dotted marked for clarity), which in a roof capacity coupling distance 40 in
  • Base surface 6 further extending further conductor strip 39.
  • the further conductor strip 39 is guided in a conductor strip coupling distance 41 substantially parallel to the first conductor strip 15 to the conductive base surface and conductively connected thereto in the base area connection point 43.
  • Self-inductance of the first conductor strip 15,15 a and the other conductor strip / s 24 meander-shaped forms 24 are present.
  • the combination of the first conductive structure and the further conductive structure is the
  • Subband monopole 2 completely formed.
  • the reference character Z designates, as in the other figures, extending through the antenna connection point 5 (vertical) center axis, which forms in particular an axis of symmetry of the antenna.
  • Figure 4 shows a further advantageous embodiment of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention with a first electrically conductive structure as in Fig. 3, wherein the vertical outer sides left and right of the triangular structure 4 from the continuous electrically conductive central part above the top of the triangle fanned out and designed as a conductor strip and these are continued above the triangular structure 4 as a conductor strip 15 and connected to the first rectangular structure 16, whereby also a
  • Frame structure 1 1 is formed.
  • the further rectangular structure 42 of the further electrically conductive structure is, as in FIG. 3, arranged in the roof capacitance coupling distance 40 parallel to the first rectangular structure 16 and the further conductor strip 39 is substantially parallel to the first in the conductor strip coupling spacing 41
  • Roof capacitance 38 is achieved at the antenna connection 5 or at the coaxial plug connection located there impedance matching without additional electrical components in particular at the lower end of the lower frequency band U.
  • both the first structure and the further structure of the multi-structure broadband antenna 0 according to the invention for example, in each case of an electrically conductive film 33 as a continuous, electrically conductive structure extending in a substantially perpendicular to the conductive base 6 level extending designed.
  • the self-supporting, electrically conductive structures which are each integrally formed in particular to use electrically conductive sheet or in each case a self-supporting electrically conductive film, resulting in the entire multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 a mechanically self-supporting arrangement of the structures can be produced.
  • These structures can be produced, for example, by a punching process or by a controlled cutting process, for example by controlled laser cutting. This will be especially large
  • a particular advantage of this flat design structure is their negligible wind resistance to call, if it is designed to extend in an advantageous manner in a plane whose normal is oriented perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle. According to the additional task with regard to the required mechanical stability for holding the first roofing capacity 10 through narrow first conductor strips 15, 15 a, it is inventively provided, this mechanically sufficiently rigid perform. In a particularly advantageous
  • Embodiment of a punched or cut sheet made multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention is a
  • Frame structure 1 1 designed to achieve a special rigidity.
  • the frame structure 1 1 is shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4 for the first structure.
  • the frame structure 11 is in each case made up of two narrow first conductor strips 15, 15a guided at a sufficient distance 13 from one another, the base line of the flat triangular structure 4 and the flat first rectangular structure 16 of the first
  • roofing capacity 10 is formed.
  • the example of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 with two further conductor strips 39, 39a is shown in FIG. Both further conductor strips 39, 39a, of which each opposite each other - in the vicinity of one of the lateral ends connected to the further roof capacity 38 and at a distance from the side edge of the triangular structure 4 while avoiding the overlap of the triangular structure 4 to the conductive base 6 is at the bottom with the senior
  • the first electrically conductive structure consists of a material of particular rigidity
  • Multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 with only a first conductor strip 15, as shown in Fig. 13, are designed. For the sake of mechanical
  • Conductor strip 15 turn out to be several meander-shaped expression 24 as necessary in the rule. These requirements also apply in FIG. 13 to the further conductor strip 39, which connects the further rectangular structure 42 to the conductive base area 6.
  • the antenna in FIG. 13 may be advantageously implemented as a printed circuit board, similar to that shown in FIG.
  • the properties of the subband monopole 2 are essentially determined by its antenna height 9 and by the size of the flat first roof capacity 10, the horizontal extent 23 with about 5cm much larger, that can be designed at least three times larger than the vertical extent 22.
  • the horizontal extent 23 with about 5cm much larger, that can be designed at least three times larger than the vertical extent 22.
  • Frequency bandwidth of the subband monopoly 2 is received.
  • Frequency bandwidth of the subband monopoly 2 is received.
  • Subbands U according to the invention the combination of the first structure with the further structure is necessary. This is particularly impressive from a
  • Improving the impedance at the antenna connection point 3 of the first structure is given in terms of impedance matching and their bandwidth.
  • the widest possible range in this Frequency range are the antenna height 9 and the size of the first
  • Rectangular structure 16 with its horizontal extension 23 and its vertical
  • Extension 22 of crucial importance In this case, it is essential to optimally select the vertical extent 22 for a given antenna height 9.
  • the dimensions of the further rectangular structure 42 as a rule are to be selected smaller than the dimensions of the first rectangular structure 16, in order to achieve optimum impedance matching in this frequency range
  • the roof capacitance coupling distance 40 can be very small and should not exceed a value of ⁇ / 30 at the lowest frequency of the sub-band U.
  • the subband monopole 2 of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 is thus characterized by the invention described combination of the first structure having the further structure with its
  • Particularly good adaptation values were exemplified with a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention in the frequency range of
  • Subbands U achieved by the inventive combination of the first and the further structure.
  • an antenna height 9 of only 52 mm which is a relative antenna height of 12% at 700 MHz
  • the frequently required condition of VSWR ⁇ 3 was in the entire subband U met.
  • the electrically conductive structures can also be selected by the metallic coating of a dielectric plate, that is to say a printed circuit board.
  • This form of printed representation of conductive structures is particularly advantageous in complicated geometric structure of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0, because the intersection lines can be made less finely following the geometric structure and therefore require a less expensive punching tool.
  • the property of the above-described small roof capacitance coupling pitch 40 of an antenna according to the invention enables the advantageous realization of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention, as shown in FIG.
  • the first electrically conductive structure is provided by metallic coating 33 is given on a first side of a printed circuit board and the further electrically conductive structure on the second side of this circuit board and the antenna connection point 3 of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 at the lower end of the circuit board preferably as a coaxial connector 44 with ground terminal 7 as a coaxial plug outer conductor 45 is performed with connection to the conductive base 6 and with base connection point 43 on the conductive base 6.
  • the property of the small roof capacitance coupling distance 40 of an antenna according to the invention furthermore makes it possible to realize the advantageous realization of the first and the further structure together on one and the same side of a printed circuit board. For example, both structures can also be formed on only one side of a printed circuit board by designing
  • the formation of the upper band monopole 1 is essentially given by the flat triangular structure 4 of the first structure, provided that the inductive effect of the first conductor strip 15 with a narrow stripline width 14 for the separation of radio signals in the upper band O of the first roofing capacity 10 is sufficiently large. This is usually given with a stripline width of less than or equal to 7 mm. To increase this separating effect can be inventively provided to provide the first conductor strip 15 with meandering shapes 24.
  • the functional subdivision of the multi-structure wideband monopole antenna 0 into the subband monopole 2 and the top band monopole 1 is not strict. Rather, the transition between the
  • Embodiment provided a standing on the top flat triangular structure 4 with triangular opening angle 12, the tip of which with the
  • Antenna connection point 5 is connected. Through this, together with the ground terminal 7 on the conductive base 6, the
  • the height of the base line of the flat triangular structure 4 above the conductive base 6 substantially forms the effective upper band monopole height 8, by which the frequency response of the upper band monopole 1 is substantially determined.
  • the upper band monopole height 8 at the upper frequency limit of the upper band should not be greater than about 1/3 of the free space wavelength at this frequency.
  • values between 30 and 90 degrees have proved favorable.
  • the resulting broad band triangular structure makes it possible, for example, to meet the frequently asked demand for impedance matching at the base point at a value of VSWR ⁇ 3-3.5 in the frequency range of the upper band O.
  • Parallel resonant circuit is used to support the frequency-selective separation of the sub-band monopole 2 of signals in the upper band.
  • a parallel capacitance 27 embodied as an interdigital structure 26 and a parallel inductance 28 embodied as a strip conductor are also punched or cut from sheet metal via the first conductor strips 15, 15a or over the other Conductor strips 39, 39a in the design of the mechanically self-supporting multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 or in a mounted on a printed circuit board antenna according to the invention are included (see Figure 1 1).
  • a three-dimensional structure is provided for the latter, which is formed from the two-dimensional structure in such a way that, instead of the flat triangular structure 4, an approximately conical structure is sought becomes.
  • the shape of such a monopole is indicated in Fig. 14 by the conical monopole 18 with electrically conductive lateral surfaces.
  • the economically advantageous manufacturability of punched or cut sheet should be maintained.
  • it is therefore provided to carry out the flat triangular structure 4 in the form of a fan-like strip-shaped lamellae 20 running together in the lower triangular tip, as in FIGS. 9, 12, 13.
  • Fig. 15 the indicated in Fig. 15 cone cross section elliptical and thus the cone opening angle 17a (Fig.15) in the x direction due to the requirements with respect to the aerodynamic properties of the antenna chosen smaller than the cone opening angle 17 in the direction of travel of the vehicle (y direction). Due to the limited space available in vehicle antennas is the essential requirement for smallness and in particular to minimize the floor plan of the antenna. In particular for satellite radio services and antennas for other radio services in a small space thereby the deformation of the
  • Antenna connection point 3 of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 arranged annular satellite receiving antenna 25 is present.
  • z. B. according to the standard of satellite broadcasting SDARS in
  • Zenith angle range e.g. between 0 and 60 degrees, the stringent requirement for an antenna gain which, depending on the operator, for circular polarization of constant e.g. 2 dBi or e.g. 3 dBi at an azimuthal fluctuation of less than 0.5 dB.
  • the design of the triangular structure 4 is fan-shaped at the top
  • FIG. 19 shows an advantageous example of a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention as in Fig. 13, wherein the strip-shaped fins 20 from the y-z plane of the flat triangular structure 4 divided into
  • Direction of the positive x-axis (lamellae 20a) and the negative x-axis (lamellae 20 b) are each selected by the deflection angle 49, so that the upper band monopoly 1 through these lamellae essentially by two on the apex triangular structures 4a and 4b is formed and wherein all the lamellae 20a, 20b with their lower ends in the triangular tips in
  • Antenna connection point 5 together with the lower end of the positioned in the center of the arrangement of the first conductor strip 15 are united.
  • Impedance matching can be done instead of the lamellae
  • Triangular structures also interconnected conductive triangular surfaces 4a, 4b are designed.
  • the first conductor strip 15 and the further conductor strip 39 are represented in a simplified manner as straight conductor strips and, in the realization, can contain meander-like forms as in FIGS. 13 and 18.
  • the first conductor strip 15 and the further conductor strip 39 are represented in a simplified manner as straight conductor strips and, in the realization, can contain meander-like forms as in FIGS. 13 and 18.
  • Antenna structure for the upper band monopole 1 is formed.
  • the lamellae 20, 20a, 20b can be approximately the inner boundary the cover 32 are selected following. That is, the converging in the lower triangle peak strip-shaped fins 20, 20a, 20b of the upper band monopoly 1 are from the plane of the flat triangular structure 4th
  • the lamellae 20 are selected in such a way that the lamellae 20a marked black filled in FIG. 20 in the x direction and the lamellae 20b marked filled in white are deflected in the opposite direction in the negative x direction, so that the lamellae shown in the projection in FIG. 21 visible V-shaped structure is given.
  • this measure serves to increase the frequency bandwidth of the upper band monopole 1 with the associated advantage in the
  • the present invention thus has the particular advantage that it spatially designed antenna from a sheet-like electrically conductive structure (sheet or foil) punched or cut and by simple subsequent bending, as described above, can be designed.
  • the aesthetic demand for a downwardly widening cover 32 offers the possibility of using this space in the interest of achieving a larger bandwidth for the upper band monopole. 1
  • FIG. 22 shows an advantageous development of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 in FIG.
  • the upper band monopole 1 consists of two triangles 4 a and 4 b, which are positioned on the tip and in the positive or negative x direction respectively about the deflection angle 49 related to the direction of the z axis, as in FIG. 19, but symmetrically with respect to the first
  • Branching point 47 connected. Starting from the latter is the
  • Antenna connection point 5 is formed.
  • a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention, this is supplemented by a further, same to this same multi-structure broadband monopole antenna in a known per se to a dipole.
  • the mirror image of the multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 at the conductive base 6 with the elimination thereof replaced further multi-structure broadband monopole antenna in such a way that is given to the plane of the conductive base 6 symmetrical dipole.
  • the symmetrical antenna connection point of this dipole is between the
  • Antenna connection point 5 is formed.
  • the free end of another conductor strip is connected to the free end of its mirror image.
  • a multi-structure broadband monopole antenna 0 according to the invention is in support of the impedance matching at the lower frequency end of the lower band connected at its upper end with the first roof capacitance 10 and the conductive base 6 out
  • This coupling conductor 35 is present, which is coupled at its lower end to the conductive base 6.
  • This coupling conductor 35 is shown in Fig. 18 and complements the sub-band monopole 2 in such a way that it is possible that
  • the coupling conductor width 37 or by partially meandering shape 24 of the coupling lead 35 By designing the coupling conductor width 37 or by partially meandering shape 24 of the coupling lead 35, its inductive effect can be suitably adjusted to the requirements for the impedance matching (for example VSWR ⁇ 3 or ⁇ 3.5). With sufficiently inductive high-impedance design of the Koppleiters 35 this is ineffective in the frequency range of the upper band monopoly 1 in such a way that its radiation properties are not affected. It is often advantageous to produce the coupling of the Koppeileiters 35 with the conductive base 6 at its lower end galvanically or capacitively. In particular, with a particularly small antenna height 9, the impedance matching can be further improved by this
  • DC resistance value often required up to about 1000 ohms.
  • it can be provided to switch between the first structure and the further structure, preferably between the conductive rectangular structure 16 and the further rectangular structure 42 for the purpose of connection testing of the antenna, a high-impedance test conductor with a DC resistance required for this purpose.
  • this test conductor is to make sufficiently high impedance both in the sub-band U and in the upper band O.
  • limited electrically conductive, to be introduced between the two roof capacities plastic materials are provided for this purpose.
  • roof capacitance 38 further conductor strips 39, 39a roof capacitance coupling distance 40 conductor strip coupling distance 41 further rectangular structure 42 base connection point 43 coaxial plug connection 44 coaxial plug outer conductor 45 additional ground connection 46 branch point 47

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L'invention concerne une antenne unipolaire verticale à large bande destinée à des véhicules, pour deux bandes de fréquences séparées par un espace blanc. L'antenne comprend une première capacité terminale et une autre capacité terminale qui est capacitivement couplée à la première capacité terminale, l'autre capacité terminale présentant au moins un ruban conducteur inductif à haute impédance qui est orienté vers une surface de base conductrice et y est connecté de manière conductrice au niveau de son extrémité inférieure.
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