JP2005341313A - Antenna and radio communication equipment using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide radio communication equipment which has high isolation between two independent antennas even if both the antennas are disposed close to each other. <P>SOLUTION: A first antenna 111 includes a plate-like ground conductor 16, a first radiation conductor 11, a short-circuiting part 14 for short-circuiting the ground conductor 16 and the first radiation conductor 11, and a first feeding section 13 provided away from the short-circuiting part 14 just at a certain distance (d) in an in-plane direction of the plate-like ground conductor 16. The first feeding section 13 is connected through a matching circuit to a first RF circuit. A second antenna 112 includes the plate-like ground conductor 16 in common with the first antenna and a second radiation conductor 12 disposed while facing the ground conductor 16 and provided at a position different from that of the first radiation conductor 11, and is connected through a second matching circuit which is formed on the ground conductor 16, to a second RF circuit by a second feeding section 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an antenna and a radio communication device using the antenna, and more particularly to an antenna for a radio communication device using a plurality of frequency bands.

  Wireless communication technology has been remarkably developed, and there are an increasing number of wireless communication devices compatible with wireless systems using a plurality of frequency bands in one wireless communication device. This tendency is particularly strong in mobile wireless communication devices such as mobile phones. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a mobile radio communication device having two antennas. The first antenna 51 and the second antenna 52, which are two antennas, have a liquid crystal display 54 and a key substrate 55, and are built in a housing 53. The first antenna 51 and the second antenna 52 resonate at different frequencies and are arranged in a spatially separated state so that the coupling between the two antennas is reduced. Therefore, even when performing communication using a system using a plurality of different frequency bands at the same time, the radio waves do not interfere so much and comfortable communication can be performed.

  As described above, in order to ensure isolation between antennas in a wireless communication device equipped with a plurality of antennas, measures have been taken to place the antennas apart from each other. However, recent wireless communication devices, particularly mobile phones used in mobile communication, have a strong demand for miniaturization, and it is preferable to arrange an antenna in a limited space from such a viewpoint.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an antenna capable of obtaining good isolation characteristics even when a plurality of antennas are arranged close to each other, and a radio communication apparatus using the antenna.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a grounding conductor plate, a first radiating conductor plate disposed to face the grounding conductor plate with a certain space therebetween, the first radiating conductor plate, and the grounding conductor plate. Between the first antenna, the first power supply unit for exciting the first radiation conductor plate, and between the first power supply unit and the short circuit unit. There is provided an antenna having a second radiating conductor plate having a second feeding portion provided, and a second antenna provided with the second radiating conductor plate. A grounding conductor plate; a first radiating conductor plate disposed opposite to the grounding conductor plate with a certain distance; a short-circuit portion connecting the first radiating conductor plate and the grounding conductor plate; A first antenna provided with a first power feeding part for exciting the first radiation conductor plate, and provided in a nearby region including a virtual line connecting the first power feeding part and the short-circuit part. And a second radiating conductor plate having a second feeding portion, and a second antenna provided with the second radiating conductor plate.

  A cutout region is formed in the first radiation conductor, and at least a part of the second radiation conductor enters the cutout region. The first antenna has the first feeding portion and the short-circuit portion arranged at a distance of about 1/6 or more of the outer circumference of the first radiation conductor plate, and the first feeding portion. And a first matching circuit that adjusts the impedance of the first antenna. The electric field strength of the first antenna is weak in a region near the virtual line connecting the first feeding part and the short-circuit part.

  Accordingly, the above arrangement enables the antennas to be arranged close to each other while ensuring the isolation between the two antennas so as not to affect the communication of the first and second antennas. It becomes possible. Further, for example, when applied to a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device can be reduced in size.

The first antenna is arranged such that the first feeding part and the short-circuit part are separated from each other by a distance of approximately 1/6 or more of the outer circumference of the first radiation conductor plate, and the first feeding part A first matching circuit connected to adjust the impedance of the first antenna is provided.
Thereby, it is possible to secure a wide space for arranging the second antenna.

  The first power feeding unit and the short-circuit unit are arranged so that the first antenna does not resonate in a use frequency band, and the impedance of the first antenna connected to the first power feeding unit is adjusted. 1 matching circuit. Thereby, it is possible to obtain better isolation characteristics by optimizing the matching circuit.

  It has the 2nd matching circuit connected to the said 2nd electric power feeding part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. A first RF circuit connected to the first matching circuit; and a second RF circuit connected to the second matching circuit. Thereby, even when the first antenna resonates in a plurality of frequency bands, it is possible to obtain good isolation characteristics in all the used bands.

  The surface on which the first radiation conductor plate is formed and the surface on which the second radiation conductor plate is formed are arranged at positions intersecting each other. More preferably, the surface forming the first radiating conductor plate and the surface forming the second radiating conductor plate are arranged at positions substantially orthogonal to each other. This makes it possible to obtain even better isolation characteristics.

  At least a part of the second radiation conductor is formed in an L shape, a zigzag shape, or a meander shape. Accordingly, the second antenna can be reduced in size, and the second antenna can be disposed even when the distance between the first feeding point and the short-circuit point is short.

  The first radiation conductor plate and the second radiation conductor plate are formed integrally with a support substrate such as a flexible substrate. As a result, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. Therefore, there is an advantage that the wireless communication device can be reduced in size.

  As described above, in the antenna of the present invention and the radio communication device using the antenna, it is possible to arrange a plurality of antennas having high isolation in a small space.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, an outline of a wireless communication device using an antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a mobile phone as an example.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration example of a mobile phone.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the mobile phone shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the mobile phone. Here, a foldable mobile phone will be described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to other types of mobile phones, for example, straight-type mobile phones.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a first casing (upper casing) 10a and a second casing (lower casing) 10b. And a hinge 21 for rotatably mounting them together. Further, an LCD display unit 115 and a speaker 123 are provided on the first housing 10a side. On the other hand, on the side of the second housing 10b, there are provided a first antenna 111 and a second antenna 112, various operation buttons 122 and a microphone 124 which are arranged in the second housing 10b and are not shown. It has been. In general, a camera 113a and a light 113b that is also used as illumination when the camera is used are provided on the back side of the mobile phone 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 231 that performs overall control. By this control unit 231, a storage memory 232, a display unit 115, a speaker 114, Microphone 124, key input unit 122, audio output unit 123, camera 113 a and light 113 b, first antenna 111 and second antenna 112, and first radio unit corresponding to each antenna 111 and 112 Control regarding 238a and the second radio unit 238b is performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment is a first circuit member 15a disposed in a first housing (upper housing) 10a. The first circuit member 15a having several layers of substrates, wiring layers provided between the substrates, and circuit elements, and having conductivity as a whole, and a second circuit member disposed in the second casing 10b. The circuit member 15b includes a plurality of substrates, a wiring layer provided between the substrates, and a circuit element, and a second circuit member 15b having conductivity as a whole. A hinge portion 21 is provided between the first housing (upper housing) 10a and the second housing 10b so as to rotatably connect them. For example, a first antenna 111 and a second antenna 112, which will be described later, are provided in the vicinity of the hinge portion 21, for example, connected to the second circuit member 15b.

  Next, details of the antenna according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an antenna according to the first embodiment of the present invention that can be applied to, for example, the above-described wireless communication device. As shown in FIG. 4, among the antennas according to the present embodiment, the first antenna 111 is disposed at a position facing the ground conductor 16 and a ground conductor 16 (ground conductor plate), for example, copper foil. The first radiating conductor 11 made of, a short-circuit portion 14 for short-circuiting the ground conductor 16 and the first radiating conductor 11, and a distance d in the in-plane direction of the flat ground conductor 16 from the short-circuit portion 14. And a first power supply unit 13 provided on the ground conductor 16 at the position. In general, at least one of the first or second circuit members 15 a and 15 b also serves as the ground conductor 16. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the second circuit member 15 b shown in FIG. 3 also serves as the ground conductor 16.

  The distance d between the first feeding portion 13 and the short-circuit portion 14 of the first antenna 111 is 1/6 or more with respect to the outer circumference length (outer circumference overall length) of the first radiation conductor 11. preferable. The 1st electric power feeding part 13 passes along the matching circuit formed in the ground conductor 16, and is connected to the 1st RF circuit (refer FIG. 5). The first radiating conductor 11 has a notch so as to form a concave region.

  The second antenna 112 is provided at a position different from the first radiating conductor 11 and is disposed at a position facing the ground conductor 16 and a flat ground conductor 16 common to the first antenna 111, for example, copper foil, for example. And is connected to the second RF circuit through the second matching circuit formed on the ground conductor 16 by the second feeder 15 (FIG. 5). reference). The second radiating conductor 12 is provided in a region in the vicinity of the second radiating conductor 12 including a virtual line connecting the first power feeding unit 13 and the short-circuit unit 14. It is preferable that the 2nd electric power feeding part 15 is also arrange | positioned in said vicinity area | region.

  More specifically, the second radiating conductor 12 is disposed in the cutout region of the first radiating conductor 11 between the first radiating conductor 13 and, for example, the first feeding portion 13 and the short-circuit portion 14, and the second feeding The part is provided, for example, on an imaginary line connecting the first power supply unit 13 and the short-circuit unit 14. Although not shown in detail, the power feeding sections 13 and 15 and the short-circuit section 14 are the first or second serving as the ground conductor 16 provided in the first or second casing 10a or 10b. For example, springs such as SPC (Spring Connector) are fixed to the lands provided on the circuit boards 15a and 15b (FIG. 3) by soldering, and the tips of the power supply units 13 and 15 and the short-circuit unit 14 contact the radiation conductor. It is in contact with the power supply or is grounded to the ground of the ground conductor 16. A member denoted by reference numeral 17 is a plate-like member made of a flexible substrate (dielectric) on which the first radiation conductor 11 or the second radiation conductor 12 is placed. This plate-like member will be described later. In addition, you may provide a short circuit part in the 2nd radiation conductor separately.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of matching circuits respectively connected to the first antenna 111 and the second antenna 112. In FIG. 5, the first antenna 111 and the first matching circuit 22 connected to the first antenna 111 are shown as examples. However, the second antenna 112 and the second matching circuit connected to the second antenna 112 are configured in the same manner. The illustration is omitted. Hereinafter, the first antenna 111 will be described as an example with reference to FIG.

  In the first antenna 111, the radiation conductor 11 is connected to the matching circuit 22 (FIG. 5) on the ground conductor 16 through a spring provided in the first power feeding unit 13. The resonance frequency of the first radiation conductor 11 in a state where the matching circuit 22 is not connected does not resonate at a desired use frequency. By connecting to the matching circuit 22, a plurality of desired frequencies, for example, Adjustment is made so that the efficiency of the antenna is increased in two frequency bands of 800 MHz band and 1700 to 1900 MHz band. For example, the first or second matching circuit 22 is configured as follows. In other words, the first inductor L1 is provided connected to the radiation conductor 11 and the first ground portion GND1, and the first capacitor C1 is provided in the wiring branched from between the radiation conductor 11 and the first inductor. One of the wirings branched off from the other end is connected to the second ground part GND2 through the second capacitor C2. The other branched line is connected to the first or second RF circuit via the second inductor L2. The matching circuit portion may be formed only by a jumper or may be formed only by a line such as a microstrip or a triplate. On the other hand, the second antenna 112 is preferably an antenna having a high frequency such as an ISM band (2.4 GHz band) used in Bluetooth or the like and a short element length.

  The electric field intensity from the first radiation conductor 11 in the first antenna 111 tends to be the weakest between the first power supply unit 13 and the short-circuit unit 14, and thus the second radiation in the second antenna 112. The first communication system including the first antenna 111 and the second antenna are arranged by disposing the conductor 12 in a cut area formed between the first power supply unit 13 including the virtual line and the short-circuit unit 14. The second communication system, which is different from the first communication system including 112, can obtain good isolation characteristics that do not adversely affect each other's communication system. Accordingly, since the two antennas 111 and 112 can be arranged in a space-saving manner, the wireless communication device can be downsized.

  In the above example, the case where the first antenna 111 has a plurality of use frequency bands has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to a case where the first antenna 111 is used in a single frequency band. In FIG. 4, the second radiating conductor 12 of the second antenna 112 is provided in the notch of the first radiating conductor 11 of the first antenna 111, and the feeding portion 13 of the first radiating conductor 11 is provided. Although the example in which the second feeding portion 15 of the second radiating conductor 12 is located on the straight line connecting the short-circuit portion 14 and the short-circuit portion 14 has been described, these positional relationships are basically maintained, but from the straight line. The second power feeding unit 15 may be provided at a slightly shifted position, and the second radiating conductor 12 may be slightly deviated from the notch of the first radiating conductor 11. When the first radiation conductor 11 is not cut, the first radiation conductor 11 may be arranged at a position slightly deviated from the straight line connecting the power feeding portion 13 and the short-circuit portion 14 in the direction intersecting the straight line. In addition, the first radiation plate 11 and the second radiation plate 12 are formed using a single flexible substrate, so that the number of components can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  Next, an antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an antenna according to the second embodiment of the present invention mounted on a wireless communication device. Of the first antenna 131 and the second antenna 132 shown in FIG. 6, the second antenna 132 has a different arrangement of the second radiation conductor 12 of the second antenna 112 shown in the first embodiment. Is. That is, of the first and second antennas 131 and 132 according to the present embodiment, the first antenna 131 is a flat ground conductor 36 and the first antenna disposed at a position facing the ground conductor 36. The radiating conductor 31, the short-circuit portion 34 that short-circuits the ground conductor 36 and the first radiating conductor 31, and the ground conductor 36 at a position away from the short-circuit portion 34 by a distance d in the in-plane direction of the flat ground conductor 36. And a first power supply unit 33 provided in the. The distance d between the first power feeding portion 33 and the short-circuit portion 34 is preferably 1/6 or more with respect to the outer circumferential length (outer circumferential total length) of the first radiation conductor 31. This is the same as the antenna according to the embodiment. The first power supply unit 33 is connected to the first RF circuit, for example, through a matching circuit formed in the ground conductor 36 that also serves as a circuit member (see FIG. 5).

  The second radiating conductor 32 in the second antenna 132 is disposed, for example, on the bottom surface of the casing of the mobile phone. On the other hand, the first radiation conductor 31 is disposed along the rear surface of the housing, for example, and the surfaces forming the two radiation conductors 31 and 32 form surfaces that intersect each other, and are substantially orthogonal in the figure. A surface is formed. The second radiating conductor 32 passes through a second matching circuit formed on the ground conductor 36 by the second power feeding unit 35 and is connected to the second RF circuit (see FIG. 5). The 2nd electric power feeding part 35 is arrange | positioned at the cut | notch part of the 1st radiation conductor 31 between the 1st electric power feeding part 33 and the short circuit part 34, for example. In addition, a first surface that contacts the ground conductor 36, a second surface (described later) that rises perpendicularly from the ground conductor 36, the first surface, and the ground conductor 36 at a height that continues from the second surface. A flexible substrate 37 (similar to the flexible substrate 17 in the first embodiment) having a third surface (described later) that forms parallel surfaces and formed of a dielectric is provided. The second radiation conductor 32 is placed on the second surface, and the first radiation conductor 31 is placed on the third surface.

  As described above, the first radiating conductor 31 of the first antenna 131 and the second radiating conductor 32 of the second antenna 132 are arranged on a plane substantially orthogonal to each other, whereby the distance between the radiating conductors 31, 32. Can be separated by a desired value, and the width of the surfaces of the radiating conductors 31 and 32 facing each other is reduced, so that the electric field strength between the first radiating conductor 31 and the second radiating conductor 32 is reduced. Is weakened. Therefore, even better isolation characteristics between the first antenna 131 and the second antenna 132 can be obtained.

  As described in the first embodiment, the positional relationship between the second power feeding unit 35 and the first power feeding unit 33 and the short circuit unit 34 is slightly deviated from the position shown in FIG. May have a positional relationship.

  FIG. 7 shows the structure of the antenna before assembly. As shown in FIG. 7, the flexible substrate 37 has a first surface S1 in surface contact with the ground conductor 36 (FIG. 6) and the first surface S1 with reference to the two folding lines DL1 and DL2 at the time of incorporation. A second surface S2 that rises perpendicularly from the folding line DL1 when assembled, and a third surface that is perpendicular to the folding line DL2 when assembled and parallel to the ground conductor 36 with respect to the second surface S2. . The 1st electric power feeding part 31 of the 1st antenna 131, the 2nd electric power feeding part 35 of the 2nd antenna 132, and the short circuit part 34 are arrange | positioned at 1st surface S1. The second radiating conductor 32 and the connecting portion which is a part of the first radiating conductor 31 are arranged on the second surface S2. The first radiation conductor 31 formed through the connection portion is disposed on the third surface S3. As shown in FIG. 7, the flexible substrate 37, the first radiating conductor 31, and the second radiating conductor 32 are integrally formed. Therefore, the manufacturing and installation processes are simplified.

  Next, an antenna according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an antenna according to the present embodiment. The first and second antennas 141 and 142 shown in FIG. 8 have substantially the same arrangement as the first and second antennas 131 and 132 (FIG. 6) according to the second embodiment described above. Regarding a similar configuration, a reference numeral obtained by adding 10 to the reference numeral in FIG. The feature of the antennas 141 and 142 according to the present embodiment is that the shape of the second radiation conductor 42 of the second antenna 142 is a meander shape, as shown in FIG. Since the second radiation conductor 42 is formed by a meander line, even when the distance between the first power feeding portion 43 and the short-circuit portion 44 of the first antenna 141 is not so far away, the second radiation conductor 42 is formed. 42 can be arranged in a desired length.

  The shape of the second radiation conductor 42 is a shape having a bent portion such as a zigzag shape, and is limited to the above shape as long as the distance of the longer occupied area or occupied region is shortened with respect to the length. Is not to be done. As described above, according to the antenna and the mobile phone using the antenna according to the present embodiment, for example, the radiating conductor and the feeding portion of the second antenna are provided between the feeding portion and the short-circuit portion of the first antenna. By arranging, it becomes possible to arrange two antennas having high isolation in a small space.

  In this embodiment, the antenna used for the cellular phone is described as an example. However, the antenna is used for other wireless communication devices such as information terminals such as PDAs and PCs and various electronic devices having a communication function. It is possible.

    The present invention can be used for an antenna for a wireless communication device. A small wireless communication device can be manufactured by using the antenna of the present invention.

1A and 1B are perspective views showing an example of an external configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of the mobile telephone shown in FIG. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating an example of the internal configuration of a mobile phone. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the antenna by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows one structural example of the matching circuit connected to the antenna by this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the antenna by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure before the assembly by which the flexible substrate shown in FIG. 6 and the radiation | emission conductor were integrally molded. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the antenna by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. 9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating antennas mounted on a conventional wireless communication device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone (wireless communication apparatus) 11, 31, 41 ... 1st radiation conductor, 12, 32, 42 ... 2nd antenna radiation conductor, 13, 33, 43 ... 1st electric power feeding part, 14, 34 , 44 ... short-circuit part, 15, 35, 45 ... second feeding part, 16, 36, 46 ... ground conductor (ground conductor plate), 22 ... matching circuit part, 51 ... first antenna, 52 ... second Antenna 53 ... Case 54 ... Liquid crystal display 55 ... Operation keys 111, 131, 141 ... First antenna 112,132,142 ... Second antenna

Claims (15)

A grounding conductor plate, a first radiating conductor plate disposed opposite to the grounding conductor plate with a certain gap, a short-circuit portion connecting the first radiating conductor plate and the grounding conductor plate, A first antenna provided with a first power feeding section for exciting the first radiation conductor plate;
An antenna comprising: a second antenna provided with a second radiation conductor plate provided between the first feeding portion and the short-circuit portion and having a second feeding portion. A grounding conductor plate, a first radiating conductor plate disposed opposite to the grounding conductor plate with a certain gap, a short-circuit portion connecting the first radiating conductor plate and the grounding conductor plate, A first antenna provided with a first power feeding section for exciting the first radiation conductor plate;
An antenna comprising: a second antenna comprising: a second radiation conductor plate provided in a nearby region including a virtual line connecting the first feeding portion and the short-circuit portion and having a second feeding portion.   3. The antenna according to claim 1, wherein a cutout region is formed in the first radiation conductor, and at least a part of the second radiation conductor enters the cutout region. 4. .   The first antenna is arranged such that the first feeding part and the short-circuit part are separated from each other by a distance of approximately 1/6 or more of the outer circumference of the first radiation conductor plate, and the first feeding part The antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a first matching circuit that is connected and adjusts an impedance of the first antenna.   The first power feeding unit and the short-circuit unit are disposed so that the first antenna does not resonate in a use frequency band, and the first antenna is connected to the first power feeding unit and adjusts the impedance of the first antenna. The antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a matching circuit.   The antenna according to claim 1, further comprising a second matching circuit connected to the second power feeding unit.   The antenna according to claim 6, further comprising: a first RF circuit connected to the first matching circuit; and a second RF circuit connected to the second matching circuit.   The antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the second radiating conductor is disposed to face the ground conductor plate with a certain distance therebetween.   9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a surface forming the first radiation conductor plate and a surface forming the second radiation conductor plate are arranged at positions intersecting each other. Antenna.   The surface forming the first radiation conductor plate and the surface forming the second radiation conductor plate are arranged at positions substantially orthogonal to each other. The described antenna. The antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the second radiation conductor has a bent portion at least in part.   The antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein at least a part of the second radiation conductor is formed in an L shape, a zigzag shape, or a meander shape.   The said 1st radiation conductor plate and the said 2nd radiation conductor plate are integrally formed with the support substrate which supports these, The any one of Claim 1-12 characterized by the above-mentioned. antenna.   The antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna have different use frequency bands.   A wireless communication device comprising the antenna according to claim 1.

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