JP2006174207A - Antenna device and broadcast receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an antenna device in which an antenna including a function as a carrying handle can be integrated with a main body of a portable device, does not become an obstacle in carrying and is safe, and a broadcast receiver using the antenna device. <P>SOLUTION: The antenna device 101 in combination with a carrying handle is provided on an upper part of a display unit 1 of a flat panel display device 100. An arc-side portion, of the antenna device 101 in combination with the carrying handle, has a semi-elliptical shape including a linear first side and a bowstring-side second side, a length of the first side is made into an approximately 1/2 wavelength of a higher frequency of an operational frequency band, and a length of the second side is made into an approximately 1/2 wavelength of a lower frequency of a reception frequency band. The antenna device 101 in combination with the carrying handle is supported by a supporter 5 so as to freely turn. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an antenna device and a broadcast receiving device, and more particularly to an antenna device and a broadcast receiving device having an antenna characteristic higher than the VHF band.

  As a conventional first antenna apparatus, a TV (television) indoor antenna 200 as shown in FIG. 10 has been proposed (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-67009 (Patent Document 1)). . The indoor antenna 200 of the TV shown in FIG. 10 is disposed on or around the television receiver and corresponds to terrestrial broadcast waves in the VHF band to the UHF band. The indoor antenna 200 includes a loop antenna 201 for the UHF band and rod antennas 202a and 202b for the VHF band. It also has switches (not shown) for sensitivity switching and the like.

  As a conventional second antenna device, there is a rod antenna 203 as shown in FIG. The rod antenna 203 is mounted on a small TV 210 such as a portable TV or a liquid crystal TV, and is integrated with the small TV 210, and has a rotation function and an expansion / contraction function.

  The small television 210 having the indoor antenna 200 and the rod antenna 203 as the conventional first and second antenna devices has already been commercialized and widely used.

  Incidentally, the indoor antenna as the first antenna device shown in FIG. 10 has the following two problems.

  (1) The indoor antenna 200 is externally attached to the TV receiver, and cannot be installed on the upper surface of a thin portable TV or liquid crystal TV, and occupies an extra place because it needs to be placed elsewhere.

  (2) It is difficult to secure the bandwidth of the indoor antenna 200, and it is necessary to adjust the direction of the loop antenna and the rod antenna, the sensitivity adjustment switch, and the like so as to obtain an optimum image quality for each channel being viewed.

  Further, the rod antenna as the second antenna device shown in FIG. 11 has the following problems.

  (1) Usually, a terrestrial TV signal received by the indoor antenna 210 has a problem that it is difficult to obtain good video characteristics. In addition, it is necessary to change the length (resonance length) of the rod antenna or adjust the direction or the like according to the channel to be viewed.

  (2) In addition, the rod antenna 203 has a problem that it is difficult to use because it hits a surrounding object, breaks, or the main body itself falls down.

In recent years, in particular, the flattening of the display has made it possible to carry the TV, and the restrictions on where to watch the TV have been relaxed. Furthermore, by using a rod antenna or the like, it is possible to view the TV at a user's desired location without being restricted by the antenna connector installed on the wall or the antenna cable connected to the antenna connector. It becomes. However, in such a portable TV, there is a problem that the above-described rod antenna or the like has a high risk of coming into contact with surrounding objects or a human body when being carried.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-67009

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an antenna device that functions as a carrying handle and can be integrated with a portable device main body, and is safe without being disturbed when carried, and a broadcast receiving device using the antenna device. is there.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an antenna device that can secure a sufficient bandwidth and does not require adjustment of the resonance length or the like for each channel, and a broadcast receiving device using the antenna device.

According to the broadcast receiving apparatus configured as described above,
In order to achieve the above object, the antenna device of the present invention includes an antenna having a function as a carrying handle for gripping a portable device.

  According to the antenna device having the above-described configuration, the portable device can be carried anywhere indoors by using the antenna as a carrying handle for holding the portable device, and the broadcast can be viewed without connecting an external antenna separately. Can do. Also, since the antenna has a function as a carrying handle, when gripping a portable multi-type device, the antenna itself must be gripped, and the antenna touches the surrounding objects and human body during transportation. The risk of causing it can be almost eliminated. Furthermore, for example, by providing an integrated antenna on the top of the portable device, it is possible to provide a high-performance antenna that is less affected by noise and the like from the portable device body and has excellent broadband characteristics. In addition, this antenna device can reduce the influence of reflection of radio waves and the influence of blocking by an object when attached to the upper part of the portable device in terms of ease of carrying and stability. In addition, from the viewpoint of ease of holding and strength, the above-mentioned antenna can be configured with a pipe-shaped conductor having a diameter of 1 to 3 cm and have a large cross-sectional area, so that the bandwidth characteristics as an antenna can be widened, and the antenna gain is increased. It can be improved.

  In one embodiment, the antenna device is a dipole antenna.

  According to the antenna device of the above-described embodiment, for example, by providing a dipole antenna that also serves as a carrying handle at the top of the portable device, the influence of the conductive plates and circuits in the device is minimized as much as possible on the antenna directivity. can do. Radio waves can be received from either the front side or the back side of the portable device.

  In the antenna device according to one embodiment, the total length of the dipole antenna is approximately ½ of the wavelength of the low frequency side of the reception frequency band.

  According to the antenna device of the above embodiment, the length (full length) of the dipole antenna is set to approximately ½ of the wavelength of the lower limit frequency of the low frequency band, so that the terrestrial digital broadcast wave having a reception frequency of 470 MHz to 720 MHz. Can be received efficiently. In other words, the reception frequency of terrestrial digital broadcasting is 470 MHz to 720 MHz, but the digital broadcasting wave is made efficient by making the length corresponding to approximately half the wavelength of 470 MHz to 600 MHz, which is mainly the low frequency side frequency. Can receive well. This is not only to cope with the fact that digital broadcast waves are biased toward the low frequency side of the reception frequency band, but also by shifting to the low frequency side, mobile phones and wireless LANs used in the 800 MHz to 3 GHz band, etc. Can reduce the effects of

  In one embodiment, the dipole antenna has a T-shape.

  According to the antenna device of the above-described embodiment, the dipole antenna has a T-shape having a length of approximately λ / 4 wavelength from the center to both sides, so that the carrying handle has a stable shape without biasing the center of gravity. Can be easily realized.

  In one embodiment, the antenna device is a loop antenna.

  According to the antenna device of the above-described embodiment, the loop antenna that is easy to hold can be used as the carrying handle by providing the loop antenna on the portable device.

  In one embodiment of the antenna device, the antenna is annular.

  According to the antenna device of the above-described embodiment, by making the antenna ring-shaped, not only is it easy to hold and excellent in carrying, but also an effective area as an antenna can be secured and the antenna gain can be improved.

  Further, in the antenna device of one embodiment, the antenna is an annular conductor rod, and the inner circumference length of the annular conductor rod is 1 wavelength to 2 wavelengths of the high frequency side of the reception frequency band, The length of the outer periphery of the annular conductor rod is 1 to 2 wavelengths of the low frequency side of the reception frequency band. The annular conductor rod is preferably hollow.

  According to the antenna device of the above-described embodiment, by using an annular conductor rod for the antenna, the cross-sectional area can be reduced to, for example, a diameter of about 2 cm to 3 cm, which is easily grasped by a person. Since the resonance wavelength of the antenna can be changed using the difference between the lengths of the inner and outer circumferences of the annular conductor rod, a high-performance antenna with excellent broadband characteristics can be realized.

  Further, in the antenna device according to one embodiment, the antenna has one base whose length is approximately half a wavelength of the high frequency side of the operating frequency band, and whose other base is low in the reception frequency band. It has a trapezoidal shape that is approximately ½ wavelength of the band side frequency.

  According to the antenna device of the above-described embodiment, the antenna has not only small conductor loss and excellent bandwidth characteristics, but also the length of one base of the trapezoid is approximately ½ of the high-frequency side of the operating frequency band. Resonance is also achieved on the low and high frequencies of the operating frequency by setting the wavelength and the length of the other base (> length of one base) to be approximately half the wavelength of the low frequency in the operating frequency band. Therefore, it is possible to realize a high-performance antenna with excellent broadband characteristics.

  In one embodiment, the antenna has a semi-elliptical shape in which a part of the arc side has a straight first side and a second side of the chord side, and the length of the first side operates. The frequency is approximately ½ wavelength of the high-frequency side of the frequency band, and the length of the second side is approximately ½ wavelength of the low-frequency side of the reception frequency band.

  According to the antenna device of the above embodiment, the antenna has not only small conductor loss and excellent bandwidth characteristics, but also the length of the first side of the semi-elliptical shape is approximately 1 / of the high frequency side of the operating frequency band. By using two wavelengths and the length of the second side (> length of the first side) being approximately half the wavelength of the low frequency side of the operating frequency band, the low frequency side and the high frequency side of the operating frequency can be used. Since it can resonate, a high-performance antenna with excellent broadband characteristics can be realized.

  In one embodiment, the antenna device has a carrying handle portion made of an insulator and an antenna portion built in the carrying handle portion.

  According to the antenna device of the above embodiment, by providing an antenna portion such as a dipole antenna or a loop antenna with a conductive wire or a conductive material, for example, in a resin pipe as a carrying handle portion made of an insulator, workability is improved. Therefore, a carrying handle with excellent design is possible, and an antenna that is easy to install and low in cost can be obtained.

  Moreover, the broadcast receiving apparatus of this invention is provided with the antenna apparatus as described in any one of the above.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above embodiment, by using an antenna apparatus provided with an antenna having a function as a carrying handle, it can be easily carried and connection to an external antenna is not required and separated from the main body. Therefore, it is difficult to be affected by noise, and the contact area with the surrounding air is large, and it is easy to secure an effective area as an antenna. Therefore, good antenna performance can be obtained.

  In addition, a broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment includes a support device that rotatably supports the antenna device.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus having the above configuration, by providing the support device that rotatably supports the antenna apparatus, the direction of the antenna can be adjusted in the optimum direction in which the radio wave arrives. Since the direction of the antenna can be changed without changing the frequency, a user-friendly broadcast receiving apparatus can be provided.

  Moreover, the broadcast receiving apparatus of one Embodiment has the support part which the said support apparatus consists of an insulator which supports the said antenna apparatus rotatably with the longitudinal direction of the said antenna apparatus as an axis | shaft, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above-described embodiment, the support unit made of an insulator separates the power feeding circuit and the support unit on the portable device side by rotatably supporting the antenna device about the longitudinal direction of the antenna device. In addition, the strength of the carrying handle can be secured. Moreover, since the said support part consists of insulators, the influence which it has on the performance of an antenna can be made small. In addition, since the support portion of the support device is independent of the function of the antenna itself, it can have a rotation function and a folding function.

  Moreover, the broadcast receiving apparatus of one Embodiment is provided with the flat panel display which displays the reception state by the said antenna apparatus.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above embodiment, by displaying the antenna reception state on the flat panel display, the user can know whether or not the installation location is a receivable area.

  Moreover, the broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment is characterized in that the antenna device rotatably supported by the support device can be disposed on the back side of the broadcast receiving device main body.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above embodiment, the antenna apparatus that also serves as the carrying handle can be folded and disposed on the back surface of the flat panel display, so that the carrying handle can be kept out of the broadcast receiving apparatus body.

  Moreover, the broadcast receiving apparatus of one Embodiment has arrange | positioned the said antenna apparatus so that the conductor part in a broadcast receiving apparatus main body can be utilized as a reflector of a broadcast radio wave.

  According to the broadcast receiving device of the above embodiment, the antenna device that also serves as the carrying handle operates the antenna by operating the antenna using the flat panel display chassis or the like as a broadcast wave reflector even in the folded state. Can be improved.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment includes a rotating unit rotatably supported on the broadcast receiving apparatus body, a pedestal provided on the rotating unit, and a pivotally supporting the antenna device provided on the pedestal. And a feeder circuit unit connected to the antenna device via a coaxial line passing through the inside of the rotating unit.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above-described embodiment, it is possible to give the rotating part, the pedestal part, and the supporting part part of the supporting apparatus to a biaxial rotating function. Thus, by rotating the antenna device along the horizontal plane using one axis, a signal of horizontal polarization from the side surface direction of the flat panel display can be received, and the vertical plane can be received using the other axis. Therefore, the antenna device can be adjusted to the optimal direction of arrival of radio waves.

  Furthermore, the coaxial line from the power feeding circuit unit can be arranged in the vertical direction. That is, since the coaxial line is connected to the antenna device through the rotating unit, the mechanical load on the coaxial line accompanying rotation can be reduced, and a broadcast receiving device with high reception sensitivity and high reliability can be realized.

  Also, the broadcast receiving device of one embodiment receives a signal received by a side antenna provided on a side surface of the broadcast receiving device main body and the antenna device and the side antenna, and either the antenna device or the side antenna. An antenna switch that selects and outputs a signal from either of them and a tuner that receives a signal selected by the antenna switch are provided.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above-described embodiment, multipath signal waves can be efficiently received and received more easily in an indoor reception environment by receiving with the side antenna mounted on the side and the antenna apparatus. The receiving direction can be widened.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment combines a side antenna provided on a side surface of the broadcast receiving apparatus main body, a signal received by the antenna apparatus and the side antenna, and isolation between input ports. And a tuner for receiving a signal synthesized by the power synthesizer.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above embodiment, the influence of the multipath signal wave in the indoor environment can be almost ignored with respect to the signal wave having the guard interval in the OFDM modulation such as terrestrial digital broadcasting. Outputs from two or more antennas including the device and the side antennas are combined by a power combiner having port isolation. As a result, the antenna outputs can be averaged, and control from a TV tuner or the like is not required, so that simple and high-speed diversity reception is possible. When the two antenna outputs are in opposite phases, the rotation of the rotating portion of the carrying handle portion can be adjusted to avoid the opposite phase synthesis and to increase the synthesized output.

  Also, a broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment has a plurality of the side antennas.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above embodiment, since three or more antenna outputs are synthesized by the antenna apparatus and the plurality of side antennas, the output signals from the antennas are averaged, and the probability of antiphase synthesis can be reduced. . In addition, the combined use with the rotation function of the antenna device can increase the probability of in-phase synthesis.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment broadcasts signals received by the antenna apparatus and the side antenna between the antenna apparatus and the power combiner and between the side antenna and the power combiner. A filter for filtering a signal, and an amplifier for amplifying the signal filtered by the filter and outputting the amplified signal to the power combiner.

  According to the broadcast receiving apparatus of the above-described embodiment, before combining the outputs of the plurality of antennas, by providing a filter and an amplifier, not only compensating for power loss generated during power combining and connection, but also low noise amplification. Thus, the substantial CN (carrier-to-noise ratio) value can be improved, and the influence of unnecessary radio waves from analog TV broadcast waves, mobile phones, wireless LANs, and microwave ovens can be prevented.

  As is clear from the above, according to the antenna device and the broadcast receiving device of the present invention, the antenna of a portable device such as a liquid crystal TV, a portable TV, or a notebook PC (Personal Computer) equipped with a TV tuner function. By having the function of a carrying handle, it is possible to eliminate the need for extra space, eliminate the risk of contact with surrounding objects and the human body, and be safe and easy to use.

  In addition, a sufficient bandwidth can be secured, and a high-performance antenna device and a broadcast receiving device that does not require antenna connection are possible.

  Hereinafter, an antenna device and a broadcast receiving device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flat panel display device as an example of a broadcast receiving device using the antenna device of the first embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the flat panel display device is a thin TV such as a liquid crystal TV (television).

  In FIG. 1, a flat panel display device 100 which is a liquid crystal TV or a liquid crystal monitor device is provided with a display unit 1 supported by a support 2 and a stand 9, and is provided on the upper side and the back side of the display unit 1. As an example, a carrying handle combined antenna device 101 having a semi-elliptical shape is provided. The carrying handle combined antenna device 101 is attached to the support base 2 via a support device 5 so that it can be rotated and folded.

  The carrying handle combined antenna device 101 is formed of a hollow pipe made of a conductor such as an aluminum material having a diameter of about 2 cm to 3 cm as an example of a conductor rod, and both ends of the hollow pipe of the conductor are connected by an insulating portion 39. Annular. The carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 itself has a semi-elliptical shape as an example of an annular shape, and this constitutes a loop antenna having a peripheral length of one wavelength at the operating frequency. A feeding circuit unit 4 for converting the impedance of the signal line of the antenna from about 300Ω to a 75Ω unbalanced system is provided at the lower center portion of the antenna device 101 serving as a carrying handle.

  FIG. 2 (a) shows a diagram when the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 is used upright to receive radio waves from the front and back directions of the flat panel display device 100. FIG. ) Shows a figure when the antenna device 101 for carrying handle is folded and used, and FIG. 2 (c) shows the antenna device 101 for carrying handle for receiving radio waves from the side surface direction of the flat panel display device 100. The figure when standing up and using is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the carrying handle / antenna device 101 is used as a carrying handle as well as a carrying handle. When the antenna device 101 is used as an antenna, the direction of arrival of radio waves is the front direction (20a) or the back side. When arriving from the direction (20b), the carrying handle / antenna device 101 is normally used upright, and when the direction of the radio wave comes from the side surface direction (20c or 20d) of the flat panel display device 100, The carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 can be rotated and used in the state shown in FIG. Further, when the arrival direction of the radio wave is only from the back surface direction (20b) from the flat panel display device 100, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), it is folded (in a state of being overlapped on the back surface of the display unit 1). It can also be used, and can also be used as a reflector of the antenna by a metal conductor portion 10 such as a back chassis portion of the flat panel display device 100. Furthermore, when the carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 101 is not used, it can be folded.

  3A shows a circuit configuration diagram of the carrying handle combined antenna device 101, and FIG. 3B shows a first configuration diagram of the semi-elliptical carrying handle combined antenna device 101. FIG. (c) has shown the 2nd block diagram of the semi-elliptical carrying handle antenna apparatus 101. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the annular carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 is a loop antenna having a semi-elliptical one-round one-wavelength. The inner circumference of the loop antenna composed of a conductor pipe (aluminum pipe) having a diameter of about 2 cm as an example of a conductive rod corresponds to the wavelength of the high frequency (720 MHz) of UHF band TV broadcasting: λ1 = 48 cm, The outer circumference (outer circumference) corresponds to the wavelength of the low frequency (470 MHz) of UHF band TV broadcasting: λ2 = 64 cm. The power feeding circuit unit 4 of the antenna device for carrying handle 101 has a balun conversion circuit for impedance conversion from balanced 300Ω to unbalanced 75Ω, and the signal received by the antenna device for carrying handle 101 is sent to the unbalanced 75Ω coaxial line 13. To the filter / amplifier unit 8. A coaxial cable is used for the coaxial line 13.

  The filter / amplifier unit 8 suppresses unnecessary out-of-band signals such as analog broadcasting in the VHF band, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), and cellular phones, and only UHF band signals of the original TV frequency are used. Remove and amplify. Thereafter, the antenna terminal 11 of the flat panel display device 100 is connected. On the other hand, the power of the filter / amplifier unit 8 is supplied from the power terminal 12 of the flat panel display device 100.

  In the above configuration, the length of the inner circumference and the outer circumference of the conductor pipe is used for the low range and high range of the UHF band, but the semi-elliptical carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 (shown in FIG. 3 (c)). In a trapezoidal carrying handle combined antenna device with rounded corners, the first side 33 is set to about ½ wavelength (λhigh / 2) of the high frequency, and the high frequency signal is mainly resonated. In addition, the reception bandwidth can be expanded by adopting a configuration in which the second side 34 is set to about ½ wavelength (λlow / 2) of the low frequency, and the low frequency signal is mainly resonated. . Further, the shape is an upside down shape, the first side 33 is set to about ½ wavelength (λlow / 2) of the low frequency, and the second side 34 is set to about ½ wavelength (λhigh) of the high frequency. / 2).

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing details of the supporting device 5 of the carrying handle combined antenna device, and the biaxial rotating mechanism will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support device 5 includes a cylindrical rotating unit 51 that is rotatably supported by the display unit 1 (shown in FIG. 1), a pedestal 52 provided on the rotating unit 51, and The pedestal 52 is provided with two support portions 53 made of an insulator that rotatably supports the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101. Hole portions 54 are provided in the two support portions 53, respectively, and the lower side of the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 is inserted into the hole portions 54 and attached thereto. The carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 can be rotated in the front-rear direction (in the direction of arrow R1) with respect to the display unit 1, and is rotated in the direction of arrow R2 along the horizontal plane with respect to the display unit 1 by the cylindrical rotating unit 51. It can be done. Here, the power feeding circuit unit 4 and the filter / amplifier unit 8 are arranged in a cylindrical rotating unit 51. One end of the coaxial line 13 is connected to the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 via the feeder circuit section 4 and the filter / amplifier section 8. The coaxial line 13 is connected to the antenna terminal 11 (shown in FIG. 1) through the central part of the cylindrical rotating part 51 and further through the support base 2 (shown in FIG. 1).

  With the configuration of the support device 5 as described above, it can be used as a carrying handle for a flat panel display device of about 10 kg to several tens of kg, and the direction of the antenna can be easily adjusted because it can be rotated about two axes. In addition, the coaxial line 13 only passes through the central part of the cylindrical rotating part 51, and the mechanical load on the coaxial line 13 due to the rotation is very small.

  The carrying handle combined antenna device 101 having the above configuration is also used as a carrying handle for gripping the flat panel display device 100, so that the flat panel display device 100 can be carried anywhere in the room and broadcast without connecting an external antenna separately. Can be watched. Further, since the carrying handle antenna device 101 is integrally formed on the upper portion of the flat panel display device 100, a high-performance antenna that is less affected by noise and the like from the main body of the flat panel display device 100 and has excellent broadband characteristics. Can be provided. In addition, the carrying handle combined antenna device 101 can be configured with a pipe-shaped conductor having a diameter of 1 to 3 cm and have a large cross-sectional area from the viewpoint of ease of holding and strength, so that the bandwidth characteristics as an antenna can be widened. Antenna gain can be improved.

  Further, by making the carrying handle / antenna device 101 annular, not only is it easy to carry, but also an effective antenna area can be secured and the antenna gain can be improved.

  Further, by using a conductor hollow pipe as an example of an annular conductor rod in the carrying handle combined antenna device 101, the cross-sectional area can be reduced to, for example, about 2 cm to 3 cm in diameter, which is easy for a person to grip. The resonance wavelength of the antenna can be changed using the difference in length between the inner circumference and the outer circumference of the annular conductor rod, and a high-performance antenna with excellent broadband characteristics can be realized.

  Further, the antenna device 101 for carrying handle not only has a small conductor loss and excellent bandwidth characteristics, but also the length of the semi-elliptical first side 33 is approximately ½ wavelength of the high frequency side of the operating frequency band. In addition, since the length of the second side 34 is approximately ½ wavelength of the low frequency side of the operating frequency band, it can resonate on the low frequency side and high frequency side of the operating frequency, so it has excellent wide bandwidth characteristics. A high performance antenna can be realized.

  Further, the flat panel display device 100 can be easily carried by using the carrying handle combined antenna device 101 having a function as a carrying handle, and is not required to be connected to an external antenna, and is separated from the main body. It is difficult to be affected by noise, and the contact area with the surrounding air is large, and the effective antenna area is easily secured. Therefore, good antenna performance can be obtained.

  Further, by providing the support device 5 that supports the carrying handle antenna device 101 so as to be rotatable, the direction of the antenna can be adjusted in the optimum direction in which radio waves arrive, and the orientation of the main body of the flat panel display device 100 can be adjusted. Since the direction of the antenna can be changed without changing, the flat panel display device 100 that is easy to use for the user can be provided.

  Further, the support portions 53, 53 made of an insulator support the carrying handle antenna device 101 so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal direction of the carrying handle antenna device 101, whereby the feeding circuit 4 on the flat panel display device 100 side is supported. And the support portions 53 and 53 can be separated, and strength as a carrying handle can be secured. Further, since the support portions 53 and 53 are made of an insulator, the influence on the performance of the antenna can be reduced. In addition, since the support portions 53 and 53 of the support device 5 are independent of the function of the antenna itself, it can have a rotation function and a folding function.

  In addition, by displaying the reception state of the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 on the display unit 1, the user can know whether or not the installation location is a receivable area.

  Further, the antenna device 101 for carrying handle can be folded and disposed on the back surface of the flat panel display device 100, so that the antenna device for carrying handle 101 can be kept out of the flat panel display device 100 main body.

  Moreover, the antenna apparatus 101 for carrying handle can improve the antenna performance by operating the antenna by using the conductor 10 such as the chassis of the flat panel display apparatus 100 as a broadcast wave reflector even in the folded state. it can.

  Further, the rotating handle 51, the pedestal 52 portion and the supporting portions 53, 53 of the support device 5 have a biaxial rotation function, so that the carrying handle along the horizontal plane using the axis of the rotating portion 51 is provided. By rotating the combined antenna device 101, a horizontally polarized signal from the side surface direction of the flat panel display device 100 can be received, and the carrying handle combined antenna device 101 is moved along the vertical plane using the other axis. Since it can be rotated, the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 can be adjusted to the optimal direction of arrival of radio waves.

  Furthermore, since the coaxial line 13 from the feeder circuit unit 4 is arranged in the vertical direction, the coaxial line 13 is connected to the carrying handle / antenna device 101 through the rotating unit 51, so that it acts on the coaxial line 13 accompanying the rotation. The mechanical load can be reduced and the flat panel display device 100 with high reliability can be realized.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a flat panel display device as an example of a broadcast receiving device using the antenna device of the second embodiment of the present invention. The flat panel display device of the second embodiment has the same components as the flat panel display device shown in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment, except for the shape of the carrying handle antenna device, and the same components are the same. A reference number is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted and uses FIGS.

  In FIG. 1, the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 has a semi-elliptical shape. However, the carrying handle antenna apparatus 102 according to the second embodiment has an oval shape and a length λ / It is a 2-wavelength return dipole antenna. As in the case of the carrying handle combined antenna device 101 shown in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment, the carrying handle combined antenna device 102 shown in FIG. 5 has a diameter of a conductor hollow pipe as an example of a conductive rod of about 2 cm. The inner circumference is one wavelength (λ1) of the UHF band high frequency side frequency, and the outer circumference is one wavelength (λ2) of the UHF band low frequency side frequency.

  The flat panel display device of the second embodiment has the same effects as the flat panel display device of the first embodiment except that the carrying handle antenna device has a semi-elliptical shape.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a flat panel display device as an example of a broadcast receiving device using the antenna device of the third embodiment of the present invention. 6, it has the same structure part as the flat panel display apparatus shown in FIG. 1 of 1st Embodiment, and the same structure part attaches | subjects the same reference number and abbreviate | omits description.

  In the carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 103 of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a T-shaped configuration and a half-wavelength dipole antenna configuration are used.

  In the case of the carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 103 of FIG. 6, the frequency bandwidth of the UHF band is secured by increasing the cross-sectional area of the conductor hollow pipe with a radius of about 1 cm to 3 cm.

  Preferably, the carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 103 using a dipole antenna has a total length of approximately λlow / 2 when the wavelength of the low frequency side of the reception frequency band is λlow. That is, the terrestrial digital broadcast wave can be efficiently received by setting the length (full length) of the dipole antenna to approximately λ / 2 (λlow / 2) at the low frequency side. Specifically, when terrestrial digital broadcasting is received, the reception frequency is 470 MHz to 720 MHz, but it is mainly a low frequency 470 MHz to 600 MHz and has a full length corresponding to approximately λ / 2 (λlow / 2). Thus, it is possible to efficiently receive terrestrial digital broadcast waves. This is because the frequency band of digital broadcast waves is not only biased to the low frequency side, but also by shifting to the low frequency side, the influence of 800 MHz to 3 GHz band mobile phones and wireless LANs used in the home (Effect of noise when viewed from a digital broadcast wave) can be further reduced.

  The panel display device of the third embodiment has the same effects as the flat panel display device of the first embodiment except that the carrying handle antenna device has a semi-elliptical shape.

  According to the carrying handle antenna apparatus 103 using the dipole antenna, the influence of the conductive plate and the circuit in the apparatus can be reduced as much as possible with respect to the directivity of the antenna.

  Further, by forming the dipole antenna into a T shape having a length of approximately λ / 4 on both sides from the center, it is possible to easily realize a carrying handle having a stable shape without biasing the center of gravity.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a flat panel display device as an example of a broadcast receiving device using the antenna device of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the carrying handle combined antenna device does not have a biaxial rotation function but has a uniaxial rotation function, and the flat panel display device has a side antenna.

  The antenna device 101 for a carrying handle of the flat panel display device has a loop antenna, a folded dipole antenna, or a dipole antenna attached to the upper portion of the display unit 1 using a reverse arch type, oval, rectangular, or square conductor pipe. May be. In the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101, the direction of arrival of received radio waves is mainly two directions, the front direction 20a and the back direction 20b.

  On the other hand, directions 20c and 20d of radio waves coming from the side direction of the flat panel display device are received by side antennas 30b and 30c provided on the side surfaces. The side antennas 30b and 30c are microstripline patch antennas, inverted F-type antennas, and the like. Preferably, the side antennas 30b and 30c are respectively directional corresponding to the radio wave directions 20c and 20d from the side direction. It is desirable to have the property. Here, the side surface direction is not necessarily perpendicular to the screen of the display unit 1 and may be inclined.

  When the broadcast receiving apparatus is a recording apparatus or the like, the side antennas 30b and 30c may be dipole antennas.

  In terrestrial digital broadcasting, OFDM modulation / demodulation technology and a guard interval are used. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the power combiner 19 having port isolation may be configured to combine the outputs of a plurality of antennas at the same frequency.

  In other words, the antenna output of the carrying handle combined antenna device 101 and the side antennas 30b and 30c are directly combined by the Ulkinson power combiner 19. In FIG. 8, 8a is a filter / amplifier unit provided between the carrying handle antenna apparatus 101 and the power combiner 19, and 8b is provided between the side antenna 30b and the power combiner 19. A filter / amplifier unit 8 c is a filter / amplifier unit provided between the side antenna 30 c and the power combiner 19.

  Since the Ulkinson synthesizer 19 can secure isolation between the three antenna input terminals Pin_a, Pin_b, and Pin_c, the signals received by the three antennas (101, 30b, 30c) The combined antenna device 101, the side antenna 30b, and the side antenna 30c do not affect each other in their radiation patterns, and are combined as an output signal having an independent antenna radiation pattern and output from the output terminal Pout. Here, in the case of simple synthesis by the power combiner 19 having such port isolation at the same frequency, the three phases and amplitudes are synthesized as digital broadcast signals different from each other.

  In synthesizing such a delayed wave, 1) the delay of the information signal modulated on the carrier and 2) the phase relationship of the carrier at the time of synthesis are important.

  First, regarding the delay of the information signal modulated on the carrier of 1), if the delayed wave of the three antennas is within the guard interval of the OFDM modulated signal, the OFDM modulated signal is demodulated without error. The signal can be decoded. Specifically, the guard interval lengths determined by UHF terrestrial digital broadcasting are 126 μs and 252 μs, and the signal delay of 126 μs and 252 μs corresponds to 35 km to 70 km in terms of distance. It is set assuming delay of multiple reflection signals from buildings and the like.

  As a result, resistance to delayed waves is extremely strong, and the above 1) is not a big problem. Therefore, in the indoor reception environment, it is the phase relationship of the carrier wave of 2) that needs to be considered as the influence of the delayed wave, and in particular, attention should be paid to the antiphase synthesis. In the flat panel display device using the carrying handle combined antenna device 101, the side antenna 30b, and the side antenna 30c, the antenna outputs from at least three directions are synthesized, and the phase and amplitude of each synthesized channel are averaged and inverted. The probability of combining with a phase relationship becomes small, and a diversity effect can be easily obtained.

  Here, the signals from the three antennas are combined, but as the number of antennas to be combined increases, the effect of averaging the combined output increases, and a better diversity effect can be obtained. Note that the combined use with the rotation function of the carrying handle portion can avoid reverse-phase synthesis and approach in-phase synthesis, so the total number of antennas to be synthesized may be two.

  Here, the output signals from the antennas for carrying handle combined antenna 101 and the side antennas 30c and 30d are filtered by the filter / amplifier unit 8 before being synthesized by the Wolkinson power combiner 19 and the low noise. After being amplified, the power is combined. Thereby, the influence of the loss of the power combiner can be reduced, and the backflow of the leakage signal from the power combiner to the antenna side can be prevented.

  In an indoor environment, both the direct wave from the transmitting station and the reflected wave from the building are signals of approximately the same level, and the probability of receiving them with an indoor antenna is low. There is a high probability of being. In other words, in an indoor environment, for example, the signal component (or one of the signals reflected from a building, etc.) that has entered from a window close to the transmitting station is an outstanding signal, and in this way There is a high probability that a signal that has received strong radio waves will be reflected by an indoor wall or furniture to become a multipath signal.

  Therefore, the probability of a large delayed wave is small, and the delayed wave is shorter than the guard interval length (set assuming a delay due to a reflected signal from a building, etc.) determined by digital terrestrial broadcasting in the UHF band. Therefore, the diversity effect can be obtained even by simple synthesis of a plurality of antenna outputs having port isolation.

  In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the support device 5 of the carrying handle antenna device 101 has a function of rotating (folding) in one direction (front and rear direction of the display). It may have a fixed structure without function.

  The carrying handle combined antenna device 101 is made of an aluminum pipe, but the carrying handle portion is formed of resin as an example of an insulator, and the carrying handle portion is made of a conductor wire, a thin dielectric substrate, or the like. An antenna unit such as a loop antenna or a folded dipole antenna or a dipole antenna may be configured. Moreover, the antenna apparatus for carrying handle which covered the said conductor pipe with the insulator may be sufficient.

  Since the flat panel display device of the fourth embodiment is OFDM modulation such as terrestrial digital broadcasting, the influence of the multipath signal wave in the indoor environment can be almost ignored with respect to the signal wave having a guard interval. By combining the output from the carrying handle antenna device 101 and the side antennas 30b and 30c by the power combiner 19 having port isolation, the antenna output can be averaged, and control from a TV tuner or the like is unnecessary. Therefore, simple and high-speed diversity reception is possible.

  In addition, the structure provided with the antenna switch which selects and outputs the output from the said antenna apparatus 101 combined with a carrying handle and the side antennas 30b and 30c, and the tuner which receives the signal selected by the said antenna switch may be sufficient.

  Also, by using the two side antennas 30b and 30c together with the antenna device 101 for carrying handle, the output signals from the antennas are averaged to reduce the probability of antiphase synthesis in order to synthesize three or more antenna outputs. Can do.

  Further, by providing the filter / amplifier units 8a to 8c before synthesizing the plurality of antenna outputs, not only can the power loss generated during power synthesis and connection be compensated, but also low noise amplification can be achieved. The (carrier to noise ratio) value can be improved and the influence of unnecessary radio waves from analog TV broadcast waves, mobile phones, wireless LANs, and microwave ovens can be prevented.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, a hollow pipe made of a conductor such as an aluminum material is used for the carrying handle combined antenna apparatus. However, as an example of a carrying handle portion made of an insulator, a conductor pipe is formed in a resin pipe. An antenna unit such as a dipole antenna or a loop antenna may be provided with a wire or a conductive material. As a result, a carrying handle excellent in workability and design becomes possible, and an antenna that is easy to mount and low in cost can be obtained.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a recording apparatus (DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) recorder, hard disk recorder, etc.) as an example of a broadcast receiving apparatus of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

  In the recording apparatus of the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a carrying handle antenna apparatus 104 with a built-in dipole antenna is attached to a recording apparatus main body 110. The carrying handle antenna apparatus 104 also has a support device 105. A feeding / filter / amplifier unit 116 is provided in the center of the dipole antenna built in the carrying handle antenna apparatus 104. One end of the coaxial line 113 is connected to the power supply / filter / amplifier unit 116. The coaxial line 113 passes through the carrying handle antenna device 104, passes through the central portion of the support device 105 on the recording device main body 110 side, and is connected to the recording device main body 110 side.

  Furthermore, a dipole antenna is provided as a side antenna 130c on the side surface of the recording apparatus main body 110. A feeding / filter / amplifier unit 116 is provided in the center of the side antenna 130c. In FIG. 9, only the side antenna 130 c is shown for a three-dimensional view, but a dipole antenna is also provided as a side antenna on the opposite side of the recording apparatus main body 110. The side antenna 130c can be accommodated in the recording apparatus main body 110 by sliding in the direction of the arrow R5.

  Furthermore, the display unit (liquid crystal display unit) 111 displays indicators such as a CN ratio (carrier-to-noise) and a BER (bit error rate) indicating the reception status. It is possible to determine whether terrestrial digital broadcasting can be received, and convenience can be improved.

  In this case, the diversity antenna receiving apparatus (101 to 104) and the side antennas (30b, 30c, 130b) of the fourth and fifth embodiments can be appropriately switched to either the carrying handle antenna apparatus or the side antenna. Is possible. Specifically, the reception power value and the bit error rate value received by the tuner unit of the flat panel display device are fed back to the antenna side, and the carrying handle antenna device or the side antenna is switched according to the magnitude of the value. With such a configuration, a multi-path signal wave can be efficiently received in an indoor reception environment by receiving with the side antenna mounted on the side and the antenna apparatus for carrying handle, and the reception direction is further widened. I can.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flat panel display device as an example of a broadcast receiving device using the antenna device of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 (a) is a diagram when the antenna device for carrying handle is used upright in order to receive radio waves from the front and back directions of the flat panel display device. FIG. 2 (c) is a diagram when the antenna device for a handle is folded and used, and FIG. 2 (c) is a diagram when the antenna device for a carrying handle is used in an upright position in order to receive a radio wave from the side surface direction of the flat panel display device. FIG. FIG. 3 (a) is a circuit configuration diagram of a carrying handle combined antenna device, FIG. 3 (b) is a first configuration diagram of a semi-elliptical carrying handle combined antenna device, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a second block diagram of a semi-elliptical carrying handle antenna apparatus. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing details of the supporting device for the carrying handle combined antenna apparatus. FIG. 5 is a view showing a flat panel display device equipped with an ellipse-shaped carrying handle antenna device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flat panel display device equipped with a T-shaped carrying handle antenna device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a view showing a flat panel display device equipped with a semi-elliptical carrying handle antenna device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a circuit configuration diagram of the main part of the flat panel display device. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a recording apparatus as an example of a broadcast receiving apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an indoor antenna as a conventional first antenna device. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a rod antenna as a conventional second antenna device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Flat panel display 2 ... Support stand 4 ... Feeding circuit part 5,15,105 ... Support apparatus 8,8a, 8b, 8c ... Filter / amplifier part 9 ... Stand 10 ... Conductor part 11 ... Antenna terminal 12 ... Power supply terminal 13 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Coaxial track 14 ... Feed circuit part 19 ... Power combiner 30c, 30d ... Side antenna 31 ... Inner circumference of carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 32 ... Outer circumference of carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 33 ... Semi-elliptical carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 1 side 34 ... second side of semi-elliptical carrying handle antenna device 39 ... insulating part 51 ... cylindrical rotating part 52 ... pedestal 53 ... support part 54 ... hole part 100 ... flat panel display device 101 ... semi-elliptical shape Carrying handle combined antenna device 102 ... Elliptical carrying handle combined antenna device DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 103 ... T-shaped carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 104 ... Carrying handle combined antenna apparatus 110 ... Recording apparatus main body 111 ... Flat panel display 116 ... Feeding, filter amplifier part 200 ... Indoor antenna 201 ... Loop antenna 202a, 202b ... Rod antenna 203 ... Rod antenna 210 ... Small TV

Claims (21)

  An antenna device comprising an antenna having a function as a carrying handle for gripping a portable device. The antenna device according to claim 1,
An antenna device, wherein the antenna is a dipole antenna. The antenna device according to claim 2, wherein
An antenna device characterized in that the total length of the dipole antenna is approximately ½ of the wavelength of the low frequency side of the reception frequency band. In the antenna device according to claim 2 or 3,
An antenna device characterized in that the dipole antenna has a T shape. The antenna device according to claim 1,
An antenna device, wherein the antenna is a loop antenna. The antenna device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An antenna device, wherein the antenna is annular. The antenna device according to claim 6, wherein
The antenna is an annular conductor rod;
The length of the inner circumference of the annular conductor rod is 1 to 2 wavelengths of the high frequency side of the reception frequency band, and the length of the outer circumference of the annular conductor rod is the lower frequency of the reception frequency band. 1 to 2 wavelengths of the antenna device. The antenna device according to claim 6, wherein
In the antenna, the length of one base is approximately ½ wavelength of the high frequency in the operating frequency band, and the length of the other base is approximately ½ wavelength of the low frequency in the reception frequency band. An antenna device characterized by having a trapezoidal shape. The antenna device according to claim 6, wherein
The antenna has a semi-elliptical shape in which a part on the arc side has a straight first side and a second side on the chord side, and the length of the first side is approximately 1 of the high frequency side of the operating frequency band. The antenna apparatus, wherein the second side has a length of approximately ½ wavelength of a low frequency in a reception frequency band. The antenna device according to any one of claims 2 to 9,
The antenna device has a carrying handle portion made of an insulator and an antenna portion built in the carrying handle portion.   A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising the antenna apparatus according to claim 1. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 11,
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising a support device for rotatably supporting the antenna device. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 12,
The broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein the support device includes a support portion made of an insulator that rotatably supports the antenna device about the longitudinal direction of the antenna device. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 11,
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising a flat panel display for displaying a reception state by the antenna apparatus. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 12,
A broadcast receiving apparatus characterized in that the antenna apparatus rotatably supported by the support apparatus can be disposed on the back side of the broadcast receiving apparatus main body. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 12,
A broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein the antenna device is disposed so that a conductor portion in a broadcast receiving apparatus main body can be used as a reflector for broadcast radio waves. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 11,
A support unit having a rotating unit rotatably supported by the broadcast receiver main body, a pedestal provided in the rotating unit, and the supporting unit provided in the pedestal and rotatably supporting the antenna device;
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a feeding circuit unit connected to the antenna device via a coaxial line passing through the inside of the rotating unit. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 11,
A side antenna provided on a side surface of the broadcast receiving apparatus body;
An antenna switch that receives a signal received by the antenna device and the side antenna, and selects and outputs a signal from either the antenna device or the side antenna;
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a tuner that receives a signal selected by the antenna switch. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 11,
A side antenna provided on a side surface of the broadcast receiving apparatus body;
A power combiner that combines signals received by the antenna device and the side antenna and has isolation between input ports;
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a tuner that receives a signal combined by the power combiner. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 18 or 19,
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising a plurality of the side antennas. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 19,
A filter for filtering a broadcast signal from signals received by the antenna device and the side antenna between the antenna device and the power combiner and between the side antenna and the power combiner, and filtering by the filter And an amplifier that amplifies the signal and outputs the amplified signal to the power combiner.

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