WO2002049152A1 - Antenna device - Google Patents
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- WO2002049152A1 WO2002049152A1 PCT/SE2001/002577 SE0102577W WO0249152A1 WO 2002049152 A1 WO2002049152 A1 WO 2002049152A1 SE 0102577 W SE0102577 W SE 0102577W WO 0249152 A1 WO0249152 A1 WO 0249152A1
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- radiator
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
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- 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
- H01Q5/307—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way
- H01Q5/342—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way for different propagation modes
- H01Q5/357—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way for different propagation modes using a single feed point
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- the present invention relates to an antenna for a radio communications apparatus, a so-called cell or mobile telephone, operating in two frequency bands and comprising a helical radiator and a bar- or rod-shaped radiator.
- Radio communications apparatuses in daily parlance cell or mobile telephones, are often designed to be able to operate in two different frequency bands. In such situations, twin antennas are required, or one antenna which has the capability to operate in both frequency bands.
- helix antenna which, in its lower end i.e. located most proximal the mobile telephone, is of greater pitch than applies to its upper region.
- the lower region will operate in the higher frequency band of the mobile telephone, while the whole of the antenna operates in the lower frequency band.
- An antenna of this type may function satisfactorily in many situations.
- a “dual helix" of the above-outlined type also involves purely practical problems in manufacture, since, in winding of the helix, it may be difficult to realise precision in the transitional region between the two pitches. Further, assembly problems may be encountered in such a "dual helix”.
- the present invention has for its object to design the antenna intimated by way of introduction such that the drawbacks inherent in prior art technology are obviated.
- an antenna of greatly improved performance in the upper frequency band is sought for, and in addition an antenna which is easy to manufacture with good precision and which moreover may readily be mounted in a mobile telephone.
- the antenna intimated by way of introduction is characterised in that the bar- or rod-shaped radiator has a first end which is a supply end and which is connected to the circuits of the apparatus, and a second end which is galvanically connected to a first end of the helical radiator which has a second end which terminates freely.
- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal, diametric section through an antenna according to the present invention
- Fig. 2 shows, in a vertical side elevation, a radiator element included in the antenna of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 shows the radiator element of Fig. 2 turned through 90° about its longitudinal direction in relation to Fig. 2;
- Fig. 4 is a view corresponding to that of Fig. 2 of an alternative embodiment of the radiator element. DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
- Fig. 1 shows an antenna designed according to the present invention, and it will be apparent from the Drawing that it has an upper end 1 and a lower end 2 which are located internally in a mobile telephone whose outer contour is intimated at reference numeral 3.
- the upper end is also that which is located most distal from the mobile telephone proper.
- the antenna has a body portion 4 which extends to the interior of the mobile telephone, i.e. in Fig. 1 beneath the outer contour 3.
- the body portion 4 is manufactured from an electrically insulating and non-magnetic material, for example a suitable plastics.
- the body portion 4 consists of an elongate, interior cavity 5 in which, to the greater part, is accommodated a radiator element, which will be described in greater detail below.
- a protective casing 6 which is also produced from an electrically insulating, non-magnetic material, also this part suitably manufactured from plastics.
- the protective casing is upwardly closed and is secured on the body portion 4 by means of snap catches 7, in the illustrated embodiment an interiorly projecting bead in the protective casing 6 which is accommodated in a corresponding, circumferential groove in the outer circumferential surface of the body portion 4.
- the protective casing 6 and the body portion 4 are dimensioned so that, together, they wholly enclose the radiator element, an upper end portion of the radiator element extending over or outside the cavity 5 and being accommodated in a continuation of this cavity provided in the protective casing 6.
- the body portion 4 In its lower region, i.e. that region which is located inside the outer contour 3, the body portion 4 has an aperture 8 in its wall through which a bent contact portion 9 of the radiator element extends out.
- This bend portion is spring pre-tensioned in a direction out from the centre of the body portion 4 and may thereby be depressed against the spring pre-tensioning at least partly in through the aperture 8.
- the bent, projecting contact portion 9 serves for contacting with a corresponding contact in the circuits of the mobile telephone, e.g. a so-called pad on the circuit card of the apparatus.
- the body portion 4 has a snap catch by means of which it is held fixed in the mobile telephone in a position where reliable contact is obtained between the bent contact portion 9 and the corresponding contact.
- Figs. 2 and 3 show the radiator element which, in the mounted state, is located in the antenna according to Fig. 1.
- the radiator element comprises a bar- or rod-shaped radiator element 10 and a helical radiator 11.
- the bar- or rod-shaped radiator element 10 has a first, lower end 12 which is galvanically connected to the circuits of the mobile telephone via the above- mentioned bent contact portion 9. Further, it has a second or upper end 13 which is galvanically connected to a first end 14 of the helical radiator 11. Finally, it has a second or lower end 15 which terminates blind in the region of the lower end 12 of the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10.
- the helical radiator 11 has a centre axis 16 which is intimated by a broken line. It will further be apparent that the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10 diverges away from the centre axis in a direction from its second towards its lower end 13 and 12, respectively. Since the entire radiator is produced from a resilient material, it will be realised that the first end of the bar- or rod-shaped radiator may be pressed in against spring pre-tensioning a greater or lesser distance towards the helical radiator 11.
- Fig. 3 shows a modified embodiment of the radiator element and, in a comparison between Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, it will be apparent that the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10 is, in this embodiment seen in the same manner as in Fig. 2, approximately parallel with the centre axis 16 to the helical radiator 11.
- the oblique inclination of the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10 seen as in Fig. 3 is as great as or greater than that shown in Fig. 3.
- the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10 will function in the higher frequency band while the whole of the antenna will function in the lower frequency band. Further, the bar- or rod-shaped radiator will have a height which is equal to the height of the helical radiator 11. The bar- or rod-shaped radiator thereby utilises all of the height space which is made available by the cavity 5 and the casing 6.
- the resonance frequency for the two radiators is reduced with increased material length of the helical radiator 11.
- the low band in the frequency fades more quickly than the high band.
- the resonance frequency for both bands further falls with increased coupling degree between the helix and the bar- or rod-shaped radiator, the coupling degree being affected by the distance between the helix 11 and the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10.
- the pitch in the helix 11 also has a certain importance. As opposed to that which applies concerning the material length, resonance frequency falls for the higher band more quickly in frequency with increasing coupling degree between the radiators.
- the most important control parameters concerning the resonance frequencies for the two radiators will be the pitch of the helix 11, the diameter of the helix and its length.
- the body portion 4 has a cavity 5 in which the radiator element is accommodated.
- the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10 is depressed in a direction towards the helical radiator.
- the depression degree is determined by the dimensioning of the body portion 4 but also by the spring pre-tensioning which the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10 displays.
- the oblique inclination of the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10 which is illustrated in Fig. 3 is also straightened out for the greater part when the radiator element is in its mounted state as shown in Fig. 1. In the mounted state, the longitudinal direction of the bar- or rod-shaped radiator 10 is thus more or less parallel with the centre axis 16 of the helix 11.
- the bent contact portion 9 is in abutment under spring pre- tensioning against a corresponding contact fixedly disposed in the mobile telephone.
- the bent contact portion 9 must be depressed somewhat in a direction to the left in Fig. I in comparison with that which is shown in this Figure. This depression realises a torque against the entire radiator element in a clockwise direction about the guide surface 17 so that there will thereby be realised an additional surety that the helix 11 abuts against the inner defining surface of the cavity 5 to the right in Fig. 1.
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AU2002224271A AU2002224271A1 (en) | 2000-12-12 | 2001-11-22 | Antenna device |
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SE0004600A SE518819C2 (en) | 2000-12-12 | 2000-12-12 | Antenna to a radio communication device |
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WO1999050927A1 (en) * | 1998-04-01 | 1999-10-07 | Allgon Ab | Antenna means, a method for its manufacturing and a hand-held radio communication device |
WO2000003451A1 (en) * | 1998-07-09 | 2000-01-20 | Moteco Ab | A dual band antenna |
EP0987788A2 (en) * | 1998-09-18 | 2000-03-22 | The Whitaker Corporation | Multiple band antenna |
WO2001028033A1 (en) * | 1999-10-12 | 2001-04-19 | Galtronics Ltd. | Portable antenna |
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- 2001-11-22 WO PCT/SE2001/002577 patent/WO2002049152A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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WO1999050927A1 (en) * | 1998-04-01 | 1999-10-07 | Allgon Ab | Antenna means, a method for its manufacturing and a hand-held radio communication device |
WO2000003451A1 (en) * | 1998-07-09 | 2000-01-20 | Moteco Ab | A dual band antenna |
EP0987788A2 (en) * | 1998-09-18 | 2000-03-22 | The Whitaker Corporation | Multiple band antenna |
WO2001028033A1 (en) * | 1999-10-12 | 2001-04-19 | Galtronics Ltd. | Portable antenna |
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