WO2015151139A1 - アンテナ及びアンテナアレイ、無線通信装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an antenna, an antenna array, and a wireless communication device.
- orthogonality has been established so that MIMO (multi-input-multi-output) communication is possible by polarization diversity in order to secure communication capacity.
- MIMO multi-input-multi-output
- Two-polarized antennas and orthogonal two-polarized antenna arrays are in practical use. Most of this is realized by two antenna elements arranged substantially vertically and their array. In order to prevent a reduction in communication capacity, it is required to suppress the coupling between the two antenna elements. By separating the distance between the two antenna elements, the coupling between the two antenna elements can be suppressed.
- the degree of integration of the antenna elements is increased and the antenna is miniaturized. It is demanded.
- orthogonal dual-polarized antennas examples include antennas described in Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3. These have a structure in which two antenna elements, here dipole antennas, are arranged in a cross shape so that their centers overlap and are orthogonal to each other, thereby suppressing the coupling between the two antenna elements. The overall size can be reduced.
- the centers of the two antenna elements are arranged as described above, the structure becomes complicated, such as the need to cut one of the antenna elements, and the manufacturing difficulty increases.
- the feed lines to the antenna elements are adjacent to each other, there is a concern that the coupling between the two antenna elements increases due to electromagnetic coupling through the feed lines.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a dual-polarized antenna in which the degree of integration of antenna elements is increased and the overall size is reduced while suppressing coupling between the two antenna elements without overlapping the two antenna elements. .
- a conductor reflector and two antenna elements spaced apart from each other are provided, and in the projection onto the conductor reflector, the longitudinal directions of the two antenna elements are mutually
- An antenna is provided that is substantially orthogonal and has an end portion in the longitudinal direction of one of the two antenna elements located in the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of the other antenna element.
- the present invention it is possible to realize a dual-polarized antenna in which the degree of integration of the antenna elements is increased and the overall size is reduced while suppressing the coupling between the two antenna elements without overlapping the two antenna elements.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an antenna.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the antenna.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the antenna.
- FIG. 4 is a front view of the wireless communication apparatus.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the antenna array.
- FIG. 6 is a front view of the wireless communication apparatus.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 8 is a front view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 9 is a front view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 13 is a front view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 14 is a front view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 15 is a front view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 16 is a front view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 24 is a front view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 25 is a front view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 26 is a front view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 28 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 30 is a front view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 31 is a perspective view of a modification of the antenna.
- FIG. 32 is a front view of a modification of the antenna element.
- FIG. 33 is a plan view of a modification of the antenna array.
- FIG. 34 is a plan view of a modification of the antenna array.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the antenna 10
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the antenna 10
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the antenna 10.
- the antenna 10 includes a conductor reflector 101 and two antenna elements 102 and 103 above one side thereof.
- the longitudinal directions of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 are substantially orthogonal to each other, and in the longitudinal direction of the antenna element 103 (y-axis direction in FIG. 3).
- the end portion 110 is positioned in the vicinity of the central portion 109 (near the center) in the longitudinal direction of the antenna element 102.
- the two antenna elements 102 and 103 are arranged at a distance from each other.
- the antenna elements 102 and 103 are, for example, a dielectric layer 108 and a C-shape formed on one surface side of the dielectric layer 108 and serving as a split ring resonator.
- Conductor portion 104 formed on the other surface side of dielectric layer 108, and facing conductor supply line 105 facing C-shaped conductor portion 104 with a gap, and the side far from conductor reflector 101 of C-shaped conductor portion 104 (z axis) Electrical connection is made between the conductor via 106 that electrically connects the portion on the long side of the positive direction side) and one end of the conductor feed line 105, the other end of the conductor feed line 105, and the nearby C-shaped conductor 104. It has a feeding point 107 that can be excited automatically.
- the dielectric layer 108 may be omitted in each drawing for convenience of explanation. The reason why the dielectric layer 108 is omitted in each drawing is to facilitate understanding of the technology.
- the conductor reflector 101, the C-shaped conductor portion 104, the conductor feed line 105, the conductor via 106, and the other conductors described below are made of metal such as copper, silver, aluminum, nickel, or other good conductor materials. Composed.
- the C-shaped conductor 104, the conductor feed line 105, the conductor via 106, and the dielectric layer 108 are generally manufactured by a normal substrate manufacturing process such as a printed circuit board or a semiconductor substrate, but are manufactured by other methods. May be.
- the conductor via 106 is generally formed by plating a through-hole formed in the dielectric layer 108 by a drill, but any conductor can be used as long as the layers can be electrically connected. For example, a laser via formed by a laser, a copper wire, or the like can be used.
- the dielectric layer 108 may be omitted, and only a partial dielectric support member may be left, and many of them may be hollow.
- the feeding point 107 is connected to, for example, a wireless communication circuit (not shown) or a transmission line that transmits a wireless signal from the wireless communication circuit, and can exchange a wireless communication signal between the wireless communication circuit and the antenna 10.
- the conductor reflecting plate 101 is generally formed of a sheet metal or a copper foil bonded to a dielectric substrate, but may be formed of other materials as long as it is conductive.
- the above-described antenna 10 is appropriately incorporated as a wireless communication device such as Wi-Fi or an antenna unit in a mobile communication base station.
- FIG. 4 shows a wireless communication device 11 which is an example of a wireless communication device including the antenna 10.
- the wireless communication device 11 includes an antenna 10, a dielectric radome 115 that mechanically protects the antenna 10, a wireless communication circuit unit 113, and a transmission that transmits a wireless signal between the antenna element in the antenna 10 and the wireless communication circuit unit 113. It has a line 112.
- FIG. 5 shows an antenna array 12 in which a plurality of antennas 10 are arranged apart from each other by about one-half of the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave having the resonance frequency of the antenna element.
- the device 13 is shown in FIG. In the antenna array 12, the conductor reflecting plate 101 is not one for each antenna 10, but one conductor reflecting plate that is all connected, but this is not restrictive. Further, when arranging a plurality of antennas 10, the antennas 10 do not necessarily have equal intervals and translational symmetry, and may be rotated and arranged at unequal intervals.
- the wireless communication device 13 includes an antenna array 12, a dielectric radome 115, a transmission line 112, and a wireless communication circuit unit 114.
- the wireless communication device 11 and the wireless communication device 13 are used as, for example, a wireless communication device or a mobile communication base station, and may further include, for example, a baseband processing unit that performs baseband processing. Further, beam forming may be performed by controlling an input signal to each antenna element of the same polarization in the antenna array 12 through the wireless communication circuit unit 114 or the like.
- the vicinity of both ends 110 in the longitudinal direction of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 (the longitudinal direction of the antenna element 102 is the x-axis direction in FIG. 3 and the longitudinal direction of the antenna element 103 is the y-axis direction in FIG. 3) is electrically
- the surface becomes an open surface the electric field strength is strong and the magnetic field strength is weak
- the vicinity of the substantially central portion 109 is an electrically short-circuited surface, and the magnetic field strength is strong and the electric field strength is weak.
- the two antenna elements 102 and 103 are not stacked in a cross shape so that the substantially central portion 109 of one antenna element and the end portion 110 in the longitudinal direction of the other antenna element are close to each other. They are arranged almost orthogonally at intervals.
- the strong portions are arranged orthogonally so as not to be close to each other.
- the two antenna elements are arranged close to each other while suppressing the coupling. Can do.
- the feeding points 107 of the two elements are also separated from each other, and there is no region where the two elements physically overlap each other, so that coupling due to the proximity of the feeding parts is suppressed, and manufacturing complexity is avoided at the same time. be able to.
- the conductors of the split part 111 of the C-shaped conductor part 104 in FIG. 2 are close to each other, the electric field strength is high although it is the center part of the two antenna elements 102 and 103.
- only a small portion of the space sandwiched between the opposing conductor portions has only an increased electric field strength, and the electric field strength rapidly decreases when it is separated from the split portion 111, so this effect is not hindered.
- the distance between the antenna element 102 and the antenna element 103 which is the distance between the substantially central portion 109 of one antenna element and the end portion 110 of the other antenna element, is as follows.
- the wavelength is about 1 ⁇ 4 or less.
- the postures of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 with respect to the conductor reflector 101 are not necessarily in an inverted posture with respect to the conductor reflector 101 as shown in FIGS.
- the posture may be parallel to the conductor reflector 101.
- the antenna elements 102 and 103 adopt a posture in which the two antenna elements 102 and 103 are parallel to the conductor reflecting plate 101 as the posture with respect to the conductor reflecting plate 101, the antenna elements 102 and 103 have the dielectric layer 108. May be created on the same substrate, and in the array antenna configuration in which a plurality of antennas 10 are arranged, a plurality of antennas 10 may be created on the same substrate as shown in FIG.
- the two antenna elements 102 and 103 adopt a posture parallel to the conductor reflector 101 as the posture of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 with respect to the conductor reflector 101, the other antenna element is substantially at the center portion 109.
- the antenna element (the antenna element 102 in FIG. 7) on the side close to the antenna element 103 is such that the end of the antenna element 102 on the side without the split portion 111 of the substantially central portion 109 faces the antenna element 103 side. This is preferable because the coupling between elements is further reduced.
- the split portion 111 of the antenna element 102 is used. Is preferably opened in the direction away from the antenna element 103 because the coupling between the antenna elements is further reduced.
- the two antenna elements 102 and 103 do not necessarily have the structure shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and further structural improvements may be made.
- the dielectric layer 108 is made larger than the C-shaped conductor 104 in order to improve the dimensional accuracy of the conductor pattern end when forming the two antenna elements 102 and 103. May be.
- the conductor feed line 105 may be a linear conductor such as a copper wire.
- the conductor feeding line is used for the purpose of avoiding contact between the other end of the conductor feeding line 105 and the C-shaped conductor 104.
- 105 may be composed of a plurality of conductors and conductor vias.
- FIG. 11 a part on the long side of the C-shaped conductor part 104 on the side closer to the conductor reflector 101 is cut out, and the conductor feed line 105 is passed through the notched part,
- the feeding point 107 may be provided so as to electrically excite between the ends of the C-shaped conductor part 104 forming the notch.
- the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and the conductor feed line 105 can be formed in the same layer, and manufacturing can be facilitated.
- a bridging conductor 116 that conducts without contacting the electrode may be provided.
- the two antenna elements 102 and 103 may be devised for improving electrical characteristics.
- the split ring resonator by the C-shaped conductor portion 104 functions as an LC series resonator in which an inductance caused by a current flowing along the ring and a capacitance generated between opposing conductors in the split portion 111 are connected in series.
- a large current flows through the C-shaped conductor portion 104, and a part of the current component contributes to the radiation to operate as an antenna.
- the current component in the longitudinal direction of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 mainly contributes to radiation.
- the antenna elements 102 and 103 are substantially rectangular, but if the arrangement of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 is as shown in FIGS. Even in other shapes, the essential effects of the present invention are not affected.
- the shape of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 may be a square, a circle, a triangle, a bowtie shape, or the like.
- the two antenna elements 102 and 103 may be configured to include conductive radiating portions 117 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the longitudinal current component of the C-shaped conductor 104 that contributes to radiation can be guided to the radiation section 117, radiation efficiency can be improved.
- FIG. 13 shows the case where the sides of the portion where the radiating portion 117 and the C-shaped conductor portion 104 are connected match each other, the shape of the radiating portion 117 is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIGS.
- the size of each side of the portion where the radiating portion 117 and the C-shaped conductor portion 104 are connected is such that the radiating portion 117 is larger than the C-shaped conductor portion 104. Can also be considered.
- the configuration including the radiating portion 117 better radiation efficiency is realized if the antenna elements 102 and 103 including the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and the radiating portion 117 have a longitudinal shape.
- the C-shaped conductor portion 104 does not necessarily have a shape having a longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction of the antenna elements 102 and 103.
- the shape of the C-shaped conductor 104 may be a rectangle having a long side in the z-axis (see also FIG. 1) direction, or may be a square, a circle, or a triangle. You can also think about it.
- the resonance frequency of the split ring resonator formed by the C-shaped conductor portion 104 increases the inductance of the split ring by increasing the size of the ring of the split ring or extending the current path, or is opposed at the split portion 111.
- the frequency can be lowered by increasing the capacitance by narrowing the interval between the conductors.
- the area of the opposing C-shaped conductor portion 104 forming the split portion 111 may be increased.
- the auxiliary conductor pattern 118 is provided in a layer different from the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and is connected to the split portion 111 by the conductor via 119, so that The opposing conductor area in the split portion 111 may be increased.
- FIG. 17 shows an example in which the auxiliary conductor pattern 118 is disposed on the same layer as the conductor feed line 105.
- FIG. 18 shows an example in which the auxiliary conductor pattern 118 is arranged in a different layer from the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and the conductor feed line 105. As shown in FIG.
- the auxiliary conductor pattern 118 is provided only on one conductor of the split portion 111, and at least a part of the other conductor of the auxiliary conductor pattern 118 and the split portion 111 is the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the area of the opposing conductors in the split portion 111 may be increased by opposing between the layer of the auxiliary conductor pattern 118 and the layer of the auxiliary conductor pattern 118.
- the split ring resonator viewed from the feeding point 107 is changed by changing the connection position between one end of the conductor feeding line 105 and the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the input impedance can be changed.
- a second C-shaped conductor portion 120 is provided in a layer different from the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and the conductor feed line 105, and the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and the second C-shaped conductor portion 120 are provided. May be electrically connected to each other by a plurality of conductor vias 121.
- the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and the second C-shaped conductor portion 120 operate as one split ring resonator.
- the conductor feed line 105 is surrounded by many portions around the C-shaped conductor 104, the second C-shaped conductor 120, and the plurality of conductor vias 121, which are conductive conductors.
- an auxiliary conductor pattern 118 is provided in a layer different from the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and the second C-shaped conductor portion 120 as in FIG. A configuration in which the split portion 111 and the second split portion 122 are connected can also be considered. Since the auxiliary conductor pattern 118 increases the opposing conductor area at the split portion 111 and the second split portion 122, the capacitance can be increased without increasing the size of the entire resonator.
- the distance Z between the two antenna elements 102 and 103 and the conductor reflector 101 in FIG. It is more desirable that the electromagnetic wave having the resonance frequency of the antenna element is approximately one-fourth of the wavelength when traveling in the substance filling the region. However, even when the wavelength is not about one-fourth, the essential effect of the present invention is not affected.
- the antenna elements 102 and 103 may have different values for the distance Z.
- a dual-polarized antenna with a reduced size as a whole is achieved by suppressing the coupling between the two elements without overlapping the two antenna elements, while increasing the degree of integration of the elements.
- two dipole antenna elements 201 and 202 are arranged between the two conductors of the radiating portion 203 and the radiating portion 203, which are composed of two conductors having a length of about a half wavelength and spaced apart. And a feeding point 107 for excitation.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the antenna 20, and FIG. 24 is a front view of the antenna 20.
- the antenna 20 has one end connected to the vicinity of the end of the C-shaped conductor portion 104 facing the split portion 111 in at least one or both of the two antenna elements 102 and 103. The other end is connected to the conductor reflector 101 and has a conductor feeding GND portion 123 that faces the conductor feeding line 105.
- the antenna 20 has two conductor feeding GND portions 123.
- One conductor feeding GND portion 123 electrically connects the substantially center of the outer edge of the antenna element 102 extending in a C shape and the conductor reflector 101.
- one conductor feeding GND portion 123 electrically connects the conductor reflector 101 with the substantially center of the outer edge facing the outer edge where the split portion 111 is formed among the four outer edges of the antenna element 102. Connected to.
- the other conductor feed GND portion 123 electrically connects the substantially center of the outer edge of the antenna element 103 extending in a C shape and the conductor reflector 101.
- the other conductor feeding GND portion 123 electrically connects the conductor reflection plate 101 and the substantially center of the outer edge facing the outer edge where the split portion 111 is formed among the four outer edges of the antenna element 103.
- the conductor feed line 105 and the dielectric layer 108 are extended to the conductor reflector 101 side.
- the feeding point 107 is disposed in the vicinity of one end portion of the conductor feeding line 105 on the extended side, and electrically connects between the one end portion of the conductor feeding line 105 on the extending side and the nearby conductor feeding GND portion 123. Can be excited.
- the conductor electric power feeding GND part 123 is connected to the conductor reflecting plate 101 here, it does not necessarily need to be connected.
- the antenna element 102 includes a substantially C-shaped C-shaped conductor portion 104 and a conductor feed line 105 having one end connected to the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the C-shaped conductor portion 104 is formed by cutting off a part of a substantially ring-shaped conductor.
- the C-shaped conductor portion 104 has a split portion 111 that is a portion where the C-shaped conductor portion 104 is separated. The same applies to the antenna element 103.
- the antenna element 102 includes a conductor feeding GND portion 123 disposed so as to face the conductor feeding line 105.
- One end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the outer edge of the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the other end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the conductor reflector 101. That is, the conductor feeding GND part 123 electrically connects the outer edge of the C-shaped conductor part 104 and the conductor reflector 101.
- the antenna element 103 The same applies to the antenna element 103.
- the outer edge of the C-shaped conductor 104 extends in a C shape.
- One end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the approximate center of the outer edge extending in a C shape.
- one end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the approximate center of the outer edge facing the outer edge where the split portion 111 is formed among the four outer edges of the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the antenna 20 is different from the antenna 10 according to the first embodiment, and other configurations are the same.
- the portion where the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the two antenna elements 102 and 103 is located at the substantially central portion of the antenna element, which is resonant as described in the first embodiment.
- the C-shaped conductor which is a container, it becomes an electrical short-circuit surface during resonance.
- the conductor-fed GND portion 123 does not increase extra capacitance or inductance that affects the resonance characteristics, and as a result, the inventors have found that the resonance characteristics of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 hardly change. I found it.
- a transmission line connected to the antenna element can be formed without affecting the above.
- the antenna elements 102 and 103 may be parallel to the conductor reflector 101.
- the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is configured by a plurality of conductor vias in the substrate, and the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is formed.
- the conductor feed line 105 opposite to the antenna board may also be formed of conductor vias in the same substrate, and the antenna reflectors 102 and 103 in which the conductor reflector 101 and the dielectric layer 108 are shared may be formed as an integrated substrate as a whole.
- the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is preferably connected to the outer edge of the antenna elements 102 and 103 corresponding to the substantially central portion of the antenna elements 102 and 103 which are electrical short-circuit surfaces at the time of resonance. More specifically, the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the antenna elements 102 and 103 (102 is the x-axis direction and 103 is the y-axis direction) is electrically short-circuited at the time of resonance. It becomes a surface.
- the conductor power supply GND portion 123 is preferably located within this range. For this reason, it is preferable that the size of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 in the longitudinal direction of the antenna element is not more than 1 ⁇ 2 of the longitudinal size of the antenna element. However, even if the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is located in a range other than the above, the essential effect of the present invention is not affected. Further, even if the size of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the antenna element is in a range other than the above, the essential effect of the present invention is not affected.
- one end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the end portion of the C-shaped conductor portion 104 that faces the split portion 111, which is near the center of the antenna elements 102 and 103.
- the conductor-fed GND portion 123 may be connected to another portion of the C-shaped conductor portion 104 as shown in FIG. 25 within the allowable range of influence on the resonance characteristics of the two antenna elements 102 and 103. Absent.
- the input impedance to the antenna viewed from the feeding point 107 is the conductor via 106, or one end of the conductor feeding line 105 when the conductor via 106 is omitted, and C Depends on the connection position with the conductor 104.
- the antenna 20 according to the present embodiment it also depends on the characteristic impedance of the transmission line constituted by the extended conductor feed line 105 and the conductor feed GND section 123.
- the characteristic impedance of the above transmission line with the input impedance of the split ring resonator it is possible to feed the wireless communication signal to the antenna without reflection between the above transmission line and the split ring resonator. It becomes.
- the impedance is not matched, the essential effect of the present invention is not affected.
- the transmission line constituted by the above-described elongated conductor feed line 105 and conductor feed GND part 123 is a coplanar line, and the C-shaped conductor part 104, the conductor feed line 105, and the conductor feed are provided.
- the GND portion 123 may be formed in the same layer.
- the two antenna elements 102 and 103 are notched partially on the long side of the C-shaped conductor portion 104 on the side closer to the conductor reflector 101.
- the conductor feed line 105 passes through the notched portion.
- a transmission line constituted by the conductor feeding GND part 123 can be a coplanar line.
- the antenna 20 includes two antenna elements 102 and 103 that are the second C-shaped conductor 120 and the plurality of conductor vias 121 as shown in FIG. 20 or FIG. 21 described in the first embodiment.
- a second conductor feeding GND portion 124 and a plurality of conductor vias 125 may be provided.
- the second conductor feeding GND portion 124 is connected to the second C-shaped conductor portion 120 in the same manner as the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the C-shaped conductor portion 104, and faces the conductor feeding line 105.
- the plurality of conductor vias 125 electrically connect the conductor feeding GND portion 123 and the second conductor feeding GND portion 124.
- the conductor power supply line 105 includes the second conductor power supply GND part 124 and the plurality of conductor vias 121 in addition to the C-shaped conductor part 104, the second C-shaped conductor part 120, and the plurality of conductor vias 121, which are conductive conductors.
- the conductor via 125 surrounds many surrounding parts. Thereby, it is possible to reduce unnecessary signal electromagnetic wave radiation from the conductor power supply line 105.
- the transmission line constituted by the above-described elongated conductor feed line 105 and conductor feed GND portion 123 may be a coaxial line as shown in FIG.
- a clearance 126 may be provided in the conductor reflector 101, and a connector 127 may be provided on the back side (z-axis negative direction side) of the conductor reflector 101.
- the outer conductor 129 of the connector 127 is electrically connected to the conductor reflector 101.
- the core wire 128 of the connector 127 passes through the clearance 126 and penetrates to the front side (z-axis positive direction side) of the conductor reflector 101 and is electrically connected to the conductor feed line 105 of the antenna elements 102 and 103. Yes. Further, the feeding point 107 can be electrically excited between the core wire 128 of the connector 127 and the external conductor 129.
- a wireless communication apparatus can be configured without greatly affecting the radiation pattern and radiation efficiency.
- the conductor reflector 101 is a short-circuited surface, in order to suppress the influence on the resonance characteristics of the antenna element, reference numeral 2 in FIG.
- the distance Z between the two antenna elements 102 and 103 and the conductor reflector 101 is approximately a quarter of the wavelength when an electromagnetic wave whose frequency is the resonance frequency of the antenna element travels in the material filling the region. It is more desirable. However, even when the wavelength is not about one-fourth, the essential effect of the present invention is not affected. Further, the distance Z may be different between the antenna element 102 and the antenna element 103.
- the dipole antenna element can also be regarded as an electrically short-circuited surface in the vicinity of both central portions during resonance. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 31, even when the dipole antenna elements 201 and 202 are used, the resonance characteristics are not affected by connecting the conductor-fed GND section 123 to the substantially central part of the dipole antenna elements 201 and 202.
- a transmission line connected to the antenna element can be formed.
- the antenna 20 includes a conductor feeding GND portion 123 having one end connected to one of the two conductor portions of the radiating portion 203 and the other end connected to the conductor reflector 101, and a conductor feeding.
- a feeding point 107 that excites between the extended end and the conductor feeding GND portion 123 in the vicinity thereof is provided, and the other configuration is the same as the configuration of FIG. 22 in the first embodiment.
- the antenna 10 includes a conductor reflector 101 and two antenna elements 102 and 103 (antenna elements) arranged at a distance from each other.
- the longitudinal directions of the two antenna elements 102 and 103 are substantially orthogonal to each other.
- An end portion 110 in the longitudinal direction of the antenna element 103 is located at a substantially central portion 109 (near the center) in the longitudinal direction of the antenna element 102.
- the antenna elements 102 and 103 may be dipole antenna elements 201 and 202.
- each of the antenna elements 102 and 103 includes a substantially C-shaped C-shaped conductor portion 104 formed by cutting a part of a substantially ring-shaped conductor, and a C-shaped conductor portion 104. And a conductor feed line 105 having one end connected to the same.
- the C-shaped conductor portion 104 has a split portion 111 that is a portion where the C-shaped conductor portion 104 is separated.
- each antenna element 102, 103 includes a conductor feeding GND portion 123 disposed so as to face the conductor feeding line 105.
- One end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the outer edge of the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the other end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the conductor reflector 101.
- the one end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the approximate center of the outer edge of the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the one end of the conductor feeding GND portion 123 is connected to the approximate center of the outer edge of the C-shaped conductor portion 104 on the conductor reflector 101 side.
- each antenna element 102, 103 is electrically connected to one of the two conductors of the C-shaped conductor 104 facing each other in the split portion 111, and the other conductor At least one opposing auxiliary conductor pattern 118 is provided.
- the auxiliary conductor pattern 118 faces the other conductor in the thickness direction of the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the C-shaped conductor 104 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape.
- Each of the antenna elements 102 and 103 includes a conductor radiating portion 117 connected to at least one of the two outer edges adjacent to the outer edge where the split portion 111 is formed among the four outer edges of the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- each of the antenna elements 102 and 103 is a pair of conductor radiations connected to both of the four outer edges of the C-shaped conductor portion 104 and the two outer edges adjacent to the outer edge where the split portion 111 is formed. Part 117.
- the C-shaped conductor 104 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape.
- the split portion 111 is located at the approximate center of the outer edge corresponding to the long side among the four outer edges of the C-shaped conductor portion 104.
- the antenna array 12 includes a plurality of antennas 10.
- the wireless communication device 11 is equipped with an antenna 10.
- the wireless communication device 13 includes an antenna array 12.
- a conductor reflector A conductor reflector; Two antenna elements spaced apart from each other; With The two antenna elements are: In the projection onto the conductor reflector, The longitudinal directions of both antenna elements are substantially orthogonal, It is arranged so that there is a vicinity of the center of the other antenna element on the extension in the longitudinal direction of one antenna element. antenna.
- the antenna element is A C-shaped conductor portion continuous in a substantially C-shape; One end is electrically connected to a part of the C-shaped conductor, A portion of the C-shaped conductor portion projected onto a surface forming a substantially C-shape, and a conductor feed line that overlaps the opening in the C-shape;
- the antenna according to appendix 1, comprising:
- Wireless communication device 12 Antenna array 101: Conductor reflector 102, 103: Antenna element 104, 120: C-shaped conductor portion 105: Conductor feeder 106, 119, 121, 125: Conductor via 107: Feeding point 108: Dielectric layer 109: Approximate center part 110 of the antenna element 110: End part 111 in the longitudinal direction of the antenna element 122, Split part 112: Transmission line 113: Radio communication circuit part 114: Radio communication circuit unit 115 : Radome 116: Bridged conductor 117: Radiation part 118: Auxiliary conductor pattern 123, 124: Conductor feeding GND part 126: Clearance 127: Connector 128: Core wire 129: External conductor 201, 202: Dipole antenna element 203: Radiation part Z: Antenna Distance between elements 102 and 103 and conductor reflector 101
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本発明の第1実施形態に係るアンテナ10について以下説明する。
本発明の第2実施形態に係るアンテナ20について以下説明する。
導体反射板と、
互いに間隔をおいて配置された2つのアンテナ素子と、
を備え、
前記2つのアンテナ素子は、
前記導体反射板への投影図において、
両アンテナ素子の長手方向が略直交しており、
一方のアンテナ素子の長手方向の延長上に他方のアンテナ素子の中央付近があるように配置されている、
アンテナ。
前記アンテナ素子が、
略C字状に連続するC状導体部と、
一端が前記C状導体部の一部と電気的に接続し、
一部の、前記C状導体部の略C字形状を形成する面への射影が、前記C字形状内の開口部と重なる導体給電線と、
を備える付記1に記載のアンテナ。
11、13:無線通信装置
12:アンテナアレイ
101:導体反射板
102、103:アンテナ素子
104、120:C状導体部
105:導体給電線
106、119、121、125:導体ビア
107:給電点
108:誘電体層
109:アンテナ素子の略中央部
110:アンテナ素子の長手方向の端部
111、122:スプリット部分
112:伝送線
113:無線通信回路部
114:無線通信回路ユニット
115:レドーム
116:架橋導体
117:放射部
118:補助導体パターン
123、124:導体給電GND部
126:クリアランス
127:コネクタ
128:芯線
129:外部導体
201、202:ダイポールアンテナ素子
203:放射部
Z:アンテナ素子102、103と導体反射板101との間の距離
Claims (10)
- 導体反射板と、
互いに間隔をおいて配置された2つのアンテナ素子と、
を備え、
前記導体反射板への投影図において、前記2つのアンテナ素子の長手方向は互いに略直交しており、前記2つのアンテナ素子のうち一方の前記アンテナ素子の長手方向における端部は、他方の前記アンテナ素子の長手方向における中央近傍に位置している、
アンテナ。 - 請求項1に記載のアンテナであって、
各アンテナ素子は、ダイポールアンテナ素子である、
アンテナ。 - 請求項1に記載のアンテナであって、
各アンテナ素子は、
略C字形状のC状導体部と、
前記C状導体部に一端が接続された導体給電線と、
を備え、
前記C状導体部は、略リング形状の導体の一部を切り離すことで形成されており、前記C状導体部の切り離された部分であるスプリット部分を有している、
アンテナ。 - 請求項3に記載のアンテナであって、
各アンテナ素子は、前記導体給電線と対向するように配置された導体給電GND部を備え、
前記導体給電GND部の一端は、前記C状導体部の外縁に接続し、
前記導体給電GND部の他端は、前記導体反射板に接続している、
アンテナ。 - 請求項4に記載のアンテナであって、
前記C状導体部の前記外縁はC状に延びており、
前記導体給電GND部の前記一端は、C状に延びる前記外縁の略中央に接続している、
アンテナ。 - 請求項3~5の何れかに記載のアンテナであって、
各アンテナ素子は、前記スプリット部分において対向する前記C状導体部の2つの導体のうち、一方の導体と電気的に接続し、他方の導体と対向する補助導体を少なくとも一つ備える、
アンテナ。 - 請求項3~6の何れかに記載のアンテナであって、
前記C状導体部は、略長方形の平板状に形成されており、
各アンテナ素子は、前記C状導体部の4つの外縁のうち前記スプリット部分が形成されている外縁と隣り合う2つの外縁のうち少なくとも何れか一方に対して接続した導体放射部を備える、
アンテナ。 - 請求項3~7の何れかに記載のアンテナであって、
前記C状導体部は、略長方形の平板状に形成されており、
前記スプリット部分は、前記C状導体部の4つの外縁のうち長辺に相当する外縁の略中央に位置されている、
アンテナ。 - 請求項1~8の何れかに記載の前記アンテナを複数備えた、アンテナアレイ。
- 請求項1~8の何れかに記載の前記アンテナ、又は、請求項9に記載のアンテナアレイ、を搭載した無線通信装置。
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