Antenna device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10027015-B2
Application number	US-201514932682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2015
Priority date	Nov 7, 2014
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an antenna device may include: a base substrate; a mesh grid formed by transparent electrodes on at least one surface of the base substrate; and a power feeding port connected to the mesh grid to provide a power feeding signal. At least a part of the mesh grid may form a radiation element with at least one of the power feeding signal indicative of direct feeding, and the power feeding signal indicative of coupled feeding indirectly. Since the radiation element may be configured by forming the mesh grid using a transparent conductive material, the antenna device may be easily concealed. Even if the antenna device is attached to, for example, a window glass of a vehicle or a window of a building, the antenna device may contribute to the removal of a shadow region while sufficiently securing the visibility of the glass.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna device comprising:
a base substrate;
a mesh grid formed by transparent electrodes on at least one surface of the base substrate;
a power feeding port connected to the mesh grid to provide a power feeding signal;
first segmental portions formed by cutting connection of the transparent electrodes along a vertical direction with respect to a flow direction of the power feeding signal provided through the power feeding port; and
second segmental portions formed by cutting connection of the transparent electrodes along a horizontal direction with respect to a flow direction of the power feeding signal provided through the power feeding port,
wherein at least a part of the mesh grid forms a radiation element with at least one of the power feeding signal indicative of direct feeding, or the power feeding signal indicative of coupled feeding indirectly, and
wherein the radiation element is formed in a region surrounded by the first segmental portions and the second segmental portions.

2. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a direct current (DC) power port that applies a DC power to the mesh grid,
wherein at least a part of the mesh grid forms a heating element by receiving the DC power applied thereto.

3. The antenna device of claim 2 , wherein the radiation element and the heating element at least partially overlap each other on the mesh grid.

4. The antenna device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a direct current (DC) power blocking unit disposed between the power feeding port and the mesh grid; and
a radio frequency (RF) blocking unit disposed between the DC power port and the mesh grid.

5. The antenna device of claim 2 , wherein the mesh grid receiving the DC power applied thereto forms the heating element having a resistance value in a range of 0.5Ω to 10Ω.

6. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a DC power port applying the DC power to the mesh grid between the first segmental portions or between the second segmental portions,
wherein the mesh grid between the first segmental portions or between the second segmental portions form the heating element by receiving the DC power applied thereto.

7. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the base substrate includes glass.

8. The antenna device of claim 7 , wherein the mesh grid is formed on at least one surface of the base substrate, the power feeding port provides the power feeding signal to the mesh grid on at least one surface of the base substrate, and the antenna device further comprises a DC power port that applies the DC power to the mesh grid formed on another surface of the base substrate.

9. The antenna device of claim 8 , wherein the base substrate has a polygonal shape having at least four sides, and one pair of DC power ports are disposed in at least one side of the base substrate.

10. The antenna device of claim 8 , wherein the mesh grid receiving the DC power applied thereto forms the heating element having a resistance value in a range of 0.5Ω to 10Ω.

11. The antenna device of claim 7 , further comprising:
a patch antenna provided on at least one surface of the base substrate,
wherein the mesh grid forms a ground of the patch antenna by providing a reference potential.

12. The antenna device of claim 7 , wherein the antenna device comprises a plurality of the radiation elements that are arranged along a side of the base substrate, and at least one of the plurality of the radiation elements provides a reception function, and at least one of the radiation elements provides a transmission function.

13. An antenna device comprising:
a mesh grid formed on at least one surface of a vehicle window glass formed of a transparent conductive material;
a power feeding port connected to the mesh grid so as to provide a power feeding signal;
a DC power port that applies a DC power to the mesh grid;
first segmental portions formed by cutting connection of the transparent electrodes along a vertical direction with respect to a flow direction of the power feeding signal provided through the power feeding port; and
second segmental portions formed by cutting connection of the transparent electrodes along a horizontal direction with respect to a flow direction of the power feeding signal provided through the power feeding port,
wherein at least a part of the mesh grid forms a radiation element by being provided with the power feeding signal, and at least a part of the mesh grid forms a heating element by receiving the DC power applied thereto, and
wherein the radiation element is formed in a region surrounded by the first segmental portions and the second segmental portions.

14. The antenna device of claim 13 , wherein the part of the mesh grid, which forms the radiation element, and the part of the mesh grid, which forms the heating element, overlap each other.

15. The antenna device of claim 14 , further comprising:
a direct current (DC) power blocking unit disposed between the power feeding port and the mesh grid; and
a radio frequency (RF) blocking unit disposed between the DC power port and the mesh grid.

16. The antenna device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a DC power port applying the DC power to the mesh grid between the first segmental portions or between the second segmental portions,
wherein the mesh grid between the first segmental portions or between the second segmental portions forms the heating element by receiving the DC power applied thereto.

17. The antenna device of claim 13 , wherein the antenna device comprises a plurality of the radiation elements that are arranged along a side of the window glass, and at least one of the plurality of the radiation elements provide a reception function, and at least one of the radiation elements provide a transmission function.

18. An antenna device comprising:
a mesh grid formed from a transparent conductive material on at least one surface of a vehicle window glass;
a radiation element mounted on another surface of the window glass; and
at least one of an artificial magnetic conductor or another mesh grid formed on the another surface of the window glass between the radiation element and the window glass,
wherein the artificial magnetic conductor or the another mesh grid suppresses a surface current according to the operation of the shark antenna,
wherein the mesh grid forms a ground providing a reference potential to the radiation element.

19. The antenna device of claim 18 , wherein the radiation element includes a shark antenna protruding from the another surface of the window glass.

20. The antenna device of claim 18 , wherein at least a part of the mesh grid forms a radiation element with at least one of the power feeding signal indicative of direct feeding, or the power feeding signal indicative of coupled feeding indirectly.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Yoon-Geon
• Ko Seung-Tae
• Lim Sang-Ho
• Hong Won-Bin

Classifications

• H01Q21/28

  Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} · CPC title

• H01Q1/38

  formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface  H01Q15/142)} · CPC title

• H01Q1/1278 Primary

  in association with heating wires or layers · CPC title

• H01Q1/1271 Primary

  for mounting on windscreens · CPC title

• H01Q1/36

  Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; {Particular materials used therewith}(H01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence) · CPC title