Multi-band antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10224639-B2
Application number	US-201415108941-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2014
Priority date	Dec 31, 2013
Publication date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019

Abstract

The present application provides a multi-band antenna, comprising at least one low-band sub-antenna; and at least one high-band sub-antenna comprising at least one high-band dipole and a reflector; wherein the high-band dipole and/or the reflector are/is structured and positioned so that current induced in the high-band sub-antenna by the low-band sub-antenna is directed to reflector over an extended effective distance in proportion to wavelength of the low-band sub-antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-band antenna, comprising
at least one low-band sub-antenna; and
at least one high-band sub-antenna comprising at least one high-band dipole, a support portion, a metal line and a reflector; wherein
the high-band dipole is spaced from the reflector;
the metal line is configured to couple the support portion with the reflector;
the low-band sub-antenna is configured to induce current in the high-band sub-antenna, the current flowing toward the reflector through the metal line; and
the metal line is configured to extend an effective distance of the current flowing between the high band dipole and the reflector by a distance in proportion to a wavelength of the low-band sub-antenna.

2. The multi-band antenna of claim 1 , wherein the high-band dipole is spaced from the reflector by a PCB board on which the metal line is located.

3. The multi-band antenna of claim 1 , wherein the high-band dipole is spaced from the reflector, the high-band sub-antenna further comprises a metal bracket which is spiral-shaped and configured to couple the high-band dipole to the reflector, and the metal bracket is positioned under the high-band dipole or beside the high-band dipole.

4. The multi-band antenna of claim 1 , wherein the metal line is spiral-shaped and is located or embedded on an insulated portion of the high-band dipole, wherein one end of the metal line is connected to a conductive portion of the high-band dipole and another end of the metal line is connected to the reflector.

5. The multi-band antenna of claim 1 , wherein a spiral-shaped slot is punched in the reflector around the high-band dipole.

6. The multi-band antenna of claim 5 , wherein the high-band sub-antenna further includes a metal box located beneath the reflector configured to cover the spiral-shaped slot to improve front to back ratio of the high-band sub-antenna.

7. The multi-band antenna of claim 1 , wherein the extended distance is in form of at least a cable and a metal box/block located beneath the reflector through which the high-band dipole is coupled to reflector.

8. The multi-band antenna of claim 1 , wherein the extended distance is in proportion to one fourth or one eighth of the wavelength of the low-band sub-antenna.

Assignees

• Nokia Shanghai Bell Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chainon Sebastien
• Plet Jerome
• Hilary Aurelien
• Coquille Gilles
• Wang Jinju
• Julien Thomas

Classifications

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• H01Q9/16

  with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q1/521

  reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas · CPC title

• H01Q5/385

  Two or more parasitic elements · CPC title