Radiation apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10389018-B2
Application number	US-201715858993-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Aug 20, 2019
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019

Abstract

The present application discloses a radiation apparatus, the apparatus comprises at least four radiators, two L-shaped feeding sheets, and a balun structure, the balun structure consists of four L-shaped structures formed by eight conductive plates; and each L-shaped structure is formed by two conductive plates arranged at approximately 90 degrees, each L-shaped structure is electrically connected to one radiator at one end of the balun structure, and angles between a length direction of the radiator and two conductive plates are approximately 45 degrees; every two adjacent L-shaped structures are arranged in a T shape, and the four radiators are approximately in a cross shape and are approximately in a same horizontal plane; two adjacent conductive plates of every two L-shaped structures are approximately parallel to each other and are spaced by a preset distance to form four feeding slots.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radiation apparatus, comprising:
at least four radiators;
two L-shaped feeding sheets; and
a balun structure,
wherein the balun structure includes four L-shaped structures formed by eight conductive plates;
wherein each L-shaped structure is electrically connected to one radiator at one end of the balun structure, and angles between a length direction of the radiator and two conductive plates are approximately 45 degrees;
wherein each two adjacent L-shaped structures are arranged in a T shape, and the four radiators are in a cross shape and are approximately in a same horizontal plane;
wherein two adjacent conductive plates of each two L-shaped structures are approximately parallel to each other and are spaced by a preset distance to form four feeding slots; and
wherein the two L-shaped feeding sheets are disposed at approximately 90 degrees in the feeding slots in a staggered manner, and each L-shaped feeding sheet is disposed in two opposite feeding slots.

2. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a total length of each radiator is approximately one quarter of a wavelength corresponding to an operating frequency band.

3. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a total length of each conductive plate is approximately one quarter of the wavelength corresponding to the operating frequency band.

4. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each L-shaped structure is in direct electrical connection or in electrical coupling connection with one radiator.

5. The radiation apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein one end of the radiator of each L-shaped structure has a coupling structure that is in electrical coupling connection with the L-shaped structure.

6. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the L-shaped structure, connecting sides of the two conductive plates are completely connected to form an integral structure.

7. The radiation apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the radiator is connected to a joint of the two conductive plates at one end of each L-shaped structure.

8. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the L-shaped structure, connecting sides of the two conductive plates are partially connected, and partially form a groove.

9. The radiation apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the groove is formed at one end of the L-shaped structure that is close to the radiator.

10. The radiation apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the groove is formed in a middle part of the L-shaped structure.

11. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a length direction of the radiator is at 90 degrees or slightly tilted with respect to a length direction of the balun structure.

12. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at one end of each L-shaped structure, a transverse rod is connected to two sides of the two conductive plates that are away from each other to form an approximately isosceles triangle, and one end of the radiator is welded to a middle part of the transverse rod.

13. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at one end of each L-shaped structure, one end of a first connecting rod and one end of a second connecting rod are respectively connected to the two conductive plates, the other end of the first connecting rod and the other end of the second connecting rod are connected to each other, one end of the radiator is connected to a joint of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod, and connecting sides of the two conductive plates and the length direction of the radiator are in a same plane.

14. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the L-shaped feeding sheet comprises a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a third connecting portion, wherein the third connecting portion is parallel to the first connecting portion and has a length less than that of the first connecting portion, the second connecting portion is perpendicularly connected to the first connecting portion and the third connecting portion, and the first connecting portion and the third connecting portion are respectively disposed in two opposite feeding slots.

15. The radiation apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein one end of the first connecting portion of the L-shaped feeding sheet that is away from the second connecting portion is directly inserted into a PCB, and the conductive plate is connected to a ground of the PCB.

16. The radiation apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the end of the first connecting portion of the L-shaped feeding sheet that is away from the second connecting portion forms a coaxial suspended stripline structure together with the balun structure, wherein a metal housing of the coaxial suspended stripline structure is connected to the balun structure, and an internal suspended stripline is connected to the end of the first connecting portion of the L-shaped feeding sheet that is away from the second connecting portion.

17. The radiation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each L-shaped structure is formed by two conductive plates arranged at approximately 90 degrees.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Daojian Dingjiu
• Xiao Weihong
• Xie Guoqing
• Xue Xiaogang

Classifications

• H01Q21/28

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

• H01Q19/10

  using reflecting surfaces · CPC title

• H01Q19/108

  Combination of a dipole with a plane reflecting surface (H01Q19/106 takes precedence; strip line H01Q9/065) · CPC title

• H01Q1/36 Primary

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

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title