Antenna device and beam direction adjustment method applied to antenna device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10862215-B2
Application number	US-201616312862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	Jul 5, 2016
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

An antenna device and a beam direction adjustment method are provided. The antenna device includes an antenna element, a metal element, and a substrate. The antenna element and the metal element are separately disposed on the substrate at a preset distance. A ground point of the metal element is fastened on a pad of the substrate, and the ground point is on a side of the metal element close to the antenna element. A first reverse current opposite to an antenna current generated by the antenna element is obtained through coupling on the side of the metal element close to the antenna element, and a second reverse current opposite to a substrate current generated by the substrate is obtained through coupling at a lower part of the metal element that is in contact with the substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna device, comprising:
an antenna element;
a metal element; and
a substrate;
wherein the antenna element and the metal element are separately disposed on the substrate, and there is a preset distance between the metal element and the antenna element on the substrate;
wherein the antenna element works at a first frequency, a ground point of the metal element is fastened on a pad of the substrate, and the ground point is on a side of the metal element that faces the antenna element; and
wherein an antenna current is generated by the antenna element;
wherein a first reverse current is opposite to the antenna current, and the first reverse current is obtained by a coupling between the side of the metal element that faces the antenna element and the antenna element;
wherein a substrate current is generated by the substrate; and
wherein a second reverse current is opposite to the substrate current, and the second reverse current is obtained by a coupling between a lower part of the metal element that is in contact with the substrate and the substrate.

2. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the metal element is greater than or equal to 0.25λ and less than or equal to 0.5λ, and wherein λ is a wavelength corresponding to the first frequency.

3. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the metal element is greater than or equal to 0.25λ and less than or equal to 0.5λ, and wherein λ is a wavelength corresponding to the first frequency.

4. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the preset distance between the metal element and the antenna element on the substrate is less than or equal to 7 mm.

5. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein vertical center lines respectively correspond to the metal element and the antenna element, and a distance between the vertical lines in a length direction is greater than or equal to 0 mm and less than or equal to 20 mm.

6. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between heights of the metal element and the antenna element that are relative to a plane on which the substrate is located is greater than or equal to 0 mm and less than or equal to 5 mm.

7. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal element is a battery component disposed on the substrate.

8. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a printed circuit board (PCB).

9. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna element is a global positioning system (GPS) antenna.

10. A method, comprising:
separately disposing an antenna element and a metal element on a substrate of an antenna device, wherein the metal element is separated from the antenna element on the substrate by a preset distance, and wherein the antenna device comprises the antenna element, the metal element, and the substrate, the antenna element works at a first frequency, a ground point of the metal element is fastened on a pad of the substrate, and the ground point is on a side of the metal element faces the antenna element;
obtaining, by a coupling between the side of the metal element that faces the antenna element and the antenna element, a first reverse current, wherein the first reverse current is opposite to an antenna current, and the antenna current is generated by the antenna element; and
obtaining, by a coupling between a lower part of the metal element that is in contact with the substrate and the substrate, a second reverse current, wherein the second reverse current is opposite to a substrate current generated by the substrate, and wherein a beam width of the antenna element in an upper hemisphere directivity pattern is increased by combining the first reverse current and the antenna current and by combining the second reverse current and the substrate current.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a length of the metal element is greater than or equal to 0.25λ and less than or equal to 0.5λ, and wherein λ is a wavelength corresponding to the first frequency.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a width of the metal element is greater than or equal to 0.25λ and less than or equal to 0.5λ, and wherein λ is a wavelength corresponding to the first frequency.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the preset distance between the metal element and the antenna element on the substrate to be less than or equal to 7 mm.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein vertical center lines respectively correspond to the metal element and the antenna element, and a distance between the vertical center lines in a length direction is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 20 mm.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a difference between heights of the metal element and the antenna element that are relative to a plane on which the substrate is located is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 5 mm.

16. A method, comprising:
increasing, by an antenna device, a beam width of an antenna element in an upper hemisphere directivity pattern by combining a first reverse current and an antenna current, and by combining a second reverse current and a substrate current, wherein:
the antenna element and a metal element are separately disposed on a substrate of the antenna device, and there is a preset distance between the metal element and the antenna element on the substrate;
the antenna element works at a first frequency, a ground point of the metal element is fastened on a pad of the substrate, and the ground point is on a side of the metal element that faces the antenna element;
the antenna current is generated by the antenna element;
the first reverse current is opposite to the antenna current, and the first reverse current is obtained by a coupling between the side of the metal element that faces the antenna element and the antenna element;
the substrate current is generated by the substrate; and
the second reverse current is opposite to the substrate current, and the second reverse current is obtained by a coupling between a lower part of the metal element that is in contact with the substrate and the substrate.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein a length of the metal element is greater than or equal to 0.25λ and less than or equal to 0.5λ, and wherein λ is a wavelength corresponding to the first frequency.

18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein a width of the metal element is greater than or equal to 0.25λ and less than or equal to 0.5λ, and wherein λ is a wavelength corresponding to the first frequency.

19. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the preset distance between the metal element and the antenna element on the substrate is less than or equal to 7 mm.

20. The method according to claim 16 , wherein vertical center lines respectively correspond to the metal element and the antenna element, and a distance between the vertical lines in a length direction is greater than or equal to 0 mm and less than or equal to 20 mm.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Qing
• Sun Shuhui
• Wang Aimeng

Classifications

• H01Q1/48 Primary

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title

• H01Q19/26

  the primary active element being end-fed and elongated · CPC title

• H01Q1/32

  Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles · CPC title

• H01Q9/30 Primary

  with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence) · 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