Antenna device, window glass for vehicle, and window glass structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11522278-B2
Application number	US-202016918427-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2020
Priority date	Feb 2, 2018
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

An antenna device includes a first conductor plate including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first conductor plate being provided with a first feeding portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, a second conductor plate including a third end portion connected to the first feeding portion, a fourth end portion located at a position away from the first conductor plate, and a plate surface of which width in a direction parallel to the first conductor plate increases with a distance from the third end portion toward the fourth end portion, and a third conductor plate including a fifth end portion capacitively coupling with the fourth end portion, a sixth end portion connected, on a same side as the first end portion with respect to the first feeding portion, to the first conductor plate, and a counter portion opposite the plate surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna device comprising:
a first conductor plate including a first end portion and a second end portion on an opposite side from the first end portion, the first conductor plate being provided with a first feeding portion between the first end portion and the second end portion;
a second conductor plate including a third end portion connected to the first feeding portion, a fourth end portion located at a position away from the first conductor plate, and a planar plate surface of which width in a direction parallel to the first conductor plate increases with a distance from the third end portion toward the fourth end portion; and
a third conductor plate including a fifth end portion capacitively coupling with the fourth end portion, a sixth end portion connected, on a same side as the first end portion with respect to the first feeding portion, to the first conductor plate, and a counter portion opposite the planar plate surface, wherein the counter portion is parallel to the planar plate surface, wherein the counter portion has an opening portion and a first feeding line connected to the first feeding portion passes through the opening portion, wherein the third conductor plate has a constant width in a second direction, which is (a) perpendicular to a first direction between the first end portion and the second end portion and (b) parallel to a surface of the first conductor plate.

2. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductor plate has a first electrical length resonating at a first operation frequency, and
the first conductor plate and the third conductor plate have a second electrical length resonating at a second operation frequency lower than the first operation frequency.

3. The antenna device according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrical length is a quarter wavelength of the first operation frequency.

4. The antenna device according to claim 2 , wherein the second electrical length is a quarter wavelength of the second operation frequency.

5. The antenna device according to claim 2 , wherein the counter portion and the planar plate surface are apart by an electrical length of a quarter wavelength of the first operation frequency.

6. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the third conductor plate has a second counter portion opposite the first conductor plate.

7. The antenna device according to claim 6 , wherein the second counter portion is parallel to the first conductor plate.

8. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of the planar plate surface is axisymmetric about a virtual line passing through the first feeding portion.

9. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the planar plate surface has a semi-circular shape.

10. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein in the second conductor plate, the fourth end portion is bent to come into proximity with the fifth end portion.

11. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein a conductor length from the third end portion to the fourth end portion is 100 mm or less.

12. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the first feeding portion is located at a central portion of the first conductor plate in a direction parallel to the planar plate surface.

13. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the first feeding portion is connected to a coaxial cable via a matching circuit.

14. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the first feeding portion is connected via a duplexer to a coaxial cable.

15. The antenna device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an antenna provided on a same side as the second end portion with respect to the planar plate surface; and
a second feeding portion provided on the first conductor plate and configured to feed power to the antenna,
wherein the second feeding portion is located between the second end portion and the first feeding portion.

16. The antenna device according to claim 15 , wherein where a shortest distance from the second end portion to the first feeding portion is denoted as A, and a shortest distance from the second end portion to the second feeding portion is denoted as B, B/A is 0.15 or more and 0.40 or less.

17. The antenna device according to claim 15 , wherein the antenna has a second planar plate surface of which width in a direction parallel to the first conductor plate increases with a distance from the first conductor plate.

18. The antenna device according to claim 15 , wherein a second feeding line connected to the second feeding portion passes through an area between the second feeding portion and the first end portion.

19. A window glass for a vehicle, comprising:
a glass plate for window of the vehicle; and
at least one antenna device as recited in claim 1 , attached to the glass plate.

20. A window glass structure comprising:
a windshield for a vehicle;
a rear glass for the vehicle; and
at least one antenna device as recited in claim 1 , attached to each of the windshield and the rear glass.

21. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum width of each of the first conductor plate, the second conductor plate and the third conductor plate in the second direction is the same.

22. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the third conductor plate constitutes a single piece.

Assignees

• Agc Inc

Inventors

• Shoji Hideaki
• Takeuchi Shoichi

Classifications

• H01Q1/1271

  for mounting on windscreens · CPC title

• H01Q21/28 Primary

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

• H01Q5/342

  for different propagation modes (H01Q5/314 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q5/392

  the parasitic elements having dual-band or multi-band characteristics · CPC title

• H01Q21/0031

  Parallel-plate fed arrays; Lens-fed arrays (multibeam arrays H01Q25/008) · CPC title