Structure, antenna, communication module, and wireless communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11909131-B2
Application number	US-201917270415-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2019
Priority date	Aug 27, 2018
Publication date	Feb 20, 2024
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024

Abstract

A resonance structure includes a first conductor; a second conductor that faces the first conductor in a first direction; one or more third conductors that are positioned between the first conductor and the second conductor, and that extend along a first plane including the first direction; and a fourth conductor that is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, and that extends along the first plane. The first conductor and the second conductor extend along a second direction that intersects with the first plane. The first conductor and the second conductor are configured to be capacitively coupled via the one or more third conductors. The one or more third conductors have asymmetry with respect to a third direction that intersects with the first direction in the first plane.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A resonance structure, comprising:
a first conductor;
a second conductor that faces the first conductor in a first direction;
one or more third conductors that are positioned between the first conductor and the second conductor, and that extend along a first plane, the first plane including the first direction; and
a fourth conductor that is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, and that extends along the first plane, wherein
the first conductor and the second conductor extend along a second direction that intersects with the first plane,
the first conductor and the second conductor are configured to be capacitively coupled via the one or more third conductors,
the one or more third conductors have asymmetry with respect to a third direction that intersects with the first direction in the first plane,
the third conductor includes
a first conductor group, and
a second conductor group that is positioned away from the first conductor group in the third direction, and

the first conductor group and the second conductor group are not parallel to each other.

2. The resonance structure according to claim 1 , wherein first capacitance of the first conductor group is different from second capacitance of the second conductor group.

3. The resonance structure according to claim 1 , wherein resistance value of the first conductor group is different from resistance value of the second conductor group.

4. The resonance structure according to claim 1 , wherein length of the first conductor group along the third direction is different from length of the second conductor group along the third direction.

5. A resonance structure, comprising:
a first conductor;
a second conductor that faces the first conductor in a first direction;
one or more third conductors that are positioned between the first conductor and the second conductor, and that extend along a first plane, the first plane including the first direction; and
a fourth conductor that is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, and that extends along the first plane, wherein
the first conductor and the second conductor extend along a second direction that intersects with the first plane,
the first conductor and the second conductor are configured to be capacitively coupled via the one or more third conductors,
the one or more third conductors have asymmetry with respect to a third direction that intersects with the first direction in the first plane,
the third conductor includes
a first conductor group, and
a second conductor group that is positioned away from the first conductor group in the third direction,

the first conductor group is configured such that first electric current flows therein along the first direction,
the second conductor group is configured such that second electric current flows therein along the first direction, and
the resonance structure is configured to
oscillate at a first frequency when the first electric current and the second electric current flow in same phase, and
oscillate at a second frequency when the first electric current and the second electric current flow in opposite phases.

6. The resonance structure according to claim 5 , wherein magnitude of the first electric current when oscillating at the second frequency is different from magnitude of the second electric current when oscillating at the second frequency.

7. An antenna, comprising:
a resonance structure; and
a feeding line,

wherein
the resonance structure includes
a first conductor;
a second conductor that faces the first conductor in a first direction;
one or more third conductors that are positioned between the first conductor and the second conductor, and that extend along a first plane, the first plane including the first direction; and
a fourth conductor that is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, and that extends along the first plane,

the first conductor and the second conductor extend along a second direction that intersects with the first plane,
the first conductor and the second conductor are configured to be capacitively coupled via the one or more third conductors,
the one or more third conductors have asymmetry with respect to a third direction that intersects with the first direction in the first plane, and
the feeding line is configured to electromagnetically feed electric power to any one of the one or more third conductors.

8. The antenna according to claim 7 , wherein the fourth conductor is signal ground of the feeding line.

9. A wireless communication module comprising:
the antenna according to claim 7 ; and
an RF module that is electrically connected to the feeding line.

10. A wireless communication device, comprising:
the wireless communication module according to claim 9 ; and
a battery that is configured to supply electric power to the wireless communication module.

11. The resonance structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the first conductor group is configured such that first electric current flows therein along the first direction,
the second conductor group is configured such that second electric current flows therein along the first direction, and
the resonance structure is configured to
oscillate at a first frequency when the first electric current and the second electric current flow in same phase, and
oscillate at a second frequency when the first electric current and the second electric current flow in opposite phases.

12. An antenna, comprising:
the resonance structure according to claim 1 ; and
a feeding line that is configured to electromagnetically feed electric power to any one of the one or more third conductors.

Assignees

• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Yoshikawa Hiromichi
• Hiramatsu Nobuki
• Uchimura Hiroshi

Classifications

• H01Q9/045 Primary

  with particular feeding means (for circular polarisation H01Q9/0428) · 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

• H01Q5/314

  using frequency dependent circuits or components, e.g. trap circuits or capacitors · CPC title

• H01Q9/40

  Element having extended radiating surface · CPC title

• H01Q9/0407 Primary

  Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna (dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40) · CPC title