Antenna and communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12438273-B2
Application number	US-202318337921-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2023
Priority date	Dec 21, 2020
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

An antenna includes a first signal cable, a second signal cable, a combiner, a combined transmission line, a plurality of first filters and a plurality of cavities. The first signal cable is configured to transmit a first signal. Output ends of the first signal cable and the second signal cable are connected to an input end of the combined transmission line through the combiner. The plurality of first filters are each electrically connected to the first signal cable and are respectively located in at least two different cavities of the plurality of cavities. The plurality of first filters are configured to filter a second signal thereby generating the first signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna, comprising:
a first signal cable,
a second signal cable,
a combiner,
a combined transmission line,
a plurality of first filters, and
a plurality of cavities,
wherein the first signal cable is configured to transmit a first signal, output ends of the first signal cable and the second signal cable are connected to an input end of the combined transmission line through the combiner, the plurality of first filters are each electrically connected to the first signal cable and are respectively located in at least two different cavities of the plurality of cavities, and the plurality of first filters are configured to filter a second signal thereby generating the first signal,
wherein the plurality of cavities comprise:
a first cavity, and
a second cavity,
wherein a first part of the first signal cable and a first part of the plurality of the first filters are located in the first cavity, and
a second part of the first signal cable and a second part of the plurality of the first filters are located in the second cavity.

2. The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the combiner is located in the second cavity.

3. The antenna according to claim 2 , wherein
a first through hole communicating with the first cavity and the second cavity is on the first cavity and the second cavity, and
the first signal cable protrudes through the first through hole, and the first part of the first signal cable and the second part of the first signal cable are in the first cavity and the second cavity, respectively.

4. The antenna according to claim 2 , wherein
a first through hole communicating with the first cavity and the second cavity is on the first cavity and the second cavity,
the antenna further comprises:
a first signal connector, the first signal connector protrudes through the first through hole, and two ends of the first signal connector are respectively located in the first cavity and the second cavity, and are respectively connected to the first part of the first signal cable and the second part of the first signal cable in the first cavity and the second cavity.

5. The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna further comprises:
a plurality of second filters, and
at least a first part of the second filters are electrically connected to the second signal cable, and are located in the second cavity.

6. The antenna according to claim 5 , wherein a quantity of the second filters located in the second cavity is less than a quantity of the first filters.

7. The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna further comprises:
a third cavity, and
a plurality of second filters,
wherein at least a first part of the plurality of second filters is electrically connected to the second signal cable, and the first part of the plurality of second filters is located in the third cavity.

8. The antenna according to claim 7 , wherein
a second through hole communicating with the second cavity and the third cavity is on the second cavity and the third cavity, and
the second signal cable protrudes through the second through hole, and a first part of the second signal cable and a second part of the second signal cable are in the second cavity and the third cavity, respectively.

9. The antenna according to claim 7 , wherein
the antenna further comprises:
a second signal connector, the second signal connector is disposed on the second cavity and the third cavity,

a second through hole communicating with the second cavity and the third cavity is on the second cavity and the third cavity, the second signal connector protrudes through the second through hole, and two ends of the second signal connector are respectively located in the second cavity and the third cavity, and are respectively connected to a first part of the second signal cable and a second part of the second signal cable in the second cavity and the third cavity.

10. The antenna according to claim 7 , wherein a first filter of the plurality of second filters and a second filter of the plurality of second filters are configured to filter signals with different corresponding frequencies.

11. The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna further comprises:
a phase compensator, and the phase compensator is disposed in the second cavity.

12. The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna further comprises:
a first phase shifter located in the first cavity, located at an end of the first signal cable, and fails to be adjacent to the plurality of the first filters, and the first phase shifter is configured to change a phase of a signal in the first signal cable.

13. The antenna according to claim 12 , wherein the antenna further comprises:
a second phase shifter is located in the second cavity, located at an end of the second signal cable, and fails to be adjacent to the plurality of the second filters, and the second phase shifter is configured to change a phase of a signal in the second signal cable.

14. The antenna according to claim 1 , wherein
a first filter of the plurality of first filters and a second filter of the plurality of first filters are configured to filter signals with different corresponding frequencies.

15. A communication device, comprising an antenna; wherein the antenna comprises:
a first signal cable,
a second signal cable,
a combiner,
a combined transmission line,
a plurality of first filters, and
a plurality of cavities,
wherein the first signal cable is configured to transmit a first signal, output ends of the first signal cable and the second signal cable are connected to an input end of the combined transmission line through the combiner, the plurality of first filters are each electrically connected to the first signal cable and are respectively located in at least two different cavities of the plurality of cavities, and the plurality of first filters are configured to filter a second signal thereby generating the first signal,
wherein the plurality of cavities comprise:
a first cavity, and
a second cavity,
wherein a first part of the first signal cable and a first part of the plurality of the first filters are located in the first cavity, and
a second part of the first signal cable and a second part of the plurality of the first filters are located in the second cavity.

16. The communication device according to claim 15 , wherein
the combiner is located in the second cavity.

17. The communication device according to claim 16 , wherein
a first through hole communicating with the first cavity and the second cavity is on the first cavity and the second cavity, and
the first signal cable protrudes through the first through hole, and the first part of the first signal cable and the second part of the first signal cable are in the first cavity and the second cavity, respectively.

18. The communication device according to claim 16 , wherein
a first through hole communicating with the first cavity and the second cavity is on the first cavity and the second cavity,
the antenna further comprises:
a first signal connector, the first signal connector protrudes through the first through hole, and two ends of the first signal connector are respectively located in the first cavity and the second cavity, and are respectively connected to the first part of the first signal cable and the second part of the first signal cable in the first cavity and the second cavity.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jin Li
• Lu Junfeng
• Gao Qiqiang
• Liu Xinming

Classifications

• H01Q5/50 Primary

  Feeding or matching arrangements for broad-band or multi-band operation · CPC title

• H01Q3/36

  with variable phase-shifters · CPC title

• H01Q1/246 Primary

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title