Communication device with antenna element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9300045-B2
Application number	US-201414338691-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2014
Priority date	May 16, 2014
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

A communication device including a ground element and an antenna element is provided. The antenna element includes a metal element. The metal element is disposed adjacent to an edge of the ground element. The metal element has a first connection point and a second connection point. A feeding point of the antenna element is coupled through an inductive element to the first connection point. A first feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the inductive element to the first connection point. The feeding point of the antenna element is further coupled through a capacitive element to the second connection point. A second feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the capacitive element to the second connection point. The feeding point of the antenna element is further coupled through a matching circuit to a signal source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication device, comprising:
a ground element; and
an antenna element, comprising a metal element, wherein the metal element is disposed adjacent to an edge of the ground element, the antenna element has a feeding point, the metal element has a first connection point and a second connection point, the feeding point is coupled through an inductive element to the first connection point, a first feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the inductive element to the first connection point, the feeding point is further coupled through a capacitive element to the second connection point, a second feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the capacitive element to the second connection point, and the feeding point is further coupled through a matching circuit to a signal source;
wherein the inductive element is directly connected to the feeding point, and the capacitive element is directly connected to the feeding point.

2. The communication device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the antenna element operates in a first band and a second band, and frequencies of the first band are lower than those of the second band.

3. The communication device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first band is substantially from 698 MHz to 960 MHz, and the second band is substantially from 1710 MHz to 2690 MHz.

4. The communication device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein in the first band, an absolute value of a reactance of the capacitive element is greater than that of the inductive element.

5. The communication device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein when the antenna element operates in the first band, the metal element is fed through the first feeding path from the signal source.

6. The communication device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein in the second band, an absolute value of a reactance of the capacitive element is less than that of the inductive element.

7. The communication device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein when the antenna element operates in the second band, the metal element is fed through the second feeding path from the signal source.

8. The communication device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the capacitive element is a chip capacitor or a distributed capacitor.

9. The communication device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a length of the metal element is shorter than 0.125 wavelength of the lowest frequency of the first band.

10. The communication device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the matching circuit is configured to increase bandwidth of the first band and the second band.

11. A communication device, comprising:
a ground element; and
an antenna element, comprising a metal element, wherein the metal element is disposed adjacent to an edge of the ground element, the antenna element has a feeding point, the metal element has a first connection point and a second connection point, the feeding point is coupled through an inductive element to the first connection point, a first feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the inductive element to the first connection point, the feeding point is further coupled through a capacitive element to the second connection point, a second feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the capacitive element to the second connection point, and the feeding point is further coupled through a matching circuit to a signal source;
wherein the antenna element operates in a first band and a second band, and frequencies of the first band are lower than those of the second band;
wherein the first band is substantially from 698 MHz to 960 MHz, and the second band is substantially from 1710 MHz to 2690 MHz.

12. A communication device, comprising:
a ground element; and
an antenna element, comprising a metal element, wherein the metal element is disposed adjacent to an edge of the ground element, the antenna element has a feeding point, the metal element has a first connection point and a second connection point, the feeding point is coupled through an inductive element to the first connection point, a first feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the inductive element to the first connection point, the feeding point is further coupled through a capacitive element to the second connection point, a second feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the capacitive element to the second connection point, and the feeding point is further coupled through a matching circuit to a signal source;
wherein the antenna element operates in a first band and a second band, and frequencies of the first band are lower than those of the second band;
wherein in the first band, an absolute value of a reactance of the capacitive element is greater than that of the inductive element.

13. A communication device, comprising:
a ground element; and
an antenna element, comprising a metal element, wherein the metal element is disposed adjacent to an edge of the ground element, the antenna element has a feeding point, the metal element has a first connection point and a second connection point, the feeding point is coupled through an inductive element to the first connection point, a first feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the inductive element to the first connection point, the feeding point is further coupled through a capacitive element to the second connection point, a second feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the capacitive element to the second connection point, and the feeding point is further coupled through a matching circuit to a signal source;
wherein the antenna element operates in a first band and a second band, and frequencies of the first band are lower than those of the second band;
wherein in the second band, an absolute value of a reactance of the capacitive element is less than that of the inductive element.

14. A communication device, comprising:
a ground element; and
an antenna element, comprising a metal element, wherein the metal element is disposed adjacent to an edge of the ground element, the antenna element has a feeding point, the metal element has a first connection point and a second connection point, the feeding point is coupled through an inductive element to the first connection point, a first feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the inductive element to the first connection point, the feeding point is further coupled through a capacitive element to the second connection point, a second feeding path is formed from the feeding point through the capacitive element to the second connection point, and the feeding point is further coupled through a matching circuit to a signal source;
wherein the capacitive element is a chip capacitor or a distributed capacitor.

Assignees

• Acer Inc

Inventors

• Wong Kin-Lu
• Liao Zih-Guang

Classifications

• H01Q5/50 Primary

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

• H01Q5/30

  Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands · CPC title

• H01Q5/20

  characterised by the operating wavebands · CPC title

• H01Q5/335

  at the feed, e.g. for impedance matching · CPC title

• H01Q9/30

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