Multi-feed loop antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9472848-B2
Application number	US-201314145769-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	Apr 20, 2012
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A multi-feed antenna in provided, including multiple feed elements associated with multiple frequency regions, respectively, and a folded loop element for radiating energy. Each of the multiple feed elements is capacitively coupled to the folded loop element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-feed antenna comprising:
a plurality of feed elements associated with a plurality of frequency regions, respectively; and
a folded loop element for radiating energy;

wherein
each of the plurality of feed elements is capacitively coupled to the folded loop element; and

wherein
the folded loop element includes one or more portions connected to ground.

2. The multi-feed antenna of claim 1 , wherein
each of the plurality of feed elements is capacitively coupled, directly or indirectly through an intermediary element, to the folded loop element.

3. The multi-feed antenna of claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the one or more portions connected to ground includes two or more branches and a switch provided at the branching point, wherein a matching circuit is coupled to at least one of the two or more branches, which is shorted to ground, while the other branches are directly shorted to ground,
wherein
the switch is controlled to select a branch for direct grounding or impedance loading for the folded loop element, the impedance loading afforded by the matching circuit coupled to the branch.

4. The multi-feed antenna of claim 1 , wherein
one or more of the plurality of feed elements are coupled to one or more matching circuits, respectively, which provide impedance loading for the respective feed elements.

5. The multi-feed antenna of claim 1 , wherein
a swapping circuit is coupled to the folded loop element or to the plurality of feed elements, wherein the swapping circuit includes one or more matching circuits for impedance loading according to environments or conditions.

6. The multi-feed antenna of claim 5 , wherein
the folded loop element includes one or more portions for grounding; and
the swapping circuit coupled to the folded loop element further includes one or more ground terminals, and the one or more matching circuits are shorted to ground, wherein
the swapping circuit is controlled to connect each of the one or more portions for grounding and one selected from a group consisting of the one or more matching circuits and the one or more ground terminals.

7. The multi-feed antenna of claim 5 , wherein
the swapping circuit coupled to the plurality of feed elements further includes one or more terminals for one or more signal sources, and the one or more matching circuits are coupled to one or more signal sources, wherein
the swapping circuit is controlled to connect each of the plurality of feed elements and one selected from a group consisting of the one or more matching circuits and the one or more terminals for one or more signal sources.

8. The multi-feed antenna of claim 5 , wherein
two or more swapping circuits are coupled to the folded element and one or more subsets of the feed elements, respectively.

Assignees

• Pajona Olivier
• Desclos Laurent
• Sron Seng Thail
• Ethertronics Inc

Inventors

• Pajona Olivier
• Desclos Laurent
• Sron Seng Thail

Classifications

• H01Q7/00 Primary

  Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop · CPC title

• H01Q5/307

  Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way · CPC title

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q21/28

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