Multi band antenna device and wireless communication device including multi band antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9564683-B2
Application number	US-201414264372-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2014
Priority date	May 2, 2013
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

A multi band antenna device which can simultaneously design a first frequency band antenna and a second frequency band antenna within one wireless communication device is provided. The multi band antenna device includes a first band antenna unit that communicates a first frequency band signal, a first band driving circuit unit that is connected to the first band antenna unit and that is configured to perform signal processing of a corresponding first frequency band signal communicated in the first band antenna unit, a second band driving circuit unit that is connected to the first band antenna unit, and that is configured to perform signal processing of a second frequency band signal which has a frequency that is lower than a frequency of the first frequency band signal, and a first inductor unit that is connected between one end of the first band antenna unit and the second band driving circuit unit, and that is configured to serve as an inductor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An antenna device comprising:
a first band antenna unit that is configured to communicate a first frequency band signal;
a first inductor unit that is connected between one end of the first band antenna unit and a third band driving circuit unit, and that is configured to transmit the first frequency band signal or a second frequency band signal to the third band driving circuit unit according to inductance values;
a second band antenna unit that is configured to communicate a second frequency band signal;
a first band driving circuit unit that is connected with the first band antenna unit, and that is configured to perform signal processing of a corresponding first frequency band signal received from the first band antenna unit;
a second band driving circuit unit that is connected with the second band antenna unit, and that is configured to perform signal processing of a corresponding second frequency band signal received from the second band antenna unit; and
the third band driving circuit unit that is connected with the first band antenna unit and the second band antenna unit, and that is configured to perform signal processing of a third frequency band signal which has a frequency that is lower than a frequency of the first frequency band signal and a frequency of the second frequency band.

2. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising: a second inductor unit connected between the first band antenna unit and the second band antenna unit, the second inductor unit being configured to serve as an inductor.

3. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising: a third inductor unit connected between the second band antenna unit and the third band driving circuit unit, the third inductor being configured to serve as an inductor.

4. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising: a third band matching circuit unit connected between the first band antenna unit and the second band antenna unit and the third band driving circuit unit, the third band matching circuit unit being configured to perform an impedance matching function.

5. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising: a first band matching circuit unit connected between the first band antenna unit and the first band driving circuit unit, the first band matching circuit unit being configured to perform an impedance matching function.

6. The antenna device of claim 1 , further comprising: a second band matching circuit unit connected between the second band antenna unit and the second band driving circuit unit, the second band matching circuit unit being configured to perform an impedance matching function.

7. A wireless communication device comprising a multi band antenna, the wireless communication device comprising;
a first band antenna unit that is configured to communicate a first frequency band signal;
a first inductor unit that is connected between one end of the first band antenna unit and a third band driving circuit unit, and that is configured to transmit the first frequency band signal and a second frequency band signal to the third band driving circuit unit according to inductance values;
a second band antenna unit that is configured to communicate a second frequency band signal;
a first band driving circuit unit that is connected with the first band antenna unit, and that is configured to perform signal processing of a corresponding first frequency band signal received from the first band antenna unit;
a second band driving circuit unit that is connected with the second band antenna unit, and that is configured to perform signal processing of a corresponding second frequency band signal received from the second band antenna unit;
the third band driving circuit unit that is connected with the first band antenna unit and the second band antenna unit, and that is configured to perform signal processing of a third frequency band signal which has a frequency that is lower than a frequency of the first frequency band signal and a frequency of the second frequency band signal;
a controller that is connected with the first band driving circuit unit and the second band driving circuit unit, and that is configured to control the first band driving circuit unit and the second band driving circuit unit; and
a display unit that is configured to display data processed through the controller in a screen.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Won Youn-Su

Classifications

• H01Q5/335

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

• H01Q1/243

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01P1/213

  combining or separating two or more different frequencies (H01P1/215 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q21/30

  Combinations of separate antenna units operating in different wavebands and connected to a common feeder system · CPC title

• H01Q5/50 Primary

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