MIMO antenna, terminal and method for improving isolation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9601826-B2
Application number	US-201314904214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	Jul 17, 2013
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed are an MIMO antenna, a terminal and a method for improving MIMO antenna isolation. The MIMO antenna comprises at least two single antennas arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB); the single antenna comprising: an antenna support, a feeding grounding branch node used for shielding low-frequency coupling between the single antennas, a feeding point, a grounding point and an antenna radiation part, wherein the antenna support is arranged on the PCB, and the antenna radiation part is arranged on the antenna support; and the feeding grounding branch node is connected with the antenna radiation part via the feeding point and the grounding point.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna, comprising at least two single antennas arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB); the single antenna comprising: an antenna support, a feeding grounding branch node used for shielding low-frequency coupling between the single antennas, a feeding point, a grounding point and an antenna radiation part, wherein the antenna support is arranged on the PCB, and the antenna radiation part is arranged on the antenna support; and the feeding grounding branch node is connected with the antenna radiation part via the feeding point and the grounding point;
wherein the antenna radiation part comprises a monopole part, a coupling gap, a coupling branch node, an open stub, and a grounding branch node; wherein:
the monopole part is connected to the feeding point, extends from the feeding point and along a front surface of the antenna support, changes its extending direction on to a top surface of the antenna support, and extends from the top surface of the antenna support to form a transverse radiation patch;
the coupling branch node is connected to the grounding branch node, and extends from the grounding branch node along the top surface of the antenna support to form a lateral branch node; the lateral branch node is separated from the transverse radiation patch of the monopole part via the coupling gap;
the open stub is connected to the grounding branch node, extends from the grounding branch node and along the top surface of the antenna support, and changes its extending direction on to a right surface of the antenna support; and
the grounding branch node is connected to the coupling branch node and the open stub, extends from the top surface of the antenna support, change its extending direction on to the front surface of the antenna support, and then is connected to the feeding grounding branch node.

2. The MIMO antenna according to claim 1 , further comprising a dual inverted-L-shape printed stub arranged between the single antennas; and the dual inverted-L printed stub is configured to shield high-frequency coupling between the single antennas.

3. The MIMO antenna according to claim 2 , wherein the at least two single antennas of the MIMO antenna are arranged symmetrically on a top of the PCB.

4. The MIMO antenna according to claim 1 , wherein, when the feeding grounding branch node is connected to the antenna radiation part via the feeding point, the feeding grounding branch node is also configured to provide the antenna radiation part with a power feed source of the PCB and to provide the antenna radiation part with a ground voltage of the PCB.

5. The MIMO antenna according to claim 4 , wherein the at least two single antennas of the MIMO antenna are arranged symmetrically on a top of the PCB.

6. The MIMO antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two single antennas of the MIMO antenna are arranged symmetrically on a top of the PCB.

7. A terminal, comprising a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna, wherein the MIMO antenna comprises at least two single antennas arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB); the single antenna comprises: an antenna support, a feeding grounding branch node used for shielding low-frequency coupling between the single antennas, a feeding point, a grounding point and an antenna radiation part, wherein the antenna support is arranged on the PCB, and the antenna radiation part is arranged on the antenna support; and the feeding grounding branch node is connected with the antenna radiation part via the feeding point and the grounding point:
wherein the antenna radiation part comprises a monopole part a coupling gap, a coupling branch node, an open stub, and a grounding branch node; wherein:
the monopole part is connected to the feeding point, extends from the feeding point and along a front surface of the antenna support, changes its extending direction on to a top surface of the antenna support, and extends from the top surface of the antenna support to form a transverse radiation patch;
the coupling branch node is connected to the grounding branch node, and extends from the grounding branch node along the top surface of the antenna support to form a lateral branch node; the lateral branch node is separated from the transverse radiation patch of the monopole part via the coupling gap;
the open stub is connected to the grounding branch node, extends from the grounding branch node and along the top surface of the antenna support, and changes its extending direction on to a right surface of the antenna support; and
the grounding branch node is connected to the coupling branch node and the open stub, extends from the top surface of the antenna support, change its extending direction on to the front surface of the antenna support, and then is connected to the feeding grounding branch node.

8. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the MIMO antenna comprises a dual inverted-L-shape printed stub arranged between the single antennas; and the dual inverted-L printed stub is configured to shield high-frequency coupling between the single antennas.

9. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein, when the feeding grounding branch node is connected to the antenna radiation part via the feeding point, the feeding grounding branch node is also configured to provide the antenna radiation part with a power feed source of the PCB and to provide the antenna radiation part with a ground voltage of the PCB.

10. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the at least two single antennas of the MIMO antenna are arranged symmetrically on a top of the PCB.

11. A method for improving isolation of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna, which arranges the MIMO antenna comprising at least two single antennas on a printed circuit board (PCB), the method comprising:
arranging an antenna support, a feeding grounding branch node used for shielding low-frequency coupling between the single antennas, a feeding point, a grounding point and an antenna radiation parts; wherein the antenna support is arranged on the PCB, and the antenna radiation part is arranged on the antenna support; and the feeding grounding branch node is connected to the antenna radiation part via the feeding point and the grounding point;
wherein the antenna radiation part comprises a monopole part, a coupling gap, a coupling branch node, an open stub, and a grounding branch node; wherein:
the monopole part is connected to the feeding point, extends from the feeding point and along a front surface of the antenna support, changes its extending direction on to a top surface of the antenna support, and extends from the top surface of the antenna support to form a transverse radiation patch;
the coupling branch node is connected to the grounding branch node, and extends from the grounding branch node along the top surface of the antenna support to form a lateral branch node; the lateral branch node is separated from the transverse radiation patch of the monopole part via the coupling gap;
the open stub is connected to the grounding branch node, extends from the grounding branch node and along the top surface of the antenna support, and changes its extending direction on to a right surface of the antenna support; and
the grounding branch node is connected to the coupling branch node and the open stub, extends from the top surface of the antenna support, change its extending direction on to the front surface of the antenna support, and then is connected to the feeding grounding branch node.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
arranging a dual inverted-L printed stub between the single antennas;
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Assignees

• Zte Corp

Inventors

• Ai Hao
• Shi Yan
• Li Long
• Zhang Lu
• Xing Jun
• Sun Hao

Classifications

• H01Q21/28

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

• H01Q1/38 Primary

  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

• H01Q9/0421

  with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element (H01Q9/0414 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/521

  reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/48

  Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises · CPC title