Information
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Patent Grant
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6380900
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Patent Number
6,380,900
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Date Filed
Friday, March 16, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, April 30, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 343 702
- 343 725
- 343 729
- 343 718
- 343 872
- 343 700 MS
- 343 895
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International Classifications
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Abstract
An antenna apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus are proposed by the present invention to reduce an absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by a human body during the telephone call. By arranging antenna disposing means so as to dispose an antenna element indicating a higher absorption factor the more distant from a human body on the basis of an absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by a human body, measured in advance when at least two or more antenna elements different in electrical length operate as antennas under the same disposing conditions, it is possible to reduce the absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by a human body during the telephone call in such a degree as to keep an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor the more distant from the human body even if at least two or more antenna elements are disposed.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an antenna apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus, and more particularly is suitably applied to a cellular phone capable of using two types of wireless communication systems, for example, different in used wireless communication frequency.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, cellular phones have a tendency to become insufficient in the number of lines only for a single wireless communication system with a rapid spread.
Accordingly, in cellular phones, it is considered that two types of wireless communication systems using different frequency bands are jointly used to ensure the required number of lines and there has been developed a terminal capable of using two types of wireless communication systems by,means of a single cellular phone.
Actual complex terminals include such as, in Japan a complex terminal jointly using two wireless communication systems of a Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) using an 800 MHz band and a Personal Handyphone Systems (PHS) using a 1.9 GHz band of wireless communication frequencies, in Europe a complex terminal jointly using two wireless communication systems of a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) using a 900 MHz band and a Digital Communication System (DCS) using a 1.8 GHz band, and in the United States of America a complex terminal jointly using two wireless communication systems of an Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) using an 800 MHz band and a Personal Communications Services (PCS) using a 1.9 GHz band.
And, among such cellular phones, there are those provided with two antenna apparatuses operating at first and second wireless communication frequencies different from each other and those provided with a single antenna apparatus having two types of first and second antenna elements integrated into one piece.
Here, in an antenna apparatus having first and second elements integrated into one piece, the first antenna element
1
and the second antenna element
2
are integrated by the electrical connection to an antenna feeding part
3
via a common feeding point as shown in FIG.
1
.
In this antenna apparatus, the electrical length extending from an antenna feeding part
3
to the open end of the first antenna element
1
is chosen to the order of λ/4 of one of a first wireless communication frequency out of two types of first and second wireless communication frequencies and that extending from the antenna feeding part
3
to the other open end of the second antenna element
2
is chosen to the order of λ/4 of the other of the second wireless communication frequency lower than the first one, for example.
Thus, the first antenna element
1
resonates at the relevant first wireless communication frequency during the use of the first wireless communication frequency and the first antenna element
1
alone operates as the antenna because an excess of electrical length for resonance of the second antenna element
2
at the first wireless communication frequency prevents the second antenna element
2
from resonating.
Besides, the second antenna element
2
resonates at the relevant second wireless communication frequency during the use of the second wireless communication frequency and the second antenna element
2
alone operates as the antenna because a shortage of electrical length for resonance of the first antenna element
1
at the second wireless communication frequency prevents the first antenna element
1
from resonating.
Such being the case, a cellular phone provided with such an antenna apparatus selectively uses first and second antenna elements corresponding to the first wireless communication frequency and the second wireless communication frequency used and therefore two different types of wireless communication systems are so arranged as to be jointly employed.
Meanwhile, in recent years, the absorption factor of an electromagnetic wave per time and per mass at a specific region (chiefly head) of a human body has been defined as the local average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and it has been required to suppress a maximum of the local average SARs below a prescribed value among electromagnetic waves irradiated from the cellular phone.
Here, in a cellular phone, the electric power fed from the antenna feeding part to the antenna element serving for the chief irradiation source of electromagnetic waves differs depending on wireless communication frequency used in general and the electric field of electromagnetic waves irradiated from the antenna element becomes more intense with increasing electric power.
And, if an antenna element irradiating electromagnetic waves of a relatively strong electric field and another irradiating electromagnetic waves of a relatively weak electric field are respectively disposed the same distance apart from a human body, the disposition of the antenna element irradiating electromagnetic waves of a relatively strong electric field shows a tendency for the local average SAR to rise.
Furthermore, a distance between the antenna element and the human body is disposed to become shorten in accordance with a tendency of recent miniaturization light weight in the cellular phone, and thinness, and consequently, the more the antenna element approaches the human body, the more the local average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) increases.
In the antenna apparatus mentioned above in
FIG. 1
, the first and second antenna elements
1
and
2
are glued to the outer periphery of an antenna casing (unillustrated) made of a cylindrical nonconductive material, the antenna casing is simply inserted in the casing case of the cellular phone (unillustrated) and no measure for suppressing the local average SAR is taken.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, an object of this invention is to provide an antenna apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus capable of reducing the absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by a human body during the telephone call even when at least two or more antenna elements are disposed.
The foregoing object and other objects of the invention have been achieved by the provision of an antenna apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus in which an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor was disposed by antenna disposing means the more distant from a human body on the basis of the absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by the human body, measured in advance when at least two or more antenna elements different in electrical length operate respectively as antennas under the same disposing conditions.
Consequently, even if at least two or more antenna elements are disposed, the absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by a human body during the telephone call can be reduced in such a degree as to keep an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor the more distant from the human body.
Besides, antenna hold means is so arranged as to collectively hold all individual antenna elements electrically connected to a common feeding point, at this time such positioning is made by antenna positioning means that antenna elements are arranged in the decreasing order of absorption factor and the installation posture of the antenna hold means is so regulated by the posture regulation means that an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor is kept the most distant from a human body when installing the antenna hold means to the installation means.
Thus, all individual antenna elements can be so disposed that an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor is securely kept the more distant from a human body.
The nature, principle and utility of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like parts are designated by like reference numerals or characters.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the accompanying drawings:
FIG. 1
is an outline plan view showing a configuration of first and second antenna elements in a conventional antenna apparatus;
FIG. 2
is an outline perspective view showing a configuration of a cellular phone according to First Embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3
is an outline perspective view showing a configuration of an antenna apparatus;
FIG. 4
is an outline plan view showing a configuration of first and second antenna elements;
FIG. 5
is an outline perspective view showing a configuration of an antenna apparatus;
FIG. 6
is an outline sectional view serving to explain a connection between a feeder spring and a feeder line;
FIGS. 7A and 7B
are outline top and bottom views serving to explain a disposition of first and second antenna elements in an antenna apparatus;
FIG. 8
is an outline top view showing a configuration of a casing case of a cellular phone;
FIG. 9
is an outline sectional view serving to explain an insert mounting of the antenna apparatus to the casing case;
FIGS. 10A and 10B
are outline views serving to explain a disposition of first and second antenna elements to a human body;
FIG. 11
is an outline perspective view showing a configuration of a cellular phone according to Second Embodiment;
FIG. 12
is an outline plan view showing a configuration of first and second antenna elements;
FIG. 13
is an outline perspective view showing a configuration of an antenna casing;
FIG. 14
is an outline sectional view serving to explain an insert mounting of an antenna apparatus to a casing case;
FIG. 15
is an outline perspective view showing a configuration of first and second antenna elements according to another embodiment;
FIG. 16
is an outline perspective view showing a configuration of first and second antenna elements according to yet another embodiment;
FIG. 17
is an outline perspective view showing a configuration of first and second antenna elements according to yet another embodiment;
FIGS. 18A and 18B
are outline perspective views showing a configuration of an antenna hold substrate provided in an antenna casing according to another embodiment;
FIG. 19
is an outline perspective view serving to explain an installation of an antenna casing according to another embodiment;
FIG. 20
is an outline sectional view serving to explain a regulation of an installation posture according to another embodiment; and
FIG. 21
is an outline sectional view serving to ex plain a regulation of an installation posture according to yet another embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT
Preferred embodiments of this invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings:
(1) First Embodiment
In
FIG. 2
, reference numeral
10
denotes a cellular phone according to First Embodiment as a whole. This cellular phone comprises a liquid crystal panel
12
and a plurality of manipulation keys
13
located in the front surface
11
A of a nonconductive casing case
11
and an antenna apparatus
14
inserted in the top end surface
11
B of the casing case
11
.
As shown in
FIG. 3
, the antenna apparatus
14
is provided with an antenna casing
22
comprising a cylindrical antenna bobbin
20
different in outside diameter and an insert part
21
integrally formed by a nonconductive material.
And, the outer periphery of the antenna bobbin
20
, to which a first antenna element
23
operating as an antenna only at a first wireless communication frequency and a second antenna element
24
operating as another antenna only at a second wireless communication frequency among two different types of first and second wireless communication frequencies are glued in alignment along the peripheral direction, and is enveloped with a nonconductive antenna cover
25
so as to cover the first and the second antenna elements
23
and
24
.
Here, as shown in
FIG. 4
, the first antenna element
23
is formed of a conductive metal foil in the shape of a band, whereas the second antenna element
24
is formed of a conductive metal foil in the shape of a meander.
And, the first and the second antenna elements
23
and
24
are electrically connected to a common feeding point. A feeder line
26
, formed of a conductive metal foil in the shape of a band, is electrically connected to the feeding point situated between them and they are integrally formed together with the feeder line
26
.
Meanwhile, in this cellular phone
10
, a local average SAR observed when the first and second antenna elements
23
and
24
operate as antennas at the actually corresponding first and second wireless communication frequencies is measured in advance under conditions that the first and the second antenna elements
23
and
24
are disposed the same distance apart from a human body (hereinafter, referred to as disposing conditions), then the first and the second antenna elements
23
and
24
are disposed on the basis of the measured result.
Here, the disposition of the first and the second antenna elements
23
and
24
will be explained below as attributable to a rise in local average SAR observed, for example, when the first antenna element
23
is operated as an antenna rather than the second antenna element
24
as a result of measuring a local average SAR under the same disposing conditions.
Namely, as shown in
FIG. 3
, the antenna bobbin
20
is provided with a line inserting hole part
20
A bored near the border part with the insert part
21
.
And, in the line inserting hole part
20
A, a feeder line
26
bent at a nearly right angle to the first and the second antenna elements
23
and
24
is inserted, so that the first antenna element
23
indicating a relatively high local average SAR and the second antenna element
24
indicating a relatively low local average SAR are properly positioned and glued to the antenna bobbin
20
.
Incidentally, in the antenna bobbin
20
, since the first antenna element
23
and the second antenna element
24
are glued on the cylindrical outer periphery as to make the inserted surfaces opposed to each other, the outside diameter is minimized, thereby enabling the bobbin to be downsized.
On the other hand, on the peripheral surface of an insert part
21
, as shown in
FIGS. 3 and 5
, an insertion guide
21
A nearly parallel with the center axis (unillustrated) of the insert part
21
is protrusively formed in conformity to the glued position of the first antenna element
23
in the antenna bobbin
20
.
Besides, the insert part
21
has a slit
28
comprising a pair of U-shaped legs symmetric about its center axis formed, while insertion fixing parts
21
B and
21
C comprising part of the insert part
21
are provided as enclosed in the slit
28
The insertion fixing parts
21
B and
21
C have sheet springs
21
BX and
21
CX of a given length comprising the side wall of the insert part
21
. Nails
21
BY and
21
CY are provided at the tip ends of the sheet springs
21
BX and
21
CX which protrude outward from the peripheral surface of the insert part
21
.
And, because of having a given elasticity in the insertion fixing parts
21
B and
21
C, the sheet springs
21
BX and
21
CX are kept nearly parallel with the side wall of the insert part
21
under application of no external force. Even if a pressure is imposed so as to push the nails
21
BY and
21
CY into the insert part
21
, the sheet springs
21
BX and
21
CX are recovered so as to become parallel with the side wall of the insert part
21
and the nails
21
BY and
21
CY are allowed so as to protrude outward from the peripheral surface of the insert part
21
after a release of the relevant pressure.
Furthermore, this insert part
21
has the notch part
21
D formed in symmetry to the insertion guide
21
A about its center axis, while one end side of a feeder spring
29
provided inside the antenna casing
22
and having a given elasticity protrudes outward through the notch part
21
D.
Actually, in the antenna casing
22
, as shown in
FIG. 6
, the other end of the feeder spring
29
pulled inward is bent and pulled around to the line inserting hole part
20
A over a step difference
22
A between the interior of the antenna bobbin
20
and that of the insert part
21
, so that the feeder line
26
inserted in the line inserting hole part
20
A is placed on the other end of the feeder spring
29
.
And, in the antenna casing
22
, a bush
30
formed of an elastic member such as rubber in a T-shaped section is inserted in and mated with an extent from the interior of the antenna bobbin
20
to that of the insert part
21
.
Consequently, in the antenna casing
22
, the feeder line
26
is pushed by the bush
30
to the other end of the feeder spring
29
on the step difference
22
A, thus electrically connecting and fixing the feeder spring
29
to the feeder line
26
.
In this manner, with the antenna apparatus
14
, the second antenna element
24
is disposed in the front side designated with the arrowhead a and the first antenna element
23
is disposed at the back side opposite the arrowhead a as shown in
FIGS. 7A and 7B
, if the antenna apparatus
14
observed from right above (FIG.
7
A).
On the other hand, if the antenna apparatus
14
observed from right below (FIG.
7
B), the notch part
21
D is formed at the front side of the insert part
21
, the insertion guide
21
A is formed at the back side and the feeder spring
29
allows one end to protrude from the interior of the insert part
21
outward over an extent from the back side to the front side. Incidentally, the insertion fixing parts
21
B and
21
C are provided to the left and to the right of the insert part
21
.
In contrast, as shown in
FIG. 8
, the insert mount hole
11
C responsive to the insert part
21
(
FIG. 3
) of the antenna casing
22
(
FIG. 3
) is provided near the side of a back surface
11
D of the casing case
11
on the top end surface
11
B of the casing case
11
of a cellular phone
10
.
Besides, in the internal surface of the insert mount hole
11
C, a guiding groove part
11
CX responsive to the insertion guide
21
A (
FIG. 3
) of the insert part
21
is provided along the depth of the insert mount hole
11
C at the side of the back surface
11
D of the casing case
11
. Moreover, the hollow parts
11
CY and
11
CZ responsive to the nails
21
BY and
21
CY (
FIGS. 3 and 5
) of the insertion fixing parts
21
B and
21
C (
FIGS. 3 and 5
) of the relevant insert part
21
are provided to the right and to the left of the casing case
11
.
Furthermore, inside this casing case
11
, a circuit substrate
31
provided with an antenna feeder part (unillustrated) and a feeding electrode mentioned later, electrically connected to the antenna feeder part, are housed between the front surface
11
A and the insert mount hole
11
C.
And, as shown in
FIG. 9
, the insert part
21
of the antenna casing
22
is put in the insert mount hole
11
C by inserting the insertion guide
21
A through the guiding groove part
11
CX and the respective corresponding nails
21
BY and
21
CY of the insertion fixing parts
21
B and
21
C in the insert part
21
are mated with the hollow parts
11
CY and
11
CZ in the insert mount hole
11
C, thereby enabling the antenna apparatus
14
to be inserted in and mounted on the casing case
11
.
Besides, with the casing case
11
, the housing position of the internal circuit substrate
31
is not only selected properly but the length of one end of the feeder spring
29
protruding outward from the insert part
21
of the antenna apparatus
14
is also selected properly, so that when the antenna apparatus
14
is inserted, one end side of the feeder spring
29
can be brought almost securely into butt contact against the feeding electrode
32
in one surface
31
A of the circuit substrate
31
. This enables the feeder spring
29
to be electrically connected to the feeding electrode
32
.
Meanwhile, with a conventional cellular phone provided with the antenna apparatus mentioned above by referring to
FIG. 1
, since the first antenna element
1
(
FIG. 1
) and the second one
2
(
FIG. 1
) are glued to the outer periphery of a cylindrical antenna casing and the cylindrical antenna casing is inserted in the casing case of the cellular phone without consideration of a local average SAR, there are some cases where the first or second antenna element
1
or
2
indicating a relatively high local average SAR under the same disposing conditions is disposed the nearest to a human body in the casing case.
In contrast, with a cellular phone
10
according to this Embodiment, a first antenna element
23
is so positioned relative to the antenna casing
22
of an antenna apparatus
14
as to be situated at its back surface side and the first and second antenna elements
22
and
23
are glued, and moreover the insertion posture of the antenna apparatus
14
is so regulated as to align the back surface side of the antenna casing
22
with that
11
D of the casing case
11
also by inserting the insertion guide
21
A into the guiding groove part
11
CX.
Thus, with this cellular phone
10
, as shown in
FIGS. 10A and 10B
, the second antenna element
24
indicating a relatively low local average SAR in advance under the same disposing conditions can be disposed at the side of the front surface
11
A of the casing case
11
and the first antenna element
23
indicating a relatively high local average SAR can be disposed securely at the side of the back surface
11
D of the casing base
11
.
Thereby, in the cellar phone
10
, the first antenna element
23
can be securely kept the most distant from a human body during the telephone call, so that the local average SAR derived from electromagnetic waves irradiated from the first antenna element
23
can be reduced greatly.
Incidentally, with this cellular phone
10
, provision of the insert mount hole
11
C the nearest possible to the side of the back surface
11
D in the casing case
11
permits the first and the second antenna elements
23
and
24
to be kept distant as a whole from a human body during the telephone call. In this way, the local average SAR derived from electromagnetic waves irradiated from the first antenna element
23
not only can be reduced still more greatly but the local average SAR derived from electromagnetic waves irradiated from the second antenna element
24
can also be reduced together.
According to the above arrangement, in a cellular phone
10
, a first antenna element
23
is so positioned relative to the antenna casing
22
of an antenna apparatus
14
as to be situated at its back surface side and the first and second antenna elements
22
and
23
are glued.
And, in this cellular phone
10
, an insertion guide
21
A provided at the back surface side of the insert part
21
of the antenna case
22
was inserted through the guiding groove part
11
CX of the insert mount hole
11
C of the casing case
11
, so that an antenna apparatus
14
was inserted in the casing case
11
while regulating the insertion posture of an antenna apparatus
14
so as to direct the back surface side of the antenna casing
22
toward the side of the back surface
11
D of the casing case
11
.
Thus, with this cellular phone
10
, the second antenna element
24
not only can be disposed at the side of the front surface
11
A of the casing case
11
but the first antenna element
23
can be disposed securely at the side of the back surface
11
D thereof, with the result that the first antenna element
23
indicating a relatively high local average SAR can be kept the most distant from a human body during the telephone call.
Besides, with this cellular phone
10
, a feeder line
26
related to a first antenna element
23
also acts as a radiative source if the first antenna element
23
is operated as an antenna, but the local average SAR derived from electromagnetic waves irradiated from the relevant feeder line
26
can also be reduced because the feeder line
26
is kept relatively distant from a human body during the telephone call by inserting the feeder line
26
into the line inserting hole part
20
A near to the back surface of the antenna casing
22
.
According to the above arrangement, the first antenna element
23
indicating a relatively high local average SAR is securely disposed at the side of the back surface
11
D of the casing case
11
and can always be kept the most distant from a human body during the telephone call. This enables a cellular phone to be implemented which can greatly reduce the local average SAR derived from electromagnetic waves irradiated from the first antenna element
23
in such a degree as to keep the first antenna element
23
more distant from the human body during the telephone call.
(2) Second Embodiment
FIG. 11
with like symbols attached to those corresponding to part of
FIG. 2
shows a cellular phone
40
according to Second Embodiment, and is configured in a manner similar to a cellular phone
10
according to First Embodiment except for the configuration of an antenna apparatus
41
.
In this case, as shown in
FIG. 12
, the antenna apparatus
41
comprises a first antenna element
42
with a broad frame portion
42
B integrally formed of a conductive metal foil at the root of a band portion
42
A and a second antenna element
43
formed of a conductive metal foil in the shape of a meander.
In this case, to a common feeding point present in the frame portion
42
B of the first antenna element
42
, a feeder line
44
formed of a conductive metal foil in the shape of a band is electrically connected in an arrangement of its length disposed on an extension in length of the band portion
42
A. And the second antenna element
43
is electrically connected via the frame portion
42
B of the first antenna element
42
, both of which are integrated with the feeder line
44
.
Incidentally, also in these first and second antenna elements
42
and
43
, a local average SAR is measured in advance when they operate as an antenna at their corresponding first and second wireless communication frequencies under the same disposing conditions and as a result, the local average SAR is assumed to increase if the first antenna element
42
is operated as an antenna rather than the second antenna element
43
.
And, in
FIG. 13
with like symbols attached to those corresponding to parts of
FIG. 3
, the antenna bobbin
46
of an antenna casing
45
is provided with a line inserting hole part
46
A bored on an extension of the insertion guide
21
A of the insert part
21
.
Besides, in the line inserting hole part
46
A, a feeder line
44
bent at a nearly right angle to the first and the second antenna elements
42
and
43
is inserted. There, the first antenna element
42
is positioned on the back surface of the antenna casing
45
and the second antenna element
43
is positioned on the front surface thereof, both of which are glued to the antenna bobbin
46
.
In such a manner, this antenna casing
45
has the first antenna element
42
, the feeding point and the insertion guide
21
A all disposed in one line on its back surface.
Besides, in
FIG. 14
with like symbols attached to those corresponding to parts of
FIG. 9
, the antenna casing
45
has the other end side of a feeder spring
47
installed at the rear upper part of the internal surface of the insert part
21
which has a given elasticity and is pulled inside through the notch part
21
D of the insert part
21
.
And, the antenna casing
45
has the front end side of a feeder line
44
bent downward and brought into butt contact against the other end of the feeder spring
47
which is inserted in the line inserting hole part
46
A. In this situation, a bush
48
formed of an elastic member such as rubber in a T-shaped section is inserted over an extent from the interior of the antenna bobbin
46
to that of the insert part
21
and mated with them.
Consequently, in the antenna casing
45
, the feeder line
44
is pushed by the bush
48
to the other end of the feeder spring
47
, thus electrically connecting the feeder spring
47
and the feeder line
44
to each other and fixing them.
Such being the case, as mentioned above by referring to
FIG. 9
, the antenna apparatus
41
allows the insert part
21
of the antenna casing
22
to be put in the insert mount hole
11
C by inserting the insertion guide
21
A through the guiding groove part
11
CX and the respective corresponding nails
21
BY and
21
CY of the insertion fixing parts
21
B and
21
C in the insert part
21
are mated with the hollow parts
11
CY and
11
CZ in the insert mount hole
11
C, thereby enabling the antenna apparatus
14
to be inserted in and mounted to the casing case
11
.
Besides, at this time, the casing case
11
allows one end side of the feeder spring
47
to be brought almost into butt against the feeding electrode
32
of the circuit substrate
31
, thus enabling the electrical connection.
In this way, a cellular phone
40
has not only the first antenna element
42
but the feeder line
44
also to be disposed at the back surface side of the casing case
11
. In this way, the feeder line
44
irradiating electromagnetic waves can also be kept the most distant from a human body as well as the first and second antenna elements
42
and
43
during the telephone call.
With the above arrangement, the cellular phone
40
has a feeder line
44
provided in the frame portion
42
B of the root of the first antenna element
42
and the feeder line
44
is inserted in the line inserting hole part
46
A at the back surface of the antenna bobbin
46
of the antenna casing
45
and on an extension of the insertion guide
21
A of the insert part
21
to position the first and second antenna elements
42
and
43
, so that the first antenna element
42
is disposed at the back surface of the antenna bobbin
46
, thus allowing the first and second antenna elements
42
and
43
to be glued to the antenna bobbin
46
.
And, after electrically connecting the feeder line
48
to the feeder spring
47
at the back surface of the interior of the antenna casing
45
, this cellular phone
40
is so arranged as to insert and mount the relevant antenna apparatus
41
in and to the casing case
11
while regulating the insertion posture of an antenna apparatus
41
so as to direct the back surface side of the antenna casing
45
toward the side of the back surface
11
D of the casing case
11
.
Thus, as with First Embodiment, this cellular phone
40
can dispose the second antenna element
43
at the side of the front surface
11
A of the casing case
11
, the first antenna element
42
securely at the side of the back surface
11
D thereof and further the feeder line
44
securely at the side of the back surface
11
D thereof as well. As a result, not only the first antenna element
42
indicating a relatively high local average SAR but the feeder line
44
operating as another antenna and indicating also a relatively high local average SAR can be kept the most distant from a human body during the telephone call.
According to the above arrangement in the present invention, the feeder line
44
operating as another antenna together with the first antenna element
42
and similarly indicating a relatively high local average SAR can also be kept the most distant from a human body during the telephone call in addition to the effect obtained by First Embodiment, thus enabling a cellular phone to be implemented which can still more greatly reduce the local average SAR during the telephone call.
(3) Other Embodiments
Incidentally, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where a second antenna element
24
or
43
is so arranged as to be disposed at the side of the front surface
11
A of a casing case
11
was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and it is also allowable to keep second antenna elements
24
and
43
the nearest possible to first antenna elements
23
and
42
and moreover keep the second antenna elements
24
and
43
the most distant possible from a human body, thereby enabling the local average SAR observed when the second antenna elements
24
and
43
operate as an antenna to be reduced.
Furthermore, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where first and second antenna elements
23
/
42
and
24
/
43
formed of a conductive metal foil are so arranged as to be glued to the antenna bobbin
20
/
46
was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and first and second antenna elements can be formed according to various processes such as e.g. by forming first and second antenna elements formed of a conductive metal film on the antenna bobbin by the plating process or the deposition process.
Still further, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where two types of first and second antenna elements
23
/
42
and
24
/
43
were so arranged as to be used as an antenna element was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and at least two or more types of antenna elements can be so arranged as to be used corresponding to the number of used wireless communication system. Incidentally, in the case of using a plurality of antenna elements like this, a disposition of keeping an antenna element indicating the higher local average SAR the more distant from a human body under the same disposing conditions would enable the same effect as with First and Second Embodiments to be obtained.
Yet further, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where bushes
30
and
48
made of rubber are so arranged as to be used was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and if feeder lines
26
and
44
can be electrically connected to feeder springs
29
and
47
, various other bushes such as metal materials subjected to insulating treatment can be used.
Yet further, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where the present invention is so arranged as to be applicable to the cellular phones
10
and
40
described above by referring to
FIGS. 2 and 11
was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be widely applied to various other wireless communication apparatus such as transceiver and antenna apparatuss provided in these wireless communication apparatus if those are used near a human body during the telephone call.
Yet further, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where first and second antenna elements
23
and
24
as well as
42
and
43
formed of conductive metal foils mentioned above by referring to
FIGS. 4 and 12
were so arranged as to be applicable to at least two or more antenna elements different in length was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be widely applied to various other antenna elements such as first and second antenna elements
58
and
59
formed of a conductive wire rod as shown in
FIG. 15
, first and second antenna elements
62
and
63
as well as
64
and
65
formed of a conductive metal into one piece in various patterns together with feeder lines
60
and
61
as shown in
FIGS. 16 and 17
and antenna elements formed in various shapes such as shape of a meander or line.
Yet further, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where antenna casings
22
and
46
and an insert mount hole
11
C of a casing case
11
are so arranged as to be applicable as antenna disposing means disposed to keep an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor the more distant from a human body on the basis of the absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by the human body, measured in advance when individual antenna elements operate as antennas under the same disposing conditions, was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and is widely applicable to various other antenna disposing means if an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor can be disposed the more distant from a human body on the basis of the absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by the human body, measured in advance when individual antenna elements operate as antennas under the same disposing conditions.
Yet further, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where cylindrical antenna casings
22
and
45
were so arranged as to be applicable as antenna hold means for holding all individual antenna elements collectively was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and is widely applicable to various other antenna hold means such as prism-shaped and elliptic antenna casing or one having an antenna hold substrate
67
with a first antenna element
68
provided on one surface
67
A and a second antenna element
69
provided on the other surface
67
B as shown in
FIGS. 18A and 18B
if capable of holding all individual antenna elements collectively.
Yet further, in First and Second Embodiments, a case where cylindrical insert parts
21
of antenna casings
22
and
45
and an insert mount hole
11
C of a casing case
11
were so arranged as to be applicable as antenna installation means with antenna hold means installed was described, but the present invention is not limited to this and is widely applicable to installation means comprising a cylindrical insert part formed in the shape of approximately D and an insert mount hole in the corresponding shape of a casing case, installation means comprising an installation plate-shaped member
71
provided on an antenna casing
70
and a pedestal
73
with this member
71
fixed via a screw
72
as shown in
FIG. 19
or various other installation means if capable of installing antenna hold means.
Yet further, in First and Second Embodiments, there was described a case where line inserting mount hole parts
20
A and
46
A of antenna bobbins
20
and
46
and feeder lines
26
and
44
were so arranged as to be applied as antenna positioning means for positioning individual antenna elements to be held by antenna hold means so as to line up in decreasing order of absorption factor indicated by antenna elements, but the present invention is not limited to this and is widely applicable to other antenna positioning means of various configurations if individual antenna elements to be held by antenna hold means can be positioned so as to line up in decreasing order of absorption factor indicated by antenna elements.
Yet further, in First and Second Embodiments, there was described a case where insertion guide
21
A provided at insert parts
21
of antenna casings
22
and
45
and a guiding groove part
11
CX provided in insert mount hole
11
C of a casing case
11
were so arranged as to be applied as posture regulation means for regulating the installation posture of antenna hold means to installation means so as to keep an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor the more distant from a human body, but the present invention is not limited to this and is widely applicable to posture regulation means comprising a protruding portion
75
A of an installation plate-shaped member
75
provided in an antenna casing (unillustrated) and a corresponding recessed portion
77
A provided in a plate material
77
such as a circuit substrate to which the plate-shaped member
75
is installed via a screw
76
as shown in
FIG. 20
, posture regulation means comprising a recessed portion
78
A formed in accordance with a head
79
A of an oval countersunk screw
79
in an installation plate-shaped member
78
provided in an antenna casing (unillustrated) or various other posture regulation means as shown in
FIG. 21
if the installation posture in antenna hold means to installation means can be so regulated as to keep an antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor the more distant from the human body.
While there has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments of the invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be aimed, therefore, to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
- 1. An antenna apparatus comprising:two antenna elements respectively different in electrical length for receiving signals of different respective frequencies; and antenna disposing means for disposing a one of said two antenna elements indicating a higher absorption factor more distant from a human body than the other of said two antenna elements, on the basis of the absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by said human body, measured in advance when said two antenna elements operate respectively as antennas under the same disposing conditions.
- 2. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said two antenna elements are electrically connected to a common feeding point.
- 3. The antenna apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said antenna disposing means comprises:antenna hold means for holding said two antenna elements collectively; and installation means to which said antenna hold means is installed.
- 4. The antenna apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising antenna positioning means for positioning said two antenna elements held by said antenna hold means in such an arrangement ordered in sequence from a higher to a lower absorption factor thereof.
- 5. The antenna apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising posture regulation means for regulating an installation posture of said antenna hold means to said installation means so as to keep said antenna element indicating a higher absorption factor the more distant from said human body.
- 6. An antenna apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor has a given location serving for said common feeding point and a feeder line electrically connected to a feeding point together with the other of said two antenna elements and said antenna hold means holds said feeder line the most distant from said human body.
- 7. A wireless communication apparatus using two types of wireless communication systems using respectively two different wireless communication frequencies, said apparatus comprising:two antenna elements different in respective electrical length corresponding to said two wireless communication frequencies; and antenna disposing means for disposing a one of said two antenna elements indicating a higher absorption factor at a greater distance from a user's body on the basis of the absorption factor of electromagnetic waves absorbed by said user's body, measured in advance when said two antenna elements operate respectively as antennas under the same disposing conditions.
- 8. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said two antenna elements are electrically connected to a common feeding point.
- 9. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said antenna disposing means comprises:antenna hold means for holding said two antenna elements collectively; and installation means to which said antenna hold means is installed.
- 10. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising antenna positioning means for positioning said two antenna elements to be held by said antenna hold means in such an arrangement ordered in sequence from a higher to a lower absorption factor thereof.
- 11. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 10 further comprising posture regulation means for regulating an installation posture of said antenna hold means to said installation means so as to keep said antenna element indicating a higher absorption factor the more distant from said human body.
- 12. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said antenna element indicating the higher absorption factor has a given location serving for said common feeding point and a feeder line electrically connected to the feeding point together with the other of said two antenna elements and said antenna hold means holds said feeder line the most distant from said human body.
Priority Claims (1)
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Date |
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2000-083275 |
Mar 2000 |
JP |
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