This application claims the benefit of priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 112133962, filed on Sep. 7, 2023. The entire content of the above identified application is incorporated herein by reference.
Some references, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, may be cited and discussed in the description of this disclosure. The citation and/or discussion of such references is provided merely to clarify the description of the present disclosure and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the disclosure described herein. All references cited and discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference was individually incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to an antenna, and more particularly to an antenna system, an antenna device, and an antenna structure.
Since there is no specific restriction on or specific design for the operational range of existing wireless reading devices, the existing wireless reading devices often encounter interference from nearby frequency bands during operation. In view of the above, a reasonable design has been proposed to effectively improve the aforementioned defects.
The embodiments of the present disclosure aim to provide an antenna system, an antenna device, and an antenna structure that effectively improve the potential defects associated with existing wireless reading devices.
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an antenna device that includes an antenna structure and a communication element. The antenna structure includes a ring-shaped segment, a bandwidth adjustment segment, and a frequency adjustment segment. The ring-shaped segment includes a first end portion, a second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion, and a surrounding portion connected between the first end portion and the second end portions. A gap is formed between the first end portion and the second end portion, and the first end portion, the second end portion, and the surrounding portion jointly define a layout region that is in spatial communication with the gap. The bandwidth adjustment segment is located within the layout region and connected to the first end portion and a part of the surrounding portion adjacent to the first end portion. The bandwidth adjustment segment has a first length along a first direction. The frequency adjustment segment is located within the layout region and connected to the bandwidth adjustment segment. The frequency adjustment segment has a second length along the first direction, and the second length is greater than the first length. The communication element is electrically connected to the first end portion and the second end portion of the ring-shaped segment of the antenna structure. A three-dimensional sensing space is established by the antenna structure through the communication element, so as to enable the antenna structure to obtain signals from at least one sensor located within the three-dimensional sensing space.
In another aspect, the present disclosure provides an antenna structure that includes a ring-shaped segment, a bandwidth adjustment segment, and a frequency adjustment segment. The ring-shaped segment has a first end portion, a second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion, and a surrounding portion connected between the first end portion and the second end portion. A gap is formed between the first end portion and the second end portion, and the first end portion, the second end portion, and the surrounding portion jointly define a layout region that is in spatial communication with the gap. The bandwidth adjustment segment is located within the layout region and connected to the first end portion and a part of the surrounding portion adjacent to the first end portion. The bandwidth adjustment segment has a first length along a first direction. The frequency adjustment segment is located within the layout region and connected to the bandwidth adjustment segment. The frequency adjustment segment has a second length along the first direction, and the second length is greater than the first length. A three-dimensional sensing space is established by the antenna structure through a communication element, so as to enable the antenna structure to obtain signals from at least one sensor located within the three-dimensional sensing space.
In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides an antenna system that includes an antenna device and a plurality of sensors. The antenna device includes an antenna structure and a communication element. The antenna structure includes a ring-shaped segment, a bandwidth adjustment segment, and a frequency adjustment segment. The ring-shaped segment has a first end portion, a second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion, and a surrounding portion connected between the first end portion and the second end portion. A gap is formed between the first end portion and the second end portion, and the first end portion, the second end portion, and the surrounding portion jointly define a layout region that is in spatial communication with the gap. The bandwidth adjustment segment is located within the layout region and connected to the first end portion and a part of the surrounding portion adjacent to the first end portion. The bandwidth adjustment segment has a first length along a first direction. The frequency adjustment segment is located within the layout region and connected to the bandwidth adjustment segment. The frequency adjustment segment has a second length along the first direction, and the second length is greater than the first length. The communication element is electrically connected to the first end portion and the second end portion of the ring-shaped segment of the antenna structure. A three-dimensional sensing space is established by the antenna structure through the communication element. The plurality of sensors are respectively placed in a plurality of independent chambers located within the three-dimensional sensing space, so that the antenna device is able to obtain signals from the plurality of sensors.
In summary, the antenna system, antenna device, and antenna structure disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure generate the three-dimensional sensing space of a predefined range by using the antenna structure in cooperation with the communication element, facilitating the accurate acquisition of signals from at least one sensor located within the three-dimensional sensing space and effectively avoiding external interference. These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings and their captions, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.
The described embodiments may be better understood by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:
The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
In addition, the term “or”, as used herein, should include any one or a combination of the associated enlisted items, as the case may be. The term “connect” in the context of the present disclosure means there is a physical connection between two elements and is directly or indirectly connected. The term “couple” in the context of the present disclosure means there is no physical connection between two separated elements, and the two elements are instead connected by their electric field energy where the electric field energy generated by the current of one element excites the electric field energy of the other element.
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Furthermore, the plurality of sensors 20 are respectively placed in the plurality of chambers 200 and are located within a three-dimensional sensing space S established by the antenna device 10, so that the antenna device 10 can obtain signals from the plurality of sensors 20. However, the antenna device 10 preferably does not or cannot obtain signals from any external sensor 20a located outside of the three-dimensional sensing space S. For ease of understanding this embodiment, as shown in
It should be noted that although the antenna device 10 in this embodiment is described as being cooperated with the plurality of sensors 20, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments of the present disclosure not shown in the drawings, the antenna device 10 can be used alone (e.g., sold) or can be cooperated with other components (e.g., the antenna device 10 can be cooperated with at least one sensor 20 located in a same one of the chamber 200); or, a quantity of the sensors 20 and a quantity of the chambers 200 can be adjusted according to design requirements (e.g., the quantity of the sensors 20 can be three or more, and the quantity of the chambers 200 can also be three or more).
The antenna device 10 includes an antenna structure 1 and a communication element 2 electrically connected to the antenna structure 1, so that the antenna structure 1 can establish the three-dimensional sensing space S through the communication element 2, thereby obtaining signals from at least one sensor 20 located within the three-dimensional sensing space S.
Furthermore, the three-dimensional sensing space S is generally spherical, and its radius can be changed by adjusting the transmission power of the communication element 2 according to actual needs. For example, the range of the three-dimensional sensing space S is changeable by adjusting the operation of the communication element 2 between a first transmission power and a second transmission power that is greater than the first transmission power. Specifically, the communication element 2 operating at the first transmission power can generate a smaller three-dimensional sensing space S (e.g.,
Additionally, the specific implementation type of the communication element 2 can be adjusted according to different design requirements. In this embodiment, the communication element 2 is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) receiver, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
It should also be noted that although the antenna structure 1 in this embodiment is described as being cooperated with the communication element 2, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments of the present disclosure not shown in the drawings, the antenna structure 1 can be used alone (e.g., sold) or can be cooperated with other components. The specific structure of the antenna structure 1 will be described below, and the connection relationship between the antenna structure 1 and other components will be explained.
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Specifically, the ring-shaped segment 11 has a first end portion 111, a second end portion 112 spaced apart from the first end portion 111, and a surrounding portion 113 connected between the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112. In this embodiment, a gap G1 is formed between the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112, the ring-shaped segment 11 defines a reference axis L parallel to a first direction D1 and passing through the gap G1, and the ring-shaped segment 11 is preferably mirror-symmetrical to the reference axis L, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
The first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112 are each a strip-shaped structure perpendicular to the first direction D1, the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112 are arranged in a straight line along a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1, and the communication element 2 is electrically connected to the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112. Furthermore, the distance between the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112 (i.e., the width of the gap G1) is less than or equal to 1% of the circumference of the ring-shaped segment 11.
The surrounding portion 113 is generally U-shaped, with its two ends respectively connected perpendicularly to the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112, so that the first end portion 111, the second end portion 112, and the surrounding portion 113 jointly define (e.g., collectively enclose or surround) a layout region R that is in spatial communication with the gap G1. That is, the layout region R (or the ring-shaped segment 11) in
The bandwidth adjustment segment 12 and the frequency adjustment segment 13 are located within the layout region R and generally occupy 20% to 55% of the area of the layout region R, but are not limited thereto. The bandwidth adjustment segment 12 is connected to the first end portion 111 and a part of the surrounding portion 113 adjacent to the first end portion 111 (e.g., the right upper part of the surrounding portion 113 shown in
In this embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment segment 12 is generally rectangular and completely located at the upper side of the reference axis L as shown in
Furthermore, as shown in
Moreover, the frequency adjustment segment 13 is connected to the bandwidth adjustment segment 12 (at the bottom edge of the bandwidth adjustment segment 12) and arranged along the second direction D2, with a configuration distance G2 separating it from another part of the surrounding portion 113 adjacent to the second end portion 112 (e.g., the right lower part of the surrounding portion 113 in
Furthermore, the frequency adjustment segment 13 is a strip-shaped structure parallel to the first direction D1, and in this embodiment, the frequency adjustment segment 13 is arranged along the reference axis L, so that one end of the frequency adjustment segment 13 is adjacent to the gap G1, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The frequency adjustment segment 13 has a first long side 131 on one side thereof and a second long side 132 on an opposite side thereof, and the bandwidth adjustment segment 12 is connected to the first long side 131 of the frequency adjustment segment 13. In other words, the bandwidth adjustment segment 12 is connected between the frequency adjustment segment 13 and the surrounding portion 113 along the second direction D2.
Specifically, the frequency adjustment segment 13 has a second length L2 along the first direction D1 and a second width W2 along the second direction D2. In this embodiment, the second length L2 is greater than the first length L1 but less than or equal to 25% of the circumference (or 25% of the wavelength corresponding to the center frequency), and the second width W2 is greater than the width of the gap G1 but less than the first width W1.
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Furthermore, the shape of the ring-shaped segment 11 is described as a rectangular shape shown in
In summary, the antenna system 100 (or the antenna device 10) in this embodiment can generate the three-dimensional sensing space S of a predefined range through the cooperation between the antenna structure 1 and the communication element 2, facilitating the accurate acquisition of signals from at least one of the sensors 20 located within the three-dimensional sensing space S and effectively avoiding external interference.
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In this embodiment, as shown in
Specifically, the auxiliary adjustment segment 14 has a third length L3 along the first direction D1 and a width W3 along the second direction D2. The third length L3 is less than the first length L1, and the width W3 of the auxiliary adjustment segment 14 is less than the configuration distance G2. In other words, the auxiliary adjustment segment 14 is spaced apart from the another part of the surrounding portion 113 (e.g., the right lower part of the surrounding portion 113 shown in
Furthermore, as shown in
Additionally, the frequency adjustment segment 13 shown in
In conclusion, the antenna system, antenna device, and antenna structure disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure generate the three-dimensional sensing space of a predefined range by using the antenna structure in cooperation with the communication element, facilitating the accurate acquisition of signals from at least one sensor located within the three-dimensional sensing space and effectively avoiding external interference.
Furthermore, the antenna structure disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure achieves a larger bandwidth (e.g., approximately doubled) under a preset center frequency by arranging the bandwidth adjustment segment and the frequency adjustment segment with specific conditions (e.g., the second length being greater than the first length) at specific positions within the layout region of the ring-shaped segment.
Additionally, the antenna structure disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure can further increase the bandwidth by arranging an auxiliary adjustment segment with specific conditions at a specific position within the layout region of the ring-shaped segment.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
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112133962 | Sep 2023 | TW | national |