TECHNICAL FIELD
The disclosure relates to a multi-feed antenna design, and more particularly, to a multi-feed antenna architecture that may achieve high integration.
BACKGROUND
In order to improve wireless communication quality and data transmission rate, applications of MIMO (Multi-Input Multi-Output System) multi-antenna arrays, pattern-variable multi-antenna array architectures, and high-gain multi-antenna arrays have become popular. Therefore, a multi-antenna co-joined design with an advantage of high integration has become one of popular research topics. However, how to successfully design a broadband antenna unit into a highly integrated multi-antenna array while achieving advantages of good matching and good isolation is a technical challenge that is not easy to overcome.
When multiple antennas operating in the same frequency band are integrated into an antenna array, mutual coupling interference may occur. As a result, isolation between multi-antenna feeding ports becomes worse, which in turn leads to attenuation of radiation characteristics and antenna efficiency, and also causes a decrease in the data transmission rate, making it more difficult to implement multi-antenna integration. Some previous technical documents have proposed methods by designing resonant structures on the ground area between multi-antennas as a coupling energy isolator to improve the energy isolation between the antennas. However, such a design method may cause additional coupling currents to be excited, increasing correlation coefficients between the antennas. It may also increase an overall size of the multi-antenna array, causing instability during manufacturing process and thus increasing mass production costs. Therefore, it is not easy to be widely implemented in various communication equipments or devices.
Therefore, a design method for a highly integrated antenna array that may solve the above issues is required, so as to meet requirements for practical applications of future wireless communication devices or equipment supporting high data rate transmission.
SUMMARY
In view of the above, an embodiment of the disclosure discloses an integrated multi-feed antenna. Some practical implementations based the embodiments may solve the above technical issues.
According to an embodiment, the disclosure provides an integrated multi-feed antenna. The multi-feed antenna array includes a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a plurality of feeding conductor lines. The second conductor layer has a first center position. The second conductor layer has a closed slit structure. The closed slit structure surrounds the first center position to encircle forming a center region. The second conductor layer is spaced apart from the first conductor layer at a first interval. Each of the feeding conductor lines has one end electrically connected or electrically coupled to the second conductor layer, and each has another end electrically connected to a signal source. Each of the feeding conductor lines excites the second conductor layer to generate at least one resonant mode. The resonant modes cover at least one identical wireless communication band.
In order for the above and other contents of the disclosure to be more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with drawings are described in detail below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1A is a structural diagram of an integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 1B is a curve diagram of return loss of the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 1C is a curve diagram of isolation of the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 2A is a structural diagram of an integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 2B is a curve diagram of return loss of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 2C is a curve diagram of isolation of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 2D is a curve diagram of radiation efficiency of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of an integrated multi-feed antenna 3 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of an integrated multi-feed antenna 4 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of the integrated multi-feed antenna 4 provided with a plurality of sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array 5 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS
FIG. 1A is a structural diagram of an integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1A, the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 includes a first conductor layer 11, a second conductor layer 12, and a plurality of feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133. The second conductor layer 12 has a first center position 121. The second conductor layer 12 also has a closed slit structure 122. The closed slit structure 122 surrounds the first center position 121 to encircle forming a center region 123. The second conductor layer 12 is spaced apart from the first conductor layer 11 at a first interval d1. Each of the feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 has one end electrically coupled to the second conductor layer 12, and each has another end electrically connected to signal sources 141, 142, and 143. Each of the feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 excites the second conductor layer 12 to generate at least one resonant mode 1411, 1421, and 1431 (as shown in FIG. 1B). The resonant modes 1411, 1421, and 1431 cover at least one identical wireless communication band 15 (as shown in FIG. 1B).
The closed slit structure 122 has a slit interval s1. The slit interval s1 is between 0.001 wavelength and 0.08 wavelength of a lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 15 (as shown in FIG. 1B, 4.6 GHz to 4.9 GHZ). An area of the center region 123 is less than an area of the second conductor layer 12, and the area of the center region 123 is between 0.01 times and 0.43 times the area of the second conductor layer 12. The area of the second conductor layer 12 is less than an area of the first conductor layer 11, and the area of the second conductor layer 12 is between 0.13 wavelength squared and 0.79 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 15. The area of the center region 123 is between 0.018 wavelength squared and 0.35 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 15. The number of feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 is three. The number of feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 is greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5. The feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 are located between the first conductor layer 11 and the second conductor layer 12. Each of the feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 has one end electrically coupled to the second conductor layer 12, and there are coupling intervals s131, s132, and s133 between each of the feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 and the second conductor layer 12. The coupling intervals s131, s132, and s133 are between 0.005 wavelength and 0.19 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 15. The first interval d1 is between 0.0023 wavelength and 0.29 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 15. The signal sources 141, 142, and 143 are transmission lines, impedance matching circuits, amplifier circuits, feeding networks, switch circuits, connector components, filter circuits, integrated circuit chips, or radio frequency front-end modules. In practical applications, the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 may be manufactured and assembled using, but is not limited to, a circuit board process, a conductor cutting process, a plastic injection molding process, and a plastic metallization process. The integrated multi-feed antenna 1 may be provided with multiple sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
In FIG. 1A, in the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure, the second conductor layer 12 is designed to have the closed slit structure 122, and the closed slit structure 122 is designed to surround the first center position 121 to encircle and form the center region 123. The closed slit structure 122 is designed to have the slit interval s1. The slit interval s1 is between 0.001 wavelength and 0.08 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 15 (as shown in FIG. 1B, 4.6 GHz to 4.9 GHZ), which may effectively suppress an energy coupling level of resonant currents at the second conductor layer 12 excited by the feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 in, and successfully achieve good isolation between the resonant modes 1411, 1421, and 1431 (as shown in FIG. 1C), achieving technical effects of co-construction and integration of the multiple signal sources. In addition, the area of the center region 123 is designed to be between 0.01 times and 0.43 times the area of the second conductor layer 12. The area of the center region 123 is designed to be between 0.018 wavelength squared and 0.35 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 15. Hence, the input impedance between the feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 and the second conductor layer 12 may be optimized to successfully achieve a good impedance matching level of the resonant modes 1411, 1421, and 1431 (as shown in FIG. 1B). Therefore, the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may achieve a technical effect of multi-antenna compatible integration. The integrated multi-feed antenna 1 may be provided with a plurality of sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
FIG. 1B is a curve diagram of return loss of the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The conductor cutting process is selected for implementation of production and assembly, and conducts experiments with the following dimensions. A distance of the slit interval s1 is about 0.89 mm. A distance of the first interval d1 is about 8.3 mm. The area of the center region 123 is approximately 15.2 mm2. The area of the second conductor layer 12 is approximately 641.1 mm2. Distances of the coupling intervals s131, s132, and s133 are all approximately 1.6 mm. As shown in FIG. 1B, each of the feeding conductor lines 131, 132, and 133 successfully excites the second conductor layer 12 to generate the at least one resonant mode 1411, 1421, and 1431 with good impedance matching (as shown in FIG. 1B), covering the at least one identical wireless communication band 15 (as shown in FIG. 1B, 4.6 GHz to 4.9 GHz). In this embodiment, a frequency range of the wireless communication band 15 is 4.6 GHz to 4.9 GHZ, and the lowest operating frequency of the first communication band 15 is 4.6 GHz. FIG. 1C is a curve diagram of isolation of the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1C, a curve of isolation between the signal source 141 and the signal source 142 is 1412, a curve of isolation between the signal source 141 and the signal source 143 is 1413, and a curve of isolation between the signal source 142 and the signal source 143 is 1423. As shown in FIG. 1D, good isolation may be achieved between the multiple signal source 141 and signal sources 142 and 143 of the integrated multi-feed antenna 1.
The operation of the communication band and experimental data covered in FIGS. 1B and 1C are only for the purpose of experimentally proving technical effects of the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure in FIG. 1A. It is not used to limit the operation of the communication band, applications, and specifications that the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 in the disclosure may cover in the practical applications. The integrated multi-feed antenna may be provided with multiple sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
FIG. 2A is a structural diagram of an integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2A, the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 includes a first conductor layer 21, a second conductor layer 22, and a plurality of feeding conductor lines 231 and 232. The second conductor layer 22 has a first center position 221. The second conductor layer 22 also has a closed slit structure 222. The closed slit structure 222 surrounds the first center position 221 to encircle forming a center region 223. The second conductor layer 22 is spaced apart from the first conductor layer 21 at a first interval d1. Each of the feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 has one end electrically connected to the second conductor layer 22, and each has another end electrically connected to signal sources 241 and 242. Each of the feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 excites the second conductor layer 22 to generate at least one resonant mode 2411 and 2421. The resonant modes 2411 and 2421 cover at least one identical wireless communication band 25 (such as shown in FIG. 2B). The integrated multi-feed antenna 2 in this embodiment also has a third conductor layer 26. The second conductor layer 22 is located between the first conductor layer 21 and the third conductor layer 26. The third conductor layer 26 is spaced apart from the second conductor layer 22 at a second interval d2. The second interval d2 is between 0.011 wavelength and 0.23 wavelength of a lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 25. An area of the third conductor layer 26 is less than an area of the first conductor layer 21, and the area of the third conductor layer 26 is between 0.13 wavelength squared and 0.83 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 25. The third conductor layer 26 has a second center position 261, and the second center position 261 is aligned with the first center position 221 of the second conductor layer 22.
The closed slit structure 222 has a slit interval s1. The slit interval s1 is between 0.001 wavelength and 0.08 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 25 (as shown in FIG. 2B, 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHZ). An area of the center region 223 is less than an area of the second conductor layer 22, and the area of the center region 223 is between 0.01 times and 0.43 times of the area of the second conductor layer 22. The area of the second conductor layer 22 is less than the area of the first conductor layer 21, and the area of the second conductor layer 22 is between 0.13 wavelength squared and 0.79 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 25. The area of the center region 223 is between 0.018 wavelength squared and 0.35 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 25. The number of feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 is two. The number of feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 is greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5. The feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 are located between the first conductor layer 21 and the second conductor layer 22. Each of the feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 has one end electrically coupled to the second conductor layer 22. The first interval d1 is between 0.0023 wavelength and 0.29 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 25. The signal sources 241 and 242 are transmission lines, impedance matching circuits, amplifier circuits, feeding networks, switch circuits, connector components, filter circuits, integrated circuit chips, or radio frequency front-end modules. In practical applications, the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 may be manufactured and assembled using, but is not limited to, a circuit board process, a conductor cutting process, a plastic injection molding process, and a plastic metallization process. The integrated multi-feed antenna 2 may be provided with a plurality of sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
In FIG. 2A, in the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure, each of the feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 is designed to be electrically connected to the second conductor layer 22. It is designed to have the third conductor layer 26. The second conductor layer 22 is located between the first conductor layer 21 and the third conductor layer 26, which is not exactly the same as the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 in the embodiment. However, in the integrated multi-feed antenna 2, the second conductor layer 22 is also designed to have the closed slit structure 222, and the closed slit structure 222 is designed to surround the first center position 221 to encircle forming the center region 223. The closed slit structure 222 is also designed to have the slit interval s1. The slit interval s1 is between 0.001 wavelength and 0.08 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 25, which could also effectively suppress an energy coupling level of resonant currents at the second conductor layer 22 excited by the feeding conductor lines 231 and 232, and successfully achieve good isolation between the resonant modes 2411 and 2421 (as shown in FIG. 2C), achieving technical effects of co-construction and integration of the signal sources 241 and 242. In addition, the area of the center region 223 is also designed to be between 0.01 times and 0.43 times the area of the second conductor layer 22. The area of the center region 223 is designed to be between 0.018 wavelength squared and 0.35 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band 25. Input impedance between the feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 and the second conductor layer 22 could also be optimized to successfully achieve a good impedance matching level of the resonant modes 2411 and 2421 (as shown in FIG. 2B). Therefore, the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure could also achieve the same technical effect of multi-antenna compatible integration as the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to the embodiment. The integrated multi-feed antenna 2 may also be provided with multiple sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
FIG. 2B is a curve diagram of return loss of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. A circuit board (a Dk value is approximately 3.48, and a Df value is approximately 0.003) is selected for implementation of production and assembly, and conducts experiments with the following dimensions. A distance of the slit interval s1 is approximately 0.33 mm. A distance of the first interval d1 is about 1 mm. The area of the center region 223 is approximately 12.6 mm2. The area of the second conductor layer 22 is approximately 530.7 mm2. The area of the third conductor layer 26 is approximately 855.3 mm2. A distance of the second interval d2 is approximately 5.5 mm. As shown in FIG. 2B, each of the feeding conductor lines 231 and 232 successfully excites the second conductor layer 22 to generate the at least one resonant mode 2411 and 2421 with good impedance matching (as shown in FIG. 2B), covering the at least one identical wireless communication band 25 (as shown in FIG. 2B, 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHZ). In this embodiment, a frequency range of the wireless communication band 25 is 3.3 GHZ to 3.8 GHZ, and the lowest operating frequency of the first communication band 25 is 3.3 GHZ. FIG. 2C is a curve diagram of isolation of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2C, a curve of isolation between the signal source 241 and the signal source 242 is 2412. As shown in FIG. 2C, good isolation may be achieved between the multiple signal source 241 and signal source 242 of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2. FIG. 2D is a curve diagram of radiation efficiency of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. A curve of radiation efficiency of the signal source 241 is 24111, and a curve of radiation efficiency of the signal source 242 is 24211. As shown in FIG. 2D, the resonant modes 2411 and 2421 of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 could both achieve good radiation efficiency.
The operation of the communication band and experimental data covered in FIGS. 2B, 2C, and 2D are only for the purpose of experimentally proving technical effects of the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 according to an embodiment of the disclosure in FIG. 2A. It is not used to limit the operation of the communication band, applications, and specifications that the integrated multi-feed antenna 2 in the disclosure may cover in the practical applications. The integrated multi-feed antenna 2 may be provided with a plurality of sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of an integrated multi-feed antenna 3 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the integrated multi-feed antenna 3 includes a first conductor layer 31, a second conductor layer 32, and a plurality of feeding conductor lines 331 and 332. The second conductor layer 32 has a first center position 321. The second conductor layer 32 also has a closed slit structure 322. The closed slit structure 322 surrounds the first center position 321 to encircle and form a center region 323. The center region 323 has a center slot structure 3231. The closed slit structure 322 has two electrically short-circuiting structures 3221 and 3222. The electrically short-circuiting structures 3221 and 3222 are electrically connected to the center region 323 and the second conductor layer 32. The second conductor layer 32 is spaced apart from the first conductor layer 31 at a first interval d1. Each of the feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 has one end electrically connected to the second conductor layer 32, and each has another end electrically connected to signal sources 341 and 342. Each of the feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 excites the second conductor layer 32 to generate at least one resonant mode. The resonant modes cover at least one identical wireless communication band.
The closed slit structure 322 has a slit interval s1. The slit interval s1 is between 0.001 wavelength and 0.08 wavelength of a lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. An area of the center region 323 is less than an area of the second conductor layer 32, and is between 0.01 times and 0.43 times of the area of the second conductor layer 32. The area of the second conductor layer 32 is less than an area of the first conductor layer 31, and the area of the second conductor layer 32 is between 0.13 wavelength squared and 0.79 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. The area of the center region 323 is between 0.018 wavelength squared and 0.35 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. The number of feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 is two. The number of feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 is greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5. Each of the feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 has one end electrically connected to the second conductor layer 32. The feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 are parallel to the second conductor layer 32. The feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 may also be disposed between the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32, and be parallel to the second conductor layer 32 and have a coupling interval from the second conductor layer 32. The first interval d1 is between 0.0023 wavelength and 0.29 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. The signal sources 341 and 342 are transmission lines, impedance matching circuits, amplifier circuits, feeding networks, switch circuits, connector components, filter circuits, integrated circuit chips, or radio frequency front-end modules. In practical applications, the integrated multi-feed antenna 3 may be manufactured and assembled using, but is not limited to, a circuit board process, a conductor cutting process, a plastic injection molding process, and a plastic metallization process. The integrated multi-feed antenna 3 may be provided with multiple sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
In FIG. 3, in the integrated multi-feed antenna 3 according to an embodiment of the disclosure, each of the feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 is designed to be electrically connected to the second conductor layer 32, and be parallel to the second conductor layer 32. The center region 323 is designed to have the center slot structure 3231. In addition, the closed slit structure 322 is designed to have the two electrically short-circuiting structures 3221 and 3222, and a shape of the second conductor layer 32 is square, which is not exactly the same as the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 in the embodiment. However, in the integrated multi-feed antenna 3, the second conductor layer 32 is also designed to have the closed slit structure 322, and the closed slit structure 322 is also designed to surround the first center position 321 to encircle and form the center region 323. The closed slit structure 322 is also designed to have the slit interval s1. The slit interval s1 is between 0.001 wavelength and 0.08 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band, which could also effectively suppress an energy coupling level of resonant currents at the second conductor layer 32 excited by the feeding conductor lines 331 and 332, and could also successfully achieve good isolation between the resonant modes, achieving technical effects of co-construction and integration of the multiple signal sources 341 and 342. In addition, the area of the center region 323 is also designed to be between 0.01 times and 0.43 times the area of the second conductor layer 32. The area of the center region 323 is also designed to be between 0.018 wavelength squared and 0.35 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. Hence, input impedance between the feeding conductor lines 331 and 332 and the second conductor layer 32 could also be optimized to successfully achieve a good impedance matching level of the resonant modes. Therefore, the integrated multi-feed antenna 3 according to an embodiment of the disclosure could also achieve the same technical effect of multi-antenna compatible integration as the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to the embodiment. The integrated multi-feed antenna 3 may also be provided with a plurality of sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of an integrated multi-feed antenna 4 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the integrated multi-feed antenna 4 includes a first conductor layer 41, a second conductor layer 42, and a plurality of feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433. The second conductor layer 42 has a first center position 421. The second conductor layer 42 also has a closed slit structure 422. The closed slit structure 422 surrounds the first center position 421 to encircle and form a center region 423. The center region 423 is electrically connected to the first conductor layer 41 through a grounding conductor line 4232. The second conductor layer 42 is spaced apart from the first conductor layer 41 at a first interval d1. The shape of the second conductor layer 42 is substantially circular. Each of the feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433 has one end electrically connected to the second conductor layer 42, and each has another end electrically connected to signal sources 441, 442, and 443. Each of the feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433 excites the second conductor layer 42 to generate at least one resonant mode. The multiple resonant modes cover at least one identical wireless communication band. The integrated multi-feed antenna 4 in this embodiment has a third conductor layer 46. The second conductor layer 42 is located between the first conductor layer 41 and the third conductor layer 46. The third conductor layer 46 is spaced apart from the second conductor layer 42 at a second interval d2. The third conductor layer 46 is substantially square in shape. The second interval d2 is between 0.011 wavelength and 0.23 wavelength of a lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. An area of the third conductor layer 46 is less than an area of the first conductor layer 41, and the area of the third conductor layer 46 is between 0.13 wavelength squared and 0.83 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. The third conductor layer 46 has a second center position 461, and the second center position 461 is aligned with the first center position 421 of the second conductor layer 42.
The closed slit structure 422 has a slit interval s1. The slit interval s1 is between 0.001 wavelength and 0.08 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. An area of the center region 423 is less than an area of the second conductor layer 42, and is between 0.01 times and 0.43 times of the area of the second conductor layer 42. The area of the second conductor layer 42 is less than the area of the first conductor layer 41, and the area of the second conductor layer 42 is between 0.13 wavelength squared and 0.79 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. The area of the center region 423 is between 0.018 wavelength squared and 0.35 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. The number of feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433 is three. The number of feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433 is greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5. The feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433 are located between the first conductor layer 41 and the second conductor layer 42. Each of the feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433 has one end electrically connected to the second conductor layer 42. The first interval d1 is between 0.0023 wavelength and 0.29 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. The signal sources 441, 442, and 443 are transmission lines, impedance matching circuits, amplifier circuits, feeding networks, switch circuits, connector components, filter circuits, integrated circuit chips, or radio frequency front-end modules. In practical applications, the integrated multi-feed antenna 4 may be manufactured and assembled using, but is not limited to, a circuit board process, a conductor cutting process, a plastic injection molding process, and a plastic metallization process. The integrated multi-feed antenna 4 may be provided with multiple sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
In FIG. 4, in the integrated multi-feed antenna 4 according to an embodiment of the disclosure, each of the feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433 is designed to be electrically connected to the second conductor layer 42, and the center region 423 is designed to be electrically connected to the first conductor layer 41 through the grounding conductor line 4232. It is designed to have the third conductor layer 46. The second conductor layer 42 is located between the first conductor layer 41 and the third conductor layer 46, which is not exactly the same as the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 in the embodiment. However, in the integrated multi-feed antenna 4, the second conductor layer 42 is also designed to have the closed slit structure 422, and the closed slit structure 422 is designed to surround the first center position 421 to encircle forming the center region 423. The closed slit structure 422 is designed to have the slit interval s1. The slit interval s1 is between 0.001 wavelength and 0.08 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band, which could also effectively suppress an energy coupling level of resonant currents at the second conductor layer 42 excited by the feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433, and successfully achieve good isolation between the resonant modes, also achieving technical effects of co-construction and integration of the multiple signal sources 441, 442, and 443. In addition, the area of the center region 423 is designed to be between 0.01 times and 0.43 times the area of the second conductor layer 42. The area of the center region 423 is designed to be between 0.018 wavelength squared and 0.35 wavelength squared of the lowest operating frequency of the wireless communication band. Hence, the input impedance between the feeding conductor lines 431, 432, and 433 and the second conductor layer 42 could also be optimized to successfully achieve a good impedance matching level of the resonant modes. Therefore, the integrated multi-feed antenna 4 according to an embodiment of the disclosure could also achieve the same technical effect of multi-antenna compatible integration as the integrated multi-feed antenna 1 according to the embodiment. The integrated multi-feed antenna 4 may also be provided with a plurality of sets to form an integrated multi-feed antenna array, which may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks.
FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of three sets of the integrated multi-feed antenna 4 (as shown in FIG. 4) forming an integrated multi-feed antenna array 5 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The signal sources could be transmission lines, impedance matching circuits, amplifier circuits, feeding networks, switch circuits, connector components, filter circuits, integrated circuit chips, or radio frequency front-end modules. In practical applications, the integrated multi-feed antenna 5 may be manufactured and assembled using, but is not limited to, a circuit board process, a conductor cutting process, a plastic injection molding process, and a plastic metallization process. The integrated multi-feed antenna 5 may be applied to multi-input multi-output antenna systems, pattern switching antenna systems, or beam forming antenna systems, or increase radiating gain through electrical connection of transmission lines or radio frequency feeding networks. FIG. 5 is only one of the embodiments of the integrated multi-feed antenna provided with multiple sets to form the integrated multi-feed antenna array in the disclosure. It is not used to limit the number, combination, shape and arrangement of the integrated multi-feed antenna array that may be combined in practical application situations.
Based on the above, although the disclosure has been disclosed in the above embodiments, the embodiments are not intended to limit the disclosure. Those skilled in the art to which the disclosure belongs may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the disclosure shall be defined by the appended claims.
Patent Application
20250210857
