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US 7,030,817 B2Granted
Broadband antenna apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHisato Asai, Shinichi Kuroda, Tomoya Yamaura
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Abstract
A broadband antenna apparatus includes a conducting ground plate, on which a three-dimensional member rests. A radiating conductor is stuck or printed on the three-dimensional member in such a manner that at least part of the radiating conductor is opposite to at least part of the ground plate. A wavelength shortening effect is achieved by the interposition of the three-dimensional member between the opposite parts of ground plate 1 and radiating conductor. This effect makes the broadband antenna apparatus smaller and lower in structure.
Claims1
A broadband antenna apparatus comprising:
- a substrate having a conducting ground plate;
- a three-dimensional polyhedron member disposed on the substrate;
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- a radiating conductor disposed on at least two adjacent sides of the three-dimensional polyhedron member and having a feedpoint positioned adjacent to, but electrically insulated from, the conducting ground plate, and said feedpoint configured to have electrical power transmitted thereto by a feed mechanism, the radiating conductor including a plurality of semicircular patterns formed on the each of said two adjacent sides of the three-dimensional polyhedron member;
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- resistive material interposed between, and connecting, the plurality of semicircular patterns.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.