Multi-band antenna and communications device
11563272 ยท 2023-01-24
Assignee
Inventors
- Xue Bai (Dongguan, CN)
- Naibiao Wang (Dongguan, CN)
- Guoqing Xie (Dongguan, CN)
- Weihong Xiao (Dongguan, CN)
Cpc classification
H01Q5/45
ELECTRICITY
H01Q5/307
ELECTRICITY
H01Q19/108
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01Q5/30
ELECTRICITY
H01Q5/45
ELECTRICITY
H01Q21/26
ELECTRICITY
H01Q5/307
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to the field of communications technologies and disclose a multi-band antenna and a communications device. The multi-band antenna includes a reflection panel, at least one high-frequency unit, and at least one low-frequency unit. Each high-frequency unit includes a balun structure, a coupling structure, and a radiation arm structure. The balun structure includes two balun sub-structures, the coupling structure includes two coupling sub-structures, and the radiation arm structure includes two radiation arms. The high-frequency unit and the low-frequency unit are disposed on the reflection panel. Each coupling sub-structure is separately electrically connected to one balun sub-structure and one radiation arm. The coupling sub-structure is configured to transmit a signal whose frequency is higher than a preset threshold, and block a signal whose frequency is lower than the preset threshold.
Claims
1. A multi-band antenna, wherein the multi-band antenna comprises a reflection panel, at least one high-frequency unit, and at least one low-frequency unit, each high-frequency unit comprises a balun structure, a coupling structure, and a radiation arm structure, the balun structure comprises two balun sub-structures, the coupling structure comprises two coupling sub-structures, and the radiation arm structure comprises two radiation arms, wherein the at least one high-frequency unit and the at least one low-frequency unit are disposed on the reflection panel; in each high-frequency unit, each coupling sub-structure is separately electrically connected to one balun sub-structure and one radiation arm; and the coupling sub-structure is configured to: transmit a signal whose frequency is higher than a preset threshold, and block a signal whose frequency is lower than the preset threshold, wherein the coupling sub-structure comprises a first coupling stub and a second coupling stub that are coupled to each other, wherein the first coupling stub, the second coupling stub and the corresponding balun sub-structure are disposed on the same surface of the substrate; and the first coupling stub is electrically connected to the corresponding balun sub-structure via a first electrical connection, and the second coupling stub is electrically connected to the corresponding radiation arm via a second electrical connection.
2. The multi-band antenna according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency unit further comprises a substrate, and the substrate is vertically disposed on the reflection panel; and the two radiation arms are symmetrically disposed on one end that is of the substrate and that is away from the reflection panel, the two coupling sub-structures of the coupling structure are symmetrically disposed on a surface of the substrate, and the two balun sub-structures of the balun structure are symmetrically disposed on the surface of the substrate.
3. The multi-band antenna according to claim 1, wherein the first coupling stub and the second coupling stub each have an open loop structure, the open loop structure of the first coupling stub is located outside the open loop structure of the second coupling stub, and a distance between the open loop structure of the first coupling stub and the open loop structure of the second coupling stub is less than a first preset value.
4. The multi-band antenna according to claim 3, wherein an opening direction of the open loop structure of the first coupling stub is the same as that of the open loop structure of the second coupling stub.
5. The multi-band antenna according to claim 2, wherein the coupling sub-structure further comprises a third coupling stub, wherein the third coupling stub is separately coupled to the first coupling stub and the second coupling stub; the first coupling stub, the second coupling stub, and the corresponding balun sub-structure are disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and the third coupling stub is disposed on a second surface of the substrate.
6. The multi-band antenna according to claim 5, wherein a thickness of the substrate is less than a second preset value, and a distance between the first coupling stub and the second coupling stub is greater than a third preset value; and a first part of the third coupling stub and the first coupling stub have a same structure and a location of the first part of the third coupling stub corresponds to a location of the first coupling stub; and a second part of the third coupling stub and the second coupling stub have a same structure and a location of the second part of the third coupling stub corresponds to a location of the second coupling stub.
7. The multi-band antenna according to claim 1, wherein the first and second electrical connection are a direct electrical connection or a coupling electrical connection.
8. The multi-band antenna according to claim 1, wherein a coupling length of the coupling sub-structure falls within a preset value range, and wherein the coupling length of the coupling sub-structure is related to the preset threshold which is higher than an operating frequency band of the low frequency unit.
9. The multi-band antenna according to claim 8, wherein the preset value range is 0.15 to 0.45 times of a wavelength corresponding to an intermediate frequency of an operating frequency band of the high-frequency unit.
10. A communications device, wherein the communications device comprises the multi-band antenna according to claim 1.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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(7) TABLE-US-00001 Description of illustrations: 1. Reflection panel 2. High-frequency unit 3. Low-frequency unit 21. Balun structure 22. Coupling structure 23. Radiation arm structure 24. Substrate 211. Balun sub-structure 221. Coupling sub-structure 231. Radiation arm 2211. First coupling stub 2212. Second coupling stub 2213. Third coupling stub
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(8) An embodiment of the present invention provides a multi-band antenna. The multi-band antenna is an antenna having a plurality of operating frequency bands. As shown in
(9) Currently, most commonly used antennas are dipole antennas. Correspondingly, the high-frequency unit 2 and the low-frequency unit 3 may also be referred to as dipoles. A dipole antenna is an antenna that includes a pair of symmetrically disposed radiation arms and in which two ends that are of two radiation arms and that are close to each other are separately connected to a feeder.
(10) In implementation, a balun structure is introduced into the dipole antenna. A main reason is as follows: According to an antenna theory, the dipole antenna is a balanced antenna. A coaxial cable is an unbalanced transmission line. If the coaxial cable is directly connected to the dipole antenna, a high-frequency current flows through a sheath of the coaxial cable (according to a transmission principle of the coaxial cable, the high-frequency current flows inside the coaxial cable, and the sheath is a shield layer without a current). In this case, radiation of the dipole antenna is affected (the following case may be imaged: The shield layer of the coaxial cable participates radiation of the electromagnetic wave). Therefore, a balanced-unbalanced converter is added between the dipole antenna and the coaxial cable to curb the current flowing into the sheath of the shield layer of the coaxial cable, that is, to cut off the high-frequency current flowing from the radiation arm into the sheath of the shield layer of the coaxial cable.
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(13) The threshold is preset based on an operating frequency band of the high-frequency unit 2 and an operating frequency band of the low-frequency unit 3. The preset threshold is less than a minimum frequency in the operating frequency band of the high-frequency unit 2, and is greater than a maximum frequency in the operating frequency band of the low-frequency unit 3.
(14) When the high-frequency unit 2 serves as a transmit antenna and transmits a signal to the outside, a transmission path of the signal may be as follows: The signal is transmitted to the balun sub-structure 211 by using a feeder and then transmitted to the coupling sub-structure 221 electrically connected to the balun sub-structure 211. When the signal is transmitted to the coupling sub-structure 221, because the coupling sub-structure 221 may transmit a signal whose frequency is higher than the preset threshold and block a signal whose frequency is lower than the preset threshold, the signal whose signal frequency is higher than the preset threshold may continue to be transmitted to the radiation arm 231 electrically connected to the coupling sub-structure 221, and then be radiated to the outside in a form of an electromagnetic wave. A frequency of the emitted electromagnetic wave is always higher than the preset threshold.
(15) In this way, even if the balun structure 21 of the high-frequency unit 2 and the radiation arm 231 of the radiation arm structure 23 may be equivalent to a monopole antenna whose operating frequency is close to a frequency of the low-frequency unit 3, a frequency of an electromagnetic wave generated by the equivalent monopole antenna is always higher than the preset threshold (a frequency of an electromagnetic wave generated by the low-frequency unit 3 is lower than the preset threshold) due to existence of the coupling structure 22. The frequency of the electromagnetic wave generated by the equivalent monopole antenna is staggered from an operating frequency band of the low-frequency unit 3, so that the equivalent monopole antenna causes a relatively low degree of interference to the signal radiated and transmitted by the low-frequency unit, and even causes no interference to the signal radiated and transmitted by the low-frequency unit, so that the low-frequency unit 3 can normally operate.
(16) Optionally, as shown in
(17) The substrate 24 may also be referred to as a balun dielectric board. The substrate 24 is a circuit board configured to carry the balun structure 21. The substrate 24 may be vertically fixedly disposed on the reflection panel 1.
(18) In implementation, the two radiation arms 231 of the radiation arm structure 23 are disposed at the end that is of the substrate 24 and that is away from the reflection panel 1. The two radiation arms 231 may be symmetrically disposed, or may be asymmetrically disposed. Symmetrical disposition and asymmetrical disposition of the radiation arm structure 23 are mainly related to a directivity pattern of the multi-band antenna. Structures of the two radiation arms 231 may be the same or different. However, generally, the structures of the two radiation arms 231 are the same for the dipole antenna. The specific structure of the radiation arm 231 may be a conducting wire, or may be a metal sheet-like structure. For example, the radiation arm 231 may be a straight conducting wire, may be a quadrilateral frame that is formed by a conducting wire, or may be a quadrilateral metal sheet.
(19) For ease of description, the following uses an example in which the two radiation arms 231 are symmetrically disposed. A case in which the two radiation arms 231 are asymmetrically disposed is similar to this case. Details are not described again. The two radiation arms 231 are symmetrically disposed. An axis of symmetry of the two radiation arms 231 is a central axis between the two radiation arms 231. The central axis is also a central axis of the high-frequency unit 2. When no special description is provided, the axis of symmetry in the structure described below is the central axis between the two radiation arms 231. A dashed-and-dotted line shown in
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(22) Based on the foregoing description, in each high-frequency unit 2, the substrate 24 is disposed on the reflection panel 1, the two radiation arms 231 of the radiation arm structure 23 may be symmetrically disposed at the end that is of the substrate 24 and that is away from the reflection panel 1, the two balun sub-structures 211 of the balun structure 21 may be symmetrically disposed on the surface of the substrate 24, and the two coupling sub-structures 221 of the coupling structure 22 may also be symmetrically disposed on the surface of the substrate 24. As shown in
(23) The electrical connection may be a direct electrical connection, or may be a coupling electrical connection. A coupling electrical connection may also be referred to as a gap electrical connection. The two structures are not in direct contact with each other. Instead, a gap that is less than a preset value exists between the two structures.
(24) In implementation, a structure that is in the coupling structure 22 and that is used to implement the filtering function of the coupling structure 22 is mainly related to the coupling length. A greater coupling length of the coupling structure 22 indicates a smaller preset threshold. A person skilled in the art may set the coupling length of the coupling structure 22 based on an operating frequency band of the high-frequency unit 2 and the operating frequency band of the low-frequency unit 3. The coupling length of the coupling structure 22 may be set within a preset value range. For example, the preset value range may be set to 0.15 to 0.45 times of a wavelength corresponding to an intermediate frequency of the operating frequency band of the high-frequency unit 2.
(25) The following describes several coupling structures 22 with different shapes in detail. However, specific shapes of the coupling structures 22 are not limited to the following cases, as long as the coupling structures 22 can implement the function of transmitting a signal whose frequency is higher than the preset threshold and blocking a signal whose frequency is less than the preset threshold. The shape of the coupling structure 22 is set mainly to save space occupied by the coupling structure 22.
(26) A possible case may be as follows: As shown in
(27) The first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 may be disposed on the same surface of the substrate 24, or may be disposed on different surfaces. Details may be as follows:
(28) When the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 are disposed on the same surface of the substrate 24, one of the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 is electrically connected to the corresponding balun sub-structure 211, and the other is electrically connected to the corresponding radiation arm 231. Correspondingly, the balun sub-structure 211 is also disposed on the surface that is of the substrate 24 and on which the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 are located. In other words, the first coupling stub 2211, the second coupling stub 2212, and the corresponding balun sub-structure 211 (that is located on a same side of the central axis as the coupling sub-structure 221) are all disposed on the same surface of the substrate 24. When the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 are located on the same surface of the substrate 24, to implement coupling between the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212, correspondingly, the distance between the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 is less than the preset value, and the coupling length of the coupling structure 22 in the structure may be a coupling length between the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212.
(29) When the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 are respectively disposed on different surfaces of the substrate 24, that is, the first coupling stub 2211 may be disposed on a first surface of the substrate 24, and the second coupling stub 2212 is disposed on a second surface of the substrate 24, one of the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 is electrically connected to the corresponding balun sub-structure 211, where the first surface is opposite to the second surface. Correspondingly, if the first coupling stub 2211 is electrically connected to the balun sub-structure 211, the first coupling stub 2211 and the balun sub-structure 211 are located on the same surface of the substrate 24. If the second coupling stub 2212 is electrically connected to the balun sub-structure 211, the second coupling stub 2212 and the balun sub-structure 211 are located on the same surface of the substrate 24. The first coupling stub 2211 may be disposed on the first surface of the substrate 24, and the second coupling stub 2212 is disposed on the second surface of the substrate 24. In this case, to implement coupling between the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212, correspondingly, the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 have a same structure and corresponding locations. When the second coupling stub 2212 is disposed on the second surface of the substrate 24, a space area occupied by the coupling structure 22 on the substrate 24 may be saved. The coupling length of the coupling structure 22 in this structure may be the minimum circumference of the circumference of the first coupling stub 2211 and the circumference of the second coupling stub 2212.
(30) The first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 are directly vertically disposed on the substrate 24. Therefore, the coupling structure 22 occupies relatively large space of the substrate 24. To save space, correspondingly, the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 may be bent. As shown in
(31) In implementation, the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 may be bent to form a circular loop with an opening, or may be bent to form an arc-shaped loop with an opening, or may be bent to form a quadrilateral loop with an opening, or the like. However, a quadrilateral loop structure with an opening occupies smaller space than a circular loop structure with an opening. To increase the coupling length between the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212, correspondingly, an opening direction of the open loop structure of the first coupling stub 2211 and an opening direction of the open loop structure of the second coupling stub 2212 are the same. If the opening directions are different, a length of an opening will be reduced from the coupling length of the coupling sub-structure 221.
(32) Optionally, to further reduce the space occupied by the coupling structure 22 on the substrate 24, correspondingly, the first coupling stub 2211 may be disposed on the first surface of the substrate 24, the second coupling stub 2212 may be disposed on the second surface of the substrate 24, and the location of the first coupling stub 2211 corresponds to the location of the second coupling stub 2212. The first surface of the substrate 24 is opposite to the second surface of the substrate 24. The first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 are coupled by using a thickness of the substrate 24. To meet coupling, the thickness of the substrate 24 is correspondingly less than a preset value. If the balun sub-structure 211 is electrically connected to the first coupling stub 2211, the balun sub-structure 211 is disposed on the surface that is of the substrate 24 and on which the first coupling stub 2211 is located, that is, the first surface of the substrate 24. If the balun sub-structure 211 is electrically connected to the second coupling stub 2212, the balun sub-structure 211 is disposed on the surface that is of the substrate 24 and on which the second coupling stub 2212 is located, that is, the second surface of the substrate 24.
(33) In this structure, the coupling length of the coupling structure 22 is the minimum circumference of the circumference of the first coupling stub 2211 and the circumference of the second coupling stub 2212. For example, if the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 have the same structure, the coupling length is the circumference of the first coupling stub 2211 or the second coupling stub 2212. If the circumference of the first coupling stub 2211 is less than the circumference of the second coupling stub 2212, the coupling length is the circumference of the first coupling stub 2211.
(34) When the coupling structure 22 belongs to one-level coupling, the coupling structure 22 may further include two-level coupling or multi-level coupling, where the one-level coupling is coupling for one time. The following describes the coupling structure 22 with two-level coupling.
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(36) The first coupling stub 2211, the second coupling stub 2212, and the third coupling stub 2213 may be disposed in any shape, for example, may be arc-shaped, may be circular, or may be quadrilateral. A quadrilateral coupling stub occupies smaller space. In this embodiment and the accompanying drawings, the quadrilateral coupling stub may be used as an example. A case of a coupling stub with another shape is similar to that of the quadrilateral coupling stub.
(37) In implementation, the third coupling stub 2213 is separately coupled to the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 via the substrate 24. Correspondingly, the thickness of the substrate 24 is less than a preset value. If the first coupling stub 2211 is coupled to the second coupling stub 2212, the third coupling stub 2213 cannot be coupled to the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212. To avoid this case, correspondingly, a distance between the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212 is greater than the preset value. To implement that the third coupling stub 2213 is separately connected to the first coupling stub 2211 and the second coupling stub 2212, correspondingly, a first part of the third coupling stub 2213 and the first coupling stub 2211 have the same structure and the corresponding locations; and a second part of the third coupling stub 2213 and the second coupling stub 2212 have the same structure and the corresponding locations. In
(38) Based on the foregoing description, in a case where the high-frequency unit 2 transmits a signal to the outside, the signal on the feeder is transmitted to the balun sub-structure 211 and then transmitted to the first coupling stub 2211; the signal is then coupled to the first part of the third coupling stub 2213; then, the signal is transmitted to the second part of the third coupling stub 2213 along a connection part between the first part and the second part of the third coupling stub 2213; next, the signal is coupled to the second coupling stub 2212 from the second part of the third coupling stub 2213; and finally, the signal is transmitted to the radiation arm 231 electrically connected to the second coupling stub 2212.
(39) In the embodiments of the present invention, the multi-band antenna includes the at least one high-frequency unit and the at least one low-frequency unit. Each high-frequency unit includes not only the balun structure and the radiation arm structure, but also the coupling structure. The radiation arm structure includes two radiation arms. The balun structure includes two balun sub-structures. The coupling structure includes two coupling sub-structures. The coupling structure is disposed on the connection line between the balun structure and the radiation arm structure. Specifically, in each high-frequency unit, each coupling sub-structure is separately electrically connected to one balun sub-structure and one radiation arm. The coupling structure has a function of transmitting a signal whose frequency is higher than the preset threshold and blocking a signal whose frequency is lower than the preset threshold. In this way, even if the balun structure of the high-frequency unit and the radiation arm of the radiation arm structure may be equivalent to a monopole antenna whose operating frequency is close to the frequency of the low-frequency unit, the frequency of the electromagnetic wave radiated by the equivalent monopole antenna to the outside is always higher than the preset threshold (the frequency of the electromagnetic wave generated by the low-frequency unit is lower than the preset threshold) due to existence of the coupling structure, thereby staggering from the operating frequency band of the low-frequency unit, so that the equivalent monopole antenna causes a relatively low degree of interference to the signal radiated and transmitted by the low-frequency unit, or even no interference to the signal radiated and transmitted by the low-frequency unit.
(40) An embodiment of the present invention further provides a communications device. The communications device includes the foregoing multi-band antenna. The multi-band antenna includes at least one high-frequency unit and at least one low-frequency unit. Each high-frequency unit includes not only a balun structure and a radiation arm structure, but also a coupling structure. The radiation arm structure includes two radiation arms. The balun structure includes two balun sub-structures. The coupling structure includes two coupling sub-structures. The coupling structure is disposed on a connection line between the balun structure and the radiation arm structure. Specifically, in each high-frequency unit, each coupling sub-structure is separately electrically connected to one balun sub-structure and one radiation arm. The coupling structure has a function of transmitting a signal whose frequency is higher than a preset threshold and blocking a signal whose frequency is lower than the preset threshold. In this way, even if the balun structure of the high-frequency unit and the radiation arm of the radiation arm structure may be equivalent to a monopole antenna whose operating frequency is close to the frequency of the low-frequency unit, a frequency of an electromagnetic wave radiated by the equivalent monopole antenna to the outside is always higher than the preset threshold (a frequency of an electromagnetic wave generated by the low-frequency unit is lower than the preset threshold) due to existence of the coupling structure, thereby staggering from an operating frequency band of the low-frequency unit, so that the equivalent monopole antenna causes a relatively low degree of interference to a signal radiated and transmitted by the low-frequency unit, and even causes no interference to the signal radiated and transmitted by the low-frequency unit.
(41) The foregoing description is merely one embodiment of the present invention, but is not intended to limit this application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made without departing from the spirit and principle of this application shall fall within the protection scope of this application.