Antenna, Antenna Module, And Wireless Network Device
20230020807 · 2023-01-19
Inventors
Cpc classification
H01Q1/2291
ELECTRICITY
H01Q5/321
ELECTRICITY
H01Q21/29
ELECTRICITY
H01Q21/24
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01Q9/26
ELECTRICITY
H01Q21/24
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
This application provides an antenna, including a folded antenna, a dipole antenna, and a coupling structure. An extension direction of a primary radiator of the folded antenna is a first direction, an extension direction of a primary radiator of the dipole antenna is a second direction, and the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction. In the second direction, the folded antenna is disposed at one end of the dipole antenna, an operating frequency of the folded antenna is a first frequency band, an operating frequency of the dipole antenna includes a second frequency band, and the first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band. The coupling structure is connected between the folded antenna and the dipole antenna.
Claims
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21. A device, comprising: a folded antenna, wherein a primary radiator of the folded antenna extends in a first direction; a dipole antenna, wherein a primary radiator of the dipole antenna extends in a second direction, and the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction; and a coupling circuit; wherein in the second direction, the folded antenna is disposed at a first end of the dipole antenna; wherein an operating frequency of the folded antenna is a first frequency band, the operating frequency of the dipole antenna comprises a second frequency band, and the first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band; wherein the coupling circuit is connected between the folded antenna and the dipole antenna; and wherein in the second frequency band, the coupling circuit generates resonance, and in the first frequency band, the coupling circuit has an isolation function.
22. The device according to claim 21, wherein the coupling circuit comprises a first coupling line and a second coupling line, the first coupling line is connected to the folded antenna, the second coupling line is connected to the dipole antenna, a gap is formed between the first coupling line and the second coupling line, and the coupling circuit is configured to act as an equivalent inductor and capacitor connected in series.
23. The device according to claim 22, wherein the first coupling line is perpendicular to the primary radiator of the folded antenna, and the second coupling line is parallel to the first coupling line.
24. The device according to claim 22, wherein the coupling circuit comprises two second coupling lines, and the two second coupling lines are disposed on two sides of the first coupling line in parallel.
25. The device according to claim 21, wherein the primary radiator of the folded antenna comprises a first radiant section and a second radiant section that are opposite to each other across a gap, the first radiant section comprises a first plurality of protrusions and the second radiant section comprises a second plurality of protrusions that are interleaved with the first plurality of protrusions; and wherein the folded antenna further comprises a first connecting section and a second connecting section that are connected between the first radiant section and the second radiant section and that constitute a ring-shaped architecture together with the first radiant section and the second radiant section, wherein in the second frequency band, the first connecting section and the second connecting section participate in radiation of the dipole antenna.
26. The device according to claim 25, wherein the first connecting section comprises a first cable that extends reciprocally in a third direction, the first cable is configured to form radiation-free inductive loading, and the third direction forms an angle with the second direction.
27. The device according to claim 26, wherein an accommodating space is formed between the first radiant section and the second radiant section, and an extension path of the first cable is located in the accommodating space.
28. The device according to claim 27, wherein the first cable extends in a plurality of reciprocal sections into the accommodating space.
29. The device according to claim 27, wherein the extension path of the first cable is serpentine, sawtooth, or wavy.
30. The device according to claim 27, wherein the first cable comprises a plurality of first lines that are parallel to each other, and adjacent first lines are connected to each other by using a second line.
31. The device according to claim 26, wherein the first connecting section further comprises a third line and a fourth line that are symmetrically distributed on two sides of the first cable, the first cable is connected to the first radiant section using the third line, and the first cable is connected to the second radiant section by using the fourth line.
32. The device according to claim 31, wherein extension directions of both the third line and the fourth line are the second direction.
33. The device according to claim 31, wherein the second connecting section comprises a fifth line, a second cable, and a sixth line that are sequentially connected between the first radiant section and the second radiant section, the second cable extends reciprocally in the third direction and is configured to form radiation-free inductive loading, and the fifth line forms a half-wave radiator together with the third line and the first radiant section.
34. The device according to claim 25, wherein the second radiant section comprises a first primary body, a second primary body, and a feeding stub, the first primary body comprises a first connecting end and a first feeding end, the first connecting end is connected to the first connecting section, the second primary body comprises a second connecting end and a second feeding end, the second connecting end is connected to the second connecting section, the first feeding end and the second feeding end are disposed opposite to each other across a gap, the feeding stub is connected to the first feeding end, the feeding stub forms an enclosure zone with an opening facing the second primary body, at least a part of the second primary body extends into the enclosure zone, the second feeding end is located in the enclosure zone, the feeding stub forms a coplanar waveguide structure with the part of the second primary body in the enclosure zone, a feeding hole extends in the second primary body, and the feeding hole is configured to be used for a first feeder to pass through.
35. The device according to claim 34, wherein an external conductor of the first feeder is electrically connected to the second primary body, and an inner conductor of the first feeder is bent after passing through the feeding hole, and is electrically connected to the first primary body.
36. The device according to claim 21, wherein the dipole antenna comprises a high-frequency radiating element and a low-frequency radiating element, the coupling circuit is connected to the low-frequency radiating element, an operating frequency of the low-frequency radiating element is the second frequency band, operating frequencies of the high-frequency radiating element are a third frequency band and a fourth frequency band, the fourth frequency band is higher than the third frequency band, and the third frequency band is higher than the second frequency band.
37. The device according to claim 36, wherein the low-frequency radiating element is an axisymmetric structure, a symmetric axis of the low-frequency radiating element is a central axis, and the device comprises two coupling circuits which are respectively on two sides of the central axis.
38. The device according to claim 37, wherein the high-frequency radiating element is symmetrically distributed on two sides of the low-frequency radiating element, the central axis is also a symmetric axis of the high-frequency radiating element, the primary radiator of the folded antenna comprises a first radiant section and a second radiant section that are opposite to each other across a gap, the first radiant section comprises a first plurality of protrusions and the second radiant section comprises a second plurality of protrusions that are interleaved with the first plurality of protrusions; and wherein the folded antenna further comprises a first connecting section and a second connecting section that are connected between the first radiant section and the second radiant section and that constitute a ring-shaped architecture together with the first radiant section and the second radiant section, wherein in the second frequency band, the first connecting section and the second connecting section participate in radiation of the low-frequency radiating element, and in the second direction, the high-frequency radiating element faces the first connecting section and the second connecting section.
39. A first device, comprising: a first feeder; a second feeder; and a second device, comprising: a folded antenna, wherein a primary radiator of the folded antenna extends in a first direction; a dipole antenna, wherein a primary radiator of the dipole antenna extends in a second direction, and the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction; and a coupling circuit; wherein in the second direction, the folded antenna is disposed at a first end of the dipole antenna; wherein an operating frequency of the folded antenna is a first frequency band, the operating frequency of the dipole antenna comprises a second frequency band, and the first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band; wherein the coupling circuit is connected between the folded antenna and the dipole antenna; wherein in the second frequency band, the coupling circuit generates resonance, and in the first frequency band, the coupling circuit has an isolation function; and wherein the first feeder is connected to the folded antenna, and the second feeder is connected to the dipole antenna.
40. A wireless network device, comprising: a feeding network; and a first device, comprising: a first feeder; a second feeder; and a second device, comprising: a folded antenna, wherein a primary radiator of the folded antenna extends in a first direction; a dipole antenna, wherein a primary radiator of the dipole antenna extends in a second direction, and the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction; and a coupling circuit; wherein in the second direction, the folded antenna is disposed at a first end of the dipole antenna; wherein an operating frequency of the folded antenna is a first frequency band, the operating frequency of the dipole antenna comprises a second frequency band, and the first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band; wherein the coupling circuit is connected between the folded antenna and the dipole antenna; wherein in the second frequency band, the coupling circuit generates resonance, and in the first frequency band, the coupling circuit has an isolation function; wherein the first feeder is connected to the folded antenna, and the second feeder is connected to the dipole antenna; and wherein the feeding network is connected to the first feeder and the second feeder of the first device to implement excitation on the folded antenna and the dipole antenna.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS
[0066] The following describes embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0067] With development of a communication technology, a wireless communication transmission requirement of a home scenario also increases. As shown in
[0068] In a specific embodiment, as shown in
[0069] Referring to
[0070] The folded antenna is also referred to as a folded dipole antenna, including two primary radiators. In the primary radiator, usually a half-wavelength main dipole and a half-wavelength parasitic dipole are close to each other, and the primary radiators are connected to each other by a using a connecting section. A standing wave current and a standing wave voltage induced by the parasitic dipole and a standing wave current and a standing wave voltage induced by the main dipole have same distribution, and a phase delay may be ignored because a distance is close, coupling is tight, and sizes are the same. The main dipole and the parasitic dipole are close to each other, so that the connecting section therebetween is very short, and hardly participates in radiation.
[0071] An extension direction of the primary radiator of the folded antenna 10 is a first direction A1, an extension direction of the primary radiator of the dipole antenna 20 is a second direction A2, and the first direction A1 is orthogonal to the second direction A2. In the second direction A2, the folded antenna 10 is disposed at one end of the dipole antenna 20, an operating frequency of the folded antenna 10 is a first frequency band, an operating frequency of the dipole antenna 20 includes a second frequency band (the dipole antenna 20 may be a multi-band antenna, for example, a three-band antenna, which may be described later), the first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band, and the coupling structure 30 is connected between the folded antenna 10 and the dipole antenna 20. In the second frequency band, the coupling structure 30 generates resonance, so that the folded antenna 10 participates in radiation of the dipole antenna 20, and in the first frequency band, the coupling structure 30 has an isolation function.
[0072] A definition of each of the first direction A1 and the second direction A2 may be understood as follows: As shown in
[0073] In this application, the folded antenna 10 and the dipole antenna 20 are integrated together by using the coupling structure 30. By using an isolation effect in the first frequency band and a straight-through effect in the second frequency band of the coupling structure 30, the folded antenna 10 may not only execute an operating frequency band of itself, but also participate in the radiation of the dipole antenna 20 in the second frequency band, radiators of the folded antenna 10 may participate in radiation of different antennas, and are independent of each other in performance. By disposing the extension direction of the primary radiator of the folded antenna 10 as the first direction A1, the extension direction of the primary radiator of the dipole antenna 20 as the second direction A2, and the first direction A1 to be orthogonal to the second direction A2, polarization of the folded antenna 10 is orthogonal to polarization of the dipole antenna 20, thereby implementing high isolation polarization separation and space diversity between the folded antenna 10 and the dipole antenna 20. The antenna 100 provided in this application has advantages of a small size and good radiation performance.
[0074] Referring to
[0075] In this application, the folded antenna 10 is an improved design based on a conventional folded antenna, a limitation that two radiators of the conventional folded antenna are close to each other is broken through, a horizontal length and a vertical spacing are balanced, and a miniaturized design may be implemented. To design a miniaturized antenna, on the premise that radiation performance of the folded antenna 10 is not effected, in the first direction A1, a size of the first radiant section 11 and that of the second radiant section 12 are designed from λh/4 to λh/3, in the second direction A2, a size of the first connecting section 13 and that of the second connecting section 14 are designed from λh/10 to λh/2, and λh is a resonance wavelength of the folded antenna 10. In this application, on a basis of the conventional folded antenna 10, a horizontal length is reduced, and a gap between the first radiant section 11 and the second radiant section 12 is opened, so that there is a space difference therebetween, thereby implementing a binary array effect. In the folded antenna 10 provided in this application, the first radiant section 11, a part of the first connecting section 13, and a part of the second connecting section 14 together constitute a continuously extending half-wave radiator, that is, an overall structure of the half-wave radiator is a non-linear shape, but two ends of the straight line have a bent structure.
[0076] A limitation that the extension direction of the first radiant section 11 is the first direction A1 may be understood as that an extension trend of the first radiant section 11 is the first direction A1, and may be understood as that when the first radiant section 11 is only a linear structure, the extension direction of the first radiant section 11 is only the first direction A1, and there is no stub that deviates from the first direction A1. In this application, the first radiant section 11 is not limited to be a linear shape, the first radiant section 11 may alternatively be a nonlinear shape, or a short stub is added based on a linear shape, and the short stub does not affect the extension trend of the first radiant section 11. The first radiant section 11 may alternatively deform based on a linear transmission line, for example,
[0077] In this application, a radiation capability of the folded antenna 10 may be enhanced by increasing a width of the first radiant section 11 (that is, a size of the first radiant section 11 in the second direction), for example, a width of the first radiant section 11 in an embodiment shown in
[0078] Referring to
[0079] Then, a specific structure of the first cabling 132 is mainly described in detail. A specific structure of the second cabling 142 may be the same as that of the first cabling 132, and details are not described.
[0080] An accommodating space 101 is formed between the first radiant section 11 and the second radiant section 12, and paths in which the first cabling 132 and the second cabling 142 extend are located in the accommodating space 101. The first cabling 132 occupies the accommodating space 101 between the first radiant section 11 and the second radiant section 12, and this architecture helps to reduce a space occupied by the antenna 100. The first cabling 132 is correspondingly disposed in an edge area of one end of the first radiant section 11, and the second cabling 142 is correspondingly disposed in an edge area of the other end of the first radiant section it A size by which the first cabling 132 extends in the first direction A1 is not greater than λh/4, and λh is the resonance wavelength of the folded antenna 10. A spacing is maintained between the second cabling 142 and the first cabling 132, so as to ensure a radiation effect of the folded antenna 10. Currents are mainly concentrated on the first radiant section 11 and the second radiant section 12.
[0081] Specifically, referring to
[0082] There are a plurality of periods in which the first cabling 132 extends reciprocally. A connecting line between an endpoint of the first radiant section 11 and an endpoint of the second radiant section is a reference position set for the first connecting section 13 and the second connecting section 14 (for example, a connecting line position in which a dashed line L is located in
[0083] The extension path of the first cabling 132 may be regular or irregular. Certainly, a regular path design helps to tune a bandwidth of the antenna. The extension path of the first cabling 132 may be serpentine, sawtooth, or wavy.
[0084] The third line 131 and the fourth line 133 are symmetrically distributed on two sides of the first cabling 132, the first cabling 132 is connected to the first radiant section 11 by using the third line 131, and the first cabling 132 is connected to the second radiant section 12 by using the fourth line 133. In this implementation, the third line 131 may be used as an extension of the first radiant section 11, and participates in radiation of the first radiant section 11. Likewise, the fourth line 133 may be used as an extension of the second radiant section 12, and participates in radiation of the second radiant section 12. In this way, the folded antenna 10 may form a small-size architecture.
[0085] In a possible implementation, both an extension direction of the third line 131 and that of the fourth line 133 are the second direction, that is, the third line 131 is vertically connected to the first radiant section 11, and the fourth line 133 is vertically connected to the second radiant section 12. In another implementation, a connection relationship of an acute angle or a blunt angle between the third line 131 and the first radiant section 11 may alternatively be formed. Likewise, a connection relationship of an acute angle or a blunt angle between the fourth line 133 and the second radiant section 12 may alternatively be formed.
[0086] A center line B1 (as shown in
[0087] When the first radiant section 11 is a strip line (for example, a wavy line) extending in another shape, the first radiant section 11 is also symmetrically distributed around the center line B1, so as to ensure a radiation direction of the folded antenna 10.
[0088] In this application, the two primary radiators (that is, the first radiant section 11 and the second radiant section 12) of the folded antenna 10 are properly separated from each other in the second direction, a size of the first radiant section 11 and that of the second radiant section 12 in the first direction A1 are designed to be less than a half of a wavelength. The first radiant section 11, a part of the first connecting section 13, and a part of the second connecting section 14 together construct a half-wave radiator, to form a bent current path at an end of the first radiant section 11, and a size of the folded antenna 10 in the first direction A1 can be reduced. By introducing an architecture of the first cabling 132 and that of the second cabling 142 into the first connecting section 13 and the second connecting section 14, and inductive loading is formed to reduce a size, which may implement that the folded antenna 10 has a forward and backward bidirectional radiation characteristic with a wide beam and a high gain.
[0089] A feeding port of the folded antenna 10 is disposed on the second radiant section 12. The second radiant section 12 includes a first primary body 121, a second primary body 122, and a feeding stub 123. The first primary body 121 is a linear transmission line and extends in the first direction A1, the first primary body 121 includes a first connecting end 1211 and a first feeding end 1212, and the first connecting end 1211 is connected to the first connecting section 13. The second primary body 122 includes a second connecting end 1223 and a second feeding end 1224, and the second connecting end 1223 is connected to the second connecting section 14. The first feeding end 1212 is disposed oppositely to the second feeding end 1224 and a gap is formed therebetween. Specifically, the gap may be located at the center line B1 of the folded antenna 10, in other words, the center line B1 passes through the gap. The first connecting section 13 and the second connecting section 14 are symmetrically distributed with the center line B1 as a symmetric center, and the midpoint of the first radiant section 11 is also located on the center line B1. The feeding stub 123 is connected to the first feeding end 1212, the feeding stub 123 forms an enclosure zone with an opening facing the second primary body 122, and the feeding stub 123 includes a first stub 1231, a second stub 1232, and a third stub 1233 that are sequentially vertically connected. The first stub 1231 and the third stub 1233 are parallel and opposite to each other, the second stub 1232 is vertically connected between the first stub 1231 and the third stub 1233, and the first feeding end 1212 of the first primary body 121 is connected to a midpoint of the second stub 1232. In another implementation, the feeding stub 123 may alternatively be arc-shaped, for example, C-shaped. At least a part of the second primary body 122 extends into the enclosure zone, the second feeding end 1224 is located in the enclosure zone, and the feeding stub 123 and the part of the second primary body 122 in the enclosure zone constitute a coplanar waveguide structure.
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[0091] In this application, by introducing a coplanar waveguide structure into a half-wave radiator (that is, the second radiant section 12) on a feeding side of the folded antenna 10, a trident-shaped feeding structure is formed. Antenna excitation is implemented in an orthogonal layout manner, that is, a feeder (which may be a radio frequency coaxial line) is perpendicular to a plane on which the folded antenna 10 is located. For example, the folded antenna 10 is in a microstrip form disposed on one surface of a dielectric plate, the feeder passes through a via on the dielectric plate to feed the folded antenna 10, and an external conductor of the feeder passes through the via and is directly connected to a radiation arm on which the via is located. That is, the feeder passes through the feeding hole 1225 on the second primary body 122, and the external conductor of the feeder is connected to the second primary body 122, which may be fixed in a welding manner and electronically connected. An inner conductor and an insulating medium of the feeder pass through the feeding hole and bend, the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first primary body 121, and the inner conductor may be welded to be fixed and electronically connected to the first primary body 121. The insulating medium has a function of isolating the inner conductor from the second primary body 122 to reduce a risk of a short circuit.
[0092] Specifically, a first feeding point D1 and a second feeding point D2 are respectively disposed on the first primary body 121 and the second primary body 122. A first external conductor of the first feeder is welded to be fixed and electrically connected to the second feeding point D2, the first inner conductor of the first feeder bends and extends, and is welded to be fixed and electrically connected to the first feeding point D1 in the first primary body 121, and a first dielectric insulation part encloses the first inner conductor, so as to ensure insulated isolation between the first inner conductor and the second primary body 122.
[0093] In a possible implementation, the dipole antenna 20 includes a high-frequency radiating element 21 and a low-frequency radiating element 22, and both a main radiation part of the high-frequency radiating element 21 and that of the low-frequency radiating element 22 extend in the second direction A2. The dipole antenna 20 is disposed in a rectangular shape as a whole, and a long side of the rectangular shape is in the second direction A2. The coupling structure 30 is connected to the low-frequency radiating element 22, an operating frequency of the low-frequency radiating element 22 is the second frequency band, operating frequencies of the high-frequency radiating element 21 are a third frequency band and a fourth frequency band, the fourth frequency band is higher than the third frequency band, and the third frequency band is higher than the second frequency band. The high-frequency radiating element 21 has a relatively wide frequency band range, for example, 5.1 GHz to 7 GHz. In a specific application scenario, some of the frequency bands may be selected as one operating frequency band based on requirements of different application scenarios, and different frequency bands may be selected for feeding based on requirements of different application scenarios, so that the high-frequency radiating element 21 can execute the third frequency band and the fourth frequency band that have different radiation functions. In this way, the dipole antenna 20 forms a three-band vertical polarization antenna architecture, and three frequency bands are respectively: the second frequency band 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz, the third frequency band 5.1 GHz to 5.9 GHz, and the fourth frequency band Sub7G: 6 to 7 GHz.
[0094] The dipole antenna 20 includes a feeding port, the folded antenna 10 also includes a feeding port, and the polarization of the dipole antenna 20 is orthogonal to the polarization of the folded antenna 10. The antenna provided in this application is a four-band dual-polarization double-fed antenna architecture.
[0095] In a possible implementation, the low-frequency radiating element 22 is an axisymmetric structure, and a symmetric axis of the low-frequency radiating element 22 is a central axis B2. There are two coupling structures 30, and they are respectively on two sides of the central axis B2. Specifically, an extension direction of the central axis B2 is the second direction A2. As shown in
[0096] In a possible implementation, the high-frequency radiating element 21 is symmetrically distributed on two sides of the low-frequency radiating element 22, and the central axis B2 is also a symmetric axis of the high-frequency radiating element 21. In the second frequency band, the first connecting section 13 and the second connecting section 14 participate in radiation of the low-frequency radiating element 22, and in the second direction A2, the high-frequency radiating element 21 faces the first connecting section 13 and the second connecting section 14.
[0097] Referring to
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[0099] In a possible implementation, the low-frequency lower radiator 222 includes two transmission lines 2221 and 2222 that are disposed in parallel and extend in the second direction A2, and the two transmission lines 2221 and 2222 of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 are symmetrically distributed on the two sides of the central axis B2 of the low-frequency radiating element 22. The two transmission lines 2221 and 2222 of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 and the two transmission lines 2211 and 2212 of the low-frequency upper radiator 221 may be collinear in a one-to-one correspondence manner in the second direction A2. For the low-frequency radiating element 22, a size in the first direction A1 is a width of a transmission line of the low-frequency radiating element 22. In this implementation, a width of each of the transmission lines 2221 and 2222 of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 may be the same as a width of each of the transmission lines 2211 and 2212 of the low-frequency upper radiator 221, and the width of each of the transmission lines 2221 and 2222 of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 may alternatively be greater than the width of each of the transmission lines 2211 and 2212 of the low-frequency upper radiator 221. Ends of the two transmission lines 2221 and 2222 of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 that are close to the upper stub are connected by using a lower connecting line 24. The lower connecting line 24 extends in the first direction A1, the lower connecting line 24 is vertically connected to the two transmission lines 2221 and 2222 of the low-frequency lower radiator 222, the lower connecting line 24 is parallel to the upper connecting line 23, and a gap is formed between the upper connecting line 23 and the lower connecting line 24. The feeding port of the dipole antenna 20 is located between the upper connecting line 23 and the lower connecting line 24, and is located on the central axis B1 of the low-frequency radiating element 22.
[0100] In another possible implementation, the low-frequency lower radiator 222 may be an integrated structure. As shown in
[0101] Referring to
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[0103] In a possible implementation, the high-frequency lower radiator 212 includes two transmission lines 2121 and 2122 that are disposed in parallel and extend in the second direction, and the two transmission lines 2121 and 2122 of the high-frequency lower radiator 212 are symmetrically distributed on the two sides of the low-frequency lower radiator 222. The two transmission lines 2121 and 2122 of the high-frequency lower radiator 212 and the two transmission lines 2111 and 2112 of the high-frequency upper radiator 211 may be collinear in a one-to-one correspondence in the second direction. Ends of the two transmission lines 2121 and 2122 of the high-frequency lower radiator 212 that are close to the upper stub are connected by using the lower connecting line 24, and the lower connecting line 24 is connected to all of endpoints of the two transmission lines 2121 and 2122 of the high-frequency lower radiator 212 and one end of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 in the first direction A1.
[0104] The extension stub 223 of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 is located on one side of the high-frequency lower radiator 212 that is away from the upper stub. That is, the extension stub 223 of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 occupies an idle space on one side of the high-frequency lower radiator 212 that is away from the upper stub, a physical size of the low-frequency lower radiator 222 is changed without changing the overall size of the antenna, which facilitates setting of the miniaturized antenna.
[0105] A feeding structure of the folded antenna 10 is specifically as follows: Referring to
[0106] A feeding structure of the dipole antenna 20 is specifically as follows: Referring to
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[0108] In this embodiment, a current passes through the first feeder no and the second feeder 120, which inevitably causes electromagnetic fields around the feeders. The first feeder no and the second feeder 120 are designed to be orthogonal to make induction fields around the first feeder no and the second feeder 120 orthogonal, so that impact between the induction fields is the least, and transmission efficiency is the highest.
[0109] Specifically, the dipole antenna 20 has a high-frequency characteristic and a low-frequency characteristic. By making polarization of the high-frequency radiating element 21 and the low-frequency radiating element 22 orthogonal to the polarization of the folded antenna 10, the polarization of the dipole antenna 20 is orthogonal to the polarization of the folded antenna 10, thereby reducing impact between the dipole antenna 20 and the folded antenna 10 in different operating frequency bands.
[0110] In this application, the coupling structure 30 is disposed between the folded antenna 10 and the dipole antenna 20, and the coupling structure 30 may selectively pass through an electromagnetic wave of a fixed frequency band. For example, in a specific implementation of this application, when the low-frequency radiator of the dipole antenna 20 operates in a second frequency band, the coupling structure 30 generates resonance to make a current pass through, so that the folded antenna 10 participates in radiation of the low-frequency radiating element 22 of the dipole antenna 20. In the operating frequency band of the folded antenna 10, that is, in the first frequency band, the coupling structure 30 prevents the current from passing through. Specifically, the coupling structure 30 has a function of passing a low frequency and preventing a high frequency. A specific form of the coupling structure 30 is as follows:
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[0112] In this implementation, the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32 are linear, and both an extension direction of the first coupling line 31 and that of the second coupling line 32 are the second direction A2. In the first direction A1, a part of the first coupling line 31 and a part of the second coupling line 32 are disposed in a laminated manner, and a gap is formed. The first coupling line 31 is perpendicular to the primary radiator of the folded antenna 10. Specifically, the first coupling line 31 is perpendicular to the second radiant section 12, and the second coupling line 32 is parallel to the first coupling line 31. Gaps between the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32 are equally distributed, which helps to tune a resonance frequency.
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[0114] In another implementation, the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32 each may alternatively have a bent extension part. For example, the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32 are each designed as an L-shaped or arc-shaped structure, provided that a gap is formed between the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32, and an equivalent capacitor and inductor connected in series are constituted.
[0115] In a specific debugging process, a length and a width of each of the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32 and a gap therebetween may be adjusted based on different operating frequency and bandwidth requirements, or the resonance frequency may be adjusted by adjusting extension shapes of the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32.
[0116] When the antenna operates in the second frequency band, a distributed inductor and capacitor formed by the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32 form resonance, so that impedance of a series circuit is small, which is approximate to a direct through-connection. When the antenna operates in the first frequency band, the series circuit formed by the first coupling line 31 and the second coupling line 32 is in a non-resonant state, presents a high impedance characteristic, and is approximate to a disconnected effect. In this implementation, an LC circuit connected in series is formed by using two coupling lines, so that a function of passing a low frequency and preventing a high frequency may be implemented. The coupling structure 30 provided in this application is connected between the folded antenna 10 and the dipole antenna 20, has an advantage of a simple structure and space saving, and facilitates the miniaturized design of the antenna.
[0117] When the folded antenna 10 is fed by the first feeder no, the folded antenna 10 operates in a state of the first frequency band, that is, Sub7G: 6 to 7 GHz. Current distribution of the antenna is shown in
[0118] When the dipole antenna 20 is fed by the second feeder 120, and the dipole antenna 20 operates in a state of the second frequency band, that is, 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz, in this case, the low-frequency radiating element 22 of the dipole antenna 20 operates, taking a 2.45 GHz signal as an example, current distribution of the antenna is shown in
[0119] When the dipole antenna 20 operates in the fourth frequency band, that is, Sub7G: 6 to 7 GHz, taking a 6.5 GHz signal as an example, current distribution of the antenna is shown in
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[0122] The antenna provided in this application has an advantage of a small size on the premise that radiation performance of the folded antenna 10 and the dipole antenna 20 is met. Specifically, in the second direction A2, a total length of the antenna is λL/2, and λL is a resonance wavelength of the low-frequency radiating element 22 of the dipole antenna 20. In the first direction A1, a total length of the antenna is less than λh/2, and λh is a resonance wavelength of the folded antenna 10. In a specific implementation, in the first direction A1, a total length of the antenna is from λh/4 to λh/3. A size of the folded antenna 10 in the second direction A2 is from λh/10 to λh/2.
[0123] The antenna provided in this application is not limited to a microstrip form printed on the dielectric plate, or may be a metal structure or a combination of a microstrip and a metal structure. For example, the folded antenna 10 is a metal structure, the dipole antenna 20 is a microstrip structure printed on the dielectric plate, and the coupling structure may be a microstrip structure. The coupling structure 30 and the folded antenna 10 may be welded to be fixed, be electrically connected by using a metal dome, or the like.
[0124] What is disclosed above is merely example embodiments of this application, and certainly is not intended to limit the protection scope of this application. A person of ordinary skill in the art may understand that all or some of processes that implement the foregoing embodiments and equivalent modifications made in accordance with the claims of this application shall fall within the scope of this application.