Multiple-antenna system and mobile terminal
09853364 · 2017-12-26
Assignee
Inventors
- Huiqing Zhai (Xi'an, CN)
- Zhihui Ma (Xi'an, CN)
- Zhenhua Li (Xi'an, CN)
- Changhong Liang (Xi'an, CN)
- Rongdao Yu (Shenzhen, CN)
- Sheng Liu (Shenzhen, CN)
Cpc classification
H01Q21/28
ELECTRICITY
H01Q21/30
ELECTRICITY
H01Q9/0421
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01Q21/30
ELECTRICITY
H01Q1/52
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
A multiple-antenna system includes a planar inverted-F antenna PIFA of a first type, which includes a metallic ground plane, a dielectric plate, a radiation patch, a probe-type feeding unit, and a metallic shorting pin. The system also includes a PIFA of a second type perpendicular to the PIFA of the first type and including a metallic ground plane, a radiation patch, a feeding unit, and a metallic shorted patch. The radiation patch is connected to the metallic ground plane by using the feeding unit and the metallic shorted patch. Isolation stub is located on an edge of a side, close to the PIFA of the second type, of the upper surface of the dielectric plate of the PIFA of the first type.
Claims
1. A multiple-antenna system, comprising: a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) of a first type comprising a first metallic ground plane, a first dielectric plate, a first radiation patch, a first probe-type feeding unit, and a first metallic shorting pin, wherein the first radiation patch is located on an upper surface of the first dielectric plate and is connected to the first metallic ground plane by using the first probe-type feeding unit and the first metallic shorting pin; a PIFA of a second type perpendicular to the PIFA of the first type, the PIFA of the second type comprising a second metallic ground plane, a second radiation patch, a second feeding unit, and a second metallic shorted patch, wherein the second radiation patch is connected to the second metallic ground plane by using the second feeding unit and the second metallic shorted patch, wherein a straight-line-shaped slot is etched on the second radiation patch of the PIFA of the second type, and the second radiation patch is in a shape obtained by cutting off three corners from a rectangular; and an isolation stub located near the PIFA of the second type, the isolation stub located on an edge of a side of the upper surface of the first dielectric plate of the PIFA of the first type; wherein the system includes four PIFAs of the first type and four PIFAs of the second type, wherein the four PIFAs of the first type are located at four corners of a quadrangle, two of the PIFAs of the second type are located outside a first side of the quadrangle, the other two PIFAs of the second type are located outside a second side of the quadrangle, the first side being opposite to the second side.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein a distance from the PIFA of the first type to the PIFA of the second type is greater than or equal to 7 mm.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein a U-shaped groove is etched on the first radiation patch of the PIFA of the first type.
4. The system according to claim 1, wherein an L-shaped slot is etched on the second radiation patch of the PIFA of the second type.
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the second feeding unit of the PIFA of the second type comprises an L-shaped coaxial feeding unit.
6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the PIFA of the second type further comprises an L-shaped folded metallic ground plane that is disposed on an edge of the second metallic ground plane of the PIFA of the second type.
7. The system according to claim 1, wherein a distance from any one of the PIFAs of the first type to a nearest PIFA of the second type is greater than or equal to 7 mm.
8. The system according to claim 1, wherein a slot is etched on the second radiation patch of the PIFA of the second type, and the second radiation patch is in a shape obtained by cutting off three corners from a rectangular.
9. The system according to claim 1, wherein a dielectric constant of the first dielectric plate is between 1 and 10.
10. A mobile terminal, comprising: a mobile terminal body; and a multiple-antenna system connected to the mobile terminal body and configured to receive and transmit a signal for the mobile terminal body, the multiple-antenna system comprising: a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) of a first type, comprising a first metallic ground plane, a first dielectric plate, a first radiation patch, a first probe-type feeding unit, and a first metallic shorting pin, wherein the first radiation patch is located on an upper surface of the first dielectric plate and is connected to the first metallic ground plane by using the first probe-type feeding unit and the first metallic shorting pin; a PIFA of a second type perpendicular to the PIFA of the first type, the PIFA of a second type comprising a second metallic ground plane, a second radiation patch, a second feeding unit, and a second metallic shorted patch, wherein the second radiation patch is connected to the second metallic ground plane by using the second feeding unit and the second metallic shorted patch, wherein a straight-line-shaped slot is etched on the second radiation patch of the PIFA of the second type, and the second radiation patch is in a shape obtained by cutting off three corners from a rectangular; and an isolation stub located near the PIFA of the second type, the isolation stub located on an edge of a side of the upper surface of the first dielectric plate of the PIFA of the first type; wherein multiple-antenna system comprises four PIFAs of the first type and four PIFAs of the second type, wherein the four PIFAs of the first type are located at four corners of a quadrangle, two of the PIFAs of the second type are located outside a first side of the quadrangle, the other two PIFAs of the second type are located outside a second side of the quadrangle, the first side being opposite to the second side.
11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein a distance from the PIFA of the first type to the PIFA of the second type is greater than or equal to 7 mm.
12. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein a U-shaped groove is etched on the first radiation patch of the PIFA of the first type.
13. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein an L-shaped slot is etched on the second radiation patch of the PIFA of the second type.
14. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the second feeding unit of the PIFA of the second type is an L-shaped coaxial feeding unit.
15. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the PIFA of the second type further comprises an L-shaped folded metallic ground plane, that is disposed on an edge of the second metallic ground plane of the PIFA of the second type.
16. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein a distance from any one of the PIFAs of the first type to a nearest PIFA of the second type is greater than or equal to 7 mm.
17. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein a slot is etched on the second radiation patch of the PIFA of the second type, and the second radiation patch is in a shape obtained by cutting off three corners from a rectangular.
18. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein a dielectric constant of the first dielectric plate is between 1 and 10.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show merely some embodiments of the present invention, and persons of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS
(16) To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following further describes the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
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(18) The PIFA 10 of the first type is located on an azimuth plane (for example, an xoy coordinate plane in
(19) The radiation patch 13 is disposed on an upper surface of the dielectric plate 12 and is connected to the metallic ground plane 11 by using the probe-type feeding unit 15 and the metallic shorting pin 16.
(20) The isolation stub 2 is a patch and is disposed on an edge, close to the PIFA 30 of the second type, of the upper surface of the dielectric plate 12, to improve isolation between the PIFA 10 of the first type and the PIFA 30 of the second type.
(21) The PIFA 30 of the second type is located on a side view plane (for example, an xoz coordinate plane in
(22) A distance from the PIFA 10 of the first type to the PIFA 30 of the second type is set to be greater than or equal to a preset threshold (for example, 7 mm), which can further improve the isolation between the antennas.
(23) According to the multiple-antenna system provided in this embodiment, two different operating frequency bands may be provided by using two PIFAs. The two antennas are perpendicular to each other, a distance between the two antennas is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, and the two antennas are isolated by an isolation stub, so that isolation between the antennas and isolation between the operating frequency bands meet an operating requirement of the multiple-antenna system. In addition, the PIFAs are small in size, so that the multiple-antenna system occupies less space, which facilitates further increase in a quantity of antennas and makes further reduction in a volume of a mobile terminal possible.
(24) Further, a U-shaped groove 14 may be disposed on the radiation patch 13 of the PIFA 10 of the first type, so that the PIFA 10 of the first type can generate two different current paths, thereby enabling the PIFA 10 of the first type to implement two operating frequency bands.
(25) Further, the feeding unit 36 may be an L-shaped coaxial feeding unit. An L-shaped slot 35 may be disposed on the radiation patch 33 of the PIFA 30 of the second type, so that the PIFA 30 of the second type can generate two different current paths, thereby enabling the PIFA 30 of the second type to implement two operating frequency bands.
(26) Further, if there are multiple PIFAs of the second type on the side view plane, a straight-line-shaped slot 37 may be disposed on the radiation patch 33 of the PIFA 30 of the second type and three corners of the radiation patch 33 are cut off, which changes a flow direction of a current on the radiation patch of the PIFA 30 of the second type that operates in a high frequency band, thereby improving isolation, on the side view plane, between the PIFAs of the second type in the high frequency band.
(27) Further, the PIFA 30 of the second type may further include an L-shaped folded metallic ground plane 32, which can further improve isolation between the multiple PIFAs 30 of the second type.
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(29) The PIFA 10 of the first type, the PIFA 20 of the first type, the PIFA 50 of the first type, and the PIFA 60 of the first type are located on an azimuth plane (for example, a plane where an x-axis and a y-axis are located in
(30) The PIFA 30 of the second type, the PIFA 40 of the second type, the PIFA 70 of the second type, and the PIFA 80 of the second type are located on a side view plane. A distance, in a direction of the y-axis, between the PIFA 70 of the second type and the PIFA 80 of the second type is : W.sub.2=10 mm.
(31) The side view plane is perpendicular to the azimuth plane. Distances, in a direction of the x-axis, between the PIFA 60 of the first type and the PIFA 80 of the second type, between the PIFA 50 of the first type and the PIFA 70 of the second type, between the PIFA 10 of the first type and the PIFA 30 of the second type, and between the PIFA 20 of the first type and the PIFA 40 of the second type are all: L.sub.1≧7 mm. The PIFA 30 of the second type, the PIFA 10 of the first type, the PIFA 50 of the first type, and the PIFA 70 of the second type are respectively symmetrical to the PIFA 40 of the second type, the PIFA 20 of the first type, the PIFA 60 of the first type, and the PIFA 80 of the second type with respect to an xoz coordinate plane. The PIFA 30 of the second type, the PIFA 40 of the second type, the PIFA 10 of the first type, and the PIFA 20 of the first type are respectively symmetrical to the PIFA 70 of the second type, the PIFA 80 of the second type, the PIFA 50 of the first type, and the PIFA 60 of the first type with respect to a yoz coordinate plane. That is, the four antennas, namely, the PIFA 10 of the first type, the PIFA 20 of the first type, the PIFA 50 of the first type, and the PIFA 60 of the first type, on the azimuth plane have an orthogonal polarization relationship with the four antennas, namely, the PIFA 30 of the second type, the PIFA 40 of the second type, the PIFA 70 of the second type, and the PIFA 80 of the second type, on the side view plane.
(32) The PIFA 10 of the first type, the PIFA 20 of the first type, the PIFA 50 of the first type, and the PIFA 60 of the first type are in a same structure and all include a metallic ground plane, a dielectric plate, a radiation patch, a probe-type feeding unit, and a metallic shorting pin.
(33) The following uses the PIFA 10 of the first type to describe the structure of the PIFAs of the first type.
(34) The PIFA 10 of the first type includes a metallic ground plane 11, a dielectric plate 12, a radiation patch 13, a probe-type feeding unit 15, and a metallic shorting pin 16.
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(36) The radiation patch 13 is printed on an upper surface of the dielectric plate 12 and is connected to the metallic ground plane 11 by using the metallic shorting pin 16. A foam support 9 is used as a support between the dielectric plate 12 and the metallic ground plane 11.
(37) A U-shaped groove 14 is etched on the radiation patch 13. For example, a length of the U-shaped groove 14 is: d.sub.1=10.55 mm, a width of the U-shaped groove 14 is: d.sub.w=9.4 mm, a line width of the U-shaped groove 14 is: W=0.3 mm, a distance from a base side of the U-shaped groove 14 to a base side of the radiation patch 13 is: v=0.4 mm, and a distance from a right side of the U-shaped groove 14 to a right side of the radiation patch 13 and a distance from a left side of the U-shaped groove 14 to a left side of the radiation patch 13 are both 0.3 mm. After the U-shaped groove 14 is etched, the PIFA 10 of the first type is enabled to operate in two frequency bands: 2.558 GHz-2.801 GHz and 3.387 GHz-3.666 GHz. The PIFA 10 of the first type may be enabled to operate in another two frequency bands by adjusting values of c.sub.1 and c.sub.w and values of d.sub.1 and d.sub.w, so as to meet a requirement for different operating frequency bands of the PIFA of the first type.
(38) A radius of the probe-type feeding unit 15 is 0.7 mm, a height of the probe-type feeding unit 15 is 9.55 mm, and a distance from a center of the probe-type feeding unit 15 to the base side of the radiation patch 13 is 7.2 mm.
(39) A radius of the metallic shorting pin 16 is 0.5 mm, a height of the metallic shorting pin 16 is 9.55 mm, and a distance from a center of the metallic shorting pin 16 to the center of the probe-type feeding unit 15 is 3.8 mm.
(40) An operating bandwidth and an impedance matching feature of the PIFA 10 of the first type can be adjusted by adjusting the radiuses, locations, and the heights of the probe-type feeding unit 15 and the metallic shorting pin 16.
(41) An isolation stub 3 is printed on the upper surface of the dielectric plate 12. The isolation stub 3 is a rectangular metallic patch with a length of 70 mm and a width of 1.5 mm and is located between the PIFA of the first type and the PIFA of the second type. It can be seen from
(42) The isolation stub 3 resonates at a range around 2.7 GHz, which can increase isolation between the antennas by approximately 2.5 dB when the antennas operate in a frequency band of 2.675 GHz-2.762 GHz.
(43) The PIFA 30 of the second type, the PIFA 40 of the second type, the PIFA 70 of the second type, and the PIFA 80 of the second type are in a same structure and all include a metallic ground plane, an L-shaped folded metallic ground plane, an L-shaped coaxial feeding unit, a metallic shorted patch, and a radiation patch.
(44) The following uses the PIFA 80 of the second type to describe the structure of the PIFAs of the second type.
(45) The PIFA 80 of the second type includes a metallic ground plane 81, an L-shaped folded metallic ground plane 82, an L-shaped coaxial feeding unit 86, a metallic shorted patch 84, and a radiation patch 83.
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(47) The radiation patch 83 is connected to the metallic ground plane 81 by using the metallic shorted patch 84.
(48) The radiation patch 83 is a metallic patch that is etched with an L-shaped slot 85 and disposed with a straight-line-shaped slot 87 and that is in a shape obtained by cutting off three corners from a rectangular metallic patch.
(49) A length of the radiation patch 83 is: c.sub.1l=22.8 mm, and a width of the radiation patch 83 is: c.sub.1w=8.4 mm, and a horizontal distance from the radiation patch 83 to a wide side of the metallic ground plane 81 is: 1=0.2 mm, and a horizontal distance from the radiation patch 83 to a narrow side of the metallic ground plane 81 is: m=4.5 mm.
(50) A length of the L-shaped slot 85 is: e.sub.l=15.3 mm, and a width of the L-shaped slot 85 is: e.sub.w=5.5 mm. A slot width of the L-shaped slot 85 is 1 mm. A distance from a base side of the L-shaped slot 85 to a base side of the radiation patch 83 is 3.1 mm. A distance from a left side of the L-shaped slot 85 to a left side of the radiation patch 83 is 2.9 mm. After the L-shaped slot 85 is etched, the PIFA 80 of the second type is enabled to operate in two frequency bands: 2.631 GHz-2.722 GHz and 3.440 GHz-3.529 GHz. Two operating frequency bands required by the PIFA 80 of the second type can be obtained by adjusting values of c.sub.1l and c.sub.1w and values of e.sub.l and e.sub.w.
(51) Among the three corners that are cut off, two corners have a side length of 2 mm and the other corner has a side length of 1 mm.
(52) A width of the straight-line-shaped slot 87 is 0.1 mm, and a length of the straight-line-shaped slot 87 is 6.5 mm. Cutting off three corners from a rectangular metallic patch and disposing a slot on a remaining metallic patch can improve isolation between the PIFAs of the second type when the PIFAs of the second type operate in a high frequency band.
(53) A width of the L-shaped coaxial feeding unit 86 is 7.5 mm, and a height of the L-shaped coaxial feeding unit 86 is 6 mm. The L-shaped coaxial feeding unit 86 is in a shape of a rectangle obtained by cutting off a rectangle on a corner, where a length of the rectangle that is cut off is 3 mm, and a width of the rectangle that is cut off 4 mm.
(54) Because the PIFA 30 of the second type, the PIFA 40 of the second type, the PIFA 70 of the second type, and the PIFA 80 of the second type are in the same structure, cutting off the rectangle can effectively improve isolation, in a frequency band of 3.466 GHz-3.546 GHz, between the PIFA 70 of the second type and PIFA 80 of the second type and between the PIFA 30 of the second type and PIFA 40 of the second type.
(55) A distance from the metallic shorted patch 84 to the L-shaped coaxial feeding unit 86 is 4.5 mm. A width of the metallic shorted patch 84 is 0.9 mm, and a height of the metallic shorted patch 84 is 8 mm.
(56) An operating frequency band and an impedance matching feature of the antenna can be adjusted by setting locations, the widths, and the heights of the L-shaped coaxial feeding unit 86 and the metallic shorted patch 84.
(57) The multiple-antenna system provided in this embodiment includes four PIFAs of the first type and four PIFAs of the second type. A distance from an antenna on an azimuth plane to a nearest antenna on a side view plane is equal to 7 mm. Each of the eight antennas has its own independent metallic ground plane, which improves isolation between the antennas to some extent when the antennas operate in two frequency bands. In addition, an orthogonal polarization relationship between four antennas on the azimuth plane and four antennas on the side view plane further improves the isolation between the antennas in two frequency bands. Because L-shaped slots are etched on radiation patches of the four antennas on the side view plane, the antennas are enabled to operate in two frequency bands: 2.631 GHz-2.722 GHz and 3.440 GHz-3.529 GHz. Because the four antennas on the side view plane use L-shaped coaxial feeding units, flow directions of currents on the feeding units of the antennas in a high frequency band present included angles of 90 degrees, which greatly improves isolation between the antennas in a high frequency band. Because slots are etched on radiation patches of the four antennas on the side view plane and three right triangles are cut off from the radiation patch, flow directions of currents on the radiation patches in a high frequency band are changed, thereby improving isolation between the antennas in a high frequency band. Simple isolation stubs are used, so that the antennas generate resonance at the isolation stubs, which greatly improves isolation, in a low frequency band, between the four antennas on the azimuth plane and the four antennas on the side plane. Folded metallic ground planes are used, which further improves isolation between multiple antennas of the second type. Because PIFAs are used, the multiple-antenna system features a simple, small, and compact structure, easy fabrication, and low costs, and is easy integrated with a radio frequency front-end microwave circuit. In addition, a resonance operating point of an antenna can be adjusted by changing sizes and locations of a radiation patch, a U-shaped groove, an L-shaped slot, a coaxial feeding unit, a short-circuit unit, and an isolation stub, so as to meet different application requirements.
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(68) Simulation results of normalized radiation directions of the multiple-antenna system shown in
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(76) The mobile terminal provided in this embodiment uses the foregoing multiple-antenna system, which can not only achieve a smaller volume, but also further improve communication performance of the mobile terminal because as many antennas as possible can be disposed in relatively small space.
(77) Finally, it should be noted that the foregoing embodiments are merely intended for describing the technical solutions of the present invention, but not for limiting the present invention. Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they may still make modifications to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent replacements to some or all technical features thereof, without departing from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.