Antenna device
View Patent ↗An antenna device includes: a shielded cable having a first connection portion on one end side and a second connection portion on the other end side; and an antenna element which is connected to the second connection portion of the shielded cable, wherein the shielded cable includes an inner conductor, a first insulator, a first outer conductor, a second insulator, and a second outer conductor, which are coaxially disposed in this order from an inner side, and is covered at its outer circumference by an insulation sheath, the first connection portion of the shielded cable is formed such that the inner conductor is supplied with power and the first outer conductor is connected to a ground, and in the second connection portion of the shielded cable, the first outer conductor is connected to the antenna element, and the inner conductor is connected to the second outer conductor.
1. An antenna device comprising:
a shielded cable having a first connection portion on one end side and a second connection portion on another end side; and
an antenna element that is connected to the second connection portion of the shielded cable,
wherein the shielded cable includes an inner conductor, a first insulator, a first outer conductor, a second insulator, and a second outer conductor, that are coaxially disposed in this order from an inner side, and is covered at an outer circumference by an insulation sheath,
the first connection portion of the shielded cable is formed such that the inner conductor is supplied with power and the first outer conductor is connected to a ground, and
in the second connection portion of the shielded cable, the first outer conductor is connected to the antenna element, and the inner conductor is connected to the second outer conductor.
2. The antenna device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the other end side of the shielded cable is connected to the antenna element through a balance-unbalance converter,
the inner conductor and the first outer conductor of the shielded cable are connected to the balance-unbalance converter,
one terminal of the balance-unbalance converter is connected to the second outer conductor of the shielded cable, and
an other terminal of the balance-unbalance converter is connected to the antenna element.
3. The antenna device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein at a portion in a longitudinal direction of the shielded cable, the insulation sheath and the second outer conductor are removed.
4. The antenna device according to claim 3 , wherein the portion in a longitudinal direction is a position corresponding to (nλ)/2, wherein λ is a wavelength.
5. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner conductor includes a plurality of element wires, and a filament body formed using a material having a higher tensile strength property than that of an element wire in a portion of the plurality of element wires.
6. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first outer conductor and the second outer conductor is formed by a braided shield which is braided by a second plurality of element wires having an electrically-conductive property.
7. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner conductor, the first outer conductor, the first outer conductor, and the second outer conductor have impedance in terms of high-frequency.
8. The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein a coupling state of the second insulator and the first outer conductor is coarser than a coupling state of the second insulator and the second outer conductor.
9. The antenna device according to claim 8 , wherein a seal film is disposed between the second insulator and the first outer conductor.