IP Library Granted Patent US 9,059,520
Granted Patent B2
US 9,059,520 · App. 13/713,099 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Wireless communication device and communication terminal apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,059,520
App. No.
13/713,099
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication terminal apparatus and wireless communication device include comprising a first antenna having a first feed point, and a second antenna including a slit antenna and having a second feed point, the second antenna being spaced apart from the first antenna. The slit antenna includes a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate disposed substantially parallel to the first conductive plate, and a short-circuiting structure electrically connected between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate so as to electrically short the first conductive plate to the second conductive plate.

Claims (46)

1. A communication terminal apparatus comprising:

a first antenna having a first feed point, the first antenna disposed on one end of the communication terminal apparatus; and

a second antenna including a slit antenna and having a second feed point, the second antenna disposed at least at an opposite end of the communication terminal apparatus so as to be spaced apart from the first antenna, wherein the slit antenna includes

a first conductive plate,

a second conductive plate disposed substantially parallel to the first conductive plate, and

a short-circuiting structure electrically connected between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate so as to electrically short the first conductive plate to the second conductive plate and form a slit having a perimeter defined by a portion of the first conductive plate, a portion of the second conductive plate and the short-circuitry structure.

2. The communication terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the slit antenna is formed by part of an outer end of the first conductive plate and part of an outer end of the second conductive plate, the part of the outer end of the first conductive plate and the part of the outer end of the second conductive plate face each other.

3. The communication terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first conductive plate is part of a conductive case panel.

4. The communication terminal apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:

the second conductive plate is a conductive layer of a printed circuit board.

5. The communication terminal apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:

the second conductive plate is a metal plate that is positioned substantially parallel to the first conductive plate of the case panel.

6. The communication terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the short circuiting structure includes a plurality of conductive contact members.

7. The communication terminal apparatus of claim 6 , wherein

the plurality of conductive contact members are disposed between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate and spaced outside a slit portion of the slit antenna and at intervals smaller than a predetermined interval along respective outer ends of the first conductive plate and the second conductive plates, said predetermined interval being set so that a resonance frequency of the slit antenna is higher than a communications frequency used by said communications terminal apparatus.

8. The communication terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the first antenna is an inverted F-type antenna that includes a feed element and a short- circuiting member that electrically shorts a position on the feed element spaced apart from the first feed point to the first conductive plate.

9. The communication terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the first antenna and the second antenna are parts of a MIMO antenna device.

10. A wireless communications device comprising:

a display screen ; and

a MIMO antenna device; and

a case that houses said display screen and MIMO antenna device, said MIMO antenna device including

a first antenna having a first feed point, the first antenna disposed on one end of the communication terminal apparatus; and

a second antenna including a slit antenna and having a second feed point, the second antenna disposed at least at an opposite end of the communication terminal apparatus so as to be spaced apart from the first antenna, wherein

the slit antenna includes

a first conductive plate,

a second conductive plate disposed substantially parallel to the first conductive plate, and

a short-circuiting structure electrically connected between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate so as to electrically short the first conductive plate to the second conductive plate and form a slit having a perimeter defined by a portion of the first conductive plate, a portion of the second conductive plate and the short-circuitry structure.

11. The wireless communications device of claim 10 , wherein

the slit antenna is formed by part of an outer end of the first conductive plate and part of an outer end of the second conductive plate, the part of the outer end of the first conductive plate and the part of the outer end of the second conductive plate face each other.

12. The wireless communications device of claim 10 , wherein

the first conductive plate is part of a conductive case panel.

13. The wireless communications device of claim 12 , wherein

the second conductive plate is a conductive layer of a printed circuit board.

14. The wireless communications device of claim 12 , wherein

the second conductive plate is a metal plate that is positioned substantially parallel to the first conductive plate of the case panel.

15. The wireless communications device of claim 10 , wherein

the short circuiting structure includes a plurality of conductive contact members.

16. The wireless communications device of claim 15 , wherein

the plurality of conductive contact members are disposed between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate and spaced outside a slit portion of the slit antenna and at intervals smaller than a predetermined interval along respective outer ends of the first conductive plate and the second conductive plates, said predetermined interval being set so that a resonance frequency of the slit antenna is higher than a communications frequency used by said communications terminal apparatus.

17. The wireless communications device of claim 10 , wherein

the first antenna is an inverted F-type antenna that includes a feed element and a short-circuiting member that electrically shorts a position on the feed element spaced apart from the first feed point to the first conductive plate.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048691/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 043943/0631 →
ASSIGNMENT OF PARTIAL RIGHTS Recorded May 11, 2015
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035625/0966 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 030653 FRAME 0196. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST. Recorded Jun 19, 2014
From: BUNGO, AKIHIRO
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 033212/0940 →