IP Library Granted Patent US 9,947,996
Granted Patent B2
US 9,947,996 · App. 14/578,475 · Granted Apr 17, 2018

Antenna device

Inventors: Yu-Pang Chou (New Taipei, TW); Pei-Zong Rao (New Taipei, TW); Chung-Yen Yang (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: JIENG TAI INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC CORP.
H01Q1/245
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Patent No.
US 9,947,996
App. No.
14/578,475
Granted
Apr 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna device includes an antenna element, a sensing circuit, a matching circuit and an impedance adjusting circuit. The sensing element is used to generate a sensing signal. The matching circuit is coupled to the antenna unit. The impedance adjusting circuit is coupled to the sensing circuit and is capable of turning an impedance of the antenna unit and an impedance of the matching circuit into mismatch according to the sensing signal.

Claims (32)

1. An antenna device, comprising:

an antenna element;

a sensing circuit for generating a sensing signal in response to a human body approaching the antenna device;

a matching circuit coupled to the antenna element, wherein the matching circuit and the antenna element are impedance matching; and

an impedance adjusting circuit coupled to the sensing circuit to receive the sensing signal, wherein the impedance adjusting circuit comprises a switch which operates according to the sensing signal, and

wherein when the switch is operated according to the sensing signal, the impedance adjusting circuit couples to the matching circuit or the antenna element to turn an impedance of the antenna element and an impedance of the matching circuit into a mismatch state to decrease a radiation gain of the antenna element when the impedance adjusting circuit receives the sensing signal.

2. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the impedance adjusting circuit is coupled to the antenna element and changes the impedance of the antenna element according to the sensing signal.

3. The antenna device of claim 2 , wherein the antenna element includes a first portion and a second portion, and the switch is disposed between the first portion and the second portion and selectively disconnects or connects the first portion from or to the second portion according to the sensing signal.

4. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the impedance adjusting circuit is coupled to the matching circuit and increases or decreases the impedance of the matching circuit embedded in the antenna element according to the sensing signal.

5. The antenna device of claim 4 , wherein the impedance adjusting circuit further comprises an impedor, in which the switch selectively connects or disconnects the matching circuit to or from the impedor according to the sensing signal.

6. The antenna device of claim 1 , wherein the sensing circuit comprises a sensing element for detecting whether a human body approaches the antenna device.

7. An antenna device, comprising:

an antenna element;

a sensing circuit for generating a sensing signal in response to a human body approaching the antenna device;

a matching circuit coupled to the antenna element, wherein the matching circuit and the antenna element are impedance matching; and

an impedance adjusting circuit coupled to the sensing circuit, wherein the impedance adjusting circuit comprises a variable capacitor, and a capacitance value of the variable capacitor is changed according to the sensing signal, and

wherein when the capacitance value of the variable capacitor is changed according to the sensing signal, the changed capacitance value is coupled to the matching circuit or the antenna element to turn an impedance of the antenna element and an impedance of the matching circuit into a mismatch state to decrease a radiation gain of the antenna element when the impedance adjusting circuit receives the sensing signal.

8. The antenna device of claim 7 , wherein the impedance adjusting circuit is coupled to the antenna element and changes the impedance of the antenna element according to the sensing signal.

9. The antenna device of claim 8 , wherein the antenna element comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the variable capacitor connected between the first portion and the second portion.

10. The antenna device of claim 7 , wherein the impedance adjusting circuit is coupled to the matching circuit and increases or decreases the impedance of the matching circuit embedded in the antenna element according to the sensing signal.

11. The antenna device of claim 10 , wherein the variable capacitor is coupled to the matching circuit.

12. The antenna device of claim 7 , wherein the sensing circuit comprises a sensing element for detecting whether a human body approaches the antenna device.

13. An antenna device, comprising:

an antenna element;

a sensing circuit for generating a sensing signal in response to a human body approaching the antenna device;

a matching circuit coupled to the antenna element, wherein the matching circuit and the antenna element are impedance matching; and

an impedance adjusting circuit coupled to the sensing circuit, wherein the impedance adjusting circuit comprises a capacitor and a diode, the capacitor is connected in series with the diode, and the sensing signal is inputted to a node between the capacitor and an anode of the diode, and

wherein when the sensing signal conducts the diode, an AC signal is coupled to the matching circuit or the antenna element to turn an impedance of the antenna element and an impedance of the matching circuit into a mismatch state to decrease a radiation gain of the antenna element when the impedance adjusting circuit receives the sensing signal.

14. The antenna device of claim 13 , wherein the impedance adjusting circuit is coupled to the antenna element and changes the impedance of the antenna element according to the sensing signal.

15. The antenna device of claim 14 , wherein the antenna element comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the capacitor and the diode are connected between the first portion and the second portion.

16. The antenna device of claim 13 , wherein the impedance adjusting circuit is coupled to the matching circuit and increases or decreases the impedance of the matching circuit embedded in the antenna element according to the sensing signal.

17. The antenna device of claim 13 , wherein the sensing circuit comprises a sensing element for detecting whether a human body approaches the antenna device.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2020
From: JIENG TAI INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC CORP.
To: SILERGY SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY (HANGZHOU) LTD
Reel/Frame 052086/0749 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 15, 2018
From: JIENG TAI INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC CORP.
To: JIENG TAI INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC CORP.
Reel/Frame 045069/0766 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2014
From: CHOU, YU-PANG; RAO, PEI-ZONG; YANG, CHUNG-YEN
To: JIENG TAI INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC CORP.
Reel/Frame 034572/0910 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 103102001 A · Jan 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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