Wide band antenna backed by reflecting cavity and an antenna system
View Patent ↗The disclosure relates generally to a broadband antenna element with a reflecting cavity, which includes a metal frame, a feeder line, a feed screw, a pillar and an insulating sleeve. The reflecting cavity is formed by the inner concave of the outer side of the metal frame. The reflecting cavity includes the first wall and the second wall distributed from bottom to top. The first wall, the pillar, the second wall and the feeder line are arranged orderly and are connected with the feed screw. The pillar and the feed screw are connected by screw thread. The feed screw is connected with the second wall through an insulating sleeve. The pillar is a good conductor and under surface of the pillar contacts with the first wall, and the under surface area of the pillar is larger than the upper surface area of the pillar.
1. A broadband antenna element, comprising:
a reflecting cavity, the reflecting cavity having a metal frame, a feeder line, a feed screw, a pillar, and an insulating sleeve, wherein the reflecting cavity is formed by an inner concave of an outer side of a metal frame, wherein the reflecting cavity further includes a first wall and a second wall distributed from bottom to top, wherein the first wall, the pillar, the second wall, and the feeder line are arranged orderly and are connected with a feed screw, wherein the pillar and the feed screw are connected by screw thread, wherein the feed screw is connected with the second wall through an insulating sleeve, wherein the pillar is a good conductor and its under surface contacts with the first wall, and wherein an under surface area of the pillar is larger than an upper surface area of the pillar.
2. The broadband antenna element of claim 1 , wherein a shape of a longitudinal section of the pillar is a trapezoid with a curved edge, a trapezoid with a straight edge, or a step shape.
3. The broadband antenna element of claim 1 , wherein a shape of a cross section of the pillar is an arch shape, which is a combination of a semicircle and a rectangular.
4. The broadband antenna element of claim 1 , wherein a working wavelength of the antenna element is λ, wherein a the length, a width, and a height of the reflecting cavity are ½˜λ, 1/10λ˜½λ, and ⅛λ˜½λ, respectively, wherein a length, a width, and a height of the pillar are 3/16λ˜⅜λ, ⅛λ˜¼λ, and 1/15λ˜⅛λ, respectively, and wherein a long side of the pillar is parallel to a broadside of the reflecting cavity.
5. The broadband antenna element of claim 1 , wherein a working wavelength of the antenna element is λ, wherein a length, a width, and a height of the reflecting cavity are ½λ˜λ, 1/10λ˜½λ, and ⅛λ˜½λ, respectively, wherein a ratio of the reflecting cavity's length to the pillar's length is 12:5, wherein a ratio of the reflecting cavity's width to the pillar's width is 11:5, wherein a ratio of the reflecting cavity's height to the pillar's height is 3:2, and wherein a long side of the pillar is parallel to a broadside of the reflecting cavity.
6. The broadband antenna element of claim 4 , wherein a length of an end part of the feeder line is 0.08λ˜0.12λ, and a width of the end part of the feeder line is 0.08λ˜0.12λ.
7. The broadband antenna element of claim 1 , wherein the feed screw includes a screw head and a screw column, and wherein the screw head is located at an end of the feed screw that is close to the first wall.
8. The broadband antenna element of claim 1 , wherein the reflecting cavity can be filled with low loss material.
9. The broadband antenna element of claim 1 , wherein the metal frame is a U-shape frame which is placed at a topside of a mobile device, and wherein the antenna elements are distributed along the U-shaped frame.
10. The broadband antenna element of claim 1 , wherein the reflecting cavity and the pillar are connected with each other and are formed by an opening slot on the metal frame through a computer numerical control (CNC) process.
11. A mobile terminal system, comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) frontend module;
a main processor;
a baseband transceiver module, wherein the RF frontend module includes a 5G RF frontend module and a 2G/3G/4G/GPS/WIFI/BT RF frontend module, and wherein the 5G RF frontend module and the 2G/3G/4G/GPS/WIFI/BT RF frontend module are connected by a signal switch which is connected with baseband transceiver module; and
a broadband antenna, wherein the broadband antenna includes a reflecting cavity, the reflecting cavity having a metal frame, a feeder line, a feed screw, a pillar, and an insulating sleeve, wherein the reflecting cavity is formed by an inner concave of an outer side of a metal frame, wherein the reflecting cavity further includes a first wall and a second wall distributed from bottom to top, wherein the first wall, the pillar, the second wall, and the feeder line are arranged orderly and are connected with a feed screw, wherein the pillar and the feed screw are connected by screw thread, wherein the feed screw s connected with the second wall through an insulating sleeve, wherein the pillar is a good conductor and its under surface contacts with the first wall, and wherein an under surface area of the pillar is larger than an upper surface area of the pillar.
12. The mobile terminal system of claim 11 , wherein a shape of a longitudinal section of the pillar is a trapezoid with a curved edge, a trapezoid with a straight edge, or a step shape.
13. The mobile terminal system of claim 11 , wherein a shape of a cross section of the pillar is an arch shape, which is a combination of a semicircle and a rectangular.
14. The mobile terminal system of claim 11 , wherein a working wavelength of the antenna element is λ, wherein a the length, a width, and a height of the reflecting cavity are ½λ˜λ, 1/10λ˜½λ, and ⅛λ˜½λ, respectively, wherein a length, a width, and a height of the pillar are 3/16λ˜⅜λ, ⅛λ˜¼λ, and 1/15λ˜⅛λ, respectively, and wherein a long side of the pillar is parallel to a broadside of the reflecting cavity.
15. The mobile terminal system of claim 11 , wherein a working wavelength of the antenna element is λ, wherein a length, a width, and a height of the reflecting cavity are ½λ˜λ, 1/10λ˜½λ, and ⅛λ˜½λ, respectively, wherein a ratio of the reflecting cavity's length to the pillar's length is 12:5, wherein a ratio of the reflecting cavity's width to the pillar's width is 11:5, wherein a ratio of the reflecting cavity's height to the pillar's height is 3:2, and wherein a long side of the pillar is parallel to a broadside of the reflecting cavity.
16. The mobile terminal system of claim 14 , wherein a length of an end part of the feeder line is 0.08λ˜0.12λ, and a width of the end part of the feeder line is 0.08λ˜0.12λ.
17. The mobile terminal system of claim 11 , wherein the feed screw includes a screw head and a screw column, and wherein the screw head is located at an end of the feed screw that is close to the first wall.
18. The mobile terminal system of claim 11 , wherein the reflecting cavity can be filled with low loss material.
19. The mobile terminal system of claim 11 , wherein the metal frame is a U-shape frame which is placed at a topside of a mobile device, and wherein the antenna elements are distributed along the U-shaped frame.
20. The mobile terminal system of claim 11 , wherein the reflecting cavity and the pillar are connected with each other and are formed by an opening slot on the metal frame through a computer numerical control (CNC) process.